G/AG/N/USA/121  
 
1 May 2018 
(18-2716) Page: 1/36 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 25 April 2018, is being ci rculated at the request of the d elegation 
of the United States  of America . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1 and the relevant supporting tables) for the marketing year  2015. 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SU PPORT: UNITED STATES  OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2015 
Current Total A ggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1 2 3 
19,103.294  USD million  3,846.492  
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUP PORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI SCAL YEAR 201 5 (EXCEPT AS NOTED)  
Measures exempt from the red uction commitment - "Green Box"  
Agency and programme, by measure and type  
(some agency names have changed)  Outlays  
(USD million)1 Description of programme  
(a) General services:  11,433   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)    
Agricultural Research  1,077  Research and advisory function. Acquires, maintains, and disseminates  
Buildings & Facilities  8 Acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration,  
Misc. Contributed Funds  30 Miscellaneous contributed funds received from States, local organizations,  
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA)   Formerly  Cooperative State Research, Extension, and Education Service (CSREES). Renamed 
National Institute for  Food and Agriculture (NIFA) beginning FY2009 by 2008 Farm Act 
(PL110 -246).  
   
Research and Education Activities  742 Research function.  Provides grants to state agricultural research  establishments. Participates 
in cooperative planning with state research institutions.  
Integrated Activities  89 Funds integrated research, education, and extension grants program mes. 
Extension Activities  473 Advisory function.  Participates with state cooperative extension system  on applied education, 
information, and technology transfer.  
Biomass Research and Development  19 Funds research and development projects leading to the production of bio -based industrial 
products.  Jointly managed by USDA and the Department of Energy. Authorized by the 
Biomass Research and  Development Act of 2000 (Title III, PL 106 -224); reauthorized under 
the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). (Previously administered by Rural Cooperative -Business  
Service.)  
Rural Bus. and Coop. Development Ser.(RBCD)    
Rural Cooperative Development Grants  32 Provides grants to nonprofit corporations and institutions of higher learning to fund centers for  
development of new cooperatives and improve operations of existing cooperatives (PL 104 -
127); also  provides grants for value -added marketing for cooperatives; reauthorized by the 
the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)    
Salaries & Expenses2 1,699  Inspection/pest and disease control function.  
Buildings & Facilities  2 Protects animal and plant resources from destructive pests and diseases.  
Miscellaneous Trust Funds  11   
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- 4 - Agency and programme, by measure and type  
(some agency names have changed)  Outlays  
(USD million)1 Description of programme  
State program mes for agriculture    
Regular annual outlays by states  2,660  State governments provide a number of generally available services.  
  Includes extension, marketing, and research.  
Grain Inspection, Packers and    
Stockyard Administration (GIP&S)   Marketing/inspection functions.  Establishes standards.  
Salaries & Expenses  42 Provides for official inspection and implementation of the system of standards for marketing 
and conducts surveillance and investigatory activities to protect producers and consumers 
from unfair trade practices.  Limitation on Inspection and Weighing Services 
Expenses  0 
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)   Safety/inspection function.  
Salaries & Expenses  981 Provides in -plant inspection to assure quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labeling.  
Inspec. & Grading of Farm Products  10  
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)   Marketing function.  
Marketing Services  90 Develops marketing standards and provides news and inspection services.  
Payments to States & Possessions  55 Grants to states for projects, such as improving marketing information,  
  and developing grading standards.  
Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act Fund  9 Uses license fees to take legal actions against unfair buyer trade practices.  
Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of 
Farm Products  169 Grading and certification services  are provided on a fee -for-service basis.  
(formerly called Miscellaneous Trust Funds)    
Risk Management Agency (RMA)    
Salaries and expenses  75 Funds for management of the Federal Crop Insurance Program.  
(formerly called Agency administrative and 
operating expenses)    
Administrative & operating reimbursements to 
insurers  1,428  Reimbursements for certain administrative and operating expenses of insurance companies 
delivering Federal crop  insurance.  
Underwriting gains to insurers  659 Underwriting gains provided to insurance companies under the Standard Reinsurance 
Agreement.  
Office of the Chief Economist    
World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB)  4 Research and advisory function.  Provides economic information about  current outlook and 
situation for commodity supply and price.  
Economic Research Service (ERS)    
Economic Research Service  75 Research and advisory function.  Performs economic research and analysis for  the public, 
congress, and the Executive Branch.  
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)    
National Agricultural Statistics Service  173 Research and advisory function.  Provides official estimates of resource  utilization, production, 
and prices of agricultural products.   
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- 5 - Agency and programme, by measure and type  
(some agency names have changed)  Outlays  
(USD million)1 Description of programme  
Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS)    
Conservation Reserve Program Technical 
Assistance  80 Extension, advisory, and training service functions. USDA agencies provide  various technical 
services to help producers participate in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)  
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)    
Conservation Operations  741 Extension, advisory, and training service functions.  In providing technical assistance, USDA 
agencies explain and  determine eligibility for conservation programme s, help develop 
individual conservation plans, help install approved practices,  provide information and 
educational assistance, and consult with universities and other government agencies.  NRCS 
also conducts soil surveys, assesses erosion factors, and conducts snow surveys.  
Resource Conservation and Development  0 Assists individuals and localities to develop area -wide plans for resource conservation and 
related community  development.  
Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS)    
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers  
(TAA for Farmers)  0 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 reauthorized and modified the 
TAA for Farmers  programme . Producers of groups of commodities certified as suffering losses 
from import competition  can apply to receive free information, te chnical assistance, and 
support to develop and implement Business Adjustment Plans.  Reauthorized under the Trade 
Preferences Act of 2015 (PL 113 -79). 
(b) Public Stockholding for Food    
Security:  0  
(c) Domestic food aid:  104,691   
Food & Consumer Services (FCS)    
Nutrition Programs Administration  
(formerly Food Program Administration)  151 For administration of food programme s providing access to more nutritious diets  for low 
income people and children.  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
(SNAP)  
(formerly Food Stamp Program)  76,141  Low income people receive financial assistance to help purchase nutritious food.  
(Renamed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program  (SNAP) beginning FY2009 by the  2008 
Farm Act (PL110 -246)).  
Child Nutrition Prog rams  21,023  Cash and commodities to assist children to attain adequate diets. Includes  special milk, school 
lunch and breakfast, homeless children, and other programme s. 
Special Supplemental Nutrition programme    
for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)  6,349  Food supplements to improve health of low income mothers, infants, and young children.  
Commodity Assistance Program (CAP)  287 CAP include previously separate programme s: Commodity Supplemental Food,  
  Emergency Food, assistance to Indian Reservations and to Pacific Islands  and Nutrition for the 
Elderly.  
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)    
Section 32  740 Funds purchases of commodities distributed to low -income, children, and elderly people  
  through the FNS food programme s described above.   
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- 6 - Agency and programme, by measure and type  
(some agency names have changed)  Outlays  
(USD million)1 Description of programme  
Farm Service Agency (FSA)    
Dairy Product Donation Program  0 As authorized by the 2014 Farm Act, FSA will purchase dairy products for distribution to low -
income populations through  established public and private non -profit nutritional programme s 
when the dairy margin as measured by the Margin Protection  Program (MPP) for dairy meets 
conditions specified in the Act. Purchases will be made at current market prices in types and  
quantities determined in consultation with the USDA Food and Nutrition Se rvice (FNS) and 
public and private non -profit  organizations serving low -income populations.  
(d) Decoupled income support:  543  
Farm Service Agency (FSA)    
Direct Payments  24 Payments made to producers and landowners based on acreage and production in a prior base 
period,  as specified in the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107 -171) and reauthorized in the 2008 Farm Act 
(PL110 -246). The Direct Payments programme  was repealed by the 2014 Farm Act, effective 
with the 2014 crop. However, some final  payments due to producers from previous 
programme  years were paid during FY2015.  
Tobacco quota buyout  35 Buyout of marketing quota under tobacco price support programme , terminated  under 
provisions of the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Refor m Act of 2004 (Title VI, PL  108-357).  
  Payments are funded through assessments on tobacco product manufacturers and importers.  
  The legislation also terminated the tobacco price and income support programme  at the end of 
the 2004 marketing year.  
  Some final paymen ts were made in FY2015.  
Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)  484 Authorized by the 2014 Farm Act, provided payments to owners of cotton historical base (not 
a covered commodity  under the new Farm Act comodity programme s) during the transition to 
the new Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX).  CTAP, like the repealed Direct Payments 
programme , did not require production of cotton or any other commodity,  although the land 
had to be kept in agricultural or conserving uses. The payments were made only for the 2014 
crop year,  as STAX became fully available in 2015. However, some payments due to 
producers were paid during FY2015.  
   
