G/AG/N/USA/150  
 
8 April  2021 
(21-2944) Page: 1/33 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 29 March  2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States  of America . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table  DS:1 and the relevant supporting tables) for the Marketing Year 2018/2019 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2018 TO 30 -09-2019  
Current Total Aggregate 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  13,085.38  
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2018 TO 30 -09-2019  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA): Research and Education 
Activities - 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). Provides grants 
to state agricultural research establishments. Participates in cooperative 
planning with state research institutions.  743   
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA): Integrated Activities - 
Funds integrated research, education, and extension grants programs.  127   
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA): Extension Activities - 
Advisory function. Participates with state cooperative extension system on 
applied education, information, and technology transfer.  532   
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA): Biomass Research and 
Development - 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 adminis tered by Rural 
Cooperative -Business Service.)  2   
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA): Buildings and Facilities: 
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.)  0   
Rural Business and Cooperative Development Services (RBCD): Rural 
Cooperative Development Grants - Provides gr ants 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; reauthoriz ed by the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 15    
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Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
Office of the Chief Economist: World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) - 
Research and advisory function. Provides economic information about 
current outlook and situation for commodity supply and price.  5   
Economic Research Service (ERS): Economic Research Service - Research 
and advisory function. Performs economic research and analysis for the 
public, congress, and the Executive Branch.  82   
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) National Agricultural 
Statistics Service - Research and advisory function. Provides official 
estimates of resource utilization, production, and prices of agricultural 
products.  170   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Misc. Contributed Funds - 
Miscellaneous con tributed funds received from States, local organizations, 
individuals, and others available for work under cooperative agreements on 
research activities.  20   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Buildings & Facilities - Acquisition of 
land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the 
agricultural research programs of the Department of Agriculture.  39   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Agricultural Research - Research and 
advisory function. Acquires, maintains, and disseminates information. 
Includes National Agricultural Library functions. Conducts research on a 
wide variety of topics, including soil and water conservation, plant and 
animal sciences,  human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems.  1,149    
 Subtotal:  2,884    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Salaries & Expenses - 
Inspection/pest and disease control function.  1,290   
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Buildings & Facilities - 
Protects animal and plant resources from destructive pests and diseases.  4   
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Miscellaneous Trust 
Funds  9   
Subtotal:  1,303   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Farm Service Agency (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program Technical 
Assistance - Extension, advisory, and training service functions. USDA 
agencies provide various technical services to help producers participate in 
Conservatio n Reserve Program (CRP).  94   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Conservation Operations - 
Extension, advisory, and training service functions.  In providing technical 
assistance, USDA agencies explain and determine eligibility for 
conservation programs, 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 erosi on factors, and conducts snow 
surveys.  740    
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Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS): Trade Adjustment Assistance for 
Farmers (TAA for Farmers) - The American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act (ARRA) of 2009 reauthorized and modified the TAA for Farmers 
program. Producers of groups of commodities certified as suffering losses 
from import competition can apply to receive free information, technical 
assistance, and support to develop and implement Business Adjustment 
Plans. Reauthorized under the Trade Pref erences Act of 2015 (PL 113 -79). 0   
 Subtotal:  834   
2 (e). Inspection services  AMS (formerly Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration): 
Limitation on inspection and Weighing Services Expenses - 
Marketing/inspection functions. Establishes standards.  8   
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS): Salaries & Expenses - 
Safety/inspection function. Provides in -plant inspection to assure quality of 
meat and poultry and the accuracy of labeling.  1,038   
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS): Inspection and Grading of Farm 
Products - Safety/inspection function. Provides in -plant inspection to assure 
quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labeling.  14   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): Packers and Stock yards —
Marketing/inspection functions. Establishes standards  23   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): Grain Regulatory - 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.  20   
Subtotal:  1,103   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): Marketing Services - Marketing 
function. Develops marketing standards and provides news and inspection 
services.  171   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): Payments to States & Possessions - 
Grants to states for projects, such as improving marketing information, and 
developing grading standards.  66   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): Perishable Agricultural Commodity 
Act Fund - Uses license fees to take legal actions against unfair buyer trade 
practices.  11   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): Expenses and Refunds, Inspection  
and Grading of Farm Products (formerly called Miscellaneous Trust Funds) - 
Grading and certification services are provided on a fee -for-service basis.  176   
Subtotal:  424    
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Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Risk Management Agency (RMA): Salaries and expenses (formerly called 
Agency administrative and operating expenses) - Funds for management of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Program.  68   
Risk Management Agency (RMA): Administrative & operating 
reimbursements to insurers - Reimbursements for certain administrative 
and operating expenses of insurance companies delivering Federal crop 
insurance.  1,567    
Risk Management Agency (RMA): Underwriting gains to insurers - 
