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How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did farmers in Aleutians East County receive in 2021?

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Farms in Aleutians East County received $4,425,770 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 82 subsidies provided, the largest was for Tom C Hoblet, which received $250,000 for the claim of "Seafood Trade Relief Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Aleutians East County farmer was $2,001 to Lonnie G. Brandell.

There were 56 more subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies rose by $2,207,255.

Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."

USDA data analyzed by the Cato Institute found that "farmers (on net) have derived almost 40% of their income directly from the U.S. government” in recent years.

The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters to help maintain consistent farming across the country.

Subsidies Received by Aleutians East County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Tom C Hoblet$250,000Seafood Trade Relief Program$250,000
Alvin James Newman Jr.$250,000Seafood Trade Relief Program$250,000
Kiley S. Thompson$250,000Seafood Trade Relief Program$250,000
Kenneth Mack Sr.$236,586Seafood Trade Relief Program$236,586
Taylor J. Lundgren$213,134Seafood Trade Relief Program$213,134
Robert Lee Gould$203,305Seafood Trade Relief Program$203,305
Donald C. McCallum$183,682Seafood Trade Relief Program$183,682
Robin Larsen$182,652Seafood Trade Relief Program$182,652
James R. Smith Jr.$178,551Seafood Trade Relief Program$178,551
Steven Galovin SR$177,274Seafood Trade Relief Program$177,274
Osterback, Inc.$159,495Seafood Trade Relief Program$159,495
Herman E. Samuelson$150,279Seafood Trade Relief Program$150,279
Vernon C. Wilson Sr.$148,900Seafood Trade Relief Program$148,900
Tern, LLC$137,809Seafood Trade Relief Program$183,745
Kenneth Mack Jr.$127,296Seafood Trade Relief Program$153,680
Duke Ogata$117,869Seafood Trade Relief Program$117,869
F-V Temptation, Inc.$113,691Seafood Trade Relief Program$113,691
Andrew Corwin Wilson$90,919Seafood Trade Relief Program$90,919
William Dushkin Sr.$90,182Seafood Trade Relief Program$90,182
Bruce A. Foster Jr.$83,925Seafood Trade Relief Program$83,925
John A. Foster$83,469Seafood Trade Relief Program$83,469
Sea West, Inc.$72,472Seafood Trade Relief Program$72,472
George P. Gundersen$62,544Seafood Trade Relief Program$62,544
Jack R. Foster Jr.$56,842Seafood Trade Relief Program$56,842
Bill R. Sager$48,395Seafood Trade Relief Program$48,395
Tern, LLC$45,936Seafood Trade Relief Program$183,745
Paul K. Gundersen Jr.$38,880Seafood Trade Relief Program$38,880
Peter a Shuravloff$38,622Seafood Trade Relief Program$38,622
Annette a Galovin$38,545Seafood Trade Relief Program$38,545
James R. Smith$36,038Seafood Trade Relief Program$36,038
Pretender, LLC$26,524Seafood Trade Relief Program$26,524
Kenneth Mack Jr.$26,384Seafood Trade Relief Program$153,680
Patrick James Brown$25,785Seafood Trade Relief Program$25,785
Richard E. Eastlick$24,853Seafood Trade Relief Program$24,853
John P. Gardner$23,697Seafood Trade Relief Program$23,697
Raymond Clark Holmberg$18,526Seafood Trade Relief Program$18,526
Mark Anthony Newton$18,401Seafood Trade Relief Program$18,401
John L. Galvin$17,674Seafood Trade Relief Program$17,674
John K. Jaeger III$17,397Seafood Trade Relief Program$17,397
Finner, Inc.$16,343Seafood Trade Relief Program$16,343
Robert J. Gould Sr.$16,091Seafood Trade Relief Program$16,091
Christopher Lewis Newton$14,507Seafood Trade Relief Program$14,507
Benjamin J Mobeck SR$14,503Seafood Trade Relief Program$14,503
Andrew Richard Foster$14,333Seafood Trade Relief Program$14,333
Grant L. Newton$13,994Seafood Trade Relief Program$27,988
Grant L. Newton$13,994Seafood Trade Relief Program$27,988
Larry Bear Jr.$13,058Seafood Trade Relief Program$13,058
Wayne K. Gundersen$12,315Seafood Trade Relief Program$12,315
Stanley H. Mack$12,199Seafood Trade Relief Program$12,199
Ramon D. Sparlin Jr.$12,125Seafood Trade Relief Program$12,125
Martin H. Gundersen$11,671Seafood Trade Relief Program$11,671
Benjamin Mobeck JR$11,366Seafood Trade Relief Program$11,366
Charles K. Gundersen$11,006Seafood Trade Relief Program$11,006
Charles W. Jackson$10,165Seafood Trade Relief Program$10,165
Allen C. Miller$10,082Seafood Trade Relief Program$10,082
Grand Kids, LLC$9,615Seafood Trade Relief Program$9,615
Ricky B. Quint$9,428Seafood Trade Relief Program$9,428
Jason N. Mack$8,664Seafood Trade Relief Program$8,664
Norman Kuzakin$8,660Seafood Trade Relief Program$8,660
Henry Lee Mack$8,551Seafood Trade Relief Program$8,551
Northender, Inc.$8,066Seafood Trade Relief Program$8,066
Ole Gordon Johansen$7,614Seafood Trade Relief Program$7,614
Rudoplh Richard Demoski, JR$7,416Seafood Trade Relief Program$7,416
Angela R. Johnson$7,229Seafood Trade Relief Program$7,229
Jeremy Jay Mack$6,485Seafood Trade Relief Program$6,485
Duane Kapp$5,836Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,836
Warren E. Wilson$5,476Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,476
Artemie Kalmakoff JR$5,360Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,360
Leo Pendergraft$5,332Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,332
Michael P. R. Trumble$5,050Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,050
Harold D. Johnson Sr.$5,040Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,040
John Alvin Nelson Jr.$4,687Seafood Trade Relief Program$4,687
Brandon Smith$4,649Seafood Trade Relief Program$4,649
Scott D. Morgan$4,540Seafood Trade Relief Program$4,540
Leona V. Nelson$4,160Seafood Trade Relief Program$4,160
Craig P Rysewyk$3,849Seafood Trade Relief Program$3,849
James A. Nelson$3,750Seafood Trade Relief Program$3,750
Esiah P Dushkin$2,688Seafood Trade Relief Program$2,688
Kim L. Gundersen$2,648Seafood Trade Relief Program$2,648
Danny D. Johnson$2,391Seafood Trade Relief Program$2,391
Herbert R. Johnson$2,300Seafood Trade Relief Program$2,300
Lonnie G. Brandell$2,001Seafood Trade Relief Program$2,001

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