It is crop insurance sign up time and I did a quick analysis of 2015 crop insurance subsidy per policy by crop for the entire U.S. Note subsidy is a function of rates, coverage levels, unit structure, quantity and value of the crop. What jumps out of this analysis is that specialty crops tend to top the list and that row crops are generally fairly far down the ranking. But some other special crops also fall near the bottom of the list
| Commodity Name | Average Subsidy/Policy |
| Strawberries |
$39,169 |
| TOMATOES (FRESH MARKET) |
$39,064 |
| ONIONS |
$36,845 |
| Whole Farm Revenue Protection* |
$34,666 |
| COTTON EX LONG STAPLE |
$27,797 |
| POTATOES |
$27,780 |
| TOBACCO – CIGAR WRAPPER |
$27,436 |
| PRUNES |
$25,498 |
| MACADAMIA TREES |
$24,928 |
| PEPPERS |
$24,302 |
| APPLES |
$23,881 |
| MACADAMIA NUTS |
$23,533 |
| NURSERY – FIELD GROWN & CONTAINER |
$22,292 |
| Pistachios |
$21,428 |
| BANANA TREE |
$19,029 |
| MANDARINS/TANGERINES |
$18,277 |
| TABLE GRAPES |
$17,388 |
| TOBACCO – CIGAR BINDER |
$16,363 |
| ALMONDS |
$16,324 |
| SWEET POTATOES |
$15,583 |
| CULTIVATED WILD RICE |
$14,133 |
| CITRUS (TX) – RIO RED & STAR RUBY GRAPEFRUIT |
$14,066 |
| CABBAGE |
$13,919 |
| APRICOTS (PROCESSING) |
$12,994 |
| TOMATOES |
$12,183 |
| ALFALFA SEED |
$12,066 |
| CHERRIES |
$11,535 |
| PEACHES |
$11,044 |
| COTTON |
$10,152 |
| TOBACCO – FLUE CURED |
$9,979 |
| CLAMS |
$9,840 |
| BLUEBERRIES |
$9,115 |
| CUCUMBERS |
$9,063 |
| APRICOTS (FRESH) |
$8,689 |
| FIGS |
$8,562 |
| PECANS |
$8,118 |
| CITRUS TREES (FL) – ORANGE |
$8,105 |
| APICULTURE |
$7,760 |
| NECTARINES (FRESH) |
$7,530 |
| BEANS (DRY) |
$7,104 |
| LEMONS |
$7,043 |
| BEANS (FRESH MARKET) |
$6,777 |
| AVOCADOS |
$6,696 |
| GRASS SEED |
$6,406 |
| SWEET CORN (FRESH MARKET) |
$6,294 |
| PLUMS |
$6,197 |
| GRAPES |
$6,116 |
| SUNFLOWERS |
$5,931 |
| CORN |
$5,847 |
| CANOLA |
$5,780 |
| ORANGES |
$5,575 |
| PASTURE,RANGELAND,FORAGE |
$5,552 |
| CITRUS TREES (FL) – GRAPEFRUIT |
$5,392 |
| POPCORN |
$5,344 |
| PEANUTS |
$5,175 |
| WALNUTS |
$5,068 |
| PEAS (DRY) |
$5,019 |
| ANNUAL FORAGE |
$5,002 |
| TOBACCO – BURLEY |
$4,887 |
| Olives |
$4,819 |
| MINT |
$4,661 |
| BEANS (PROCESSING) |
$4,459 |
| CITRUS TREES (FL) – AVOCADO |
$4,353 |
| PAPAYA |
$4,323 |
| WHEAT |
$4,277 |
| BARLEY |
$4,208 |
| RAISINS |
$4,173 |
| MUSTARD |
$4,160 |
| SUGARCANE |
$4,080 |
| GRAPEFRUIT |
$3,975 |
| PEACHES (CLING PROCESSING) |
$3,936 |
| HYBRID SORGHUM SEED |
$3,927 |
| RICE |
$3,902 |
| BUCKWHEAT |
$3,792 |
| SUGAR BEETS |
$3,715 |
| CITRUS (TX) – LATE ORANGES |
$3,605 |
| CITRUS TREES (FL) – CARAMBOLA |
$3,589 |
| SAFFLOWER |
$3,531 |
| SOYBEANS |
$3,525 |
| GRAIN SORGHUM |
$3,464 |
| PEACHES (FREESTONE FRESH) |
$3,392 |
| SILAGE SORGHUM |
$3,195 |
| FORAGE PRODUCTION |
$3,064 |
| HYBRID CORN SEED |
$2,917 |
| CRANBERRIES |
$2,826 |
| SESAME |
$2,684 |
| PEAS (GREEN) |
$2,670 |
| TOBACCO – FIRE CURED |
$2,664 |
| TANGELOS |
$2,529 |
| PEARS |
$2,468 |
| PEACHES (FREESTONE PROCESSING) |
$2,406 |
| FLAX |
$2,224 |
| RYE |
$2,099 |
| CITRUS (TX) – RUBY RED GRAPEFRUIT |
$1,991 |
| MILLET |
$1,929 |
| BANANA |
$1,858 |
| CITRUS TREES (FL) – ALL OTHER CITRUS TREES |
$1,645 |
| COFFEE |
$1,590 |
| CHILE PEPPERS |
$1,565 |
| TANGORS |
$1,483 |
| SWEET CORN |
$1,475 |
| PUMPKINS |
$1,317 |
| CITRUS (TX) – EARLY & MIDSEASON ORANGES |
$1,283 |
| COFFEE TREE |
$1,233 |
| CITRUS TREES (FL) – MANGO |
$954 |
| Tangerine Trees |
$837 |
| Camelina |
$831 |
| FORAGE SEEDING |
$786 |
| OATS |
$776 |
| TOBACCO – DARK AIR |
$748 |
| CITRUS TREES (FL) – LIME |
$497 |
| TOBACCO – CIGAR FILLER |
$373 |
| PAPAYA TREE |
$333 |
| TOBACCO – MARYLAND |
$44 |
* Note Whole Farm Revenue Insurance covers multiple commodities.
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