# Trump is giving farmers $12 billion in aid | AP News

> The White House said it will offer one-time payments to row-crop farmers, with another $1 billion set aside for specialty crops. The aid is expected to move by the end of the period described.

- Date: 2025-12-08 · published 2025-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21483-trump-is-giving-farmers-12-billion-in-aid-ap-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The payments are a cash bridge to farmers that may support planting and marketing patience, a mild bearish factor for US row crop prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-01-01 | [Trump unveils $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21484-trump-unveils-12-billion-aid-package-for-farmers-hit-by-trade-war.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-01-07 | [Trump aims bumper aid at rice farmers facing bleakest outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9171-trump-aims-bumper-aid-at-rice-farmers-facing-bleakest-outlook.md) | -3.5% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2018-09-23 | [As aid checks go out, farmers worry bailout won't be enough \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63029-as-aid-checks-go-out-farmers-worry-bailout-won-t-be-enough-pbs-news.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-08-22 | [Farmers May Need Emergency Market Aid, Ag Leaders Say \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23307-farmers-may-need-emergency-market-aid-ag-leaders-say-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2018-07-24 | [US to give farmers $12bn trade war bailout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64018-us-to-give-farmers-12bn-trade-war-bailout.md) | +1.7% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2026-01-01 | [Trump unveils $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21484-trump-unveils-12-billion-aid-package-for-farmers-hit-by-trade-war.md) | +1.6% | +3.3% |
| SOY | 2026-01-07 | [Trump aims bumper aid at rice farmers facing bleakest outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9171-trump-aims-bumper-aid-at-rice-farmers-facing-bleakest-outlook.md) | -1.8% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2018-08-27 | [Trump offers trade aid to farmers, but some question its fairness - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63523-trump-offers-trade-aid-to-farmers-but-some-question-its-fairness-politico.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/trump-farmers-aid-07328f260d1ebf26c2bfde79b426230e

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