Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by Cause of Loss in the United States
| Indemnities by cause of loss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2021 | ||
| Drought | $48,633,395,480 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $38,984,412,139 | ||
| Hail | $9,704,733,932 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $8,156,944,228 | ||
| Decline in Price | $7,770,562,653 | ||
| Heat | $6,345,151,240 | ||
| Freeze | $4,137,767,940 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $2,944,078,993 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $2,911,869,646 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $2,154,466,851 | ||
| Flood | $1,934,067,254 | ||
| Hot Wind | $1,922,627,585 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $1,769,162,229 | ||
| Frost | $1,493,573,766 | ||
| Plant Disease | $1,354,991,016 | ||
| Cold Winter | $978,643,687 | ||
| Other (Snow,Lightning,etc) | $539,665,784 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $484,569,844 | ||
| Wildlife | $293,265,175 | ||
| Fire | $282,961,670 | ||
| Insects | $265,272,861 | ||
| All Other Causes | $145,324,188 | ||
| Asiatic Citrus Canker | $130,384,726 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $36,181,006 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $24,874,492 | ||
| Tornado | $23,921,748 | ||
| Excess Sun | $20,169,237 | ||
| House Burn (Pole Burn) | $11,203,967 | ||
| Salinity | $10,614,589 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $6,437,096 | ||
| Cyclone | $4,325,153 | ||
| Erosion | $4,179,171 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $4,061,130 | ||
| Storm Surge | $3,592,182 | ||
| Oxygen Depletion | $3,205,256 | ||
| Earthquake | $2,889,412 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $2,080,296 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $1,243,565 | ||
| Ice Floe | $1,009,803 | ||
| Disease, Aquaculture | $818,472 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $800,865 | ||
| Force Fire | $289,588 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $205,293 | ||
| Market Price Difference - Spring vs Harvest | $106,040 | ||
| Tidal Wave/Tsunami | $19,055 | ||
| Pit Burn | $71 | ||
| 1995-2021 | $143,500,120,375 | ||
* 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.
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