Sugarcane

Changes have been made to the Sugarcane Actual Production History (APH) plan of insurance for the 2017 crop year as approved on June 3, 2016, by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board). The approved changes are applicable to the Sugarcane policy and will be implemented via Special Provisions of Insurance and are listed below:

The 2021 Appendix III to the Standard Reinsurance Agreement and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (Appendix III) has been updated with approved modifications. Appendix III is available electronically via the Risk Management Agency (RMA) website at www.rma.usda.gov/Policy-and-Procedure under the Appendix III/M-13 directory.

Modifications in the 2021 Appendix III include the following crop insurance program changes:

On March 5, 2020, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board) approved policy changes, submitted by private submitters, to the Sugarcane Actual Production History (APH) plan of insurance for the 2021 and succeeding crop years in accordance with Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act).

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

• 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30, 8/31, 9/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2021 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

In accordance with Section 15 of the ARPI Crop Provisions, Section 14 of the MP Crop Provisions and Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved final county yields, final county revenues, harvest revenues and harvest margins for the 2018/2019 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

As of April 16, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 9/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

The Sugarcane Crop Replacement Endorsement (CRE) has been expanded to four Florida counties for the 2019 crop year in accordance with Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act). The Act states, “Private Sector individuals may submit: (1) crop insurance policies, (2) provisions of policies, or (3) rates of premiums.” On February 13, 2018, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved expansion of the CRE to Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach, and Martin counties in Florida.