# Mississippi Grain Producers Face March 1 Deadline for Protection Fund Decisions

> Mississippi grain producers have until March 1 to opt out of the state's grain protection fund. The article urges producers to review their coverage and mentions supply-chain vulnerabilities and changing Mississippi River logistics.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-09T00:14:33.427Z
- Category: policy · region Mississippi, US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88296-mississippi-grain-producers-face-march-1-deadline-for-protection-fund-decisions
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The deadline may affect individual producers' risk-management choices, but the article reports no change to grain supply, demand, or prices.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| CORN | 2019-04-29 | [USDA Extends Deadline to May 17 for Producers to Certify 2018 Crop Production for Market Facilitation Program Payments \| Farm Service Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59568-usda-extends-deadline-to-may-17-for-producers-to-certify-2018-crop-production.md) | +0.1% | +6.9% |
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| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [Officials Agree to Deepen Lower Mississippi \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50545-officials-agree-to-deepen-lower-mississippi-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2026-10-24 | [Producers should make ARC - PLC election decisions by Dec . 11](https://feedsoft.ai/events/740-producers-should-make-arc-plc-election-decisions-by-dec-11.md) | -2.7% | — |
| SOY | 2019-04-29 | [USDA Extends Deadline to May 17 for Producers to Certify 2018 Crop Production for Market Facilitation Program Payments \| Farm Service Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59568-usda-extends-deadline-to-may-17-for-producers-to-certify-2018-crop-production.md) | -2.8% | -2.8% |
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## Sources

- agro-post.com: https://agro-post.com/news/3322-mississippi-grain-producers-face-march-1-deadline-for-protection-fund-decisions

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