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Peanut Subsidies in United States

Peanut Subsidies in United States totaled $2.6 billion from 1995-2006.

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Peanut Subsidies by year, U.S. Total

YearPeanut Subsidies
1995 $0
1996 $0
1997 $0
1998 $0
1999 $0
2000 $94,038,555
2001 $78,728,659
2002 $1,094,742,381
2003 $540,344,874
2004 $213,864,387
2005 $286,317,655
2006 $301,249,562
Total$2,609,286,072

Programs included in peanut subsidies

Program Total Payments
1995-2006
Peanut Quota Buyout Program$1,288,984,132
Counter Cyclical Payment - Peanuts$706,460,945
Direct Payment - Peanuts$343,815,476
Peanut Marketing Assistance$172,798,128
Market Gains Warehouse - Peanuts$57,310,178
Loan Deficiency - Peanuts$26,424,329
Commodity Certificates - Peanuts$13,260,260
Market Gains Farm - Peanuts$249,942
Market Gains Farm - Peanuts$249,942
Storage Credit Program - Peanuts$0
Total Peanut Load-in Charges$0
Peanut Load-in Charges$0
Direct Payment Violation - Peanuts$-816
Loan Def. Refund - Peanuts$-7,419
Loan Def. Refund - Peanuts$-9,082