Commodity subsidies in the United States totaled $278.8 billion from 1995-2023.

Programs included in Total Commodity Programs payments

Program Total Payments
1995-2023
Direct Payment Program$53,844,134,820
Production Flexibility Program$35,435,367,486
Loan Deficiency$31,301,277,472
Market Facilitation Program (MFP)$23,243,785,410
Market Loss Assistance Program$19,429,111,022
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2$19,331,472,343
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program$17,871,510,385
Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC)$17,300,921,204
Counter Cyclical Program$14,984,297,917
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1$11,950,195,337
Dairy Programs$7,544,891,278
Commodity Certificates$6,967,343,679
Market Gains$5,350,689,702
Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE)$3,196,019,922
Deficiency Payment$3,055,801,230
Oilseed Program$1,380,990,143
Tobacco Transition Payment$1,364,981,586
Peanut Quota Buyout Program$1,289,001,708
Miscellaneous Farm Programs$1,197,364,495
Cotton Ginning Program$543,380,457
Cotton Transistion Assistance Program$489,071,096
Tobacco Loss Assistance Program$476,663,608
Biomass Crop Assistance Program$323,094,896
Margin Protection Program$278,751,898
Total Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP)$191,192,860
Wool and Mohair Programs$153,924,963
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF)$98,603,497
Lamb Meat Adjustment Program$86,221,192
Tobacco Payment Program$51,135,808
LDP-like Grazing Payments$21,746,971
Hard Winter Wheat Incentive Program$17,321,674
CCC Organic Programs$14,637,254
 

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