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TL;DR: The largest portion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s budget consists of food subsidies, not farm subsidies, and the largest food subsidy programs are food stamps; the school breakfast and lunch programs; and the women, infants, and children program.
Abstract: The largest portion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s budget consists of food subsidies, not farm subsidies. Food subsidies will cost taxpayers $79 billion in fiscal 2009 and account for about two-thirds of USDA’s budget. The largest food subsidy programs are food stamps; the school breakfast and lunch programs; and the women, infants, and children (WIC) program. The federal government as a whole has about 26 food and nutrition programs operated by six different agencies.