Crop Insurance Sets Records in 2025; Farmers Urged to Finalize 2026 Coverage

2.54 million crop policies protect 561 million acres nationwide

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the March 16 deadline approaching for farmers to purchase crop insurance for spring-seeded crops like corn and soybeans, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) today released record-setting results for the 2025 crop year.

Farmers purchased 2.54 million crop insurance policies in 2025 — an all-time high — protecting a record 561 million acres of farmland nationwide. Nearly 117 million acres have been added to crop insurance since 2021.

The policies sold in 2025 provided more than $159.3 billion in liability protection, safeguarding crops against weather and market losses. Farmers invested more than $6.25 billion of their own money to purchase that protection, underscoring their continued reliance on crop insurance as agriculture’s primary risk management tool.

In addition, ranchers spent $1.1 billion in 2025 to purchase livestock coverage, providing another $40.2 billion in liability protection for U.S. agriculture.

“Record participation in 2025 demonstrates the value farmers and ranchers place on crop insurance,” said NCIS President Tom Zacharias. “In a time of tight margins and increasing weather uncertainty, they are choosing the dependable public-private partnership that delivers when disaster strikes.”

Crop insurance was sold in every state in 2025. It now covers the vast majority of eligible U.S. farmland and remains the cornerstone of modern farm policy.

Zacharias encouraged farmers to contact their crop insurance agents before the March 16 application deadline to review their coverage options for the 2026 crop year.

“Each operation is unique, and today’s risk management tools are more flexible and tailored than ever,” he said. “Farmers should sit down with their agents now to ensure they have the right coverage in place for the year ahead.”

NCIS is the only organization that represents all companies authorized to offer crop insurance in the United States. It supports the industry in both state and federally regulated lines of business and provides research, actuarial, and analytical support to insurers. More information about crop insurance can be found at cropinsuranceinamerica.org.