Underwriting gains provided to insurance companies under the Standard 
Reinsurance Agreement.  2,143    
 Subtotal:  3,778    
2 (h). Other general services  State programmes for agriculture: Regular annual outlays by states, net of 
fees and taxes - State governments provide a number of generally 
available services. Includes extension, marketing, and research.  3,284   
Subtotal:  3,284   
 Subtotal General Services  13,610   
4. Domestic food aid  Food & Consumer Services (FCS): Nutrition Programs Administration 
(formerly Food Program Administration) - For administration of food 
programs providing access to more nutritious diets for low income people 
and children.  148   
Food & Consumer Services (FCS): Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) - 
CAP include previously separate programs: Commodity Supplemental Food, 
Emergency Food, assistance to Indian Reservations and to Pacific Islands 
and Nutrition for the Elderly.  385   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Section 32 - Funds purchases of 
commodities distributed to low -income, children, and elderly people 
through the FNS food programs described above.  889   
Farm Service Agency (FSA): Food Purchase and Distribution Program 
(FPDP) - Funds purchases of food for distribution by the Food and Nutrition 
Service (FNS) through nutrition  assistance programs, such as TEFAP and 
child nutrition programs. Food purchases are made at current market 
prices through a competitive bid process. Administration and financing of 
the program is transparent and is publicly available on the USDA website.  1,143   
Food & Consumer Services (FCS): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program (SNAP) (formerly Food Stamp Program) - Low income people 
receive financial assistance to help purchase nutritious food.  63,466   
Food & Consumer Services (FCS): Child Nutrition Programmes - Cash and 
commodities to assist children to attain adequate diets. Includes special 
milk, school lunch and breakfast, homeless children, and other programs.  23,273   
Food & Consumer Services (FCS): Special Supplemental Nutriti on program 
for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) - Food supplements to improve 
health of low income mothers, infants, and young children.  5,314   
Subtotal:  94,618    
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Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Farm Service Agency (FSA): Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program 
(NAP, crop year) - Under the 1994 Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act 
(P.L.103 -354), producers of crops not currently insurable under other 
programs 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 A ct of 2000 (P.L. 106 -224). Program 
reauthorized under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79) with new provisions to 
allow producers to purchase coverage for yield losses up to 65 % paid at 
100% of market price.  153   
Farm Service Agency (FSA): Emergency loans - 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.  1  (1) 
Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP): WHIP covered losses of 
production impacted by hurricanes, wildfires, and other weather -related 
losses (including those related to Tropical Storm Cindy) during 2017. 
Producers must have suffered a loss due to  an eligible disaster event in a 
primary county that received a qualifying Presidential Emergency Disaster 
Declaration or Secretarial Disaster Designation. Eligible wildfire losses 
included losses from fire, mudslides, and heavy smoke. Eligible 
commodities  include crops, trees, bushes, and vines. Producers of 
uninsured eligible commodities could receive a payment if the loss 
exceeded 35% of production. Payments to producers for eligible 
commodities that are insured or covered by NAP are included in supporti ng 
table DS:9. The program was authorized by the Bipartisan Budget Act 
of 2018 (P.L. 115 -123).  156   
Subtotal:  310   
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Farm Service Agency (FSA): Farm Credit Programs - Program 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 dis advantage (cannot obtain credit elsewhere).  120   (1) 
Farm Service Agency (FSA): State Mediation Grants - Grants provided to 
states to assist producers having problems meeting credit obligations. 
Assistance must be provided through certified agricultural loan mediation 
program.  4   
Subtotal:  124    
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Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
12. Environmental programmes  Farm Service Agency (FSA): Emergency Conservation Program - Assists in 
funding emergency conservation measures necessary to restore farmland 
damaged by natural disasters.  75   
Farm Service Agency (FSA): Conservation loans - 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.  0   
Farm Service Agency (FSA): Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat 
Incentives (VPA -WHIP) - Provides grants to State and tribal governments 
to implement programs to encourage farmers and ranchers to develop 
enhanced w ildlife 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.  5   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Agricultural Management 
Assistance Program - 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). 1   
Natural Resour ce Conservation Service (NRCS): Conservation Stewardship 
Program - Provides payments for structural and land management 
practices that address resource concerns. Reauthorized by the 2014 Farm 
Act (PL  113-79). 1,158    
Natural Resource Conservation Service  (NRCS): Grassland Reserve 
Program - 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). 8   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Wetland Reserve Program 
- 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 move d to Agricultural Conservation Easements Program under 
the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 79   
Farm Service Agency (FSA): Conservation Reserve Program - Soil erosion 
reduction and other environmental benefits are addressed through 10 -year 
rental agreements to establish permanent cover crops on cropland.  635   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Wildlife Habitat Incentives 
Program - Provides technical assistance and cost -share assistance to 
landowners to develop habitat for upland wildl ife, wetlands wildlife, 
endangered species, fish, and other wildlife. Funds come from CCC under 
5-10 year contracts (Title III, Public Law 104 -127). Functions moved to the 
Environmental Quality Incentives Program under the 2014 Farm Act 
(PL 113-79). Paymen ts due to producers from contracts signed in previous 
program years were paid during FY2016.  3   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Chesapeake Bay 
Watershed Initiative - The program 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 the 
2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 1    
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Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Agriculture Conservation 
Easements Program (ACEP) - Combines the functions of the former 
Wetlands Reserve Program, the Grassland Reserve Program (easement 
portion), and the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. The program 
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). 400   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Regional Conservation 
Partnerships Pr ogram (RCPP) - Combines the authorities of four former 
conservation programs —the Agricultural Water Enhancement program, 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 scale. 
