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In 2021, 325 farmers in cities within Haakon County received a total of $13.5 million in 1,147 farm subsidies, a 15.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $15.9 million in 1,170 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
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.
Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
---|---|---|---|
Hand Bros PTR | $984,560 | $651,727 | -33.8% |
Miller-Mathews Partnership | $657,798 | $472,165 | -28.2% |
Ross & Janice Williams JV | $348,501 | $319,448 | -8.3% |
Ramsey &ramsey | $354,273 | $291,518 | -17.7% |
Roseth Bros | $327,548 | $260,498 | -20.5% |
Mark Buchholz | $321,216 | $250,122 | -22.1% |
Hs Kennedy Ranch | $263,803 | $211,141 | -20% |
Morrison Family Farms, LLC | $249,775 | $205,714 | -17.6% |
William Slovek | $188,764 | $168,166 | -10.9% |
Pennie Slovek | $188,639 | $168,141 | -10.9% |
Burjes Fitch | $238,660 | $162,961 | -31.7% |
Karen Foland | $217,280 | $162,637 | -25.1% |
Mark Foland | $217,349 | $162,612 | -25.2% |
Russell Mortellaro | $135,386 | $161,400 | 19.2% |
Terry Buchert | $237,618 | $147,489 | -37.9% |
Steve McDaniel | $75,417 | $137,095 | 81.8% |
Gary Snook | $140,472 | $134,751 | -4.1% |
Donald R. King | $159,025 | $131,187 | -17.5% |
3J Cattle Company, LLC | $63,111 | $129,435 | 105.1% |
Tim Nelson | $85,850 | $127,664 | 48.7% |
Briggs Family Operating, LLLP | $119,339 | $126,110 | 5.7% |
Shirley Halligan | $88,583 | $121,135 | 36.7% |
Mike Nelson | $158,486 | $120,671 | -23.9% |
Steve Daly | $123,529 | $120,307 | -2.6% |
Ed Briggs | $133,325 | $118,202 | -11.3% |
Colton L. McDaniel | $87,109 | $117,831 | 35.3% |
Cody L. Hanrahan | $129,018 | $117,489 | -8.9% |
Dakota Dreamers Partnership | $178,671 | $113,361 | -36.6% |
Todd O'Connor | $86,270 | $109,033 | 26.4% |
Laura O'Connor | $86,237 | $109,015 | 26.4% |
Joseph R. Hicks | $107,104 | $107,648 | 0.5% |
Lois Hall Land Limited Partnership | $0 | $107,007 | -- |
William Gottsleben | $101,932 | $106,580 | 4.6% |
Glen David Hostutler | $75,367 | $100,736 | 33.7% |
Hostutler, Inc. | $61,702 | $100,717 | 63.2% |
Jeff Nelson | $79,291 | $100,563 | 26.8% |
Jerry Nelson | $31,273 | $98,471 | 214.9% |
Paul R Slovek | $130,242 | $95,886 | -26.4% |
Brian Hostutler | $128,214 | $94,547 | -26.3% |
Finn Farm, Inc. | $86,738 | $89,920 | 3.7% |
Tj Gabriel | $79,244 | $89,029 | 12.3% |
Madsen Ranch Cattle Company, LLC | $81,275 | $87,927 | 8.2% |
Mark Radway | $80,723 | $87,605 | 8.5% |
Ronald Doud | $53,959 | $86,949 | 61.1% |
Marty Burns | $78,660 | $85,813 | 9.1% |
Karl H. Schulz | $106,728 | $84,098 | -21.2% |
Don Kirkpatrick | $69,302 | $82,336 | 18.8% |
