James L Merz Family Trust
USDA subsidy information for James L Merz Family Trust
Payment Breakdown
| Subsidy Program | 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 Payments 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | $1,735 $7,430 $8,296 $11,202 $16,828 $14,972 $9,918 $8,189 $13,855 |
$9,096 $13,257 $13,295 $10,375 $7,386 $8,888 $4,199 $3,476 $3,548 |
$3,244 $4,106 $0 $7,770 $13,219 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$194,283 |
| Total Disaster Programs | $7,533 $1,485 $0 $0 $7,148 $1,571 $2,617 $3,207 $5,288 |
$1,244 $709 $1,470 $754 $4,992 $575 $9,610 $15,705 $0 |
$1,549 $11,139 $4,353 $0 $0 $1,967 $0 $0 $0 |
$82,917 |
Commodity subsidy breakdown
| Subsidy Program | 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 Payments 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | $1,735 $7,430 $8,296 $11,202 $16,828 $14,972 $9,918 $8,189 $13,855 |
$9,096 $13,257 $13,295 $10,375 $7,386 $8,888 $4,199 $3,476 $3,548 |
$3,244 $4,106 $0 $7,770 $13,219 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$194,283 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $3,326 $8,775 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$12,101 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program Payments (PLC) | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $3,326 $8,775 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$12,101 |
| Direct Payment Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $688 $5,050 |
$5,050 $5,050 $5,050 $5,050 $3,548 $3,476 $3,476 $3,476 $3,548 |
$3,244 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$46,706 |
| Direct Payment - Sorghum | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11 $99 |
$99 $99 $99 $99 $99 $95 $95 $95 $99 |
$91 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,080 |
| Direct Payment - Upland Cotton | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $567 $3,982 |
$3,982 $3,982 $3,982 $3,982 $2,869 $2,814 $2,814 $2,814 $2,869 |
$2,623 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$37,280 |
| Direct Payment - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $110 $969 |
$969 $969 $969 $969 $580 $567 $567 $567 $580 |
$530 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$8,346 |
| Counter Cyclical Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,871 $6,588 |
$4,046 $8,207 $8,245 $5,325 $3,838 $5,412 $723 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$45,255 |
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Sorghum | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4 |
$23 $76 $49 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$152 |
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Cotton | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,871 $6,525 |
$4,017 $8,196 $8,196 $5,325 $3,838 $5,412 $723 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$45,103 |
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $59 |
$6 $-65 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Production Flexibility Program | $0 $9,980 $8,296 $6,949 $6,185 $5,745 $4,680 $4,362 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$46,197 |
| Production Flexibility - Sorghum | $0 $91 $153 $127 $122 $113 $91 $88 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$785 |
| Production Flexibility - Upland Cotton | $0 $7,349 $6,309 $5,009 $4,829 $4,494 $3,672 $3,415 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$35,077 |
| Production Flexibility - Wheat | $0 $2,540 $1,834 $1,813 $1,234 $1,138 $917 $859 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,335 |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | $0 $0 $0 $3,455 $6,185 $6,186 $5,238 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$21,064 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Sorghum | $0 $0 $0 $63 $122 $122 $104 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$411 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Upland Cotton | $0 $0 $0 $2,490 $4,829 $4,831 $4,089 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$16,239 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $902 $1,234 $1,233 $1,045 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,414 |
| Deficiency Payment | $1,735 $-2,550 $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 |
$-815 |
| Deficiency Payment - Upland Cotton | $716 $-1,531 $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 |
$-815 |
| Deficiency Payment - Wheat | $1,019 $-1,019 $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 |
$0 |
| Loan Deficiency | $0 $0 $0 $798 $4,458 $3,041 $0 $268 $2,217 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $4,444 $4,444 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$19,669 |
| Loan Deficiency - Upland Cotton | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $621 $0 $268 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$889 |
| Loan Deficiency - Sorghum | $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,556 $220 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,776 |
| Loan Deficiency - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $798 $2,901 $2,200 $0 $0 $2,217 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $4,444 $4,444 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$17,004 |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $4,106 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,106 |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Payment | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $4,106 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,106 |
Disaster subsidy breakdown
| Subsidy Program | 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 Payments 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Disaster Programs | $7,533 $1,485 $0 $0 $7,148 $1,571 $2,617 $3,207 $5,288 |
$1,244 $709 $1,470 $754 $4,992 $575 $9,610 $15,705 $0 |
$1,549 $11,139 $4,353 $0 $0 $1,967 $0 $0 $0 |
$82,917 |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,090 $0 $1,787 $0 $5,021 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $4,992 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$17,890 |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,090 $0 $1,787 $0 $5,021 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $4,992 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$17,890 |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | $0 $1,485 $0 $0 $0 $1,044 $0 $2,523 $110 |
$1,244 $0 $1,470 $424 $0 $575 $986 $1,802 $0 |
$1,549 $0 $1,329 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$14,541 |
| Non-insured Assistance Payment | $0 $1,485 $0 $0 $0 $1,044 $0 $2,523 $110 |
$1,244 $0 $1,470 $424 $0 $575 $986 $1,802 $0 |
$1,549 $0 $1,329 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$14,541 |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | $270 $0 $0 $0 $1,058 $527 $830 $684 $157 |
$0 $709 $0 $330 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,566 |
| Livestock Compensation Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $684 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $330 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,014 |
| Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance | $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,058 $527 $830 $0 $157 |
$0 $709 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,281 |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $11,139 $3,024 $0 $0 $1,967 $0 $0 $0 |
$16,130 |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $11,139 $3,024 $0 $0 $1,967 $0 $0 $0 |
$16,130 |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,624 $13,903 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$22,527 |
| SURE - Program Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,064 $13,903 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$20,967 |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Payments for Crop Year 2008 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,560 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,560 |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | $7,263 $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 $0 |
$7,263 |
| Natural Disaster - 1995 | $7,263 $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 $0 |
$7,263 |
| Livestock Emergency Assistance Program | $270 $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 $0 |
$270 |
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