Maryland Crop Insurance
State Profile 2019
Revised January 2020
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Crops
Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Apples
840
993
85%
Barley
6,843
16,571
41%
Corn
364,706
451,992
81%
Cucumbers
1,159
1,195
97%
Forage Production
0
9,773
0%
Forage Seeding
0
NA
NA
Fresh Market Sweet Corn
20
1,533
1%
Fresh Market Tomatoes
24
162
15%
Grain Sorghum
9,824
13,992
70%
Grapes
32
195
16%
Green Peas
1,941
2,604
75%
Oats
327
2,337
14%
Peaches
266
453
59%
Potatoes
1,979
2,006
99%
Processing Beans
3,995
5,537
72%
Processing Sweet Corn
3,603
6,850
53%
Processing Tomatoes
58
116
50%
Soybeans
360,503
459,150
79%
Tobacco – Maryland
0
NA
NA
Wheat
85,129
113,330
75%
Crop Pilot Programs
Program
County Availability
Total Liability
Apiculture (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$215,826
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$658,077
Whole-Farm Revenue Protection
All Counties
$3,219,506
Dairy Revenue Protection
All Counties
$6,062,033
15 Year Crop Insurance History for MarylandDollar Liability Program
Total Dollar Liability
Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle
$0
Livestock Gross Margin – Swine
$0
Nursery
$31,438,476
Year
Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability
Gross Premium
Losses
Loss Ratio
2005
4,179
750,327
175,576,930
15,005,332
4,371,124
0.29
2006
3,972
735,792
188,044,967
16,985,976
5,177,590
0.30
2007
3,873
732,120
247,177,109
23,891,885
35,900,101
1.50
2008
4,111
782,993
329,014,175
36,876,815
30,323,845
0.82
2009
4,857
886,455
313,149,455
31,656,063
10,612,388
0.34
2010
4,540
847,555
270,447,416
28,379,258
36,264,432
1.28
2011
4,798
912,003
405,360,428
46,156,932
30,131,982
0.65
2012
4,836
920,951
407,836,913
40,453,857
28,791,652
0.71
2013
4,977
944,758
433,243,343
40,042,686
13,950,297
0.35
2014
4,942
931,587
366,349,530
33,847,234
7,076,761
0.21
2015
4,657
905,264
335,542,722
31,901,513
8,501,371
0.27
2016
4,438
883,236
301,659,067
29,625,241
10,838,507
0.37
2017
4,252
851,591
319,539,186
32,370,406
4,277,764
0.13
2018
4,495
855,331
334,730,502
29,076,089
17,910,688
0.62
2019
3,977
842,440
$345,237,960
$29,713,534
$10,366,100
0.35
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 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 the RMA 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).