Iowa Crop Insurance
State Profile 2016
Revised February 2017
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Crops Insured Acres Total Acres Percent Insured Barley 126 NA NA Corn 12,861,532 13,900,000 93% Forage Production
12,083 910,000 1.3% Grain Sorghum
127 NA NA Green Peas
1,056 NA NA Oats 7,322 120,000 6% Popcorn 7,515 NA NA Potatoes 317 NA NA Soybeans 8,874,912 9,500,000 93% Sweet Corn
2,115 NA NA Wheat 4,441 25,000 18% - Insured Acres include Prevented Planting acres
- Total Acres are official National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates
- NA - Not AvailableCrop Pilot Programs
Program County Availability
Livestock Gross Margin – Cattle, Dairy Cattle, & Swine All Iowa Counties Livestock Risk Protection – Fed Cattle, Feeder Cattle, Lamb, & Swine All Iowa Counties Whole Farm Revenue Protection All Iowa Counties Dollar Liability Program Total Dollar Liability Hybrid Corn Seed $80,292,738 Livestock Gross Margin – Cattle $1,859,115 Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle $10,812,202 Livestock Gross Margin – Swine $8,516,656 Livestock Risk Protection – Fed Cattle $5,806,296 Livestock Risk Protection – Feeder Cattle $7,221,987 Livestock Risk Protection – Lamb $706,456 Livestock Risk Protection – Swine $391,300 Nursery $606,474 Whole Farm Revenue Protection $10,089,105
- 15 Year Crop Insurance History for Iowa
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Year Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability Gross Premium
Losses Loss Ratio
2002 137,895 19,367,341 3,705,969,210 225,552,992 56,007,829 0.25 2003
133,117 19,437,377 4,035,730,273 251,824,476 237,113,499 0.94 2004
130,266 19,726,036 5,066,875,118 354,412,866 108,903,182 0.31 2005
127,406 19,908,937 4,501,358,678 310,393,020 72,791,338 0.23 2006
125,514 20,173,529 5,281,556,438 366,659,256 58,339,458 0.16 2007
121,625 20,261,378 8,282,271,512 600,079,446 90,590,038 0.15 2008
123,932 20,601,566
11,644,486,899 914,358,700 1,096,349,008 1.20 2009
127,361 21,045,697 9,158,169,937 743,520,867 168,148,847 0.23 2010
124,260 21,141,028 9,330,658,090 592,194,197 350,721,911 0.59 2011
124,813 21,469,741 14,666,810,786 1,030,433,236 295,061,397 0.29 2012
126,469 21,718,736 14,940,478,420 902,867,753 2,016,224,095 2.23 2013
130,112 22,176,851 15,510,216,074 946,907,011 2,040,424,572 2.15 2014
128,993 22,231,009 13,289,383,856 738,507,206 1,410,042,341 1.91 2015
127,033 22,167,538 11,815,631,791 722,658,815 147,016,588 0.20 2016
123,162 21,899,577 10,946,892,629 596,406,737 50,709,178 0.09
- 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).