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8 April  2021 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following submission, dated 29 March  2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation  
of the United States  of America . The revised notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1 and the relevant supporting tables) for the  Marketing Year 2017/2018 . 
 
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1.1.  This DS:1 notification for 2017/18 includes the following revisions:  
1. All data in supporting tables DS:1 (green box) and DS:9 (nonproduct -specific AMS) are now 
on a fiscal -year basis that corresponds with the 2017/18 marketing year. The data in this 
notification has been revised to fiscal year 2018 ( 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018), 
instead of fiscal year 2017 ( 1 October 2016  to 30 September 2017), which was notified in 
G/AG/N/USA/135. This revision corrects a data lag in previous notifications, in which the fiscal 
year was not aligned with the marketing year, and puts all data in these tables on a fiscal -year 
basis, which wil l improve the timeliness of future notifications. The data for fiscal year 2017 
can still be found in G/AG/N/USA/135.  
 
2. Expenditures under the Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP) for payments to 
producers with noninsured crop assistance program (NAP) or federal crop insurance coverage 
have been moved from supporting table DS:6 (product -specific AMS – non-exempt direct 
payments) to supporting table DS:9 (nonproduct -specific AMS). While estimates were 
developed for product -specif ic expenditures under this program ( See footnote 8 to supporting 
table DS:6 in G/AG/N/USA/135), these estimates have been reevaluated in response 
to  questions raised by other WTO Members. We have determined that these product -specific 
estimates were not s ufficiently accurate for use in the notifications. Given that the program 
covers a broad range of commodities and does not specify crop -specific payment rates, the 
program is appropriately notified in supporting  table DS:9, consistent with how previous ad 
hoc disaster relief programs have been notified.  
 
3. All standing and ad hoc disaster and emergency relief programs are notified on a fiscal -year 
basis that aligns with the marketing year of the notification1. As a result, outlays for WHIP and 
for standing d isaster relief programs for livestock (ELAP, LIP, LFP) and orchards, vineyards, 
and nursery (TAP) are now notified on a fiscal -year basis that aligns with the notification 
marketing year. In this revised notification, the data for ELAP, LIP, LFP, and TAP a re for fiscal 
year 2018. In addition, data limitations necessitate that all payments under ELAP, LIP, and 
LFP will be notified as livestock support, as species -specific data is no longer available. This 
revised notification also includes payments under the  Market Facilitation Program (MFP) that 
were made in fiscal year 2018, which are notified in supporting table DS:6.  
 
 
1 In fiscal year 2018, standing and ad hoc disaster and emergency assistance programs included the 
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm -raised Fish  (ELAP), the Livestock Indemnity 
Program (LIP), the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) , the Tree Assistance Program (TAP), the Wildfires 
and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP), and the Market Facilitation Program (MFP).  G/AG/N/USA/135/Rev.1  
 
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  1.2.  These standing and ad hoc programs generally cover a very broad range of commodities, 
complicating reporting on the basis of marketing or c rop year, since many of these commodities do 
not share the same marketing or crop year, and even within a single commodity, marketing or crop 
years can vary regionally. Also, where funding authority for these programs occurs on a fiscal -year 
basis, data on  a marketing - or crop -year basis may not be available for a significant amount of time, 
as payments are often made over multiple years. Obtaining and reconciling data for payments 
associated with past crop or marketing years exacerbates delays in notificat ion and increases the 
incidence of revisions.  
 
 
 
