MGR-16-004
Background
Beginning with the 2012 crop year, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) added Quality Adjustment provisions to the Special Provisions of Insurance (Special Provisions) for Burley and Flue-Cured tobacco. In order to receive a quality adjustment, the tobacco must be graded by a tobacco grader who is employed by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in accordance with the USDA Official Standard Grades for Tobacco.