Crop Insurance
Michigan
Crop insurance indemnities in Michigan
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $2,279,682,268
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 | $728,636,349 | ||
| Drought | $616,077,238 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $194,235,790 | ||
| Freeze | $177,142,268 | ||
| Decline in Price | $158,773,687 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $108,337,654 | ||
| Frost | $89,729,381 | ||
| Heat | $47,894,020 | ||
| Hail | $41,163,782 | ||
| Cold Winter | $35,564,897 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $15,375,973 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $15,157,341 | ||
| Plant Disease | $14,913,220 | ||
| Wildlife | $11,748,162 | ||
| Hot Wind | $7,024,195 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $5,882,761 | ||
| Insects | $3,767,676 | ||
| Flood | $2,917,580 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,905,294 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $1,876,356 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $639,313 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $290,871 | ||
| Tornado | $286,668 | ||
| Fire | $118,266 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $99,387 | ||
| Excess Sun | $69,070 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $35,027 | ||
| Earthquake | $22,592 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $13,474 | ||
| Cyclone | $12,257 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $1,403 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $1,261 | ||
| Market Price Difference - Spring vs Harvest | $64 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $2,279,682,268 | ||
* 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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