USDA · Risk Management Agency cause of loss
Crop-loss bands in Montana
Every county-crop the agency has filed in Montana 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 $2,323,144,326.
- 39Counties
- 10Commodities filed here
- 18Causes of loss that paid
Counties
39 county hubs in Montana. Ordered by the indemnity filed on their county-crops, largest first; every one carries its own band.
- Chouteau County11
- Roosevelt County9
- Blaine County8
- Liberty County8
- Valley County8
- Big Horn County7
- Cascade County7
- Daniels County7
- Hill County7
- Sheridan County7
- Toole County7
- Wibaux County7
- Yellowstone County7
- Dawson County6
- Fallon County6
- Fergus County6
- Judith Basin County6
- Phillips County6
- Pondera County6
- Richland County6
- Teton County6
- Carter County5
- Glacier County5
- McCone County5
- Wheatland County5
- Custer County4
- Garfield County4
- Golden Valley County4
- Prairie County4
- Rosebud County4
- Treasure County4
- Gallatin County3
- Musselshell County3
- Stillwater County3
- Beaverhead County2
- Lewis and Clark County2
- Madison County2
- Petroleum County2
- Powder River County2
By commodity
Every commodity the agency files in Montana — all 10 of them, not the twelve largest.
- Wheat38
- Pasture,Rangeland,Forage36
- Dry Peas28
- Forage Production27
- All Other Crops23
- Barley20
- Canola13
- Flax10
- Mustard8
- Apiculture5
By cause of loss
Every cause that has carried an indemnity in Montana — all 18 of them, not the twelve largest.
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only48
- Heat47
- Cold Winter46
- Drought46
- Hail46
- Decline in Price44
- Cold Wet Weather43
- Freeze43
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain42
- Frost41
- Wind/Excess Wind41
- Insects40
- XX33
- Hot Wind32
- Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.)32
- Plant Disease28
- Flood27
- Failure of Irrigation Supply21
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.