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Discussion: The 2007 Farm Bill and Crop Insurance: Implications for Crop Producers in the South

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Thomas Worth
Thomas Worth*
Affiliation:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
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Abstract

The crop insurance program has grown significantly since passage of the 2002 Farm Bill. Total premiums more than doubled from $2.9 billion in 2002 to $6.6 billion in 2007. This growth in the crop insurance program is due to a combination of greater participation by growers at higher levels of coverage, an increased number of crops with coverage available, and a general rise in commodity prices. Not unexpectedly, there has been a corresponding increase in the cost of program delivery. The total amount of expense subsidy and underwriting gains paid to crop insurance companies increased from around $1 billion in 2001 to over $2.5 billion in 2007.

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , August 2008 , pp. 461 - 464
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2008

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