(e) Income insurance and safety -net 
programmes:  0 Note: All revenue and income insurance programme support to producers is  included in 
Supporting Tables DS7 and DS:9.  
(f) Payments for relief from natural  disasters:  109    
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- 7 - Agency and programme, by measure and type  
(some agency names have changed)  Outlays  
(USD million)1 Description of programme  
Farm Service Agency (FSA)    
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program 
(NAP, crop year)  108 Under the 1994 Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act (P.L.103 -354), producers of crops not 
currently  insurable under other programme s received benefits if it was determined by the 
USDA that there had  been yield losses greater than 35 % for the area, and greater than 50 % 
for the individual  farm. Benefits were calculated on 55% of market price at time of loss. The 
area loss requirement was  eliminated per Section 109 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 
2000 (P.L. 106 -224). Program me reauthorized under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79) with new 
provisions to al low producers to purchase  coverage for yield losses up to 65 % paid at 100% of 
market price.  
Emergency loan s3 0 Emergency loans provides emergency funding and technical assistance for farmers and 
ranchers to rehabilitate farmland  damaged by natural disasters and for carrying out 
emergency water conservation measures in periods of severe drought.  
(g) Structural adjustment through  producer 
retirement programme s: 0  
(h) Structural adjustment through  resource 
retirement programme s: 0  
(i) Structural adjustment through    
investment aids:  80  
Farm Service Agency (FSA)    
Farm Credit Programs3 77 Program me includes (i) short -term and long -term loans made at preferential  interest rates and 
(ii) guarantees of private loans. Eligibility (clearly defined in regulations) determined by status 
as owner -operator of a family -sized farm  in situations of structural disadvantage (cannot 
obtain credit elsewhere).  
State Mediation Grants  3 Grants provided to states to assist producers having problems meeting credit  obligations. 
Assistance must be provided through certified agricultural loan  mediation programme . 
(j) Environmental payments:  4,621   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)    
Conservation Reserve Program  1,797  Soil erosion reduction and other environmental benefits are addressed through 10 -year rental 
agreements  to establish permanent cover crops on cropland.  
Emergency Conservation Program  24 Assists in funding emergency conservation measures necessary to restore  farmland damaged 
by natural disasters.  
Conservation loans  0 Loans are made to cover costs of implementing qualifying conservation projects. Reported 
expenditure is  interest  subsidy for direct and guaranteed loans. Authorized under the 2008 
Farm Act and implemented in 2010.  
Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat 
Incentives (VPA -WH) 2 Provides grants to State and tribal governments to implement programme s to encourage 
farmers and ranchers  to develop enhanced wildlife habitat and allow public access on their 
lands for wildlife dependent recreation.  Authorized under the 2008 Farm Act, reauthorized 
under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79), and first implemented in 2010.   
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- 8 - Agency and programme, by measure and type  
(some agency names have changed)  Outlays  
(USD million)1 Description of programme  
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)    
Agricultural Management Assistance Program  4 Provides cost -share assistance for conservation practices that improve water management,  
water quality, and erosion control. Reauthorized under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
Conservation Stewardship Program4 1,096  Provides payments for structural and land management practices  that address  resource 
concerns. Reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
Grassland Reserve Program  0 Long-term contracts or easements to restore and conserve grassland. Functions moved to 
Agricultural  Conservation Easements Program under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
Wetland Reserve Program  82 Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long -term agreements.  Producers must 
implement a conservation plan and retire crop acreage base.  Funding transferred to NRCS 
under 2002 Farm Act (PL 107 -171). Functions moved to  Agricultural Conservation Easements 
Program under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). Payments due to producers from previous 
programme  years were paid during FY2015.    
  
  
  
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program  14 Provides technical assistance and cost -share assistance to landowners to develop  habitat for 
upland wildlife, wetlands wildlife, endangered species, fish, and other wildlife.  Funds come 
from CCC under 5 -10 year contra cts (Title III, Public Law 104 -127). Functions moved to the 
Environmental Quality Incentives Program under the 2014 Farm Act (PL  113-79). 
  Payments due to producers from previous programme  years were paid during FY2015.  
Farmland Protection Program  0 Conservation plans are made and easements purchased through State, tribe, or local  
government agencies to protect topsoil by limiting conversion to nonagricultural uses.  
Conservation plans must be carried out over the 30 years or more of the easement term.  
Authorized by the 1996 Farm Act (Public Law 104 -127); rena med under 2008 Farm 
Act (PL 110-246).  Functions moved to Agricultural Conservation Easements Program under the 
2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)  1,236  Encourages farmers and ranchers to adopt practices that reduce environmental and resource 
problems.  Half of the funds are targeted to livestock production practices. Authorized by the 
1996 Farm Act (PL 104 -127) and reauthorized under the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171), 2008 
Farm Act (PL 110 -246) and 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program  10 The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) is a voluntary conservation initiative 
that provides financial and  technical assistance to agri cultural producers to implement 
agricultural water enhancement activities on agricultural land  for the purposes of conserving 
surface and ground water and improving water quality. Functions moved to the Regional 
Conservation Partnerships Program by the 201 4 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). Payments due to 
producers from previous programme  years were paid during FY2015.   
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- 9 - Agency and programme, by measure and type  
(some agency names have changed)  Outlays  
(USD million)1 Description of programme  
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative  4 The programme  assists producers in implementing activities to improve water quality and 
quantity, and restore, enhance  and preserve soil, air, and related resources in the Chesapeake 
Bay Watershed. Functions moved to the Regional  Conservation Partnerships Program by th e 
2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). Payments due to producers from previous programme years were 
paid during FY2015.  
Agriculture Conservation Easements Program 
(ACEP)  297 Combines the functions of the former Wetlands Reserve Program, the Grassland Reserve 
Program (easement portion),  and the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. The 
programme  provides financial and technical assistance to help conserve  agricultural lands and 
wetlands and their related benefits. Authorized by the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
Regional Conservation Partnerships Program 
(RCPP)  44 Combines the authorities of four former conservation programme s—the Agricultural Water 
Enhancement program me, the Chesapeake  Bay Watershed Program, the Cooperative 
Conservation Partnership Initiative, and the Great Lakes Basin Program. Promotes  
coordination between NRCS and its partners to deliver conservation assistance to producers 
and landowners on a  regional or watershed sc ale. NRCS provides assistance to producers 
through partnership agreements and through programme farmer cooperatives, water districts, 
municipal waste or wastewater treatments entities, higher education institutions,  and 
organizations with a history of working cooperatively with producers, including nonprofit 
organizations. Assistance is  coordinated through RCPP but provided largely through other 
NRCS programme s. Authorized by the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)    
National Organic Certification Cost -Share Program  11 Assists certified organic operations in defraying the costs associated with organic certification. 
Organic operations may  receive up to 75 % of their certification costs up to a maximum of 
$750 annually p er certification scope.  
(k) Payments Under Regional    
Assistance Program mes 0  
(l) Other:  0  
Grand Total  121,477   
1 Unless otherwise specified, data are outlays for fiscal years. Outlays were excluded from domestic U.S. tables if not related  directly to internal support of production 
agriculture.  Wages and salaries and administrative expenses were excluded except where such outlays reflect the level of services provided  to agriculture.  
2 Includes an estimated USD $202 million in indemnities and payment s to producers.  
3 Derived as the difference between FSA farm loans and commercial interest rates times the value of loans made during the year.  Data also include budget outlays for 
recognized losses on FSA loan  guarantees.  
4 The Conservation Stewardship Pr ogram (CStP) superseded the Conservation Security Program (CSP) under the 2008 Farm Act. The total reported for CSP includes 
expenditures on remaining CSP contracts.   
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- 10 - Public Law References:  
Public Law 103 -354, Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of  Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (4 October 1994).  
Public Law 104 -127, The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (4 April 1996).  
Public Law 106 -224, Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, Title I, Crop Insurance, Section 109, and  Title III, Biomass Research and Development Act (22 June 2000).  
Public Law 107 -171, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 13 May 2002).  
Public Law 108 -357, American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Title II, Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 20 04 (22 October 2004).  
Public Law 110 -28, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans'  Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 ( 25 May 2007).  
Public Law 110 -246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 18 June 2008).  
Public Law 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( 17 February 2009)  
Public Law 113 -79, Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Act) ( 7 February  2014).  
Public Law 114 -27. Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 ( 29 June 2015).  
 
