Crop Insurance
Georgia
Crop insurance indemnities in Georgia
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $3,817,260,243
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 | $1,285,397,250 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $773,001,955 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $407,531,809 | ||
| Heat | $389,208,214 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $294,717,881 | ||
| Freeze | $213,152,368 | ||
| Plant Disease | $155,195,709 | ||
| Decline in Price | $94,998,262 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $50,946,916 | ||
| Wildlife | $29,718,735 | ||
| Hail | $25,071,421 | ||
| Frost | $25,056,731 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $23,517,983 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $12,680,076 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $9,898,826 | ||
| Insects | $8,015,824 | ||
| Tropical Storm | $5,188,622 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $5,123,778 | ||
| Cold Winter | $2,546,344 | ||
| Tornado | $1,993,828 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $1,481,229 | ||
| Hot Wind | $1,147,039 | ||
| All Other Causes | $543,307 | ||
| Flood | $451,595 | ||
| Fire | $337,486 | ||
| Earthquake | $134,383 | ||
| Cyclone | $109,191 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $37,855 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $37,117 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $12,518 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $5,990 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $3,817,260,243 | ||
* 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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