Crops

Insured Acres

Total Acres

Percent Insured

Apples

11,933

*20,000

60%

Barley

2,836

16,645

17%

Cabbage

2

839

1%

Corn

665,298

949,821

70%

Forage Production

2,268

92,681

2%

Forage Seeding

559

NA

NA

Fresh Market Sweet Corn

873

3,453

25%

Fresh Market Tomatoes

6

192

3%

Grain Sorghum

1,341

6,196

22%

Grapes

8,175

*13,000

63%

Green Peas

NA

NA

NA

Oats

5,551

39,574

14%

Peaches

1,435

*4,000

36%

Pears

32

58

55%

Potatoes

2,241

5,124

44%

Processing Beans

5,543

7,021

79%

Processing Sweet Corn

0

336

0%

Processing Tomatoes

1,124

1,298

87%

Soybeans

345,074

526,523

66%

Tobacco – Cigar Filler

66

346

19%

Tobacco –Maryland

0

42

0%

Wheat

48,571

96,344

50%

*Total acres from 2017 NASS data

     

Crop Pilot Programs

Program

County Availability

Total Liability

Apiculture (Rainfall Index)

All Counties

$144,965

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index)

All Counties

$26,799,867

Whole-Farm Revenue Protection

All Counties

$12,989,846

Dairy Revenue Protection

All Counties

$73,608,235

Dollar Liability Program

Total Dollar Liability

Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle

$1,998,071

Livestock Gross Margin – Swine

$276,110

Livestock Risk Protection – Lamb

$0

Nursery

$3,396,602

15 Year Crop Insurance History for Pennsylvania

Year

Policies Earning
Premium

Net Acres
Insured

Liability

Gross Premium

Losses

Loss Ratio

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

2018

8,187

1,163,013

500,359,480

56,632,443

38,262,859

0.68

2019

8,056

1,163,779

$563,292,627

$58,146,053

$20,750,141

0.36

Data current as of January 28, 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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