  
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUP PORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPOR TING PERIOD: MARKETI NG YEAR 2015  
Calculation of the Current Total A ggregate Measurement of Support  
Description o f basic products  
(including non -product specific AMS)  Calculated AMS  Value of production  Current  Total AMS  
(aggregate)  Amount1 5% of value  
of production  
USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
1 2 3 4 5 
Product - Specific AMS (from ST DS:5 to ST DS:7)      
Alfalfa seed  1.685  76.296  3.815  2 
Almonds  52.473  5,325.000  266.250  2 
Alpacas  0.004  50.616  2.531  2 
Apples  70.508  3,394.185  169.709  2 
Apricots  1.462  41.730  2.087  2 
Avocados  8.382  295.797  14.790  2 
Banana  0.062  10.866  0.543  2 
Barley  33.181  1,149.831  57.492  2 
Beans (fresh & processing)  2.870  443.462  22.173  2 
Beef cattle & calves  37.013  59,835.760  2,991.788  2 
Bison  0.006  298.019  14.901  2 
Blueberries  10.207  859.172  42.959  2 
Buckwheat  0.024  9.163  0.458  2 
Cabbage  1.552  389.340  19.467  2 
Canola  37.728  449.208  22.460  37.728  
Carambola  0.032  18.000  0.900  2 
Cherries  24.392  845.952  42.298  2 
Chickpeas  0.021  61.044  3.052  2 
Chile peppers  0.030  135.743  6.787  2 
Coffee  0.272  54.197  2.710  2 
Corn 2,362.098  49,339.261  2,466.963  2 
Cotton  853.098  4,921.872  246.094  853.098  
Cranberries  1.549  267.527  13.376  2 
Cucumbers  0.932  348.477  17.424  2 
Cultivated wild rice  0.811  104.060  5.203  2 
Dairy  0.000  35,904.346  1,795.217  2 
Deer (in captivity)  0.000  159.876  7.994  2 
Dry beans  45.946  805.178  40.259  45.946   
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- 12 - Description o f basic products  
(including non -product specific AMS)  Calculated AMS  Value of production  Current  Total AMS  
(aggregate)  Amount1 5% of value  
of production  
USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
Dry peas  28.332  470.121  23.506  28.332  
Elk (in captivity)  0.001  36.497  1.825  2 
Equine  0.020  4,583.691  229.185  2 
Figs 0.189  21.853  1.093  2 
Flaxseed  4.532  90.561  4.528  4.532  
Goats  0.109  379.106  18.955  2 
Grapefruit  8.712  216.258  10.813  2 
Grapes/raisins  46.794  5,561.719  278.086  2 
Grass seed  0.568  378.128  18.906  2 
Green peas  3.671  131.568  6.578  2 
Hay and forage  158.517  16,548.834  827.442  2 
Hogs and pigs  0.160  18,877.308  943.865  2 
Honey/apiculture  23.267  326.081  16.304  23.267  
Lemons/limes  4.994  696.835  34.842  2 
Lentils  0.008  162.247  8.112  2 
Livestock3 535.694  129,508.371  6,475.419  2 
Llamas  0.002  22.065  1.103  2 
Macadamia nuts  0.704  45.590  2.280  2 
Mango  0.010  2.100  0.105  2 
Millet  3.849  41.547  2.077  3.849  
Mint 0.433  182.274  9.114  2 
Mustard  0.387  8.567  0.428  2 
Nectarines  1.913  150.413  7.521  2 
Nursery  24.332  12,196.540  609.827  2 
Oats 6.274  214.575  10.729  2 
Olives  2.179  160.043  8.002  2 
Onions  22.915  1,039.325  51.966  2 
Oranges  52.077  1,963.353  98.168  2 
Orchards, vineyards, nursery4 7.093  24,544.602  1,227.230  2 
Papaya  0.033  10.570  0.529  2 
Peaches  14.800  605.794  30.290  2 
Peanuts  221.079  1,160.560  58.028  221.079  
Pears  1.748  500.416  25.021  2 
Pecans  8.956  560.216  28.011  2 
Peppers  1.482  732.699  36.635  2 
Pistachios  10.437  669.600  33.480  2 
Plums/prunes  16.060  331.197  16.560  2 
Popcorn  5.581  129.638  6.482  2 
Potatoes  53.709  3,865.538  193.277  2 
Poultry 5 0.362  48,153.341  2,407.667  2 
Pumpkins  0.150  90.214  4.511  2 
Rice 60.111  2,421.955  121.098  2  
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- 13 - Description o f basic products  
(including non -product specific AMS)  Calculated AMS  Value of production  Current  Total AMS  
(aggregate)  Amount1 5% of value  
of production  
USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
Rye 0.584  75.497  3.775  2 
Safflower  1.317  53.515  2.676  2 
Sesame  1.283  1.371  0.069  1.283  
Sheep and lambs  0.574  946.194  47.310  2 
Sorghum  210.405  2,064.638  103.232  210.405  
Soybeans  1,391.524  35,192.058  1,759.603  2 
Strawberries  0.431  2,239.301  111.965  2 
Sugar  1,524.870  2,662.996  133.150  1,524.870  
Sunflower  35.342  574.156  28.708  35.342  
Sweet corn  4.426  1,043.061  52.153  2 
Sweet potatoes  0.280  675.583  33.779  2 
Tangelos  1.862  9.221  0.461  1.862  
Tangerines/mandarins  22.730  468.083  23.404  2 
Tobacco  52.295  1,440.645  72.032  2 
Tomatoes  17.752  2,603.226  130.161  2 
Walnuts  6.718  976.860  48.843  2 
Wheat  854.900  10,018.323  500.916  854.900  
Wool 0.129  39.205  1.960  2 
Total 9,006.008    3,846.492  
Non-Product specific AMS  
(From Supporting Table DS:9 below)  8,178.731  372,714.642  18,635.732  2 
Total: Current total AMS     3,846.492  
1 Value of production from National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) where available. For remaining commodities, value of production estimated  from best available 
sources, including cash receipts from Economic Research Service Farm Income Data, production/inventory and value of sales  from the Censu s of Agriculture, animal unit 
value data from Farm Service Agency, price data from State extension service bulletins, and price data from  the Risk Management Agency.  
2 AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the Current  AMS because the  calculated AMS is less than 5 % of value of production ( de minimis  exclusion).  
3 Livestock category includes all species eligible for LFP program and livestock eligible for ELAP and LIP for which  commodity specific data are not available: cattle & 
calves, sheep & lamb s, poultry, swine, goats, llamas, alpacas, emus,  deer, elk, reindeer, and equine. Value of production does not include reindeer, for which data are 
unavailable.  
4 Orchards, vineyards, nursery category includes trees, bushes and vines eligible for TAP.  
5 Poultry category includes all poultry eligible for the LIP program me: meat of broilers and other chickens, eggs, turkeys, other poultry (geese, ducks, Cornish  hens). 
Value of production does not include Cornish hens, for which data are unavailable.   
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- 14 - Supporti ng Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : UNITED STATES OF A MERICA  
REPORTING PER IOD: MARKETING YEAR 2 015 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description  of product  Marketing year  
starting… Measure type  Applied  
administered  
price  External  
reference  
price  Eligible  
production  Associated  
fees Total  market 
price  support  New notes,  
data sources  
   USD/tonne USD/ton Million 
tonnes USD million  USD million   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6) -7 9 
Sugar  1 Oct 2015  Price support/quota  413.367  230.824  8.155   1,488.635  1 
Total all Commodities  
(before de minimis )       1,488.635   
1 External reference price is 1986 -1988 average price from FAS/USDA reported prices, FOB Northern Europe and other world ports.   
Reference price based on 1986 -1988 average Caribbean price adjusted to i nclude transportation costs of USD  28.66/tonne (28.66 + 202.164 = 230.824). Annual 
Caribbean price is the simple average of 12 monthly prices. Applied administered price is the announced loan rate for cane su gar (18. 75 cents per lb.).  Eligible 
production for market price support is the smaller of either actual production or the Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ), as pr ovided for in the  2002 Farm Act (PL  107-171) 
and continued under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 110 -246). The OAQ sets the amount of sugar that may be marketed during any year, thereby determining the maximum 
amount of production eligible for price support. Eligible production for 2015 is actual sugar production.   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UN ITED STA TES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2015 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Supp ort: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description  
of product  Marketing 
year 
starting…  Measure type  Applied  
administered  
price  External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production  Total 
price -related 
direct 
payments  Other 
non-exempt 
payments  Fees/Levies  Total direct 
payments  Adjustment 
factor  New 
notes, 
data 
sources  
   USD/ton ne USD/ton ne Million  
tonnes USD million  USD million  USD 
million  USD 
million  Ratio   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6*11)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
Alpacas  1 Jan. 2015 Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)     0.004     2 
  Subtotal other 
payments      0.004   0.004    
Alpacas  1 Jan. 2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.004    
Barley  1 Jun 2015 ARC payments 
on generic  
acres      0.016     3 
  Subtotal other 
payments      0.016   0.016    
Barley  1 June  2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.016    
Beef cattle & 
calves  1 Jan.  2015 Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)     35.792     2 
  Subtotal other 
