# Understanding the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Market Facilitation Program in American Agriculture | Farm Bill Law Enterprise

> An explainer on the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Market Facilitation Program recounts how the program paid farmers during the 2018-2019 trade war. It cites $27 billion in export losses across 17 commodities.

- Date: 2024-11-11 · published 2024-11-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27389-understanding-the-commodity-credit-corporation-and-the-market-facilitation
- 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 history shows how government aid can offset tariff losses, which affects how much farmers may hold back or redirect exports when trade tensions escalate.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-10-12 | [Revisiting Agricultural Trade and Food Assistance Programs in the Farm Bill \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39115-revisiting-agricultural-trade-and-food-assistance-programs-in-the-farm-bill.md) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-12-22 | [Farm Bill Title I Commodity Programs – ARC, PLC and Marketing Assistance Loans \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38203-farm-bill-title-i-commodity-programs-arc-plc-and-marketing-assistance-loans.md) | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2026-07-29 | [The $30 Billion Problem: Farm Bill Funding Meets its Limit \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18318-the-30-billion-problem-farm-bill-funding-meets-its-limit-farm-bureau-intel.md) | -3.5% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2026-02-26 | [Completing the Job: The House Farm Bill Proposal \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20565-completing-the-job-the-house-farm-bill-proposal-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | +0.6% | +7.9% |
| CORN | 2025-01-08 | [American Relief Act of 2025 Provides Ad Hoc Relief to Farmers While Extending Farm Bill \| Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26496-american-relief-act-of-2025-provides-ad-hoc-relief-to-farmers-while-extending.md) | +2.8% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2022-10-12 | [Revisiting Agricultural Trade and Food Assistance Programs in the Farm Bill \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39115-revisiting-agricultural-trade-and-food-assistance-programs-in-the-farm-bill.md) | -0.3% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2022-12-22 | [Farm Bill Title I Commodity Programs – ARC, PLC and Marketing Assistance Loans \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38203-farm-bill-title-i-commodity-programs-arc-plc-and-marketing-assistance-loans.md) | +1.9% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2026-07-29 | [The $30 Billion Problem: Farm Bill Funding Meets its Limit \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18318-the-30-billion-problem-farm-bill-funding-meets-its-limit-farm-bureau-intel.md) | -4.7% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- farmbilllaw.org: https://www.farmbilllaw.org/2024/11/11/understanding-the-commodity-credit-corporation-and-the-market-facilitation-program-in-american-agriculture/

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