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Crop-loss band · Florida
Gilchrist County, Florida — crop-loss band
- 2.28Low end of the band
- 2.93Middle of the band
- 4.83High end of the band
- 2018Worst year (5.26)
- 10Years filed
What stands out
- Between its 2023 and 2024 filings its loss ratio rose from 2.33 to 2.89 and its premium rose from $746,574 to $1,521,445.
- Its middle loss ratio of 2.93 ranks 12th highest of the 42 counties in Florida with a filed crop-loss record.
- It insures 4 commodities, against a range of 2 to 9 across Florida’s 42 county records.
- Across its 10 filed years it paid $19,936,269 of indemnity on $6,353,817 of premium, a loss ratio of 3.14.
- Every one of its 10 filed years ran a loss ratio above 1.0; its lowest was 2.28 in 2021 and its highest 5.26 in 2018.
Every line is computed by formula from this county’s own filed figures; nothing is estimated.
Gilchrist County by filed year
| Year | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Policies | Policies with a loss | Loss ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $274,112 | $803,101 | $2,019,246 | 30 | 30 | 2.93 |
| 2016 | $272,896 | $1,319,150 | $2,463,811 | 33 | 32 | 4.83 |
| 2017 | $635,322 | $2,421,564 | $6,390,984 | 39 | 39 | 3.81 |
| 2018 | $268,400 | $1,410,934 | $4,077,113 | 23 | 23 | 5.26 |
| 2019 | $496,756 | $2,028,902 | $5,675,487 | 40 | 40 | 4.08 |
| 2020 | $573,960 | $2,216,039 | $4,471,245 | 69 | 69 | 3.86 |
| 2021 | $740,328 | $1,691,435 | $4,726,211 | 21 | 21 | 2.28 |
| 2022 | $824,024 | $1,904,253 | $5,516,175 | 49 | 49 | 2.31 |
| 2023 | $746,574 | $1,742,780 | $4,739,196 | 65 | 65 | 2.33 |
| 2024 | $1,521,445 | $4,398,111 | $11,711,706 | 124 | 124 | 2.89 |
4 commodities insured in Gilchrist County
| Commodity | Years | Low | Middle | High | Worst year | Whole span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | 10 | 3.43 | 5.67 | 6.84 | 2019 (7.02) | 5.08 |
| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | 10 | 0.57 | 1.74 | 2.23 | 2022 (2.24) | 1.86 |
| Flue Cured Tobacco | 7 | 2.97 | 7.01 | 11.89 | 2018 (11.89) | 7.15 |
| All Other Crops | 8 | 0.01 | 0.88 | 3.33 | 2016 (3.33) | 1.07 |
| Commodity | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Planted | Lost | Policies | With a loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | $2,123,826 | $10,796,783 | $19,172,923 | 23,763 | 24,799 | 149 | 148 |
| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $2,347,114 | $4,366,036 | $13,528,307 | 31,398 | 0 | 304 | 304 |
| Flue Cured Tobacco | $454,228 | $3,247,959 | $5,105,109 | 1,385 | 1,385 | 19 | 19 |
| All Other Crops | $1,428,649 | $1,525,491 | $13,984,834 | 2,136 | 429 | 21 | 21 |
Causes that carried Gilchrist County’s indemnity
Peanuts
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $3,004,847 indemnity · 7 years
- Heat $2,924,597 indemnity · 7 years
- Hurricane/Tropical Depression $1,967,572 indemnity · 4 years
- Drought $1,771,796 indemnity · 8 years
- Hurricane $693,269 indemnity · 1 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only $358,751 indemnity · 3 years
Pasture,Rangeland,Forage
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $4,366,036 indemnity · 10 years
Flue Cured Tobacco
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $1,794,049 indemnity · 5 years
- Heat $712,904 indemnity · 1 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $634,675 indemnity · 2 years
- Hurricane/Tropical Depression $106,331 indemnity · 1 years
All Other Crops
- Decline in Price $772,436 indemnity · 1 years
- Freeze $266,445 indemnity · 3 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $145,728 indemnity · 1 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $109,169 indemnity · 4 years
- Hail $89,908 indemnity · 1 years
- Frost $80,685 indemnity · 1 years
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Source: USDA Risk Management Agency, Cause of Loss Summary of Business. Methodology.