payments      35.792   35.792    
Beef cattle & 
calves  1 Jan.  2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        35.792     
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- 16 - Description  
of product  Marketing 
year 
starting…  Measure type  Applied  
administered  
price  External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production  Total 
price -related 
direct 
payments  Other 
non-exempt 
payments  Fees/Levies  Total direct 
payments  Adjustment 
factor  New 
notes, 
data 
sources  
   USD/ton ne USD/ton ne Million  
tonnes USD million  USD million  USD 
million  USD 
million  Ratio   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6*11)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
Bison  1 Jan 1 
2015 Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)     0.006     2 
  Subtotal other 
payments      0.006   0.006    
Bison  1 Jan.  2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.006    
Canola  1 July 2015  ARC payments 
on generic 
acres      0.069     3 
  PLC payments 
on generic 
acres      0.217     3 
  Subtotal other 
payments      0.287   0.287    
Canola  1 July 2015  Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.287    
Chickpeas, 
large 1 Aug. 2015 ARC payments 
on generic 
acres      0.000     3 
  Subtotal other 
payments      0.000   0.000    
Chickpeas, 
large 1 Aug.  2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.000    
Corn 1 Aug.  2015 ARC payments 
on generic 
acres      91.380     3 
  PLC payments 
on generic 
acres      3.029      
  Subtotal other 
payments      94.410   94.410    
Corn 1 Aug.  2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        94.410     
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- 17 - Description  
of product  Marketing 
year 
starting…  Measure type  Applied  
administered  
price  External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production  Total 
price -related 
direct 
payments  Other 
non-exempt 
payments  Fees/Levies  Total direct 
payments  Adjustment 
factor  New 
notes, 
data 
sources  
   USD/ton ne USD/ton ne Million  
tonnes USD million  USD million  USD 
million  USD 
million  Ratio   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6*11)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
Cotton  1 Sept. 
2015 Marketing loan 
gains      188.249     1 
  Loan 
deficiency 
payments      139.630     1 
  Subtotal other 
payments      327.879   327.879    
Cotton  1 Sept. 
2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        327.879    
Dairy  1 Jan.  2015 Dairy 
indemnities      0.581      
  Margin Protection Program 
(MPP) for dairy     0.700      
  Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)     11.066     2 
  Subtotal other 
payments      12.347  67.800  -55.453    
Dairy  1 Jan.  2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        -55.453    
Deer (in 
captivity)  1 Jan.  2015 Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)      
0.000     2 
  Subtotal other 
support      0.000   0.000    
Deer (in 
captivity)  1 Jan.  2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.000    
Elk (in 
captivity)  1 Jan.  2015 Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)      
0.001     2 
  Subtotal other 
support      0.001   0.001    
Elk (in 
captivity)  1 Jan.  2015 Subtotal all  
direct 
payments        0.001     
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- 18 - Description  
of product  Marketing 
year 
starting…  Measure type  Applied  
administered  
price  External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production  Total 
price -related 
direct 
payments  Other 
non-exempt 
payments  Fees/Levies  Total direct 
payments  Adjustment 
factor  New 
notes, 
data 
sources  
   USD/ton ne USD/ton ne Million  
tonnes USD million  USD million  USD 
million  USD 
million  Ratio   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6*11)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
Equine  1 Jan.  2015 Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)      
0.020     2 
  Subtotal other 
support      0.020   0.020    
Equine  1 Jan.  2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.020    
Goats  1 Jan.  2015 Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)      
0.109     2 
  Subtotal other 
support      0.109   0.109    
Goats  1 Jan.  2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.109    
Hogs and 
pigs 1 Jan. 2015  Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)     0.141     2 
  Subtotal other 
support      0.141   0.141    
Hogs and 
pigs 1 Jan. 2015  Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.141    
Honey/  
apiculture  1 Jan. 2015  Emergency 
livestock 
assistance 
(ELAP)     14.540      4 
  Subtotal other 
support      14.540   14.540    
Honey/  
apiculture  1 Jan. 2015  TOTAL AMS         14.540     
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- 19 - Description  
of product  Marketing 
year 
starting…  Measure type  Applied  
administered  
price  External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production  Total 
price -related 
direct 
payments  Other 
non-exempt 
payments  Fees/Levies  Total direct 
payments  Adjustment 
factor  New 
notes, 
data 
sources  
   USD/ton ne USD/ton ne Million  
tonnes USD million  USD million  USD 
million  USD 
million  Ratio   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6*11)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
Livestock  1 Jan. 2015  Emergency 
livestock 
assistance 
(ELAP)     3.362      4 
  Livestock 
forage 
payments 
(LFP)      532.332     5 
  Subtotal other 
payments      535.694   535.694    
Livestock  1 Jan. 2015  Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        535.694    
Llamas  1 Jan. 2015  Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)      
0.002     2 
  Subtotal other 
support      0.002   0.002    
Llamas  1 Jan. 2015  Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.002    
Oats 1 June 2015  ARC payments 
on generic 
acres       
0.282     3 
  PLC payments 
on generic 
base     0.298      
  Subtotal other 
payments      0.580   0.580    
Oats 1 June 2015  Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.580    
Orchards, 
vineyards, 
nursery  1 Jan. 2015  Tree 
assistance 
(TAP)       
7.093     6 
  Subtotal other 
payments      7.093   7.093    
Orchards, 
vineyards, 
nursery  1 Jan. 2015  Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        7.093     
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- 20 - Description  
of product  Marketing 
year 
starting…  Measure type  Applied  
administered  
price  External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production  Total 
price -related 
direct 
payments  Other 
non-exempt 
payments  Fees/Levies  Total direct 
payments  Adjustment 
factor  New 
notes, 
data 
sources  
   USD/ton ne USD/ton ne Million  
tonnes USD million  USD million  USD 
million  USD 
million  Ratio   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6*11)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
Peanuts  1 Aug.  2015 Marketing loan 
gains       
0.285     1 
  Loan 
deficiency 
payments      1.079      
  ARC payments 
on generic 
acres      0.073     3 
  PLC payments 
on generic 
acres      169.467     3 
  Subtotal other 
payments      170.904   170.904    
Peanuts  1 Aug.  2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        170.904    
Poultry  1 Jan. 2015  Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)      
0.362     2 
  Subtotal other 
support      0.362   0.362    
Poultry  1 Jan. 2015  Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.362    
Rice 1 Sept. 
2015 ARC payments 
on generic 
acres       
0.101      
  PLC payments 
on generic 
acres      14.828     3 
  Subtotal other 
payments      14.930   14.930    
Rice 1 Sept. 
2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        14.930     
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- 21 - Description  
of product  Marketing 
year 
starting…  Measure type  Applied  
administered  
price  External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production  Total 
price -related 
direct 
payments  Other 
non-exempt 
payments  Fees/Levies  Total direct 
payments  Adjustment 
factor  New 
notes, 
data 
sources  
   USD/ton ne USD/ton ne Million  
tonnes USD million  USD million  USD 
million  USD 
million  Ratio   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6*11)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
Safflower  1 Jan. 2015 ARC payments 
on generic 
base     0.001     3 
  Subtotal other 
support      0.001   0.001    
Safflower  1 Jan. 2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.001    
Sesame  1 Jan. 2015 ARC payments 
on generic 
base      
0.003      
3 
  Subtotal other 
support      0.003   0.003    
Sesame  1 Jan. 2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.003    
Sheep and 
lambs  1 Jan. 2015 Livestock 
indemnity 
payments 
(LIP)      
0.571      
2 
  Subtotal other 
support      0.571   0.571    
Sheep and 
lambs  1 Jan. 2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.571    
            
