USDA · Risk Management Agency cause of loss
Crop-loss bands in California
Every county-crop the agency has filed in California that clears this desk’s floors: at least five filed years and a quarter of a million dollars of filed premium, on a county that insures more than one commodity. The total indemnity on those county-crops is $6,617,215,192.
- 39Counties
- 23Commodities filed here
- 21Causes of loss that paid
Counties
39 county hubs in California. Ordered by the indemnity filed on their county-crops, largest first; every one carries its own band.
- Fresno County27
- Tulare County22
- Kern County21
- Madera County15
- Kings County14
- San Joaquin County14
- Merced County13
- Yolo County12
- Sutter County11
- Riverside County10
- Stanislaus County10
- Butte County9
- Glenn County9
- Colusa County8
- Imperial County7
- Modoc County7
- Sacramento County7
- Tehama County7
- Yuba County7
- San Luis Obispo County6
- Solano County6
- Ventura County6
- San Benito County5
- Santa Barbara County5
- Siskiyou County5
- Contra Costa County4
- Lassen County4
- Mendocino County4
- Monterey County4
- Napa County4
- San Diego County4
- Sonoma County4
- Amador County3
- El Dorado County3
- Lake County3
- Santa Clara County3
- Shasta County3
- Calaveras County2
- Placer County2
By commodity
Every commodity the agency files in California — all 23 of them, not the twelve largest.
- All Other Crops40
- Apiculture34
- Pasture,Rangeland,Forage33
- Grapes19
- Almonds16
- Cherries12
- Prunes12
- Tomatoes12
- Walnuts9
- Olives8
- Rice8
- Wheat8
- Whole Farm Revenue Protection8
- Pistachios7
- Oranges6
- Avocados5
- Cotton5
- Cotton Ex Long Staple5
- Lemons5
- Mandarins/Tangerines5
- Onions5
- Processing Cling Peaches5
- Table Grapes5
By cause of loss
Every cause that has carried an indemnity in California — all 21 of them, not the twelve largest.
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only53
- Heat46
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain45
- Freeze40
- Frost40
- Hail40
- Cold Wet Weather39
- Wind/Excess Wind38
- Failure of Irrigation Supply33
- Cold Winter32
- Hot Wind29
- Plant Disease29
- Wildlife26
- Decline in Price23
- Fire23
- Insects23
- Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.)23
- All Other Causes19
- Flood19
- Drought17
- Failure of Irrigation Equipment17
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.