Farm Subsidy information
5th District of Louisiana
(Rep. Ralph Abraham)
5th District Of Louisiana (Rep. Ralph Abraham) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2006
Total Subsidies, 5th District of Louisiana (Rep. Ralph Abraham), 2006
5th District Of Louisiana (Rep. Ralph Abraham) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Louisiana ranking: 21 of 50 States
- 72 percent of farms in Louisiana did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 5th District of Louisiana (Rep. Ralph Abraham), 2006:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2006 |
Subsidy Total 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter Cyclical Program | 7,416 | $76,026,201 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 6,975 | $53,191,677 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 2,680 | $18,377,387 |
| 4 | Commodity Certificates | 825 | $10,429,465 |
| 5 | Loan Deficiency | 1,544 | $1,955,146 |
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