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The following table contains the elements included in the Cause of Loss Summary of Business files that are avaivia the RMA Public Web Site. The files are created in a pipe (|) delimited format. The Format column specifies the maximum length and data type for each of the elements. A format of 9 indicateonly be numeric, while a format of X can be alpha-numeric values. Decimal formats will include a V with the nu

left of the decimal specified to the left of the V, while the decimal precision is specified to the right of the V (e.gbe 00000000.00). An S as the first character in the specification of format, indicates that the value in that elemennegatives when applicable.  Element Name Format Description 

1 Commodity Year Identifier 9(04) The identifier that represents the year in which the crop

normally harvested and indicates the policy year for wprovided. 

2 State Code 9(02) The FIPS code that denotes the State in which the insu3 State Abbreviation X(02) USPS state abbreviatio

n

4 County Code 9(03) The FIPS code that denotes the County in which the in

located. 

5 Count

y Name X(30) Name of the count

y. 

6 Commodity Code 9(04) The Risk Management Agency (RMA) code that deno

crop/commodit

y for which the polic

y is issued. 

7 Commodit

y Name X(30) Name of the crop/commodit

y

8 Insurance Plan Code 9(02) Code that denotes the type of insurance coverage is sel

insured crop (e.

g.APH, Revenue, Dollar, etc.) 

9 Insurance Plan Name Abbreviatio

n X(05) Abbreviation of the Insurance Plan Name 

10 Coverage Category X(01) Code that identifies the category of coverage elected : 

 A = Buyup ; C = CAT ; E = Existing Coverage Polic L = Limite

d Covera

ge 

11 Sta

ge Code X(02) See Sta

ge Code Listin

g

12 Cause of Loss Code 9(02) The RMA code that identifies the peril that caused the 13 Cause of Loss Description X(35) Description of the cause of loss. 
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 Element Name Format Description 14 Month of Loss 9(02) Month when the loss occurre

d

15 Month of Loss Name X(03) Name of the month when the loss occurre

d

16 Year of Loss 9(04) Year the loss occurre

d

17 Policies Earning Premium 9(09) Count of the number of crop policies with premium N

for 

years prior to 1989. 

18 Policies Indemnifie

d 9(09) Count of the number of crop policies with a reported lo

19 Net Planted Quantity 9(12)V9(02) Number of acres, tons, pounds, etc. planted to the crop 

share is applied. 

20 Net Endorsed Acres 9(12)V9(02) Number of acres insured under an endorsement (e.g. S

Protection) 

21 Liabilit

y 9(12) The maximum dollar amount of insurance for the crop 

22 Total Premium 9(12) Premium before application of any subsidies. In gener

premium rates times liabilit

y (Also called the base prem

23 Producer Paid Premium 9(12) Premium paid b

y the producer 

24 Subsid

y 9(12) Amount of subsidized premium. 

25 State/Private Subsid

y 9(12) Subsid

y provided b

y a state or private entit

y

26 Additional Subsidy 9(12) An additional subsidy from a program or other process

Additional Subsid

y represents Pandemic Cover Crop P

27 EFA Premium Discount 9(12) 28 Net Determined Quantity 9(12)V9(02) Number of acres, tons, pounds, etc. loss due to damage 

share is applie

d

29 Indemnit

y Amount S9(12) The total amount of the loss for the desi

gnated peril. 

30 Loss Ratio 9(5)V9(02) Calculated: Indemnit

y / Total Premium.