NRCS provides assistance to producers through partnership agreements 
and through program 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 la rgely through other NRCS programs. Authorized by the 
2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 57   
Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS): National Organic Certification Cost -
Share Program - 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 USD  750 annually per 
certification scope.  13   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Farmland Protection 
Program - 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. Au thorized by the 1996 
Farm Act (Public Law 104 -127); renamed under 2008 Farm Act 
(PL 110-246). Functions moved to Agricultural Conservation Easements 
Program under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 0   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Environmental Quality 
Incentives Program (EQIP) - 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). 1,413     
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USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Agricultural Water 
Enhancement Program - The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program 
(AWEP) is a voluntary conservation initiative that provides financial and 
technical assistance to agricultural 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 2014 Farm Act (PL  113-79). Payments due to producers from contracts 
signed in previous program years were paid during FY2016.  1   
 Subtotal:  3,849   
Grand Total Green Box  112,511   
General Notes:  
All data are outlays for fiscal years. Outlays were excluded from domestic U.S. tables if not related directly to internal su pport of production agriculture. Wages and salaries and 
administrative expenses were excluded except where such outlays reflect the  level of services provided to agriculture.  
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 R isk Protection Act of 2000, Title I, Crop Insurance, Section 109, and Title III, Biomass Research and Development Act (22 Jun e 2000).  
Public Law 107 -171, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (13 May 2002).  
Public Law 108 -357, American Jobs Crea tion Act of 2004, Title II, Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (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 Prefe rences Extension Act of 2015 (29 June 2015).  
Public Law 115 -123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( 9 February 2018).  
Public Law 116 -20, Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act ( 6 June 2019).  
Public Law 116 -59, Continuing Appropriatio ns Act, 2020 ( 27 September 2019).  
Public Law 116 -94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 ( 20 December 2019).  
 
Notes:  
(1) Derived as the difference between FSA farm loans and commercial interest rates times the value of loans made during the ye ar. Data also include budget outlays for 
recognized losses on FSA loan guarantees.  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2018 TO 30 -09-2019  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
USD,  million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
USD,  million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
USD,  million  Value of production  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Alfalfa Seed  2.300   2.300  155.486  1.48%  0 (de minimis )  
Almonds  61.192   61.192  5,602.500  1.09%  0 (de minimis )  
Apples  81.864   81.864  2,954.219  2.77%  0 (de minimis )  
Apricots  1.414   1.414  44.556  3.17%  0 (de minimis )  
Avocados  4.065   4.065  400.354  1.02%  0 (de minimis )  
Bananas  0.038   0.038  6.028  0.63%  0 (de minimis )  
Barley  22.616   22.616  697.598  3.24%  0 (de minimis )  
Beans (fresh & processing)  3.013   3.013  373.531  0.81%  0 (de minimis )  
Beef cattle & calves  0.583   0.583  49,844.53  0.00%  0 (de minimis )  
Blueberries  10.848   10.848  821.110  1.32%  0 (de minimis )  
Buckwheat  0.177   0.177  6.840  2.59%  0 (de minimis )  
Cabbage  1.403   1.403  408.091  0.34%  0 (de minimis )  
Canola  56.492   56.492  570.148  9.91%  56.492   
Cherries  89.896   89.896  694.335  12.95%  89.896   
Chickpeas  0.238   0.238  281.451  0.08%  0 (de minimis )  
Chile peppers  0.012   0.012  94.767  0.01%  0 (de minimis )  
Coffee  0.319   0.319  50.160  0.64%  0 (de minimis )  
Corn 2,131.998   2,131.998  52,102.404  4.09%  0 (de minimis )  
Cotton  1,388.557   1,388.557  7,253.421  19.14%  1,388.557   
Cranberries  7.715   7.715  245.762  3.14%  0 (de minimis )  
Cucumbers  0.794   0.794  322.999  0.25%  0 (de minimis )  
Cultivated wild rice  0.485   0.485  57.218  0.85%  0 (de minimis )  
Dairy  603.155   603.155  35,411.485  1.70%  0 (de minimis )  
Dry Beans  35.203   35.203  669.596  5.26%  35.203   
Dry Peas  49.360   49.360  180.050  27.41%  49.36 0  
Figs 0.137   0.137  28.568  0.48%  0 (de minimis )  
Flaxseed  2.346   2.346  43.533  5.39%  2.346   
Grapefruit  6.352   6.352  207.970  3.05%  0 (de minimis )  
Grasses  0.487   0.487  635.700  0.08%  0 (de minimis )  
Green peas  3.615   3.615  64.901  5.57%  3.615   
Ginseng  0.198   0.198  35.000  0.57%  0 (de minimis )   
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non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
USD,  million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
USD,  million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
USD,  million  Value of production  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Grapes/raisins  43.514   43.514  6,621.258  0.66%  0 (de minimis )  
