This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of each chart and graph in the Economic Research Service report 
"Factors Influencing ACRE Program Enrollment" (ERR-84), published in December 2009. The content 
and context of these files is as of the publication date of the report. After time, the material may not reflect the 
current ERS program of work, may be outdated, and/or superseded, so please visit the website to obtain the latest 
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The following inventory lists each of the files in this folder.



File name		Description

(fig1.png)		Figure 1 - Farm programs account for about 22 percent of Farm Act budget allocations FY 2008-17
(fig2.png)		Figure 2 - Crop cash income and key expenses, 2002-09
(fig3.png)		Figure 3 - Commodity program payments, 2002-09
(fig4.png)		Figure 4 - ACRE Payment Determination Process
(fig5.png)		Figure 5 - Value per base acre of direct and counter-cyclical payments, 2008 Farm Act
(fig6.png)		Figure 6 - Projected direct payments per base acre under the 2008 Farm Act
(fig7.png)		Figure 7 - Historical and forecast average U.S. prices, selected crops, 1990-2018
(fig8.png)		Figure 8 - Hypothetical ACRE payments assuming historical production and price patterns
(fig9.png)		Figure 9 - Actual program costs compared with estimated ACRE costs, 1996-2008
(fig10.png)		Figure 10 - Estimated ACRE payouts: For corn, starting year matters
(fig11.png)		Figure 11 - ACRE participation begins, 2009-10
(fig12.png)		Figure 12 - Majority of crop plantings remain outside of ACRE program, 2009-10
