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05/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/04/2026 12:54

PM-26-026: 2025 CY Rainfall Index Jan–Feb Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage (AF), Aug–Feb CAT Index Interval Final Grid Indices for AF, and 2026 CY Rainfall[...]

Date
May 4, 2026
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
Subject
2025 Crop Year Rainfall Index January - February Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage (Growing Season 12)
2025 Crop Year Rainfall Index August - February Catastrophic (CAT) Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage
2026 Crop Year Rainfall Index January - February Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage (Growing Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

BACKGROUND:

In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:

  • 2025 Crop Year Rainfall Index January - February Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage (Growing Season 12)
  • 2025 Crop Year Rainfall Index August - February Catastrophic (CAT) Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage
  • 2026 Crop Year Rainfall Index January - February Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage (Growing Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

ACTION:

By close of business today, final grid indices and payment calculation factors will be available in the Actuarial Information Browser (AIB) and Actuarial Data Master (ADM) in the following formats:

In accordance with section 8(d), any payments owed shall be issued no later than 60 days from the date of this notice.

DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2026

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