§ 1477.203 - Production losses, producer responsibility.

(a) Where available, RMA loss records will be used for insured crops.

(b) If RMA loss records are not available, producers are responsible for:

(1) Retaining or providing, when required, the best verifiable or reliable production records available for the crop;

(2) Summarizing all the production evidence;

(3) Accounting for the total amount of unit production for the crop, whether or not records reflect this production; and

(4) Providing the information in a manner that can be easily understood by the county committee.

(c) In determining production under this section the producer must supply acceptable production records to substantiate production to the county committee. If the eligible crop was sold or otherwise disposed of through commercial channels, acceptable production records include: commercial receipts; settlement sheets; warehouse ledger sheets; or load summaries; appraisal information from a loss adjuster acceptable to CCC. If the eligible crop was farm-stored, sold, fed to livestock, or disposed of in means other than commercial channels, acceptable production records include: truck scale tickets; appraisal information from a loss adjuster acceptable to CCC; contemporaneous diaries; or other documentary evidence, such as contemporaneous measurements.

(d) Producers must provide all records for any production of a crop which is grown with an arrangement, agreement, or contract for guaranteed payment. The failure to report the existence of any guaranteed contract or similar arrangement or agreement shall be considered as providing false information to CCC.