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  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
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 
Data current as of February 5, 2018. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool.
Where to Buy Crop Insurance
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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