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South Carolina State Profile - 2016

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Revised January 2017

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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.

Main Table
CropsInsured AcresTotal AcresPercent Insured
Apples67NANA
Barley304NANA
Blueberries0NANA
Canola2,818NANA
Corn330,288375,00088%
Cotton**191,386190,000100%
Flue Cured Tobacco12,34413,00095%
Fresh Market Tomatoes7583,30038%
Grain Sorghum10,390NANA
Oats3,43617,00020%
Peaches11,41214,000*82%
Peanuts103,664110,00094%
Rye1,120NANA
Soybeans388,970420,00093%
Wheat246,34060,000100%


 

Crop Pilot Programs
ProgramCounty AvailabilityTotal Liability
ApicultureAll$495,766 
ClamsBeaufort, Charleston$0 
Nursery Growers Price EndorsementAllNA 
Pasture, Rangeland, ForageAll$1,898,476 
Whole Farm Revenue ProtectionAll$9,625,268 


 

Dollar Liability ProgramTotal Dollar Liability
Nursery$20,176,076


 

* 2015 total acres (2016 acres incomplete or not available as of February 2017) 
** Excludes acres for Stacked Income Protection (STAX)

15 Year Insurance
YearPolicies Earning PremiumNet Acres InsuredLiabilityGross PremiumLossesLoss Ratio
20026,4451,098,812269,656,93922,931,76866,339,8732.89
20036,3311,084,825286,260,60927,497,26934,053,0891.24
20046,5411,135,781316,680,58532,179,94220,152,9190.63
20055,4091,045,961276,714,19028,561,85018,745,1760.66
20065,0261,013,910324,526,16631,291,76121,772,1850.70
20075,1071,060,495354,242,24238,602,05055,049,4561.43
20085,5171,175,835425,500,38054,159,59450,014,4500.92
20095,2941,135,204383,914,00953,790,05835,113,9970.65
20105,2031,128,474379,592,92952,391,48728,318,5940.54
20115,3901,153,854533,507,02779,676,30370,979,0600.89
20125,8221,201,530512,787,09573,789,92226,601,2850.36
20136,1441,222,083513,772,96373,021,10960,662,0100.83
20145,9581,251,857482,745,72066,843,74242,508,0110.64
20155,7571,219,425421,908,67865,889,814147,788,7552.24
20166,0261,314,476431,103,40170,306,87159,453,9510.85

Data current as of February 14, 2017. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool .