# GAO details share of trade aid to minority farmers | 2022-02-03 | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> GAO found that minority and historically underserved farmers received less than 4% of Market Facilitation Program payments, while farmers with adjusted gross incomes of at least $900,000 received $193 million. USDA paid $23 billion over 2018 and 2019, and Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Stabenow requested the analysis.

- Date: 2022-02-03 · published 2022-02-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42695-gao-details-share-of-trade-aid-to-minority-farmers-2022-02-03-agri-pulse
- 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 distribution findings concern policy fairness rather than supply or demand for feed grains, so the direct price impact is negligible.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-03-29 | [Farmers plan to cut corn, soybean acreage, USDA says \| 2018-03-29 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66030-farmers-plan-to-cut-corn-soybean-acreage-usda-says-2018-03-29-agri-pulse-agri.md) | +4.8% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2019-08-30 | [Trade mitigation payments boost farm income \| 2019-08-30  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57599-trade-mitigation-payments-boost-farm-income-2019-08-30-agri-pulse.md) | -2.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2023-05-31 | [USDA lowers ag trade forecast for FY 2023 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5571-usda-lowers-ag-trade-forecast-for-fy-2023-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -1.8% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-08-28 | [Ag trade deficit to grow in FY25, as Chinese market shrinks  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14730-ag-trade-deficit-to-grow-in-fy25-as-chinese-market-shrinks-agri-pulse.md) | +4.4% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2021-01-06 | [USDA: Mexican stance against GMO hurts farmers \| 2021-01-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49132-usda-mexican-stance-against-gmo-hurts-farmers-2021-01-05-agri-pulse.md) | +5.2% | +12.7% |
| SOY | 2018-03-29 | [Farmers plan to cut corn, soybean acreage, USDA says \| 2018-03-29 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66030-farmers-plan-to-cut-corn-soybean-acreage-usda-says-2018-03-29-agri-pulse-agri.md) | +1.3% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2019-08-30 | [Trade mitigation payments boost farm income \| 2019-08-30  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57599-trade-mitigation-payments-boost-farm-income-2019-08-30-agri-pulse.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2023-05-31 | [USDA lowers ag trade forecast for FY 2023 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5571-usda-lowers-ag-trade-forecast-for-fy-2023-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +4.4% | +11.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/17156-gao-details-share-of-trade-aid-to-minority-farmers

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