Hay and forage  316.438   316.438  17,288.215  1.83%  0 (de minimis )  
Hogs and pigs  237.401   237.401  19,060.203  1.25%  0 (de minimis )  
Honey/apiculture  18.425   18.425  340.358  5.41%  18.425   
Lemons/limes  7.331   7.331  715.761  1.02%  0 (de minimis )  
Lentils  0.177   0.177  131.739  0.13%  0 (de minimis )  
Livestock  383.948   383.948  117,190.542  0.33%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Macadamia nuts  0.346   0.346  42.007  0.82%  0 (de minimis )  
Millet  3.273   3.273  1,093.418  0.30%  0 (de minimis )  
Mint 0.412   0.412  149.667  0.28%  0 (de minimis )  
Mustard  0.936   0.936  20.974  4.46%  0 (de minimis )  
Nectarines  2.212   2.212  104.626  2.11%  0 (de minimis )  
Nursery  18.866   18.866  13,462.840  0.14%  0 (de minimis )  
Oats 4.069   4.069  167.640  2.43%  0 (de minimis )  
Olives  2.174   2.174  40.523  5.36%  2.174   
Onions  28.565   28.565  886.941  3.22%  0 (de minimis )  
Oranges  27.329   27.329  1,830.445  1.49%  0 (de minimis )  
Orchards, vineyards, nursery  15.435   15.435  26,814.331  0.06%  0 (de minimis ) (2) 
Papaya  0.016   0.016  5.702  0.28%  0 (de minimis )  
Peaches  17.758   17.758  511.226  3.47%  0 (de minimis )  
Peanuts  79.762   79.762  1,169.953  6.82%  79.762   
Pears  2.658   2.658  428.94  0.62%  0 (de minimis )  
Pecans  10.108   10.108  421.531  2.40%  0 (de minimis )  
Peppers  1.737   1.737  533.307  0.33%  0 (de minimis )  
Pistachios  25.235   25.235  2,615.550  0.96%  0 (de minimis )  
Plums/prunes  15.764   15.764  294.369  5.36%  15.764   
Popcorn  4.064   4.064  194.238  2.09%  0 (de minimis )  
Potatoes  54.985   54.985  4,006.340  1.37%  0 (de minimis )  
Pumpkins  0.138   0.138  195.445  0.07%  0 (de minimis )  
Rice 59.211   59.211  2,903.041  2.04%  0 (de minimis )  
Rye 0.371   0.371  52.870  0.70% 0 (de minimis )  
Safflower  1.190   1.190  47.976  2.48%  0 (de minimis )  
Sesame  1.110   1.110  11.065  10.03%  1.110   
Sheep and lambs  0.402   0.402  1,071.378  0.04%  0 (de minimis )  
Strawberries  0.101   0.101  2,416.285  0.00%  0 (de minimis )  
Sugar  1,530.408   1,530.408  2,332.899  65.6%  1,530.408   
Sunflower  29.958   29.958  370.446  8.09%  29.958   
Sorghum  348.213   348.213  1,180.847  29.49%  348.213   
Soybeans  8,496.517   8,496.517  36,819.008  23.08%  8,496.517   
Sweet Corn  4.382   4.382  864.064  0.51%  0 (de minimis )  
Sweet potatoes  0.480   0.480  634.228  0.08%  0 (de minimis )  
Tangerines/mandarins/tangelos  17.165   17.165  575.976  2.98%  0 (de minimis )   
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non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
USD,  million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
USD,  million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
USD,  million  Value of production  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Tobacco  61.211   61.211  1,093.418  5.60%  61.211   
Tomatoes  13.15 0  13.15 0 1,863.915  0.71%  0 (de minimis )  
Tree Nuts  16.185   16.185  9,655.988  0.17%  0 (de minimis ) (3) 
Walnuts  4.047   4.047  916.65 0 0.44%  0 (de minimis )  
Wheat  876.37 0  876.37 0 9,661.916  9.07%  876.37 0  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  8,717.251  369,293.368  2.36%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  13,085.381   
General Notes:  
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, product ion/inventory and value of sales from the Census of Agriculture, animal unit 
value data from Farm Service Agency, price data from State extension service bulletins, and price data from the Risk Manageme nt Agency.  
2. The sum of all product -specific values of production does not equal the total value of production of US agricultural production as notified in Supporting Table DS:9  
because of the aggregated categories of notified support (livestock; orchards, vineyards, nursery; tree nuts). These categori es are used to report payments to groups of 
commodities for which commodity -specific program payment data are not available.  
Notes:  
(1) Livestock category includes all species eligible for LFP, LIP, and ELAP program cattle & calves, sheep & lambs, poultry, swi ne, goats, llamas, alpacas, emus, deer, elk, 
reindeer, and equine. Value of production does not include reindeer, for which data are not reported.  Commodity -specific data for these programs are not available . 
(2) Orchards, vineyards, nursery category inclu des tree, bush, and vine crops eligible for TAP; commodity -specific data for this program are not available.  
(3) Tree nuts includes almonds, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts.  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2018 TO 30 -09-2019  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
USD External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
USD Eligible production  Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Sugar  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Price 
Support/Quota  413.367/Tonne  230.824/Tonne  8.163 million Tonnes   1,490.168   (1) 
Total Sugar          1,490.168    
Note:  
(1) Reference price based on 1986 -88 average Caribbean price adjusted to include transportation costs of USD 28.66/ton (28.66 + 202.164 = 230.824). Annual Caribbean 
price is the simple average of 12 monthly prices. Applied administered price is the announced l oan rate for cane sugar (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 provided for in t he 2002 Farm Act (PL 107 -171) and 
continued under the 2014 F arm 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 2018 is actual sugar production.   
