Drought-damaged Plains lead US in crop insurance payments

Three states in the Great Plains – Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma – account for nearly half of crop insurance indemnities paid so far this year, say USDA data. Growers in the three states have received $1.47 billion for crop losses out of $3.18 billion paid to date, according to a weekly tally by the Risk Management Agency.… » Read More

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