# Examining Farm Sector and Farm Household Income | Economic Research Service

> The USDA Economic Research Service reports that US farm sector net cash income is expected to fall 35 percent between 2013 and 2016 from record highs. Federal payments, including disaster and commodity programs, are estimated at about $13 billion in 2016. The article also says farm household median income remains above the US average.

- Date: 2017-08-07 · published 2017-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69434-examining-farm-sector-and-farm-household-income-economic-research-service
- 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

Lower farm incomes can reduce producers' cash for inputs and storage, and government payments cushion that effect. The report describes past conditions and is unlikely to move grain or feed prices directly.

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## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2017/august/examining-farm-sector-and-farm-household-income

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