Maine Crop Insurance
State Profile 2019
Revised January 2020
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Crops
Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Apples
1,183
1,355
87%
Barley
11,468
13,183
87%
Blueberries
7,343
*17,000
43%
Corn
14,349
26,848
53%
Forage Production
303
5,662
5%
Forage Seeding
NA
NA
NA
Fresh Market Sweet Corn
124
280
44%
Green Peas
NA
NA
NA
Oats
18,352
22,084
83%
Potatoes
50,868
51,667
98%
Wheat
789
1,162
68%
*Total acres from 2017 NASS data
Crop Pilot Programs
Program
County Availability
Total Liability
Apiculture (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$492,273
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$0
Whole-Farm Revenue Protection
All Counties
$0
Dairy Revenue Protection
All Counties
$2,790,009
Dollar Liability Program
Total Dollar Liability
Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle
$677,720
Livestock Gross Margin - Swine
$0
Nursery
$0
15 Year Crop Insurance History for Maine
Year
Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability
Gross Premium
Losses
Loss Ratio
2005
518
100,306
60,018,679
5,085,417
6,372,484
1.25
2006
543
98,954
59,426,140
5,146,528
2,633,896
0.51
2007
515
98,090
60,774,690
5,405,322
2,395,538
0.44
2008
550
108,897
70,395,584
6,559,950
5,224,901
0.80
2009
604
124,653
78,746,828
7,885,240
8,979,136
1.14
2010
575
121,995
73,492,925
7,488,710
2,584,386
0.35
2011
546
124,166
79,281,287
8,510,183
9,735,946
1.14
2012
553
128,913
86,469,122
9,731,229
6,338,834
0.65
2013
540
134,002
90,835,015
10,175,808
11,773,344
1.16
2014
515
125,078
88,187,254
10,311,419
2,926,770
0.28
2015
495
122,767
88,367,488
9,674,037
9,077,451
0.94
2016
484
110,029
77,306,784
9,818,742
4,364,338
0.44
2017
464
109,371
80,145,747
10,727,379
1,339,736
0.12
2018
448
109,010
81,341,923
10,921,152
2,597,228
0.24
2019
433
104,780
$87,476,343
$10,012,793
$1,118,760
0.11
Data current as of January 28, 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 CAT policies, are available from private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA service centers and on the RMA website.
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