Sorghum  1 Sept. 
2015 ARC payments 
on generic 
acres      5.424      
3 
  PLC payments 
on generic 
acres      36.066      
  Subtotal other 
payments      41.489   41.489    
Sorghum  1 Sept. 
2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        41.489     
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- 22 - Description  
of product  Marketing 
year 
starting…  Measure type  Applied  
administered  
price  External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production  Total 
price -related 
direct 
payments  Other 
non-exempt 
payments  Fees/Levies  Total direct 
payments  Adjustment 
factor  New 
notes, 
data 
sources  
   USD/ton ne USD/ton ne Million  
tonnes USD million  USD million  USD 
million  USD 
million  Ratio   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6*11)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
Soybeans  1 Sept. 
2015 ARC payments 
on generic 
acres      79.571      
3 
  Subtotal other 
payments      79.571   79.571    
Soybeans  1 Sept. 
2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        79.571    
Sunflower  1 Sept. 
2015 ARC payments 
on generic 
acres      0.049      
3 
  PLC payments 
on generic 
acres      0.142      
  Subtotal other 
payments      0.191   0.191    
Sunflower  1 Sept. 
2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        0.191    
Wheat  1 June 2015  Marketing loan 
gains       
0.313      
1 
  ARC payments 
on generic 
acres      10.792     3 
  PLC payments 
on generic 
acres      31.988      
  Subtotal other 
payments      43.092   43.092    
Wheat  1 June 2015  Subtotal all 
direct 
payments        43.092    
All 
Commodi -
ties 
(before de 
minimis ) 2015 Subtotal all 
direct 
payments      1,380.036   1,312.236    
1 Marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and forfeitures  constitute benefits under the Marketing Assistance Loan Program (certificate exchange gains were 
discontinued after 2009).  Covered commodities include corn, soybeans, wheat, rice (both medium and long -grain), upland cotton, barley, grain sorghum, oats, pe anuts, 
oilseeds (which include canola, crambe, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, sesame seed, and sunflower seed), dry pe as, honey, lentils, mohair, small and 
large chickpeas, and wool.   
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- 23 - 2 Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payments were reauthori zed by the 2014 Farm Act. LIP provides payments to eligible producers for livestock death losses in excess of 
normal mor tality due to adverse weather. LIP payments reported in Livestock category are for species for which sufficient data are not a vailable t o report individually.  
3 Under the 2014 Farm Act, historical cotton base acres were designated "generic," and holders of that base acreage are eligibl e for payments, when triggered, under 
either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or the Price Loss Coverag e (PLC) program if they plant covered commodities (wheat, feed grains, soybeans, peanuts, other 
oilseeds, rice, and pulses) on their generic base acres. ARC -CO provides payments when county -level revenue falls below the rolling average benchmark revenue; P LC 
provides payments when the national average price for the covered commodity falls below the statutory reference price for tha t commodity. Owners of generic base 
were required to elect either ARC -CO or PLC for each covered commodity and cannot be changed  during the time period covered by the 2014 Farm Act.  
4 Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) payments were reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Act. ELAP provides emergency relief  to eligible producers of livestock, 
honey bees, and farm -raised fish for l osses due to disease, adverse weather, or other conditions not covered by other program mes under Supplemental Agricultural 
Disaster Assistance. Data indicating the share of payments going to different categories of eligible livestock is not availab le excep t for honeybees and farm -raised fish 
(not reported here).  
5 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) payments were reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Act. LFP provides payments to eligible pr oducers of covered livestock for grazing 
losses due to drought or fire (on public managed land). Data indicating the share of payments going to different categories of eligible livestock is not av ailable.  
6 Tree Assistance Program (TAP) payments were reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Act. TAP provides assistance to eligible orcha rdists and nursery tree growers to replant or 
rehabilitate eligible trees, bushes and vines damaged by natural disasters. Data indicating the share of payments going to di fferent categories of eligible trees, bushes 
and vines is not available.  
Public Law R eferences:  
Public Law 113 -79, Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Act) ( 7 February 2014).   
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DOMESTIC SUP PORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 201 5 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support  and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description of basic 
products  Measure Types  Other product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total  other 
product -
specific 
suppo rt 
(4+5 -6) Market price 
support  
(from ST DS:5)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST DS:6)  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
  USD million  USD million   USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Alfalfa seed  Crop insurance premium subsidy  1.685        
 Subtotal other support  1.685    1.685     
Alfalfa seed  TOTAL AM S    1.685    1.685  
         