Becky Jo Heeb | $116,910 | $81,820 | -30% |
Ed Heeb | $116,883 | $81,672 | -30.1% |
Morris W. Jones | $20,795 | $81,085 | 289.9% |
Frank P. Halligan | $92,304 | $80,212 | -13.1% |
Lee Briggs | $71,908 | $71,150 | -1.1% |
Mary Briggs | $71,913 | $71,125 | -1.1% |
Jerry Jones | $38,133 | $70,556 | 85% |
Roger D. Dale | $75,210 | $70,167 | -6.7% |
Gene Michael | $58,260 | $67,353 | 15.6% |
Dan Oldenberg | $57,198 | $67,144 | 17.4% |
Steve Clements | $134,450 | $67,051 | -50.1% |
Kenneth McIlravy | $109,589 | $65,389 | -40.3% |
Charles Zuccaro | $62,468 | $65,322 | 4.6% |
Levi Buchert | $57,676 | $64,347 | 11.6% |
Arthur McIlravy | $5,998 | $63,864 | 964.8% |
Kevin Neuhauser | $49,210 | $62,804 | 27.6% |
Roger J. Peterson | $59,798 | $61,085 | 2.2% |
BG Productions | $95,369 | $60,700 | -36.4% |
Scott Jones | $56,955 | $60,561 | 6.3% |
Barry Jones | $43,239 | $60,470 | 39.9% |
Michael Mortellaro | $64,260 | $60,150 | -6.4% |
Beverly Mortellaro | $64,256 | $60,142 | -6.4% |
M & a Farms, LLC | $88,983 | $59,947 | -32.6% |
Lucas H. Schofield | $47,362 | $58,830 | 24.2% |
Vance Martin | $58,344 | $58,548 | 0.3% |
Tanya McIlravy | $0 | $58,326 | -- |
Russell Cvach | $37,234 | $58,042 | 55.9% |
Kalvin D. Eisenbraun | $97,468 | $56,712 | -41.8% |
Jimmy Wheeler | $54,305 | $55,868 | 2.9% |
Robert Cerney | $66,559 | $55,646 | -16.4% |
Darin Naescher | $59,826 | $54,548 | -8.8% |
Casey B Slovek | $61,917 | $53,431 | -13.7% |
Bert M. Perault | $36,313 | $52,956 | 45.8% |
Diane M. McDaniel | $26,747 | $49,355 | 84.5% |
Bill McDaniel | $35,776 | $49,330 | 37.9% |
Judy Daly | $45,090 | $49,206 | 9.1% |
Donald E. Poss | $79,335 | $49,026 | -38.2% |
Ehlers Family, LLLP | $24,590 | $48,860 | 98.7% |
Golden Willow Seeds, Inc. | $45,089 | $48,778 | 8.2% |
Brady Schofield | $50,960 | $48,244 | -5.3% |
Mickey Daly | $63,582 | $47,923 | -24.6% |
Bryan Nelson | $51,599 | $47,727 | -7.5% |
Tobin C. Kroetch | $39,903 | $47,122 | 18.1% |
James Cantrell | $33,815 | $46,194 | 36.6% |
Robert Berry | $49,428 | $45,472 | -8% |
Daniel A. Schofield | $33,703 | $45,417 | 34.8% |
Miles A. Wheeler | $28,347 | $45,038 | 58.9% |
Bork & Sons, Inc. | $158,595 | $45,036 | -71.6% |
Henry Hanson | $30,514 | $44,875 | 47.1% |
Lloyd Frein | $11,667 | $44,512 | 281.5% |
Justin Wheeler | $42,546 | $44,346 | 4.2% |
Karen Pinney | $43,869 | $43,970 | 0.2% |
Bryer Jones | $25,046 | $43,413 | 73.3% |
Rocky L. Williams | $52,480 | $43,359 | -17.4% |
Timothy Nemec | $120,997 | $41,256 | -65.9% |
Randy Neuhauser | $82,000 | $41,022 | -50% |
Casey Doud | $32,724 | $40,424 | 23.5% |
Jacob Mathews | $72,553 | $39,667 | -45.3% |
Casey R. Sammons | $73,971 | $39,467 | -46.6% |
Anita Peterson | $38,134 | $38,872 | 1.9% |
