Priority Commodities

This section only applies to the Risk Management Education Partnerships Program. It is not part of the Targeted States Program application.

List the priority commodities that are produced by the target audiences of this project. There are three types of commodities that are defined as priority commodities:

1. Commodities that are not covered by catastrophic crop insurance and are used for food or fiber (except livestock). Examples of this category include floriculture, ornamental nursery, Christmas trees, turf grass sod, industrial crops and aquaculture.

2. Specialty crops. This group may or may not be covered under a Federal crop insurance plan. Examples of this group are fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, syrups and honey.

3. Underserved commodities are commodities that are either covered by a Federal crop insurance plan, but participation is below the national average; or there is inadequate crop insurance coverage. This group includes livestock and forages.