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Product Management Bulletin-PM-22-042-3

Date
To
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From
Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator
Subject
Crop Insurance Reporting and Other Changes (CIROC) Final Rule Effective for the 2023 and Succeeding Crop Years

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Product Management Bulletin PM-22-042 on June 30, 2022, announcing changes to several policies under the CIROC Final Rule. The Common Crop Insurance Provisions Basic Provisions, Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, and 14 individual Crop Provisions were released at that time. The remaining regulatory Crop Provisions included in the CIROC Final Rule and conforming changes in non-regulatory Crop Provisions are planned for public release by their respective contract change dates (CCD).

This bulletin announces the release of those Crop Provisions with a November 30, 2022, CCD.

The following documents will be available by close of business today on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov:

  • Cabbage Crop Provisions (23-0072)
  • Fresh Market Sweet Corn Crop Provisions (23-0044)
  • Sweet Potato Crop Provisions (23-0156)
  • Chile Pepper Crop Provisions (23-045)
  • Fresh Market Bean Crop Provisions (23-0105)

Approved insurance providers must notify policyholders of these changes at least 30 days prior to the cancellation date, as required by the policy.

Interested producers should contact a crop insurance agent for further information. A list of agents can be found on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov/Information-Tools/Agent-Locator.

DISPOSAL DATE: December 31, 2023