# Commercial Farms Received the Most Government Payments in 2019 | Economic Research Service

> USDA's Economic Research Service reports farm operations received $14.8 billion in government program payments in 2019. About 74 percent of commercial farms (gross cash farm income of $350,000 or more) received payments, averaging $84,775, versus about 31 percent of intermediate farms averaging $11,731.

- Date: 2021-07-06 · published 2021-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46056-commercial-farms-received-the-most-government-payments-in-2019-economic
- 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

Concentration of payments among large commercial farms shapes how much support sustains production and feed demand, though the 2019 figures are backward-looking and have little direct effect on feed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-10-04 | [U.S. Farm Producers Received Almost $6 Billion From the Paycheck Protection Program in 2020 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44528-u-s-farm-producers-received-almost-6-billion-from-the-paycheck-protection.md) | -0.2% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-12-29 | [USDA’s Corn Output Projections Inform Futures Price Movements \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43620-usda-s-corn-output-projections-inform-futures-price-movements-economic-research.md) | +2.9% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Drought-Tolerant Corn in the U.S., New Report from USDA’s Economic Research Service \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60958-drought-tolerant-corn-in-the-u-s-new-report-from-usda-s-economic-research.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-08-07 | [Examining Farm Sector and Farm Household Income \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69434-examining-farm-sector-and-farm-household-income-economic-research-service.md) | -1.6% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2021-09-07 | [U.S. Agriculture Sector Received an Estimated $35 Billion in COVID-19-Related Assistance in 2020 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45079-u-s-agriculture-sector-received-an-estimated-35-billion-in-covid-19-related.md) | -4.1% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2021-10-04 | [U.S. Farm Producers Received Almost $6 Billion From the Paycheck Protection Program in 2020 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44528-u-s-farm-producers-received-almost-6-billion-from-the-paycheck-protection.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2017-08-07 | [Examining Farm Sector and Farm Household Income \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69434-examining-farm-sector-and-farm-household-income-economic-research-service.md) | -1.4% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2021-09-07 | [U.S. Agriculture Sector Received an Estimated $35 Billion in COVID-19-Related Assistance in 2020 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45079-u-s-agriculture-sector-received-an-estimated-35-billion-in-covid-19-related.md) | -0.8% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2021/july/commercial-farms-received-the-most-government-payments-in-2019

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