Crop Insurance
Connecticut
Crop insurance indemnities in Connecticut
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $144,900,461
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 | $70,987,399 | ||
| Plant Disease | $36,094,593 | ||
| Hail | $13,455,852 | ||
| Drought | $11,429,912 | ||
| Freeze | $4,480,831 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $1,846,775 | ||
| Frost | $1,411,466 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $974,527 | ||
| Heat | $807,417 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $765,086 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $681,539 | ||
| Flood | $650,504 | ||
| Decline in Price | $426,082 | ||
| Wildlife | $311,126 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $192,513 | ||
| Excess Sun | $166,209 | ||
| All Other Causes | $70,331 | ||
| Cold Winter | $67,206 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $58,350 | ||
| Insects | $13,521 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $9,222 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $144,900,461 | ||
* 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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