USDA · Risk Management Agency cause of loss
Crop-loss bands in Colorado
Every county-crop the agency has filed in Colorado 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 $1,995,986,234.
- 30Counties
- 12Commodities filed here
- 18Causes of loss that paid
Counties
30 county hubs in Colorado. Ordered by the indemnity filed on their county-crops, largest first; every one carries its own band.
- Weld County10
- Yuma County10
- Kit Carson County9
- Cheyenne County7
- Kiowa County7
- Lincoln County7
- Morgan County7
- Washington County7
- Adams County6
- Baca County6
- Delta County6
- Logan County6
- Prowers County6
- Bent County5
- Elbert County5
- Larimer County5
- Phillips County5
- Rio Grande County5
- Saguache County5
- Sedgwick County5
- Alamosa County4
- Arapahoe County4
- Conejos County4
- Otero County4
- Pueblo County4
- Dolores County3
- Las Animas County3
- Mesa County3
- Montrose County3
- Crowley County2
By commodity
Every commodity the agency files in Colorado — all 12 of them, not the twelve largest.
- Pasture,Rangeland,Forage26
- Wheat23
- Corn21
- All Other Crops19
- Grain Sorghum14
- Millet14
- Sunflowers13
- Annual Forage11
- Dry Beans7
- Onions6
- Whole Farm Revenue Protection6
- Barley5
By cause of loss
Every cause that has carried an indemnity in Colorado — all 18 of them, not the twelve largest.
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only43
- Hail35
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain34
- Freeze34
- Drought33
- Heat33
- Wind/Excess Wind33
- Decline in Price32
- Hot Wind32
- Failure of Irrigation Supply27
- Cold Wet Weather24
- Cold Winter23
- Frost23
- Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.)22
- Plant Disease22
- Insects19
- Failure of Irrigation Equipment18
- All Other Causes16
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.