Cotton

In accordance with the ARPI, SCO, and STAX Crop Provisions, approved final county yields and final county revenues for 2015 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

As of July 15, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2015 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2017 Special Provisions for the 6/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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:

Background

Consistent with the Special Provisions statement in lieu of section 10(d)(1) of the Upland and ELS Cotton Crop Provisions, Price B will be established by adding premiums or discounts associated with the predominant cotton quality characteristics as determined by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to the Upland and ELS Cotton National Average Loan Rate. The predominant quality characteristics of cotton in each state are determined from the most recent three years of Agricultural Marketing Service cotton classing data.

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance ¹

The 2016 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Yield Protection, Area Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion and Area Revenue Protection - Harvest Price Exclusion.

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance¹

The 2016 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the Yield Protection, Area Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion and Area Revenue Protection - Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance.

Background

The CEPP peanut factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2016 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, 2016 to February 28, 2016. These factors apply only to States with a Sales Closing Date (SCD) of March 15, 2016.

Common Crop Insurance Policy ¹

The 2016 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the Yield Protection, Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance. The 2016 CY volatility factors shown below are approved for the Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance.

Background

The CEPP peanut factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2016 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, 2016 to February 14, 2016. These factors apply only to States with a Sales Closing Date (SCD) of February 28, 2016.

Background

The CEPP peanut factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2016 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, 2015 to January 14, 2016. These factors apply only to States with a Sales Closing Date (SCD) of January 31, 2016.