# Rep. Thompson calls on USDA to fairly distribute fuel relief funds to specialty crop growers | In Trade | InsideTrade.com

> Rep. Mike Thompson urged USDA to ensure its $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief program does not give specialty crop growers disproportionately less aid than other producers. He cited the uneven distribution of last year's trade assistance.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:16:33.878Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31232-rep-thompson-calls-on-usda-to-fairly-distribute-fuel-relief-funds-to-specialty
- 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 dispute concerns how relief is divided among sectors, not overall supply. Price impact on feed commodities is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-08 | [Groups formally request to support Mexico’s ban on GM corn in USMCA trade dispute \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33145-groups-formally-request-to-support-mexico-s-ban-on-gm-corn-in-usmca-trade.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-06-07 | [Mexican trade dispute may dramatically impact U.S. corn growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40929-mexican-trade-dispute-may-dramatically-impact-u-s-corn-growers.md) | -0.2% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2026-03-01 | [USDA Announces Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20564-usda-announces-assistance-for-specialty-crop-farmers-impacted-by-unfair-market.md) | +2.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2018-05-25 | [Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Mexican trade dispute may dramatically impact U.S. corn growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65006-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-mexican-trade-dispute-may-dramatically-impact-u-s.md) | -1.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2020-04-07 | [Grassley, Duckworth, Ernst Call on USDA to Allocate Additional Funds to Biofuel Industry Negatively Impacted by COVID-19](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53526-grassley-duckworth-ernst-call-on-usda-to-allocate-additional-funds-to-biofuel.md) | -4.0% | -6.5% |
| SOY | 2026-03-01 | [USDA Announces Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20564-usda-announces-assistance-for-specialty-crop-farmers-impacted-by-unfair-market.md) | +2.4% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2020-04-07 | [Grassley, Duckworth, Ernst Call on USDA to Allocate Additional Funds to Biofuel Industry Negatively Impacted by COVID-19](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53526-grassley-duckworth-ernst-call-on-usda-to-allocate-additional-funds-to-biofuel.md) | -1.0% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2019-08-15 | [Were southern soybean farmers at top of mind in the design of recent USDA tariff and disaster relief programs?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57597-were-southern-soybean-farmers-at-top-of-mind-in-the-design-of-recent-usda.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- insidetrade.com: https://insidetrade.com/trade/rep-thompson-calls-usda-fairly-distribute-fuel-relief-funds-specialty-crop-growers

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