  
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- 3 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2017 TO 30 -09-2018  
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  3,984.25 0 
  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2017 TO 30 -09-2018  
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  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.  1,101    
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 Agricultu re. 23   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Misc. Contributed Funds - Miscellaneous 
contributed funds received from States, local organizations, individuals, and 
others available for work under cooperative agreements on research activities.  24   
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.  742   
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA): Integrated Activities - Funds 
integrated research, education, and extension grants programs.  89   
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA): Extension Activities - 
Advisory function. Participates with state cooperative extension system on 
applied education, information, and technology transfer.  473   
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 administered by Rural Cooperative -Business Service.)  1    
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- 5 - 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  
National Institu te 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). (P reviously administered by 
Rural Cooperative -Business Service.)  19   
Rural Business and Cooperative Development Services (RBCD): Rural 
Cooperative Development Grants - 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). 48   
Office of the Chief Ec onomist: 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.  87   
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.  189   
 Subtotal:  2,801    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Salaries & Expenses  - 
Inspection/pest and disease control function.  1,208    
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Buildings & Facilities - 
Protects animal and plant resources from destructive pests and diseases.  2   
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Miscellaneous Trust Funds  9   
Subtotal:  1,219    
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 Conservation Reserve 
Program (CRP).  92   
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 erosion factors, and conducts snow surveys.  783   
Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS): Trade Adj ustment 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 
Preferences Act of 2015 (PL 113 -79). 0   
Subtotal:  875    
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- 6 - 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 (e). Inspection services  AMS (formerly Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration): 
Limitation on inspection and Weighing Services Expenses - Marketing/inspection 
functions. Establishes standards.  3   
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS): Salaries & Expenses - Safety/in spection 
function. Provides in -plant inspection to assure quality of meat and poultry and 
the accuracy of labeling.  1,055    
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 Stockyards —
Marketing/inspection functions. Establishes standards  22   
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:  1,114   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): Marketing Services - Marketing function. 
Develops marketing standards and provides news and inspection services.  135   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): Payments to States & Possessions - 
Grants to states for projects, such as improving marketing information, and 
developing grading standards.  60   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act 
Fund - Uses license fees to take legal actions against unfair buyer trade 
practices.  10   
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.  183   
Subtotal:  388   
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.  80   
Risk Management Agency (RMA): Administrative & operating reimbursements to 
insurers - Reimbursements for certain administrative and operating expenses of 
insurance companies delivering Federal crop insurance.  1,527    
Risk Management Agency (RMA): Underwriting gains to insurers - Underwriting 
gains provided to insurance companies under the Standard Reinsurance 
Agreement.  2,627    
Subtotal:  4,234    
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.  2,967    
Subtotal:  2,967    
 Subtotal General Services  13,598     
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- 7 - 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  
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.  147   
Food & Consumer Services (FCS): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
(SNAP) (formerly Food Stamp Program) - Low income people receive financial 
assistance to help purchase nutritious food.  68,493    
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.  22,828    
Food & Consumer Services (FCS): Special Supplemental Nutrition program for 
Women, Infa nts, and Children (WIC) - Food supplements to improve health of 
low income mothers, infants, and young children.  5,433    
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.  341   
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.  710   
Farm Service Agency (FSA): Dairy Product Donation Program (DPDP) - As 
authorized by the 2014 Farm Act, FSA will purchase dairy products for 
distribution to low -income popul ations through established public and private 
non-profit nutritional programs 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 Service (FNS) and 
public and private non -profit organizations serving low -income populations.  0   
Subtotal:  97,952    
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 Agricult ural Risk 
Protection Act 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.  183   
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 drou ght. 1  (1)  
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- 8 - 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  
Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP): WHIP covered losses of 
production impacted by hurricanes and wildfires during 2017. Hurricane losses 
included losses from related conditions such as excessive rain and flooding in 
counties with qualifying primary Presidential Emergency Disaster Declaration or 
Secretarial Disaster designations. 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 
supporting table DS:9. The program was authorized  by the Bipartisan Budget 
Act of 2018 (P.L. 115 -123).  1   
Subtotal:  185   
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 disadvantage (cannot obtain credit elsewhere).  111  (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:  115   
12. Environmental programmes  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.  1,310    
Farm Service Agency (FSA): Emergency Conservation Program - Assists in 
funding emergency conservation measures necessary to restore farmland 
damaged by natural disasters.  97   
Farm Service Agency (FSA): Conservation loans - Loans are made to cover 
costs of implementing qualifying conservation projects. Reported expenditure 
isinterest 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 
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.  13   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Agricultural Management 
Assistance Program - Provides cost -share assistance for conser vation practices 
that improve water management, water quality, and erosion control. 
Reauthorized under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 1   
Natural Resource 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). 1,112     
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- 9 - 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  
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Grassland Reserve Program - 
Long-term contracts or easements to restore and cons erve grassland. Functions 
moved to Agricultural Conservation Easements Program under the 2014 Farm 
Act (PL 113 -79). 10   
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 
moved to Agricultural Conservation Easements Program under the 2014 Farm 
Act (PL 113 -79). 81   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Wildlife Habitat Incentives 
Program - Provides technical assistance and cost -share assistance to 
landowners to develop habitat for upland wildlife, wetlands wildlife, endangered 
species, fish, and oth er 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). Payments 
due to producers from contracts signed in previous pro gram years were paid 
during FY2016.  8   
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 conv ersion 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); renamed under 2008 Farm Act (PL 110 -246). Functions moved to 
Agricultural Conservat ion Easements Program under the 2014 Farm Act 
(PL 113-79). 4   
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). 1,392    
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 imple ment 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.  4   
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). 3    
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- 10 - 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  
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 p rovides financial and 
technical assistance to help conserve agricultural lands and wetlands and their 
related benefits. Authorized by the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 335   
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). 24   
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.  9   
 Subtotal:  4,403    
Grand Total Green Box  116,253    
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 Ref orm 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 Deve lopment 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 2004 (22 October 2004).  
Public Law 110 -28, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountabil ity 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).  
Public Law 115 -43. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( 9 February 2018) .  
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- 11 - Notes:  
(1) 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.  
  
