# Triple dipping: Budget bill raises farm subsidies for wealthy farmers by billions of dollars | Environmental Working Group

> EWG reports that farmers collected $113.9 billion in three types of federal farm support over the past five years, and says the House-passed reconciliation bill would increase commodity subsidies and widen eligibility. The group argues the increases would be funded by cuts to SNAP food assistance.

- Date: 2025-06-10 · published 2025-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24190-triple-dipping-budget-bill-raises-farm-subsidies-for-wealthy-farmers-by
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

This is advocacy analysis on subsidy distribution rather than a new policy change, so it has little direct effect on feed commodity supply, demand or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-11-16 | [Double Dipping: How Taxpayers Subsidize Farmers Twice for Crop Losses \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67965-double-dipping-how-taxpayers-subsidize-farmers-twice-for-crop-losses.md) | +1.0% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2022-06-22 | [Triple dipping: How some farmers got paid three times for the same decreases in crop prices \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40919-triple-dipping-how-some-farmers-got-paid-three-times-for-the-same-decreases-in.md) | +1.4% | -9.8% |
| CORN | 2016-11-28 | [Could Farm Policy Support Healthy Diets? \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73845-could-farm-policy-support-healthy-diets-environmental-working-group.md) | -3.4% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-30 | [USDA Bailout for Impact of Trump’s Tariffs Goes to Biggest, Richest Farmers \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58075-usda-bailout-for-impact-of-trump-s-tariffs-goes-to-biggest-richest-farmers.md) | -5.6% | -10.5% |
| CORN | 2020-08-06 | [Even More Billions in U.S. Farm Bailouts Risk Violating Trade Agreements \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51604-even-more-billions-in-u-s-farm-bailouts-risk-violating-trade-agreements.md) | +1.4% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2017-11-16 | [Double Dipping: How Taxpayers Subsidize Farmers Twice for Crop Losses \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67965-double-dipping-how-taxpayers-subsidize-farmers-twice-for-crop-losses.md) | +2.2% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2022-06-22 | [Triple dipping: How some farmers got paid three times for the same decreases in crop prices \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40919-triple-dipping-how-some-farmers-got-paid-three-times-for-the-same-decreases-in.md) | -1.0% | -13.8% |
| SOY | 2016-11-28 | [Could Farm Policy Support Healthy Diets? \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73845-could-farm-policy-support-healthy-diets-environmental-working-group.md) | -1.8% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- ewg.org: https://www.ewg.org/research/triple-dipping-budget-bill-raises-farm-subsidies-wealthy-farmers-billions-dollars

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