Commodity subsidies in the United States totaled $7.2 billion in 2017

Programs included in Total Commodity Programs payments

Program Total Payments
1995-2021
Direct Payment Program$53,844,134,820
Production Flexibility Program$35,435,367,486
Loan Deficiency$31,301,277,472
Market Facilitation Program (MFP)$23,241,076,143
Market Loss Assistance Program$19,429,111,022
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2$18,910,296,995
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program$17,495,399,538
Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC)$17,025,972,758
Counter Cyclical Program$14,984,297,917
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1$11,905,181,321
Commodity Certificates$6,967,343,679
Dairy Programs$6,215,984,505
Market Gains$5,350,689,702
Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE)$3,196,019,922
Deficiency Payment$3,055,801,230
Oilseed Program$1,380,990,143
Tobacco Transition Payment$1,364,981,586
Peanut Quota Buyout Program$1,289,001,708
Miscellaneous Farm Programs$1,172,745,308
Cotton Ginning Program$543,380,457
Cotton Transistion Assistance Program$489,071,096
Tobacco Loss Assistance Program$476,663,608
Biomass Crop Assistance Program$323,040,848
Margin Protection Program$278,747,415
Wool and Mohair Programs$153,924,963
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF)$98,603,497
Lamb Meat Adjustment Program$86,221,192
Tobacco Payment Program$51,135,808
LDP-like Grazing Payments$21,746,971
Hard Winter Wheat Incentive Program$17,321,674
CCC Organic Programs$9,063,809
 

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