Farm Subsidy information
California
California Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, California, 1995-2016
California Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- California ranking: 12 of 50 States
- 91 percent of farms in California did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in California, 1995-2016:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2016 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Subsidies | 14,249 | $3,252,994,692 |
| 2 | Rice Subsidies | 8,147 | $2,721,122,355 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 28,912 | $1,154,924,318 |
| 4 | Wheat Subsidies | 17,808 | $621,042,805 |
| 5 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 4,630 | $498,580,615 |
| 6 | Livestock Subsidies | 11,496 | $375,960,279 |
| 7 | Corn Subsidies | 13,112 | $345,457,012 |
| 8 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 8,549 | $258,509,302 |
| 9 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,258 | $108,018,608 |
| 10 | Barley Subsidies | 9,671 | $77,931,512 |
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