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  • Emergency Relief Program payments aiding U.S. crop producers concentrated in North Dakota and Texas
    1/24/2024
    Emergency Relief Program payments aiding U.S. crop producers concentrated in North Dakota and Texas
  • Specialty crop producers using buy-up coverage make up the majority of the value of crops insured through FCIP
    10/30/2023
    Specialty crop producers using buy-up coverage make up the majority of the value of crops insured through FCIP
  • From 2011 to 2022, organic acreage covered by Federal crop insurance expanded for many specialty crops
    10/30/2023
    From 2011 to 2022, organic acreage covered by Federal crop insurance expanded for many specialty crops
  • From 2015 to 2022, organic specialty crop producers increasingly used Federal risk management programs
    10/30/2023
    From 2015 to 2022, organic specialty crop producers increasingly used Federal risk management programs
  • Timeline of key risk management legislation and changes to programs
    10/30/2023
    Timeline of key risk management legislation and changes to programs
  • Large family farms faced less risk in 2021 based on the operating profit margin ratio
    7/13/2023
    Large family farms faced less risk in 2021 based on the operating profit margin ratio
  • Hurricanes in 2017 cut Puerto Rico’s agricultural sector revenue by 19 percent
    4/27/2023
    Hurricanes in 2017 cut Puerto Rico’s agricultural sector revenue by 19 percent
  • California leads States in the purchase of Federal Crop Insurance Program policies for specialty crops
    11/7/2022
    California leads States in the purchase of Federal Crop Insurance Program policies for specialty crops
  • Share of acreage covered under the Federal risk management programs does not correlate with the amount of total acreage
    11/7/2022
    Share of acreage covered under the Federal risk management programs does not correlate with the amount of total acreage
  • Acres covered by Federal risk management programs vary by crop
    11/7/2022
    Acres covered by Federal risk management programs vary by crop
  • California accounts for the largest amount of specialty crop coverage in the United States
    11/7/2022
    California accounts for the largest amount of specialty crop coverage in the United States
  • North Carolina and New York lead U.S. in specialty crop applications to Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
    11/1/2022
    North Carolina and New York lead U.S. in specialty crop applications to Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
  • Large share of 2022 spring wheat planted after final crop insurance planting dates
    10/31/2022
    Large share of 2022 spring wheat planted after final crop insurance planting dates
  • USDA’s monthly corn production forecasts drive futures prices closer to final cash price at harvest, analysis shows
    12/29/2021
    USDA’s monthly corn production forecasts drive futures prices closer to final cash price at harvest, analysis shows
  • Corn, soybean farmers covered part of their production with futures, options, and marketing contracts in 2016
    3/22/2021
    Corn, soybean farmers covered part of their production with futures, options, and marketing contracts in 2016
  • Larger corn and soybean farms used more futures, options, and marketing contracts in 2016
    11/13/2020
    Larger corn and soybean farms used more futures, options, and marketing contracts in 2016
  • Producers see negative net returns for corn, soybeans, and wheat in recent years
    9/11/2020
    Producers see negative net returns for corn, soybeans, and wheat in recent years
  • Payment formula differences led to varying Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage selections for individual crops
    8/10/2018
    Payment formula differences led to varying Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage selections for individual crops
  • California farmers shifted to groundwater when drought reduced surface water availability
    1/2/2018
    California farmers shifted to groundwater when drought reduced surface water availability
  • Drought is typically the largest single driver of crop disaster assistance and indemnity payments
    10/17/2017
    Drought is typically the largest single driver of crop disaster assistance and indemnity payments
  • Grass and forage crops lead applications for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Program, but vegetable crops lead for buy-up option
    7/17/2017
    Grass and forage crops lead applications for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Program, but vegetable crops lead for buy-up option
  • Use of crop insurance on U.S. farms continues to grow
    8/11/2016
    Use of crop insurance on U.S. farms continues to grow
  • Dairy farmers shifted to catastrophic coverage under the MPP-Dairy Program in 2016
    7/6/2016
    Dairy farmers shifted to catastrophic coverage under the MPP-Dairy Program in 2016
  • The share of cattle sales made in the cash market fell from 2004 to 2014
    2/18/2016
    The share of cattle sales made in the cash market fell from 2004 to 2014
  • The four largest firms control over 50 percent of the manufacturing in selected food markets
    2/17/2016
    The four largest firms control over 50 percent of the manufacturing in selected food markets
  • The USDA loan rate serves as a price floor for the average peanut price paid to farmers
    2/17/2016
    The USDA loan rate serves as a price floor for the average peanut price paid to farmers
  • Federal Crop Insurance costs vary with enrollment, subsidy rates, and crop losses
    1/23/2015
    Federal Crop Insurance costs vary with enrollment, subsidy rates, and crop losses
  • Most nonfarm income of farm households comes from wages & salaries
    12/17/2014
    Most nonfarm income of farm households comes from wages & salaries
  • U.S. crop insurance participation grows
    12/2/2014
    U.S. crop insurance participation grows
  • U.S. crop insurance subsidies outpace ad-hoc disaster assistance payments
    10/24/2014
    U.S. crop insurance subsidies outpace ad-hoc disaster assistance payments
  • Changes in U.S. corn area enrolled in crop insurance vary by state
    7/22/2014
    Changes in U.S. corn area enrolled in crop insurance vary by state
  • Coverage of Federal crop insurance programs is expanding
    7/10/2014
    Coverage of Federal crop insurance programs is expanding
  • Changes in U.S. double-cropped acreage roughly mirror commodity prices
    6/27/2014
    Changes in U.S. double-cropped acreage roughly mirror commodity prices
  • Crop insurance premium subsidies now subject to environmental compliance
    6/24/2014
    Crop insurance premium subsidies now subject to environmental compliance
  • Double-cropped acreage varies by region
    5/29/2014
    Double-cropped acreage varies by region
  • The Southeast leads the Nation in total double-cropped acreage, 1999-2012
    5/27/2014
    The Southeast leads the Nation in total double-cropped acreage, 1999-2012