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HEADQUARTERS 1436 U St. NW, Suite 100 Washington, DC 20009 P: 202.667.6982 F: 202.232.2592 CALIFORNIA OFFICE 2201 Broadway, Suite 308 Oakland, CA 94612 P: 510.444.0973 F: 510.444.0982 MIDWEST OFFICE 103 E. 6th Street, Suite 201 Ames, IA 50010 P: 515.598.2221 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sara Sciammacco; [email protected] Government Records Show Crop Insurance Subsidies Are A Boon To Big Farm Interests Washington, D.C. – A new analysis of over a million government records never before made public and obtained by the Environmental Working Group through the Freedom of Information Act has found that in 2011 more than 10,000 individual farming operations have received federal crop insurance premium subsidies ranging from $100,000 to more than $1 million apiece. Some 26 farming operations received subsidies of $1 million or more last year. It is the most detailed disclosure of federal crop insurance benefits to date, tracking subsidies across 686,273 insurance policies issued to 486,867 policyholders last year, when the program’s costs exceeded a record $11 billion. Yet one crucial detail is missing, deliberately and by an act of Congress: the names of the beneficiaries. “The eye-opening analysis shows crop insurance is not only very expensive, but also very, very generous to large and highly profitable farm businesses,” said Craig Cox, EWG senior vice president of agriculture and natural resources. “Now the public needs to know who they are.” Using FOIA requests, EWG collected information from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency about crop insurance policies and premium subsidies for individual policyholders in each U.S. state and county. The records analyzed by EWG establish that the holders of subsidized crop insurance policies, unlike other Americans engaged in professional and commercial enterprises, enjoy extraordinarily costly federal perks in the form of premium subsidies. U.S. taxpayers pick up an average of about 62 percent of the crop insurance premiums for farm businesses. Their share of these premiums has soared from $1.5 billion in 2002 to $7.4 billion in 2011. The subsidies go to large operators with no conservation strings attached to protect water and soil, no means testing, and no payment limit on how much a farm business can collect. Among the facts disclosed by the documents: A single farm business in Florida received $1.9 million in subsidies for premiums to insure crops of tomatoes and peppers in five counties. A Minnesota farm business insuring corn and soybeans in eight counties received $1.7 million in federal crop insurance subsidies.

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HEADQUARTERS 1436 U St. NW, Suite 100 Washington, DC 20009 ❘ P: 202.667.6982 F: 202.232.2592 CALIFORNIA OFFICE 2201 Broadway, Suite 308 Oakland, CA 94612 ❘ P: 510.444.0973 F: 510.444.0982 MIDWEST OFFICE 103 E. 6th Street, Suite 201 Ames, IA 50010 ❘ P: 515.598.2221

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sara Sciammacco; [email protected]

Government Records Show Crop Insurance Subsidies Are A Boon To Big Farm Interests

Washington, D.C. – A new analysis of over a million government records never before made public and obtained by the Environmental Working Group through the Freedom of Information Act has found that in 2011 more than 10,000 individual farming operations have received federal crop insurance premium subsidies ranging from $100,000 to more than $1 million apiece. Some 26 farming operations received subsidies of $1 million or more last year. It is the most detailed disclosure of federal crop insurance benefits to date, tracking subsidies across 686,273 insurance policies issued to 486,867 policyholders last year, when the program’s costs exceeded a record $11 billion. Yet one crucial detail is missing, deliberately and by an act of Congress: the names of the beneficiaries. “The eye-opening analysis shows crop insurance is not only very expensive, but also very, very generous to large and highly profitable farm businesses,” said Craig Cox, EWG senior vice president of agriculture and natural resources. “Now the public needs to know who they are.” Using FOIA requests, EWG collected information from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency about crop insurance policies and premium subsidies for individual policyholders in each U.S. state and county. The records analyzed by EWG establish that the holders of subsidized crop insurance policies, unlike other Americans engaged in professional and commercial enterprises, enjoy extraordinarily costly federal perks in the form of premium subsidies. U.S. taxpayers pick up an average of about 62 percent of the crop insurance premiums for farm businesses. Their share of these premiums has soared from $1.5 billion in 2002 to $7.4 billion in 2011. The subsidies go to large operators with no conservation strings attached to protect water and soil, no means testing, and no payment limit on how much a farm business can collect. Among the facts disclosed by the documents:

§ A single farm business in Florida received $1.9 million in subsidies for premiums to insure crops of tomatoes and peppers in five counties.

§ A Minnesota farm business insuring corn and soybeans in eight counties received $1.7 million in federal crop insurance subsidies.

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EWG: THE POWER OF INFORMATION

§ In Texas, the 10 percent of farm businesses that received the greatest amount of insurance subsidies harvested 63 percent of all the crop insurance subsidies that went into the state last year.