Almonds  Crop insurance premium subsidy  52.473        
 Subtotal other support  52.473    52.473     
Almonds  TOTAL AMS     52.473    52.473  
         
Alpacas  TOTAL AMS      0.004  0.004  
         
Apples  Crop insurance premium subsidy  70.508        
 Subtotal other support  70.508    70.508     
Apples  TOTAL AMS     70.508    70.508  
         
Apricots  Crop insurance premium subsidy  1.462        
 Subtotal other support  1.462    1.462     
Apricots  TOTAL AMS     1.462    1.462  
         
Avocados  Crop insurance premium subsidy  8.382        
 Subtotal other support  8.382    8.382     
Avocados  TOTAL AMS     8.382    8.382  
         
Banana  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.062        
 Subtotal other support  0.062    0.062     
Banana  TOTAL AMS     0.062    0.062  
          
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- 25 - Description of basic 
products  Measure Types  Other product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total  other 
product -
specific 
suppo rt 
(4+5 -6) Market price 
support  
(from ST DS:5)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST DS:6)  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
  USD million  USD million   USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Barley  Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.115        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  33.087        
 Subtotal other support  33.202   0.037  33.165     
Barley  TOTAL AMS     33.165   0.016  33.181  
         
Beans (fresh & 
processing)  Crop insurance premium subsidy  2.870        
 Subtotal other support  2.870    2.870     
Beans (fresh & 
processing)  TOTAL AMS     2.870    2.870  
         
Beef cattle & calves  Livestock insurance premium 
subsidy  1.222        
 Subtotal other support  1.222    1.222     
Beef cattle & calves  TOTAL AMS     1.222   35.792  37.013  
         
Bison  TOTAL AMS       0.006  0.006  
         
Blueberries  Crop insurance premium subsidy  10.207        
 Subtotal other support  10.207    10.207     
Blueberries  TOTAL AMS     10.207    10.207  
         
Buckwheat  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.024        
 Subtotal other support  0.024    0.024     
Buckwheat  TOTAL AMS      0.024    0.024  
         
Cabbage  Crop insurance premium subsidy  1.552        
 Subtotal other support  1.552    1.552     
Cabbage  TOTAL AMS      1.552    1.552  
         
Canola  Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.083        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  37.388        
 Subtotal other support  37.471   0.030  37.441     
Canola  TOTAL AMS     37.441   0.287  37.728  
         
Carambola  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.032        
 Subtotal other support  0.032    0.032     
Carambola  TOTAL A MS     0.032    0.032  
         
Cherries  Crop insurance premium subsidy  24.392        
 Subtotal other support  24.392    24.392     
Cherries  TOTAL AMS      24.392    24.392  
          
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- 26 - Description of basic 
products  Measure Types  Other product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total  other 
product -
specific 
suppo rt 
(4+5 -6) Market price 
support  
(from ST DS:5)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST DS:6)  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
  USD million  USD million   USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Chickpeas  Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.022        
 Subtotal other support  0.022   0.001  0.021     
Chickpeas  TOTAL AMS      0.021   0.000  0.021  
         
Chile peppers  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.030        
 Subtotal other support  0.030    0.030     
Chile peppers  TOTAL AMS      0.030    0.030  
         
Coffee  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.272        
 Subtotal other support  0.272    0.272     
Coffee  TOTAL AMS      0.272    0.272  
         
Corn Commodity loan interest subsidy  19.502        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  2,253.697        
 Subtotal other support  2,273.199   5.511  2,267.688     
Corn TOTAL AMS      2,267.688   94.410  2,362.098  
         
Cotton  Commodity loan interest subsidy  9.772        
 Forfeiture benefits  0.000        
 Storage forgiven  0.002        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  477.187        
 Upland cotton EAA  48.983        
 Subtotal other support  535.944   10.726  525.218     
Cotton  TOTAL AMS     525.218   327.879  853.098  
         
Cranberries  Crop insurance premium subsidy  1.549        
 Subtotal other support  1.549    1.549     
Cranberries  TOTAL AMS      1.549    1.549  
         
Cucumbers  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.932        
 Subtotal  other support  0.932    0.932     
Cucumbers  TOTAL AMS      0.932    0.932  
         
Cultivated wild rice  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.811        
 Subtotal other support  0.811    0.811     
Cultivated wild rice  TOTAL AMS      0.811    0.811  
         
Dairy  Livestock insurance premium 
subsidy  10.174        
 Subtotal other support  10.174    10.174     
Dairy  TOTAL AMS      10.174   -55.453  -45.279  
          
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- 27 - Description of basic 
products  Measure Types  Other product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total  other 
product -
specific 
suppo rt 
(4+5 -6) Market price 
support  
(from ST DS:5)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST DS:6)  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
  USD million  USD million   USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Deer (in captivity)  TOTAL AMS        0.000  0.00 0 
         
Dry Beans  Crop insurance premium subsidy  45.946        
 Subtotal other support  45.946    45.946     
Dry Beans  TOTAL AMS      45.946    45.946  
         
Dry Peas  Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.033        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  28.308        
 Subtotal other support  28.341   0.008  28.332     
Dry Peas TOTAL AMS      28.332    28.332  
         
         
Elk (in captivity)  TOTAL AMS        0.001  0.001  
         
         
Equine  TOTAL AMS        0.020  0.020  
         
Figs Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.189        
 Subtotal other support  0.189    0.189     
Figs TOTAL AMS      0.189    0.189  
         
Flaxseed  Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.003        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  4.530        
 Subtotal other support  4.533   0.001  4.532     
Flaxseed  TOTAL AMS      4.532    4.532  
Goats  TOTAL AMS        0.109  0.109  
         
Grapefruit  Crop insurance premium subsidy  8.712        
 Subtotal other support  8.712    8.712     
Grapefruit  TOTAL AMS      8.712    8.712  
         
Grapes/raisins  Crop insurance premium subsidy  46.794        
 Subtotal other support  46.794    46.794     
Grapes/raisins  TOTAL AMS      46.794    46.794  
         
Grass seed  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.568        
 Subtotal other support  0.568    0.568     
Grass seed  TOTAL AMS      0.568    0.568  
         
Green peas  Crop insurance premium  subsidy  3.671        
 Subtotal other support  3.671    3.671     
Green peas  TOTAL AMS      3.671    3.671  
          
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- 28 - Description of basic 
products  Measure Types  Other product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total  other 
product -
specific 
suppo rt 
(4+5 -6) Market price 
support  
(from ST DS:5)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST DS:6)  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
  USD million  USD million   USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Hay and forage  Crop insurance premium subsidy  158.517        
 Subtotal other support  158.517    158.517     
Hay and forage  TOTAL AMS      158.517    158.517  
         
Hogs and pigs  Livestock insurance premium 
subsidy  0.018        
 Subtotal other support  0.018    0.018     
Hogs and pigs  TOTAL AMS      0.018   0.141  0.160  
         
Honey/apiculture  Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.045        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  8.701        
 Subtotal other support  8.746   0.019  8.727     
Honey/apiculture  TOTAL AMS      8.727   14.540  23.267  
         
Lemons/limes  Crop insurance premium subsidy  4.994        
 Subtotal other support  4.994    4.994     
Lemons/limes  TOTAL AMS      4.994    4.994  
         
Lentils  Commodity loan inter est subsidy  0.012        
 Subtotal other support  0.012   0.004  0.008     
Lentils  TOTAL AMS      0.008    0.008  
         
         
Livestock  TOTAL AMS        535.694  535.694  
         
         
Llamas  TOTAL AMS        0.002  0.002  
         
Macadamia nuts  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.704        
 Subtotal other support  0.704    0.704     
Macadamia nuts  TOTAL AMS      0.704    0.704  
         
Mango  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.010        
 Subtotal other support  0.010    0.010     
Mango  TOTAL AMS      0.010    0.010  
         
