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23.08.2010
Canola damaged by hail in Australia (pictures)

Canola fields were damaged by hail in Australia. Hail size was about 20 mm in diameter. Pictures were taken right after hail and seven days after.

18.08.2010
Hail damage to vegetables (pictures)

What at first seemed like a mild three-minute hail storm did an impressive amount of crop damage right across the market garden. One of those sudden, short storms that’ve been popping up more or less several times a day built up, rain started to come down quite heavily, this time with a sharp wind, and after a couple of minutes, HAIL joined the action.

18.08.2010
Hail damage to vegetables in the USA

A severe hailstorm passed through Pittsboro around 5:00 pm Tuesday evening, May 20, 2008. At least six farms within a 3 mile radius of Pittsboro received damage, and some farms experienced a total loss of some crops. The photos below depict damage at four of these farms.

04.08.2010
Peas fields before harvesting - North of Ukraine (pictures)

Insurance experts surveyed fields at the farms insured crops. Some peas fields were weedy however the yield should be good. No critical crop reduction is observed.

02.08.2010
Ukraine - Drought impact on corn in Sumy oblast (pictures)

Drought impacted corn fields in Sumy oblast. The plants are supressed by high temperatures and lack of moisture. Field surveys were conducted two weeks ago.

14.07.2010
Ukraine - sunflower damaged by hail in Poltava oblast (pictures)

Sunflower was damaged by hail in Poltava oblast. the crop was insured on MPCI terms. The experts surveyed the field and found minor damage. Yield drop can be insignificant.

24.06.2010
Ukraine - Insurance company Providna paid out 11700 UAH for perished winter barley in Sumy oblast

Insurance company Providna paid out compensation to the farm in Sumy oblast (Konotop region) for winter barley perished. The farm experienced loss of 17 hecaters of winter barley (one field). The sum of compensation is 11 900 UAH (about 1500 USD). Crop perished because of low temperatures last winter. (pictures)

11.06.2010
Weeds at the fields with winter wheat in Donetsk oblast (Ukraine)

At the beginning of June insurance experts surveyed winter wheat fields in Donetsk oblast (Eastern Ukraine). Some fields were rather weedy. Pictures

07.06.2010
Damaged winter wheat in Cherkassy oblast (pictures)

Last autumn the farm in Cherkassy oblast signed crop insurance contract. Winter wheat was insured for wintering period. In April insurance experts surveyed fields and established significant crop damage. Winter wheat plants perished due to unfavorable weather last winter. The main reasons for crop loss were low temperatures and ice crust at the soil surface.

03.06.2010
Ukraine - problem rye fields in Sumy oblast (pictures)

In May experts surveyed rye fields in Sumy oblast. Crop is not uniform. some weeds were recorded at the fields. Some plants are already damaged by rust.

02.06.2010
Winter damage of vines at the south of Ukraine

Last autumn a farm insured vines at the south of Ukraine. The coverage period was from autumn untill harvest. Winter was severe with exteme low temperatures. Most damage was observed at the imported vine varieties. Insurance company conducted surveys in spring and recorded vines damage. (pictures)

31.05.2010
Ukrainian Agricultural Insurance Company will compensate farmers' losses (pictures)

The experts of insurance company surveyed insured fields in April. Farmers in Poltava oblast insured winter wheat last autumn but the weather was severe and some plants did not survived. Ice crust stayed at the fields for over 40 days. The experts agreed that ice crust was the main factor for crop loss. The company's experts conducted surveys and assisted farmers to prepare documents for payouts.

21.05.2010
Pictures of perished winter canola and wheat in Kharkiv region, Ukraine

In April experts surveyed insured fields in Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. Winter canola and wheat were insured against winterkill. Last winter was severe and over 50% of plants did not survive.

10.05.2010
Ukraine - damaged winter wheat fields in Sumy oblast (pictures)

Pictures of winter wheat fields in Sumy oblast provide the overview of the winter damage. The crop was damaged last winter by low temperatures, excessive moisture and water staying in the low places. According to the assessment, damage constitute about 30%.

27.04.2010
Ukraine - perished winter barley and wheat in Donetsk oblast

At the beginning of April experts surveyed insured fields of grain winter crops in Donetsk oblast. At one farm crops perished during winter. The fields were insured against total winterkill.

