Crop Insurance
Louisiana
Crop insurance indemnities in Louisiana
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $1,720,466,039
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 | $871,166,214 | ||
| Drought | $251,059,611 | ||
| Heat | $169,748,609 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $124,496,734 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $103,547,789 | ||
| Flood | $60,410,593 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $22,739,480 | ||
| Decline in Price | $20,359,713 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $17,304,844 | ||
| Freeze | $15,613,957 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $11,603,169 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $10,988,908 | ||
| Wildlife | $10,875,708 | ||
| Plant Disease | $10,333,776 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $9,131,715 | ||
| Insects | $5,219,751 | ||
| Hail | $3,091,645 | ||
| Frost | $1,528,416 | ||
| Hot Wind | $527,439 | ||
| Cold Winter | $327,624 | ||
| Fire | $183,302 | ||
| Earthquake | $80,504 | ||
| Tornado | $42,827 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $36,330 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $15,378 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $15,311 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $7,950 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $5,286 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,459 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $1,206 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $792 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $1,720,466,039 | ||
* 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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