Florida Crop Insurance
State Profile 2018
Revised March 2019
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Crops Insured Acres Total Acres Percent Insured Avocado 1,727 5,500* 31% Blueberries 3,795 5,200* 73% Cabbage 2,405 9,000* 27% Corn 55,526 100,000 56% Cotton 107,976 117,000 92% Cucumbers 659 26,000* 3% Flue Cured Tobacco 1,421 N/A N/A Fresh Market Tomatoes 14,464 29,000* 50% Grain Sorghum 318 N/A N/A Oats 25 N/A N/A Peanuts 136,050 155,000 88% Potatoes 17,204 22,000 78% Rice 21,275 N/A N/A Soybeans 10,548 18,000 59% Sugarcane 386,391 397,000 97% Wheat 4,213 10,000 42%
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Crop Pilot Programs County Availability Total Liability Apiculture All Counties $27,479,381 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage All $150,359,818 Whole Farm Revenue Protection All $102,669,991
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Dollar Liability Program Total Dollar Liability Citrus - Grapefruit, Lemons, Mandarins,Tangerines, Oranges, Tangelos, and Tangors $334,438,991 Fresh Market Sweet Corn $26,176,617 Fresh Market Tomatoes $53,682,630 Nursery - Field Grown and Container $496,477,842 Pecans (Revenue) $586,899 Peppers $16,952,794
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Florida Fruit Tree
County Availability
Total Liability
Avocado Tree
Miami-Dade $24,734,434 Carambola Tree
Lee, Miami-Dade
$2,772,182 Lemon Trees
Hendry, Martin
$1,296,745 Lime Trees
Lee, Miami-Dade
$243,517 Mango Trees
Miami-Dade $876,318 Grapefruit, Orange, and other citrus trees
Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, De Soto, Glades, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, St Lucie, Volusia
$1,222,015,696 * 2016 total acres (2017 acres not available as of March 2018)
- 15 Year Crop Insurance History for Florida
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Year Policies Earning Premium Net Acres Insured Liability Gross Premium Losses Loss Ratio 2004 14,530 1,331,911 2,700,446,503 99,751,259 113,205,213 1.13 2005 14,479 1,373,027 2,973,811,338 106,372,568 335,086,858 3.15 2006 14,833 1,370,441 3,049,039,461 83,182,553 229,598,389 2.76 2007 13,593 1,228,289 3,154,746,854 136,490,133 40,786,556 0.30 2008 13,452 1,291,343 3,211,104,056 122,496,208 17,184,223 0.14 2009 13,261 1,267,627 3,163,510,248 111,091,625 71,796,410 0.65 2010 11,960 1,149,888 2,867,534,251 100,708,680 65,625,181 0.65 2011 11,721 1,873,262 2,786,623,598 112,810,561 71,756,218 0.64 2012 11,549 2,048,009 2,892,163,935 116,974,641 86,254,145 0.74 2013 11,399 2,220,105 3,177,455,432 126,363,648 52,855,237 0.42 2014 9,850 2,296,186 3,066,630,066 119,260,850 36,484,083 0.31 2015 9,250 2,477,545 2,974,308,722 109,118,104 46,501,661 0.43 2016 8,490 1,692,463 2,886,399,379 102,616,365 61,632,833 0.60 2017 7,751 1,738,198 2,767,281,407 110,926,172 100,162,788 0.90 2018 7,407 2,167,262 2,814,073,338 117,799,185 337,985,473 2.87
- 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).