Livestock Insurance Plans

Livestock policies are designed to insure against declining market prices of livestock and not any other peril. Coverage is determined using futures and options prices from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group. Price insurance is available for swine, cattle, lambs and milk. Producers decide the number of head (cwt of milk) to insure and the length of the coverage period. There are two types of plans available: 1) Livestock Risk Protection, provides coverage against market price decline, if the ending price is less than the producer determined beginning price and indemnity is due; and 2) Livestock Gross Margin, provides coverage for the difference between the commodity and feeding costs. If the producer determined expected gross margin is greater than the actual gross margin, an indemnity is due. 
 

Check with an insurance agent for availability of Livestock Risk Protection and Livestock Gross Margin policies   https://www3.rma.usda.gov/tools/agents/companies/indexLPI.cfm

There are funding limitations for all livestock programs. Therefore, RMA tracks total policy sales against available underwriting capacity using a real-time, web-based program. Sales stop when underwriting capacity is reached.

With climate change more extreme weather is expected. Livestock insurance can help provide financial stability so that farmers and ranchers are better able to make the long-term investments needed to adapt to a changing climate.