Thread by @CoppetainPU

I don't recall American farmers being "forgotten".

Let me check.

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Here's the American Farm Bureau Federation, "the voice of agricultural producers at all levels"

2018 Farm Bill. $428bn for 5 years, $867bn for 10.

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fb.org/market-intel/r…

And here's the US government (US Dept of Agriculture). Same numbers.

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ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-ec…

Here's the US President's Office of Management and Budget (processed by Veronique de Rugy of Mercatus Center). US farm subsidies, currently around $20–25bn annually

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mercatus.org/publication/hi…

Here's the OECD, producer support estimate (PSE), ie, the percentage of farmers' incomes arising from government intervention or other policies

For the US, about 20% of farmers' incomes is from direct or indirect support

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data.oecd.org/agrpolicy/agri…

And here's the OECD producer support estimate (PSE) in dollars, showing $29–44bn, 2012–2016.

PSE = amount of farmers' income from direct or indirect government support

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data.oecd.org/agrpolicy/agri…