Marianne Frein | $32,970 | $38,553 | 16.9% |
Michael L Gebes | $42,123 | $38,269 | -9.1% |
Jeff Jones | $28,529 | $38,222 | 34% |
Dallas McKinley | $0 | $37,674 | -- |
Kaye McKinley | $0 | $37,674 | -- |
Marvin Eide | $14,170 | $37,591 | 165.3% |
Clifford Poss | $43,796 | $36,802 | -16% |
Richard Hudson | $53,914 | $36,325 | -32.6% |
Bobbie Buls | $0 | $36,198 | -- |
Robert D. Coverdale | $52,665 | $35,841 | -31.9% |
Matthew R. Reedy | $11,454 | $35,465 | 209.6% |
Chris Fosheim | $52,447 | $35,084 | -33.1% |
Dean Heeb | $51,977 | $34,777 | -33.1% |
Scotti Block | $0 | $34,773 | -- |
Sig Martin | $33,138 | $34,247 | 3.3% |
Rick Doud | $33,525 | $34,235 | 2.1% |
Lawrence Schofield | $32,041 | $33,840 | 5.6% |
Jamie Kirkpatrick | $86,587 | $33,776 | -61% |
Wacey Kirkpatrick | $86,485 | $33,776 | -60.9% |
Robert C. Schofield | $27,838 | $33,271 | 19.5% |
Gary Nixon | $24,402 | $32,743 | 34.2% |
Theodore L. Schofield | $43,680 | $32,683 | -25.2% |
Jeff Willoughby | $44,414 | $32,488 | -26.9% |
Joe Pavlas | $0 | $32,450 | -- |
Crew Cattle Company, LLC | $57,728 | $32,440 | -43.8% |
Carolyn Heltzel | $32,424 | $32,276 | -0.5% |
Doug Huston | $16,776 | $31,660 | 88.7% |
Joe Schwalm | $22,538 | $30,809 | 36.7% |
Dave Stangle | $22,365 | $30,743 | 37.5% |
Cody Jones | $31,012 | $30,157 | -2.8% |
Marlis Doud | $0 | $29,976 | -- |
Joe Carley | $45,513 | $28,951 | -36.4% |
Larae E. Carley | $45,568 | $28,943 | -36.5% |
Tony Willoughby | $37,952 | $28,486 | -24.9% |
Jade M. Nelson | $32,202 | $28,459 | -11.6% |
Mark J. Nelson | $21,697 | $28,259 | 30.2% |
Bo Slovek | $36,813 | $27,752 | -24.6% |
Matthew Scott Jones | $43,826 | $27,565 | -37.1% |
Riggins Ranch, LLC | $10,228 | $26,606 | 160.1% |
Thor Roseth, LLC | $479,350 | $26,299 | -94.5% |
Tucker G. McDaniel | $26,908 | $26,165 | -2.8% |
Bonnie Sivage | $49,212 | $25,897 | -47.4% |
Tate Layne Eisenbraun | $0 | $25,619 | -- |
Dave Hemmingson | $26,911 | $25,527 | -5.1% |
Garold W. Block | $34,326 | $25,175 | -26.7% |
Roger Porch | $21,535 | $25,118 | 16.6% |
Rudy Roth | $24,406 | $25,017 | 2.5% |
Brennen Parsons | $18,932 | $24,797 | 31% |
Clint A. Nelson | $24,641 | $24,551 | -0.4% |
Larry R. Smith | $14,751 | $24,241 | 64.3% |
Jace C. Nelson | $17,713 | $23,747 | 34.1% |
Tom Harty | $38,845 | $23,463 | -39.6% |
Matt Jones | $0 | $23,341 | -- |
Patricia Vollmer | $17,961 | $23,154 | 28.9% |
Dennis Sinkey | $43,514 | $22,754 | -47.7% |
Jon Johnson | $37,380 | $22,391 | -40.1% |
Sandra Gittings | $40,820 | $22,316 | -45.3% |
Michael G. Trapp | $23,655 | $21,959 | -7.2% |
Reiman Family Irrevocable Trust | $17,901 | $21,864 | 22.1% |
Robert T. Thorson | $20,747 | $20,902 | 0.7% |
Truett W. Fitch | $7,809 | $20,794 | 166.3% |
