Risk Management Agency - Informational Memorandum

August 31, 1999

INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM

TO:          All Reinsured Companies
     
FROM:        Robert J. Prchal, Deputy Administrator /s/
             Insurance Services 

SUBJECT:     2000 & 2001 Perennial Crop Transitional Yield and Acreage Tolerance Listing

The 2000 & 2001 Perennial Crop Transitional Yield and Acreage Tolerance Listing (Listing) has been issued. This Listing provides transitional yields (T-Yields) for the 2000 crop year and the 2001 crop year for Arizona, California and Texas citrus crops and Hawaii macadamia nuts. In addition, a list of new county crop expansion perennial crops and updates of perennial

T-Yields by Regional Service Office (RSO) is provided with this Listing.

The Listing will be available electronically via the Risk Management Agency's (RMA) Home Page. The RMA Website address is: www.rma.usda.gov

For questions regarding the 2000 & 2001 Perennial Crop Transitional Yield and Acreage Tolerance Listing, please contact Sharon Hestvik, Insurance Services, at (202) 720-6685.

DISPOSAL DATE:

This Informational Memorandum is for the purpose of transmitting information and the expiration date is December 31, 2000.

December 31, 1999.

Attachment

The 2000 & 2001 Perennial Crop Transitional Yield and Acreage Tolerance Listing Has the following changes:

Jackson RSO:

Added T-Yields for current blueberry counties and Added NEW peach T-yields.

Oklahoma City RSO:

NEW Transitional Yield table for citrus fruit by tree age for Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties, Texas. Actual Production History program will be available (NEW) for Texas Citrus beginning with the 2001 Crop Year.

Raleigh RSO:

Added NEW blueberry T-yields and Added T-Yields for current blueberry counties.

Updated all Apple T-Yields for Raleigh Region.

Sacramento RSO:

Almonds were reviewed and T-yields updated with more recent yield history.
Arizona and California citrus crop t-yields were updated for the 2001 crop year for the counties that indicated a change based on county history and experience in the State.

Grapes were reviewed and T-yields updated for the 2000 crop year. Added three NEW grape varieties to the California Grape T-yield Crush Reporting District: Pinot Gris (Type Code 098); Viognier (Type Code 099); and Red Zinfandel (Type Code 113).

Springfield RSO:

Added NEW peach county T-yields.

St. Paul RSO:

Added NEW apple county T-yields.

Spokane RSO:

Added NEW pear county T-yields.
Pear Type codes changed to 186 Green & Red Bartlett, 187 Bosc and Anjou, 188 Green & Red Comice. Type code 189 is no longer applicable. "Year Planted" was removed from all T-Yield Tables . NEW Statement has been added to define determination based only on "Leaf Year."

Topeka RSO:

T-Yield tables have been updated to show the current crop year 2000 as applicable.

Valdosta RSO:

1. Added NEW blueberry T-yields;

Acreage Tolerances for Florida Citrus remain in effect for the 2000 crop year (All other acreage Tolerances for Perennials were removed in 1998).