Farm Subsidy information
Mercer County, Illinois
Mercer County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2019
Total Subsidies, Mercer County, Illinois, 2019
Mercer County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Illinois ranking: 3 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Illinois did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Mercer County, Illinois, 2019:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2019 |
Subsidy Total 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 581 | $15,711,727 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 561 | $2,937,435 |
| 3 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 13 | $47,866 |
| 4 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 14 | $38,953 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 1 | $1,197 |
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