Maine Crop Insurance
State Profile 2018
Revised March 2019
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Crops Insured Acres Total Acres Percent Insured Apples 1,136 1,314 86% Barley 15,444 16,264 95% Blueberries 9,399 *17,000 55% Corn 16,561 28,520 58% Forage Production 455 4,020 11% Forage Seeding N/A N/A N/A Fresh Market Sweet Corn 124 337 37% Green Peas N/A N/A N/A Oats 17,051 20,383 84% Potatoes 47,907 48,858 98% Wheat 932 1,074 87%
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Crop Pilot Programs Program County Availability Total Liability Apiculture (Rainfall Index) All Counties $606,744 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index) All Counties $0 Whole-Farm Revenue Protection All Counties $80,396 Dollar Liability Program Total Dollar Liability Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle $1,844,030 Livestock Gross Margin – Swine $0 Nursery $0
- 15 Year Crop Insurance History for Maine
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Year Policies Earning Premium Net Acres Insured Liability Gross Premium Losses Loss Ratio 2004 567 104,856 53,954,780 3,956,961 10,021,391 2.53 2005 518 100,306 60,018,679 5,085,417 6,372,484 1.25 2006 543 98,954 59,426,140 5,146,528 2,633,896 0.51 2007 515 98,090 60,774,690 5,405,322 2,395,538 0.44 2008 550 108,897 70,395,584 6,559,950 5,224,901 0.80 2009 604 124,653 78,746,828 7,885,240 8,979,136 1.14 2010 575 121,995 73,492,925 7,488,710 2,584,386 0.35 2011 546 124,166 79,281,287 8,510,183 9,735,946 1.14 2012 553 128,913 86,469,122 9,731,229 6,338,834 0.65 2013 540 134,002 90,835,015 10,175,808 11,773,344 1.16 2014 515 125,078 88,187,254 10,311,419 2,926,770 0.28 2015 495 122,767 88,367,488 9,674,037 9,077,451 0.94 2016 484 110,029 77,306,784 9,818,742 4,364,338 0.44 2017 464 109,371 80,145,747 10,727,379 1,339,736 0.12 2018 448 109,010 81,341,923 10,921,152 2,597,228 0.24
- Where to Buy Crop Insurance
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All multi-peril crop insurance, including CAT policies, are available from private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA service centers and on the RMA website.
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