Dairy

As of April 29, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2021 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2022 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) plan of insurance, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on November 20, 2020. The Board also approved revisions to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) plans of insurance, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on June 23, 2020. The following revisions are applicable for the 2022 and succeeding crop years:

Dairy Revenue Protection changes include:

As of April 01, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2022 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2022 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2022 directory.
• 2022 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2022 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

In March 2020, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) began issuing Manager’s Bulletins to provide program flexibilities in response to COVID-19. These RMA-issued COVID-19 flexibilities can be found on the web at www.rma.usda.gov/coronavirus-resources.

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has revised the Livestock Risk Protection and Livestock Gross Margin-Cattle, Dairy, and Swine Basic Provisions to incorporate changes made in the 2014 Farm Bill Final Rule published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2016. Additionally, these Basic Provisions have been revised to incorporate changes previously made in the Ineligibility Amendment.

The new provisions are effective for the 2018 and succeeding crop years.

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) plan of insurance for Cattle, Dairy, and Swine, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on June 23, 2020. The following revisions are applicable for the 2021 and succeeding crop years:

The 2021 Appendix III to the Standard Reinsurance Agreement and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (Appendix III) has been updated with approved modifications. Appendix III is available electronically via the Risk Management Agency (RMA) website at www.rma.usda.gov/Policy-and-Procedure under the Appendix III/M-13 directory.

Modifications in the 2021 Appendix III include the following crop insurance program changes:

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) and the Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) submitter identified that there is potential for prices to vary from the market-closing price established on Friday afternoon as compared to prices when trading resumes on Sunday afternoon.