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Product Management Bulletin-PM-16-002

Date
To
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From
Tim B. Witt
Subject
2016 Crop Year Commodity Exchange Price Provisions – Peanuts (CEPP) Factors – February 28, 2016 Sales Closing Date

The CEPP peanut factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2016 CY are identified below. The factors are applied to the commodity prices for wheat, cotton, soybean oil, and soybean meal during the discovery period of January 15, 2016 to February 14, 2016. These factors apply only to States with a Sales Closing Date (SCD) of February 28, 2016. They are determined in accordance with the Peanut Price Methodology guidelines.

 

The factor values for the pricing of Yield Protection (01), Revenue Protection (02), and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion (03) for 2016 crop year peanuts in states and counties with a February 28, 2016 SCD as specified in the CEPP are shown below. The values for the exponent factors for each exchange commodity futures contract are:

CommodityAbbreviationValue
WheatEwh-0.2428
CottonEct0.3140
Soybean OilEso0.8393
Soybean MealEsm-.3772

 

The Values for the price constant and price weighting factors are:

VariableAbbreviationValue
Price ConstantC0.1558
Price Weighing FormulaW1.8345

 

The Values for the type factors are:

TypeAbbreviationValue
RunnerTru1.00
SpanishTsp1.43
ValenciaTva1.21
VirginiaTvi1.21

 

Additionally, the factor specifications for commodities utilized to determine price volatility are as follows:

CommodityAbbreviationValue
WheatGwh-0.4265
CottonGct0.8004
Soybean OilGso0.1020
Soybean MealGsm0.4232

 

The Value for the volatility weighting factor is:

VariableAbbreviationValue
Volatility Weighting FactorV1.0522

 

Disposal Date December 31, 2016