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2017 TO 30 -09-2018  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product spec ific 
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  2.570  2.570 159.4 00 1.61%  0 (de minimis )  
Almonds  57.976   57.976  5,603.95 0 1.03%  0 (de minimis )  
Apples  80.624   80.624  3,601.447  2.24%  0 (de minimis )  
Apricots  1.739   1.739  44.556  3.90% 0 (de minimis )  
Avocados  4.617   4.617  392.012  1.18%  0 (de minimis )  
Bananas  0.004   0.004  6.028  0.07%  0 (de minimis )  
Barley  25.49   25.49 0 624.184  4.08%  0 (de minimis )  
Beans (fresh & processing)  2.890  2.890 368.938  0.78%  0 (de minimis )  
Beef cattle & calves  1.135   1.135  50,398.374  0.00% 0 (de minimis )  
Blueberries  9.256   9.256  833.469  1.11%  0 (de minimis )  
Buckwheat  0.160  0.160 6.840 2.34%  0 (de minimis )  
Cabbage  1.434   1.434  431.307  0.33%  0 (de minimis )  
Camelina  0.002   0.002  117.94 0 0.00% 0 (de minimis )  
Canola  54.018   54.018  529.689  10.2%  54.018   
Cherries  31.774   31.774  948.52 0 3.35%  0 (de minimis )  
Chickpeas  0.004   0.004  223.13 0 0.00% 0 (de minimis )  
Chile peppers  0.022   0.022  113.562  0.02%  0 (de minimis )  
Coffee  0.302   0.302  43.774  0.69%  0 (de minimis )  
Corn 2,197.867   2,197.867  49,567.854  4.43%  0 (de minimis )  
Cotton  927.552   927.552  8134.46  11.4%  927.552   
Cranberries  1.993   1.993  252.088  0.79%  0 (de minimis )  
Cucumbers  0.896   0.896  392.013  0.23%  0 (de minimis )  
Cultivated wild rice  0.775   0.775  89.89 0 0.86%  0 (de minimis )  
Dairy  190.386   190.386  38,119.254  0.50% 0 (de minimis )  
Dry Beans  45.843   45.843  783.223  5.85%  45.843   
Dry peas  52.918   52.918  590.929  8.96%  52.918   
Figs 0.154   0.154  28.568  0.54%  0 (de minimis )  
Flaxseed  2.816   2.816  36.34 0 7.75%  2.816   
Grapefruit  6.095   6.095  256.917  2.37%  0 (de minimis )  
Grapes/raisins  39.509   39.509  6,507.849  0.61%  0 (de minimis )   
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- 13 - Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product spec ific 
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  
Grasses  0.477   0.477  568.16 0 0.08%  0 (de minimis )  
Green peas  3.528   3.528  85.475  4.13%  0 (de minimis )  
Hay and forage  240.591   240.591  16,109.04 0 1.49%  0 (de minimis )  
Hogs and pigs  14.971   14.971  19,159.248  0.08%  0 (de minimis )  
