Crop Insurance
Maryland
Crop insurance indemnities in Maryland
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $372,739,285
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 | $219,002,205 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $70,830,182 | ||
| Heat | $27,043,087 | ||
| Wildlife | $16,364,152 | ||
| Decline in Price | $13,834,413 | ||
| Hail | $6,283,648 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $5,000,354 | ||
| Freeze | $2,731,039 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $2,293,172 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $1,920,344 | ||
| Insects | $1,529,192 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $1,031,148 | ||
| Frost | $858,352 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $801,949 | ||
| Excess Sun | $797,665 | ||
| All Other Causes | $684,843 | ||
| Plant Disease | $385,639 | ||
| Cold Winter | $352,939 | ||
| Fire | $202,838 | ||
| Flood | $150,635 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $140,845 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $135,509 | ||
| Hot Wind | $130,507 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $124,803 | ||
| Cyclone | $49,949 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $43,985 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $4,631 | ||
| Tornado | $4,445 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $3,893 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $2,822 | ||
| Erosion | $102 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $372,739,285 | ||
* 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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