§ The 10 percent of North Dakota farm businesses that received the greatest amount of insurance subsidies took in 45 percent of the subsidies going to all farms in the state.

The analysis also shows that while crop insurance benefits, like farm subsidies, are concentrated in the hands of a small number of large farming operations, premium subsidies are modest for the overwhelming majority of crop insurance policyholders. Those farm operations would be unaffected by premium subsidy limits now being debated in Congress, such as the $40,000 limit analyzed by the Government Accountability Office earlier this year. The bottom 80 percent of policyholders (389,494 operations), for instance, received subsidies worth just over $5,000 in 2011. The insurance subsidies are so controversial, and so lucrative to the companies that administer it, that the industry’s powerful lobbyists prevailed on Congress to bar the U.S. Department of Agriculture from disclosing identities of individual policyholders who reap the benefits. “Taxpayers don’t know who is getting our money,” said EWG president Ken Cook. “Why hasn’t Congress done its job and released the names for everyone to see, instead of serving the interests of the crop insurance lobby?” EWG has long advocated for increased transparency and accountability in the burgeoning federal crop insurance program. “Senate agriculture committee leaders ought to lift the veil of secrecy before the 2012 farm bill hits the floor next month,” said Cook. “We must stop giving big payouts that guarantee income to big agribusiness and pass a fair and equitable farm bill that makes meaningful reforms to crop insurance, feeds the hungry, and improves the environment and public health,” said Cook.

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Table 1. Twenty-six (26) policyholders got more than $1 million dollars in premium subsidies in 2011.

* Note: Some policyholders had operations insured in multiple states. Each policyholder was counted in each state in which they had operations.

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from RMA data for crop year 2011.

Number  of  policyholders*  with  a  premium  subsidy  more  than:State $1,000,000 $500,000 $250,000 $100,000 $65,000Alabama 0 0 14 138 287Alaska 0 0 0 0 0Arizona 0 1 13 65 108Arkansas 3 6 32 195 402California 2 9 43 190 333Colorado 0 0 39 234 476Connecticut 0 0 0 7 15Delaware 0 0 2 27 54Florida 3 6 23 74 138Georgia 4 7 23 225 497Hawaii 0 0 0 1 2Idaho 0 4 18 74 145Illinois 1 16 62 490 1,211Indiana 1 5 25 301 839Iowa 0 4 40 294 858Kansas 0 3 52 485 1,336Kentucky 1 5 33 189 415Louisiana 0 2 19 152 289Maine 0 0 0 6 18Maryland 1 2 7 50 110Massachusetts 0 0 0 2 6Michigan 0 2 19 168 424Minnesota 3 11 54 563 1,452Mississippi 1 5 40 315 552Missouri 1 3 36 400 897Montana 1 1 9 154 383Nebraska 1 9 43 347 960Nevada 0 1 3 6 7New  Hampshire 0 0 0 0 1New  Jersey 0 0 0 8 14New  Mexico 1 2 14 54 93New  York 1 1 2 29 72North  Carolina 2 3 23 262 560North  Dakota 5 27 171 1,696 3,477Ohio 0 3 17 183 537Oklahoma 0 1 13 177 414Oregon 0 0 7 30 55Pennsylvania 0 1 5 33 101Rhode  Island 0 0 0 0 0South  Carolina 1 4 19 137 261South  Dakota 3 29 130 970 1,890Tennessee 2 3 25 188 435Texas 4 21 201 1,764 3,203Utah 0 0 0 1 5Vermont 0 0 0 0 3Virginia 1 2 9 92 189Washington 3 5 19 90 183West  Virginia 1 1 1 7 10Wisconsin 1 6 27 233 543Wyoming 0 0 0 5 18U.S.  Total 26 165 1,131 10,152 22,575

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Table 2. The largest policyholders get the lion’s share of premium subsidies.

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from RMA data for crop year 2011.

Table 2. Concentration of premium subsidies in Texas

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from RMA data for crop year 2011.

