Crop Insurance Premiums Could Skyrocket As Climate Change Intensifies

By Chuck Abbott

Successful Farming

Taxpayers shelled out nearly $40 billion in crop insurance premiums in the Mississippi River region between 2001 and 2020, and that number is expected to increase sharply as climate change intensifies, according to an analysis of Department of Agriculture data by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) that was released Wednesday.

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