Commodity subsidies in Wheeler County, Texas totaled $42.8 million from 1995-2020‡.
Programs included in Subtotal, Farming Subsidies payments
| Program | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|
| Total Direct Payments | $10,480,648 |
| Total Price Loss Coverage | $6,921,997 |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | $6,613,970 |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | $5,412,211 |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | $3,536,841 |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | $3,171,868 |
| Total Market Facilitation Program | $2,570,777 |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program | $1,652,447 |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | $933,293 |
| Cotton Ginning Cost Share Program | $428,826 |
| Total Agricultural Risk Coverage | $298,999 |
| Total Commodity Certificates | $205,765 |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | $195,021 |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | $179,449 |
| Deficiency Payments | $144,388 |
| Marketing Loan Gains | $53,559 |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | $34,089 |
| Total Storage Program | $10,975 |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | $682 |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | $345 |
| Total Lamb Payments | $162 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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