PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM20-011




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

Date

February 19, 2020

To:

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

From:

Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator John W. Underwood for /s/ John W. Underwood    2/19/2020

Subject:

2020 Crop Year (CY) Common Crop Insurance Policy, Area Risk Protection Insurance and Margin Protection Plan Projected Prices and Volatility Factors

 

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance 1

 

The 2020 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 with the Harvest Price Exclusion. The 2020 CY volatility factors shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion, and Area Revenue Protection with the Harvest Price Exclusion. The projected prices and volatility factors apply to policies with a February 28 sales closing date, unless otherwise indicated, and are applicable for the crops, types, practices and states indicated below:

 

Crop/Type/Practice/State Exchange Contract Projected Price Volatility Factor
Corn
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana & South Carolina
CBOT
September Corn
$3.92/bushel
0.14
Corn - Organic Practice
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana & South Carolina
CBOT  September Corn  $8.76/bushel  0.14 
Corn
Arkansas & Mississippi
CBOT  December Corn
 $3.95/bushel 0.13 
Corn - Organic Practice
Arkansas & Mississippi
CBOT  December Corn  $8.82/bushel  0.13 
1 Projected Prices and Volatility Factors are applicable for the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO).
 

 

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance 1
Crop/Type/Practice/State Exchange Contract Projected Price Volatility Factor
Corn
North Carolina
CBOT  December Corn
$3.95/bushel  0.14
Corn - Organic Practice
North Carolina
CBOT  December Corn  $8.82/bushel  0.14 
Corn
Arizona, California & Nevada 
CBOT  December Corn  $3.95/bushel  0.15
Corn - Organic Practice
Arizona, California & Nevada 
CBOT  December Corn  $8.82/bushel  0.15 
Cotton
All States 
ICE  December
Cotton
$0.70/pound
0.13 
Cotton – Organic Practice
All States 
ICE  December
Cotton 
$1.08/pound
0.13 
Grain Sorghum
Alabama, Florida, Georgia
& South Carolina
 
CBOT  December Corn  $3.75/bushel
0.13 
Grain Sorghum – Organic Practice
Alabama, Florida, Georgia
& South Carolina
 
CBOT  December Corn  $8.24/bushel
0.13 
Grain Sorghum
Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi 
CBOT  December Corn  $3.75/bushel
0.14 
Grain Sorghum – Organic Practice
Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi 
CBOT  December Corn  $8.24/bushel
0.14 
1 Projected Prices and Volatility Factors are applicable for the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Stacked Income Protection (STAX - cotton only). 
 

 

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance 1
Crop/Type/Practice/State  Exchange Contract Projected Price Volatility Factor
Grain Sorghum
Arizona, California &
North Carolina

CBOT  December
Corn 
$3.75/bushel  0.15 
Grain Sorghum – Organic Practice
Arizona, California &
North Carolina

CBOT  December
Corn 
$8.24/bushel  0.15 
Peanuts – Runner Type
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina & Texas
CBOT/
ICE 
December
Wheat, Cotton, Soybean Oil & Soybean Meal 
$0.1989/pound  0.08 
Peanuts – Spanish Type
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi & Texas
CBOT/
ICE 
December
Wheat, Cotton, Soybean Oil & Soybean Meal 
$0.2745/pound  0.08 
Peanuts – Virginia Type
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina & South Carolina
CBOT/
ICE 
December
Wheat, Cotton, Soybean Oil & Soybean Meal 
$0.2168/pound  0.08 
Popcorn
March 15 Sales Closing Date
Alabama 
CBOT  September
Corn 
$0.1686/pound  0.14 
Popcorn – Organic Practice
March 15 Sales Closing Date
Alabama 
CBOT  September
Corn 
$0.2426/pound  0.14 
1 Projected Prices and Volatility Factors are applicable for the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO). 
 

 

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance 1,2,3
Crop/Type/Practice/State Exchange Contract Projected Price Volatility Factor
Rice – Long Grain Type
Louisiana 
CBOT  September
Rice 
$0.122/pound  0.10 
Rice – Long Grain Type;
Organic Practice

Louisiana 
CBOT  September
Rice 
$0.163/pound  0.10 
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types
Louisiana 
CBOT  September
Rice 
$0.149/pound  0.10 
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types; Organic Practice
Louisiana 
CBOT  September
Rice 
$0.199/pound  0.10 
Rice – Long Grain Type
Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.121/pound  0.13 
Rice – Long Grain Type;
Organic Practice

Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.162/pound  0.13 
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types
Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.148/pound  0.13 
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types; Organic Practice
Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.197/pound  0.13 
Rice – Long Grain Type
California, Oklahoma & Tennessee 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.121/pound  0.13 
Rice – Long Grain Type;
Organic Practice

California, Oklahoma & Tennessee 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.162/pound  0.13 
1 Projected Prices and Volatility Factors are applicable for the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO). 
2 Beginning in the 2020 CY, Illinois and Missouri rice coverage under the Common Crop Insurance Policy is offered for the March 15 sales closing date. The projected prices and volatility factors will be announced in a later memorandum. 
3 The long grain projected price (conventional practice) is used as the price election under the terms of the Hybrid Seed Rice Crop Provisions. 
 

 

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance 1,2
Crop/Type/Practice/State  Exchange Contract Projected Price Volatility Factor
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types
California
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.202/pound  0.13 
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types; Organic Practice
California 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.271/pound  0.13 
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types
Oklahoma & Tennessee 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.148/pound  0.13 
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types; Organic Practice
Oklahoma & Tennessee 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.197/pound  0.13 
Soybeans
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
& Texas
 
CBOT  November
Soybeans 
$9.31/bushel  0.12 
Soybeans - Organic Practice
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
& Texas
 
CBOT  November
Soybeans 
$18.30/bushel  0.12 
Soybeans
Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
North Carolina & South Carolina
 
CBOT  January (2021)
Soybeans 
$9.36/bushel  0.11 
Soybeans - Organic Practice
Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
North Carolina & South Carolina
 
CBOT  January (2021)
Soybeans 
$18.40/bushel  0.11 
1 Projected Prices and Volatility Factors are applicable the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO).
2 Beginning in the 2020 CY, Illinois and Missouri rice coverage under the Common Crop Insurance Policy is offered for the March 15 sales closing date. The projected prices and volatility factors will be announced in a later memorandum.
 

 

Margin Protection Plan

The following 2020 CY margin projected prices and volatility factors are approved for the Margin Protection Plan. The margin projected price is used in conjunction with projected input prices and the expected county yield to derive the expected margin (per acre), trigger margin (per acre) and liability. The expected margins for each crop/county are available at the following web page on RMA’s public website: webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/actuarialinformationbrowser

 

Please see the following web page on RMA’s public website for program details:
www.rma.usda.gov/Policy-and-Procedure/Insurance-Plans/Margin-Protection-for-Corn-Rice-Soybeans-and-Wheat

Crop/Type Exchange  Contract Margin Projected Price Volatility Factor
Rice – Long Grain Type
& No Type Specified

Louisiana 
CBOT  September
Rice 
$0.122/pound  0.10 
Rice – Medium
& Short Grain Types

Louisiana 
CBOT  September
Rice 
$0.149/pound  0.10
Rice – Long Grain Type
& No Type Specified

Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.121/pound  0.13 
Rice – Medium
& Short Grain Types

Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.148/pound  0.13 
Rice – Long Grain Type
& No Type Specified

California & Missouri 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.121/pound  0.13 
Rice – Medium
& Short Grain Types

California 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.202/pound  0.13 
Rice – Medium
& Short Grain Types

Missouri 
CBOT  November
Rice 
$0.148/pound  0.13 
         

 

DISPOSAL DATE
December 31, 2020

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