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It took me a little bit of searching but in 2016 25% of USA farm income was subsidies. https://modernfarmer.com/2019/01/congress-finally-passed-a-new-farm-bill-
by stevenwoo 7y ago
It took me a little bit of searching but in 2016 25% of USA farm income was subsidies.
https://modernfarmer.com/2019/01/congress-finally-passed-a-new-farm-bill-and-it-continues-to-pay-homage-to-the-cult-of-corn-and-soy/ https://modernfarmer.com/2019/01/congress-finally-passed-a-n...
I imagine with trade war subsidies this percentage has gone up in recent years.
- tstrimple 7y agoIt's up to nearly 40%. https://www.axios.com/farmers-income-insurance-federal-aid-bankruptcies-5a05b8cb-3348-447b-8bac-ee718fd409fd.html https://www.axios.com/farmers-income-insurance-federal-aid-b...