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Revised January 2020
2018-2019 Crop Insurance
| Crops | Insured Acres | Total Acres | Percent Insured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | 11,933 | *20,000 | 60% |
| Barley | 2,836 | 16,645 | 17% |
| Cabbage | 2 | 839 | 1% |
| Corn | 665,298 | 949,821 | 70% |
| Forage Production | 2,268 | 92,681 | 2% |
| Forage Seeding | 559 | NA | NA |
| Fresh Market Sweet Corn | 873 | 3,453 | 25% |
| Fresh Market Tomatoes | 6 | 192 | 3% |
| Grain Sorghum | 1,341 | 6,196 | 22% |
| Grapes | 8,175 | *13,000 | 63% |
| Green Peas | NA | NA | NA |
| Oats | 5,551 | 39,574 | 14% |
| Peaches | 1,435 | *4,000 | 36% |
| Pears | 32 | 58 | 55% |
| Potatoes | 2,241 | 5,124 | 44% |
| Processing Beans | 5,543 | 7,021 | 79% |
| Processing Sweet Corn | 0 | 336 | 0% |
| Processing Tomatoes | 1,124 | 1,298 | 87% |
| Soybeans | 345,074 | 526,523 | 66% |
| Tobacco – Cigar Filler | 66 | 346 | 19% |
| Tobacco –Maryland | 0 | 42 | 0% |
| Wheat | 48,571 | 96,344 | 50% |
| *Total acres from 2017 NASS data |
| Crop Pilot Programs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Program | County Availability | Total Liability | |
| Apiculture (Rainfall Index) | All Counties | $144,965 | |
| Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index) | All Counties | $26,799,867 | |
| Whole-Farm Revenue Protection | All Counties | $12,989,846 | |
| Dairy Revenue Protection | All Counties | $73,608,235 | |
| Dollar Liability Program | Total Dollar Liability | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle | $1,998,071 | ||
| Livestock Gross Margin – Swine | $276,110 | ||
| Livestock Risk Protection – Lamb | $0 | ||
| Nursery | $3,396,602 |
15 Year Crop Insurance History for Pennsylvania
| Year | Policies Earning Premium | Net Acres Insured | Liability | Gross Premium | Losses | Loss Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11,411 | 1,118,489 | 249,862,970 | 29,829,033 | 15,050,616 | 0.50 |
| 2006 | 10,557 | 1,082,612 | 248,170,303 | 32,495,883 | 18,040,704 | 0.56 |
| 2007 | 9,893 | 1,080,746 | 332,954,962 | 44,568,682 | 26,190,971 | 0.59 |
| 2008 | 9,758 | 1,070,067 | 408,729,650 | 57,385,926 | 36,274,415 | 0.63 |
| 2009 | 10,144 | 1,146,821 | 387,070,282 | 49,396,311 | 25,889,875 | 0.52 |
| 2010 | 9,459 | 1,175,663 | 391,962,745 | 45,203,119 | 34,248,093 | 0.76 |
| 2011 | 9,661 | 1,177,603 | 579,174,945 | 67,982,764 | 68,824,793 | 1.01 |
| 2012 | 9,793 | 1,233,159 | 595,534,462 | 64,380,742 | 25,797,509 | 0.40 |
| 2013 | 9,781 | 1,230,851 | 594,177,431 | 68,242,123 | 21,126,088 | 0.31 |
| 2014 | 9,506 | 1,214,223 | 532,227,532 | 63,828,060 | 25,765,635 | 0.40 |
| 2015 | 9,293 | 1,193,983 | 529,003,462 | 64,377,005 | 30,535,101 | 0.47 |
| 2016 | 8,882 | 1,185,015 | 479,073,952 | 60,931,991 | 59,478,785 | 0.98 |
| 2017 | 8,534 | 1,183,716 | 503,318,513 | 60,373,630 | 15,629,492 | 0.26 |
| 2018 | 8,187 | 1,163,013 | 500,359,480 | 56,632,443 | 38,262,859 | 0.68 |
| 2019 | 8,056 | 1,163,779 | $563,292,627 | $58,146,053 | $20,750,141 | 0.36 |
Data current as of January 28, 2020. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool .
Where to buy crop insurance
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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