A new peanut revenue policy will be available for eligible peanut producers for the 2015 crop year in all counties where yield-based insurance coverage is currently offered.

The policy was approved by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors and USDA's Risk Management Agency will make it available.

The new insurance policy, which will be offered through the federal crop insurance program, replaces current peanut crop provisions. The policy will be based on the Common Crop Insurance Policy currently available for other major commodities and provide growers with a choice of Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, and Revenue Protection with the Harvest Price Exclusion.

Available coverage levels will range from 50 percent to 85 percent. Information on the new peanut revenue policy for 2015 will be available on the Risk Management Agency's website later this fall.

The Georgia Peanut Commission and the Western Peanut Growers developed the policy under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, which allows private entities to design and submit crop insurance products to the FCIC Board.

"This policy will help extend revenue insurance coverage to peanut producers to help them manage risks," said USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden. "My parents are hardworking peanut producers in a small town in Southwest Georgia, so I know first-hand how important this new policy will be to provide a lifeline to farmers affected by events beyond their control."

For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill.