Crop-loss band · Louisiana
Cotton in Louisiana
- 1.99Low end of the filed band
- 2.60Middle of the filed band
- 3.54High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (4.08)
- 10Years filed
Every year the Risk Management Agency has filed for Cotton in Louisiana, summed across the 17 counties that insure it. The annual loss ratio — indemnity divided by premium — runs from 1.99 at the low end to 3.54 at the high end, with 2.60 in the middle. The worst year filed is 2021, at 4.08.
- $48,319,141Premium filed
- $127,304,027Indemnity paid
- $272,048,235Liability insured
- 2,810Policies
- 2,810Policies with a loss
- 400,973Quantity planted
- 790,926Quantity lost
Cotton in Louisiana, year by year
| Year | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Policies | Policies with a loss | Loss ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $3,352,682 | $6,666,856 | $19,249,760 | 271 | 271 | 1.99 |
| 2016 | $1,825,174 | $4,746,798 | $10,687,361 | 159 | 159 | 2.60 |
| 2017 | $6,378,794 | $13,876,273 | $31,109,338 | 276 | 276 | 2.18 |
| 2018 | $2,262,526 | $6,467,501 | $11,750,890 | 162 | 162 | 2.86 |
| 2019 | $5,526,487 | $17,274,535 | $33,679,771 | 443 | 443 | 3.13 |
| 2020 | $2,487,132 | $8,809,403 | $17,665,407 | 247 | 247 | 3.54 |
| 2021 | $2,276,718 | $9,278,413 | $13,242,773 | 192 | 192 | 4.08 |
| 2022 | $12,315,468 | $33,074,206 | $76,547,513 | 444 | 444 | 2.69 |
| 2023 | $6,058,966 | $14,550,775 | $31,056,513 | 261 | 261 | 2.40 |
| 2024 | $5,835,194 | $12,559,267 | $27,058,909 | 355 | 355 | 2.15 |
Every county-crop the agency files in Louisiana → Buy one county-crop’s dossier →
Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.
County cause-of-loss figures from the USDA Risk Management Agency’s Cause of Loss Summary of Business, county files, summed to the commodity and state. The loss ratio is the agency’s own published column, re-derived at this grain.