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Cotton

PM-20-028

Background

In accordance with the Special Provisions, Price B will be established by adding premiums and/or discounts associated with the predominant cotton quality characteristics, as determined by the Farm Service Agency, to the Upland and ELS Cotton National Average Loan Rates. The predominant quality characteristics of cotton in each state are determined from the most recent three years of Agricultural Marketing Service cotton classing data.

PM-20-007

Background

The CEPP peanut factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2020 CY are identified below. The factors are applied to the commodity prices for wheat, cotton, soybean oil, and soybean meal during the discovery period of February 1, 2020 to February 28, 2020. These factors apply only to states with a Sales Closing Date (SCD) of March 15, 2020.

PM-20-003

Common Crop Insurance Policy 1

The 2020 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the Yield Protection, Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance. The 2020 CY volatility factors shown below are approved for the Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance. The projected prices and volatility factors apply to policies with a January 31 sales closing date and are applicable for the crops, types, practices and states indicated below:

PM-20-001

Background

The CEPP peanut factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2020 CY are identified below. The factors are applied to the commodity prices for wheat, cotton, soybean oil, and soybean meal during the discovery period of January 15, 2020 to February 14, 2020. These factors apply only to states with a Sales Closing Date (SCD) of February 28, 2020 and are determined in accordance with the Peanut Price Methodology guidelines.

PM-19-074

Background

The CEPP - Peanuts factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2020 CY are identified below. The factors are applied to the commodity prices for wheat, cotton, soybean oil, and soybean meal during the discovery period of December 15, 2019 to January 14, 2020. These factors apply only to states with a Sales Closing Date (SCD) of January 31, 2020.

Actuarial 19-043

As of December 10, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2020 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2020 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

PM-19-072

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance 1,2

The 2019 CY harvest prices shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion and Area Revenue Protection – Harvest Price Exclusion. The harvest prices are applicable for the crops, practices, sales closing dates and states indicated in the following table.

PM 19-069

Background

The Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP) are used in conjunction with either the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions or the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, along with Crop Provisions for the following crops: barley, canola/rapeseed, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat.

The CEPP specifies how and when the projected and harvest price components will be determined. The CEPP contains two sections: