Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by cause of loss for Wheat, 1995-2022
| Indemnities by cause of loss for Wheat, 1995-2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2022 | ||
| Drought | $10,471,501,248 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $5,305,670,172 | ||
| Hail | $2,497,893,111 | ||
| Freeze | $1,449,406,023 | ||
| Cold Winter | $826,538,170 | ||
| Decline in Price | $808,030,443 | ||
| Heat | $626,050,085 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $599,890,728 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $430,524,290 | ||
| Plant Disease | $322,515,581 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIPWI Crops Only* | $226,764,137 | ||
| Frost | $170,482,670 | ||
| Hot Wind | $148,664,390 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply/Equipment | $105,718,781 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $82,193,308 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $78,153,324 | ||
| All Other Causes | $72,768,555 | ||
| Flood | $71,481,312 | ||
| Insects | $55,372,389 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $38,763,876 | ||
| Wildlife | $26,192,414 | ||
| Fire | $5,275,425 | ||
| Erosion | $3,519,113 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $2,251,673 | ||
| Tornado | $1,814,859 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $855,684 | ||
| Cyclone | $736,583 | ||
| Earthquake | $413,768 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $156,776 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $100,452 | ||
| Market Price Difference - Spring vs Harvest | $86,663 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $11,521 | ||
| 1995-2022 | $24,429,797,525 | ||
* Types of insurance policies; details on the RMA website. Indemnities for GRP/GRIP crops between 1995-2013; indemnities for ARPI, SCO, STAX, MP, HIP, WI crops 2014-2020, indemnities for ECO crops 2021 and 2022.
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