2019 Farm Subsidies
USDA farm subsidy spending and payments for fiscal year 2019.
🌐 Expanded MFP payments as trade war continued
$23.72B
Total Spending
5,579,359
Payment Records
#2 of 9
Rank (2017–2025)
+66%
vs. Average
Top States in 2019
Top Programs in 2019
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Market Facilitation Program 2019 | $10.14B |
| 2 | Market Facilitation Program (Crops) | $3.31B |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1.95B |
| 4 | CRP Annual Rental | $1.79B |
| 5 | Agriculture Risk Coverage (County) | $691.6M |
| 6 | TMP/MFP 2019 Livestock | $408.0M |
| 7 | Wildfires And Hurricanes Indemnity Program | $376.0M |
| 8 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $282.4M |
| 9 | Market Access Program | $188.3M |
| 10 | Livestock Forage Program | $165.1M |
| 11 | TMP/MFP 2019 Speciality Crops | $147.8M |
| 12 | Dis/Wh2 2019 Wfhurrindemp | $144.2M |
| 13 | Non-Insured Assistance Program | $138.3M |
| 14 | Market Facilitation Program — Dahg | $75.9M |
| 15 | Livestock Indemnity Program | $63.2M |
All Years Comparison
📊 Why 2019 Data Matters
2019 saw expanded trade war payments, triggering the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) — a direct payment program to farmers affected by retaliatory tariffs. MFP represented a new model of farm subsidies: ad-hoc emergency payments decided by the executive branch rather than through the traditional Farm Bill legislative process. This year marked the beginning of a structural shift in how farm subsidies work, with emergency spending increasingly dwarfing the traditional programs that were designed to provide stable, predictable support.