Crop Insurance
Montana
Crop insurance indemnities in Montana
Total indemnities, 1995-2023: $3,697,928,944
Indemnities by County, 1995-2023
Indemnities by year, 1995-2023
Indemnities by crop, 1995-2023
Indemnities by cause of loss, 1995-2023
| Indemnities by cause of loss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2023 | ||
| Drought | $1,833,312,637 | ||
| Hail | $648,635,642 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $259,979,903 | ||
| Heat | $250,456,007 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $220,629,331 | ||
| Cold Winter | $124,841,653 | ||
| Decline in Price | $72,570,996 | ||
| Insects | $58,802,691 | ||
| Freeze | $47,045,303 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $37,933,902 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $35,223,840 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $24,440,420 | ||
| Frost | $23,304,876 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $17,233,872 | ||
| Plant Disease | $14,443,952 | ||
| Hot Wind | $10,728,948 | ||
| All Other Causes | $7,080,523 | ||
| Flood | $5,518,433 | ||
| Wildlife | $2,172,222 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $1,584,215 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $523,583 | ||
| Fire | $512,983 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $289,587 | ||
| Tornado | $226,755 | ||
| Cyclone | $188,000 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $106,961 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $65,085 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $37,035 | ||
| Earthquake | $16,867 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $13,963 | ||
| Erosion | $8,757 | ||
| 1995-2023 | $3,697,928,944 | ||
* 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 2021-2023.
Number of years each cause of loss paid out indemnities to farmers, out of the 29 years between 1995 and 2023
* 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 2021-2023
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