Percent of policyholders

Percent of payments

Number of policyholders

Total premium subsidies

Premium subsidy per policyholder

1% 15% 4,868 $1,103,140,198 $226,6112% 23% 9,737 $1,677,229,325 $172,2533% 29% 14,606 $2,123,679,608 $145,3984% 34% 19,474 $2,496,896,453 $128,2175% 38% 24,343 $2,819,553,705 $115,8266% 42% 29,212 $3,104,311,238 $106,2687% 46% 34,080 $3,360,104,536 $98,5958% 49% 38,949 $3,593,107,844 $92,2529% 52% 43,818 $3,806,502,426 $86,87110% 54% 48,686 $4,003,108,575 $82,22311% 57% 53,555 $4,184,950,410 $78,14312% 59% 58,424 $4,353,769,630 $74,52013% 61% 63,292 $4,511,259,200 $71,27714% 63% 68,161 $4,658,603,259 $68,34715% 65% 73,030 $4,797,056,652 $65,68616% 67% 77,898 $4,927,113,407 $63,25117% 69% 82,767 $5,049,635,820 $61,01018% 70% 87,636 $5,165,121,627 $58,93819% 72% 92,504 $5,274,184,724 $57,01620% 73% 97,373 $5,377,324,896 $55,224Bottom 80% 27% 389,494 $1,973,154,400 $5,066

Percent of policyholders

Percent of payments

Number of policyholders

Total premium subsidies

Premium subsidy per policyholder

1% 16% 389 $113,338,441 $291,3582% 25% 778 $179,728,955 $231,0143% 32% 1,167 $232,759,907 $199,4524% 38% 1,556 $277,599,923 $178,4065% 44% 1,946 $316,515,203 $162,6496% 48% 2,335 $350,528,133 $150,1197% 52% 2,724 $380,711,638 $139,7628% 56% 3,113 $407,653,554 $130,9529% 60% 3,502 $432,066,318 $123,37710% 63% 3,892 $454,275,853 $116,72011% 65% 4,281 $474,369,067 $110,80812% 68% 4,670 $492,734,181 $105,51113% 70% 5,059 $509,581,543 $100,72814% 72% 5,448 $524,961,367 $96,35915% 74% 5,838 $539,043,431 $92,33416% 76% 6,227 $551,852,464 $88,62317% 78% 6,616 $563,578,891 $85,18418% 79% 7,005 $574,389,385 $81,99719% 81% 7,394 $584,250,670 $79,01720% 82% 7,784 $593,334,940 $76,225Bottom 80% 18% 31,136 $132,220,241 $4,247

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Table 4. Crops insured by policyholders with premium subsidies of $1 million or more.

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from RMA data for crop year 2011.

Rank CropPremium  

Subsidy,  2011

Percent  of  Premium  Subsidies

1 Corn $7,970,195 24%2 Potatoes $4,335,952 13%3 Soybeans $3,790,034 12%4 Fresh  Market  Tomatoes $2,971,163 9%5 Wheat $2,559,197 8%6 Cotton $2,466,608 8%7 Apples $2,028,874 6%8 Onions $1,361,507 4%9 Grapes $1,220,279 4%10 Cotton  Ex  Long  Staple $962,332 3%

$32,852,438All  Crops  w/  Premium  Subsides  $1  million  or  more

Table 3. Concentration of premium subsidies in North Dakota

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from RMA data for crop year 2011.

Percent of policyholders

Percent of payments

Number of policyholders

Total premium subsidies

Premium subsidy per policyholder

1% 10% 203 $67,922,683 $334,5952% 16% 406 $107,993,663 $265,9943% 21% 609 $141,033,847 $231,5834% 25% 812 $170,267,812 $209,6895% 29% 1,015 $196,666,854 $193,7606% 33% 1,218 $220,846,939 $181,3197% 36% 1,421 $243,196,373 $171,1458% 39% 1,624 $263,985,681 $162,5539% 42% 1,827 $283,557,391 $155,20410% 45% 2,031 $302,095,428 $148,74211% 47% 2,234 $319,514,561 $143,02412% 50% 2,437 $336,068,187 $137,90213% 52% 2,640 $351,878,333 $133,28714% 54% 2,843 $366,986,941 $129,08415% 56% 3,046 $381,349,621 $125,19716% 58% 3,249 $395,051,232 $121,59217% 60% 3,452 $408,116,155 $118,22618% 62% 3,655 $420,565,613 $115,06619% 64% 3,859 $432,563,897 $112,09220% 65% 4,062 $444,020,976 $109,311Bottom 80% 35% 16,249 $234,502,010 $14,432

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Rank CropPremium  Subsidy,  2011

Percent  of  Premium  Subsidies

1 Corn $42,459,957 34%2 Wheat $15,607,416 13%3 Soybeans $15,097,814 12%4 Cotton $14,691,378 12%5 Potatoes $10,334,306 8%6 Fresh  Market  Tomatoes $4,297,726 3%7 Apples $2,509,755 2%8 Pasture,Rangeland,Forage $2,438,886 2%9 Sunflowers $2,304,023 2%10 Almonds $2,051,204 2%

$111,792,465 90%

$124,458,260All  Crops  w/  Premium  Subsides  $500,000  or  more

Top  10  Crops  w/  Premium  Subsidies  $500,000  or  more

Table 5. Crops insured by policyholders with premium subsidies of $500,000 or more.

