Crop Insurance
Massachusetts
Crop insurance indemnities in Massachusetts
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $114,289,582
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 | $36,130,078 | ||
| Plant Disease | $29,316,403 | ||
| Drought | $12,681,658 | ||
| Hail | $10,527,089 | ||
| Freeze | $6,264,069 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $2,572,973 | ||
| Frost | $2,079,469 | ||
| Decline in Price | $2,034,755 | ||
| Heat | $1,993,256 | ||
| Insects | $1,684,748 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $1,302,383 | ||
| Cold Winter | $1,267,864 | ||
| Ice Flow | $1,142,744 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $986,344 | ||
| Flood | $921,877 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $611,432 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $599,990 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $483,400 | ||
| Disease, Aquaculture | $416,495 | ||
| Wildlife | $402,822 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $386,742 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $199,122 | ||
| Storm Surge | $118,953 | ||
| All Other Causes | $94,406 | ||
| Oxygen Depletion | $46,839 | ||
| Excess Sun | $17,540 | ||
| Hot Wind | $5,076 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $1,056 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $114,289,582 | ||
* 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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