Crop Insurance
Texas
Crop insurance indemnities in Texas
Total indemnities, 1995-2022: $25,461,096,692
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 | $11,277,114,555 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIPWI Crops Only* | $3,373,669,843 | ||
| Hail | $2,238,801,531 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $2,016,262,525 | ||
| Hot Wind | $1,941,269,193 | ||
| Heat | $1,259,870,601 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $1,206,516,047 | ||
| Freeze | $704,576,513 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply/Equipment | $335,435,595 | ||
| Decline in Price | $293,708,467 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $216,481,564 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $174,567,360 | ||
| Hurricane/Tropical Depression | $123,618,357 | ||
| Plant Disease | $94,352,909 | ||
| Flood | $50,404,365 | ||
| Insects | $43,207,444 | ||
| Wildlife | $41,031,894 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $25,457,453 | ||
| Frost | $17,686,752 | ||
| Cold Winter | $14,169,946 | ||
| All Other Causes | $5,421,192 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $4,094,324 | ||
| Erosion | $1,131,221 | ||
| Fire | $913,419 | ||
| Tornado | $565,717 | ||
| Cyclone | $315,404 | ||
| Earthquake | $201,660 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $124,518 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $120,709 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $5,070 | ||
| Market Price Difference - Spring vs Harvest | $521 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $25 | ||
| 1995-2022 | $25,461,096,692 | ||
* 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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