Crop Insurance
Minnesota
Crop insurance indemnities in Minnesota
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $9,554,817,221
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 | $3,761,413,423 | ||
| Drought | $2,726,814,083 | ||
| Decline in Price | $1,145,605,574 | ||
| Hail | $526,203,312 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $452,796,857 | ||
| Frost | $200,789,260 | ||
| Heat | $168,612,357 | ||
| Freeze | $141,628,522 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $112,481,343 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $85,897,181 | ||
| Plant Disease | $74,202,150 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $58,521,669 | ||
| Flood | $26,003,561 | ||
| Cold Winter | $20,301,778 | ||
| Hot Wind | $12,276,865 | ||
| Insects | $12,211,547 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $10,236,099 | ||
| All Other Causes | $8,251,757 | ||
| Wildlife | $3,259,754 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $2,012,552 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $1,800,011 | ||
| Tornado | $1,224,950 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $1,007,717 | ||
| Fire | $388,583 | ||
| Cyclone | $292,012 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $234,402 | ||
| Earthquake | $116,155 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $69,235 | ||
| Hot Hemp | $67,219 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $54,067 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $21,953 | ||
| Excess Sun | $12,539 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $5,367 | ||
| Erosion | $2,222 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $1,145 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $9,554,817,221 | ||
* 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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