Colorado Crop Insurance
State Profile 2018
Revised March 2019
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Crops Insured Acres Total Acres Percent Insured Annual Forage 94,931 N/A N/A Apples 404 N/A N/A Barley 56,333 N/A N/A Corn 1,368,826 1,409,979 97% Dry Beans 34,139 36,805 92% Dry Peas 3,804 6,778 56% Forage Production 1,900 N/A N/A Fresh Market Sweet Corn 1,518 N/A N/A Grain Sorghum 295,853 N/A N/A Grapes 274 279 98% Millet 222,544 348,214 64% Oats 4,141 79,848 5% Onions 2,748 N/A N/A Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage 2,898,048 N/A N/A Peaches 1,707 N/A N/A Popcorn 1,502 N/A N/A Potatoes 49,506 N/A N/A Silage Sorghum 803 N/A N/A Soybeans 15,346 18,163 84% Sugar Beets 23,170 25,006 93% Sunflowers 70,364 N/A N/A Wheat 1,974,827 2,040,886 97%
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Crop Pilot Programs Program County Availability Total Liability Annual Forage - RI All Counties except Broomfield $25,856,534 Apiculture - RI Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Huerfano, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lake, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Otero, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, Weld, and Yuma Counties $963,900 Apiculture - VI Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Rio Blanco, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties $0 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage - RI All Counties (except Broomfield) $69,783,644 Silage Sorghum Baca and Prowers County $93,637 Supplemental Coverage Option All Counties with existing programs $578,253 Whole Farm Revenue Protection All Counties $102,891,562
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Dollar Liability Program Total Dollar Liability Livestock Gross Margin – Cattle $0 Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle $4,063,410 Livestock Gross Margin – Swine $0 Livestock Risk Protection – Fed Cattle $0 Livestock Risk Protection – Feeder Cattle $2,177,122 Livestock Risk Protection – Lamb $11,733,617 Livestock Risk Protection – Swine $0 Nursery $27,378,473
- 15 Year Crop Insurance History for Colorado
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Data current as of February 15, 2019. For current data go to RMA’s Summary of Business tool.Year Policies Earning Premium Net Acres Insured Liability Gross Premium Losses Loss Ratio 2004 17,354 3,937,427 605,571,521 87,123,499 136,325,443 1.56 2005 17,168 3,929,057 579,084,551 85,126,606 98,609,196 1.16 2006 16,093 3,671,439 576,856,692 91,629,180 138,607,569 1.51 2007 16,548 6,076,508 822,143,861 138,007,727 47,266,183 0.34 2008 16,288 5,579,763 1,069,459,040 183,589,237 190,242,967 1.04 2009 16,047 5,736,574 1,048,417,294 208,518,499 88,394,584 0.42 2010 15,454 5,221,592 901,333,922 148,272,288 44,375,863 0.30 2011 15,946 5,479,423 1,309,696,421 212,914,761 143,339,447 0.67 2012 15,976 6,102,973 1,393,649,405 217,693,066 278,079,284 1.28 2013 16,830 7,180,211 1,443,194,872 243,466,482 403,746,428 1.66 2014 16,202 7,445,073 1,244.400,355 193,232,431 168,077,326 0.87 2015 16,019 7,185,769 1,076,474,484 172,510,173 106,215,388 0.62 2016 15,322 6,368,398 1,038,416,803 160,663,527 61,516,077 0.38 2017 14,965 6,731,530 1,119,752,048 165,128,818 81,949,550 0.50 2018 14,698 7,123,389 1,207,039,410 171,847,244 140,481,063 0.82
- 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).