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from RMA data for crop year 2011.

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from RMA data for crop year 2011.

Table 5. Crops insured by policyholders with premium subsidies of $250,000 or more.

Rank CropPremium  Subsidy,  2011

Percent  of  Premium  Subsidies

1 Corn $148,450,780 34%2 Cotton $80,612,903 18%3 Soybeans $59,795,723 14%4 Wheat $58,974,042 13%5 Potatoes $20,254,776 5%6 Sunflowers $8,360,520 2%7 Fresh  Market  Tomatoes $7,994,853 2%8 Pasture,Rangeland,Forage $6,542,509 1%9 Grain  Sorghum $6,141,679 1%10 Apples $5,014,545 1%

$402,142,330 91%

$440,378,527All  Crops  w/  Premium  Subsides  $250,000  or  more

Top  10  Crops  w/  Premium  Subsides  $250,000  or  more

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TAXPAYERS PAID OVER $1 MILLION IN PREMIUMS FOR THESE FARM BUSINESSES IN 2011

Fresh market tomatoes and peppers insured in 5 Florida counties ⎯ $1.9 million in premiums paid by taxpayers. Apples, blueberries, corn, grapes, mint, potatoes and sweet corn insured in 3 Washington counties ⎯ $1.7 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Corn and soybeans insured in 8 Minnesota counties ⎯$1.7 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Cotton, forage, safflower, tomatoes and wheat insured in two California counties ⎯ $1.6 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Potatoes and wheat insured in 2 Texas counties ⎯ $1.6 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Cotton, grain sorghum, pasture, rangeland and forage insured in 3 Texas counties ⎯ $1.4 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Corn, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat insured in 8 South Dakota counties ⎯ $1.4 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Corn, cotton and soybeans insured in 3 Mississippi counties and 4 Tennessee counties ⎯ $1.3 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Apples and cherries insured in 3 Washington counties ⎯ $1.3 million in premiums paid by taxpayers. Corn, peanuts, potatoes and soybeans insured in 1 North Carolina county, 4 Georgia counties, 3 Missouri counties, 2 Arkansas counties and 1 Florida county ⎯ $1.2 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Corn, sunflowers and wheat insured in 6 South Dakota counties ⎯ $1.2 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Corn and cotton insured in 13 Georgia counties ⎯ $1.2 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Potatoes insured in 2 Wisconsin counties and 9 Minnesota counties ⎯ $1.2 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Barley, corn pasture, soybeans and wheat insured in 11 Virginia counties, 2 North Carolina counties, 8 South Carolina counties and 2 West Virginia counties ⎯ $1.2 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Fresh tomatoes and potatoes insured in 3 Florida counties and 1 Georgia county ⎯ $1.2 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Canola, corn, dry beans, potatoes, soybeans and wheat insured in 7 North Dakota counties ⎯ $1.1 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

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Corn, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat insured in 1 North Dakota county, 7 South Dakota counties and 1 Nebraska county ⎯ $1.1 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Corn, cotton, grain sorghum, onions and sunflowers insured in 2 Texas counties ⎯ $1.1 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Corn and soybeans insured in 5 Illinois counties, 6 Indiana counties, 2 Arkansas counties ⎯ $1.1 million in premiums paid by taxpayers. Corn, soybeans, wheat and barley insured in 2 Tennessee counties, 4 Kentucky counties ⎯ $1.1 million in premiums paid by taxpayers. Corn, dry beans, soybeans and wheat insured in 1 North Dakota county and 1 Minnesota county ⎯ $1.1 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Corn, dry beans and wheat insured in 1 New Mexico county ⎯ $1.0 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Apples, cherries, grapes, and pears insured in 9 Washington counties ⎯ $1.0 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Corn, soybeans and wheat insured in 4 South Dakota counties ⎯ $1.0 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Onions insured in 4 Georgia counties and 2 New York counties ⎯ $1.0 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

Corn, soybeans and wheat insured in 1 county in Arkansas ⎯ $ 1.0 million in premiums paid by taxpayers.

