• $885 million in subsidies 1995-2006.
• New Mexico ranking: 35 of 50
• Top Recipients 1995-2006
• Top Recipients in 2006
• 79 percent of all farmers and ranchers do not collect government subsidy payments in New Mexico, according to USDA.
• Among subsidy recipients, ten percent collected 73 percent of all subsidies amounting to $650 million over 12 years.
• Recipients in the top 10% averaged $28,302 in annual
payments between 1995 and 2006. The bottom 80 percent of the recipients saw only
$531 on average per year.
