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Trump's nominee to lead the USDA, Brooke Rollins, said on Thursday she would consider direct payments to farmers to offset losses from proposed tariffs. The approach would mirror the payments made during Trump's first term, when retaliatory tariffs hit soybean exports.
The nominee's confirmation is still pending.
Expected government payments could cushion farm income and reduce pressure to sell grain, but they do not change export demand. Tariff threats on soybeans remain the bigger price risk.
reuters.comLeah DouglasJan 23, 2025After 369 past bearish policy events, Soybeans moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.8%), and +0.8% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
