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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
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/Practice Exchange Contract Harvest Price
Corn February 28 Sales Closing Date Arkansas & Mississippi CBOT December Corn $5.36/bushel
Corn - Organic Practice February 28 Sales Closing Date Arkansas & Mississippi CBOT December 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/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 & Virginia CBOT July Corn $4.86/bushel 0.20
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 CBOT July Corn $10.39/bushel 0.20
Barley September 30 Sales Closing Date New York (Winter type), Pennsylvania (Winter type) & West Virginia CBOT September Corn $4.55/bushel 0.20
Barley – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date New York (Winter type), Pennsylvania (Winter type) & West Virginia CBOT September Corn $9.73/bushel 0.20
Barley September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter types), Idaho (Winter types), Oregon (Winter types) & Washington (Winter types) CBOT September Corn $4.55/bushel 0.21
Barley – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter types), Idaho (Winter types), Oregon (Winter types) & Washington (Winter types) CBOT September Corn $9.73/bushel 0.21
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) CBOT September Corn $4.55/bushel 0.21
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) CBOT September Corn $9.73/bushel 0.21
Canola - Canola Type September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama and Georgia ICE July Canola $0.290/pound 0.23
Canola - Rapeseed Type September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama and Georgia ICE July Canola $0.387/pound 0.00
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina & Tennessee CBOT July SRW Wheat $7.14/bushel 0.20
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina & Tennessee CBOT July SRW Wheat $14.50/bushel 0.20
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (Winter), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia & West Virginia CBOT September SRW Wheat $7.16/bushel 0.21
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 CBOT September SRW Wheat $14.54/bushel 0.21
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Wisconsin (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat $7.16/bushel 0.22
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Wisconsin (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat $14.54/bushel 0.22
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Kansas, New Mexico (Winter & Spring), Oklahoma & Texas (Winter & Spring) KCBT July HRW Wheat $7.08/bushel 0.21
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Kansas, New Mexico (Winter & Spring), Oklahoma & Texas (Winter & Spring) KCBT July HRW Wheat $14.38/bushel 0.21
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Colorado (Winter), Nebraska (Winter) & South Dakota (Winter) KCBT September HRW Wheat $7.10/bushel 0.23
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Colorado (Winter), Nebraska (Winter) & South Dakota (Winter) KCBT September HRW Wheat $14.42/bushel 0.23
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date Montana (Winter) & Wyoming (Winter) KCBT September HRW Wheat $7.10/bushel 0.24
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date Montana (Winter) & Wyoming (Winter) KCBT September HRW Wheat $14.42/bushel 0.24
Wheat September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter), Idaho (Winter), Oregon (Winter) & Washington (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat with PME Adjustment $8.24/bushel 0.22
Wheat – Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date California (Winter), Idaho (Winter), Oregon (Winter) & Washington (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat with PME Adjustment $16.74/bushel 0.22
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. MGE September HRS Wheat $7.76/bushel 0.25
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. MGE September HRS Wheat $15.76/bushel 0.25
Wheat October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Winter) & Utah (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat with PME Adjustment $8.24/bushel 0.22
Wheat – Organic Practice October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Winter) & Utah (Winter) CBOT September SRW Wheat with PME Adjustment $16.74/bushel 0.22
Wheat October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Spring) & Utah (Spring) MGE September HRS Wheat $7.76/bushel 0.25
Wheat – Organic Practice October 31 Sales Closing Date Nevada (Spring) & Utah (Spring) MGE September HRS Wheat $15.76/bushel 0.25
Wheat – Durum Type September 30 Sales Closing Date New Mexico MGE July HRS Wheat $10.29/bushel 0.22
Wheat – Durum Type Organic Practice September 30 Sales Closing Date New Mexico MGE July HRS Wheat $20.90/bushel 0.22
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/-/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 $7.16/bushel 0.22

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: webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/actuarialinformationbrowser/

Please see 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 $5.06/bushel 0.22
Soybeans All Insured States CBOT November Soybeans $12.56/bushel 0.18
Wheat All Insured States MGE September HRS Wheat $7.76/bushel 0.25

DISPOSAL DATE December 31, 2022