Montana Crop Insurance
State Profile 2019
Revised January 2020
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Crops
Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Alfalfa Seed
946
2,841
33%
Barley
650,772
902,968
72%
Camelina
0
1,255
0%
Canola
113,352
139,450
81%
Cherries
179
451
40%
Corn
42,004
109,043
39%
Dry Beans
2,371
2,908
82%
Dry Peas
927,516
1,006,993
92%
Flax
56,708
94,432
60%
Forage Production
578,590
1,880,327
31%
Forage Seeding
10,657
130,000
8%
Mustard
33,816
58,250
58%
Oats
16,444
67,485
24%
Potatoes
6,170
11,375
54%
Safflower
40,395
51,059
79%
Sugar Beets
30,958
42,752
72%
Sunflowers
1,198
10,428
11%
Wheat
4,978,933
5,285,430
94%
Totals
7,491,009
9,797,447
76%
Crop Pilot Programs
Program
County Availability
Total Liability
Alfalfa Seed (Actual Production History)
Big Horn, Carbon, Rosebud, Treasure, and Yellowstone Counties
$941,772
Apiculture (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$10,848,908
Cherries (Actual Revenue History)
Lake and Flathead
$892,914
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$35,328,665
Whole Farm Revenue Protection
All Counties
$21,160,195
15 Year Crop Insurance History for MontanaDollar Liability Program
Total Dollar Liability
Livestock Gross Margin – Cattle
$0
Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle
$0
Livestock Revenue Protection - Dairy
$15,718,826
Livestock Risk Protection – Fed Cattle
$0
Livestock Risk Protection – Feeder Cattle
$3,165,998
Livestock Risk Protection – Lamb
$0
Livestock Risk Protection and Livestock Gross Margin – Swine
$0
Nursery (Dollar)
$0
Year
Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability
Gross Premium
Losses
Loss Ratio
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
2019
13,173
10,509,963
1,089,722,940
161,505,138
94,634,790
0.59
Data current as of January 23, 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 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).