USDA · Risk Management Agency cause of loss
Crop-loss bands in Washington
Every county-crop the agency has filed in Washington 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 $3,186,591,368.
- 17Counties
- 11Commodities filed here
- 19Causes of loss that paid
Counties
17 county hubs in Washington. Ordered by the indemnity filed on their county-crops, largest first; every one carries its own band.
- Grant County13
- Walla Walla County13
- Adams County10
- Benton County10
- Yakima County10
- Franklin County9
- Douglas County7
- Lincoln County7
- Chelan County6
- Okanogan County6
- Columbia County5
- Klickitat County5
- Spokane County5
- Whitman County5
- Garfield County3
- Asotin County2
- Kittitas County2
By commodity
Every commodity the agency files in Washington — all 11 of them, not the twelve largest.
- Pasture,Rangeland,Forage16
- Wheat15
- All Other Crops11
- Whole Farm Revenue Protection11
- Cherries10
- Apples9
- Canola9
- Apiculture8
- Dry Peas6
- Grapes6
- Green Peas5
By cause of loss
Every cause that has carried an indemnity in Washington — all 19 of them, not the twelve largest.
- ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/HIP-WI/PACE Crops Only22
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain22
- Decline in Price21
- Heat21
- Cold Wet Weather20
- Drought20
- Freeze19
- Cold Winter18
- Frost18
- Wind/Excess Wind18
- Hail17
- Fire16
- Hot Wind15
- Insects15
- Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.)14
- XX14
- Plant Disease13
- Falling Numbers12
- Wildlife12
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.