In United States federal agricultural policy, the term commodity programs is usually meant to include the commodity price and income support programs administered by the
Farm Service Agency and financed by the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). The commodities now receiving support are:
those receiving
Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) payments, specifically wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans and other oilseeds, and peanuts;
those eligible for nonrecourse
marketing assistance loans, which includes the previous mentioned commodities plus wool, mohair, honey, dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas; and
those having other unique support, including sugar, and milk.
A broader phrase that includes these commodity programs and other assistance is
farm programs.