Pennsylvania Crop Insurance
State Profile 2016
Revised February 2017
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Crops Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Apples 12,347 *20,000 62% Barley 5,979 55,000 11% Cabbage 14 839 2% Corn 655,214
1,400,000 47% Forage Production
10,804 1,720,000 1% Forage Seeding
612 80,000 <1% Fresh Market Sweet Corn
1,395 NA NA Fresh Market Tomatoes
125 NA NA Grain Sorghum
1,238 4,139 30% Grapes 8,987 *13,000 69% Green peas
0 NA NA Oats 6,484 85,000 8% Peaches 1,746
*4,000 44% Pears 90 *800 11% Potatoes 3,409 4,143 82% Processing Beans
5,016 NA NA Processing Sweet Corn
0 NA NA Processing Tomatoes
619 NA NA Soybeans 359,938 580,000 62% Tobacco - Cigar Filler
88 1,600 6% Tobacco - Maryland
0 27 0% Wheat 53,568 190,000 28% **Total Acres is 2015 NASS Data
Crop Pilot Programs
Program County Availability
Total Liability
Apiculture (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$0 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$21,337,674 Whole-Farm Revenue Protection
All Counties
$18,671,518 Dollar Liability Program
Total Dollar Liability
Livestock Gross Margin - Diary Cattle
$15,876,582 Livestock Gross Margin - Swine
$252,537 Livestock Risk Protection - Lamb
$0 Nursery $2,977,233
- 15 Year Insurance History for Pennsylvania
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Year Policies Earning
Premium
Net Acres
Insured
Liability Gross Premium
Losses Loss Ratio
2002
11,901 1,119,467
221,953,102
18,997,980
63,701,564
3.35
2003
12,332 1,145,544
258,873,432
32,122,810
27,766,274
0.86
2004
12,452
1,173,174
283,963,761
32,627,031
15,028,096
0.46
2005
11,411
1,116,760
249,862,970
29,829,033
15,050,616
0.50
2006
10,557
1,080,753
248,170,303
32,495,883
18,040,704
0.56
2007
9,893
1,079,184
332,954,962
44,568,682
26,190,971
0.59
2008
9,758
1,068,419
408,729,650
57,385,926
36,274,415
0.63
2009
10,144
1,119,314
387,070,282
49,396,311
25,889,875
0.52
2010
9,459
1,121,087
391,962,745
45,203,119
34,248,093
0.76
2011
9,661
1,175,980
579,174,945
67,982,764
68,824,793
1.01 2012
9,793
1,231,504
595,534,462
64,380,742
25,797,509
0.40
2013
9,780
1,229,103
594,096,375
68,230,090
21,105,903
0.31
2014
9,506
1,212,182
532,242,869
63,830,495
25,764,586
0.40
2015
9,292
1,190,799
530,593,346
64,491,816
30,534,528
0.47
2016
8,878
1,182,720
481,477,302
61,209,585
48,216,641
0.79
- 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).