Crop Insurance
Texas
Crop insurance indemnities in Texas
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $28,153,542,246
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 | $12,034,657,333 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $4,027,074,006 | ||
| Hail | $2,406,229,687 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $2,305,499,723 | ||
| Hot Wind | $2,213,969,954 | ||
| Heat | $1,584,394,814 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $1,291,035,014 | ||
| Freeze | $733,599,329 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $336,348,707 | ||
| Decline in Price | $309,173,492 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $233,191,170 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $174,931,046 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $124,744,470 | ||
| Plant Disease | $94,775,961 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $73,791,740 | ||
| Flood | $51,451,778 | ||
| Insects | $44,094,487 | ||
| Wildlife | $42,330,483 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $26,340,856 | ||
| Frost | $18,049,967 | ||
| Cold Winter | $14,224,985 | ||
| All Other Causes | $5,824,027 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $4,363,583 | ||
| Erosion | $1,131,221 | ||
| Fire | $923,049 | ||
| Tornado | $565,717 | ||
| Cyclone | $316,492 | ||
| Earthquake | $258,312 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $124,518 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $120,709 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $5,070 | ||
| Market Price Difference - Spring vs Harvest | $521 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $25 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $28,153,542,246 | ||
* 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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