Crop Insurance
Maine
Crop insurance indemnities in Maine
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $148,934,572
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 | $77,890,250 | ||
| Drought | $19,399,024 | ||
| Plant Disease | $12,772,889 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $8,914,673 | ||
| Freeze | $7,919,644 | ||
| Hail | $5,305,641 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $4,684,178 | ||
| Heat | $4,642,935 | ||
| Frost | $4,157,937 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $1,110,998 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $633,443 | ||
| Wildlife | $605,335 | ||
| Insects | $413,583 | ||
| Cold Winter | $328,643 | ||
| Flood | $30,600 | ||
| Decline in Price | $29,955 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $28,790 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $24,899 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $18,369 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $16,619 | ||
| Fire | $3,417 | ||
| All Other Causes | $2,751 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $148,934,572 | ||
* 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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