Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture nursery crops. Individual crop insurance programs are currently available for the following specialty crops:
Almonds Apples Apple Trees Apricots (Fresh, Processing) Avocados Avocado Trees Bananas Banana Trees Beans (Dry, Fresh Market, Processing) Blueberries Cabbage Caneberries Carambola Trees Cherries Chile Peppers Citrus (Grapefruit, Limes, Oranges) Citrus Trees (Grapefruit, Lime, Mandarin, Orange, Tangelo) Clary Sage Coffee Coffee Trees Cranberries Cucumbers Figs | Grapes
| Pears Peas (Dry, Green) Pecans Pecan Trees Peppers Pistachios Plums Pomegranates Potatoes Prunes Pumpkins Raisins Strawberries Sweet Corn (Fresh, Processing) Sweet Potatoes Table Grapes Tangelos Tangerine Trees Tangors Tomatoes (Fresh, Processing) Walnuts |
Locate a Whole Farm/Micro Farm Agent
Specialty and small-scale producers can now find a local crop insurance agent who has experience selling Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and Micro Farm policies with a new searchable directory.
Whole-Farm Revenue Protection and Micro farm are two of the most comprehensive risk management plans available, and were created for specialty crop, organic, urban, and direct-market producers.
Whole-Farm Revenue Protection
- Provides a risk management safety net to all commodities, including specialty crops, under one insurance policy and is the first Federal crop insurance program to be available in every state and county in the United States.
- Is tailored for any farm with up to $17 million in insured revenue and includes farms with specialty or organic commodities (both crops and livestock), or those marketing to local, regional, farm-identity preserved, specialty, or direct markets.
Specialty crops are a priority at RMA, and federal crop insurance coverage for specialty crops has grown steadily over the past 15 years. In 2022, the amount of insurance for specialty crops totaled over $23 billion.
RMA continues to communicate with producers and other interested parties to identify where there is a need to expand the availability of risk management products to producers. Learn more about Expansions of Specialty Crops Programs.
RMA is always looking for ways to streamline processes and reporting requirements to make it easier for specialty crop producers and others who sell through direct marketing channels to obtain insurance, report their annual production, and file a claim. Read more.
RMA recently announced new and expanded risk management options for specialty and organic producers. Learn more.
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If you have feedback on how we can improve coverage for specialty crops, please let us know at SpecialtyCrops@usda.gov.
If you are interested in learning more about insuring your specialty crops, please contact your local RMA specialty crop insurance liaison from the list below:
Regional Office - Liaison
- Billings, MT – Marni Walter
- Davis, CA – Thalia Barajas
- Jackson, MS – Courtney Holmes
- Oklahoma City, OK – Devin Lolles
- Raleigh, NC – William Barnes
- Spokane, WA – Nick Gans
- Springfield, IL – Adrienne Steinacher
- St. Paul, MN – Amber Rhode
- Topeka, KS – Amanda Whitehurst
- Valdosta, GA – Matthew Wilkin
Fact Sheets
Reports
- Feasibility of Insuring Local Food Production
- Research of Nursery Greenhouse Policy
- 2022 Specialty Crop Report | Appendix
- 2021 Specialty Crop Report | Appendix
- 2020 Specialty Crop Report
- 2019 Specialty Crop Report
- 2015 Specialty Crop Report
- 2010 Specialty Crop Report
- 2004 Specialty Crop Report
- 2002 Specialty Crops Report
- 2001 Specialty Crops Report | Executive Summary
- 1999 Specialty Crops Report | Executive Summary, Tables | Chart