Angela J. Doolittle | $32,794 | $20,735 | -36.8% |
Michael M. Nemec | $43,172 | $20,588 | -52.3% |
Pat O'Dea | $21,990 | $20,509 | -6.7% |
Culhane Properties, Inc. | $0 | $20,346 | -- |
Thomas L. Schofield | $29,064 | $20,035 | -31.1% |
Vicki Pavlas | $21,102 | $19,210 | -9% |
Schulz Farm | $20,425 | $18,513 | -9.4% |
Steve Hedman | $25,701 | $18,446 | -28.2% |
Mike Koehler | $0 | $18,132 | -- |
John P Neumann IRRV Trustee | $0 | $17,929 | -- |
Peggy Staben | $2,759 | $17,864 | 547.5% |
Amelia Hurley | $14,515 | $17,635 | 21.5% |
Ross Block | $24,316 | $17,562 | -27.8% |
LW, LLC | $17,076 | $17,076 | 0% |
Scott G. Fitzgerald | $19,587 | $17,008 | -13.2% |
Joseph Gittings | $17,716 | $16,569 | -6.5% |
Brave Bull Creek, LLC | $10,969 | $16,480 | 50.2% |
Fred Foland | $28,447 | $16,466 | -42.1% |
First National Bank | $0 | $16,314 | -- |
Bison Bison, Inc. | $16,228 | $16,228 | 0% |
Ralph D. Jones | $46,401 | $15,618 | -66.3% |
Jack O'Dea | $16,945 | $15,484 | -8.6% |
Kroetch Family Land Company, LLC | $15,217 | $15,217 | 0% |
Justin James Smith | $54,316 | $14,937 | -72.5% |
Gavin L. Snook | $8,668 | $14,835 | 71.1% |
Dwight J Slovek | $16,357 | $14,124 | -13.7% |
Charles Carstensen | $21,084 | $13,718 | -34.9% |
Steve Millage | $14,385 | $12,769 | -11.2% |
Zach McKinley | $20,931 | $12,718 | -39.2% |
Branden Lee Moos | $16,612 | $12,684 | -23.6% |
Robert Tolton | $46,421 | $12,552 | -73% |
Kyle Schulz | $12,596 | $12,371 | -1.8% |
B & B Services | $67,868 | $11,992 | -82.3% |
Myles T. Cuka | $0 | $11,982 | -- |
Clay King | $21,740 | $11,771 | -45.9% |
Shirley M. Johnson | $11,468 | $11,465 | -0% |
Jerry Roseth | $31,286 | $11,277 | -64% |
Glenn Parsons | $20,617 | $11,077 | -46.3% |
Nordine Brink | $17,285 | $10,878 | -37.1% |
Darren L. Fischer | $44,327 | $10,844 | -75.5% |
Toyeala SKY Fortune | $0 | $10,811 | -- |
Jacob Garon | $11,017 | $10,704 | -2.8% |
Roy J. Pfeifer | $11,651 | $10,668 | -8.4% |
Chip King | $20,631 | $10,592 | -48.7% |
Nowlin Cattle Company | $54,504 | $10,282 | -81.1% |
Jake Schofield | $15,867 | $10,114 | -36.3% |
England Ranch, LLP | $10,560 | $10,062 | -4.7% |
June J. Huston | $2,390 | $10,022 | 319.3% |
Tom Clements | $18,936 | $9,826 | -48.1% |
Jennifer Schriever | $17,603 | $9,284 | -47.3% |
Helen Pfeifer | $7,293 | $9,078 | 24.5% |
Brian Hanson | $7,557 | $8,946 | 18.4% |
Andy Fischer | $12,497 | $8,798 | -29.6% |
Joy Fischer | $12,544 | $8,798 | -29.9% |
Marjorie Briggs Fam J. Tr | $5,104 | $8,763 | 71.7% |
Brit Miller | $16,357 | $8,718 | -46.7% |
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $8,384 | -- |
Travis Nelson | $10,098 | $8,332 | -17.5% |
Kyron C Bowen | $7,565 | $8,260 | 9.2% |