26.04.2010
Barley fields damaged by snow mold

Experts surveyed barley fields in Sumy oblast. plants were damaged by snow mould. Total crop loss agreed. Insurance company works over documents to pay out compensation

21.04.2010
Ukraine - rye fields after winter (pictures)

Experts surveyed rye fields after winter in Sumy oblast (Northern Ukraine). There is moderate crop loss because of snow mould. About 15-20% of plants perished.

20.04.2010
Ukraine - perished canola crop in Vinnitsa oblast (pitures made in spring 2010)

Insurance experts conduct now field surveys. Last week experts surveyed canola fields in Vinnitsa (Ukraine). Totally lost canola plants pictured at photos.During winter snow cover was over 1 meter high. At the end of March snow melted rapidly and plants were completely washed away.

11.04.2010
Ukraine - barley fields survived winter 2010

Pictures of barley when accepted for insurance in autumn 2009. The same fields reestablished vegetation in spring 2010 pictured.

09.04.2010
Ukraine - watterlogged fields at the South of Ukraine, March 2010

At the end of March our experts surveyed fields at the South of Ukraine. Some waterlogged fields were identified in Kherson oblast. Wheat crop was seriously damaged.

29.03.2010
Severe drought in SW China makes no harvest

The sustaining severe drought ravaged southwest China's Yunnan Province since last October and made no harvest of crops. Pictures

15.01.2010
Greenhouse collapsed this week because of snow

The only greenhouse, developed with many million euros of government money, in the Emmer horticultural area Rundedal, near Barger-Compascuum collapsed this week.

15.01.2010
Freeze in Florida damaged crops

Orange groves in Florida face their biggest damage threat since the state’s freezing weather began more than a week ago as temperatures drop to record lows in some areas.

20.10.2009
Ukraine - Hail in July, 2009 damaged canola crop in Cherkassy oblast

Hail damaged canola fields on July 3 and 13, 2009. Risk event was reported for Korsun-Shevchenkovsky region of Cherkassy oblast. Damage to crop was minor due to favorable crop development phase. According to insurers, yield reduction should not exceed 10-15% of the expected yield.

14.10.2009
Ukraine - peas field damaged by hail in Cherkassy region

In early July hail damaged peas in Cherkassy region. Damage happened just 3 days before harvesting. Insurance experts surveyed the field and recorded total yield loss.

14.09.2009
Canada - hail damaged spring wheat in Alberta

At the beginning of August hail and strogn wind damaged spring wheat at the central part of Alberta. At some fields damage and loss rate was as high as 80%. See pictures.

14.09.2009
Canada - hail damaged corn in Alberta

Hail sized up to 30 mm damaged crops in the central part of Alberta province (Red Deer area) on August 11, 2009. At some fields up to 80% of crop perished. The field we show was insured and loss adjusters visited the farm after about 10 days after this risk event.

11.08.2009
USA - hail damaged crops in several states

Last week hail damaged crops in several states. Soy beans, corn and apples were damaged. See photos

18.06.2009
Ukraine - hail damaged canola in Rivne oblast (photos)

Canola was damaged at the area of about 100 hectares in Radiviliv region of Rivna oblast. The crop was insured and the insurance expert have already conducted initial survey. The loss adjusters forecast yield reduction at the level of 30-35% but the final yield assessment will be done later when canola will be harvested.

08.06.2009
Ukraine - pictures of some fields in Ukraine, June 2009.

Our experts visited some fields in mid June. There were some fields with problem crops. See pictures - canola, wheat

05.06.2009
Ukraine - crops damaged by sand storm (photos)

Sugar beet and wheat fields damaged by sand storm. Southern Ukraine.

29.05.2009
Mice damaged crops at the South of Ukraine

Insurance company insured winter crops (winter wheat, rye and canola) against winterkill last autumn. Area insured constituted over 8 thousand hectares. In spring the client reported crop loss at the area of about 2 thousand hectares. Surveyors reported over 5-7 mice colonies per hectare at canola fields and about 15-17 colonies at the rye fields. (see fotos)

05.02.2009
USA - fish farmers hardest-hit by the cold-weather snap, fruit growers assess damage

Local tropical fish farmers appear to be the hardest-hit by the recent cold-weather snap, but citrus and strawberry growers in Central Florida also reported some damage from temperatures that sank to the mid-20s. Elsewhere in the state, sweet corn, lettuce and snap beans in South Florida and tomatoes in the Palmetto-Ruskin area appeared to sustain damage

11.08.2008
11 cattle killed in lightning strike in Germany

A bolt of lightning killed 11 cattle that took shelter under a tree during a storm in southern Germany. The loss of the livestock was estimated at euro50,000 (US$77,945). Two of the herd survived the lightning strike.

