Commodity subsidies in Wheeler County, Georgia totaled $13.3 million from 1995-2020‡.
Programs included in Subtotal, Farming Subsidies payments
| Program | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|
| Total Direct Payments | $2,941,363 |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | $2,061,418 |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | $1,936,659 |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | $1,101,725 |
| Total Price Loss Coverage | $1,008,437 |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | $978,920 |
| Total Agricultural Risk Coverage | $921,231 |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | $755,969 |
| Total Market Facilitation Program | $479,335 |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | $378,111 |
| Cotton Ginning Cost Share Program | $164,342 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | $119,634 |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program | $99,144 |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | $95,264 |
| Marketing Loan Gains | $87,310 |
| Deficiency Payments | $50,814 |
| Total Commodity Certificates | $32,983 |
| Tobacco Payment Program | $22,781 |
| Total Peanut Load-in Charges | $10,679 |
| Oilseed Program | $9,887 |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | $7,691 |
| Total Storage Program | $680 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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