Crop Insurance
Washington
Crop insurance indemnities in Washington
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $3,368,024,005
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 | $911,636,108 | ||
| Decline in Price | $564,426,884 | ||
| Heat | $453,814,140 | ||
| Freeze | $352,099,547 | ||
| Frost | $244,124,981 | ||
| Hail | $189,669,932 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $179,666,382 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $136,274,722 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $116,158,631 | ||
| Cold Winter | $76,582,326 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $56,079,169 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $27,178,501 | ||
| Hot Wind | $12,776,507 | ||
| Insects | $11,438,963 | ||
| Plant Disease | $9,348,580 | ||
| Fire | $7,606,896 | ||
| All Other Causes | $6,800,281 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $3,022,562 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $3,005,478 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $2,210,190 | ||
| Wildlife | $1,745,457 | ||
| Flood | $1,473,684 | ||
| Excess Sun | $409,148 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $280,396 | ||
| Earthquake | $60,036 | ||
| Cyclone | $55,616 | ||
| Erosion | $49,843 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $25,933 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $3,113 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $3,368,024,005 | ||
* 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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