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- 15 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2018 TO 30 -09-2019  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description of 
basic products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
USD External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
USD Eligible 
production  Total pric e 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
USD,  million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Almonds  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     22.008   22.008   (1) 
Total Almonds            22.008    
Cherries  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     54.715   54.715   (1) 
Total Cherries            54.715    
Cranberries  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     6.060   6.06  (1) 
Total 
Cranberries            6.06   
Corn MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     136.293   136.293   (1) 
Total Corn            136.293    
Cotton  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Cotton -ginning cost 
share payments      0.093   0.093   (2) 
Cotton  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     484.841   484.841   (1) 
Cotton  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Marketing loan gains      1.076   1.076   (3) 
Total Cotton            486.01 0   
Dairy  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Dairy indemnities      0.165   0.165    
Dairy  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Margin Protection 
Program 
(MPP)/Dairy Margin 
Coverage (DMC)      319.1 00 -29.700 348.8 00  (4) 
Dairy  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     251.663   251.663   (1) 
Total Dairy            600.628    
Ginseng  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     0.198   0.198   (1) 
Total Ginseng            0.198    
Grapes/raisins  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     0.922   0.922   (1) 
Total 
Grapes/raisins            0.922     
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basic products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
USD External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
USD Eligible 
production  Total pric e 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
USD,  million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Hogs and pigs  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     237.389   237.389   (1) 
Total Hogs and 
pigs            237.389    
Livestock  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Emergency 
Assistance for 
Livestock  Honey 
Bees, and Farm -
raised Fish  (ELAP)      46.097   46.097   (5) 
Livestock  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Livestock forage 
disaster program  
(LFP)      287.931   287.931   (6) 
Livestock  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Livestock indemnity 
program  (LIP)     49.92 0  49.92 0  (7) 
Total Livestock            383.948    
Orchards, 
vineyards, 
nursery  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Tree assistance 
program (TAP)      15.435   15.435   (8) 
Total Orchards, 
vineyards, 
nursery            15.435    
Sorghum  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     247.215   247.215   (1) 
Total Sorghum            247.215    
Soybeans  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     7,065.593   7,065.593   (1) 
Total Soybeans            7,065.593    
Tree Nuts  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     16.185   16.185   (1) 
Total Tree Nuts            16.185    
Wheat  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 MFP     238.296   238.296   (1) 
Total Wheat            238.296    
General Notes:  
Public Law 80 -772, Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 30 June 1948, as amended)  
Public Law 113 -79, Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Act) ( 7 February 2014)  
Public Law 115 -334, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Act) ( 20 December 2018)  
 
Notes:  
(1)  The Market Facilitation Program (MFP) provide d payments to producers of commodities that were significantly impacted by trade retaliation. This program was 
authorized under Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act (P.L. 80 -772 as amended) to he lp farmers manage disrupted markets, deal with 
surplus commodities, and expand and develop new markets at home and abroad. For cherries, hogs, and dairy, payments under the  2018 and 2019 MFP that were made  
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- 17 - during FY 2019 are combined into a single value.  Tree nuts includes almonds, hazelnuts, macadamia, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts. There was a single payment rate 
for all eligible tree nuts in the 2019 MFP.  
(2)  The Cotton Ginning Cost Share (CGCS) program provided cost -share assistance to cotton produce rs to help with ginning costs. Payments were 20 % of the 2017 average 
ginning cost for each production region, paid on a producer’s 2016 cotton acres, Producers were required to meet eligibility requirements, including active engagement in 
farming, conserva tion compliance, and adjusted gross income limits, and payments were limited to USD 40,000 per producer.  
(3)  Marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and for feitures constitute benefits under the Marketing Assistance Loan Program (certificate excha nge gains were 
re-established in 2016). 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, saf flower, sesame seed, and sunflower seed), dry peas, honey, lentils, mohair, small and 
large chickpeas, and wool. Marketing loan program data are reported on a crop year basis.  
(4)  The Margin Protection Program (MPP) was authorized by the 2014 Farm Act (PL  113-79), and replaced by the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program under the 2018 
Farm Act (PL 115 -334). The negative value for fees reflects MPP premium refunds to producers provided for by the 2018 Farm Act.  
(5)  Emergency Assistance for Livestock , Honey Bees, and Farm -raised Fish (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 losses due to disease, adverse weather, or other con ditions not covered by other programs under 
Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance.  
(6)  Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) payments were reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Act. LFP provides payments to eligible pr oducers of covered livestock for gr azing 
losses due to drought or fire (on public managed land).  
(7)  Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payments were reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Act. LIP provides payments to eligible producer s for livestock death losses in excess of 
normal mortality due t o adverse weather.  
(8)  Tree Assistance Program (TAP) payments were reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Act. TAP provides assistance to eligible orchardist s and nursery tree growers to replant or 
rehabilitate eligible trees, bushes and vines damaged by natural d isasters.  
