Crop Insurance
Wisconsin
Crop insurance indemnities in Wisconsin
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $3,218,921,352
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 | $1,302,602,122 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $996,591,553 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $229,061,426 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $170,567,312 | ||
| Decline in Price | $146,089,049 | ||
| Cold Winter | $87,228,903 | ||
| Heat | $61,693,335 | ||
| Freeze | $57,040,592 | ||
| Hail | $46,431,378 | ||
| Frost | $36,655,802 | ||
| Flood | $20,273,156 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $17,561,455 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $16,291,884 | ||
| Plant Disease | $12,293,499 | ||
| Wildlife | $6,705,912 | ||
| All Other Causes | $3,547,147 | ||
| Insects | $3,219,563 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $2,278,787 | ||
| Tornado | $599,852 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $583,778 | ||
| Hot Wind | $576,938 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $243,409 | ||
| Excess Sun | $231,475 | ||
| Cyclone | $225,672 | ||
| Earthquake | $111,496 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $76,229 | ||
| Fire | $35,355 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $32,050 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $21,298 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $20,136 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $9,726 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $9,024 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $6,045 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $5,338 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $658 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $3,218,921,352 | ||
* 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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