# Iowa farmers want Trump, despite talk of trade wars | Reuters

> Reuters examined USDA data showing about $217 billion in farm payments during the Trump years, with Iowa receiving the second-largest total after Illinois. The piece describes farmers' political preferences and their reliance on government aid.

- Date: 2024-01-11 · published 2024-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32102-iowa-farmers-want-trump-despite-talk-of-trade-wars-reuters
- 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

This is political and historical context on farm payments with no new supply, demand or trade development that would move feed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-09-13 | [Trump trade-war aid sows frustration in farm country \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57079-trump-trade-war-aid-sows-frustration-in-farm-country-reuters.md) | +3.9% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2025-10-06 | [Trump bailout for trade-hit US farmers expected this week \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22378-trump-bailout-for-trade-hit-us-farmers-expected-this-week-reuters.md) | -0.1% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2019-12-04 | [Trump’s $28 Billion Trade War Bailout Is Overpaying Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55567-trump-s-28-billion-trade-war-bailout-is-overpaying-farmers-bloomberg.md) | -3.9% | +1.5% |
| 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 | 2018-07-24 | [US to give farmers $12bn trade war bailout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64018-us-to-give-farmers-12bn-trade-war-bailout.md) | +1.7% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2019-09-13 | [Trump trade-war aid sows frustration in farm country \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57079-trump-trade-war-aid-sows-frustration-in-farm-country-reuters.md) | +1.1% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2025-10-06 | [Trump bailout for trade-hit US farmers expected this week \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22378-trump-bailout-for-trade-hit-us-farmers-expected-this-week-reuters.md) | -1.1% | +8.0% |
| SOY | 2019-12-04 | [Trump’s $28 Billion Trade War Bailout Is Overpaying Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55567-trump-s-28-billion-trade-war-bailout-is-overpaying-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +3.5% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/iowa-farmers-want-trump-despite-talk-trade-wars-2024-01-11/

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