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PRODUCER ID COUNTY INSURED COMMODITY SUBSIDY

FLORIDA454362941 Manatee County, FL Fresh Market Tomatoes $383,630454362941 Collier County, FL Fresh Market Tomatoes $1,246,858454362941 Glades County, FL Fresh Market Tomatoes $113,704454362941 Charlotte County, FL Fresh Market Tomatoes $38,159454362941 Lee County, FL Fresh Market Tomatoes $37,336454362941 Collier County, FL Peppers $36,098454362941 Glades County, FL Peppers $2,676454362941 Charlotte County, FL Peppers $2,934454362941 Lee County, FL Peppers $46,772

TOTAL $1,908,167

WASHINGTON700627811 Yakima County, WA Apples $36,437700627811 Benton County, WA Apples $133,274700627811 Benton County, WA Blueberries $412,627700627811 Benton County, WA Corn $1,681700627811 Grant County, WA Grapes $101,318700627811 Yakima County, WA Grapes $120,672700627811 Benton County, WA Grapes $879,653700627811 Benton County, WA Mint $43,082700627811 Benton County, WA Potatoes $16,256700627811 Benton County, WA Sweet Corn $2,131

TOTAL $1,747,131

MINNESOTA207726545 Rice County, MN Corn $28,813207726545 Olmsted County, MN Corn $80,166207726545 Wabasha County, MN Corn $92,032207726545 Dakota County, MN Corn $18,957207726545 Dodge County, MN Corn $212,621207726545 Fillmore County, MN Corn $42,132207726545 Goodhue County, MN Corn $375,774207726545 Rice County, MN Soybeans $17,096207726545 Olmsted County, MN Soybeans $138,230207726545 Wabasha County, MN Soybeans $67,507207726545 Mower County, MN Soybeans $7,886207726545 Dodge County, MN Soybeans $244,287207726545 Fillmore County, MN Soybeans $48,769207726545 Goodhue County, MN Soybeans $293,582

TOTAL $1,667,852

TAXPAYERS PAID OVER $1 MILLION IN PREMIUMS FOR THESE FARM BUSINESSES IN 2011

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PRODUCER ID COUNTY INSURED COMMODITY SUBSIDYCALIFORNIA731202923 Kings County, CA Cotton Ex Long Staple $701,400731202923 Kern County, CA Cotton Ex Long Staple $260,932731202923 Kings County, CA Forage Production $22,255731202923 Kings County, CA Safflower $167,715731202923 Kings County, CA Tomatoes $245,736731202923 Kern County, CA Tomatoes $112,248731202923 Kings County, CA Wheat $90,982731202923 Kern County, CA Wheat $40,466

TOTAL $1,641,734

TEXAS354182799 Lamb County, TX Potatoes $78,705354182799 Hartley County, TX Potatoes $1,521,218354182799 Hartley County, TX Wheat $16,799

TOTAL $1,616,722

TEXAS569789651 Kleberg County, TX Cotton $556,632569789651 Kleberg County, TX Grain Sorghum $241,408569789651 Kenedy County, TX Pasture,rangeland,forage $190,670569789651 Brooks County, TX Pasture,rangeland,forage $83,548569789651 Kleberg County, TX Pasture,rangeland,forage $363,893

TOTAL $1,436,151

SOUTH DAKOTA387432991 Hand County, SD Corn $386,210387432991 Beadle County, SD Corn $253,484387432991 Clark County, SD Corn $40,234387432991 Kingsbury County, SD Corn $108,502387432991 Jerauld County, SD Corn $17,781387432991 Sanborn County, SD Corn $16,607387432991 Hand County, SD Soybeans $32,279387432991 Beadle County, SD Soybeans $295,832387432991 Miner County, SD Soybeans $10,952387432991 Clark County, SD Soybeans $47,820387432991 Kingsbury County, SD Soybeans $67,029387432991 Jerauld County, SD Soybeans $2,648387432991 Spink County, SD Soybeans $54,709387432991 Sanborn County, SD Soybeans $2,955387432991 Beadle County, SD Sunflowers $16,320387432991 Clark County, SD Wheat $1,447

TOTAL $1,354,809

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PRODUCER ID COUNTY INSURED COMMODITY SUBSIDYMISSISSIPPI - TENNESSEE478312235 Tallahatchie County, MS Corn $156,382478312235 Quitman County, MS Corn $48,131478312235 McNairy County, TN Corn $32,827478312235 Shelby County, TN Corn $86,960478312235 Shelby County, TN Corn $43,985478312235 Lauderdale County, TN Corn $69,271478312235 Tallahatchie County, MS Cotton $26,396478312235 Coahoma County, MS Cotton $210,744478312235 Quitman County, MS Cotton $34,616478312235 McNairy County, TN Cotton $425478312235 McNairy County, TN Cotton $215,582478312235 Shelby County, TN Cotton $79,357478312235 Shelby County, TN Cotton $25,615478312235 Lauderdale County, TN Cotton $39,700478312235 Tallahatchie County, MS Soybeans $3,522478312235 Quitman County, MS Soybeans $18,483478312235 Coahoma County, MS Soybeans $21,574478312235 McNairy County, TN Soybeans $12,605478312235 Shelby County, TN Soybeans $34,319478312235 Shelby County, TN Soybeans $69,357478312235 Hardin County, TN Soybeans $2,207478312235 Lauderdale County, TN Soybeans $82,293

