Crop Insurance
South Carolina
Crop insurance indemnities in South Carolina
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $1,563,282,426
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 | $409,701,617 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $388,311,795 | ||
| Freeze | $226,491,328 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $163,726,960 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $89,265,408 | ||
| Heat | $75,437,947 | ||
| Plant Disease | $61,312,106 | ||
| Hail | $42,260,674 | ||
| Wildlife | $31,200,065 | ||
| Tropical Storm | $23,290,350 | ||
| Frost | $12,521,234 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $9,401,863 | ||
| Decline in Price | $7,729,982 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $7,052,767 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $5,129,466 | ||
| All Other Causes | $3,609,371 | ||
| Flood | $1,770,828 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $1,197,136 | ||
| Insects | $910,717 | ||
| Cold Winter | $786,607 | ||
| Fire | $682,868 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $552,005 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $316,452 | ||
| Tornado | $306,008 | ||
| Hot Wind | $161,185 | ||
| Storm Surge | $109,537 | ||
| Cyclone | $21,138 | ||
| Earthquake | $13,174 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $5,669 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $3,193 | ||
| Excess Sun | $1,748 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $698 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $354 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $174 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $1,563,282,426 | ||
* 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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