Crop insurance costs to leap by 29 percent, says CBO

The federally subsidized crop insurance program will cost an additional $27.7 billion over the coming decade, said the Congressional Budget Office in projections released on Monday. The government pays roughly 62 cents of each $1 in premiums, and sales of livestock and forage policies are exploding. Crop insurance will cost the government nearly $125 billion… » Read More

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