Collective Crop Insurance Zones for Cereals and Fodder Maize in Quebec

La Financière Agricole's collective crop insurance data for cereals and fodder maize covers loss of quantity and quality. Loss assessment is conducted collectively for all agricultural businesses within the same geographical area. The dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec and was last updated on April 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling regional yield loss for cereals based on collective insurance assessment zones.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of agricultural risk for fodder maize.
• Assessing the effectiveness of collective versus individual insurance schemes.
• Mapping geographical zones used for collective loss assessment in Quebec.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative Government and Municipalities of Québec.
• Last updated on April 22, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
• Available under the permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Likely administrative data from La Financière Agricole's insurance program.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 19:13:24.908743

Geography

Quebec, Canada (specific geographical areas for collective assessment)