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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Data current as of February 06, 2017. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool.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).