Melvin Blessum Trust
USDA subsidy information for Melvin Blessum 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 | $0 $0 $0 $5,074 $5,258 $5,940 $5,095 $1,519 $2,448 |
$3,202 $3,172 $162 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$31,870 |
| Total Disaster Programs | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,564 $0 $491 |
$0 $1,172 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,227 |
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 | $0 $0 $0 $5,074 $5,258 $5,940 $5,095 $1,519 $2,448 |
$3,202 $3,172 $162 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$31,870 |
| Direct Payment Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,247 |
$1,883 $1,883 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$6,013 |
| Direct Payment - Barley | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $347 |
$299 $299 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$945 |
| Direct Payment - Canola | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $150 |
$75 $75 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$300 |
| Direct Payment - Sunflower | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $158 |
$79 $79 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$316 |
| Direct Payment - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,592 |
$1,430 $1,430 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,452 |
| Counter Cyclical Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $187 $162 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$349 |
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Barley | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $187 $162 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$349 |
| Production Flexibility Program | $0 $0 $0 $3,221 $1,044 $1,929 $1,560 $1,519 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$9,273 |
| Production Flexibility - Barley | $0 $0 $0 $522 $168 $312 $256 $251 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,509 |
| Production Flexibility - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $2,699 $876 $1,617 $1,304 $1,268 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$7,764 |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | $0 $0 $0 $1,082 $2,089 $2,089 $1,771 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$7,031 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Barley | $0 $0 $0 $176 $337 $337 $286 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,136 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $906 $1,752 $1,752 $1,485 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$5,895 |
| Loan Deficiency | $0 $0 $0 $771 $2,125 $1,922 $1,764 $0 $201 |
$1,319 $1,102 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$9,204 |
| Loan Deficiency - Barley | $0 $0 $0 $320 $469 $1,881 $193 $0 $0 |
$432 $662 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,956 |
| Loan Deficiency - Canola | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $201 |
$0 $441 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$641 |
| Loan Deficiency - Sunflower | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,383 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,383 |
| Loan Deficiency - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $451 $1,656 $41 $188 $0 $0 |
$887 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,224 |
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 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,564 $0 $491 |
$0 $1,172 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,227 |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $228 $0 $491 |
$0 $1,172 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,891 |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $228 $0 $491 |
$0 $1,172 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,891 |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,336 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,336 |
| Quality Losses Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,336 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,336 |
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