Crop Insurance
Wyoming
Crop insurance indemnities in Wyoming
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $414,748,846
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 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $162,056,361 | ||
| Hail | $63,046,410 | ||
| Drought | $52,638,325 | ||
| Freeze | $30,155,515 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $24,985,982 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $17,470,704 | ||
| Heat | $16,516,447 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $14,953,612 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $11,345,487 | ||
| Hot Wind | $5,965,354 | ||
| Cold Winter | $5,019,240 | ||
| Frost | $3,939,869 | ||
| Plant Disease | $2,094,323 | ||
| Decline in Price | $1,908,695 | ||
| Insects | $1,158,773 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $677,039 | ||
| Wildlife | $435,572 | ||
| Flood | $161,622 | ||
| All Other Causes | $136,500 | ||
| Fire | $33,377 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $19,506 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $15,536 | ||
| Tornado | $6,238 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $5,811 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $1,049 | ||
| Market Price Difference - Spring vs Harvest | $788 | ||
| Erosion | $709 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $414,748,846 | ||
* 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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