Crops Insured Acres Total Acres Percent Insured
 Apples 1,175 *2,600 45%
 Corn 8,718 13,478 65%
 Cranberries 9,785 12,182 80%
 Fresh Market Sweet Corn 743 2,551 29%
 Grapes N/A 112 N/A
 Peaches 128 123 100%
 Potatoes 2,609 3780 69%
 Tobacco – Cigar Binder 697 579 100%
 Tobacco – Cigar Wrapper 70 42 100%
*Total acres is 2016 NASS data
Crop Pilot Programs
 Program County Availability Total Liability
 Apiculture (Rainfall Index) All Counties $0
 Cultivated Clams Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth $782,569
 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index) All Counties $806,088
 Dollar Liability Program Total Dollar Liability
 Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle $0
 Livestock Gross Margin – Swine $0
 Nursery $0
15 Year Crop Insurance History for Massachusetts
Year Policies Earning
Premium
Net Acres
Insured
Liability Gross Premium Losses Loss Ratio
 2004 645 28,138 46,977,651 2,324,880 1,634,954 0.70
 2005 604 26,784 47,222,903 2,453,718 4,576,263 1.87
 2006 627 26,771 47,883,426 2,485,849 1,505,027 0.61
 2007    598  25,486 52,450,703 2,943,224 2,177,612 0.74
 2008 609  28,586 53,610,152 3,248,077 6,050,330 1.86
 2009 591 27,755 65,742,283 3,674,782 7,853,924 2.14
 2010 581 27,790 62,435,487 3,399,003 4,423,925 1.30
 2011 561 27,029 49,236,182 3,096,760 2,624,240 0.85
 2012 562 28,139 48,705,965 3,183,576 4,021,616 1.26
 2013 547 28,225 58,319,571 3,583,553 3,475,166 0.97
 2014 530 26,439 50,231,869 3,405,896 3,807,401 1.12
 2015 471 25,188 37,182,757 2,786,405 2,282,064 0.82
 2016 450 25,209 42,181,973 3,137,091 3,374,376 1.08
 2017 441 25,759 41,074,675 3,265,334 1,789,665 0.55
 2018 473 26,089 41,608,037 3,832,593 1,083,785 0.28
Data current as of March 11, 2019. 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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