Pennsylvania Crop Insurance
State Profile 2017
Revised February 2018
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Crops Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Apples 11,811 *20,000 59% Barley 5,769 60,000 10% Cabbage 9 794 1% Corn 653,412 1,350,000 48% Forage Production
4,032 1,815,000 <1% Forage Seeding
547 80,000 <1% Fresh Market Sweet Corn
1,328 NA NA Fresh Market Tomatoes
13 NA NA Grain Sorghum
1,674 5,640 30% Grapes 8,763 *13,000 67% Green Peas
0 NA NA Oats 4,255 70,000 6% Peaches 1,602 *4,000 44% Pears 55 63 87% Potatoes 3,618 NA NA Processing Beans
4,801 NA
NA Processing Sweet Corn
0 NA NA Processing Tomatoes
1,107
NA NA Soybeans 366,324 590,000 62% Tobacco - Cigar Filler
98 1,800 5% Tobacco - Maryland
0 1,800 0% Wheat 49,174 210,000 23% *Total Acres is 2016 NASS data
Crop Pilot Programs
Program County Availability
Total Liability
Apiculture (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$22,247 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$30,902,004 Whole-Farm Revenue Protection
All Counties
$18,142,409 Dollar Liability Program Total Dollar Liability
Livestock Gross Margin - Dairy Cattle
$12,001,752 Livestock Gross Margin - Swine
$296,846 Livestock Risk Protection - Lamb
$0 Nursery $3,578,937
- 15 Year Insurance History
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Year Policies Earning
Premium
Net Acres
Insured
Liability Gross Premium
Losses Loss Ratio
2003 12,332 1,145,544 258,873,432 32,122,810 27,766,274 0.86 2004
12,452 1,175,136 283,963,761 32,627,031 15,028,096 0.46 2005
11,411
1,118,489 249,862,970 29,829,033 15,050,616 0.50 2006
10,557 1,082,612 248,170,303 32,495,883 18,040,704 0.56 2007
9,893 1,080,746 332,954,962 44,568,682 26,190,971 0.59 2008
9,758 1,070,067 408,729,650 57,385,926 36,274,415 0.63 2009
10,144 1,146,821 387,070,282 49,396,311 25,889,875 0.52 2010
9,459 1,175,663 391,962,745 45,203,119 34,248,093 0.76 2011
9,661 1,177,603 579,174,945 67,982,764 68,824,793 1.01 2012
9,793 1,233,159 595,534,462 64,380,742 25,797,509 0.40 2013
9,781 1,230,851 594,177,431 68,242,123 21,126,088 0.31 2014
9,506 1,214,223 532,227,532 63,828,060 25,765,635 0.40 2015
9,293 1,193,983 529,003,462 64,377,005 30,535,101 0.47 2016
8,882 1,185,015 479,073,952 60,931,991 59,478,785 0.98 2017
8,534 1,183,716 503,318,513 60,373,630 15,629,492 0.26
- 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).