Crops Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Apples N/A N/A N/A
Barley 944 N/A N/A
Canola 6,984 N/A N/A
Corn 1,159,908 1,340,000 87%
Grain Sorghum 2,055 N/A N/A
Peaches 20 N/A N/A
Popcorn 5,625 N/A N/A
Soybeans 1,693,738 2,000,000 85%
Tobacco – Burley 44,687 50,000 89%
Tobacco – Dark Air Cured 6,211 7,100 87%
Tobacco – Fire Cured 9,448 11,000 86%
Wheat 369,910 450,000 82%
Crop Pilot Programs
Program County Availability Total Liability
Apiculture All Counties $2,636
Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle All Counties $73,980
Livestock Gross Margin – Swine All Counties N/A
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Fed Cattle All Counties N/A
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Feeder Cattle All Counties $2,285,195
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Swine All Counties N/A
Nursery Grower's Price Endorsement All Counties N/A
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage All Counties $31,215,128
Whole-Farm Revenue Protection All Counties $32,253,139
Dollar Liability Program
Program Total Dollar Liability
Nursery $529,862
15 Year Crop Insurance History for Kentucky
Year Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability Gross Premium
Losses Loss Ratio
2004 17,106 1,879,327 427,707,052 36,869,466 23,997,522 0.65
2005 12,413 1,850,621 390,624,721 34,597,205 19,766,248 0.57
2006 11,426 1,835,279 431,358,026 39,137,246 13,924,121 0.36
2007 11,785 1,945,021 659,405,868 59,982,827 110,608,000 1.84
2008 13,544 2,261,010 1,030,624,660 106,628,005 114,290,667 1.07
2009 14,211 2,405,750 990,122,556 103,273,969 70,254,384 0.68
2010 14,173 2,514,887 953,838,466 89,918,413 137,982,198 1.53
2011 15,270 2,781,235 1,462,051,356 154,188,747 99,129,881 0.64
2012 16,234 2,981,130 1,574,617,655 144,739,801 490,510,122 3.39
2013 17,884 3,300,497 1,736,469,223 166,202,749 62,260,294 0.37
2014 18,227 3,367,034 1,624,595,103 149,717,810 142,377,585 0.95
2015 17,067 3,343,027 1,461,665,517 145,524,378 99,848,945 0.69
2016 16,567 3,345,993 1,373,556,151 142,199,537 122,931,254 0.59
2017 16,335 3,375,461 1,507,112,223 155,691,758 92,513,027 0.5
2018 16,104 3,469,206 1,525,769,283 144,167,928 84,392,351 0.59
Data current as of February 18, 2018. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool.
Where to Buy Crop Insurance
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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