Farm Subsidy information
Maine
USDA subsidies for farms in Maine totaled $477,477,000 from 1995 through 2021.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 | TOTAL 1995-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | Payments | $1,031,979 $1,169,741 $1,467,312 $2,679,551 $5,147,166 $9,217,182 $3,627,471 $7,403,042 $6,273,847 $3,867,409 $3,778,721 $4,378,112 $1,145,867 $887,709 | $7,887,551 $35,816,219 $2,715,072 $5,832,273 $4,205,134 $3,090,364 $1,468,911 $2,236,521 $1,858,048 $4,324,809 $4,247,505 $103,653,567 $21,368,253 | $250,779,332 |
| Recipients | 848 1,488 1,346 1,203 1,444 1,556 1,328 1,471 1,495 1,399 1,352 1,219 1,014 843 | 883 923 2,183 1,806 1,577 2,378 327 2,820 458 573 471 4,050 1,360 | 9,587 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $26,420,113 $625,117 | $27,045,230 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 695 357 | 704 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $27,801,097 $5,879,690 | $33,680,788 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 979 533 | 1,248 | |
| Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $702,112 $2,063,422 $330,991 $90 | $3,096,616 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 233 411 255 1 | 448 | |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,458,503 $2,046,202 $1,796,112 $1,436,678 $35,340 $14,522 $302,491 | $7,089,848 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 319 457 442 433 62 47 218 | 594 | |
| Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,408 $28,590 $34,172 $323,383 $258,933 $294,686 $195,473 | $1,145,645 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 35 47 154 157 204 177 | 307 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,738 $49,989 $11,029 $14,892 $3,481 $4,062 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $89,191 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 7 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $21,262 $1,242,202 $1,044,861 $881,407 $867,649 $810,111 $866,246 | $743,551 $739,431 $735,699 $700,331 $675,820 $4,179 $0 $-1,414 $1,830 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $9,333,165 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 1,158 1,069 1,001 959 859 808 | 685 611 599 513 524 21 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 | 1,713 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,463 $98,801 $1,065,516 $1,034,726 $2,244 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,218,750 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 139 876 813 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 973 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $898,633 $971,183 $831,012 $784,417 $787,330 $595,269 $552,681 $-71,926 $-11,031 $-72 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,337,496 |
| Recipients | 0 1,143 1,191 1,175 1,088 1,125 1,107 1,101 283 31 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,612 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $436,650 $2,003,329 $5,215,136 $831,041 $267 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $3,011 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $8,489,434 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,161 1,392 1,431 1,231 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,746 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,283 $24,399 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $31,682 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 45 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 58 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $577,473 $-54,873 $-66,288 $-155 $-14 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $456,142 |
| Recipients | 425 156 47 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 434 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $0 $229 $0 $1,405,520 $2,337,124 $3,146,032 $1,602,499 $311,665 $23,305 $1,475,847 $1,806,771 $100,663 $23,992 $1,447 | $50,011 $10,990 $145 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $12,296,239 |
| Recipients | 0 1 0 363 468 513 414 228 125 343 325 68 41 22 | 58 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 933 | |
| LDP-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $15 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $15 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $5,752 $8,738 $0 $0 $0 $1,442 $3,664 $2,140 $1,870 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $23,605 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 15 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $399,106 $300,076 $58,220 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,109,057 $4,654,495 $1,043,841 $6,691 $2,373,088 $307,575 $0 | $6,308,454 $358,275 $29 $2,762,630 $1,316,911 $0 $0 $0 $25,934 $4,669 $1,790,436 $679,358 $8,145,908 | $35,644,754 |
| Recipients | 251 257 211 0 0 0 0 460 451 423 366 382 346 0 | 338 341 1 285 296 0 0 0 1 1 192 51 159 | 963 | |
| Margin Protection Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,561 $0 $1,855,371 $98,016 $0 $0 | $1,961,948 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 192 190 0 0 | 201 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $54,149 $25,630 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $79,779 |
| Recipients | 215 186 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 248 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $60,532 $927 $14,217 $10,575 $576 $15,966 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $102,793 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 89 3 49 48 4 80 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 166 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $1,251 $46 $504,197 $773 $13,572 $869 $573,336 $1,393,893 $396,292 $124 $302 $116 $1,946 $20,016 | $87 $75 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $48,109,554 $6,217,836 | $57,234,284 |
| Recipients | 13 8 152 7 38 69 117 163 72 9 28 14 9 32 | 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,907 462 | 3,897 | |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $210,711 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $1,815,266 $2,339,839 $2,208,921 $3,082,123 $0 $154,582 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $9,811,442 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1,570 1,175 922 2,355 3 2,348 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,494 | |
