Crop Insurance
Alabama
Crop insurance indemnities in Alabama
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $1,327,817,510
Indemnities by County, 1995-2023
Indemnities by year, 1995-2023
Indemnities by crop, 1995-2023
Indemnities by cause of loss, 1995-2023
| Indemnities by cause of loss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2023 | ||
| Drought | $637,213,493 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $284,164,926 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $111,077,327 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $93,397,386 | ||
| Heat | $60,468,258 | ||
| Decline in Price | $32,577,661 | ||
| Freeze | $22,441,440 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $18,992,266 | ||
| Plant Disease | $18,346,491 | ||
| Wildlife | $11,033,360 | ||
| Insects | $9,286,296 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $7,191,822 | ||
| Frost | $4,840,742 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $4,768,610 | ||
| Hail | $4,160,104 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $2,212,744 | ||
| Flood | $1,422,053 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,350,057 | ||
| Cold Winter | $789,189 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $718,452 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $472,334 | ||
| Hot Wind | $461,936 | ||
| Fire | $187,142 | ||
| Tornado | $149,402 | ||
| Earthquake | $41,214 | ||
| Cyclone | $19,112 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $13,159 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $12,398 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $7,105 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $1,031 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $1,327,817,510 | ||
* 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 2021-2023.
Number of years each cause of loss paid out indemnities to farmers, out of the 29 years between 1995 and 2023
* 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 2021-2023
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