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Product Management Bulletin-PM-21-055

Date
To
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From
Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator /s/ Richard H. Flournoy
Subject
2021 Crop Year (CY) Common Crop Insurance Policy Harvest Prices; 2022 CY Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance Projected Prices and Volatility Factors; 2022 CY Malting Barley Endorsement Price Components; and 2022 CY Margin Protection Plan Projected Prices and Volatility Factors
Common Crop Insurance Policy 1

The 2021 CY harvest prices shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion. The harvest prices are applicable for the crop, sales closing date, states and practices indicated in the following table.

Crop/Sales Closing Date/ State/PracticeExchangeContractHarvest Price
Corn
February 28 Sales Closing Date
Arkansas & Mississippi
CBOTDecember
Corn
$5.36/bushel
Corn - Organic Practice
February 28 Sales Closing Date
Arkansas & Mississippi
CBOTDecember
Corn
$11.19/bushel
1 Harvest Prices are applicable for the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) and the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO).
Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance 1

The 2022 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Yield Protection, Area Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion and Area Revenue Protection - Harvest Price Exclusion. The 2022 CY volatility factors 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 projected prices and volatility factors are applicable for the crops, sales closing dates, states, types and practices indicated in the following table.

Crop/Sales Closing Date/ State/Type/PracticeExchangeContractProjected PriceVolatility Factor
Barley
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Colorado (Winter types), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (Winter type), Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas & Virginia
CBOTJuly
Corn
$4.86/bushel0.20
Barley – Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Colorado (Winter types), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (Winter type), Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas & Virginia
CBOTJuly
Corn
$10.39/bushel0.20
Barley
September 30 Sales Closing Date
New York (Winter type), Pennsylvania (Winter type) & West Virginia
CBOTSeptember
Corn
$4.55/bushel0.20
Barley – Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
New York (Winter type), Pennsylvania (Winter type) & West Virginia
CBOTSeptember
Corn
$9.73/bushel0.20
Barley
September 30 Sales Closing Date
California (Winter types), Idaho (Winter types), Oregon (Winter types) & Washington (Winter types)
CBOTSeptember
Corn
$4.55/bushel0.21
Barley – Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
California (Winter types), Idaho (Winter types), Oregon (Winter types) & Washington (Winter types)
CBOTSeptember
Corn
$9.73/bushel0.21
Barley
March 15 Sales Closing Date
California (Winter types w/o Winter Coverage Endorsement), Idaho (Winter types w/o Winter Coverage Endorsement), Oregon (Winter types w/o Winter Coverage Endorsement) & Washington (Winter types w/o Winter Coverage Endorsement)
CBOTSeptember
Corn
$4.55/bushel0.21
Barley – Organic Practice
March 15 Sales Closing Date
California (Winter types w/o Winter Coverage Endorsement), Idaho (Winter types w/o Winter Coverage Endorsement), Oregon (Winter types w/o Winter Coverage Endorsement) & Washington (Winter types w/o Winter Coverage Endorsement)
CBOTSeptember
Corn
$9.73/bushel0.21
Canola - Canola Type
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Alabama and Georgia
ICEJuly
Canola
$0.290/pound0.23
Canola - Rapeseed Type
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Alabama and Georgia
ICEJuly
Canola
$0.387/pound0.00
Wheat
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina & Tennessee
CBOTJuly
SRW Wheat
$7.14/bushel0.20
Wheat – Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina & Tennessee
CBOTJuly
SRW Wheat
$14.50/bushel0.20
Wheat
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (Winter), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia & West Virginia
CBOTSeptember
SRW Wheat
$7.16/bushel0.21
Wheat – Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (Winter), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia & West Virginia
CBOTSeptember
SRW Wheat
$14.54/bushel0.21
Wheat
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Wisconsin (Winter)
CBOTSeptember
SRW Wheat
$7.16/bushel0.22
Wheat – Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Wisconsin (Winter)
CBOTSeptember
SRW Wheat
$14.54/bushel0.22
Wheat
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Kansas, New Mexico (Winter & Spring), Oklahoma & Texas (Winter & Spring)
KCBTJuly
HRW Wheat
$7.08/bushel0.21
Wheat – Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Kansas, New Mexico (Winter & Spring), Oklahoma & Texas (Winter & Spring)
KCBTJuly
HRW Wheat
$14.38/bushel0.21
Wheat
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Colorado (Winter), Nebraska (Winter) & South Dakota (Winter)
KCBTSeptember
HRW Wheat
$7.10/bushel0.23
Wheat – Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Colorado (Winter), Nebraska (Winter) & South Dakota (Winter)
KCBTSeptember
HRW Wheat
$14.42/bushel0.23
Wheat
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Montana (Winter) & Wyoming (Winter)
KCBTSeptember
HRW Wheat
$7.10/bushel0.24
Wheat – Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Montana (Winter) & Wyoming (Winter)
KCBTSeptember
HRW Wheat
$14.42/bushel0.24
Wheat
September 30 Sales Closing Date
California (Winter), Idaho (Winter), Oregon (Winter) & Washington (Winter)
CBOTSeptember
SRW Wheat with PME Adjustment
$8.24/bushel0.22
Wheat – Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
California (Winter), Idaho (Winter), Oregon (Winter) & Washington (Winter)
CBOTSeptember
SRW Wheat with PME Adjustment
$16.74/bushel0.22
Wheat
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Idaho (Spring), Oregon (Spring)* & Washington (Spring)
* The 2022 CY projected price for Klamath County, Oregon – Spring type will be derived at a later date, using a February 2022 projected price discovery period.
MGESeptember
HRS Wheat
$7.76/bushel0.25
Wheat – Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
Idaho (Spring), Oregon (Spring)* & Washington (Spring)
* The 2022 CY projected price for Klamath County, Oregon – Spring type will be derived at a later date, using a February 2022 projected price discovery period.
MGESeptember
HRS Wheat
$15.76/bushel0.25
Wheat
October 31 Sales Closing Date
Nevada (Winter) & Utah (Winter)
CBOTSeptember
SRW Wheat with PME Adjustment
$8.24/bushel0.22
Wheat – Organic Practice
October 31 Sales Closing Date
Nevada (Winter) & Utah (Winter)
CBOTSeptember
SRW Wheat with PME Adjustment
$16.74/bushel0.22
Wheat
October 31 Sales Closing Date
Nevada (Spring) & Utah (Spring)
MGESeptember
HRS Wheat
$7.76/bushel0.25
Wheat – Organic Practice
October 31 Sales Closing Date
Nevada (Spring) & Utah (Spring)
MGESeptember
HRS Wheat
$15.76/bushel0.25
Wheat – Durum Type
September 30 Sales Closing Date
New Mexico
MGEJuly
HRS Wheat
$10.29/bushel0.22
Wheat – Durum Type Organic Practice
September 30 Sales Closing Date
New Mexico
MGEJuly
HRS Wheat
$20.90/bushel0.22
1 Projected Prices are applicable for the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) and the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO).
Malting Barley Endorsement

