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Commodity Program Analysis for the United States

Commodity Programs:
(DP, CCP, LDP, MLG, Certificates)
Program Year
2003 2004 2005
Over $50,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
16,948
(1.237%)
73,802
(5.454%)
68,009
(5.166%)
$ over limit
% savings
$541,332,525
(8.128%)
$3,411,028,221
(22.790%)
$2,498,331,190
(19.035%)
Over $75,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
7,410
(0.541%)
38,075
(2.814%)
33,820
(2.569%)
$ over limit
% savings
$255,025,848
(3.829%)
$2,075,740,335
(13.869%)
$1,281,473,327
(9.763%)
Over $100,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
3,300
(0.241%)
22,247
(1.644%)
17,238
(1.309%)
$ over limit
% savings
$127,696,534
(1.917%)
$1,345,297,072
(8.988%)
$668,008,270
(5.090%)
Over $125,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
1,707
(0.125%)
13,548
(1.001%)
8,847
(0.672%)
$ over limit
% savings
$67,370,412
(1.012%)
$908,700,851
(6.071%)
$353,753,305
(2.695%)
Over $150,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
916
(0.067%)
8,885
(0.657%)
4,426
(0.336%)
$ over limit
% savings
$35,258,518
(0.529%)
$633,221,219
(4.231%)
$194,211,647
(1.480%)
Over $175,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
461
(0.034%)
6,136
(0.453%)
2,318
(0.176%)
$ over limit
% savings
$18,756,499
(0.282%)
$448,688,171
(2.998%)
$113,450,305
(0.864%)
Over $200,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
251
(0.018%)
4,248
(0.314%)
1,301
(0.099%)
$ over limit
% savings
$10,173,976
(0.153%)
$320,552,754
(2.142%)
$70,082,455
(0.534%)
Over $225,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
120
(0.009%)
3,008
(0.222%)
732
(0.056%)
$ over limit
% savings
$5,844,628
(0.088%)
$230,724,209
(1.542%)
$45,245,075
(0.345%)
Over $250,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
57
(0.004%)
2,126
(0.157%)
489
(0.037%)
$ over limit
% savings
$3,705,659
(0.056%)
$167,062,966
(1.116%)
$30,248,810
(0.230%)
Over $275,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
40
(0.003%)
1,471
(0.109%)
312
(0.024%)
$ over limit
% savings
$2,504,829
(0.038%)
$122,597,023
(0.819%)
$20,419,590
(0.156%)
Over $300,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
19
(0.001%)
1,104
(0.082%)
194
(0.015%)
$ over limit
% savings
$1,818,025
(0.027%)
$91,056,861
(0.608%)
$14,202,112
(0.108%)
Over $325,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
13
(0.001%)
799
(0.059%)
129
(0.010%)
$ over limit
% savings
$1,435,085
(0.022%)
$67,459,759
(0.451%)
$10,301,141
(0.078%)
Over $350,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
9
(0.001%)
570
(0.042%)
82
(0.006%)
$ over limit
% savings
$1,182,978
(0.018%)
$50,451,301
(0.337%)
$7,662,297
(0.058%)
Over $375,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
5
(0.000%)
399
(0.029%)
52
(0.004%)
$ over limit
% savings
$993,700
(0.015%)
$38,398,740
(0.257%)
$6,027,208
(0.046%)
Over $400,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
4
(0.000%)
298
(0.022%)
38
(0.003%)
$ over limit
% savings
$891,882
(0.013%)
$29,750,772
(0.199%)
$4,908,690
(0.037%)
Over $425,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
3
(0.000%)
244
(0.018%)
28
(0.002%)
$ over limit
% savings
$810,617
(0.012%)
$22,916,386
(0.153%)
$4,122,113
(0.031%)
Over $450,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
2
(0.000%)
172
(0.013%)
18
(0.001%)
$ over limit
% savings
$736,564
(0.011%)
$17,765,408
(0.119%)
$3,538,529
(0.027%)
Over $475,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
2
(0.000%)
125
(0.009%)
13
(0.001%)
$ over limit
% savings
$686,564
(0.010%)
$14,047,043
(0.094%)
$3,139,954
(0.024%)
Over $500,000# beneficiaries
% beneficiaries
2
(0.000%)
82
(0.006%)
9
(0.001%)
$ over limit
% savings
$636,564
(0.010%)
$11,413,653
(0.076%)
$2,861,213
(0.022%)


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