Citrus

Background

Many state and local governments have issued “stay at home” orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which may preclude agents from meeting with policyholders or potential policyholders to obtain signatures associated with various reporting requirements, written agreements, and the purchase of new coverage or adjustments to current policy elections.

As of August 08, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2020 Special Provisions for the 6/30, 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, approved modifications to the Texas Citrus Tree Insurance Program on August 15, 2018, including:

• adding lemon trees as an insurable type in Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties;
• providing an option to select a percent of the price election for all citrus trees by type; and
• allowing enterprise units to insure all acreage of the same tree crop.

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Section 522(c)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act) allows the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to conduct activities or enter into contracts to carry out research and development for underserved agricultural commodities, including specialty crops. Section 522(c)(2)(B) of the Act requires RMA to consult with groups representing producers of the agricultural commodity that would be served by a policy that resulted from this research and development effort, prior to beginning any work, in order to determine the interest level or concerns of producers.

Background

On September 22, 2017, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued MGR-17-014, Emergency Procedures for Crops Damaged by Hurricane Irma, authorizing emergency procedures for all counties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Since the issuance of MGR-17-014, RMA has received additional questions regarding the procedures related to Florida Citrus Fruit. This bulletin is to clarify emergency procedures related to Florida Citrus Fruit.

Background 

Hurricane Irma has caused catastrophic damage in many counties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. The Risk Management Agency (RMA), in conjunction with Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs), recognizes the need for authorizing emergency procedures that will streamline determinations on specific crops to accelerate the adjustment of losses and issuance of indemnity payments to crop insurance policyholders in impacted areas.