Crop Insurance
Iowa
Crop insurance indemnities in Iowa
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $11,486,806,755
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 | $4,829,171,400 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $2,813,070,625 | ||
| Decline in Price | $2,011,760,949 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $500,311,173 | ||
| Hail | $459,699,436 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $277,502,945 | ||
| Flood | $272,194,330 | ||
| Heat | $118,356,333 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $91,050,208 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $24,650,030 | ||
| Plant Disease | $16,859,824 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $14,616,921 | ||
| Frost | $12,470,540 | ||
| Insects | $9,739,790 | ||
| Wildlife | $7,337,729 | ||
| Freeze | $6,103,638 | ||
| Cold Winter | $5,512,584 | ||
| All Other Causes | $5,415,049 | ||
| Hot Wind | $4,564,998 | ||
| Tornado | $4,185,759 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $860,757 | ||
| Cyclone | $356,394 | ||
| Fire | $349,898 | ||
| Earthquake | $335,691 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $126,666 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $123,131 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $43,485 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $29,116 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $22,208 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $5,578 | ||
| Erosion | $3,694 | ||
| Market Price Difference - Spring vs Harvest | $1,565 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $11,486,806,755 | ||
* 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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