Sep. 7th, 1999

INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM: R&D-99-041

TO:          All Reinsured Companies
             All Risk Management Agency Field Offices

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

SUBJECT:    1999 Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC), Income Protection (IP), and Revenue
		Assurance (RA) Harvest Price Announcements - Addendum to 1999 Actuarial Document (Special Provisions)

CROP REVENUE COVERAGE

The prices below have been approved for 1999 CRC Wheat for states whose harvest price is based on the Portland or Minneapolis Grain Exchange.

Crop

Grain Exchange Contract Harvest Price
100% 95%
Spring Wheat MGE September $3.33 $3.16
Wheat PGE August $3.14 $2.98
Durum Wheat MGE August $3.88 $3.69

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the prices below have been approved for 1999 CRC Corn, Grain Sorghum, and Soybean counties with a cancellation date prior to March 15 and for 1999 CRC Rice counties with a January 15 cancellation date.

Crop Board Contract Harvest Price
100% 95%
Corn CBOT September $2.14 $2.03
Grain Sorghum CBOT September $2.03 $1.93
Soybeans CBOT September $4.69 $4.46
Rice CBOT September $0.060 $0.057

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INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM: R&D-99-041 2

INCOME PROTECTION

The 1999 IP Wheat harvest prices are approved for states whose harvest price is based on the Exchanges and contracts shown below.

Crop Board/Exchange Contract Harvest Price
Wheat CBOT September $2.71
Wheat PGE August $3.14

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The 1999 IP Barley harvest prices are approved for the states shown below.

Crop States Harvest Price
Barley ID OR WA $1.78
Barley MN MT ND SD $1.82

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REVENUE ASSURANCE

The 1999 RA Wheat fall harvest price is $3.33.

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DISPOSAL DATE:

This Informational Memorandum is for the purpose of transmitting information and the expiration date is December 31, 1999.