Colorado Crop Insurance
State Profile 2019
Revised February 2020
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15 Year Crop Insurance History for ColoradoCrops
Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Annual Forage
41,850
N/A
N/A
Apples
376
N/A
N/A
Barley
52,454
52,642
100%
Corn
1,430,922
1,515,373
94%
Dry Beans
28,819
34,400
84%
Dry Peas
3,286
8,631
38%
Forage Production
1,730
N/A
N/A
Fresh Market Sweet Corn
1,281
N/A
N/A
Grain Sorghum
278,269
300,293
93%
Grapes
262
276
95%
Millet
261,500
409,148
64%
Oats
3,790
42,205
8%
Onions
1,957
N/A
N/A
Pasture, Range, and Forage
4,479,362
N/A
N/A
Peaches
1,702
N/A
N/A
Popcorn
2,576
2,601
99%
Potatoes
51,316
51,787
99%
Silage Sorghum
794
N/A
N/A
Soybeans
6,240
7,336
85%
Sugar Beets
21,534
24,130
89%
Sunflowers
60,208
N/A
N/A
Wheat
1,884,640
2,051,025
92%
Crop Pilot Programs
Program
County Availability
Total Liability
Annual Forage
All Counties (Except Broomfield)
$11,270,028
Apiculture
All Counties with an existing program
$1,236,250
Pasture, Range, and Forage
All Counties (Except Broomfield)
$76,037,295
Silage Sorghum
Baca and Prowers Counties
$94,970
Supplemental Coverage Option
All Counties with existing programs
$1,580,382
Whole Farm Revenue Protection
All Counties
$86,340,762
Dollar Liability Program
Total Dollar Liability
Livestock Gross Margin – Cattle
$0
Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle
$2,311,400
Livestock Gross Margin – Swine
$0
Livestock Risk Protection – Fed Cattle
$0
Livestock Risk Protection – Feeder Cattle
$1,783,218
Livestock Risk Protection – Lamb
$1,294,672
Livestock Risk Protection – Swine
$0
Dairy Revenue Protection
$1,274,412,314
Nursery
$30,660,834
Year
Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability
Gross Premium
Losses
Loss Ratio
2004
17,354
3,937,427
605,571,521
87,123,499
136,325,443
1.56
2005
17,168
3,929,057
579,084,551
85,126,606
98,609,196
1.16
2006
16,093
3,671,439
576,856,692
91,629,180
138,607,569
1.51
2007
16,548
6,076,508
822,143,861
138,007,727
47,266,183
0.34
2008
16,288
5,579,763
1,069,459,040
183,589,237
190,242,967
1.04
2009
16,047
5,736,574
1,048,417,294
208,518,499
88,394,584
0.42
2010
15,454
5,221,592
901,333,922
148,272,288
44,375,863
0.3
2011
15,946
5,479,423
1,309,696,421
212,914,761
143,339,447
0.67
2012
15,976
6,102,973
1,393,649,405
217,693,066
278,079,284
1.28
2013
16,830
7,180,211
1,443,194,872
243,466,482
403,746,428
1.66
2014
16,202
7,445,073
1,244.400,355
193,232,431
168,077,326
0.87
2015
16,019
7,185,769
1,076,474,484
172,510,173
106,215,388
0.62
2016
15,322
6,368,398
1,038,416,803
160,663,527
61,516,077
0.38
2017
14,965
6,731,530
1,119,752,048
165,128,818
81,949,550
0.50
2018
14,698
7,123,389
1,207,039,410
171,847,244
140,481,063
0.82
2019
14,189
8,615,112
1,226,411,398
181,030,604
74,943,451
0.41
Data current as of January 7, 2020. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool.
- Where to Buy Crop Insurance
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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.
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