Honey/apiculture  13.289   13.289  334.166  3.98%  0 (de minimis )  
Lemons/limes  6.055   6.055  763.446  0.79%  0 (de minimis )  
Lentils  0.031   0.031  188.906  0.02%  0 (de minimis )  
Livestock  571.134   571.134  11,5827.32 0 0.49%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Macadamia nuts  0.326   0.326  53.900 0.60% 0 (de minimis )  
Millet  2.894   2.894  49.444  5.85%  2.894   
Mint 0.460  0.460 150.347  0.31%  0 (de minimis )  
Mustard  1.044   1.044  17.725  5.89%  1.044   
Nectarines  2.134   2.134  763.446  0.28%  0 (de minimis )  
Nursery  17.08 0  17.08 0 13,462.84  0.13%  0 (de minimis )  
Oats 4.723   4.723  139.635  3.38%  0 (de minimis )  
Olives  2.226   2.226  186.649  1.19%  0 (de minimis )  
Onions  25.725   25.725  1,042.09 0 2.47%  0 (de minimis )  
Oranges  369.095   369.095  1,943.678  18.99%  369.095   
Orchards, vineyards, nursery  11.267   11.267  28,297.212  0.04%  0 (de minimis ) (2) 
Papaya  0.023   0.023  9.400 0.24%  0 (de minimis )  
Peaches  16.694   16.694  599.862  2.78%  0 (de minimis )  
Peanuts  166.67 0  166.67 0 1,634.017  10.20% 166.67   
Pears  2.584   2.584  519.29 0 0.50% 0 (de minimis )  
Pecans  9.557   9.557  709.218  1.35%  0 (de minimis )  
Peppers  2.196   2.196  625.577  0.35%  0 (de minimis )  
Pistachios  12.47   12.47 0 1,014.507  1.23%  0 (de minimis )  
Plums/prunes  17.139   17.139  322.797  5.31%  17.139   
Popcorn  4.664   4.664  184.16 0 2.53%  0 (de minimis )  
Potatoes  52.246   52.246  4,133.073  1.26%  0 (de minimis )  
Pumpkins  0.230  0.230 196.541  0.12%  0 (de minimis )  
Rice 62.959   62.959  2,360.439  2.67%  0 (de minimis )  
Rye 0.301   0.301  48.18 0 0.62%  0 (de minimis )  
Safflower  1.260  1.260 32.275  3.90% 0 (de minimis )  
Sesame  0.380  0.380 11.065  3.43%  0 (de minimis )  
Sheep and lambs  0.304   0.304  711.899  0.04%  0 (de minimis )  
Sorghum  125.202   125.202  1,168.526  10.71%  125.202   
Soybeans  1,625.744   1,625.744  41,308.74 0 3.94%  0 (de minimis )  
Strawberries  0.056   0.056  2,895.813  0.00% 0 (de minimis )  
Sugar  1,576.582   1,576.582  2,481.689  63.53%  1,576.582   
Sunflower  32.856   32.856  375.077  8.76%  32.856   
Sweet corn  4.414   4.414  892.179  0.49%  0 (de minimis )  
Sweet potatoes  0.663   0.663  657.021  0.10% 0 (de minimis )  
Tangerines/mandarins/tangelos  16.417   16.417  568.084  2.89%  0 (de minimis ) (3)  
  G/AG/N/USA/135/Rev.1  
 
