Crop Insurance
Virginia
Crop insurance indemnities in Virginia
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $1,083,382,376
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 | $513,301,022 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $195,077,823 | ||
| Heat | $88,656,175 | ||
| Freeze | $61,450,128 | ||
| Hail | $43,364,504 | ||
| Decline in Price | $29,044,739 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $26,314,372 | ||
| Frost | $24,802,396 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $15,695,312 | ||
| Wildlife | $15,677,763 | ||
| Plant Disease | $12,281,654 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $11,714,965 | ||
| All Other Causes | $11,016,716 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $7,678,994 | ||
| Oxygen Depletion | $4,805,908 | ||
| Excess Sun | $4,710,196 | ||
| Flood | $3,315,773 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $2,639,182 | ||
| Insects | $2,530,561 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $2,468,930 | ||
| Cold Winter | $2,465,687 | ||
| Storm Surge | $2,305,516 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $675,434 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $444,327 | ||
| Disease, Aquaculture | $202,807 | ||
| Cyclone | $193,983 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $119,601 | ||
| Fire | $112,152 | ||
| Tornado | $108,215 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $51,109 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $45,274 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $40,867 | ||
| Hot Wind | $29,140 | ||
| Earthquake | $20,958 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $14,866 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $4,675 | ||
| Force Fire | $650 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $1,083,382,376 | ||
* 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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