TOTAL $1,314,351

WASHINGTON414946119 Grant County, WA Apples $13,067414946119 Walla Walla County, WA Apples $1,203,658414946119 Benton County, WA Apples $32,239414946119 Walla Walla County, WA Cherries $57,975414946119 Benton County, WA Cherries $3,462

TOTAL $1,310,401

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PRODUCER ID COUNTY INSURED COMMODITY SUBSIDYNORTH CAROLINA - GEORGIA - MISSOURI - ARKANSAS - FLORIDA346410753 Tyrrell County, NC Corn $1,121346410753 Dodge County, GA Peanuts $2,331346410753 Pulaski County, GA Peanuts $21,343346410753 Bleckley County, GA Peanuts $3,097346410753 Dooly County, GA Peanuts $2,031346410753 Dunklin County, MO Potatoes $94,342346410753 Mississippi County, MO Potatoes $37,508346410753 Mississippi County, AR Potatoes $13,363346410753 Scott County, MO Potatoes $17,435346410753 Tyrrell County, NC Potatoes $140,415346410753 Grand Forks County, ND Potatoes $64,890346410753 Wicomico County, MD Potatoes $16,139346410753 Pulaski County, GA Potatoes $224,472346410753 Bleckley County, GA Potatoes $38,043346410753 Greene County, AR Potatoes $2,760346410753 Dooly County, GA Potatoes $15,404346410753 Suwannee County, FL Potatoes $90,724346410753 Dorchester County, MD Potatoes $128,873346410753 Frio County, TX Potatoes $250,803346410753 Traill County, ND Potatoes $7,043346410753 Caroline County, MD Potatoes $52,283346410753 Dunklin County, MO Soybeans $839346410753 Mississippi County, AR Soybeans $724346410753 Tyrrell County, NC Soybeans $8,294

TOTAL $1,234,277

SOUTH DAKOTA354169578 Hyde County, SD Corn $35,282354169578 Ziebach County, SD Corn $21,547354169578 Dewey County, SD Corn $32,779354169578 Potter County, SD Corn $41,912354169578 Sully County, SD Corn $35,549354169578 Hyde County, SD Sunflowers $4,692354169578 Ziebach County, SD Sunflowers $113,025354169578 Dewey County, SD Sunflowers $78,837354169578 Sully County, SD Sunflowers $55,520354169578 Potter County, SD Sunflowers $28,383354169578 Big Horn County, MT Wheat $239,576354169578 Hyde County, SD Wheat $52,239354169578 Ziebach County, SD Wheat $160,130354169578 Dewey County, SD Wheat $172,349354169578 Sully County, SD Wheat $18,751354169578 Potter County, SD Wheat $127,678

TOTAL $1,218,249

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PRODUCER ID COUNTY INSURED COMMODITY SUBSIDYGEORGIA207928070 Evans County, GA Corn $2,661207928070 Evans County, GA Cotton $93,819207928070 Treutlen County, GA Cotton $86,382207928070 Emanuel County, GA Cotton $86,742207928070 Screven County, GA Cotton $191,422207928070 Montgomery County, GA Cotton $94,566207928070 Tattnall County, GA Cotton $103,032207928070 Jenkins County, GA Cotton $26,415207928070 Bulloch County, GA Cotton $211,345207928070 Toombs County, GA Cotton $96,817207928070 Laurens County, GA Cotton $5,356207928070 Wheeler County, GA Cotton $13,577207928070 Candler County, GA Cotton $181,832207928070 Effingham County, GA Cotton $2,575

TOTAL $1,196,541

WISCONSIN - MINNESOTA316515753 Dunn County, WI Potatoes $39,227316515753 Pepin County, WI Potatoes $30,546316515753 Sherburne County, MN Potatoes $63,577316515753 Becker County, MN Potatoes $198,154316515753 Todd County, MN Potatoes $22,988316515753 Pope County, MN Potatoes $59,126316515753 East Otter Tail County, MN Potatoes $309,867316515753 Wadena County, MN Potatoes $144,517316515753 Cass County, MN Potatoes $11,072316515753 Hubbard County, MN Potatoes $195,520316515753 West Otter Tail County, MN Potatoes $111,303

