Crop Insurance
California
Crop insurance indemnities in California
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $8,001,314,168
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 | $1,664,470,858 | ||
| Heat | $1,435,201,216 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $1,375,619,089 | ||
| Freeze | $866,967,224 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $651,249,708 | ||
| Frost | $480,909,584 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $463,732,155 | ||
| Fire | $274,247,931 | ||
| Hail | $218,838,238 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $172,830,261 | ||
| Drought | $107,875,741 | ||
| Decline in Price | $63,179,172 | ||
| Flood | $63,011,680 | ||
| Hot Wind | $33,089,756 | ||
| Plant Disease | $31,508,025 | ||
| Insects | $24,651,613 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $18,470,177 | ||
| Cold Winter | $18,299,857 | ||
| All Other Causes | $12,019,992 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $11,136,710 | ||
| Wildlife | $9,421,337 | ||
| Earthquake | $1,666,457 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $1,621,923 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $420,634 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $357,403 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $221,813 | ||
| Tornado | $97,987 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $91,347 | ||
| Cyclone | $72,242 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $33,970 | ||
| Pit Burn | $71 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $8,001,314,168 | ||
* 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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