Rice

As of January 16, 2020 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2020 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2020 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

2020 Margin Protection ADM information for rice is now issued for the January 31 sales closing date, 11/30 filing.

Common Crop Insurance Policy ¹

The 2020 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the Yield Protection, Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance. The 2020 CY volatility factors shown below are approved for the Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance. The projected prices and volatility factors apply to policies with a January 31 sales closing date and are applicable for the crops, types, practices and states indicated below:

Background

The Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP) are used in conjunction with either the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions or the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, along with Crop Provisions for the following crops: barley, canola/rapeseed, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat.

The CEPP specifies how and when the projected and harvest price components will be determined. The CEPP contains two sections:

As of November 27, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2020 Special Provisions for the 11/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2020 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2020 directory.
• 2020 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2020 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) revised the Hybrid Seed Rice Crop Provisions to remove the definition of “adjusted yield” and clarify definitions for “amount of insurance per acre” and “county yield.”

The changes are applicable for the 2020 and succeeding crop years.

Action

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

Background

Organic Rice Price Factor

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) offers distinct organic practice rice prices. The definitions and specifications for the organic practice rice prices are provided in the ‘Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP) Section II: Rice’ document.

The following 2020 CY organic practice price factor will be applied to the conventional practice rice prices, in accordance with the CEPP, to derive the organic practice rice prices:

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) revised the Rice Crop Provisions to allow for new irrigation methods to implement the changes contained in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly referred to as the 2018 Farm Bill). FCIC also changed cancellation and termination dates in certain states to align with other row crops. The changes will be effective for the 2020 and succeeding crop years.

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance ^{1, 2}

The 2019 CY harvest prices 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 harvest prices are applicable for the crops, types, practices, sales closing dates and states indicated in the following table.

Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance ¹

The 2019 CY harvest prices 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 harvest prices are applicable for the crops, sales closing dates, states, types, and practices indicated in the following table.

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance ¹

The 2019 CY harvest prices 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 with the Harvest Price Exclusion. The harvest prices are applicable for the crops, sales closing dates, states, types and practices indicated in the following table.