  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2018 TO 30 -09-2019  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AM S  
Description of basic products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Alfalfa Seed  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  2.300    2.300     (1) 
Total Alfalfa Seed         2.300   2.3   
Almonds  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  39.184    39.184      (1) 
Total Almonds         39.184   22.008  61.192    
Apples  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  81.864    81.864      (1) 
Total Apples         81.864    81.864    
Apricots  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  1.414    1.414      (1) 
Total Apricots         1.414    1.414    
Avocados  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  4.065    4.065      (1) 
Total Avocados         4.065    4.065     
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Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Bananas  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.038    0.038      (1) 
Total Bananas         0.038    0.038    
Barley  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.147  0.049  0.098      (2) 
Barley  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  22.518    22.518      (1) 
Total Barley         22.616    22.616    
Beans (fresh & processing)  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  3.013    3.013      (1) 
Total Beans (fresh & processing)         3.013    3.013    
Beef cattle & calves  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Livestock 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.583    0.583      (1) 
Total Beef cattle & calves         0.583    0.583    
Blueberries  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  10.848    10.848      (1) 
Total Blueberries         10.848    10.848    
Buckwheat  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.177    0.177      (1) 
Total Buckwheat         0.177    0.177    
Cabbage  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  1.403    1.403      (1) 
Total Cabbage         1.403    1.403     
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Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Canola  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.277  0.091  0.186      (2) 
Canola  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  56.306    56.306      (1) 
Total Canola         56.492    56.492    
Cherries  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  35.181    35.181      (1) 
Total Cherries         35.181   54.715  89.896    
Chickpeas  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commod ity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.315  0.077  0.238      (2) 
Total Chickpeas         0.238    0.238    
Chile peppers  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.012    0.012      (1) 
Total Chile peppers         0.012    0.012    
Coffee  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.319    0.319      (1) 
Total Coffee         0.319    0.319    
Corn MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   25.331  8.793  16.538      (2) 
Corn MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  1,979.167    1,979.167      (1) 
Total Corn         1,995.705   136.293  2,131.998     
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Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Cotton  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   22.450  11.573  10.878      (2) 
Cotton  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  809.935    809.935      (1) 
Cotton  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Upland 
cotton EAA  48.983    48.983       
Cotton  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Storage 
forgiven   14.948   14.948       
Cotton  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan 
forfeiture   17.803   17.803       
Total Cotton         902.547   486.01 0 1,388.557    
Cranberries  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  1.655    1.655      (1) 
Total Cranberries         1.655   6.060 7.715    
Cucumbers  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.794    0.794      (1) 
Total Cucumbers         0.794    0.794    
Cultivated wild rice  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.485    0.485      (1) 
Total Cultivated wild rice         0.485    0.485    
Dairy  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Livestock 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  2.527    2.527      (1) 
Total Dairy         2.527   600.628  603.155    
Dry Beans  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  35.203    35.203      (1) 
Total Dry Beans         35.203    35.203     
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- 22 - Description of basic products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Dry Peas  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.085  0.025  0.060     (2) 
Dry Peas  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  49.300    49.300     (1) 
Total Dry Peas         49.36 0   49.36 0   
Figs MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.137    0.137      (1) 
Total Figs         0.137    0.137    
Flaxseed  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  2.343    2.343      (1) 
Flaxseed  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.005  0.002  0.003      (2) 
Total Flaxseed         2.346    2.346    
Total Ginseng           0.198  0.198    
Grapefruit  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  6.352    6.352      (1) 
Total Grapefruit         6.352    6.352    
Grapes/raisins  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  42.592    42.592      (1) 
Total Grapes/raisins         42.592   0.922  43.514    
Grasses  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.487    0.487      (1) 
Total Grasses         0.487    0.487     
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Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Green peas  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  3.615    3.615      (1) 
Total Green peas         3.615    3.615    
Hay and forage  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  316.438    316.438      (1) 
Total Hay and forage         316.438    316.438    
Hogs and pigs  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Livestock 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.012    0.012      (1) 
Total Hogs and pigs         0.012   237.389  237.401    
Honey/apiculture  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.090  0.025  0.065      (2) 
Honey/apiculture  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  18.360    18.36 0     (1) 
Total Honey/apiculture         18.425    18.425    
Lemons/limes  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  7.331    7.331      (1) 
Total Lemons/limes         7.331    7.331    
Lentils  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.237  0.060  0.177      (2) 
Total Lentils         0.177    0.177    
Total Livestock           383.948  383.948    
Macadamia nuts  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.346    0.346      (1) 
Total Macadamia nuts         0.346    0.346     
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Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Millet  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  3.273    3.273      (1) 
Total Millet         3.273    3.273    
Mint MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.412    0.412      (1) 
Total Mint         0.412    0.412    
Mustard  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.009  0.003  0.006      (2) 
Mustard  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.930    0.930     (1) 
Total Mustard         0.936    0.936    
Nectarines  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  2.212    2.212      (1) 
Total Nectarines         2.212    2.212    
Nursery  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  18.866    18.866      (1) 
Total Nursery         18.866    18.866    
Oats MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  4.062    4.062      (2) 
Oats MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.010  0.003  0.007      (1) 
