Crop Insurance
Colorado
Crop insurance indemnities in Colorado
Total indemnities, 1995-2022: $3,717,193,973
Indemnities by County, 1995-2022
Indemnities by year, 1995-2022
Indemnities by crop, 1995-2022
Indemnities by cause of loss, 1995-2022
| Indemnities by cause of loss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2022 | ||
| Drought | $1,434,071,819 | ||
| Hail | $689,122,309 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIPWI Crops Only* | $369,364,327 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply/Equipment | $313,362,390 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $223,768,068 | ||
| Heat | $167,893,737 | ||
| Freeze | $151,257,230 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $103,651,268 | ||
| Hot Wind | $97,979,746 | ||
| Decline in Price | $77,969,959 | ||
| Cold Winter | $36,220,363 | ||
| Plant Disease | $18,431,690 | ||
| Frost | $8,094,285 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $7,940,724 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $6,372,314 | ||
| Insects | $4,983,241 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $1,980,739 | ||
| Flood | $1,752,004 | ||
| All Other Causes | $1,451,335 | ||
| Wildlife | $946,232 | ||
| Fire | $190,929 | ||
| Cyclone | $118,119 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $110,452 | ||
| Tornado | $72,360 | ||
| Earthquake | $58,233 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $27,207 | ||
| Erosion | $2,589 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $307 | ||
| 1995-2022 | $3,717,193,973 | ||
* 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.
Number of years each cause of loss paid out indemnities to farmers, out of the 28 years between 1995 and 2022
* 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
Federal crop insurance reform vital for incentivizing climate adaptation on farms
Farm Subsidies Ballooned Under Trump
Is Federal Crop Insurance Policy Leading to Another Dust Bowl?
Double Dipping:
The "Farm Crisis" Myth
Crying Wolf