Crop Insurance
South Dakota
Crop insurance indemnities in South Dakota
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $10,672,932,731
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 | $4,493,030,365 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $3,782,301,787 | ||
| Hail | $698,538,789 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $360,496,579 | ||
| Decline in Price | $340,759,097 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $234,673,494 | ||
| Cold Winter | $214,412,604 | ||
| Heat | $198,973,974 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $87,511,496 | ||
| Freeze | $54,480,278 | ||
| Flood | $51,001,414 | ||
| Frost | $34,099,788 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $27,848,294 | ||
| Hot Wind | $27,077,034 | ||
| Insects | $19,979,281 | ||
| Plant Disease | $19,304,527 | ||
| All Other Causes | $7,352,073 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $6,503,888 | ||
| Wildlife | $6,185,179 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $4,402,807 | ||
| Erosion | $1,931,625 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $668,607 | ||
| Tornado | $467,389 | ||
| Fire | $380,112 | ||
| Earthquake | $130,372 | ||
| Cyclone | $128,228 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $98,880 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $83,687 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $74,063 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $28,080 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $6,273 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $2,668 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $10,672,932,731 | ||
* 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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