Crop Insurance
Tennessee
Crop insurance indemnities in Tennessee
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $1,429,127,084
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 | $494,516,392 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $466,175,359 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $114,843,544 | ||
| Heat | $97,603,264 | ||
| Flood | $76,455,218 | ||
| Decline in Price | $31,768,403 | ||
| Freeze | $31,409,037 | ||
| Plant Disease | $28,654,382 | ||
| Hail | $25,502,020 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $10,625,346 | ||
| Insects | $9,510,652 | ||
| Wildlife | $9,276,179 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $8,262,543 | ||
| All Other Causes | $7,301,378 | ||
| Frost | $4,456,067 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $3,255,234 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $2,585,546 | ||
| Fire | $2,196,236 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $1,645,156 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $982,534 | ||
| Cold Winter | $787,726 | ||
| Tornado | $547,569 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $341,961 | ||
| Earthquake | $134,887 | ||
| Force Fire | $80,976 | ||
| Hot Wind | $73,332 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $43,929 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $39,054 | ||
| Cyclone | $27,538 | ||
| Market Price Difference - Spring vs Harvest | $15,830 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $9,792 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $1,429,127,084 | ||
* 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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