natural disasters have ag impact
See the text below from an email I got. It provides some highlights, and also information down to the county level. Check out your jurisdiction!
In the 2025 edition of their Where Natural Disasters Are Having the Biggest Impact on the Nation’s Food Supply report, Trace One pinpoints where these events are having the greatest impact on farmers and the nation’s food supply. Researchers analyzed and ranked locations at the county and state levels based on their average annual economic loss (expected annual loss) in 2025 dollars within the agricultural sector.
Key Takeaways
According to the USDA, there are 1.9 million farms in the U.S. that are responsible for producing $503 billion in crop and livestock value annually.
FEMA estimates that the U.S. loses approximately $3.5 billion in agricultural value each year due to natural hazards—primarily drought—or more than $1,800 per farm.
California, which produces 12% of the nation’s total agricultural value, disproportionately bears 37% of the total losses caused by natural hazards, amounting to $1.3 billion annually.
Santa Barbara County in California has an expected annual loss of over $245 million, the most of any county in the U.S., which equates to more than $180,000 lost per farm each year.
All but one of the top 15 counties with the greatest expected annual losses are located in California.
The full report covers over 3,000 U.S. counties and all 50 states, with a detailed breakdown of expected annual agricultural losses (total and per-farm), expected annual loss rate, total farms and total agricultural value, and the most damaging hazard in each location. We've also included a link to high-resolution, downloadable graphics below.
If you reference the analysis, please credit Trace One and link to the full report: https://www.traceone.com/resources/plm-compliance-blog/where-natural-disasters-are-having-biggest-impact-on-u-s-food-supply
