Crop Insurance
Colorado
Crop insurance indemnities in Colorado
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $4,056,884,333
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 | $1,502,740,333 | ||
| Hail | $813,533,113 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $422,445,272 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $313,424,525 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $252,294,629 | ||
| Heat | $172,584,189 | ||
| Freeze | $153,753,530 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $128,351,611 | ||
| Hot Wind | $102,690,621 | ||
| Decline in Price | $82,738,389 | ||
| Cold Winter | $40,692,901 | ||
| Plant Disease | $18,564,727 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $16,362,126 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $8,218,015 | ||
| Frost | $8,170,617 | ||
| Insects | $6,573,671 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $6,250,631 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $1,980,739 | ||
| Flood | $1,772,848 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,655,400 | ||
| Wildlife | $950,960 | ||
| Tornado | $608,268 | ||
| Fire | $190,929 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $129,836 | ||
| Cyclone | $118,119 | ||
| Earthquake | $58,233 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $27,207 | ||
| Erosion | $2,589 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $307 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $4,056,884,333 | ||
* 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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