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November 30 is Crop Insurance Final Planting Date for Wheat

by Scott Stiles - November 14, 2024

The crop insurance Final Planting Date for winter wheat in Arkansas is November 30th.

Acres planted on or before November 30th receive the full yield or revenue guarantee that was originally selected. For acres planted after the Final Planting Date, the insurance guarantee is reduced by one percent for each day after the Final Planting Date. After 5 days, the insurance guarantee is 60 percent.

Consult your crop insurance agent for questions regarding final planting dates and prevented planting coverage.

Important Crop Insurance Dates for Wheat.

Sales Closing Date

09/30/2024

Final Planting Date

11/30/2024

End of Late Planting Period

12/05/2024

Acreage Reporting Date

12/15/2024

Premium Billing Date

07/01/2025

 

2025 Projected Price for Wheat Insurance

The 2025 crop insurance Projected Price for wheat is $5.94 per bushel. This is down 10 percent from last year’s $6.61 per bushel. The Projected Price, sometime referred to as the “base” price, is used by the USDA Risk Management Agency to establish crop insurance protection levels. 

2025 Wheat Budgets Available

The University of Arkansas 2025 wheat planning budgets are available at this link: 2025 wheat budgets

The wheat budgets are provided in an Excel spreadsheet format. These allow the user to adjust the budgets with respect to commodity prices and input costs as well as production practices and land lease structures. 

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