Direct government payments to U.S. farm producers, 2015–21F

$ billion (nominal)

Area graph with 7 groups and 5 items per group.

Group 1, 2015, Total value of 10.804486.
Item 1, All other farm program payments 1/ value of 1.810532 which is 16.8% of 2015.
Item 2, Market Facilitation Program payments value of 0 which is .0% of 2015.
Item 3, Payments that are a function of crop prices 2/ value of 5.354577 which is 49.6% of 2015.
Item 4, Fixed payments 3/ value of 0.020449 which is .2% of 2015.
Item 5, Conservation payments value of 3.618928 which is 33.5% of 2015.
Group 2, 2016, Total value of 12.979676.
Item 1, All other farm program payments 1/ value of 1.000138 which is 7.7% of 2016.
Item 2, Market Facilitation Program payments value of 0 which is .0% of 2016.
Item 3, Payments that are a function of crop prices 2/ value of 8.220048 which is 63.3% of 2016.
Item 4, Fixed payments 3/ value of -0.004473 which is -.0% of 2016.
Item 5, Conservation payments value of 3.763963 which is 29.0% of 2016.
Group 3, 2017, Total value of 11.531611.
Item 1, All other farm program payments 1/ value of 0.68409 which is 5.9% of 2017.
Item 2, Market Facilitation Program payments value of 0 which is .0% of 2017.
Item 3, Payments that are a function of crop prices 2/ value of 7.02235 which is 60.9% of 2017.
Item 4, Fixed payments 3/ value of 0.001 which is .0% of 2017.
Item 5, Conservation payments value of 3.824171 which is 33.2% of 2017.
Group 4, 2018, Total value of 13.669009.
Item 1, All other farm program payments 1/ value of 1.132877 which is 8.3% of 2018.
Item 2, Market Facilitation Program payments value of 5.127345 which is 37.5% of 2018.
Item 3, Payments that are a function of crop prices 2/ value of 3.423248 which is 25.0% of 2018.
Item 4, Fixed payments 3/ value of -9.77E-4 which is -.0% of 2018.
Item 5, Conservation payments value of 3.986516 which is 29.2% of 2018.
Group 5, 2019, Total value of 22.4472.
Item 1, All other farm program payments 1/ value of 1.458474 which is 6.5% of 2019.
Item 2, Market Facilitation Program payments value of 14.202517 which is 63.3% of 2019.
Item 3, Payments that are a function of crop prices 2/ value of 2.95715 which is 13.2% of 2019.
Item 4, Fixed payments 3/ value of -0.001333 which is -.0% of 2019.
Item 5, Conservation payments value of 3.830392 which is 17.1% of 2019.
Group 6, 2020, Total value of 45.687725.
Item 1, All other farm program payments 1/ value of 31.58571 which is 69.1% of 2020.
Item 2, Market Facilitation Program payments value of 3.781689 which is 8.3% of 2020.
Item 3, Payments that are a function of crop prices 2/ value of 6.506357 which is 14.2% of 2020.
Item 4, Fixed payments 3/ value of -7.25E-4 which is -.0% of 2020.
Item 5, Conservation payments value of 3.814693 which is 8.3% of 2020.
Group 7, 2021F, Total value of 28.033945.
Item 1, All other farm program payments 1/ value of 20.995697 which is 74.9% of 2021F.
Item 2, Market Facilitation Program payments value of 0.042137 which is .2% of 2021F.
Item 3, Payments that are a function of crop prices 2/ value of 3.024111 which is 10.8% of 2021F.
Item 4, Fixed payments 3/ value of 0 which is .0% of 2021F.
Item 5, Conservation payments value of 3.972 which is 14.2% of 2021F.

Notes: F = forecast. 1/ “All other program payments” includes supplemental and ad hoc disaster assistance, which in 2020 and 2021 includes payments from the Coronavirus Food Assistance Programs and other USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers plus loans from the Paycheck Protection program. 2/ Includes Price Loss Coverage, Agriculture Risk Coverage, loan deficiency payments (excluding grazeout payments), marketing loan gains, certificate exchange gains, and dairy payments.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, Farm Income and Wealth Statistics. Data as of September 2, 2021.