News From SCIC

SCIC reminds producers participating in the Livestock Price Insurance Program (LPIP) to review their policy and settlement prices prior to the policy’s expiration date.

The federal and provincial governments have agreed to increase the 2020 AgriStability interim benefit payment percentage from 50 per cent to 75 per cent for Saskatchewan producers.

Today, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced the AgriStability enrollment deadline for the 2020 program year has been extended without penalty to July 3, 2020.

The deadline to file post-harvest claims, submit production declarations and/or request an extension of insurance is November 15. According to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report as of October 28, 90 per cent of Saskatchewan crops are harvested.