Wheat Subsidies in the United States totaled $48.4 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Programs included in wheat subsidies
| Program | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|
| Direct Payment - Wheat | $11,461,473,136 |
| Production Flexibility - Wheat | $9,632,996,568 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Wheat | $4,855,451,427 |
| Loan Deficiency - Wheat | $2,902,800,428 |
| Price Loss Coverage - Wheat | $2,428,938,949 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage County - Wheat | $2,011,871,806 |
| Advance Deficiency - Wheat | $604,649,083 |
| ACRE Direct Payments - Wheat | $549,255,595 |
| ACRE Revenue Support - Wheat | $378,866,273 |
| Market Gains - Wheat | $175,937,191 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Wheat | $169,268,907 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Individual - Wheat | $56,185,241 |
| Karnal Bunt - Compensation | $35,448,878 |
| LDP-like Grazing Payments - Wheat | $19,304,036 |
| Hard Winter Wheat Incentive Payment | $17,321,674 |
| Commodity Certificates - Wheat | $15,662,317 |
| Durum Wheat Quality Program | $2,800,435 |
| Karnal Bunt - Eradication | $1,020,420 |
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Wheat | $551,042 |
| Denied Market Gain - Wheat | $-794 |
| Deficiency - Winter Wheat | $-1,317 |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. Refund - Wheat | $-25,134 |
| Direct Payment Violation - Wheat | $-51,687 |
| Loan Def. Refund - Wheat | $-62,709 |
| Farm Storage - Wheat | $-139,788 |
| Loan Def. Refund - Wheat | $-362,181 |
| Prod. Flex. Refund - Wheat | $-869,424 |
| Loan Def. Refund - Wheat | $-3,864,477 |
| Deficiency - Wheat | $-501,203,785 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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