Maryland Crop Insurance
State Profile 2016
Revised March 2017
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Crops Insured Acres Total Acres Percent Insured Apples 902 *1,800 50% Barley 8,779 50,000 18% Corn 329,904 460,000 72% Cucumbers 1,270 1,736 73% Forage Production 20 NA NA Forage Seeding 13 5,000 <1% Fresh Market Sweet Corn 85 NA NA Fresh Market Tomatoes 35 NA NA Grain Sorghum 4,749 9,076 52% Green Peas 1,625 NA NA Oats 19 5,457 <1% Peaches 360 *800 45% Potatoes 2,337 2,363 99% Processing Beans 4,233 NA NA Processing Sweet Corn 1,286 NA NA Processing Tomatoes 146 NA NA Soybeans 404,942 520,000 78% Tobacco-Maryland 0 NA NA Wheat 120,042 360,000 33% *Total acre is 2015 NASS data Crop Pilot Programs Program County Availability Total Liability Apiculture (Rainfall Index) All Counties $366,450 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index) All Counties $579,682 Whole-Farm Revenue Protection All Counties $1,603,098 Dollar Liability Program Total Dollar Liability Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy Cattle $2,548,242 Livestock Gross Margin-Swine $0 Nursery $2,991,487
- 15 Year Crop Insurance History for Maryland
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Year Policies Earning
Premium
Net Acres
Insured
Liability Gross Premium
Losses
Loss Ratio
2003 3,968 707,544 166,593,334 14,944,777 11,325,348 0.76
2004
4,323 751,745 194,854,089 16,342,532 2,670,578 0.16 2005
4,179 750,327 175,576,930 15,005,332 4,371,124 0.29 2006
3,972 735,792 188,044,967 16,985,976 5,177,590 0.30 2007
3,873 732,120 247,177,109 23,891,885 35,900,101
1.50
2008
4,111 782,993 329,014,175 36,876,815 30,323,845 0.82 2009
4,857 886,455 313,149,455 31,656,063 10,612,388 0.34 2010
4,540 847,555 270,447,416 28,379,258 36,264,432 1.28 2011
4,798 912,003 405,360,428 46,156,932 30,131,982 0.65 2012
4,836 920,951 407,836,913 40,453,857 28,791,652 0.71 2013
4,977 944,758 433,243,343 40,042,686 13,950,297 0.35 2014
4,942 931,587 366,349,530 33,847,234 7,076,761 0.21 2015
4,657 905,264 335,542,722 31,901,513 8,501,371 0.27 2016
4,438 883,236 301,659,067 29,625,241 10,838,507 0.37 2017 4,252 851,591 319,539,186 32,370,406 4,277,764 0.13
- 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).