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All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
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Richard H. Flournoy Deputy Administrator /s/ Richard H. Flournoy 12/1/2017
Subject
2017 Crop Year (CY) Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance Harvest Prices Announcement
Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance 1,2
The 2017 CY harvest prices shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion and Area Revenue Protection – Harvest Price Exclusion. The harvest prices are applicable for the crops, practices, sales closing dates and states indicated in the following table.
| Crop/Practice/Sales Closing Date/State | Exchange | Contract | Harvest Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn March 15 Sales Closing Date Idaho, Michigan, Oregon & Washington | CBOT | December Corn | $3.43/bushel |
| Corn - Organic Practice March 15 Sales Closing Date Idaho, Michigan, Oregon & Washington | CBOT | December Corn | $7.85/bushel |
| Cotton March 15 Sales Closing Date Kansas, New Mexico & Oklahoma | ICE | December Cotton | $0.70/pound |
| Cotton - Organic Practice March 15 Sales Closing Date Kansas, New Mexico & Oklahoma | ICE | December Cotton | $1.10/pound |
| Popcorn March 15 Sales Closing Date Michigan | CBOT | December Corn | $0.1475/Pound |
| Popcorn - Organic Practice March 15 Sales Closing Date Michigan | CBOT | December Corn | $0.2123/Pound |
| Soybeans February 28 Sales Closing Date Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina & South Carolina | CBOT | January (2018) Soybeans | $9.88/Bushel |
| Soybeans - Organic Practice February 28 Sales Closing Date Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina & South Carolina | CBOT | January (2018) Soybeans | $19.90/Bushel |
| Soybeans March 15 Sales Closing Date Delaware, Maryland, Oklahoma, Virginia & West Virginia | CBOT | January (2018) Soybeans | $9.88/Bushel |
| Soybeans - Organic Practice March 15 Sales Closing Date Delaware, Maryland, Oklahoma, Virginia & West Virginia | CBOT | January (2018) Soybeans | $19.90/Bushel |
| 1 Harvest Prices are applicable for the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO). 2 Harvest Prices are applicable for Stacked Income Protection (STAX) cotton policies. | |||
DISPOSAL DATE
December 31, 2017