Crop-loss band · Louisiana
Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana — crop-loss band
- 1.91Low end of the filed band
- 3.14Middle of the filed band
- 3.83High end of the filed band
- 2023Worst year filed (4.63)
- 10Years filed
Every year the Risk Management Agency has filed for Avoyelles Parish is in the series below, from 2015 to 2024. Read across those years the county’s annual loss ratio — indemnity divided by premium — runs from 1.91 at the low end to 3.83 at the high end, with 3.14 in the middle. The worst year filed is 2023, at 4.63. The band points are years the county actually ran, never a figure interpolated between two of them.
The county’s year-by-year record
| Year | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Policies | Policies with a loss | Loss ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,232,389 | $3,873,622 | $11,509,498 | 263 | 262 | 3.14 |
| 2016 | $1,081,042 | $3,955,535 | $9,820,943 | 190 | 190 | 3.66 |
| 2017 | $1,933,654 | $3,702,388 | $15,805,628 | 229 | 228 | 1.91 |
| 2018 | $1,615,966 | $6,043,932 | $15,814,205 | 264 | 264 | 3.74 |
| 2019 | $2,571,725 | $9,405,742 | $23,195,232 | 426 | 426 | 3.66 |
| 2020 | $1,674,768 | $3,679,157 | $18,302,986 | 243 | 243 | 2.20 |
| 2021 | $3,290,481 | $12,618,498 | $27,606,688 | 469 | 469 | 3.83 |
| 2022 | $2,256,505 | $6,365,262 | $21,399,966 | 236 | 236 | 2.82 |
| 2023 | $4,141,961 | $19,157,336 | $40,416,127 | 476 | 476 | 4.63 |
| 2024 | $2,540,466 | $6,965,035 | $22,905,958 | 269 | 269 | 2.74 |
Commodities insured in Avoyelles Parish
9 commodities here clear the desk’s floors — at least five filed years and a quarter of a million dollars of filed premium. Each carries its own band, so a reader can read the commodity they actually farm rather than the county average.
Soybeans 10 years filed
- 1.37Low end of the filed band
- 2.84Middle of the filed band
- 3.77High end of the filed band
- 2023Worst year filed (4.32)
- 10Years filed
- $13,424,427Premium filed
- $40,707,865Indemnity paid
- $109,350,879Liability insured
- 369,298Quantity planted
- 367,684Quantity lost
- 1,790Policies
- 1,789Policies with a loss
- 3.03Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Avoyelles Parish
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $19,993,499 indemnity · 10 years
- Drought $8,441,243 indemnity · 7 years
- Heat $5,465,782 indemnity · 6 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $3,649,909 indemnity · 5 years
- Flood $1,493,129 indemnity · 7 years
- Hurricane/Tropical Depression $1,008,952 indemnity · 3 years
Rice 10 years filed
- 1.86Low end of the filed band
- 2.06Middle of the filed band
- 11.22High end of the filed band
- 2019Worst year filed (13.21)
- 10Years filed
- $2,576,945Premium filed
- $11,034,822Indemnity paid
- $40,572,200Liability insured
- 74,823Quantity planted
- 57,276Quantity lost
- 286Policies
- 286Policies with a loss
- 4.28Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Avoyelles Parish
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $4,942,708 indemnity · 10 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $1,561,576 indemnity · 4 years
- Hurricane/Tropical Depression $1,515,234 indemnity · 3 years
- Heat $1,187,899 indemnity · 3 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $1,001,314 indemnity · 8 years
- Flood $728,421 indemnity · 3 years
Corn 10 years filed
- 0.28Low end of the filed band
- 3.33Middle of the filed band
- 5.34High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (5.47)
- 10Years filed
- $2,066,873Premium filed
- $7,465,625Indemnity paid
- $21,005,790Liability insured
- 42,751Quantity planted
- 46,031Quantity lost
- 321Policies
- 320Policies with a loss
- 3.61Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Avoyelles Parish
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $3,394,566 indemnity · 10 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only $1,380,296 indemnity · 3 years
- Heat $1,285,426 indemnity · 3 years
- Drought $749,516 indemnity · 4 years
- Wildlife $361,518 indemnity · 7 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $115,456 indemnity · 3 years
Sugarcane 7 years filed
- 5.75Low end of the filed band
- 8.86Middle of the filed band
- 26.30High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (26.30)
- 7Years filed
