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      "source": "EveryCRSReport.com",
      "id": 104687,
      "date": "2004-06-23",
      "retrieved": "2016-04-07T20:13:34.250559",
      "title": "Ranking Agricultural Commodities by Farm Payments and Federal Food Aid Purchases",
      "summary": "The federal government affects the supply and demand of various agricultural goods through\nfarm\nincome support and food donation programs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides\npayments to farmers and landowners for producing certain program commodities. Ranking\ncommodities by the level of support depends on the criteria and time period. Over FY2003-FY2005,\nUSDA expects to spend about $11 billion annually on farm payments. In total outlays, feed grains\nreceive the most support (29% of the total), followed by wheat, dairy, and cotton (15%-18% each).\nHowever, using different criteria based on the proportion of crop revenue from government\npayments, rice, peanuts, and wool and mohair receive a higher percentage of revenue from the\ngovernment (42%-51%) than cotton, wheat, and feed grains (12%-25%).\n  USDA also purchases some of these program commodities and other non-program commodities\nand processed products for use in domestic and international food aid programs. In FY2003, USDA\npurchased commodities totaling $1.5 billion for domestic food assistance, and $1.3 billion for\ninternational food aid. Beef was the most-purchased commodity for domestic programs (15% of the\ntotal), followed by cheese (14%) and chicken (9%). The child nutrition and school lunch programs\nwere significant users of these commodities. Wheat is the most-purchased commodity for\ninternational food aid programs (33%). This report will not be updated.",
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  "topics": [
    "Agricultural Policy"
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