South Dakota Crop Insurance
State Profile 2019
Revised January 2020
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Crops
Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Barley
10,319
40,614
25%
Corn
6,490,024
7,159,996
91%
Dry Beans
3,811
7,680
50%
Dry Peas
20,269
22,810
89%
Flax
3,942
4,025
98%
Forage Production
656,877
1,831,540
36%
Forage Seeding
13,941
135,000
16%
Grain Sorghum
181,286
194,648
93%
Hybrid Seed Corn
3,123
NA
Millet
36,416
195,284
19%
Oats
92,120
228,655
40%
Onions
0
3
0%
Popcorn
2,390
2,457
97%
Potatoes
695
1,178
59%
Rye
10,255
59,731
17%
Safflower
12,468
17,436
72%
Soybeans
4,599,150
4,599,150
100%
Sugar Beets
0
0
Sunflowers
561,460
580,420
97%
Wheat
1,537,663
1,541,525
100%
Totals:
14,236,209
16,622,152
86%
Crop Pilot Programs
Program
County Availability
Total Liability
Apiculture (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$9,454,915
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$119,884,950
Whole Farm Revenue Protection
All Counties
$33,252,491
Dollar Liability Program
Total Dollar Liability
Livestock Gross Margin – Cattle
$0
Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle
$0
Livestock Revenue Protection - Dairy
$250,510,886
Livestock Risk Protection – Fed Cattle
$1,575,920
Livestock Risk Protection – Feeder Cattle
$31,703,336
Livestock Risk Protection – Lamb
$2,509,283
Livestock Risk Protection and Livestock Gross Margin – Swine
$32,281
Nursery (Dollar)
$1,969,514
15 Year Crop Insurance History for South Dakota
Year
Policies Earning
PremiumNet Acres
InsuredLiability
Gross Premium
Losses
Loss Ratio
2005
62,647
13,595,395
1,616,878,786
230,808,649
117,943,256
0.51
2006
59,656
13,436,367
1,808,877,449
264,151,156
479,527,761
1.82
2007
59,001
16,497,333
2,712,532,248
423,896,567
220,519,912
0.52
2008
58,344
16,405,453
4,101,222,313
685,022,603
401,185,541
0.59
2009
62,030
15,742,989
3,325,496,454
565,813,605
221,737,100
0.39
2010
58,681
15,112,673
3,212,929,585
482,352,353
489,487,970
1.01
2011
57,204
15,076,348
5,054,298,455
725,728,249
477,789,116
0.66
2012
55,581
14,998,904
5,393,152,881
701,430,086
1,113,051,537
1.59
2013
56,869
16,779,953
5,788,764,526
826,409,396
411,045,671
0.50
2014
55,356
15,961,897
4,855,623,127
717,124,231
180,045,367
0.25
2015
54,149
16,218,555
4,439,819,676
694,819,852
187,962,855
0.27
2016
52,067
16,547,122
4,198,882,433
673,442,655
164,004,511
0.24
2017
50,813
17,437,282
4,671,545,361
663,395,425
352,096,909
0.53
2018
50,310
18,262,066
4,719,055,207
592,039,842
266,145,100
0.45
2019
49,933
18,172,452
4,340,201,533
650,867,819
1,040,491,335
1.60
Data current as of January 23, 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).