INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM: R&D-97-050
     
TO:      All Reinsured Companies
         All Risk Management Field Offices
         FSA Headquarters, Program Delivery&Field Operations (Info Only)
              
FROM:    Tim B. Witt         /S/ DENISE HOFFMANN (for) 07/02/97
         Deputy Administrator 
              
SUBJECT: Income Protection Yield Procedure  
     
BACKGROUND:
     
Previously, Income Protection (IP) yield procedures required that the
Acreage Report be completed before the IP guarantee could be calculated. 
This limited the accuracy of the insurance quotes made prior to sales
closing.  In order to allow IP guarantees to be properly calculated
prior to sales closing, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) has revised the
IP yield procedure for the 1998 crop year.  
     
ACTION:
     
The following changes are effective for IP for the 1998 crop year:
     
-  The IP yield calculation procedure is revised.  (See attachment) 
-  A Type 15 record (yield record) is required for each Type 11 record
   (acreage record). 
-  T - yields are shown on the IP Actuarial Table by practice, type,
   variety (P/T/V)and T - yield map area, if applicable.
-  The County Average Yield calculation is revised. (See attachment) 
     
If you have any questions about this pilot program, please contact
Vondie O'Conner at (816) 926-6343 or by fax at (816) 926-7343.
     
Attachments - To be mailed