TOTAL $1,185,897

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PRODUCER ID COUNTY INSURED COMMODITY SUBSIDYVIRGINIA - NORTH CAROLINA - SOUTH CAROLINA - WEST VIRGINIA 157348166 Orange County, VA Barley $18,843157348166 Fluvanna County, VA Barley $3,816157348166 Currituck County, NC Corn $41,654157348166 Goochland County, VA Corn $19,353157348166 Botetourt County, VA Corn $55,510157348166 Williamsburg County, SC Corn $51,009157348166 Sumter County, SC Corn $57,634157348166 Rockbridge County, VA Corn $6,584157348166 Marion County, SC Corn $70,543157348166 Clarendon County, SC Corn $256,260157348166 Florence County, SC Corn $96,471157348166 Pasquotank County, NC Corn $68,283157348166 Monroe County, WV Corn $29,109157348166 Craig County, VA Corn $10,074157348166 Raleigh County, WV Corn $3,628157348166 Dillon County, SC Corn $41,321157348166 Orange County, VA Corn $18,295157348166 Bath County, VA Corn $21,818157348166 Amelia County, VA Corn $5,123157348166 Lee County, SC Corn $66,228157348166 Culpeper County, VA Corn $26,303157348166 Alleghany County, VA Corn $7,029157348166 Darlington County, SC Corn $24,021157348166 Fluvanna County, VA Corn $66,689157348166 Bedford County, VA Corn $7,701157348166 Sumter County, SC Cotton $2,650157348166 Clarendon County, SC Cotton $230157348166 Florence County, SC Cotton $3,689157348166 Orange County, VA Pasture,rangeland,forage $6,839157348166 Pasquotank County, NC Soybeans $1,473157348166 Orange County, VA Soybeans $12,880157348166 Fluvanna County, VA Soybeans $3,843157348166 Sumter County, SC Wheat $19,035157348166 Clarendon County, SC Wheat $8,731157348166 Florence County, SC Wheat $22,312157348166 Monroe County, WV Wheat $3,286157348166 Darlington County, SC Wheat $15,181

TOTAL $1,173,448

FLORIDA - CALIFORNIA - GEORGIA332020883 Collier County, FL Fresh Market Tomatoes $551,073332020883 Fresno County, CA Fresh Market Tomatoes $360,686332020883 Decatur County, GA Fresh Market Tomatoes $186,406332020883 Hendry County, FL Fresh Market Tomatoes $25,413332020883 Gadsden County, FL Fresh Market Tomatoes $27,898332020883 Collier County, FL Potatoes $13,106

TOTAL $1,164,582

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PRODUCER ID COUNTY INSURED COMMODITY SUBSIDYNORTH DAKOTA280038089 Ward County, ND Canola $1,925280038089 Cass County, ND Corn $143,336280038089 Grand Forks County, ND Corn $98,905280038089 Grand Forks County, ND Dry Beans $50,110280038089 Pembina County, ND Dry Beans $143,811280038089 Walsh County, ND Dry Beans $48,607280038089 Traill County, ND Dry Beans $26,364280038089 Pembina County, ND Potatoes $302,456280038089 Walsh County, ND Potatoes $23,817280038089 Cass County, ND Soybeans $45,955280038089 Grand Forks County, ND Soybeans $79,790280038089 Pembina County, ND Soybeans $16,828280038089 Ward County, ND Soybeans $10,303280038089 Grand Forks County, ND Wheat $20,218280038089 Steele County, ND Wheat $4,372280038089 Pembina County, ND Wheat $48,696280038089 Ward County, ND Wheat $25,869280038089 Traill County, ND Wheat $21,831

TOTAL $1,113,193

NORTH DAKOTA - SOUTH DAKOTA - NEBRASKA154451848 Dickey County, ND Corn $173,069154451848 Brown County, SD Corn $19,513154451848 Rock County, NE Corn $57,641154451848 Edmunds County, SD Corn $148,795154451848 Spink County, SD Corn $107,592154451848 Dickey County, ND Soybeans $97,356154451848 Brown County, SD Soybeans $36,206154451848 Edmunds County, SD Soybeans $63,019154451848 Spink County, SD Soybeans $19,411154451848 Faulk County, SD Soybeans $26,508154451848 Hand County, SD Sunflowers $16,447154451848 Hand County, SD Wheat $75,912154451848 McPherson County, SD Wheat $40,396154451848 Dickey County, ND Wheat $38,619154451848 Brown County, SD Wheat $80,383154451848 Edmunds County, SD Wheat $107,025

TOTAL $1,107,892

TEXAS571248560 Hidalgo County, TX Corn $119,190571248560 Starr County, TX Corn $539,390571248560 Hidalgo County, TX Cotton $15,464571248560 Starr County, TX Cotton $61,628571248560 Starr County, TX Grain Sorghum $4,213571248560 Hidalgo County, TX Onions $52,958571248560 Starr County, TX Onions $292,062571248560 Hidalgo County, TX Sunflowers $11,126