Bailey A. Radway | $6,021 | $8,003 | 32.9% |
Betty Berry | $7,575 | $7,575 | 0% |
Doug Hauk | $10,950 | $7,416 | -32.3% |
Brennan M. Daly | $7,293 | $7,382 | 1.2% |
John Kramer | $2,582 | $7,372 | 185.5% |
Merritt J. Carpenter | $8,920 | $7,059 | -20.9% |
Glen Bennett | $11,673 | $6,784 | -41.9% |
John Schofield | $10,736 | $6,760 | -37% |
Bud de Manke | $19,992 | $6,669 | -66.6% |
D o. Michael 'Dea | $16,953 | $6,629 | -60.9% |
James and Laura Hand Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $6,524 | -- |
George A. Anderson | $6,422 | $6,422 | 0% |
Donald J. Ravellette | $24,763 | $6,388 | -74.2% |
David Calhoon | $13,249 | $6,237 | -52.9% |
Ardis Ladely | $1,462 | $6,029 | 312.4% |
Anna Jane Mickelson | $9,495 | $5,975 | -37.1% |
Judy Brink | $5,616 | $5,616 | 0% |
Harlan Moos | $6,089 | $5,596 | -8.1% |
Alan Rislov | $22,621 | $5,325 | -76.5% |
Tom Finn | $13,306 | $5,277 | -60.3% |
Tom Swift | $12,231 | $4,978 | -59.3% |
John Daly | $3,707 | $4,781 | 29% |
Larry Swift | $11,710 | $4,722 | -59.7% |
John P Neumann Estate | $17,739 | $4,640 | -73.8% |
Jack Griesel | $580 | $4,570 | 687.9% |
Elizabeth Trenchard Scholarship Memorial TST | $0 | $4,557 | -- |
Tom Williams | $15,942 | $4,550 | -71.5% |
Jerry Ellens | $6,281 | $4,548 | -27.6% |
Emily Flynn | $3,421 | $4,227 | 23.6% |
Mary Kay Sandal | $0 | $4,063 | -- |
Dianna Dinsmore | $10,765 | $3,960 | -63.2% |
Russell Spinsby | $7,996 | $3,911 | -51.1% |
Bill Kelly | $0 | $3,854 | -- |
Nels Crowser | $12,257 | $3,844 | -68.6% |
Debbie Delbridge | $5,159 | $3,759 | -27.1% |
Dick Corzine | $3,005 | $3,581 | 19.2% |
Mike Peterson | $4,290 | $3,541 | -17.5% |
Grady Crew | $18,984 | $3,436 | -81.9% |
Joy Jones | $8,586 | $3,421 | -60.2% |
Iwans, Inc. | $13,191 | $3,406 | -74.2% |
Brock Slovek | $0 | $3,244 | -- |
Murdock Arthur | $18,228 | $3,234 | -82.3% |
Brooke A. Nelson | $6,748 | $3,059 | -54.7% |
Leslie D. Wintrode | $6,234 | $2,617 | -58% |
Anne Brunskill | $11,523 | $2,583 | -77.6% |
Jon Jones | $3,116 | $2,258 | -27.5% |
David Holman | $3,886 | $2,239 | -42.4% |
Gerald D. Phillips | $2,094 | $2,228 | 6.4% |
Dustin Lurz | $11,033 | $2,216 | -79.9% |
Joe Kennedy | $4,995 | $2,192 | -56.1% |
Sarah Kennedy | $4,941 | $2,174 | -56% |
Boyd Waara | $2,264 | $2,134 | -5.7% |
Thomas Pavlas | $2,574 | $2,055 | -20.2% |
Jerry Engelhaupt | $3,519 | $1,951 | -44.6% |
Janice Williams | $0 | $1,851 | -- |
Ross Williams | $0 | $1,851 | -- |
Brigham D Bennett Estate | $6,402 | $1,814 | -71.7% |
Ron Beckwith | $3,275 | $1,783 | -45.6% |
Charlotte A. Fischer | $1,741 | $1,741 | 0% |
Kimberly Pinney | $0 | $1,641 | -- |
Dustin Peterson | $660 | $1,635 | 147.7% |
Landon Peterson | $1,056 | $1,587 | 50.3% |