The Malting Barley Endorsement (MBE) utilizes a Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soft red wheat price component to derive the 2022 CY projected price for any insured whose malt barley contract provides for a premium amount above or below a base price to be determined, and whose base price is not determined by the acreage reporting date. Please see the MBE for details: www.rma.usda.gov/policy-procedure/crop-policies/malting-barley-endorsement-21-0091b

Malt Barley TypeExchangeContractProjected Price ComponentVolatility Factor
Fall Planted TypeCBOTSeptember
SRW Wheat
$7.16/bushel0.22
Margin Protection Plan

The following 2022 CY margin projected prices and volatility factors are approved for the Margin Protection Plan. The margin projected price is used in conjunction with projected input prices and the expected county yield to derive the expected margin (per acre), trigger margin (per acre) and liability. The expected margins for each crop/county are available at the following web page on RMA’s public website: aibpf-rma.fpac.usda.gov/apps/ActuarialInformationBrowser/

Please see the following web page on RMA’s public website for program details: www.rma.usda.gov/policy-procedure/general-policies/margin-protection

Crop/States/TypeExchangeContractMargin Projected PriceVolatility Factor
Corn – Grain Type
All Insured States
CBOTDecember
Corn
$5.06/bushel0.22
Soybeans
All Insured States
CBOTNovember
Soybeans
$12.56/bushel0.18
Wheat
All Insured States
MGESeptember
HRS Wheat
$7.76/bushel0.25

DISPOSAL DATE
December 31, 2022