References: Federal Farm Subsidies

Sources

Annual Soybean Flow
United Soybean Board. (2017 – 2018). U.S. Soybean Flow: Marketing Year 2017 – 2018. Market View Database. https://marketviewdb.unitedsoybean.org/insights/?mvi=USSoyFlow201718

Crop Insurance
United States Department of Agriculture. (2022). Summary of Business Data As of October 31, 2022. Risk Management Agency. https://prodwebnlb.rma.usda.gov/apps/SummaryOfBusiness/

Feed Grain Disappearance
United States Department of Agriculture. (2022, October 17). Feed Grains: Yearbook Tables. Economic Research Service.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/feed-grains-database/feed-grains-yearbook-tables.aspx

Oil Crop Disappearance
United States Department of Agriculture. (2022, March 25). Oil Crops Yearbook. Economic Research Service.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/oil-crops-yearbook/

The Agriculture Risk (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Program Subsidies
United States Department of Agriculture. (2021). FY 2021 Budget Summary.
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-fy2021-budget-summary.pdf

United Soybean Board Marketview
United Soybean Board. U.S. Supply and Demand. Market View Database.
https://marketviewdb.unitedsoybean.org/dashboards/?bi=US_Oil_IndustrialandFoodUseDetail_

Wheat Disappearance
United States Department of Agriculture. (2022, October 13). Wheat Data — Recent. Economic Research Service.

Notes and Assumptions

Barley
4% is directed to human food.
https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/grains-oilseeds/barley-profile

Buckwheat
40% is exported. This data assumes that 10% of the remainder is used for animal feed and 50% for human food.
https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/grains-oilseeds/buckwheat

Millet
17.5% is exported. Out of the remainder, this data assumes an even split between animal feed and human consumption.
https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/grains-oilseeds/proso-millet

Peanuts
75% goes to processed byproducts: 60% for peanut butter, 15% for crush. The rest is sold as whole peanuts.
https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/nuts/peanut-profile

Rye
Rye is grown for both human consumption and livestock feed. This data assumes it is split evenly between food grain for humans and animal feed.
https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/grains-oilseeds/rye-profile

Sorghum
12% of sorghum is directed to ethanol.
https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/grains-oilseeds/sorghum

Wheat
12% of wheat was exported in 2021.
https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/grains-oilseeds/wheat

Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Program (WFRP)
Program data does not differentiate between various disappearances, so totals for this program were excluded from the data set. WFRP is .92% of total subsidy spending.