Processing Tomatoes

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has been advised that some processing tomato policy holders in California are at risk of losing coverage for their 2019 crop. Due to market conditions, price negotiations have been extended and a final price has not been set. It is estimated that a significant percentage of policy holders in California do not yet have a final contract price. In addition, on May 19, 2019, a severe hail storm in Fresno County caused extensive damage to thousands of acres of processing tomatoes.