Crop Insurance Deadlines

Crop Insurance policies have many deadlines throughout the crop year, specific to each crop and insurance plan. Some common deadlines are listed below.
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Crop Insurance Deadlines

Sales Closing Production Reports Acreage / Inventory Reports Final Plant Date Billing Date End of Insurance Period Termination Date

Fall Crops

Fall Wheat (NY)
9/30 11/14 11/15 10/10 8/15 8/31 11/30
Fall Wheat (NJ)
9/30 11/14 11/15 10/31 7/1 7/31 11/30

Perennials

Apples
11/20 1/15 1/15 -- 8/15 11/5 11/20
Blueberries 
11/20 1/15 1/15 -- 8/15 9/15 11/20
Cranberries
11/20 1/15 1/15 -- 8/15 11/20 11/20

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

All Policies
12/1 -- 12/1 -- 9/1 12/31 12/1

Spring Crops

Corn
3/15 4/29 7/15 6/10 8/15 multi* 3/15
Corn (NH, ME)
3/15 4/29 7/15 6/15 8/15 multi* 3/15
Soybeans
3/15 4/29 7/15 multi* 8/15 12/10 3/15

Crop Insurance Deadlines

Sales Closing

Fall Crops

Fall Wheat (NY)

9/30

Fall Wheat (NJ)

9/30

Perennials

Apples

11/20

Blueberries 

11/20

Cranberries

11/20

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

All Policies

12/1

Spring Crops

Corn

3/15

Corn (NH, ME)

3/15

Soybeans

3/15

Production Reports

Fall Crops

Fall Wheat (NY)

11/14

Fall Wheat (NJ)

11/14

Perennials

Apples

1/15

Blueberries 

1/15

Cranberries

1/15

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

All Policies

--

Spring Crops

Corn

4/29

Corn (NH, ME)

4/29

Soybeans

4/29

Acreage / Inventory Reports

Fall Crops

Fall Wheat (NY)

11/15

Fall Wheat (NJ)

11/15

Perennials

Apples

1/15

Blueberries 

1/15

Cranberries

1/15

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

All Policies

12/1

Spring Crops

Corn

7/15

Corn (NH, ME)

7/15

Soybeans

7/15

Final Plant Date

Fall Crops

Fall Wheat (NY)

10/10

Fall Wheat (NJ)

10/31

Perennials

Apples

--

Blueberries 

--

Cranberries

--

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

All Policies

--

Spring Crops

Corn

6/10

Corn (NH, ME)

6/15

Soybeans

multi*

Billing Date

Fall Crops

Fall Wheat (NY)

8/15

Fall Wheat (NJ)

7/1

Perennials

Apples

8/15

Blueberries 

8/15

Cranberries

8/15

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

All Policies

9/1

Spring Crops

Corn

8/15

Corn (NH, ME)

8/15

Soybeans

8/15

End of Insurance Period

Fall Crops

Fall Wheat (NY)

8/31

Fall Wheat (NJ)

7/31

Perennials

Apples

11/5

Blueberries 

9/15

Cranberries

11/20

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

All Policies

12/31

Spring Crops

Corn

multi*

Corn (NH, ME)

multi*

Soybeans

12/10

Termination Date

Fall Crops

Fall Wheat (NY)

11/30

Fall Wheat (NJ)

11/30

Perennials

Apples

11/20

Blueberries 

11/20

Cranberries

11/20

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

All Policies

12/1

Spring Crops

Corn

3/15

Corn (NH, ME)

3/15

Soybeans

3/15

**Crop policy offerings vary by county. Please contact your Crop Growers agent to see if a policy is available in your area.

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