Millet  Crop insurance premium subsidy  3.849        
 Subtotal other support  3.849    3.849     
Millet  TOTAL AMS      3.849    3.849  
         
Mint Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.433        
 Subtotal other support  0.433    0.433     
Mint TOTAL AMS      0.433    0.433   
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products  Measure Types  Other product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total  other 
product -
specific 
suppo rt 
(4+5 -6) Market price 
support  
(from ST DS:5)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST DS:6)  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
  USD million  USD million   USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
         
Mustard  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.387        
 Subtotal other support  0.387    0.387     
Mustard  TOTAL AMS      0.387    0.387  
         
Nectarines  Crop insurance premium subsidy  1.913        
 Subtotal other support  1.913    1.913     
Nectarines  TOTAL AMS      1.913    1.913  
         
Nursery  Crop insurance premium subsidy  24.332        
 Subtotal other support  24.332    24.332     
Nursery  TOTAL AMS      24.332    24.332  
         
Oats Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.012        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  5.685        
 Subtotal other support  5.697   0.003  5.694     
Oats TOTAL AMS      5.694   0.580  6.274  
         
Olives  Crop insurance premium subsidy  2.179        
 Subtotal other support  2.179    2.179     
Olives  TOTAL AMS      2.179    2.179  
         
Onions  Crop insurance premium subsidy  22.915        
 Subtotal other support  22.915    22.915     
Onions  TOTAL AMS      22.915    22.915  
         
Oranges  Crop insurance premium subsidy  52.077        
 Subtotal other support  52.077    52.077     
Oranges  TOTAL AMS      52.077    52.077  
Orchards, vineyards, 
nursery  TOTAL AMS        7.093  7.093  
Papaya  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.033        
 Subtotal other support  0.033    0.033     
Papaya  TOTAL AMS      0.033    0.033  
         
Peaches  Crop insurance premium subsidy  14.800        
 Subtotal other support  14.800    14.800     
Peaches  TOTAL AMS      14.800    14.800  
          
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products  Measure Types  Other product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total  other 
product -
specific 
suppo rt 
(4+5 -6) Market price 
support  
(from ST DS:5)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST DS:6)  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
  USD million  USD million   USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Peanuts  Commodity loan interest subsidy  9.793        
 Forfeiture benefits  0.006        
 Storage forgiven  0.267        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  43.865        
 Subtotal other support  53.932   3.756  50.175     
Peanuts  TOTAL AMS      50.175   170.904  221.079  
         
Pears  Crop insurance premium subsidy  1.748        
 Subtotal other support  1.748    1.748     
Pears  TOTAL AMS      1.748    1.748  
         
Pecans  Crop insurance premium subsidy  8.956        
 Subtotal other support  8.956    8.956     
Pecans  TOTAL AMS      8.956    8.956  
         
Peppers  Crop insurance premium subsidy  1.482        
 Subtotal other support  1.482    1.482     
Peppers  TOTAL AMS      1.482    1.482  
         
Pistachios  Crop insurance premium subsidy  10.437        
 Subtotal other support  10.437    10.437     
Pistachios  TOTAL AMS  >>>>>>>>>>>>     10.437    10.437  
         
Plums/prunes  Crop insurance premium subsidy  16.060        
 Subtotal other support  16.060    16.060     
Plums/prunes  TOTAL AMS      16.060    16.060  
         
Popcorn  Crop insurance premium subsidy  5.581        
 Subtotal other support  5.581    5.581     
Popcorn  TOTAL AMS      5.581    5.581  
         
Potatoes  Crop insurance premium subsidy  53.709        
 Subtotal other support  53.709    53.709     
Potatoes  TOTAL AMS      53.709    53.709  
         
         
Poultry  TOTAL AMS        0.362  0.362  
         
Pumpkins  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.150        
 Subtotal other support  0.150    0.150     
Pumpkins  TOTAL AMS      0.150    0.150  
          
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products  Measure Types  Other product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total  other 
product -
specific 
suppo rt 
(4+5 -6) Market price 
support  
(from ST DS:5)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST DS:6)  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
  USD million  USD million   USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Rice Commodity loan interest subsidy  5.162        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  41.397        
 Subtotal other support  46.558   1.377  45.181     
Rice TOTAL AMS      45.181   14.930  60.111  
         
Rye Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.584        
 Subtotal other support  0.584    0.584     
Rye TOTAL AMS      0.584    0.584  
         
Safflower  Crop insurance premium subsidy  1.316        
 Subtotal other support  1.316    1.316     
Safflower  TOTAL AMS      1.316   0.001  1.317  
         
Sesame  Crop insurance premium subsidy  1.281        
 Subtotal other support  1.281    1.281     
Sesame  TOTAL AMS      1.281   0.003  1.283  
         
Sheep and lambs  Livestock insurance premium 
subsidy  0.003        
 Subtotal other support  0.003    0.003     
Sheep and lambs  TOTAL AMS      0.003   0.571  0.574  
         
Sorghum  Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.015        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  168.907        
 Subtotal other support  168.923   0.007  168.916     
Sorghum  TOTAL AMS      168.916   41.489  210.405  
         
Soybeans  Commodity loan interest subsidy  5.095        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  1,308.862        
 Subtotal other support  1,313.957   2.004  1,311.953     
Soybeans  TOTAL AMS      1,311.953   79.571  1,391.524  
         
Strawberries  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.431        
 Subtotal other support  0.431    0.431     
Strawberries  TOTAL AMS      0.431    0.431  
Sugar  Commodity loan interest subsidy  15.428        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  25.039        
 Subtotal other support  40.468   4.232  36.235     
Sugar  TOTAL AMS      36.235  1,488.635   1,524.870  
         
Sunflower  Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.120        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  35.065        
 Subtotal other support  35.185   0.034  35.152      
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products  Measure Types  Other product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total  other 
product -
specific 
suppo rt 
(4+5 -6) Market price 
support  
(from ST DS:5)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST DS:6)  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
  USD million  USD million   USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Sunflower  TOTAL AMS      35.152   0.191  35.342  
         
Sweet corn  Crop insurance premium subsidy  4.426        
 Subtotal other support  4.426    4.426     
Sweet corn  TOTAL AMS      4.426    4.426  
         
Sweet potatoes  Crop insurance premium subsidy  0.280        
 Subtotal other support  0.280    0.280     
Sweet potatoes  TOTAL AMS      0.280    0.280  
         
Tangelos  Crop insurance premium subsidy  1.862        
 Subtotal other support  1.862    1.862     
Tangelos  TOTAL AMS      1.862    1.862  
         
Tangerines/mandarins  Crop insurance premium subsidy  22.730        
 Subtotal other support  22.730    22.730     
Tangerines/mandarins  TOTAL AMS      22.730    22.730  
         
Tobacco  Crop insurance premium subsidy  52.295        
 Subtotal other support  52.295    52.295     
Tobacco  TOTAL AMS      52.295    52.295  
         
Tomatoes  Crop insurance premium subsidy  17.752        
 Subtotal other support  17.752    17.752     
Tomatoes  TOTAL AMS      17.752    17.752  
         
Walnuts  Crop insurance premium subsidy  6.718        
 Subtotal other support  6.718    6.718     
Walnuts  TOTAL AMS      6.718    6.718  
         
Wheat  Commodity  loan interest subsidy  1.984        
 Forfeiture benefit  0.000        
 Crop insurance premium subsidy  810.489        
 Subtotal other support  812.473   0.666  811.807     
Wheat  TOTAL AMS      811.807   43.092  854.900  
          