Jade Berry | $7,051 | $1,570 | -77.7% |
I V, Inc. | $22,314 | $1,531 | -93.1% |
Todd A. Radway | $4,928 | $1,382 | -72% |
Trent Manecke | $5,813 | $1,294 | -77.7% |
Larry Cvach | $4,312 | $1,285 | -70.2% |
Keith Harry | $8,528 | $1,263 | -85.2% |
Elizabeth Lynn Briggs | $1,265 | $1,186 | -6.2% |
Jim Harty | $5,548 | $1,070 | -80.7% |
Justina Clark | $4,015 | $1,021 | -74.6% |
Paul J Stahl Farm, LLC | $17,082 | $990 | -94.2% |
Penny Stahl | $2,111 | $987 | -53.2% |
Joshua Williams | $4,246 | $951 | -77.6% |
Chaney Price Burns | $4,246 | $912 | -78.5% |
Joel Kammerer | $4,538 | $900 | -80.2% |
Neville Farms | $2,083 | $860 | -58.7% |
Loyd Griswold | $4,673 | $855 | -81.7% |
Theo B. Fitch | $5,954 | $848 | -85.8% |
Scenic Hills Land Company, LLC | $0 | $842 | -- |
John A. Oldenberg | $1,121 | $809 | -27.8% |
Kelly Riggins | $40,312 | $786 | -98.1% |
Matthew R. Donnelly | $2,486 | $655 | -73.7% |
Russ Sinkey | $2,737 | $644 | -76.5% |
Donald Burns | $477 | $636 | 33.3% |
Kenny Ireland | $2,904 | $633 | -78.2% |
Ryon R. Berry | $1,870 | $606 | -67.6% |
William V. Kelly | $10,353 | $572 | -94.5% |
Luke Neville | $1,657 | $505 | -69.5% |
Dawson Reedy | $2,057 | $412 | -80% |
Tamera Thorson | $165 | $387 | 134.5% |
Brody Jones | $1,315 | $222 | -83.1% |
Tim Womack | $825 | $197 | -76.1% |
Tessa D. Nelson | $605 | $172 | -71.6% |
Delayne Williams | $847 | $170 | -79.9% |
Lauren Marie Adrian | $462 | $143 | -69% |
Colden Lee Kramer | $792 | $63 | -92% |
Barbara Jean Johnson | $54 | $56 | 3.7% |
Cedar Creek Gardens, LLC | $11,467 | $0 | -100% |
Dallas Terrill McKinley | $46,774 | $0 | -100% |
Delores Kaye McKinley | $46,774 | $0 | -100% |
Duane W. Roseth | $605 | $0 | -100% |
Fosheim Bros, Inc. | $163,449 | $0 | -100% |
James A. Addison | $2,970 | $0 | -100% |
James and Laura Hand Family Limit | $1,078 | $0 | -100% |
Janna Reeves | $13,226 | $0 | -100% |
Lois Hall Land Limited Partnershi | $83,517 | $0 | -100% |
Rose Nelson | $3,555 | $0 | -100% |
Zuccaro Limited Liablity Limited | $3,026 | $0 | -100% |
Barbra Sue Buls | $9,100 | $0 | -100% |
Billy Amiotte | $1,122 | $0 | -100% |
Branden West | $4,125 | $0 | -100% |
C. H. Rehm Jr. | $389 | $0 | -100% |
Danny Kramer | $2,380 | $0 | -100% |
Donald R. Moody | $3,192 | $0 | -100% |
Dustin Darrel Peterson | $660 | $0 | -100% |
Elizabeth Trenchard Scholarship M | $5,602 | $0 | -100% |
Kramer Fam Tr | $2,922 | $0 | -100% |
Landon Ray Peterson | $880 | $0 | -100% |
Michael R. Hansen | $1,457 | $0 | -100% |
Mike Noteboom | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
Myles T. Cuka | $48,246 | $0 | -100% |
Randy Johnson | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
Total subsidies | $15,948,945 | $13,476,010 | -15.5% |