Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by cause of loss for Sugarcane, 1995-2023
| Indemnities by cause of loss for Sugarcane, 1995-2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2023 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $51,382,135 | ||
| Freeze | $18,609,911 | ||
| Drought | $17,536,276 | ||
| Heat | $12,848,162 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $11,336,378 | ||
| Plant Disease | $5,662,720 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $4,972,346 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $4,297,433 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $1,530,463 | ||
| Hot Wind | $1,269,551 | ||
| Frost | $921,543 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $719,415 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $672,722 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $613,922 | ||
| Flood | $572,712 | ||
| Fire | $214,739 | ||
| Cold Winter | $199,003 | ||
| Insects | $196,574 | ||
| Hail | $126,508 | ||
| Wildlife | $64,389 | ||
| Tornado | $27,209 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $3,925 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $133,778,033 | ||
* 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 and 2022.
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