Louisiana Crop Insurance
State Profile 2019
Revised January 2020
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Crops
Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Blueberries
47
120
39%
Corn
691,938
762,200
91%
Cotton
298,210
298,200
100%
Grain Sorghum
10,247
N/A
N/A
Oats
606
1000
61%
Peanuts
1,723
2,400
72%
Pecans
628
8,300
8%
Rice
400,612
425,000
94%
Soybeans
996,902
977,500
*102%
Sugarcane
377,091
470,400
80%
Sweet Potatoes
8,860
N/A
N/A
Wheat
64,301
76,000
85%
Crop Pilot Programs
Program
Parish Availability
Total Liability
Apiculture
All parishes
$3,414,091
Hybrid Seed Rice
Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Rapides, Tensas
$1,342,393
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
$23,726
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Swine
All parishes
N/A
Nursery Grower’s Price Endorsement
All parishes
N/A
Oysters
Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St Bernard, St Mary, Terrebonne, Vermilion
N/A
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage
All parishes
$8,718,354
Whole Farm Revenue Protection
All parishes
$5,634,955
Dollar Liability Program
Program
Total Dollar Liability
Nursery
$13,308,036
*“Higher than normal prevented planted acreage caused insured acres to be greater than planted acres.”
15 Year Crop Insurance History for Louisiana
Year
Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability
Gross Premium
Losses
Loss Ratio
2004
10,274
2,838,205
403,427,582
37,251,593
29,458,745
0.79
2005
9,423
2,648,309
367,167,429
33,546,452
17,329,684
0.52
2006
8,331
2,522,109
387,088,613
37,592,066
21,848,405
0.58
2007
8,760
2,663,156
488,999,528
50,778,260
15,786,694
0.31
2008
9,100
2,835,933
606,289,901
62,981,725
76,348,458
1.21
2009
8,085
2,735,545
686,036,875
75,664,101
64,906,109
0.86
2010
8,151
2,761,606
715,175,033
76,296,139
32,549,113
0.42
2011
8,478
2,785,985
981,221,331
101,762,450
64,511,050
0.63
2012
8,468
2,815,336
959,638,952
94,459,859
32,327,324
0.34
2013
8,243
2,845,893
1,109,057,457
98,684,158
28,410,200
0.29
2014
8,036
2,877,638
1,009,145,316
81,814,494
30,366,357
0.37
2015
7,924
2,905,415
892,716,289
73,388,028
84,232,745
1.15
2016
8,195
3,064,248
947,339,083
75,189,919
99,344,626
1.32
2017
7,371
2,780,896
977,507,614
83,270,704
52,888,630
0.64
2018
7,229
2,872,609
1,096,335,421
79,833,794
83,759,774
1.05
2019
7,501
2,932,903
1,101,257,803
83,429,925
112,701,008
1.35
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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USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).