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Important Deadlines
| Type | Canola | Corn | Dry Beans | Dry Peas | Soybeans | Winter Wheat* | Spring Wheat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Closing Date | 3/15 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 9/30 | 3/15 |
| Purchase / Cancellation / Transfer / Change Date | 3/15 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 9/30 | 03/15*** |
| MP Sales Closing Date | N/A | 9/30 | N/A | N/A | 9/30 | N/A | 9/30 |
| Projected Price Announced | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3rd Business Day of March | 3rd Business Day of March | 3/5 | 9/20 | 3/5 |
| Initial Planting Date (see below) | • | • | • | • | • | N/A | • |
| Final Planting Date (For Full Guarantee) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Production Reporting Due Date | 4/29 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 11/15 | 04/29**** |
| Acreage Report Deadline | 7/15 | 7/15 | 7/15 | 7/15 | 7/15 | 11/15 | 7/15 |
| Premium Billing Date | 8/15 | 8/15 | 8/15 | 8/15 | 8/15 | 8/15** | 8/15 |
| Harvest Price Announced | 10/5 | 11/5 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 11/5 | 9/5 | 9/5 |
| Crop Hail Insurance Carryover Coverage Terminates (Varies by Insurance Company) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Crop Hail Insurance Discount Date (Varies by Insurance Company) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
• Contact your crop insurance officer
* Winter Wheat only available in WI
** Premium deadline is 7/01 for Winter Wheat only counties and 8/15 for dual wheat counties
***Cancellation date for spring wheat in a dual wheat county is 9/30
****Dual wheat production reporting date is 11/15
2026 Plant Dates
Initial Plant Date for Nonirrigated Canola
Final Plant Date for Nonirrigated Canola
Initial Plant Date for Irrigated Canola
Final Plant Date for Irrigated Canola
Initial Plant Date for Nonirrigated Corn
Final Plant Date for Nonirrigated Corn
Initial Plant Date for Irrigated Corn
Final Plant Date for Irrigated Corn
The dates are not for any specialty types of corn; contact your agent if you are growing silage, blue or any other specialty type of corn.
Initial Plant Date for Nonirrigated Dry Beans*
Final Plant Date for Nonirrigated Dry Beans*
Initial Plant Date for Irrigated Dry Beans*
Final Plant Date for Irrigated Dry Beans*
*Availability varies by county; not all dry bean types are insurable in every county.
Initial Plant Date for Nonirrigated Dry Peas*
Final Plant Date for Nonirrigated Dry Peas*
Initial Plant Date for Irrigated Dry Peas*
Final Plant Date for Irrigated Dry Peas*
*Availability varies by county; not all dry pea types are insurable in every county.
**Plant date varies by type; reach out to agent.
Initial Plant Date for Nonirrigated Soybeans
Final Plant Date for Nonirrigated Soybeans
Initial Plant Date for Irrigated Soybeans
Final Plant Date for Irrigated Soybeans
Initial Plant Date for Nonirrigated Spring Wheat
Final Plant Date for Nonirrigated Spring Wheat
Initial Plant Date for Irrigated Spring Wheat
Final Plant Date for Irrigated Spring Wheat
