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Crop Insurance Decisions for 2016

Bruce Sherrick and, Gary Schnitkey (March, 2016)

Summary

Crop insurance is increasingly viewed as providing the cornerstone for active risk management programs, and its importance is elevated in environments with higher input costs and greater margin risk. The differences in underlying rates and starting price and volatility conditions can substantially impact the relative performance of the alternatives from year to year, and across different operations within a given year. This publication discusses making crop insurance decisions for 2016.