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15 Crop Insurance
| Year | Policies Earning Premium |
Net Acres Insured |
Liability | Gross Premium |
Losses | Loss Ratio |
| 2002 |
10,864
|
2,852,296
|
387,310,045
|
34,619,550
|
49,142,157
|
1.42
|
| 2003 |
10,488
|
2,822,567 |
395,103,932 |
35,597,507 |
28,279,221
|
0.79
|
| 2004 |
10,305
|
2,837,680
|
416,843,560
|
37,466,757
|
29,458,745
|
0.79
|
| 2005 |
9,479
|
2,647,827
|
387,580,802
|
33,870,040
|
17,528,755
|
0.52
|
| 2006 |
8,367
|
2,521,627
|
407,719,699
|
37,766,971
|
21,848,405
|
0.58
|
| 2007 |
8,812
|
2,662,735
|
516,946,570
|
51,347,154
|
15,786,694
|
0.31
|
| 2008 |
9,157
|
2,822,110
|
635,908,161
|
63,673,048
|
76,348,458
|
1.20
|
| 2009 |
8,115
|
2,721,812
|
705,505,329
|
76,099,642
|
64,918,721
|
0.85
|
| 2010 |
8,217
|
2,747,977
|
749,303,942
|
77,244,815
|
32,549,113
|
0.42
|
| 2011 |
8,513
|
2,785,590
|
1,008,433,072
|
102,511,833
|
64,511,050
|
0.63
|
| 2012 |
8,487
|
2,814,767
|
988,699,736
|
95,135,058
|
32,327,324
|
0.34
|
| 2013 |
8,257
|
2,845,378
|
1,132,704,976
|
99,216,844
|
28,398,294
|
0.29
|
| 2014 |
8,040
|
2,877,146
|
1,031,957,025
|
82,342,584
|
30,252,447
|
0.37
|
| 2015 |
7,896
|
2,896,050
|
899,657,282
|
73,193,522
|
83,404,952
|
1.14
|
| 2016 |
8,182
|
3,058,700
|
958,422,094
|
75,312,887
|
91,277,690
|
1.21
|
Main table
| Crops | Insured Acres | Total Acres | Percent Insured |
| Blueberries | 97 | N/A | N/A |
| Corn | 708,017 | 620,000 | *114% |
| Cotton | 138,890 | 140,000 | 99% |
| Grain Sorghum | 49,678 | 52,000 | 96% |
| Oats | 3,081 | N/A | N/A |
| Peaches | 16 | N/A | N/A |
| Peanuts | 498 | N/A | N/A |
| Pecans | 628 | N/A | N/A |
| Rice | 387,698 | 437,000 | 89% |
| Soybeans | 1,210,666 | 1,230,000 | 98% |
| Sugarcane | 337,675 | 400,000 | 84% |
| Sweet Potatoes |
9,497 |
10,000 |
95% |
| Wheat | 163,896 | 25,000 | *656% |
| Crop Pilot Programs |
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| Program | Parish Availability |
Total Liability |
|
|
Hybrid Seed Rice
|
All parishes
|
$1,253,384 | |
|
Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) – Dairy Cattle
|
All parishes
|
N/A | |
|
Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) – Swine
|
All parishes
|
N/A | |
|
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Fed Cattle
|
All parishes
|
N/A | |
|
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Feeder Cattle
|
All parishes
|
N/A | |
|
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Swine
|
All parishes
|
N/A | |
| Nursery Grower’s Price Endorsement |
All parishes
|
$12,610,480 | |
|
Oysters
|
Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St Bernard, St Mary, Terrebonne, Vermilion
|
N/A | |
| Pasture, Rangeland, Forage |
All parishes
|
$4,795,399 | |
| Whole Farm Revenue Protection |
All parishes
|
$2,087,646 | |
| Dollar Liability Program |
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| Program | Total Dollar Liability | ||
| Nursery | |||
"Higher than normal prevented planted acreage caused insured acres to be greater than planted acres."
Where to Buy
All multi-peril crop insurance, including Catastrophic Risk Protection policies, are available from private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA service centers and on RMA’s website.