Minnesota Crop Insurance
State Profile 2019
Revised January 2020
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Crops
Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Apples
558
2,931**
19%
Barley
46,190
70,000
66%
Buckwheat
160
2,909**
6%
Canola
47,695
51,000
94%
Corn
8,201,528
7,800,000
105%*
Cultivated Wild Rice
10,398
NA
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Dry Beans
187,801
210,000
89%
Dry Peas
4,657
11,187**
42%
Flax
3,701
NA
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Forage Production
80,555
1,100,000
7%
Grass Seed
43,693
NA
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Green Peas
48,635
NA
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Oats
48,218
240,000
20%
Potatoes
37,213
46,000
81%
Processing Beans
613
4,005**
15%
Soybeans
6,760,175
6,850,000
99%
Sugar Beets
422,728
424,000
99%
Sunflowers
53,793
58,000
93%
Sweet Corn
96,898
104,508**
93%
Wheat
1,362,880
1,450,000
94%
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Insured Acres include Prevented Planting acres *Exceeds 100 percent because total acres do not include prevented planting acres
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Total Acres are official National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimates **2017 NASS Census
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NA - Not Available
Crop Pilot Programs
Program
County Availability
Total Liability
Apiculture – Rainfall Index
All Minnesota counties
$7,595,465
Dairy Revenue Protection
All Minnesota counties
$413,492,078
Grass Seed
Beltrami, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, and Roseau counties
$12,403,027
Livestock Gross Margin – Cattle, Dairy Cattle, & Swine
All Minnesota counties
$10,949,503
Livestock Risk Protection – Fed Cattle, Feeder Cattle, Lamb, & Swine
All Minnesota counties
$1,718,784
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage – Rainfall Index
All Minnesota counties
$10,600,029
Whole Farm Revenue Protection
All Minnesota counties
$17,450,469
15 Year Crop Insurance History for MinnesotaDollar Liability Program
Total Dollar Liability
Apiculture – Rainfall Index
$7,595,465
Dairy Revenue Protection
$413,492,078
Forage Seeding
$3,092,029
Hybrid Corn Seed
$3,116,926
Livestock Gross Margin – Cattle
$0
Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle
$6,889,381
Livestock Gross Margin – Swine
$4,060,122
Livestock Risk Protection – Fed Cattle
$25,539
Livestock Risk Protection – Feeder Cattle
$647,583
Livestock Risk Protection – Lamb
$551,795
Livestock Risk Protection – Swine
$493,867
Nursery
$14,691,127
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage – Rainfall Index
$10,600,029
Whole Farm Revenue Protection
$17,450,469
Year
Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability
Gross Premium
Losses
Loss Ratio
2005
82,326
16,273,184
3,070,257,066
284,219,630
132,606,568
0.47
2006
79,691
16,270,737
3,493,016,166
317,664,199
87,305,662
0.27
2007
78,713
16,457,304
5,421,322,220
519,206,986
236,422,356
0.46
2008
80,401
16,619,535
7,758,246,676
844,241,528
691,538,991
0.82
2009
83,833
16,981,043
6,040,800,495
626,338,887
151,187,130
0.24
2010
80,718
16,951,421
6,121,725,685
524,551,109
80,276,029
0.15
2011
80,152
17,173,923
9,456,289,562
845,441,631
450,673,592
0.53
2012
81,946
17,495,000
10,026,519,982
824,623,342
245,894,120
0.30
2013
82,343
17,686,463
10,321,245,709
826,151,924
1,327,881,404
1.61
2014
82,176
17,698,482
8,750,340,468
656,315,740
1,395,321,449
2.13
2015
81,997
17,762,056
7,957,526,087
629,910,690
91,092,247
0.14
2016
79,048
17,670,928
7,535,611,443
558,995,874
118,425,305
0.21
2017
77,348
17,647,518
8,118,048,089
631,674,449
142,022,658
0.22
2018
76,243
17,572,141
8,275,439,993
574,843,807
365,123,995
0.64
2019
74,916
17,569,941
8,099,614,568
583,020,037
579,194,874
0.99
Data current as of January 06, 2020. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool.
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- 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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