Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by Cause of Loss in the United States
| Indemnities by cause of loss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2023 | ||
| Drought | $66,896,582,311 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $44,515,756,844 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $15,115,163,101 | ||
| Hail | $11,751,381,129 | ||
| Heat | $9,831,936,830 | ||
| Decline in Price | $8,708,437,252 | ||
| Freeze | $5,451,910,687 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $3,943,910,655 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $3,569,251,390 | ||
| Hot Wind | $3,248,809,761 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $2,723,897,445 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $2,638,481,279 | ||
| Flood | $2,090,255,406 | ||
| Frost | $1,837,457,958 | ||
| Plant Disease | $1,419,184,588 | ||
| Cold Winter | $1,159,199,708 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $595,949,082 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $513,812,093 | ||
| Wildlife | $386,363,983 | ||
| Insects | $359,428,934 | ||
| Fire | $309,656,678 | ||
| All Other Causes | $241,936,406 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $182,457,194 | ||
| Asiatic Citrus Canker | $130,384,726 | ||
| Tropical Storm | $64,075,713 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $41,541,219 | ||
| Tornado | $30,232,056 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $25,859,550 | ||
| Excess Sun | $23,091,226 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $12,130,728 | ||
| Salinity | $10,614,589 | ||
| Post Bloom Fruit Drop | $8,630,348 | ||
| Oxygen Depletion | $7,960,214 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $6,437,096 | ||
| Storm Surge | $5,214,392 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $5,182,270 | ||
| Earthquake | $4,729,303 | ||
| Cyclone | $4,465,821 | ||
| Erosion | $4,179,171 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $2,143,952 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $1,243,565 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $1,208,994 | ||
| Ice Flow | $1,142,744 | ||
| Disease, Aquaculture | $832,521 | ||
| Force Fire | $289,588 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $232,850 | ||
| Market Price Difference - Spring vs Harvest | $106,040 | ||
| Hot Hemp | $67,219 | ||
| Tidal Wave/Tsunami | $19,055 | ||
| Pit Burn | $71 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $187,883,235,734 | ||
* 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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