Apple Trees

As of January 27, 2020 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30, 1/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2020 Special Provisions for the 11/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

As of January 23, 2020 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 1/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2020 Special Provisions for the 1/31 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) Board of Directors approved the Apple Tree crop insurance program for the 2021 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:

As of December 20, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30, 11/30, 1/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2020 Special Provisions for the 1/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Background 

Cool spring temperatures in the Pacific Northwest have resulted in the late development and maturity of apples. Apple maturity and harvest remain behind schedule by up to two weeks due to the cool temperatures and late development in the spring. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has been advised by the Washington Tree Fruit Association that many insureds, despite their best efforts, will not be able to finish harvest before the calendar date for the end of the insurance period (EOIP) of November 5 (Fuji variety November 10) as a result of these insurable causes.