Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by cause of loss for Burley Tobacco, 1995-2023
| Indemnities by cause of loss for Burley Tobacco, 1995-2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2023 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $522,093,774 | ||
| Drought | $335,043,127 | ||
| Heat | $59,042,610 | ||
| Flood | $58,789,517 | ||
| Plant Disease | $43,664,038 | ||
| Hail | $29,382,515 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $24,561,026 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $22,794,847 | ||
| Freeze | $12,469,413 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $9,200,305 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $6,449,341 | ||
| Frost | $2,921,777 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $2,524,125 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $1,950,317 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,472,957 | ||
| Fire | $672,132 | ||
| Cold Winter | $318,583 | ||
| Hot Wind | $302,827 | ||
| Wildlife | $136,812 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $101,675 | ||
| Insects | $96,910 | ||
| Tornado | $92,894 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $23,339 | ||
| Force Fire | $21,483 | ||
| Cyclone | $11,678 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $8,920 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $1,134,146,943 | ||
* 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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