Total Oats         4.069    4.069    
Olives  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  2.174    2.174      (1) 
Total Olives         2.174    2.174     
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- 25 - Description of basic products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Onions  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  28.565    28.565      (1) 
Total Onions         28.565    28.565    
Oranges  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  27.329    27.329      (1) 
Total Oranges         27.329    27.329    
Total Orchards, vineyards, 
nursery           15.435  15.435    
Papaya  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.016    0.016      (1) 
Total Papaya         0.016    0.016    
Peaches  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  17.758    17.758      (1) 
Total Peaches         17.758    17.758    
Peanuts  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   12.433  4.200  8.233      (1) 
Peanuts  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  33.227    33.227      (2) 
Peanuts  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Storage 
forgiven   5.858   5.858       
Peanuts  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan 
forfeiture   32.444   32.444       
Total Peanuts         79.762    79.762    
Pears  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  2.658    2.658      (1) 
Total Pears         2.658    2.658     
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- 26 - Description of basic products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Pecans  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  10.108    10.108      (1) 
Total Pecans         10.108    10.108    
Peppers  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  1.737    1.737      (1) 
Total Peppers         1.737    1.737    
Pistachios  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  25.235    25.235      (1) 
Total Pistachios         25.235    25.235    
Plums/prunes  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  15.764    15.764      (1) 
Total Plums/prunes         15.764    15.764    
Popcorn  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  4.064    4.064      (1) 
Total Popcorn         4.064    4.064    
Potatoes  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  54.985    54.985      (1) 
Total Potatoes         54.985    54.985    
Pumpkins  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.138    0.138      (1) 
Total Pumpkins         0.138    0.138     
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- 27 - Description of basic products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rice MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   3.243  1.186  2.056      (2) 
Rice MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  57.155    57.155      (1) 
Total Rice         59.211    59.211    
Rye MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.371    0.371      (1) 
Total Rye         0.371    0.371    
Safflower  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  1.174    1.174      (1) 
Safflower  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.016  0.000  0.016      (2) 
Total Safflower         1.190   1.190   
Sesame  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  1.110    1.11     (1) 
Total Sesame         1.110   1.110   
Sheep and lambs  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Livestock 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.402    0.402      (1) 
Total Sheep and lambs         0.402    0.402    
Sorghum  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.068  0.021  0.048      (2) 
Sorghum  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  100.950    100.95 0     (1) 
Total Sorghum         100.998   247.215  348.213     
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- 28 - Description of basic products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Soybeans  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   15.849  5.428  10.422      (2) 
Soybeans  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  1,420.502    1,420.502      (1) 
Total Soybeans         1,430.924   7,065.593  8,496.517    
Strawberries  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.101    0.101      (1) 
Total Strawberries         0.101    0.101    
Sugar  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   13.467  5.135  8.332      (2) 
Sugar  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  31.908    31.908      (1) 
Total Sugar         40.24 0 1,490.168   1,530.408    
Sunflower  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   0.071  0.030  0.041      (2) 
Sunflower  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  29.917    29.917      (1) 
Total Sunflower         29.958    29.958    
Sweet Corn  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  4.382    4.382      (1) 
Total Sweet Corn         4.382    4.382    
Sweet potatoes  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  0.48   0.48     (1) 
Total Sweet potatoes         0.48   0.48    
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- 29 - Description of basic products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Tangerines/mandarins/tangelos  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  17.165    17.165      (1) 
Total 
Tangerines/mandarins/tangelos         17.165    17.165    
Tobacco  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  61.211    61.211      (1) 
Total Tobacco         61.211    61.211    
Tomatoes  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  13.150    13.15 0     (1) 
Total Tomatoes         13.15 0   13.15 0   
Total Tree Nuts           16.185  16.185    
Walnuts  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  4.047    4.047      (1) 
Total Walnuts         4.047    4.047    
Wheat  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Commodity 
loan interest 
subsidy   3.062  1.004  2.059      (2) 
Wheat  MY 01-10-18 30-09-19 Crop 
insurance 
premium 
subsidy  636.015    636.015      (1) 
Total Wheat         638.074   238.296  876.37 0   
General Note:  
Public Law References:  
Public Law 113 -79, Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Act) (7 February 2014).   
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- 30 - Notes:  
(1) Includes premium subsidies for all crop insurance policy types purchased by producers. Producers may choose one of the variou s types of crop yield or revenue 
insurance plans made available each year. The contracted -for insurance premiums are subsidized. Th e chosen guarantee (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 programs: the Su pplemental Coverage Option (SCO) 
and the Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX). Producers who did not elect to participate in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) program are eligible to supple ment 
crop yield or revenue insurance plans with SCO policies. SCO policy triggers are based on area (usually county) historical av erage county yield or expected area (usually 
county) revenue and may be purchased to cover from the coverage level of the underlying individual 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 (usually county) revenue. They may be purchased to cover from 70%"(or the underlying 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. Crop insurance program data are reported on a c rop year or reinsurance year.  
(2) Interest subsidies constitute a benefit under the Marketing Assistance Loan Program. Subsidy includes differential between go vernment and market interest rates and 
interest waived for loans repaid below the loan rate or fo rfeited. Forfeiture benefits include both interest waived and the difference between the original loan value and 
the value of the commodity at forfeiture (equivalent to marketing loan gain or loan deficiency payment value). Covered commod ities 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, moha ir, 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. Marketin g loan program data are reported on a cr op 
year basis. Fees/levies include loan origination and related fees for most loan commodities.  