- 14 - Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product spec ific 
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  61.954   61.954  1,461.855  4.24%  0 (de minimis )  
Tomatoes  14.849   14.849  1677.96 0 0.88%  0 (de minimis )  
Walnuts  3.977   3.977  1568.7 00 0.25%  0 (de minimis )  
Wheat  609.624   609.624  8,255.119  7.38%  609.624   
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  6,902.05  369,293.368  1.87%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  3,984.253   
General Note:  
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 Management 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). These categories 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, swin e, 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 includes tree, b ush, and vine crops eligible for TAP; commodity -specific data for this program are not available.  
(3) Tangelos are reported with tangerines and mandarins, as value of production for tangelos is no longer available.   
  G/AG/N/USA/135/Rev.1  
 
- 15 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2017 TO 30 -09-2018  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
adminis tered 
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 01-10-17 30-09-18 Price Support/Quota  413.367/Tonne  230.824/Tonne  8.43 million Tonnes   1,538.837   (1) 
Total Sugar          1,538.837    
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 2017 is actual sugar production.   
  G/AG/N/USA/135/Rev.1  
 
- 16 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2017 TO 30 -09-2018  
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 price 
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  
Barley  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 ARC payments on 
generic acres      0.029   0.029   (1) 
Barley  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 PLC payments on 
generic acres      0.706   0.706   (1) 
Total 
Barley            0.735    
Canola  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 ARC payments on 
generic acres      0.009   0.009   (1) 
Canola  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 PLC payments on 
generic acres      0.217   0.217   (1) 
Total 
Canola            0.226    
Corn MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 ARC payments on 
generic acres      10.153   10.153   (1) 
Corn MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 PLC payments on 
generic acres      13.181   13.181   (1) 
Corn MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 MFP     0.030  0.030  (2) 
Total Corn            23.364    
Cotton  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Cotton -ginning 
cost share 
payments      215.832   215.832   (3) 
Cotton  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 MFP     0.018   0.018   (2) 
Total 
Cotton            215.85 0   
Dairy  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Dairy indemnities      0.218   0.218    
Dairy  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Margin Protection 
Program (MPP)      230.306  58.500 171.806    
Dairy  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 MFP     15.429   15.429   (2) 
Total Dairy            187.453     
  G/AG/N/USA/135/Rev.1  
 
- 17 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
USD External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
USD Eligible 
production  Total price 
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 01-10-17 30-09-18 MFP     14.958   14.958   (2) 
Total Hogs 
and pigs            14.958    
Livestock  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Emergency 
Assistance for 
Livestock Honey 
Bees, and 
Farm-raised Fish 
(ELAP)      47.064   47.064   (4) 
Livestock  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Livestock forage 
disaster program 
(LFP)      487.455   487.455   (5) 
Livestock  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Livestock 
indemnity 
programme  (LIP)     36.615   36.615   (6) 
Total 
Livestock            571.134    
Oats MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 ARC payments on 
generic acres      0.150  0.150  (1) 
Total Oats            0.150   
Oranges  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Florida hurricanes 
block grant      340.000  340.000  (7) 
Total 
Oranges            340.000   
Orchards, 
vineyards, 
nursery  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Tree assistance 
program (TAP)      11.267   11.267   (8) 
Total 
Orchards, 
vineyards, 
nursery            11.267    
Peanuts  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 ARC payments on 
generic acres      0.029   0.029   (1) 
Peanuts  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 PLC payments on 
generic acres      114.115   114.115   (1) 
Total 
Peanuts            114.144    
Rice MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 ARC payments on 
generic acres      0.047   0.047   (1) 
Rice MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 PLC payments on 
generic acres      13.549   13.549   (1)  
  G/AG/N/USA/135/Rev.1  
 
- 18 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
USD External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
USD Eligible 
production  Total price 
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  
Total Rice            13.596    
Safflower  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 ARC payments on 
generic base      0.002   0.002   (1) 
Safflower  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 PLC payments on 
generic acres      0.031   0.031   (1) 
Total 
Safflower            0.033    
Sorghum  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 ARC payments on 
generic acres      0.265   0.265   (1) 
Sorghum  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 PLC payments on 
generic acres      25.324   25.324   (1) 
Sorghum  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 MFP     0.195   0.195   (2) 
Total 
Sorghum            25.784    
Soybeans  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 ARC payments on 
generic acres      3.336   3.336   (1) 
Soybeans  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 MFP     1.606   1.606   (2) 
Total 
Soybeans            4.942    
Sunflower  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 ARC payments on 
generic acres      0.036   0.036   (1) 
Sunflower  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 PLC payments on 
generic acres      0.369   0.369   (1) 
Total 
Sunflower            0.405    
Wheat  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 ARC payments on 
generic acres      3.774   3.774   (1) 
Wheat  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 PLC payments on 
generic acres      31.498   31.498   (1) 
Wheat  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 MFP     5.859   5.859   (2) 
Total 
Wheat            41.131    
General Note:  
Marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and for feitures constitute benefits under the Marketing Assistance Loan Program (certificate exchange 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 s eed, rapeseed, safflower, 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. No benefits were provided under this program during crop year 2017/2018.   
  G/AG/N/USA/135/Rev.1  
 
