Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by cause of loss for Forage Production, 1995-2022
| Indemnities by cause of loss for Forage Production, 1995-2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2022 | ||
| Drought | $408,517,574 | ||
| Cold Winter | $53,115,108 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIPWI Crops Only* | $51,165,883 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply/Equipment | $49,662,650 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $38,199,536 | ||
| Freeze | $31,233,961 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $26,352,420 | ||
| Heat | $24,839,407 | ||
| Frost | $17,879,431 | ||
| Hail | $16,420,737 | ||
| Insects | $6,442,496 | ||
| Flood | $2,683,439 | ||
| Wildlife | $2,578,474 | ||
| Hot Wind | $1,912,843 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $1,424,527 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $1,338,178 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,130,430 | ||
| Plant Disease | $554,955 | ||
| Fire | $71,531 | ||
| Cyclone | $40,872 | ||
| Earthquake | $6,991 | ||
| Tornado | $2,469 | ||
| 1995-2022 | $735,573,910 | ||
* 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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