Commodity subsidies in Cameron County, Texas totaled $240 million from 1995-2020‡.
Programs included in Subtotal, Farming Subsidies payments
| Program | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|
| Total Direct Payments | $53,476,113 |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | $47,403,182 |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | $43,628,778 |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | $22,128,022 |
| Total Market Facilitation Program | $21,977,008 |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | $21,310,853 |
| Total Price Loss Coverage | $16,882,953 |
| Total Agricultural Trade Adjustment Assistance Program | $3,920,520 |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | $3,051,366 |
| Cotton Ginning Cost Share Program | $1,692,156 |
| Total Agricultural Risk Coverage | $1,197,240 |
| Marketing Loan Gains | $1,089,297 |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program | $741,271 |
| Deficiency Payments | $509,259 |
| Total Commodity Certificates | $331,638 |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | $316,538 |
| Oilseed Program | $31,065 |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | $26,942 |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | $4,902 |
| Total Organic Cost Share | $3,586 |
| Total Storage Program | $2,403 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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