- 19 - Public Law References:  
Public Law 80 -772, Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (June 30, 1948, as amended)  
Public Law 113 -79, Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Act) (February 7, 2014)  
Public Law 115 -43, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Fe bruary 9, 2018)  
Notes:  
(1) 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 Cover age (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;  
PLC 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 chang ed during the time period covered by the 2014 Farm Act. ARC and 
PLC payments on generic base are reported on a crop year basis, and 2017/18 is the last crop year that payments were made on gene ric base due to program changes 
implemented in the Bipartisan B udget Act of 2018 that eliminated generic base acres.  
(2) 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 Commodit y Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act (P.L. 80 -772 as amended) to help farmers manage disrupted markets, deal with 
surplus commodities, and expand and develop new markets at home and abroad.  
(3) The Cotton Ginning Cost Share (CGCS) program provided cost -share assistance to cotton producers 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 activ e engagement in 
farming, conservation compliance, and adjusted gross income limits, and payments were limited to USD 40,000 per producer.  
(4) 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 conditions not covered by other programs under 
Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance.  
(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).  
(6) 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 to adverse weather.  
(7) USDA provided a bl ock grant to the State of Florida for damages to citrus production from Hurricane Irma. Assistance helped meet recovery costs  for orchards damaged 
as a result of the hurricane, as authorized under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115 -43). 
(8) Tree A ssistance Program (TAP) payments were reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Act. TAP provides assistance to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant or 
rehabilitate eligible trees, bushes and vines damaged by natural disasters.  
  
  G/AG/N/USA/135/Rev.1  
 
- 20 - Supporting Table D S:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2017 TO 30 -09-2018  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
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 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  2.570   2.570     (1) 
Total Alfalfa Seed         2.570   2.570   
Almonds  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  57.976    57.976      (1) 
Total Almonds         57.976    57.976    
Apples  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop Insurance 
Premium Subsidy  80.624    80.624      (1) 
Total Apples         80.624    80.624    
Apricots  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  1.739    1.739      (1) 
Total Apricots         1.739    1.739    
Avocados  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  4.617    4.617      (1) 
Total Avocados         4.617    4.617    
Bananas  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.004    0.004      (1) 
Total Bananas         0.004    0.004    
Barley  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   0.142  0.045  0.097      (2) 
Barley  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  24.658    24.658      (1) 
Total Barley         24.755   0.735  25.49 0   
Beans (fresh & processing)  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  2.890   2.890     (1) 
Total Beans (fresh & 
processing)         2.890   2.890    
  G/AG/N/USA/135/Rev.1  
 
- 21 - 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  
Beef cattle & calves  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Livestock insurance 
premium  1.135    1.135      (1) 
Total Beef cattle & calves         1.135    1.135    
Blueberries  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  9.256    9.256      (1) 
Total Blueberries         9.256    9.256    
Buckwheat  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.160   0.160     (1) 
Total Buckwheat         0.160   0.160   
Cabbage  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  1.434    1.434      (1) 
Total Cabbage         1.434    1.434    
Camelina  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.002    0.002      (1) 
Total Camelina         0.002    0.002    
Canola  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   0.083  0.037  0.046      (2) 
Canola  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  53.746    53.746      (1) 
Total Canola         53.792   0.226  54.018    
Cherries  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  31.774    31.774      (1) 
Total Cherries         31.774    31.774    
Chickpeas  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   0.007  0.003  0.004      (2) 
Total Chickpeas         0.004    0.004    
Chile peppers  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.022    0.022      (1) 
Total Chile peppers         0.022    0.022    
Coffee  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.302    0.302      (1) 
Total Coffee         0.302    0.302    
Corn MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   27.279  9.462  17.817      (2) 
Corn MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  2156.686    2,156.686      (1) 
Total Corn         2,174.503   23.364  2,197.867     
  G/AG/N/USA/135/Rev.1  
 
