Blueberries
PM-23-035.1: Actual Production History (APH) and Other Crop Insurance Transparency (APHCIT) Final Rule Effective for the 2024 and Succeeding Crop Years
Background
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Product Management Bulletin PM-23-035 on June 29, 2023, announcing changes to several policies under the APHCIT Final Rule. In reviewing the changes made in the APHCIT Final Rule, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) found some incorrect references and conflicting provisions that were not updated to accurately incorporate the changes, and a grammatical error was included in the amendatory instructions.
PM-23-020: 2022 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Final Area Yields for Almonds, Blueberries, Peaches, Apples, Grapes, Prunes, Walnuts, Grapefruit, Tangelos, Oranges, Lemons, and Mandarins/Tangerines
In accordance with Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved final county yields and payment factors for the 2022 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:
MGR-22-007: 2023 Crop Year County Perennial Crop Program Expansions
Background
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2023 crop year having an August 31 thru October 31 contract change date. The following attachment, 2023 Expansion of Existing Perennial Crop Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county for the permanent (non-pilot) program.
Action
Approved Insurance Providers should advise producers of the expanded county crop programs for the 2023 crop year.
DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2022.
PM-22-042: Crop Insurance Reporting and Other Changes (CIROC) Final Rule Effective for the 2023 and Succeeding Crop Years
Background
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amended the Common Crop Insurance Provisions Basic Provisions, Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, and 20 individual Crop Provisions for the 2023 and succeeding crop years for the June 30, 2022, contract change date and for the 2024 crop year for crops with a contract change date prior to June 30, 2022, with the following changes:
PM-22-031: 2021 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Final Area Yields for Almonds, Blueberries, Peaches, Apples, Grapes, Prunes, Walnuts, Grapefruit, Tangelos, Oranges, Lemons, and Mandarins/Tangerines
In accordance with Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved final county yields and payment factors for the 2021 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:
MGR-22-003: 2022 Freeze Damage to Blueberries in Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina
Background
Severe freeze events throughout the Southeastern United States in March 2022 resulted in significant damage to blueberry crops in Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina. According to local agricultural experts, freeze-damaged blueberries require producers to act quickly to spray recommended fungicides to help prevent infection, prune to remove dead and damaged tissue to promote new, healthy growth, and take other recommended steps depending on crop type, variety, and frost protection.