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Product Management Bulletin-PM-22-056

Date
To
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From
Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator
Subject
2022 Crop Year (CY) Common Crop Insurance Policy Harvest Prices; 2023 CY Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance Projected Prices and Volatility Factors; 2023 CY Malting Barley Endorsement Price Components; and 2023 CY Margin Protection Plan Projected Prices and Volatility Factors

Common Crop Insurance Policy 1

The 2022 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/Practice Exchange Contract Harvest Price
Corn February 28 Sales Closing Date Arkansas and Mississippi CBOT December Corn $6.58 per bushel
Corn – Organic Practice February 28 Sales Closing Date Arkansas and Mississippi CBOT December Corn $13.07 per 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 2023 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 2023 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/Practice Exchange Contract Projected Price Volatility 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, and Virginia CBOT July Corn $6.09 per bushel 0.23
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, and Virginia CBOT July Corn $13.02 per bushel 0.23
Barley September 30 Sales Closing Date New York (Winter type), Pennsylvania (Winter type), and West Virginia CBOT September Corn $5.73 per bushel 0.25
Barley – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date New York (Winter type), Pennsylvania (Winter type), and West Virginia CBOT September Corn $12.25 per bushel 0.25
Barley September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter types), Idaho (Winter types), Oregon (Winter types), and Washington (Winter types) CBOT September Corn $5.73 per bushel 0.26
Barley – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter types), Idaho (Winter types), Oregon (Winter types), and Washington (Winter types) CBOT September Corn $12.25 per bushel 0.26
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), and Washington (Winter types without Winter Coverage Endorsement) CBOT September Corn $5.73 per bushel 0.26
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), and Washington (Winter types without Winter Coverage Endorsement) CBOT September Corn $12.25 per bushel 0.26
Canola – Canola Type September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama and Georgia ICE July Canola $0.290 per pound 0.26
Canola – Rapeseed Type September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama and Georgia ICE July Canola $0.378 per pound 0.00
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee CBOT July SRW Wheat $8.40 per bushel 0.31
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee CBOT July SRW Wheat $16.73 per bushel 0.31
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (Winter), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia CBOT September SRW Wheat $8.45 per bushel 0.31
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (Winter), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia CBOT September SRW Wheat $16.83 per bushel 0.31
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Wisconsin (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat $8.45 per bushel 0.33
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Wisconsin (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat $16.83 per bushel 0.33
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Kansas, New Mexico (Winter and Spring), Oklahoma, and Texas (Winter and Spring) KCBT July HRW Wheat $8.79 per bushel 0.31
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Kansas, New Mexico (Winter and Spring), Oklahoma, and Texas (Winter and Spring) KCBT July HRW Wheat $17.51 per bushel 0.31
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Colorado (Winter), Nebraska (Winter), and South Dakota (Winter) KCBT September HRW Wheat $8.77 per bushel 0.30
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Colorado (Winter), Nebraska (Winter), and South Dakota (Winter) KCBT September HRW Wheat $17.47 per bushel 0.30
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Montana (Winter) and Wyoming (Winter) KCBT September HRW Wheat $8.77 per bushel 0.32
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Montana (Winter) and Wyoming (Winter) KCBT September HRW Wheat $17.47 per bushel 0.32
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter), Idaho (Winter), Oregon (Winter), and Washington (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat with AMS Adjustment2 $9.58 per bushel 0.33
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter), Idaho (Winter), Oregon (Winter), and Washington (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat with AMS Adjustment2 $19.08 per bushel 0.33
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Idaho (Spring), Oregon (Spring)*, and Washington (Spring) * The 2023 CY projected price for Klamath County, Oregon – Spring type will be derived at a later date, using a February 2023 projected price discovery period. MGE September HRS Wheat $9.05 per bushel 0.27

Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Idaho (Spring), Oregon (Spring)*, and Washington (Spring) * The 2023 CY projected price for Klamath County, Oregon – Spring type will be derived at a later date, using a February 2023 projected price discovery period.

MGE September HRS Wheat $18.03 per bushel 0.27
Wheat October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Winter) and Utah (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat with AMS Adjustment2 $9.58 per bushel 0.33
Wheat – Organic Practice October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Winter) and Utah (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat with AMS Adjustment2 $19.08 per bushel 0.33
Wheat – Organic Practice October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Spring) and Utah (Spring) MGE September HRS Wheat $9.05 per bushel 0.27
Wheat – Organic Practice October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Spring) and Utah (Spring) MGE September HRS Wheat $18.03 per bushel 0.27

Wheat – Durum Type September 30 Sales Closing Date New Mexico

MGE July HRS Wheat $11.26 per bushel 0.23
Wheat – Durum Type – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date New Mexico MGE July HRS Wheat $22.44 per bushel 0.23
1 Projected Prices are applicable for the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) and the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO). 2 The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reports soft white wheat cash prices in its “Portland Daily Grain Bids” report.

Malting Barley Endorsement

The Malting Barley Endorsement (MBE) utilizes a Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soft red wheat price component to derive the 2023 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/-/media/RMA/Policies/Small-Grains/2017/Small-Grains-Crop-Provisions-17-0011/Malting-Barley-Endorsement-21-0091b.ashx

Malt Barley Type Exchange Contract Projected Price Component Volatility Factor
Fall Planted Type CBOT September SRW Wheat $8.45 per bushel 0.33

Margin Protection Plan

The following 2023 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: webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/actuarialinformationbrowser/

Refer to the following web page on RMA’s public website for program details: www.rma.usda.gov/Policy-and-Procedure/Insurance-Plans/Margin-Protection-for-Corn-Rice-Soybeans-and-Wheat

Crop/States/Type Exchange Contract Margin Projected Price Volatility Factor
Corn – Grain Type All Insured States CBOT December Corn $6.11 per bushel 0.26
Soybeans All Insured States CBOT November Soybeans $13.56 per bushel 0.21
Wheat All Insured States MGE September HRS Wheat $9.05 per bushel 0.27
DISPOSAL DATE December 31, 2023