Crop Insurance
Florida
Crop insurance indemnities in Florida
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $3,407,169,006
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 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $1,132,751,142 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $689,181,022 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $552,692,412 | ||
| Freeze | $330,217,298 | ||
| Drought | $153,600,093 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $152,074,076 | ||
| Asiatic Citrus Canker | $130,384,726 | ||
| Heat | $71,260,303 | ||
| Plant Disease | $44,959,763 | ||
| Flood | $30,893,488 | ||
| Hail | $26,234,874 | ||
| Frost | $13,664,135 | ||
| Salinity | $10,614,589 | ||
| Insects | $10,337,985 | ||
| Tornado | $10,076,409 | ||
| Decline in Price | $9,767,976 | ||
| Post Bloom Fruit Drop | $8,630,348 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $5,821,641 | ||
| Cold Winter | $5,764,304 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $4,075,484 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $3,461,388 | ||
| Wildlife | $3,364,524 | ||
| Oxygen Depletion | $3,107,467 | ||
| Storm Surge | $2,680,386 | ||
| Fire | $323,825 | ||
| Hot Wind | $280,722 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $261,988 | ||
| Disease, Aquaculture | $213,219 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $181,584 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $79,560 | ||
| All Other Causes | $72,963 | ||
| Erosion | $51,480 | ||
| Cyclone | $40,457 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $26,797 | ||
| Tidal Wave/Tsunami | $19,055 | ||
| Earthquake | $1,523 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $3,407,169,006 | ||
* 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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