Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by cause of loss for Barley, 1995-2022
| Indemnities by cause of loss for Barley, 1995-2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2022 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $367,639,579 | ||
| Drought | $298,094,279 | ||
| Hail | $172,498,136 | ||
| Heat | $81,906,530 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply/Equipment | $37,528,996 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $21,343,749 | ||
| Plant Disease | $18,554,459 | ||
| Frost | $16,599,632 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $11,869,915 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIPWI Crops Only* | $10,880,708 | ||
| Freeze | $10,439,197 | ||
| Hot Wind | $6,189,844 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $5,767,814 | ||
| Cold Winter | $5,312,348 | ||
| Decline in Price | $5,178,688 | ||
| Insects | $4,781,125 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $4,235,458 | ||
| Flood | $2,239,987 | ||
| Wildlife | $1,719,222 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,301,023 | ||
| Fire | $118,312 | ||
| Tornado | $85,242 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $36,568 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $24,016 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $11,691 | ||
| Cyclone | $11,416 | ||
| Earthquake | $4,828 | ||
| Erosion | $695 | ||
| 1995-2022 | $1,084,373,457 | ||
* 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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