Crop Insurance
The United States
Indemnities by Cause of Loss in the United States
| Indemnities by cause of loss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2024 | ||
| Drought | $69,945,892,368 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $48,001,581,698 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $16,693,113,366 | ||
| Hail | $12,539,258,290 | ||
| Heat | $11,147,371,626 | ||
| Decline in Price | $9,207,614,526 | ||
| Freeze | $5,646,162,786 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $4,154,772,032 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $3,692,557,342 | ||
| Hot Wind | $3,497,927,893 | ||
| Tropical Depression | $2,793,070,588 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $2,727,845,203 | ||
| Flood | $2,212,951,556 | ||
| Frost | $1,951,994,058 | ||
| Plant Disease | $1,439,938,502 | ||
| Cold Winter | $1,243,606,166 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $624,403,500 | ||
| Hurricane | $575,341,874 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $526,790,195 | ||
| Wildlife | $401,857,147 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $398,354,955 | ||
| Insects | $384,238,425 | ||
| Fire | $320,017,920 | ||
| Tropical Storm | $301,870,650 | ||
| All Other Causes | $272,903,553 | ||
| Asiatic Citrus Canker | $130,384,726 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $48,682,576 | ||
| Tornado | $30,988,668 | ||
| Insufficient Chilling Hours | $26,046,924 | ||
| Excess Sun | $24,754,690 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $12,130,728 | ||
| Salinity | $10,614,589 | ||
| Oxygen Depletion | $10,344,464 | ||
| Post Bloom Fruit Drop | $8,630,348 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $6,437,096 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $6,043,184 | ||
| Earthquake | $5,226,491 | ||
| Storm Surge | $5,214,392 | ||
| Cyclone | $4,490,071 | ||
| Erosion | $4,179,171 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $2,225,310 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $1,334,541 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $1,243,565 | ||
| Ice Flow | $1,142,744 | ||
| Disease, Aquaculture | $832,521 | ||
| Force Fire | $289,588 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $259,586 | ||
| Market Price Difference - Spring vs Harvest | $106,040 | ||
| Hot Hemp | $67,219 | ||
| Low Salinity Caused by Excessive Rainfall | $28,007 | ||
| Tidal Wave/Tsunami | $19,055 | ||
| Quarantine | $12,514 | ||
| Pit Burn | $71 | ||
| 1995-2024 | $201,043,165,101 | ||
* 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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