PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM–21-005
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Risk Management Agency
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Stop 0801
Washington, DC 20250-0801
Date
January 28, 2021
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 1/28/2021
Subject:
2021 Crop Year (CY) Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP) β Peanut Factors β March 15, 2021 Sales Closing Date
- Background
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The CEPP peanut factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2021 CY are identified below. The factors are applied to the commodity prices for wheat, cotton, soybean oil, and soybean meal during the discovery period of February 1, 2021 to February 28, 2021. These factors apply only to states with a Sales Closing Date (SCD) of March 15, 2021. They are determined in accordance with the Peanut Price Methodology guidelines published and available at https://rma.usda.gov/-/media/RMA/Policies/CEPP/2021/Commodity-Exchange-Price-Provisions---Peanuts-21-CEPP-PT.ashx
- Action
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The factor values for peanuts in states and counties with a March 15, 2021 SCD as specified in the CEPP – Peanuts document for the 2021 crop year are shown below.
The values for the exponent factors for each commodity exchange futures contract are:
Commodity Abbreviation Value Wheat
πΈπ€β
-0.2108
Cotton
πΈπt
0.3064
Soybean Oil
πΈπ o
0.7177
Soybean Meal
πΈπ m
-0.1939
The values for the price constant and price weighting factors are:
Variable Abbreviation Value Price Constant
πΆ
0.1599
Price Weighting Factor
π
0.4838
The values for the type factors are:
Type
Abbreviation Value Runner
ππu
1.00 Spanish
ππ p 1.63 Valencia ππ£a 1.16 Virginia
ππ£i 1.16
Additionally, the factor specifications for commodities utilized to determine price volatility are as follows:
Commodity Abbreviation Value Wheat Gwh 0.1130
Cotton Gct 0.5934
Soybean Oil Gso -0.1016
Soybean Meal
Gsm 0.1065
The value for the volatility weighting factor is:
Variable Abbreviation Value Volatility Weighting Factor
V 1.6541
DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2021