Crop Insurance
Wisconsin
Crop insurance indemnities in Wisconsin
Total indemnities, 1995-2024: $3,437,595,548
Indemnities by County, 1995-2024
Indemnities by year, 1995-2024
Indemnities by crop, 1995-2024
Indemnities by cause of loss, 1995-2024
| Indemnities by cause of loss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Indemnities paid 1995-2024 | ||
| Drought | $1,313,393,435 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $1,181,540,619 | ||
| GRP/GRIP/ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only * | $231,095,737 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $171,931,532 | ||
| Decline in Price | $156,206,126 | ||
| Cold Winter | $88,356,354 | ||
| Heat | $63,537,370 | ||
| Freeze | $58,005,835 | ||
| Hail | $49,300,177 | ||
| Frost | $36,760,663 | ||
| Flood | $20,755,601 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $17,905,481 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $16,809,246 | ||
| Plant Disease | $12,427,224 | ||
| Wildlife | $7,025,370 | ||
| All Other Causes | $3,970,482 | ||
| Insects | $3,264,591 | ||
| Mycotoxin | $2,350,957 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Equipment | $648,507 | ||
| Tornado | $600,536 | ||
| Hot Wind | $576,938 | ||
| House burn (Pole burn) | $243,409 | ||
| Excess Sun | $231,475 | ||
| Cyclone | $225,444 | ||
| Inability to Prepare Land for Irrigation | $153,208 | ||
| Earthquake | $127,188 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply | $44,464 | ||
| Fire | $35,358 | ||
| Asian Soybean Rust | $21,298 | ||
| Fruit Set Failure | $20,136 | ||
| Poor Drainage | $9,726 | ||
| Tropical Depression | $9,024 | ||
| Federal or State Ordered Destruction | $6,045 | ||
| Falling Numbers | $5,338 | ||
| Volcanic Eruption | $658 | ||
| 1995-2024 | $3,437,595,548 | ||
* 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 2024
* 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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