Cotton Subsidies in the United States totaled $39.8 billion from 1995-2019‡.
Programs included in cotton subsidies
| Program | Total Payments 1995-2019‡ |
|---|---|
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Cotton | $7,569,594,396 |
| Direct Payment - Upland Cotton | $6,487,172,710 |
| Commodity Certificates - Coop Cotton | $4,831,922,174 |
| Production Flexibility - Upland Cotton | $4,031,013,323 |
| Loan Deficiency - Upland Cotton | $2,932,399,268 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Upland Cotton | $2,064,677,514 |
| Commodity Certificates - Cotton | $1,441,502,044 |
| Market Gains - Upland Cotton | $785,271,703 |
| Cotton Ginning Cost Share Payment | $543,381,400 |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | $489,074,074 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Cotton | $478,471,525 |
| Advance Deficiency - Upland Cotton | $97,791,215 |
| ACRE Revenue Support - Upland Cotton | $68,880,988 |
| Storage Forgiven - Upland Cotton | $58,657,314 |
| ACRE Direct Payments - Upland Cotton | $33,609,939 |
| Market Gains - Upland Cotton Seed | $3,040 |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. Refund - Upland Cotton | $-3,709 |
| Direct Payment Violation - Upland Cotton | $-11,464 |
| Advance Deficiency - Els Cotton | $-40,983 |
| Loan Def. Refund - Upland Cotton | $-62,071 |
| Denied Market Gain - Upland Cotton | $-117,321 |
| Prod. Flex. Refund - Upland Cotton | $-308,154 |
| Loan Def. Refund - Cotton | $-394,720 |
| Loan Def. Refund - Cotton | $-536,980 |
| Deficiency - Elscotton | $-3,837,459 |
| Deficiency - Upcotton | $-176,443,306 |
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.
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