# Recent USDA-ERS Reports: Farm Structure (2017), and Evolving Distribution of Government Farm Payments (1991-2015) - Farm Policy News

> USDA's Economic Research Service released a report on farm structure showing family farms made up 98.8 percent of farms and 90 percent of production in 2016. A companion ERS report showed large farms received 41 percent of farm program payments in 2015, up from 23 percent in 1991.

- Date: 2017-12-17 · published 2017-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67459-recent-usda-ers-reports-farm-structure-2017-and-evolving-distribution-of
- 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

These structural findings are background for farm bill debates over payment limits and do not directly move feed grain or meal prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-12-06 | [ERS report shows shrinking pool of farm program payment recipients \| 2017-12-05 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67463-ers-report-shows-shrinking-pool-of-farm-program-payment-recipients-2017-12-05.md) | +2.6% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2021-08-29 | [USDA Forecasts Record Farm Exports in FY 2021 and FY 2022 \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45418-usda-forecasts-record-farm-exports-in-fy-2021-and-fy-2022-farm-policy-news.md) | -6.1% | -11.6% |
| CORN | 2022-11-30 | [USDA Lowers FY 2023 Forecast for U.S. Agricultural Exports - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38741-usda-lowers-fy-2023-forecast-for-u-s-agricultural-exports-farm-policy-news.md) | -3.9% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2017-10-27 | [USDA-FAS Report: China and Biofuels \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68452-usda-fas-report-china-and-biofuels-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.2% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2023-10-01 | [Grain Prices “Steep Dive” Following Production, Stocks Reports \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7137-grain-prices-steep-dive-following-production-stocks-reports-farm-policy-news.md) | +2.7% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2017-12-06 | [ERS report shows shrinking pool of farm program payment recipients \| 2017-12-05 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67463-ers-report-shows-shrinking-pool-of-farm-program-payment-recipients-2017-12-05.md) | -3.2% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2021-08-29 | [USDA Forecasts Record Farm Exports in FY 2021 and FY 2022 \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45418-usda-forecasts-record-farm-exports-in-fy-2021-and-fy-2022-farm-policy-news.md) | -5.6% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2022-11-30 | [USDA Lowers FY 2023 Forecast for U.S. Agricultural Exports - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38741-usda-lowers-fy-2023-forecast-for-u-s-agricultural-exports-farm-policy-news.md) | -0.3% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2017/12/recent-usda-ers-reports-farm-structure-2017-evolving-distribution-government-farm-payments-1991-2015/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.