Crop Insurance
Pennsylvania
Crop insurance indemnities in Pennsylvania
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $865,446,567
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 | ||
| Drought | $363,401,812 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $184,509,115 | ||
| Hail | $71,714,417 | ||
| Freeze | $69,428,059 | ||
| Heat | $34,326,294 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $28,734,861 | ||
| Frost | $28,631,963 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $23,638,206 | ||
| Decline in Price | $17,505,737 | ||
| Wildlife | $15,093,408 | ||
| Excess Sun | $5,444,702 | ||
| Flood | $4,486,791 | ||
| Cold Winter | $3,688,834 | ||
| Plant Disease | $3,057,005 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $2,935,327 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $2,865,012 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,711,626 | ||
| Insects | $1,308,949 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $1,180,716 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $732,178 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $595,064 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $143,712 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $107,761 | ||
| Hot Wind | $73,039 | ||
| Tornado | $49,905 | ||
| Fire | $34,753 | ||
| Cyclone | $18,134 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $17,463 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $11,650 | ||
| Earthquake | $76 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $865,446,567 | ||
* 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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