The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing payments this week to agricultural producers impacted by natural disasters, including $143 million in crop insurance indemnities for Florida producers impacted by Hurricane Milton. The payments for Milton-impacted producers are for those who have federal crop insurance coverage through the Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index endorsement and the Tropical Storm option. These crop insurance payments are part of USDA’s broader support to help producers after Hurricane Milton. Producers will see payments from their Approved Insurance Providers in the next 30 days. Under this insurance option, producers will receive over $143 million in indemnities for hurricane-related losses from Milton.