Crop Insurance
New Mexico
Crop insurance indemnities in New Mexico
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $1,211,714,966
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 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $585,719,148 | ||
| Drought | $199,155,735 | ||
| Hot Wind | $88,650,283 | ||
| Hail | $75,474,776 | ||
| Heat | $60,015,886 | ||
| Freeze | $55,911,169 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $47,526,463 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $36,795,457 | ||
| Decline in Price | $25,543,781 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $10,056,787 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $6,189,881 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $5,635,878 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $5,411,273 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $2,215,462 | ||
| Plant Disease | $2,138,875 | ||
| Frost | $1,181,184 | ||
| Insects | $1,154,394 | ||
| Wildlife | $1,135,496 | ||
| Cold Winter | $934,959 | ||
| Flood | $523,085 | ||
| Fire | $130,613 | ||
| Cyclone | $102,972 | ||
| Erosion | $84,042 | ||
| Tornado | $14,264 | ||
| Earthquake | $9,568 | ||
| All Other Causes | $2,602 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $933 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $1,211,714,966 | ||
* 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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