Louisiana Crop Insurance
State Profile 2016
Revised January 2017
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Crops Insured Acres Total Acres Percent Insured Blueberries 97 N/A N/A Corn 708,017 620,000 *114% Cotton 138,890 140,000 99% Grain Sorghum 49,678 52,000 96% Oats 3,081 N/A N/A Peaches 16 N/A N/A Peanuts 498 N/A N/A Pecans 628 N/A N/A Rice 387,698 437,000 89% Soybeans 1,210,666 1,230,000 98% Sugarcane 337,675 400,000 84% Sweet Potatoes
9,497
10,000
95% Wheat 163,896 25,000 *656% Crop Pilot Programs
Program Parish Availability
Total Liability
Hybrid Seed RiceAll parishes$1,253,384 Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) – Dairy CattleAll parishesN/A Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) – SwineAll parishesN/A Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Fed CattleAll parishesN/A Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Feeder CattleAll parishesN/A Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – SwineAll parishesN/A Nursery Grower’s Price Endorsement All parishes$12,610,480 OystersCameron, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St Bernard, St Mary, Terrebonne, VermilionN/A Pasture, Rangeland, Forage All parishes$4,795,399 Whole Farm Revenue Protection All parishes$2,087,646 Dollar Liability Program
Program Total Dollar Liability Nursery "Higher than normal prevented planted acreage caused insured acres to be greater than planted acres."
- 15 Year Crop Insurance History for Louisiana
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Year Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability Gross Premium
Losses Loss Ratio
2002 10,8642,852,296387,310,04534,619,55049,142,1571.422003 10,4882,822,567
395,103,932
35,597,507 28,279,2210.792004 10,3052,837,680416,843,56037,466,75729,458,7450.792005 9,4792,647,827387,580,80233,870,04017,528,7550.522006
8,3672,521,627407,719,69937,766,97121,848,4050.582007 8,8122,662,735516,946,57051,347,15415,786,6940.312008 9,1572,822,110635,908,16163,673,04876,348,4581.202009 8,1152,721,812705,505,32976,099,64264,918,7210.852010 8,2172,747,977749,303,94277,244,81532,549,1130.422011 8,5132,785,5901,008,433,072102,511,83364,511,0500.632012 8,4872,814,767988,699,73695,135,05832,327,3240.342013 8,2572,845,3781,132,704,97699,216,84428,398,2940.292014 8,0402,877,1461,031,957,02582,342,58430,252,4470.372015 7,8962,896,050899,657,28273,193,52283,404,9521.142016 8,1823,058,700958,422,09475,312,88791,277,6901.21
- 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).