- 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  
Cotton  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   16.604  13.247  3.357      (2) 
Cotton  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  666.345    666.345      (1) 
Cotton  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Upland cotton EAA  42.000   42.000      
Total Cotton         711.702   215.85  927.552    
Cranberries  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  1.993    1.993      (1) 
Total Cranberries         1.993    1.993    
Cucumbers  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.896    0.896      (1) 
Total Cucumbers         0.896    0.896    
Cultivated wild rice  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.775    0.775      (1) 
Total Cultivated wild rice         0.775    0.775    
Dairy  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Livestock insurance 
premium subsidy  2.933    2.933      (1) 
Total Dairy         2.933   187.453  190.386    
Dry Beans  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  45.843    45.843      (1) 
Total Dry Beans         45.843    45.843    
Dry peas  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodty loan 
interest subsidy   0.039   0.039      (2) 
Dry peas  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  52.891   0.012  52.879      (1) 
Total Dry peas         52.918    52.918    
Figs MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.154    0.154      (1) 
Total Figs         0.154    0.154    
Flaxseed  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  2.809    2.809      (1) 
Flaxseed  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   0.009  0.002  0.007      (2) 
Total Flaxseed         2.816    2.816    
Grapefruit  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  6.095    6.095      (1) 
Total Grapefruit         6.095    6.095    
Grapes/raisins  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  39.509    39.509      (1) 
Total Grapes/raisins         39.509    39.509     
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- 23 - 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  
Grasses  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.477    0.477      (1) 
Total Grasses         0.477    0.477    
Green peas  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  3.528    3.528      (1) 
Total Green peas         3.528    3.528    
Hay and forage  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  240.591    240.591      (1) 
Total Hay and forage         240.591    240.591    
Hogs and pigs  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.013    0.013      (1) 
Total Hogs and pigs         0.013   14.958  14.971    
Honey/apiculture  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   0.059  0.018  0.041      (2) 
Honey/apiculture  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  13.248    13.248      (1) 
Total Honey/apiculture         13.289    13.289    
Lemons/limes  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  6.055    6.055      (1) 
Total Lemons/limes         6.055    6.055    
Lentils  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   0.045  0.014  0.031      (2) 
Total Lentils         0.031    0.031    
Total Livestock           571.134  571.134    
Macadamia nuts  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.326    0.326      (1) 
Total Macadamia nuts         0.326    0.326    
Millet  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  2.894    2.894      (1) 
Total Millet         2.894    2.894    
Mint MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.460   0.460     (1) 
Total Mint         0.460   0.460   
Mustard  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   0.006  0.002  0.004      (2) 
Mustard  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  1.040   1.040     (1) 
Total Mustard         1.044    1.044    
Nectarines  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  2.134    2.134      (1) 
Total Nectarines         2.134    2.134     
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- 24 - 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  
Nursery  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  17.08 0   17.08 0     (1) 
Total Nursery         17.08 0   17.08 0   
Oats MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   0.008  0.003  0.005      (2) 
Oats MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  4.568    4.568      (1) 
Total Oats         4.573   0.150 4.723    
Olives  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  2.226    2.226      (1) 
Total Olives         2.226    2.226    
Onions  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  25.725    25.725      (1) 
Total Onions         25.725    25.725    
Oranges  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  29.095    29.095      (1) 
Total Oranges         29.095   340.000 369.095    
Total Orchards, vineyards, 
nursery           11.267  11.267    
Papaya  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.023    0.023      (1) 
Total Papaya         0.023    0.023    
Peaches  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  16.694    16.694      (1) 
Total Peaches         16.694    16.694    
Peanuts  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   14.220  4.848  9.372      (2) 
Peanuts  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  43.154    43.154      (1) 
Total Peanuts         52.526   114.144  166.67    
Pears  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  2.584    2.584      (1) 
Total Pears         2.584    2.584    
Pecans  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  9.557    9.557      (1) 
Total Pecans         9.557    9.557    
Peppers  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  2.196    2.196      (1) 
Total Peppers         2.196    2.196     
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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  
Pistachios  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  12.470    12.470      (1) 
Total Pistachios         12.470    12.470    
Plums/prunes  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  17.139    17.139      (1) 
Total Plums/prunes         17.139    17.139    
Popcorn  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  4.664    4.664      (1) 
Total Popcorn         4.664    4.664    
Potatoes  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  52.246    52.246      (1) 
Total Potatoes         52.246    52.246    
Pumpkins  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.230    0.230      (1) 
Total Pumpkins         0.230    0.230    
Rice MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   2.538  0.949  1.589      (2) 
Rice MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  47.774    47.774      (1) 
Total Rice         49.363   13.596  62.959    
Rye MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.301    0.301      (1) 
Total Rye         0.301    0.301    
Safflower  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   0.000   0.000      (2) 