TOTAL $1,096,031

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PRODUCER ID COUNTY INSURED COMMODITY SUBSIDYILLINOIS - INDIANA - ARKANSAS270531206 Vermilion County, IL Corn $146,229270531206 Jasper County, IN Corn $52,738270531206 Fountain County, IN Corn $55,115270531206 Champaign County, IL Corn $5,823270531206 Parke County, IN Corn $14,264270531206 Ford County, IL Corn $12,461270531206 Iroquois County, IL Corn $82,175270531206 Edgar County, IL Corn $6,130270531206 Newton County, IN Corn $14,708270531206 Montgomery County, IN Corn $6,588270531206 Vermillion County, IN Corn $479,484270531206 Vigo County, IN Corn $36,342270531206 Vermilion County, IL Soybeans $4,988270531206 Fountain County, IN Soybeans $5,528270531206 Crittenden County, AR Soybeans $55,148270531206 Vermillion County, IN Soybeans $9,630270531206 St Francis County, AR Soybeans $99,216

TOTAL $1,086,567

TENNESSEE - KENTUCKY478344080 Robertson County, TN Barley $9,478478344080 Robertson County, TN Corn $203,410478344080 Logan County, KY Corn $74,221478344080 Todd County, KY Corn $61,318478344080 Simpson County, KY Corn $129,013478344080 Montgomery County, TN Corn $13,548478344080 Robertson County, TN Soybeans $124,669478344080 Logan County, KY Soybeans $167,478478344080 Todd County, KY Soybeans $61,738478344080 Simpson County, KY Soybeans $44,745478344080 Montgomery County, TN Soybeans $13,775478344080 Warren County, KY Soybeans $16,042478344080 Robertson County, TN Wheat $32,381478344080 Logan County, KY Wheat $69,027478344080 Todd County, KY Wheat $20,797478344080 Simpson County, KY Wheat $34,953478344080 Warren County, KY Wheat $7,245

TOTAL $1,083,838

NORTH DAKOTA - MINNESOTA154982813 Pembina County, ND Corn $54,388154982813 Kittson County, MN Corn $162,199154982813 Pembina County, ND Dry Beans $54,768154982813 Pembina County, ND Soybeans $410,978154982813 Kittson County, MN Soybeans $28,265154982813 Pembina County, ND Wheat $335,408154982813 Kittson County, MN Wheat $12,207

TOTAL $1,058,213

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PRODUCER ID COUNTY INSURED COMMODITY SUBSIDYNEW MEXICO654014434 San Juan County, NM Corn $783,683654014434 San Juan County, NM Dry Beans $119,831654014434 San Juan County, NM Wheat $140,941

TOTAL $1,044,455

WASHINGTON700753466 Franklin County, WA Apples $96,723700753466 Chelan County, WA Apples $16,940700753466 Okanogan County, WA Apples $56,638700753466 Grant County, WA Apples $312,236700753466 Kittitas County, WA Apples $7,645700753466 Yakima County, WA Apples $49,964700753466 Douglas County, WA Apples $43,230700753466 Benton County, WA Apples $26,823700753466 Chelan County, WA Cherries $4,190700753466 Franklin County, WA Cherries $36,918700753466 Okanogan County, WA Cherries $46,002700753466 Grant County, WA Cherries $129,468700753466 Yakima County, WA Cherries $44,479700753466 Douglas County, WA Cherries $15,515700753466 Benton County, WA Cherries $27,044700753466 Grant County, WA Grapes $109,695700753466 Yakima County, WA Grapes $7,319700753466 Benton County, WA Grapes $1,622700753466 Okanogan County, WA Pears $4,251700753466 Yakima County, WA Pears $184700753466 Douglas County, WA Pears $1,259

TOTAL $1,038,145

NORTH DAKOTA203419213 Stutsman County, ND Corn $308,483203419213 Barnes County, ND Corn $14,653203419213 Foster County, ND Corn $3,115203419213 Wells County, ND Soybeans $9,880203419213 Stutsman County, ND Soybeans $425,940203419213 Barnes County, ND Soybeans $63,574203419213 Foster County, ND Soybeans $32,709203419213 Stutsman County, ND Wheat $165,551

TOTAL $1,023,905

GEORGIA - NEW YORK239875124 Evans County, GA Onions $114,747239875124 Wayne County, GA Onions $311,847239875124 Tattnall County, GA Onions $275,369239875124 Bulloch County, GA Onions $76,572239875124 Oswego County, NY Onions $64,020239875124 Cayuga County, NY Onions $173,932

TOTAL $1,016,487

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PRODUCER ID COUNTY INSURED COMMODITY SUBSIDYARKANSAS202079785 Miller County, AR Corn $508,635202079785 Miller County, AR Soybeans $216,361202079785 Miller County, AR Wheat $288,404

TOTAL $1,013,400