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products  Measure Types  Other product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total  other 
product -
specific 
suppo rt 
(4+5 -6) Market price 
support  
(from ST DS:5)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST DS:6)  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
  USD million  USD million   USD million  USD million  USD million  USD million  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Wool  Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.129        
 Subtotal other support  0.129   0.000  0.129     
Wool  TOTAL AMS      0.129    0.129  
         
All commodities          
(before de minimis ) TOTAL AMS   6,188.274   28.416  6,159.858  1,488.635  1,312.215  9,006.008  
Note:  
Includes premium subsidies for all crop insurance policy types purchased by producers. Producers may choose one of the various types of crop y ield or revenue 
insurance plans made available  each year. The contracted -for insurance premiums are subsidized. The chosen guarante e (coverage) level commonly ranges from 
50% to 85% of the historical average yield or expected revenue. The 2014 Farm Act authorized two new crop insurance programme s: the Supplemental Coverage 
Option (SCO) and the Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX). Pr oducers who did not elect to participate in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) program me are 
eligible to supplement crop yield or revenue insurance plans with SCO policies. SCO policy triggers are based on area (usuall y county) historical average county 
yield or expected area (usually county) revenue and may be purchased to cover from the coverage level of the underlying indivi dual farm -level policy up to 86% of 
historical average yield or expected revenue. Upland cotton producers are eligible to purchase STAX policies with or without underlying yield or revenue crop 
insurance policies. STAX policies are also 'based on historical average area (usually county) yield and expected area (usuall y county) revenue. They may be 
purchased to cover from 70% (or the u nderlying policy coverage level if there is one) up to 90% 'of average historical area yield or expected area revenue.' The 
contracted -for insurance premiums for both SCO and STAX are subsidized.  
Interest subsidies constitute a benefit under the Marketing Assistance Loan Program. Covered commodities include corn, soybeans, wheat, rice (both medium and 
long-grain), upland cotton, barley, grain sorghum,  oats, peanuts, oilseeds (which include canola, crambe, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, sesame 
seed, and sunflower seed), dry peas, honey, lentils, mohair, small and large chickpeas, and wool.  Only commodities for which there were benefits in the reporting 
year are included in the notification, unless the commodity is included on the basis of other support.  
Fees/levies include loan origination and related fees for most loan commodities.  
Dry peas crop insurance premium subsidy includes chickpeas and lentils, which are combined with dry peas for crop insurance.  
Public Law References : 
Public Law 113 -79, Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Act) ( 7 February 2014).   
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DOMESTIC SUP PORT : UNITED STATES OF A MERICA  
REPORTING PERDIO: MARKETING YEAR 2015 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure type(s)  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other 
non-product 
specific 
support  Associated 
fees/levies  Total non -
product -
specific 
support  Data sources and comments  
 (USD million)  (USD million)  (USD million)  (USD million)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 
    (2+3-4)  
Irrigation on Bureau of 
Reclamation      Based on a "debt financing method ". A long term interest rate is applied 
to the outstanding unpaid balance of capital investment by the 
Government in irrigation facilities to obtain the subsidy.  Irrigators repay 
the principal but not the interest on the project debt.  Projects in 17 Western 
States   129.668   129.668  
Net Federal budget 
outlays for grazing 
livestock on Federal Land  47.140    47.140  The data are net budget outlays for livestock grazing on public range 
land in 16 Western States operated by the Forest Service  (FS) and 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The net budget outlays include 
(as negative outlays) the receipts for fees paid by livestock 
producers, but do not include other "non -fee" costs paid by the 
producers, such as for building and maintaining w ater supplies and 
fences. Including the other non -fee costs could reduce the net 
outlay.  
Whole -Farm Revenue 
Protection (WFRP)  
(premium  subsidies)  37.876    37.876  Whole -Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policies insure revenue of 
the entire farm  rather  than an individual crop by guaranteeing a 
percentage of average gross farm revenue, including a  small amount 
of livestock revenue. The policies use information from a producer's 
Schedule F tax forms, and current year expected farm revenue, to 
calculate policy r evenue guarantee. WFRP replaces the Adjusted 
Gross Revenue (AGR) and Adjusted Gross Revenue -Lite (AGR -Lite) 
pilot programmes. Authorized by the 2014 Farm Act (PL  113-79).  
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specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other 
non-product 
specific 
support  Associated 
fees/levies  Total non -
product -
specific 
support  Data sources and comments  
 (USD million)  (USD million)  (USD million)  (USD million)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Agriculture Risk Coverage, 
county -based (ARC -CO) 5,932.788    5,932.788  The 2014 Farm  Act provided holders of historical base for covered 
commodities (wheat, feed  grains, soybeans, peanuts, other oilseeds, 
rice, and pulses) a one -time opportunity to elect one of three new 
programmes: PLC, ARC -CO, or ARC -IC. ARC -CO and PLC could be 
elected separately for each  historical commodity base on a farm. No 
production is required to receive ARC -CO or PLC payments. ARC -CO 
Agriculture Risk Coverage, individual  farm (ARC -IC) provides 
payments when county -level revenue for the covered commodity 
falls bel ow the rolling  average benchmark; PLC provides payments 
when the national average price for the covered commodity falls 
below the statutory reference price for that commodity. In both 
cases, payments, if triggered, are made on 85% of base acres of the 
covered commodity. ARC -IC election automatically covered all 
historical base on a farm. ARC -IC provides payments when a farm's 
total revenue for all covered commodities on the farm falls below the 
farm's benchmark. Payments, if triggered, are made on 65% of ba se 
acres on the farm. ARC -CO, PLC, and ARC -IC payments for crop year 
2015 were made in fiscal year 2017.  Price Loss Coverage (PLC)  1,943.082    1,943.082  
Agriculture Risk Coverage, 
individual farm (ARC -IC) 
(crop year data are used)  35.028    35.028  
Farm storage facility loans   6.104   6.104  Provides low -cost financing for farmers to build or upgrade on -farm 
grain storage and handling facilities. The program is authorized under 
the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1949. It was 
discontinued in the early 1980s and re -established in FY2000.  
Biomass crop assistance 
program  2.045    2.045  Provides financial assistance to producers or entities that deliver 
eligible biomass material  to designated biomass conversion facilities 
for use as heat, power, biobased products or biofuels. Assistance is 
for costs of collection, harvest, storage and transportation associated 
with delivery of eligible materials. Reauthorized under the 2014 
Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
Rural Energy for America 
Program  
(formerly Renewabl e 
Energy Program)  43.000    43.000  Provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, 
ranchers, and small rural businesses to purchase renewable energy 
systems and make energy efficiency  improvements. Reauthorized 
under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113-79).  
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specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other 
non-product 
specific 
support  Associated 
fees/levies  Total non -
product -
specific 
support  Data sources and comments  
 (USD million)  (USD million)  (USD million)  (USD million)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Reimbursement 
Transportation Cost 
Payment for 
Geographically 
Disadvantaged Farmers 
and Ranchers (RTCP)  2.000    2.000  Provides payments to reimburse higher costs for transportation of 
agricultural inputs and commodities faced by geographically 
disadvantaged producers in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, 
American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, the 
Marshall Islands, Palau, and the US Virgin Islands.  
Authorized under the 2008 Farm Act (P.L. 110 -246) and first 
implemented in 2010.  
Reauthorized under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
     AMS is not subject to reduction because the total is less than 5% 
of value of production of U.S. agriculture  
Total non -product 
specific support:  8,042.959  135.773  0.000  8,178.731   (0.05*USD 372,715 mil. = USD 18,636 mil. in 2015) . 
Public Law References:  
Public Law 107 -171, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 13 May 2002).  
Public Law 110 -246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (18  June 2008).  
Public Law 113 -79, Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Act) (7 February 2014).  
 
 
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