Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by cause of loss for Flue Cured Tobacco, 1995-2022
| Indemnities by cause of loss for Flue Cured Tobacco, 1995-2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2022 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $647,661,917 | ||
| Drought | $538,336,792 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $341,289,514 | ||
| Plant Disease | $265,646,628 | ||
| Heat | $98,054,031 | ||
| Hail | $77,214,178 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $76,753,187 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIPWI Crops Only* | $67,812,206 | ||
| Frost | $32,039,211 | ||
| All Other Causes | $10,130,515 | ||
| Freeze | $7,625,036 | ||
| Flood | $4,269,988 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $2,361,375 | ||
| Wildlife | $2,208,415 | ||
| Insects | $2,176,565 | ||
| Fire | $1,225,101 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $987,456 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $798,221 | ||
| Hot Wind | $596,282 | ||
| Tornado | $308,591 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply/Equipment | $148,089 | ||
| Cyclone | $135,124 | ||
| Cold Winter | $90,778 | ||
| Earthquake | $85,781 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $38,169 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $17,498 | ||
| Force Fire | $4,067 | ||
| 1995-2022 | $2,178,014,714 | ||
* 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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