Mississippi Crop Insurance
State Profile 2019
Revised January 2020
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Crops
Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Blueberries
284
350
81%
Corn
954,347
964,700
99%
Cotton
745,646
772,100
97%
Grain Sorghum
3,341
4,600
73%
Oats
500
690
72%
Peaches
72
N/A
N/A
Peanuts
20,071
22,000
91%
Pecans
1,189
5,200
23%
Rice
160,645
154,200
*104%
Soybeans
1,736,797
1,762,800
99%
Wheat
95,681
N/A
N/A
Crop Pilot Programs
Program
County Availability
Total Liability
Apiculture
All Counties
$6,971,452
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
$381,360
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) – Swine
All Counties
N/A
Nursery Grower’s Price Endorsement
All Counties
N/A
Pasture, Rangeland and Forage
All Counties
$11,269,629
Whole Farm Revenue Protection
All Counties
$96,850,486
Dollar Liability Program
Program
Total Dollar Liability
Nursery
$7,212,289
*“Higher than normal prevented planted acreage caused insured acres to be greater than planted acres.”
Year
Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability
Gross Premium
Losses
Loss Ratio
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
8,247
3,796,458
1,145,840,407
116,240,090
120,319,695
1.04
2016
8,247
3,863,609
1,175,259,594
120,834,603
108,161,838
0.90
2017
7,184
3,578,032
1,227,444,061
127,024,634
79,916,858
0.63
2018
7,523
3,756,256
1,324,557,929
125,113,021
84,925,872
0.68
2019
7,725
5,174,706
1,339,498,349
128,760,843
193,577,657
1.50
Data current as of January 7, 2020. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool.
- 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).