Eligible specialty crops and payment rates

(a) Table 1 lists the payment groups, eligible specialty crops, and payment rates for the ASCF Program.

Table 1 to Paragraph (a)—ASCF Program Payment Groups, Eligible Specialty Crops, and Payment Rates Payment group Eligible commodity Payment rate per acre Tier 1 Aronia (chokeberry), artichokes, blueberries (highbush), breadfruit, Brussels sprouts, cabbage (choy sum, napa), cacao, caneberries, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cherimoya, cherries (sweet), chestnuts, chives (abuchoo/garlic, chives), coconuts, currants, dates, figs, garlic, gooseberries, grapes (fresh), greens (Asian, Chinese spinach/amaranth, cressie, dandelions, escarole, flowering kale, Hanover, hybrid mustard, orach, perilla/shiso, Japanese basil, rape/rapini/Chinese broccoli, Shanghai bok choy, shum choy, sorrell, suk gat, toc choy, yu choy, curly endive, frizee/Belgian endive, arugula, leaf spinach, vine spinach, water spinach), guava, horseradish, kiwiberry, kiwifruit, kohlrabi, kumquat, leeks, lemons, lettuce, limes, lychee, mangos, mushrooms, nectarines, okra, olives, onions, papaya, parsnip, passion fruits, peaches (freestone, semi-freestone cling), peppers (green bell, yellow), persimmons, pineapple, plums, pomegranates, quinces, rhubarb, rutabaga, salsify, shallots, strawberries, turnips $650 Tier 2 Almond, apple, apricot, asparagus, avocados, bananas, beets, blueberries (low bush, rabbiteye), broccoflower, broccoli, broccolini, broccolo-cavalo, cabbage (hybrid, open pollinated, red, savoy), celeriac, cherries (tart), Chinese bitter melon, citron, coffee, cranberries, cucumbers, dasheen, eggplant, grapefruit, grapes (processed), greens (collard, common kale, Chinese mustard,mizuna/Japanese mustard, open pollinated mustard, turnip,Swiss chard (green, red)), macadamia nuts, mandarins/tangerines, melons, melongene, orangelo/Spanish chironja, oranges, parsley, peaches (cling), pears, peppers (Anaheim, banana, cayenne, chilaca, cubanelle, fingerhots, Fresno, gourmet mini, green chili, habanero, hot cherry, Hungarian hot wax, Italian, jalapeno, long johns, mini, oriental red, oriental sweet, paprika, pepino, pimento, poblano, red chili, scratch bonnet, serrano, sport, sweet cherry, tobasco), pistachios, plantain, potatoes, prunes, pummelo, pumpkins, radishes, raisins, squash, sweet potatoes, tangelos, tangors, tangos, taro, tomatillos, tomatoes, walnuts 225 Tier 3 Cashew, cherries (chockcherry, Jamaica), sweet corn, hazelnuts, pecans 65 Beans and Peas Beans, peas 25

(b) Eligible beets do not include sugar beets, which are not considered a specialty crop and are ineligible for the ASCF Program.

(c) Grapes are categorized as fresh or processed based on the intended use reported by the producer on FSA-578.

(d) CCC may announce additional eligible specialty crops if CCC determines that producers suffered decreased returns resulting from the market challenges considered when determining the eligibility of the specialty crops listed in paragraph (a) of this section. CCC will announce the eligibility of any additional eligible specialty crops on the ASCF web page at https://www.fsa.usda.gov/ascf.