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United States Department of Agriculture • Risk Management Agency
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0801, Washington, DC 20250-0801

September 20, 2005

INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM: R&D-05-042

TO: All Reinsured Companies
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties

FROM: Tim B. Witt /s/ Tim B. Witt
Deputy Administrator

SUBJECT: Addendum to the 2006 Crop Year (CY) Actuarial Documents (Special Provisions) – 2006 CY (Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC)) Base Prices and Low and High Price Factors; (Group Risk Income Protection (GRIP)) Expected Prices and Volatility Factors; (Income Protection (IP)) Projected Prices; and (Revenue Assurance (RA)) Projected Harvest Prices and Price Volatility Factors Announcement

CROP REVENUE COVERAGE
The following base prices and low and high price factors are approved for 2006 CY CRC Wheat.

       
Low Price High Price
Crop Exchange Contract Base Price Factor Factor
           
Winter Wheat CBOT July $3.50/bu 0.420 0.420
(For all applicable States except New York)
       
Winter Wheat CBOT July $2.98/bu 0.420 0.420
(Only applicable to New York)
 
Winter Wheat KCBOT July $3.52/bu 0.364 0.364
(For all applicable states)
 
Spring Wheat KCBOT July $3.52/bu 0.364 0.364
(For spring wheat in counties with a 9/30 cancellation date)
           
Wheat CBOT (PME Basis) September $4.13/bu 0.496 0.496
(For all applicable states)
           
           
GROUP RISK INCOME PROTECTION
The following expected prices and price volatility factors are approved for 2006 CY GRIP Winter Wheat in States whose expected price is determined by the exchange and contract shown below.
           
      Expected Volatility  
Crop Exchange Contract Price Factor  
Winter Wheat CBOT July $3.50 0.19  
Winter Wheat KCBOT July $3.52 0.18  
 
INCOME PROTECTION
The following projected prices are approved for 2006 CY IP Wheat in States whose projected price is determined by the exchange and contract shown.
           
      Base    
Crop Exchange Contract Price    
Wheat CBOT July $3.50/bu    
Wheat CBOT (PGE Basis) September $4.13/bu    
 
REVENUE ASSURANCE
The following projected harvest prices and price volatility factors are approved for 2006 CY RA Winter Wheat in States whose projected harvest price is determined by the exchange and contract shown below.
           
      Projected Volatility  
Crop Exchange Contract Harvest Price Factor  
Winter Wheat CBOT July $3.50 0.19  
Winter Wheat KCBOT July $3.52 0.18  
 
DISPOSAL DATE
This Informational Memorandum is for the purpose of transmitting information and the expiration date is December 31, 2005.