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TABLE 1: Commodity Payments per Acre for Program Crops 2003-2012
FY2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY2012
Corn
Total Payments 1,415,000,000 2,504,000,000 6,243,000,000 8,804,000,000 3,195,000,000 1,856,000,000 2,175,000,000 1,965,000,000 1,863,000,000 1,697,000,000
Planted Acres 78,600,000 80,930,000 81,780,000 78,330,000 93,530,000 85,980,000 86,380,000 88,190,000 91,920,000 95,864,000
Payments/Acre 18.00 30.94 76.34 112.40 34.16 21.59 25.18 22.28 20.27 17.70
Sorghum
Total Payments 106,000,000 213,000,000 376,000,000 578,000,000 150,000,000 203,000,000 197,000,000 182,000,000 196,000,000 147,000,000
Planted Acres 9,420,000 7,490,000 6,450,000 6,520,000 7,710,000 8,280,000 6,630,000 5,400,000 5,480,000 5,950,000
Payments/Acre 11.25 28.44 58.29 88.65 19.46 24.52 29.71 33.70 35.77 24.71
Barley
Total Payments 45,000,000 119,000,000 189,000,000 159,000,000 58,000,000 70,000,000 84,000,000 79,000,000 81,000,000 74,000,000
Planted Acres 5,350,000 4,530,000 3,880,000 3,450,000 4,020,000 4,250,000 3,570,000 2,870,000 2,560,000 3,330,000
Payments/Acre 8.41 26.27 48.71 46.09 14.43 16.47 23.53 27.53 31.64 22.22
Oats
Total Payments 4,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000
Planted Acres 4,600,000 4,090,000 4,250,000 4,170,000 3,760,000 3,250,000 3,400,000 3,140,000 2,500,000 2,860,000
Payments/Acre 0.87 1.22 0.71 0.48 0.53 0.92 0.88 0.64 1.60 1.40
Wheat
Total Payments 1,118,000,000 1,173,000,000 1,232,000,000 1,080,000,000 729,000,000 869,000,000 1,224,000,000 1,280,000,000 1,378,000,000 1,005,000,000
Planted Acres 62,140,000 59,640,000 57,200,000 57,330,000 60,460,000 63,190,000 59,170,000 53,590,000 54,410,000 55,910,000
Payments/Acre 17.99 19.67 21.54 18.84 12.06 13.75 20.69 23.89 25.33 17.98
Rice
Total Payments 1,279,000,000 1,130,000,000 4,730,000,000 605,000,000 337,000,000 301,000,000 411,000,000 535,000,000 364,000,000 323,000,000
Planted Acres 3,022,000 3347000.000 3384000.000 2838000.000 2761000.000 2995000.000 3135000.000 3640000.000 2690000.000 2560000.000
Payments/Acre 423.23 337.62 1397.75 213.18 122.06 100.50 131.10 146.98 135.32 126.17
Upland Cotton
Total Payments 2,889,000,000 1,372,000,000 4,245,000,000 3,982,000,000 2,592,000,000 1,604,000,000 2,176,000,000 1,668,000,000 678,000,000 648,000,000
Planted Acres 13,480,000 13,660,000 14,250,000 15,270,000 10,830,000 9,470,000 9,150,000 10,970,000 14,730,000 13,160,000
Payments/Acre 214.32 100.44 297.89 260.77 239.34 169.38 237.81 152.05 46.03 49.24
Soybeans
Total Payments 907,000,000 595,000,000 1,140,000,000 591,000,000 337,000,000 446,000,000 596,000,000 550,000,000 521,000,000 448,000,000
Planted Acres 73,400,000 75,210,000 72,030,000 75,520,000 64,740,000 75,720,000 77,450,000 77,400,000 74,980,000 73,900,000
Payments/Acre 12.36 7.91 15.83 7.83 5.21 5.89 7.70 7.11 6.95 6.06
Peanuts
Total Payments 1,562,000,000 259,000,000 408,000,000 404,000,000 336,000,000 144,000,000 98,000,000 103,000,000 77,000,000 71,000,000
Planted Acres 1,340,000 1,430,000 1,660,000 1,240,000 1,230,000 1,530,000 1,120,000 1,290,000 1,140,000 1,420,000
Payments/Acre 1165.67 181.12 245.78 325.81 273.17 94.12 87.50 79.84 67.54 50.00
Payment info from CCC: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=about&subject=landing&topic=bap-bu-cc
Acreage compiled from ERS and NASS data