Crops Insured Acres
Total Acres
Percent Insured
Barley 346,988 436,056 80%
Buckwheat 7,464 9,346 80%
Camelina 0 31 0%
Canola 1,549,644 1,552,422 100%
Corn 3,058,871 3,068,779 100%
Dry Beans 501,421 507,947 99%
Dry Peas 634,723 657,818
96%
Flax 153,767 161,353 95%
Forage Production 241,706 1,222,699 20%
Forage Seeding 9,459 95,000 10%
Grain Sorghum 0 1,246 0%
Millet 558 105,452 1%
Mustard 11,126 11,482 97%
Oats 120,536 269,655 45%
Onions 1,031 1,081 95%
Potatoes 67,838 74,809 91%
Rye 15,781 44,646 35%
Safflower 8,302 9,583 87%
Soybeans 6,790,132 6,819,175 100%
Sugar Beets 190,151 201,341 94%
Sunflower 413,194 421,446 98%
Wheat 7,477,226 7,565,225 99%
Totals: 21,599,918 23,236,592 93%
Crop Pilot Programs
Program County Availability Total Liability
Apiculture (Rainfall Index) All Counties $15,008,791
Grass Seed All Counties NA
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (Rainfall Index) Pembina and Walsh $60,336,382
Whole Farm Revenue Protection All Counties $22,301,815
Dollar Liability Program Total Dollar Liability
Livestock Gross Margin – Cattle $0
Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy Cattle $2,084,590
Livestock Risk Protection – Fed Cattle $770,204
Livestock Risk Protection – Feeder Cattle $3,623,225
Livestock Risk Protection – Lamb $1,455,519
Nursery (Dollar) $528,841
Livestock Risk Protection and Livestock Gross Margin – Swine $0
15 Year Crop Insurance History for North Dakota
Year
Policies Earning Premium
Net Acres Insured
Liability Gross Premium
Losses Loss Ratio
2004
75,775
20,815,207
2,288,902,884
334,046,306
462,371,659
1.38
2005
74,772
20,667,170
2,031,831,324
308,479,709
225,730,542
0.73
2006
69,536
20,828,015
2,390,656,927
384,843,271
311,859,983
0.81
2007
68,380
22,093,225
3,230,552,066
534,817,111
302,642,049
0.57
2008
65,558
22,744,398
5,791,418,287
1,065,672,094
848,328,703
0.80
2009
69,195
24,450,771
4,089,766,698
707,940,972
459,242,732
0.65
2010
65,635
23,788,324
3,997,806,739
664,165,293
445,018,184
0.67
2011
62,722
23,595,556
6,111,013,224
1,068,274,153
1,656,845,652
1.55
2012
62,017
23,184,127
6,351,341,727
969,045,529
249,903,598
0.26
2013
61,509
23,615,807 6,503,241,375
1,104,934,278
1,117,546,219
1.01
2014
59,576
23,487,304
5,541,387,552
913,613,890
581,294,755
0.64
2015
58,654
23,183,701 5,128,904,529
855,897,404
315,896,293
0.37
2016
56,728
23,330,086 4,968,991,652
849,615,432
290,873,167 0.34
2017 54,966 23,228,096 5,528,715,625 925,079,125 568,333,781 0.61
2018 53,093 23,566,890 5,863,179,762 873,910,470 309,018,707 0.35

Data current as of February 28, 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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