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PM-20-048: Livestock Gross Margin for Cattle, Dairy, and Swine, Revisions for the 2021 and Succeeding Crop Years

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) plan of insurance for Cattle, Dairy, and Swine, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on June 23, 2020. The following revisions are applicable for the 2021 and succeeding crop years:

PM-20-043: 2021 Appendix III - Standard Reinsurance Agreement and Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement

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:

PM-20-042: Livestock Risk Protection for Feeder Cattle, Fed Cattle, and Swine Revisions for the 2021 and Succeeding Crop Years

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) plan of insurance for Feeder Cattle, Fed Cattle, and Swine, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on May 21, 2020. The following revisions are applicable for the 2021 and succeeding crop years:

PM-20-035: Changes to Livestock Risk Protection for Feeder Cattle, Fed Cattle, and Swine Effective for the 2021 and Succeeding Crop Years

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's (FCIC) Board of Directors (Board) approved changes to the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) plan of insurance for Feeder Cattle, Fed Cattle, and Swine, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on May 21, 2020. The Board approved the following changes requested by Applied Analytics Group, the submitters of the LRP plan of insurance:

PM-20-027: Expedited Release of Livestock Gross Margin Actual Ending Values for Swine and Dairy

Background

The Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) actual gross margins are posted by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) by the end of the first full business week of the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the livestock industry, RMA is expediting the release of actual ending values to allow producers to receive payments faster.

MGR-20-010: Dumped Milk on Dairy Revenue Protection and Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Policies

Background

Both the Dairy Revenue Production (DRP) and Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy (LGM-Dairy) programs require dairy producers to market an amount of milk that is proportionate to the amount of insurance coverage they have purchased. This milk must be sold to count towards milk being delivered to the market, or ‘marketed’.