# ERS report shows shrinking pool of farm program payment recipients | 2017-12-05 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> A USDA Economic Research Service report found large farms with $1 million or more in gross cash farm income received 41 percent of farm program payments in 2015, up from 23 percent in 1991. Conservation payments and crop insurance subsidies have grown as a share of total payments, while commodity program payments fell to 43 percent.

- Date: 2017-12-06 · published 2017-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67463-ers-report-shows-shrinking-pool-of-farm-program-payment-recipients-2017-12-05
- 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

The shift in payment distribution is a farm bill talking point, and it does not change near-term supply or prices for feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-08 | [Nation's corn crop is shrinking \| 2019-11-08  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56017-nation-s-corn-crop-is-shrinking-2019-11-08-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +0.0% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-08-30 | [Trade mitigation payments boost farm income \| 2019-08-30  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57599-trade-mitigation-payments-boost-farm-income-2019-08-30-agri-pulse.md) | -2.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2020-02-20 | [USDA: Mixed 2020 farm outlook on small export increase, record production \| 2020-02-20  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54621-usda-mixed-2020-farm-outlook-on-small-export-increase-record-production-2020-02.md) | -2.4% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2017-08-10 | [Bearish USDA crop report shakes corn and soybean sectors \| 2017-08-10 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69393-bearish-usda-crop-report-shakes-corn-and-soybean-sectors-2017-08-10-agri-pulse.md) | -4.5% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2018-12-12 | [Few surprises in last WASDE of 2018 \| 2018-12-11 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61508-few-surprises-in-last-wasde-of-2018-2018-12-11-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2019-11-08 | [Nation's corn crop is shrinking \| 2019-11-08  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56017-nation-s-corn-crop-is-shrinking-2019-11-08-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -2.7% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2019-08-30 | [Trade mitigation payments boost farm income \| 2019-08-30  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57599-trade-mitigation-payments-boost-farm-income-2019-08-30-agri-pulse.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2020-02-20 | [USDA: Mixed 2020 farm outlook on small export increase, record production \| 2020-02-20  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54621-usda-mixed-2020-farm-outlook-on-small-export-increase-record-production-2020-02.md) | -1.8% | -8.0% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/10314-ers-report-shows-shrinking-pool-of-farm-program-payment-recipients

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