 
 
   
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- 31 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2018 TO 30 -09-2019  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
USD,  million  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Assoc iated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Irrigation on Bureau of Reclamation Projects in 
17 Western States  FY 01-10-18 30-09-19  103.134   103.134   (1) 
Net Federal budget outlays for grazing livestock 
on Federal Land  FY 01-10-18 30-09-19 40.554    40.554   (2) 
Whole -Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) 
(premium subsidies)  FY 01-10-18 30-09-19 112.549    112.549   (3) 
Agriculture Risk Coverage, county -based 
(ARC-CO) FY 01-10-18 30-09-19 1,051.271    1,051.271   (4) 
Price Loss Coverage (PLC)  FY 01-10-18 30-09-19 1,850.866    1,850.866   (5) 
Agriculture Risk Coverage, individual farm 
(ARC-IC) FY 01-10-18 30-09-19 22.819    22.819   (6) 
Agricultu re Risk Coverage, county -based 
(ARC-CO) pilot  FY 01-10-18 30-09-19 5.000   5.000  (7) 
Farm storage facility loans  FY 01-10-18 30-09-19  7.733   7.733   (8) 
Biomass crop assistance program  FY 01-10-18 30-09-19 0.000   0.000  (9) 
Rural Energy for America Program (formerly 
Renewable Energy Program)  FY 01-10-18 30-09-19 42.000   42.000  (10) 
Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment for 
Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and 
Ranchers (RTCP)  FY 01-10-18 30-09-19 2.000   2.000  (11) 
Wildfire and Hurricanes Indemnity Program 
(WHIP)  FY 01-10-18 30-09-19 288.699    288.699   (12) 
Market Facilitation Program (MFP)  FY 01-10-18 30-09-19 5,190.626    5,190.626   (13) 
TOTAL  8,717.251   
General Note:  
All data are reported on a fiscal year basis.   
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- 32 - Public Law References:  
Public Law 80 -772, Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 30 June 1948, as amended)  
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)  
Public Law 115 -123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( 9 February 2018)  
Public Law 115 -334, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Act) (20 December 2018)  
Notes:  
(1) 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.  
(2) The data are net budget outlays for livestock grazing on public range land in 16 Western States operated by the Forest Servic e (FS) and Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM). T he net budget outlays include (as negative outlays) the receipts for fees paid by livestock producers, but do not include oth er "non -fee" costs paid by the 
producers, such as for building and maintaining water supplies and fences. Including the other non -fee costs could reduce the net outlay figure, perhaps to zero.  
(3) Whole -Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policies insure revenue of the entire farm rather than an individual crop by guaranteeing a pe rcentage of average gross farm 
revenue, including a small a mount of livestock revenue. The policies use information from a producer's Schedule F tax forms, and current year expected fa rm revenue, 
to calculate policy revenue guarantee. WFRP replaces the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) and Adjusted Gross Revenue -Lite (AGR-Lite) pilot programs. Authorized by 
the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
(4) The 2014 Farm Act provided holders of historical base for covered commodities (wheat, feed grains, soybeans, peanuts, other o ilseeds, rice, and pulses) a one -time 
opportunity to ele ct one of three new programs: 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 payments. ARC -CO provides payments when county -level revenue for the covered commodity falls below the rolling average 
benchmark. Payments, if triggered, are made on 85 percent of base acres of the covered commodity.  
(5) The 2014 Farm Act provided holders of historical base for covered commodities (wheat, feed grains, soybe ans, peanuts, other oilseeds, rice, and pulses) a one -time 
opportunity to elect one of three new programs: 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  PLC payments. PLC provides payments when the national average price for the covered commodity falls below the statutory 
reference price for that commodity. Payments, if triggered, are made on 85 percent of base acres of the covered commodity.  
(6) 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 programs: PLC, ARC -CO, or ARC -IC. 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 percent of base acres on 
the farm.  
(7) The 2014 Fa rm Bill authorized USD 5 million per crop year to implement a pilot program to reduce disparities in ARC -CO county yield determinations between 
comparable contiguous counties. The pilot was carried out in 14 counties across 7 States.  
(8) 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.  
(9) Provides financial assistance to producers or entities that deliver eligible biomass material to designated biomass conversio n facilities for use as heat, power, biobased 
products or biofuels. Assistance is for costs of collection, harvest, storage and tra nsportation associated with delivery of eligible materials. Reauthorized under the 2014 
Farm Act (PL 113 -79) and the 2018 Farm Act (115 -334). 
(10) Provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers, and small rural businesses to purcha se renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency 
improvements. Reauthorized under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79) and the 2018 Farm Act (115 -334).  
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- 33 - (11) Provides payments to reimburse higher costs for transportation of agricultural inputs and commoditie s 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). 
(12) Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP): WHIP covered losses of production impacted by hurricanes, wildfires, and oth er weather -related losses (including 
those related to Tropical Storm Cindy) during 2017. Producers must have suffered a loss due to an eligible disaster event in a prim ary county that received a qualifying 
Presidential Emergency Disaster Declaration or Secretarial Disaster Designation. Eligible wil dfire losses included losses from fire, mudslides, and heavy smoke. Eligible 
commodities include crops, trees, bushes, and vines. The program was authorized by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 11 5-123).  
(13) The Market Facilitation Program (MFP) pro vides payments to producers of commodities that were significantly impacted by trade retaliation. This program is authorized 
under Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act (P.L. 80 -772 as amended) to help farmers manage disrupted mar kets, deal with surplus 
commodities, and expand and develop new markets at home and abroad. The 2019 MFP for non -specialty crops was paid on total acreage of those eligible crops, subject 
to a cap, using a single county -level payment rate. Eligible non -specialty crops included: alfalfa hay, barley, canola, corn, crambe, dried beans, dry peas, extra -long 
staple cotton, flaxseed, lentils, long grain and medium grain rice, millet, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, rapeseed, rye, saffl ower, sesame seed, small and la rge chickpeas, 
sorghum, soybeans, sunflower seed, temperate japonica rice, triticale, upland cotton, and wheat.  
 
 
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