Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by cause of loss for Cotton, 1995-2022
| Indemnities by cause of loss for Cotton, 1995-2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2022 | ||
| Drought | $9,460,172,107 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $2,308,360,991 | ||
| Hail | $1,897,708,420 | ||
| Hot Wind | $1,682,745,663 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIPWI Crops Only* | $1,489,391,946 | ||
| Heat | $1,161,034,774 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $1,008,533,774 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $533,357,781 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply/Equipment | $436,390,006 | ||
| Decline in Price | $396,405,716 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $250,616,832 | ||
| Freeze | $187,283,305 | ||
| Flood | $126,299,511 | ||
| Insects | $58,565,672 | ||
| Frost | $28,757,011 | ||
| Wildlife | $27,779,244 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $21,246,713 | ||
| Plant Disease | $20,042,252 | ||
| All Other Causes | $9,014,749 | ||
| Cold Winter | $3,090,548 | ||
| Tornado | $791,836 | ||
| Fire | $667,137 | ||
| Erosion | $519,249 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $432,496 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $284,243 | ||
| Earthquake | $270,742 | ||
| Cyclone | $232,084 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $141,319 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $4,025 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $2,528 | ||
| 1995-2022 | $21,110,142,676 | ||
* 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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