Blueberries

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

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved the Actual Production History (APH) Caneberry Pilot Program on May 24, 2018. This insurance program protects against production losses for fresh raspberry varieties. It is available for the 2019 crop year for producers in the following California Counties: Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Ventura.

Background 

Severe freeze events in the Southeastern United States on March 15-16, 2017, have resulted in significant and varying crop damage, particularly for blueberry and peach growers in Georgia and South Carolina. Some reports indicate the freeze event may have damaged 80 percent of the blueberry crop in Southern Georgia and 85 to 90 percent of early and midseason peach varieties in both states. Crops that advanced early, due to an unusually warm January and February, were damaged by the March freeze.

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

In accordance with Section 3 of the ARPI Crop Provisions and Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved final county yields for the 2017 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats: