# How Trump's trade deal and aid package affects American farmers | AP News

> Aid payments due by the end of February will be capped at $155,000 per farmer or entity, and only farms with adjusted gross income under $900,000 will be eligible. The article notes large farms previously found ways around payment limits.

- Date: 2025-12-11 · published 2025-12-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21487-how-trump-s-trade-deal-and-aid-package-affects-american-farmers-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

Payment caps limit the size of aid to large operations, so the market impact on row crop supply is modest.

## 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 | 2019-01-10 | [Farm Policy: USDA's Trade Aid Package](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60965-farm-policy-usda-s-trade-aid-package.md) | -1.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-08 | [Trump is giving farmers $12 billion in aid \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21483-trump-is-giving-farmers-12-billion-in-aid-ap-news.md) | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2020-03-11 | [U.S. farmers still dependent on trade aid after China deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54116-u-s-farmers-still-dependent-on-trade-aid-after-china-deal.md) | -6.0% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2021-12-21 | [Federal watchdog: Trump's USDA overpaid corn farmers by $3B \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43580-federal-watchdog-trump-s-usda-overpaid-corn-farmers-by-3b-ap-news.md) | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| 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 | 2019-01-10 | [Farm Policy: USDA's Trade Aid Package](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60965-farm-policy-usda-s-trade-aid-package.md) | -1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2025-12-08 | [Trump is giving farmers $12 billion in aid \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21483-trump-is-giving-farmers-12-billion-in-aid-ap-news.md) | -2.6% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/trump-soybean-farmers-china-trade-tariffs-brazil-9663759ac3c9c7360bd5f23cb84180f0

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