Mississippi Crop Insurance
State Profile 2018
Revised February 2019
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* Higher than normal prevented planted acreage caused insured acres to be greater than planted acres.Crops Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Blueberries 287 N/A N/A Corn 683,907 480,000 *142% Cotton 591,740 620,000 95% Grain Sorghum
5,406 4,000 *135% Oats 250 N/A N/A Peaches 66 N/A N/A Peanuts 20,663 25,000 82% Pecans 1,627 N/A N/A Rice 139,880 140,000 100% Soybeans 2,137,557 2,230,000 96% Wheat 42,843 55,000 78%*
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Crop Pilot Programs
Program County Availability
Total Liability
Apiculture All Counties $3,753,154 Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle All Counties
N/A Livestock Gross Margin – Swine All Counties
N/A Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Fed Cattle
All Counties
N/A Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Feeder Cattle
All Counties
$336,173 Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Swine All Counties
N/A Nursery Grower's Price Endorsement
All Counties
N/A Pasture, Rangeland, Forage
All Counties
$15,940,486 Whole Farm Revenue Protection
All Counties
$93,218,738
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Dollar Liability Program
Program Total Dollar Liability
Nursery $6,446,698
- 15 Year Crop Insurance History for Mississippi
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Data current as of February 20, 2019. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool.Year Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability Gross Premium
Losses Loss Ratio
2004 7,794 3,272,658 480,413,342
45,676,692 27,524,338 0.60 2005 7,251 3,202,215 417,315,853 37,378,683 16,483,531 0.44 2006 6,830
3,171,741 467,210,357 44,284,832 47,777,304 1.08 2007 7,893 3,354,444 548,742,138 59,525,804 39,229,269 0.66 2008 8,016 3,518,160 720,019,726 81,658,284 62,439,292 0.76 2009 7,259 3,426,765 799,204,370 98,407,483 122,760,638 1.25 2010 7,387 3,529,375 944,948,211 108,135,051 100,409,518 0.93 2011 8,187 3,564,175 1,354,122,929 155,743,873 155,914,297 1.00 2012 8,228 3,530,790 1,242,807,867 132,658,048 56,228,078 0.42 2013 8,683 3,762,561 1,375,384,922 148,089,584 102,357,696 0.69 2014 8,191 3,722,684 1,212,352,522 119,302,809 66,092,775 0.55 2015 8,241 3,793,647 1,143,822,398 116,027,092 119,216,696 1.03 2016 8,245 3,862,904 1,174,604,691 120,797,458 108,149,001 0.90 2017 7,177 3,573,993 1,225,057,902 126,620,479 79,336,591 0.63 2018 7,517 3,739,743 1,323,758,512 124,847,117 77,478,335 0.62
- 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).