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Actuarial Release 20-045

As of October 02, 2020 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2021 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30, 9/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

PM-20-036: Commodity Exchange Price Provisions for the 2021 and Succeeding Crop Years

Background

The Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP) are used in conjunction with either the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions or the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, along with Crop Provisions for the following crops: barley, canola/rapeseed, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat.

The CEPP specifies how and when the projected and harvest price components will be determined. The CEPP contains two sections:

PM-20-028: 2020 Price B for Cotton Quality Adjustment

Background

In accordance with the Special Provisions, Price B will be established by adding premiums and/or discounts associated with the predominant cotton quality characteristics, as determined by the Farm Service Agency, to the Upland and ELS Cotton National Average Loan Rates. The predominant quality characteristics of cotton in each state are determined from the most recent three years of Agricultural Marketing Service cotton classing data.