Farm Subsidy information
34th District of Texas
(Rep. Filemon Vela)
34th District Of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela) Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, 34th District of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela), 1995-2020‡
34th District Of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Texas ranking: 1 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in Texas did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 34th District of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela), 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Subsidies | 6,693 | $477,295,152 |
| 2 | Sorghum Subsidies | 7,625 | $185,443,784 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 5,621 | $172,041,076 |
| 4 | Corn Subsidies | 5,597 | $58,601,177 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 2,714 | $34,779,576 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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