Safflower  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  1.227    1.227      (1) 
Total Safflower         1.227   0.033  1.260    
Sesame  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.380    0.380      (1) 
Total Sesame         0.380    0.380    
Sheep and lambs  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Livestock insurance 
premium subsidy  0.304    0.304      (1) 
Total Sheep and lambs         0.304    0.304    
Sorghum  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   0.055  0.022  0.033      (2) 
Sorghum  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  99.385    99.385       (1) 
Total Sorghum         99.418   25.784  125.202     
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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  
Soybeans  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   9.468  3.645  5.823      (2) 
Soybeans  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  1,614.979    1,614.979      (1) 
Total Soybeans         1,620.802   4.942  1,625.744    
Strawberries  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.056    0.056      (1) 
Total Strawberries         0.056    0.056    
Sugar  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   12.805  4.933  7.872      (2) 
Sugar  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  29.873    29.873      (1) 
Total Sugar         37.745  1,538.837   1,576.582    
Sunflower  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   0.122  0.050  0.072      (2) 
Sunflower  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  32.379    32.379      (1) 
Total Sunflower         32.451   0.405  32.856    
Sweet corn  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  4.414    4.414      (1) 
Total Sweet corn         4.414    4.414    
Sweet potatoes  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  0.663    0.663      (1) 
Total Sweet potatoes         0.663    0.663    
Tangerines/mandarins/tangelos  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  16.417    16.417      (1) 
Total 
Tangerines/mandarins/tangelos         16.417    16.417    
Tobacco  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  61.954    61.954      (1) 
Total Tobacco         61.954    61.954    
Tomatoes  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  14.849    14.849      (1) 
Total Tomatoes         14.849    14.849     
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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  
Walnuts  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  3.977    3.977      (1) 
Total Walnuts         3.977    3.977    
Wheat  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy   2.116  0.682  1.434      (2) 
Wheat  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Crop insurance 
premium subsidy  567.059    567.059      (1) 
Total Wheat         568.493   41.131  609.624    
General Note:  
Public Law References:  
Public Law 113 -79, Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Act) (7 February 2014).  
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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- 28 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2017 TO 30 -09-2018  
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  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
USD,  millio n Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Irrigation on Bureau of Reclamation Projects in 
17 Western States  FY 01-10-17 30-09-18  103.222   103.222   (1) 
Net Federal budget outlays for grazing livestock 
on Federal Land  FY 01-10-17 30-09-18 40.554    40.554   (2) 
Whole -Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) 
(premium subsidies)  FY 01-10-17 30-09-18 83.500   83.500  (3) 
Agriculture Risk Coverage, county -based 
(ARC-CO) FY 01-10-17 30-09-18 3,632.305    3,632.305   (4) 
Price Loss Coverage (PLC)  FY 01-10-17 30-09-18 2,940.351    2,940.351   (5) 
Agriculture Risk Coverage, individual farm 
(ARC-IC) FY 01-10-17 30-09-18 29.854    29.854   (6) 
Agricultue Risk Coverage, county -based 
(ARC-CO) pilot  FY 01-10-17 30-09-18 4.821    4.821   (7) 
Farm storage facility loans  FY 01-10-17 30-09-18  7.733   7.733   (8) 
Biomass crop assistance program  FY 01-10-17 30-09-18 0.000   0.000  (9) 
Rural Energy for America Program (formerly 
Renewable Energy Program)  FY 01-10-17 30-09-18 55.000   55.000  (10) 
Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment for 
Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and 
Ranchers (RTCP)  FY 01-10-17 30-09-18 2.000   2.000  (11) 
Wildfire and Hurricanes Indemnity Program 
(WHIP)  FY 01-10-17 30-09-18 2.710   2.710  (12) 
TOTAL  6,902.05   
General Note:  
All data are reported on a fiscal year basis.   
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- 29 - 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)  
Public Law 115 -123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( 9 February 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 St ates 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 inc lude other "non -fee" costs paid by the 
producers, such as fo r 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 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 revenue guarantee. W FRP 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, soy beans, 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 recei ve 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 % of base acres of the covered commodity.  
(5) The 2014 Farm Act provided holde rs 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 -CO and PLC could be elected separately for each h istorical commodity base on a farm. No 
production is required to receive PLC payments. PLC provides payments when the national average price for the covered commodi ty falls below the statutory reference 
price for that commodity. Payments, if triggered, are  made on 85 % 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 o ilseeds, rice, and pulses) a one -time 
opportunity to elect one of three ne w 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 % of base acres on the 
farm.  
(7) The 2014 Farm 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, stora ge and transportation associated with delivery of eligible materials. Reauthorized under the 2014 
Farm Act (PL 113 -79).  
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- 30 - (10) Provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers, and small rural businesses to purchase renewable ene rgy sy stems and make energy efficiency 
improvements. Reauthorized under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113 -79). 
(11) Provides payments to reimburse higher costs for transportation of agricultural inputs and commodities faced by geographically  disadvantaged producers in H awaii, 
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 primary county that received a qualifying 
Presidential Emergency Disaster Declaration or Secretarial Disaster Designation. Eligible wildfire losses included losses fro m 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).  
 
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