Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by cause of loss for Potatoes, 1995-2022
| Indemnities by cause of loss for Potatoes, 1995-2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2022 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $525,682,718 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply/Equipment | $163,046,194 | ||
| Heat | $152,426,163 | ||
| Plant Disease | $108,749,587 | ||
| Freeze | $67,768,056 | ||
| Hail | $61,221,432 | ||
| Drought | $58,894,022 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $40,811,203 | ||
| Frost | $36,407,745 | ||
| Hot Wind | $9,965,131 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $9,821,698 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $8,674,424 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIPWI Crops Only* | $6,450,632 | ||
| Insects | $6,028,487 | ||
| Flood | $3,377,422 | ||
| Cold Winter | $1,894,661 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,141,249 | ||
| Fire | $491,674 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $467,113 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $150,499 | ||
| Wildlife | $102,938 | ||
| Cyclone | $25,475 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $1,056 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $559 | ||
| 1995-2022 | $1,263,600,137 | ||
* 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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