Bush Berry Crops | WCIRB California

Classification Code

0079(2)

Latest Pure Premium Rate

$2.52

Pure Premium Rate Effective Date

9/1/2023

Industry Group

Farms

Phraseology

BUSH BERRY CROPS

Footnote

This classification applies to all acreage devoted to the cultivation and harvesting, including field packing, of bush berries, such as raspberries, olallieberries (blackberries), blueberries and boysenberries.

The washing, sorting, sizing, grading, packing, precooling or otherwise preparing of fresh fruit for shipment (not field packing) shall be separately classified as 2107, Fruit — fresh fruit packing and handling.

The cultivation and harvesting, including field packing, of strawberries shall be classified as 0079(1), Strawberry Crops.

Providing machinery and operating crews to conduct mechanized farming or harvesting operations for separate concerns on a fee basis shall be classified as 0050, Farm Machinery Operation.

Approved Pure Premium Rates

Effective Date	Pure Premium Rate	Note
9/1/2023	$2.52	New/Renewal
9/1/2022	$2.34	New/Renewal
9/1/2021	$2.73	New/Renewal

Rules

Excerpt - USRP, Part 3, Section IV, Rule 4, Farms

Previous Phraseology and Footnote

Effective Date

1/1/2015

Phraseology:
BUSH BERRY CROPS

Footnote:
This classification applies to all acreage devoted to the cultivation and harvesting, including field packing, of bush berries, such as raspberries, olallieberries (blackberries), blueberries and boysenberries.

The washing, sorting, sizing, grading, packing, precooling or otherwise preparing fresh fruit for shipment (not field packing) shall be separately classified as 2107, Fruit — fresh fruit packing and handling.

The cultivation and harvesting, including field packing, of strawberries shall be classified as 0079(1), Strawberry Crops.