Massachusetts Crop Insurance
State Profile 2018
Revised March 2019
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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%
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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
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Year Policies Earning
PremiumNet Acres
InsuredLiability 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
- 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).