Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by cause of loss for Sunflowers, 1995-2022
| Indemnities by cause of loss for Sunflowers, 1995-2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2022 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $721,224,431 | ||
| Drought | $362,237,467 | ||
| Hail | $114,701,617 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $42,912,860 | ||
| Plant Disease | $41,198,821 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $37,658,295 | ||
| Heat | $32,676,600 | ||
| Wildlife | $28,166,256 | ||
| Decline in Price | $23,033,764 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $17,076,049 | ||
| Frost | $16,275,523 | ||
| Insects | $14,978,925 | ||
| Freeze | $13,005,234 | ||
| Hot Wind | $11,096,246 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIPWI Crops Only* | $1,686,104 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,685,851 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply/Equipment | $1,611,460 | ||
| Flood | $1,098,689 | ||
| Fire | $520,447 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $384,252 | ||
| Cold Winter | $300,123 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $290,143 | ||
| Tornado | $249,492 | ||
| Earthquake | $64,224 | ||
| Cyclone | $16,046 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $15,735 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $10,310 | ||
| Erosion | $1,120 | ||
| 1995-2022 | $1,484,176,084 | ||
* 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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