- $362,863Premium filed
- $4,616,128Indemnity paid
- $11,364,193Liability insured
- 12,609Quantity planted
- 12,773Quantity lost
- 87Policies
- 87Policies with a loss
- 12.72Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Avoyelles Parish
- Drought $1,819,862 indemnity · 3 years
- Heat $1,269,919 indemnity · 3 years
- Freeze $813,164 indemnity · 5 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only $541,894 indemnity · 2 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $81,899 indemnity · 3 years
- Plant Disease $67,548 indemnity · 1 years
Grain Sorghum 10 years filed
- 2.75Low end of the filed band
- 4.25Middle of the filed band
- 5.12High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (6.51)
- 10Years filed
- $1,095,062Premium filed
- $4,436,390Indemnity paid
- $8,245,865Liability insured
- 32,253Quantity planted
- 40,868Quantity lost
- 238Policies
- 238Policies with a loss
- 4.05Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Avoyelles Parish
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $2,991,246 indemnity · 10 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $626,733 indemnity · 2 years
- Drought $319,650 indemnity · 4 years
- Flood $288,952 indemnity · 3 years
- Insects $76,330 indemnity · 1 years
- Heat $56,257 indemnity · 2 years
Cotton 10 years filed
- 1.76Low end of the filed band
- 2.99Middle of the filed band
- 4.28High end of the filed band
- 2020Worst year filed (4.30)
- 10Years filed
- $1,027,720Premium filed
- $3,125,728Indemnity paid
- $5,267,757Liability insured
- 11,536Quantity planted
- 14,709Quantity lost
- 93Policies
- 93Policies with a loss
- 3.04Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Avoyelles Parish
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $2,086,673 indemnity · 9 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $360,779 indemnity · 6 years
- Flood $288,817 indemnity · 3 years
- Heat $170,213 indemnity · 2 years
- Drought $169,083 indemnity · 3 years
- Cold Wet Weather $47,875 indemnity · 1 years
Wheat 9 years filed
- 2.11Low end of the filed band
- 3.18Middle of the filed band
- 6.14High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (6.14)
- 9Years filed
- $741,353Premium filed
- $2,272,187Indemnity paid
- $3,406,315Liability insured
- 26,809Quantity planted
- 26,824Quantity lost
- 137Policies
- 137Policies with a loss
- 3.06Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Avoyelles Parish
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $1,889,495 indemnity · 9 years
- Cold Wet Weather $125,627 indemnity · 2 years
- Drought $113,780 indemnity · 3 years
- Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) $69,354 indemnity · 1 years
- Freeze $50,091 indemnity · 1 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only $18,598 indemnity · 1 years
Sweet Potatoes 7 years filed
- 0.24Low end of the filed band
- 3.53Middle of the filed band
- 5.52High end of the filed band
- 2016Worst year filed (5.52)
- 7Years filed
- $582,478Premium filed
- $1,226,004Indemnity paid
- $4,632,713Liability insured
- 3,915Quantity planted
- 3,915Quantity lost
- 11Policies
- 11Policies with a loss
- 2.10Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Avoyelles Parish
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $933,376 indemnity · 5 years
- Cold Wet Weather $273,990 indemnity · 1 years
- Hurricane/Tropical Depression $18,638 indemnity · 1 years
Apiculture 6 years filed
- 0.45Low end of the filed band
- 1.60Middle of the filed band
- 2.39High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (2.39)
- 6Years filed
- $461,235Premium filed
- $881,758Indemnity paid
- $2,931,518Liability insured
- 12,345Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 102Policies
- 102Policies with a loss
- 1.91Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Avoyelles Parish
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $881,758 indemnity · 6 years
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Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.
County cause-of-loss figures from the USDA Risk Management Agency’s Cause of Loss Summary of Business, county files, filed by the agency as a United States Government work. The loss ratio is the agency’s own published column: indemnity divided by premium, re-derived at the summed county-crop grain.