Puerto Rico Crop Insurance
State Profile 2019
Revised January 2020
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15 Year Crop Insurance History for Puerto RicoInsurable Crops
Coverage Value
Crop Value
Percent Insured
Citron
0
0
NA
Citrus
3,224,083
4,584,593
70%
Coffee
7,838,585
11,090,677
71%
Farinaceous
16,152,637
23,548,632
69%
Fruit Orchards
1,461,867
2,763,352
53%
Sugar Cane
534
821
65%
Vegetables
1,339,095
2,136,624
63%
Year
Policies Earning
PremiumCuerdas Insured
Coverage Value
Gross Premium
Losses
Loss Ratio
2005
10,071
68,470
112,345,709
8,679,028
1,246,454
0.14
2006
9,925
70,669
103,397,316
8,167,307
861
0.00
2007
9,276
66,869
94,792,846
7,578,587
1,114,716
0.15
2008
9,664
64,920
93,866,161
7,839,601
1,315,536
0.17
2009
8,285
55,415
73,685,930
5,767,434
9,099
0.00
2010
7,446
49,887
67,297,135
5,296,615
1,392,436
0.26
2011
7,673
49,173
65,147,603
5,316,922
5,606,775
1.05
2012
7,328
45,683
60,422,353
5,041,041
152,026
0.03
2013
7,527
45,761
60,910,189
5,095,076
0
0.00
2014
7,480
43,683
53,164,653
4,081,902
11,212
0.00
2015
7,026
40,191
52,539,391
4,178,913
0
0.00
2016
7,096
40,569
53,445,688
4,108,933
5,835
0.00
2017
6,810
38,572
48,580,566
3,538,921
30,516,133
8.62
2018
4,221
16,667
27,493,347
2,651,237
0
0.00
2019*
4,703
15,833
30,016,801
3,100,011
0
0.00
*Data current as of January 23, 2020. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool.
Note: One Cuerdas = 0.971212 acres
- 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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