Commodity subsidies in Thomas County, Georgia totaled $121 million from 1995-2020‡.
Programs included in Subtotal, Farming Subsidies payments
| Program | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|
| Loan Deficiency Payments | $21,269,907 |
| Total Direct Payments | $21,256,332 |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | $21,196,262 |
| Total Price Loss Coverage | $13,686,957 |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | $12,454,618 |
| Total Market Facilitation Program | $7,552,128 |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | $6,507,060 |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | $4,979,561 |
| Total Commodity Certificates | $2,324,194 |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | $2,172,170 |
| Cotton Ginning Cost Share Program | $1,614,540 |
| Marketing Loan Gains | $1,525,303 |
| Total Agricultural Risk Coverage | $1,504,810 |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | $1,238,706 |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program | $1,000,520 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | $440,354 |
| Total Dairy Program | $231,748 |
| Deficiency Payments | $182,929 |
| Total Peanut Load-in Charges | $106,831 |
| Tobacco Payment Program | $77,127 |
| Total Storage Program | $46,708 |
| Oilseed Program | $16,930 |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | $13,630 |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | $8,596 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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