Crop Insurance
West Virginia
Crop insurance indemnities in West Virginia
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $44,083,385
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 | $15,441,908 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $7,402,790 | ||
| Freeze | $6,368,160 | ||
| Hail | $3,955,100 | ||
| Frost | $2,009,897 | ||
| Heat | $1,906,376 | ||
| Wildlife | $1,843,747 | ||
| Flood | $1,193,765 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $1,084,705 | ||
| Excess Sun | $926,133 | ||
| Decline in Price | $562,720 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $372,254 | ||
| All Other Causes | $322,331 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $171,954 | ||
| Insects | $126,539 | ||
| Plant Disease | $114,522 | ||
| Cold Winter | $100,058 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $97,513 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $32,211 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $24,126 | ||
| Fire | $10,892 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $10,039 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $4,486 | ||
| Force Fire | $850 | ||
| Earthquake | $311 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $44,083,385 | ||
* 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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