Massachusetts Crop Insurance
State Profile 2019
Revised January 2020
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2019 Massachusetts State Profile Crops
Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Apples
1,113
*2,600
43%
Corn
8,370
13,478
62%
Cranberries
9,680
12,182
79%
Fresh Market Sweet Corn
949
2,285
42%
Grapes
NA
75
NA
Peaches
136
129
100%
Potatoes
421
3,228
13%
Tobacco – Cigar Binder
814
303
100%
Tobacco – Cigar Wrapper
57
434
13%
*Total acres is 2017 NASS data
Crop Pilot Programs
Program
County Availability
Total Liability
Apiculture (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$658,156
Cultivated Clams
Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth
$648,367
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index)
All Counties
$665,394
Whole-Farm Revenue Protection
All Counties
$1,315,403
Dairy Revenue Protection
All Counties
$0
15 Year Crop Insurance History for MassachusettsDollar Liability Program
Total Dollar Liability
Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle
$0
Livestock Gross Margin – Swine
$0
Nursery
$0
Year
Policies Earning
PremiumNet Acres
InsuredLiability
Gross Premium
Losses
Loss Ratio
2005
604
26,784
47,222,903
2,453,718
4,576,263
1.87
2006
627
26,771
47,883,426
2,485,849
1,505,027
0.61
2007
598
25,486
52,450,703
2,943,224
2,177,612
0.74
2008
609
28,586
53,610,152
3,248,077
6,050,330
1.86
2009
591
27,755
65,742,283
3,674,782
7,853,924
2.14
2010
581
27,790
62,435,487
3,399,003
4,423,925
1.30
2011
561
27,029
49,236,182
3,096,760
2,624,240
0.85
2012
562
28,139
48,705,965
3,183,576
4,021,616
1.26
2013
547
28,225
58,319,571
3,583,553
3,475,166
0.97
2014
530
26,439
50,231,869
3,405,896
3,807,401
1.12
2015
471
25,188
37,182,757
2,786,405
2,282,064
0.82
2016
450
25,209
42,181,973
3,137,091
3,374,376
1.08
2017
441
25,759
41,074,675
3,265,334
1,789,665
0.55
2018
473
26,089
41,608,037
3,832,593
1,083,785
0.28
2019
453
23,621
$51,178,393
$4,309,087
$1,068,355
0.25
Data current as of January 28, 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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