Montana Crop Insurance
State Profile 2018
Revised March 2019
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Crops Insured Acres Total Acres Percent
InsuredAlfalfa Seed 2,569
5,304
48% Barley 533,047 761,266
70% Camelina 0 393 0% Canola 93,490
111,072 84% Cherries 154 385
40% Corn 43,730 108,049 40% Dry Beans 2,087
3,982 52% Dry Peas 1,142,429 1,207,419 95% Flax 19,078
37,037 52% Forage Production 614,422
1,833,803 34% Forage Seeding 4,627 115,000 4% Mustard 28,934
59,118 49% Oats 15,436 59,618
26% Potatoes 6,377
10,676 60% Safflower 31,817 42,863 74% Sugar Beets 31,213 43,873 71% Sunflowers 774 16,139 5% Wheat 4,921,314 5,146,168 96% Totals 7,491,498 9,562,165 78% Crop Pilot Programs Program County Availability Total Liability Alfalfa Seed (Actual Production History) Big Horn, Carbon, Rosebud, Treasure, and Yellowstone Counties $2,665,025 Apiculture (Rainfall Index) All Counties $8,652,291 Cherries (Actual Revenue History) Lake and Flathead $777,615 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index) All Counties $32,983,033 Whole Farm Revenue Protection All Counties $39,164,516 Dollar Liability Program Total Dollar Liability Livestock Gross Margin-Cattle $0 Livestock Gross Margin- Dairy Cattle $0 Livestock Risk Protection-Fed Cattle $0 Livestock Risk Protection-Feeder Cattle $3,043,930 Livestock Risk Protection-Lamb $313,464 Nursery (Dollar) $0 Livestock Risk Protection and Livestock Gross Margin-Swine $0
- 15 Year Crop Insurance History for Montana
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Year Policies Earning Premium Net Acres Insured Liability Gross Premium Losses Loss Ratio 2004 19,405 17,501,877 581,840,099 76,780,400 86,263,753 1.12 2005 22,579 34,173,549 666,674,671 96,316,180 31,753,553 0.33 2006 20,936 31,351,274 633,670,634 95,633,139 86,114,446 0.90 2007 20,338 29,557,242 731,458,856 119,946,022 78,520,338 0.65 2008 19,096 27,299,548 1,042,657,607 191,476,228 131,954,795 0.69 2009 17,160 14,417,562 1,093,126,895 203,052,875 128,897,454 0.63 2010 16,172 12,165,391 803,997,688 137,406,748 39,900,384 0.29 2011 16,143 10,996,677 1,224,947,291 216,459,072 161,376,098 0.75 2012 15,997 10,295,810 1,289,291,064 206,979,646 107,025,986 0.52 2013 15,997 10,657,646 1,331,299,654 214,386,842 113,559,116 0.53 2014 15,619 10,461,473 1,134,359,829 161,214,734 79,541,116 0.49 2015 15,069 10,089,269 1,081,887,737 151,349,050 121,182,972 0.80 2016 14,354 9,521,725 999,586,073 149,133,451 74,348,558 0.50 2017 14,136 9,033,698 1,018,793,348 154,384,748 239,193,529 1.55 2018 13,576 10,161,124 1,123,486,739 170,740,237 106,035,257 0.62 Data current as of February 28, 2019. 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 at www.rma.usda.gov/Information-Tools/Agent-Locator.
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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).