Dairy-RP Participation Update – 3/21/22
Executive Summary
Dairy Revenue Protection (Dairy-RP) participation figures provided by the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) were recently updated with values spanning through the end of the third week of Mar ’22. Highlights from the most recent report include:
- There were 11,005 Dairy-RP policies sold with active endorsements through the week ending Mar 18th, up 61 from the previous week. Wisconsin led all states in the number of policies sold with active endorsements, followed by Minnesota, California and New York.
- Dairy-RP policies sold through the week ending Mar 18th have covered a total of 182.6 billion pounds of milk, the equivalent of 20.4% of total 2019-2022 actual & projected milk production volumes. 93.9% of all milk covered has been at the 95% coverage level. California led all states in pounds of milk production covered within the Dairy-RP program through the week ending Mar 18th, followed by Wisconsin, Texas and Idaho.
- 12-month rolling average Class III Milk volume figures reached a record high level during Jan ’21, prior to declining over much of 2021 but rebounding to a six month high level during the week ending Mar 18th. 12-month rolling average Class III Milk open interest figures remained above the record low levels experienced throughout Mar ’20, reaching a three and a half year high level during the week ending Mar 18th.
Additional Report Details
Policies Sold:
There were 11,005 Dairy-RP policies sold with active endorsements through the week ending Mar 18th, up 61 from the previous week. The weekly increase in Dairy-RP endorsements was the largest experienced throughout the past 13 weeks, finishing above previous year seasonal levels for just the second time in the past nine weeks. 2022 YTD Dairy-RP policies sold with endorsements remain down 23.9% from the previous year.
Dairy-RP policies have been sold with active endorsements throughout 46 states through the week ending Mar 18th, led by Wisconsin, Minnesota, California and New York. Wisconsin has accounted for over a quarter of all policies sold with active endorsements through the week ending Mar 18th.
Pounds Covered:
Approximately 182.6 billion pounds of milk have been covered through the Dairy-RP program through the week ending Mar 18th, which is the equivalent of 913,100 Class III milk contracts. 93.9% of all milk production covered has been at the 95% coverage level through the week ending Mar 18th. 2022 YTD Dairy-RP pounds covered are down 27.7% from the previous year.
California led all states in pounds of milk production covered within the Dairy-RP program through the week ending Mar 18th, followed by Wisconsin, Texas and Idaho. The aforementioned states combined to account for over half of all pounds of milk production covered within the Dairy-RP program.
CME Volume & Open Interest:
CME Class III Milk volume and open interest figures increased substantially following the initial wave of Dairy-RP sign-ups. More recently, 12-month rolling average Class III Milk volume figures reached a record high level during Jan ’21, prior to declining over much of 2021 but rebounding to a six month high level during the week ending Mar 18th. 12-month rolling average Class III Milk open interest figures remained above the record low levels experienced throughout Mar ’20, reaching a three and a half year high level during the week ending Mar 18th.
Dairy-RP milk production volumes covered through the week ending Mar 18th were equivalent to 20.4% of total 2019-2022 actual & projected milk production volumes. For comparison, CME Class III Milk open interest as of the week ending Mar 18th was equivalent to just 0.7% of total 2019-2022 projected production volumes.