Dry Beans

BACKGROUND:

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2025 crop year having a November 30 or December 31 contract change date. The following attachment, 2025 Expansion of Spring Crop Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county.

ACTION:

Approved Insurance Providers should advise producers of the expanded county crop programs for the 2025 crop year.

DISPOSAL DATE:
June 30, 2025.

BACKGROUND:

On November 27, 2024, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) published a final rule in the Federal Register that amended the Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI), Basic Provisions, and various Crop Provisions.

The following changes apply for the 2025 and succeeding crop years for the November 30, 2024, contract change date and for the 2026 and succeeding crop years for crops with earlier contract change dates:

As of November 26, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Special Provisions for the 11/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

As of November 19, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Special Provisions for the 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) is revising when the Dry Bean and Dry Pea Revenue Endorsements’ additional projected prices are released.

Action

The following documents will be available by close of business today on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov.