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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Small Hog Operation Payment (SHOP) Small Hog Operation Payment (SHOP) The term 'Small Hog Operation Payment (SHOP) ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' A $50 million program, announced January 12, 1999, that makes direct farm payments of up to $5 per hog on the first 500 hogs marketed during the last 6 months of 1998. Operations marketing 1,000 or more hogs during the 6 month period, and those with 1998 gross income greater than $2.5 million were not eligible. The actual payment rate was determined after signup by dividing $50 million by the total eligible. The program was implemented under Section 32 authority to make direct payments to farmers to reestablish their purchasing power. This was the first time in the previous 38 year history of the law that Section 32 funds were used for direct payments'. Previous 5 Terms: small diurnal range Small farm Small Farms, National Commission on Small Hail Small Health Plan Next 5 Terms: Small pickup truck Small power producer (SPP) Small Stream Flooding smalt smaragdine About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.