Farm Subsidy information
17th District of Illinois
(Rep. Cheri Bustos)
17th District Of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2016
Total Subsidies, 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos), 2016
17th District Of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Illinois ranking: 3 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Illinois did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos), 2016:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2016 |
Subsidy Total 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 1,577 | $22,653,231 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,284 | $5,907,521 |
| 3 | Margin Protection Program | 32 | $30,727 |
| 4 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 23 | $22,066 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 1 | $974 |
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