Crop Insurance
Kentucky
Crop insurance indemnities in Kentucky
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $2,463,774,336
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 | $952,810,011 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $864,681,580 | ||
| Heat | $151,894,395 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $137,222,161 | ||
| Flood | $99,523,559 | ||
| Decline in Price | $74,148,930 | ||
| Freeze | $34,189,479 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $32,044,261 | ||
| Hail | $30,104,539 | ||
| Plant Disease | $26,524,946 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $12,047,015 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $9,043,799 | ||
| Wildlife | $8,236,104 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $7,161,510 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $6,642,816 | ||
| Fire | $4,355,793 | ||
| Frost | $4,355,223 | ||
| Cold Winter | $3,888,450 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $1,413,215 | ||
| Insects | $1,235,862 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,116,175 | ||
| Hot Wind | $441,599 | ||
| Force Fire | $170,699 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $140,856 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $108,993 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $94,876 | ||
| Tornado | $91,501 | ||
| Cyclone | $79,151 | ||
| Earthquake | $5,873 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $965 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $2,463,774,336 | ||
* 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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