| CCC Organic Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,595 $1,358 $3,246 $1,648 | $8,846 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 | 4 | |
| Biomass Crop Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $779,709 $34,657,459 $149,893 $14,581 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $35,601,642 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 30 150 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 151 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $3,591,476 $3,187,698 $2,643,309 $2,852,151 $2,754,066 $2,508,517 $2,825,820 $3,507,671 $3,525,286 $5,017,913 $1,282,316 $1,325,549 $1,350,321 $1,315,430 | $1,762,482 $1,188,273 $1,007,614 $781,928 $554,140 $510,532 $427,741 $440,092 $427,349 $361,402 $266,214 $268,191 $224,581 | $45,908,062 |
| Recipients | 1,553 1,375 1,042 920 885 919 917 928 899 966 726 753 759 699 | 681 647 580 419 335 314 299 277 264 206 191 186 152 | 3,499 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $1,743,275 $1,596,982 $1,456,234 $1,294,758 $1,231,469 $1,312,332 $1,546,198 $1,608,743 $1,254,532 $1,211,006 $1,201,858 $1,225,844 $1,256,008 $1,252,247 | $1,727,652 $1,138,964 $968,074 $776,941 $520,508 $497,615 $417,418 $435,265 $421,415 $355,939 $262,182 $264,462 $221,418 | $27,199,339 |
| Recipients | 675 668 642 585 573 610 652 678 685 690 689 711 718 659 | 641 602 541 401 294 283 273 264 251 192 183 179 149 | 1,501 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $453,508 $501,578 $1,328,454 $1,388,997 $1,094,456 $1,150,006 $1,476,335 $2,093,376 $3,681,591 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $13,168,301 |
| Recipients | 0 53 94 256 282 293 267 253 225 296 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 973 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $19,759 $39,132 $81,482 $88,497 $63,183 | $34,830 $49,309 $39,540 $4,987 $33,632 $12,917 $10,323 $4,827 $5,934 $5,463 $4,032 $3,729 $3,163 | $504,739 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 31 45 45 41 | 44 49 43 18 43 34 28 14 14 15 9 8 4 | 60 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $1,848,201 $1,137,208 $685,497 $228,939 $133,601 $101,729 $129,615 $369,261 $159,093 $105,557 $13,415 $18,223 $5,815 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,936,153 |
| Recipients | 937 712 339 112 52 35 21 34 18 14 8 4 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,591 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $53,333 $18,285 $0 $27,911 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $99,529 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $9,457,547 $280,455 $60,050 $945,858 $3,724,707 $2,070,023 $1,312,077 $2,843,514 $1,695,172 $597,642 $11,720,334 $383,215 $258,069 $2,000,782 | $716,420 $354,511 $342,007 $798,819 $403,118 $271,884 $52,239 $67,280 $343,995 $351,490 $161,885 $2,114,989 $14,785,264 | $58,113,345 |
| Recipients | 381 111 38 510 399 445 145 1,127 330 94 518 68 40 180 | 87 30 37 53 28 15 10 23 147 39 6 156 543 | 3,153 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,376,682 $1,996,162 $1,356,009 $31,838 $1,580,384 $562,218 $11,670,307 $236 $92,685 $1,877,470 | $611,403 $605 $202 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $23,156,201 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 336 283 134 3 161 79 502 1 21 152 | 65 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,037 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $19,773 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $22,627 $4,865 $70 $0 $0 $10,771 $438 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,552 $0 | $65,096 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 32 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $109,563 $41,138 $58,173 $135,139 $0 $0 $2,874 $0 $15,896 $3,074 $41,288 $43,582 $4,936 | $50,163 $65,363 $16,239 $26,182 $7,634 $43,002 $14,366 $45,485 $29,897 $96,065 $94,882 $35,010 $40,332 | $1,020,283 |
| Recipients | 0 16 16 17 37 0 0 2 0 2 4 8 8 3 | 7 10 4 4 4 8 4 4 8 5 1 4 9 | 129 | |
| Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,817,450 $1,636,017 | $3,453,467 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 47 | 51 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $25,504 $0 $0 $0 $0 $69,422 $0 $1,705,519 $91,099 $18 $0 $0 $0 $406 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,551 | $1,893,520 |
| Recipients | 15 0 0 0 0 221 0 1,035 161 1 0 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1,257 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $16,005 $166,041 $0 $0 $200,079 $135,629 | $517,754 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 127 0 0 98 97 | 314 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $6,026 $209,019 $22,696 $819,802 $207,480 $23,344 $7,924 $355,852 $36,275 $19,510 $25,318 $219,875 $121,802 $20,131 | $32,227 $33,593 $38,704 $710,074 $207,532 $218,111 $0 $0 $145,025 $55,531 $2,710 $15,827 $327,755 | $3,882,143 |
| Recipients | 6 87 19 461 78 6 2 138 17 13 9 48 12 6 | 10 7 8 31 9 6 0 0 14 7 1 3 36 | 851 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $250,085 $286,226 $57,773 $156,230 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $750,314 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 10 21 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 45 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $9,426,016 $-38,127 $-3,784 $42,860 $-2,130 $-18,906 $-51,856 $747,431 $-12,586 $0 $0 $0 $0 $97,839 | $0 $0 $0 $2,425 $31,722 $0 $10,819 $0 $0 $2,306 $0 $3,245 $12,595,340 | $22,832,615 |
| Recipients | 370 10 5 43 1 2 12 64 1 0 0 0 0 24 | 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 356 | 839 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $26,076 $2,709 $2,642 $197,588 $64,293 $25,408 $43,337 | $362,053 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 26 4 10 10 | 45 | |
| Tree Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $5,250 $7,537 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $21,635 $121,816 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $566 $2,365 $0 $0 $540 $3,081 $390 $0 $0 $11,418 $5,302 | $179,900 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 0 0 | 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 | 24 |
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