Colorado Crop Insurance
State Profile 2016
Revised January 2017
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Crops Insured Acres Total Acres Percent Insured Annual Forage 64,055 N/A N/A Apples 401 371 100% Barley 67,718 68,901 98% Corn 1,222,901 1,207,961 100% Dry Beans 34,443 40,061 86% Dry Peas 2,749 4,514 61% Forage Production 2,720 N/A N/A Fresh Market Sweet Corn 2,585 N/A N/A Grain Sorghum 329,514 342,489 96% Grapes 301 302 100% Millet 227,246 295,211 77% Oats 2,027 40,162 5% Onions 2,473 3,117 79% Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage 2,134,547 N/A N/A Peaches 1,762 N/A N/A Popcorn 2,117 N/A N/A Potatoes 51,381 52,019 99% Silage Sorghum 1,085 N/A N/A Soybeans 8,812 11,491 77% Sugar Beets 25,195 26,691 94% Sunflowers 57,837 62,476 93% Wheat 2,114,795 1,981,119 100%
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Crop Pilot Programs
Program Counties Available
Total Liability Annual Forage – RI
All counties except Broomfield $6,073,872 Apiculture – RI Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Huerfano, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lake, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Otero, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, Weld, and Yuma Counties $1,086,562 Apiculture – VI Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Rio Blanco, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties $0 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage – RI All Counties except Broomfield $80,285,959 Silage Sorghum Baca and Prowers County $120,458 Supplemental Coverage Option All counties with existing programs $612,142 Whole Farm Revenue Protection All Counties
$43,620,222
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Dollar Liability Program
Total Dollar Liability
Livestock Gross Margin - Cattle
$0 Livestock Gross Margin - Dairy Cattle
$3,221,540 Livestock Gross Margin - Swine
$0 Livestock Risk Protection - Fed Cattle
$429,828 Livestock Risk Protection - Feeder Cattle
$1,963,255 Livestock Risk Protection - Lamb
$2,465,802 Livestock Risk Protection - Swine
$0 Nursery $24,181,993
- 15 Year Crop Insurance History for Colorado
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Year Policies Earning Premium Net Acres Insured Liability Gross Premium Losses Loss Ratio 2002 16,114 3,694,123 485,707,337 53,545,709 152,301,751 2.84 2003 17,300 4,086,388 575,112,046 75,814,048 110,028,886 1.45 2004 17,354 3,937,427 605,571,521 87,123,499 136,325,443 1.56 2005 17,168 3,929,057 579,084,551 85,126,606 98,609,196 1.16 2006 16,093 3,671,439 576,856,692 91,629,180 138,607,569 1.51 2007 16,548 6,076,508 822,143,861 138,007,727 47,266,183 0.34 2008 16,288 5,579,763 1,069,459,040 183,589,237 190,242,967 1.04 2009 16,047 5,736,574 1,048,417,294 208,518,499 88,394,584 0.42 2010 15,454 5,221,592 901,333,922 148,272,288 44,375,863 0.3 2011 15,946 5,479,423 1,309,696,421 212,914,761 143,339,447 0.67 2012 15,976 6,102,973 1,393,649,405 217,693,066 278,079,284 1.28 2013 16,830 7,180,211 1,443,194,872 243,466,482 403,746,428 1.66 2014 16,202 7,445,073 1,244.400,355 193,232,431 168,077,326 0.87 2015 16,019 7,185,769 1,076,474,484 172,510,173 106,215,388 0.62 2016 15,322 6,368,398 1,038,416,803 160,663,527 61,516,077 0.38 Data current as of January 20, 2017. 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 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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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).