PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM–20-040
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Risk Management Agency
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Stop 0801
Washington, DC 20250-0801
Date
June 25, 2020
To:
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From:
Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator /s/ Richard H. Flournoy 6/25/2020
Subject:
Malting Barley Endorsement Changes Effective for the 2021 and Succeeding Crop Years
- Background
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The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved changes to the Malting Barley Endorsement (MBE) , under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on March 5, 2020.
The following changes are applicable for the 2021 and succeeding crop years:
- Expansion to 35 Ohio counties (listed in attachment);
- Quality adjustment will now be determined using Local Market Price; and
- Quality adjustment will now impact barley actual production history.
- Action
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The following documents will be available by close of business today on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov:
- Malting Barley Endorsement (21-0091b)
- Malting Barley Endorsement Insurance Standards Handbook (20240)
Approved insurance providers must notify policyholders of these changes at least 30 days prior to the cancellation date, as required by the policy.
DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2021Attachment:
Pilot County Expansion List State County Ohio Allen Ohio Butler Ohio Champaign Ohio Columbiana Ohio Crawford Ohio Darke Ohio Defiance Ohio Delaware Ohio Erie Ohio Fairfield Ohio Fayette Ohio Fulton Ohio Hancock Ohio Hardin Ohio Henry Ohio Knox Ohio Licking Ohio Lorain State County Ohio Lucas Ohio Madison Ohio Mahoning Ohio Marion Ohio Miami Ohio Ottawa Ohio Pickaway Ohio Preble Ohio Putnam Ohio Ross Ohio Sandusky Ohio Shelby Ohio Trumbull Ohio Union Ohio Wayne Ohio Wood Ohio Wyandot