PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM17-028




1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Stop 0801
Washington, DC  20250-0801

Date

May 15, 2017

To:

All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties

From:

Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator /s/ Richard H. Flournoy    5/15/2017

Subject:

2017 Price B for Cotton Quality Adjustment
Background
In accordance 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, 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.
Action

Approved Insurance Providers must use the applicable Price B for quality adjustment purposes from the attached Upland and ELS Cotton Quality tables for the 2017 crop year.

DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2017

Upland and ELS Cotton Quality tables

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