Commodity subsidies in Lee County, Georgia totaled $120 million from 1995-2020‡.
Programs included in Subtotal, Farming Subsidies payments
| Program | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | $20,637,372 |
| Total Direct Payments | $20,107,744 |
| Total Price Loss Coverage | $18,079,288 |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | $17,738,709 |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | $13,651,799 |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | $8,000,554 |
| Total Market Facilitation Program | $5,650,936 |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | $4,252,000 |
| Total Agricultural Risk Coverage | $3,930,215 |
| Total Commodity Certificates | $3,807,909 |
| Marketing Loan Gains | $1,364,026 |
| Cotton Ginning Cost Share Program | $831,633 |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | $713,153 |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program | $668,153 |
| Total Dairy Program | $205,525 |
| Deficiency Payments | $115,633 |
| Total Peanut Load-in Charges | $61,426 |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | $47,198 |
| Total Storage Program | $41,401 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | $34,512 |
| Oilseed Program | $8,282 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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