In accordance with Section 15 of the ARPI Crop Provisions, final county yields for the 2018 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

• Actuarial Information Browser (AIB) online reporting application:
  webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/actuarialinformationbrowser/
• Actuarial Data Master (ADM) bulk data file download:
  ftp://ftp.rma.usda.gov/pub/References/actuarial_data_master/
• Summary listing:
  webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/RIRS/AreaPlanReports.aspx

In some situations for ARPI, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) was unable to publish a county estimate on the same basis as the offer available. Where NASS was unable to publish a county estimate, RMA determined the final county yield in accordance with the ARPI basic provisions. The attachment identifies the RMA basis for final county yield determination in the affected counties with policies.

DISPOSAL DATE
December 31, 2019

Crop Year 2018 RMA Determined Final County Yields for Cotton

Irrigated / Planted Yield - calculated as the acre-weighted average of non-zero 2018 cotton irrigated yields reported to RMA as actual yields by crop insurance program participants in the county.
Non-Irrigated / Planted Yield - calculated as the acre-weighted average of non-zero 2018 cotton non-irrigated yields reported to RMA as actual yields by crop insurance program participants in the county.