Crop Insurance
Mississippi
Crop insurance indemnities in Mississippi
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $2,428,283,872
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 | $1,286,566,230 | ||
| Drought | $411,314,908 | ||
| Heat | $280,724,068 | ||
| Flood | $133,429,516 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $121,666,400 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $46,565,784 | ||
| Decline in Price | $44,087,715 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $24,641,820 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $14,704,987 | ||
| Wildlife | $13,885,890 | ||
| Hail | $10,473,742 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $10,205,427 | ||
| Insects | $7,559,274 | ||
| Freeze | $7,127,068 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $6,218,118 | ||
| Plant Disease | $4,958,522 | ||
| Hot Wind | $1,902,724 | ||
| Frost | $989,714 | ||
| Cold Winter | $399,347 | ||
| All Other Causes | $220,507 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $205,503 | ||
| Fire | $153,967 | ||
| Earthquake | $76,218 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $61,887 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $61,723 | ||
| Cyclone | $37,383 | ||
| Tornado | $24,715 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $10,480 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $8,852 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $1,386 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $2,428,283,872 | ||
* 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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