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Corn was the most subsidized crop last year, accounting for $3.2 billion, or 30.5% of federal farm subsidies. Corn is a jack-of-all-trades, used for livestock feed, ethanol production and food products (including sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup, oils, starches, and beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic). Soybeans were second with $1.9 billion, or 17.9% of all subsidies. Three other commodities — cotton, wheat and pastureland — accounted for another 25.9% of subsidies. The remaining 25.7% was split among 130 other commodities.