Livestock Subsidies in the United States totaled $12.5 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Programs included in livestock subsidies
| Program | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $7,720,624,366 |
| Livestock Compensation Program | $1,446,177,860 |
| Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance | $1,250,169,452 |
| Livestock Indemnity Payments | $583,568,928 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Dairy and Hogs | $570,262,380 |
| Livestock Emergency Assistance Program | $443,492,941 |
| Cattle Feed Program - Nonfat Milk | $136,704,376 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Hogs | $128,218,404 |
| Small Hog Operation | $122,137,432 |
| American Indian Livestock Feed Program | $26,821,394 |
| Livestock Relief | $25,288,004 |
| Emergency Feed Grain Donation | $3,505,281 |
| Livestock Indemnity-contract Growers | $1,073,848 |
| Livestock Indemnity Prog - Authorization | $134,539 |
| Livestock Indemnity - Trust Fund | $100,433 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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