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Top 10 States for Extreme Crop Losses in 2012

Drought, heat and hot wind conditions racked up $17.3 billion in insured crop losses last year, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

By Laura Mazzuca Toops | Updated on August 28, 2013

Extreme weather conditions across 80 percent of the continental U.S. in 2012 forced the Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP) to pay out to farmers a record-breaking $17.3 billion in crop losses during last year’s growing season, according to a study by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). 

The study, “Soil Matters,” which details last year’s crop losses county-by-county in all 50 states, found that losses from drought, heat and hot wind alone accounted for 80 percent of all farm losses, with Upper Midwest and Great Plains states hit hardest. And with no end in sight for extreme weather conditions, similar record-breaking insurance payouts will likely continue to increase, NRDC predicted. 

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