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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 /s/ Richard H. Flournoy 9/16/2022
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/PracticeExchangeContractHarvest Price
Corn February 28 Sales Closing Date Arkansas and MississippiCBOTDecember Corn$6.58 per bushel
Corn – Organic Practice February 28 Sales Closing Date Arkansas and MississippiCBOTDecember 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/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, and VirginiaCBOTJuly Corn$6.09 per bushel0.23
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 VirginiaCBOTJuly Corn$13.02 per bushel0.23
Barley September 30 Sales Closing Date New York (Winter type), Pennsylvania (Winter type), and West VirginiaCBOTSeptember Corn$5.73 per bushel0.25
Barley – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date New York (Winter type), Pennsylvania (Winter type), and West VirginiaCBOTSeptember Corn$12.25 per bushel0.25
Barley September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter types), Idaho (Winter types), Oregon (Winter types), and Washington (Winter types)CBOTSeptember Corn$5.73 per bushel0.26
Barley – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter types), Idaho (Winter types), Oregon (Winter types), and Washington (Winter types)CBOTSeptember Corn$12.25 per bushel0.26
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)CBOTSeptember Corn$5.73 per bushel0.26
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)CBOTSeptember Corn$12.25 per bushel0.26
Canola – Canola Type September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama and GeorgiaICEJuly Canola$0.290 per pound0.26
Canola – Rapeseed Type September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama and GeorgiaICEJuly Canola$0.378 per pound0.00
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and TennesseeCBOTJuly SRW Wheat$8.40 per bushel0.31
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and TennesseeCBOTJuly SRW Wheat$16.73 per bushel0.31
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (Winter), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West VirginiaCBOTSeptember SRW Wheat$8.45 per bushel0.31
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 VirginiaCBOTSeptember SRW Wheat$16.83 per bushel0.31
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Wisconsin (Winter)CBOTSeptember SRW Wheat$8.45 per bushel0.33
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Wisconsin (Winter)CBOTSeptember SRW Wheat$16.83 per bushel0.33
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Kansas, New Mexico (Winter and Spring), Oklahoma, and Texas (Winter and Spring)KCBTJuly HRW Wheat$8.79 per bushel0.31
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Kansas, New Mexico (Winter and Spring), Oklahoma, and Texas (Winter and Spring)KCBTJuly HRW Wheat$17.51 per bushel0.31
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Colorado (Winter), Nebraska (Winter), and South Dakota (Winter)KCBTSeptember HRW Wheat$8.77 per bushel0.30
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Colorado (Winter), Nebraska (Winter), and South Dakota (Winter)KCBTSeptember HRW Wheat$17.47 per bushel0.30
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Montana (Winter) and Wyoming (Winter)KCBTSeptember HRW Wheat$8.77 per bushel0.32
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Montana (Winter) and Wyoming (Winter)KCBTSeptember HRW Wheat$17.47 per bushel0.32
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter), Idaho (Winter), Oregon (Winter), and Washington (Winter)CBOTSeptember SRW Wheat with AMS Adjustment2$9.58 per bushel0.33
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter), Idaho (Winter), Oregon (Winter), and Washington (Winter)CBOTSeptember SRW Wheat with AMS Adjustment2$19.08 per bushel0.33
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.MGESeptember HRS Wheat$9.05 per bushel0.27
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.MGESeptember HRS Wheat$18.03 per bushel0.27
Wheat October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Winter) and Utah (Winter)CBOTSeptember SRW Wheat with AMS Adjustment2$9.58 per bushel0.33
Wheat – Organic Practice October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Winter) and Utah (Winter)CBOTSeptember SRW Wheat with AMS Adjustment2$19.08 per bushel0.33
Wheat – Organic Practice October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Spring) and Utah (Spring)MGESeptember HRS Wheat$9.05 per bushel0.27
Wheat – Organic Practice October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Spring) and Utah (Spring)MGESeptember HRS Wheat$18.03 per bushel0.27
Wheat – Durum Type September 30 Sales Closing Date New MexicoMGEJuly HRS Wheat$11.26 per bushel0.23
Wheat – Durum Type – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date New MexicoMGEJuly HRS Wheat$22.44 per bushel0.23
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: https://www.rma.usda.gov/policy-procedure/crop-policies/malting-barley-endorsement-21-0091b

Malt Barley TypeExchangeContractProjected Price ComponentVolatility Factor
Fall Planted TypeCBOTSeptember SRW Wheat$8.45 per bushel0.33

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: 
aibpf-rma.fpac.usda.gov/apps/ActuarialInformationBrowser/CropCriteria.aspx

Refer to the following web page on RMA’s public website for program details: 
www.rma.usda.gov/about-crop-insurance/managing-farm-risk/insurance-plans

Crop/States/TypeExchangeContractMargin Projected PriceVolatility Factor
Corn – Grain Type All Insured StatesCBOTDecember Corn$6.11 per bushel0.26
Soybeans All Insured StatesCBOTNovember Soybeans$13.56 per bushel0.21
Wheat All Insured StatesMGESeptember HRS Wheat$9.05 per bushel0.27

DISPOSAL DATE 
December 31, 2023