Crop Insurance
Arkansas
Crop insurance indemnities in Arkansas
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $2,983,098,915
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 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $2,003,951,201 | ||
| Heat | $349,407,116 | ||
| Drought | $167,387,001 | ||
| Flood | $105,928,537 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $83,765,410 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $82,113,880 | ||
| Decline in Price | $47,385,768 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $40,369,069 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $20,171,053 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $14,675,907 | ||
| Hail | $13,017,956 | ||
| Freeze | $12,494,494 | ||
| Plant Disease | $11,659,993 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $7,802,127 | ||
| Wildlife | $5,996,906 | ||
| Frost | $5,334,696 | ||
| Hot Wind | $4,317,645 | ||
| Insects | $3,491,433 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $1,704,412 | ||
| Cold Winter | $603,272 | ||
| All Other Causes | $583,340 | ||
| Tornado | $360,828 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $324,285 | ||
| Fire | $146,536 | ||
| Earthquake | $70,154 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $25,460 | ||
| Cyclone | $7,287 | ||
| Erosion | $2,015 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $1,135 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $2,983,098,915 | ||
* 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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