Crops Insured Acres Total Acres Percent Insured
Barley 10,294 14,314 72%
Corn 130,140 158,502 82%
Cucumbers 1,1224 1,375 89%
Grain Sorghum 508 704 72%
Green Peas 1,756 2,480 71%
Potatoes 981 1,109 88%
Processing Beans 7,157 8,379 85%
Processing Sweet Corn 6,543 7,668 85%
Processing Tomatoes 49 226 22%
Soybeans 135,508 162,931 83%
Wheat 25,917 35,400 73%
Crop Pilot Programs
Program County Availability Total Liability
Apiculture (Rainfall Index) All Counties $0
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index) All Counties $16,978
Whole-Farm Revenue Protection All Counties $3,596,156
Dollar Liability Program Total Dollar Liability
Livestock Gross Margin– Dairy Cattle $0
Livestock Gross Margin– Swine $0
Nursery $2,190,372
15 Year Crop Insurance History for Delaware
Year Policies Earning Premium Net Acres Insured Liability Gross Premium Losses Loss Ratio
2004 1,241 274,049 52,578,047 4,946,485 1,116,547 0.23
2005 1,170 263,286 45,132,163 4,574,914 2,696,847 0.59
2006 1,149 265,736 48,350,849 5,565,371 1,538,128 0.28
2007 1,165 272,527 75,999,418 8,781,325 17,464,823 1.99
2008 1,322 308,195 104,750,841 13,536,708 14,916,352 1.10
2009 1,569 344,536 97,167,328 12,476,577 4,229,720 0.34
2010 1,499 336,817 94,324,073 11,024,469 9,033,507 0.82
2011 1,606 359,471 146,442,376 17,596,300 9,058,970 0.51
2012 1,698 362,687 145,177,089 14,345,565 14,728,702 1.03
2013 1,715 368,736 154,120,155 13,555,191 8,442,323 0.62
2014 1,701 360,797 127,840,689 11,171,203 1,209,961 0.11
2015 1,604 346,981 114,297,359 9,936,507 2,338,827 0.24
2016 1,524 327,688 109,586,867 9,211,456 3,304,179 0.36
2017 1,403 316,646 116,602,725 10,008,642 854,414 0.09
2018 1,686 320,434 114,158,769 9,062,900 7,270,586 0.80
Data current as of March 10, 2019. 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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