04.06.2008
Ukraine - Insurance company Providna paid out 81800 UAH for canola perished at the area of 170 hectares

Canola perished at the area of 170 hectares because of unfavorable weather conditions last winter. The crop was killed by low temperatures (minus 18Ñ) at low snow cover (3-8 cm). The crop was insured on the winterkill program (total loss)

26.05.2008
Ukraine - insurance company Spektr paid out over 100 thousand UAH (20 thousand USD) to the farm in Nikolayev oblast for canola damaged by frost

Insurance company Spektr paid out on May 15, 2008 over 100 thousand UAH (20.000 USD) to the farm in Nikolayev oblast. Farm Ukrinterpostach insured winter canola in autumn 2007 against winterkill.

26.05.2008
Ukraine - insurance company Spektr paid out 5914,50 UAH to the farm in Nikolayev oblast for canola damaged by low temperatures

Insurance company Spektr paid out 59`4,50 UAH (1200 USD) to the farm in Nikolayev oblast. The payout was done on May 15, 2008. Farm "Novoodessky rayagrohim" insured winter canola last autumn on the program of partial and total loss. Winter canola was partially damaged by low temperatures.

09.10.2006
Insurance company Oranta paid out 28,2 thousand UAH (5500 USD) to a farm in Cherkassy oblast on winter canola insurance contract

Insurance company Oranta paid out 28,2 thousand UAH (5500 USD) to a farm in Zolotonosha rayon of Cherkassy oblast on winter canola insurance contract. Risk - winter frost (low temperatures).

06.10.2006
Insurance company Oranta paid out 13,3 thousand UAH (2500 USD) to the farm in Sumy oblast on winter canola insurance contract.

Insurance company Oranta paid out 13,3 thousand UAH (2500 USD) to the farm in Romensky rayon of Sumy oblast on winter canola insurance contract. Risk - winter frost (low temperatures).

05.10.2006
Insurance company Oranta paid out 30281 UAH (6000 USD) on the winter canola insurance contract in Kherson oblast. (see foto)

Insurance company Oranta paid out 30281 UAH (6000 USD) on the winter canola insurance contract. The field was located in Kahovka rayon of Kherson oblast. Risk - winter frost (low temperatures). (see foto)

05.10.2006
Insurance company Oranta paid out 56,3 thousand UAH to a farm in Kherson oblast (Genichesk rayon) on winter barley insurance contract.

Insurance company Oranta paid out 56,3 thousand UAH (11000 USD)to a farm in Genichesk rayon of Kherson oblast on winter barley insurance contract. Risk - winter frost (low temperatures).

05.10.2006
Insurance company Oranta paid out 29,7 thousand UAH on winter barley insurance contract in Kherson oblast.

Insurance company Oranta paid out 29694 UAH (6000 USD) on winter barley insurance contract to a farm in Holopristan rayon of Kherson oblast. Risk - winter frost (low temperatures).

01.06.2006
Consequences of a hailstones in the spring 2006 in East Australia.



06.05.2006
Australia Vine damaged



06.05.2006
GMO and regular cotton plants, Australia



06.05.2006
Corn hail damage



06.05.2006
Damaged field



06.05.2006
Hail in Australia, October 16, 2005



06.05.2006
Population measurement



06.05.2006
Potato field after hail, Ukraine, June 1, 2002



04.04.2006
Australia Apple damaged



03.04.2006
Australia - hail Wyalcatchem Wheat



02.04.2006
Australia Sample hail



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07.06.2010
Adjusting Hail and Storm Damage on Maize seminar - September 8-10, 2010, Switzerland

International Association of Agricultural Production Insurers offers a seminar on hail and storm damage on corn. The seminar is jointly organized by the association and Swiss Hail. the seminar will be conducted on September 8-10, 2010 in Egerkingen. Enrolment - by August 1, 2010.

12.04.2010
Remote Sensing Index-Based Crop Insurance Working Group meeting - August 10-11, 2010, USA

The 2nd International Working Group On Remote Sensing Index-Based Crop Insurance will take place on August 10-11, 2010 in San Francisco, CA at the Fairmont Hotel. Practical technical issues related to implementing satellite derived index based crop insurance will be discussed.

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