# The future of federal support for farmers : NPR

> NPR interviews former USDA secretary Ann Veneman about farmer uncertainty over tariffs, USDA downsizing and federal support. Veneman notes that about a quarter of the US soybean crop has been exported to China and that tariffs could cost that market again.

- Date: 2025-03-19 · published 2025-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25561-the-future-of-federal-support-for-farmers-npr
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Risk of losing China soybean demand, as in 2018, is a bearish factor for US soybean and meal prices, but this commentary restates known risks rather than announcing a new action.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-06-18 | [Trump's tariff war threatens to erode support of farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10573-trump-s-tariff-war-threatens-to-erode-support-of-farmers.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2025-04-10 | [Trump, tariffs and farmers : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25114-trump-tariffs-and-farmers-npr.md) | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2025-07-30 | [Catalyst needed for summer soy rally - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23783-catalyst-needed-for-summer-soy-rally-pro-farmer.md) | -1.3% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2018-07-13 | [Canadian farmers 'caught in the crossfire' of US-China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64037-canadian-farmers-caught-in-the-crossfire-of-us-china-trade-war.md) | +1.9% | +7.0% |
| SOY | 2024-06-07 | [Will more Trump tariffs hurt or help U.S. farmers?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29760-will-more-trump-tariffs-hurt-or-help-u-s-farmers.md) | -0.9% | -2.1% |
| SBM | 2025-07-30 | [Catalyst needed for summer soy rally - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23783-catalyst-needed-for-summer-soy-rally-pro-farmer.md) | +3.6% | +11.9% |
| SBM | 2025-12-11 | [Soybean futures rise on fresh US export sales - CBOT
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21584-soybean-futures-rise-on-fresh-us-export-sales-cbot-the-pig-site.md) | +0.1% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2018-04-13 | [China traders, farmers shrug off risk of US soybeans tariff \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65373-china-traders-farmers-shrug-off-risk-of-us-soybeans-tariff-ap-news.md) | -2.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5327557/the-future-of-federal-support-for-farmers

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.