Crop Insurance
South Carolina
Crop insurance indemnities in South Carolina
Total indemnities, 1995-2022: $1,462,723,737
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 | $403,471,204 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $376,180,967 | ||
| Freeze | $183,438,600 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIPWI Crops Only* | $162,679,401 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $83,757,250 | ||
| Heat | $72,505,472 | ||
| Plant Disease | $61,125,184 | ||
| Hail | $42,126,710 | ||
| Wildlife | $28,511,315 | ||
| Frost | $10,903,272 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $9,401,863 | ||
| Decline in Price | $6,770,566 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $6,701,949 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $5,074,869 | ||
| All Other Causes | $3,425,614 | ||
| Flood | $1,770,828 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $1,179,408 | ||
| Insects | $902,919 | ||
| Fire | $682,868 | ||
| Cold Winter | $622,144 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply/Equipment | $552,005 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $316,452 | ||
| Tornado | $306,008 | ||
| Hot Wind | $161,185 | ||
| Storm Surge | $109,537 | ||
| Cyclone | $21,138 | ||
| Earthquake | $13,174 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $5,669 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $3,193 | ||
| Excess Sun | $1,748 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $698 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $354 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $174 | ||
| 1995-2022 | $1,462,723,737 | ||
* 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
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