Crops

Insured Acres

Total Acres

Percent Insured

Annual Forage

55,328

N/A

N/A

Apples

18

54

33%

Dry and Processing Beans

4,281

N/A

N/A

Corn

81,821

141,843

58%

Cotton and Extra Long Staple Cotton

58,415

N/A

N/A

Grain Sorghum

53,268

57,340

93%

Onions

1,041

6,255

17%

Peanuts

3,640

3,945

92%

Pecans

31,978

N/A

N/A

Pistachios

153

333

46%

Potatoes

4,021

N/A

N/A

Wheat

220,346

257,756

85%

Crop Pilot Programs

Program

County Availability

Insured Acres

Total Liability

Apiculture

All Counties

N/A

N/A

Chile Peppers

Hidalgo and Luna County

592

$172,240

Cottonseed Endorsement

All Counties with Cotton Policies

N/A

$3,777,703

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

All Counties

14,753,940

$162,729,272

Silage Sorghum

Chaves, Curry, Lea, Quay, Roosevelt, and Union County

3,913

$847,914

Whole Farm Revenue Protection

All Counties

N/A

$7,443,741

Dollar Liability Program

Total Dollar Liability

Livestock Risk Protection - Feeder Cattle

$190,884

15 Year Crop Insurance History for New Mexico

Year

Policies Earning
Premium

Net Acres
Insured

Liability

Gross Premium

Losses

Loss Ratio

2005

1,765

1,166,377

$81,356,138

$10,672,629

$2,443,045

0.23

2006

1,622

1,238,508

$88,932,819

$11,208,778

$10,816,694

0.97

2007

1,599

1,299,899

$106,016,076

$14,148,077

$4,029,240

0.28

2008

1,582

1,284,876

$121,283,537

$16,584,588

$24,150,400

1.46

2009

1,500

1,304,236

$127,454,124

$21,296,935

$20,899,053

0.98

2010

1,507

1,441,826

$123,792,908

$17,128,316

$3,492,626

0.20

2011

1,639

1,892,763

$189,726,873

$26,315,207

$47,927,616

1.82

2012

1,615

3,046,932

$209,260,488

$32,798,276

$48,701,803

1.48

2013

1,770

3,112,997

$218,796,552

$36,393,107

$58,604,006

1.61

2014

1,705

3,174,629

$208,673,337

$29,001,222

$32,830,053

1.13

2015

1,671

2,720,721

$182,758,108

$24,008,867

$11,404,063

0.47

2016

1,661

4,812,971

$221,250,077

$30,037,840

$25,131,825

0.84

2017

1,763

7,659,171

$277,622,754

$43,746,964

$39,114,303

0.89

2018

1,798

8,617,902

$322,107,318

$51,096,526

$61,055,200

1.19

2019

1,980

15,272,999

$380,634,995

$66,317,280

$42,066,601

0.63

Data current as of January 30, 2020. 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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