# USDA Market Facilitation Program: Oversight of Future Supplemental Assistance to Farmers Could Be Improved | U.S. GAO

> GAO reviewed USDA's Market Facilitation Program, which paid $23 billion to farms for 2018 and 2019 trade-disruption losses. GAO found the Farm Service Agency's payment accuracy checks could be improved and recommended more reliable future reviews. Historically underserved farmers received about 3.6 percent of the payments.

- Date: 2022-01-04 · published 2022-01-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43140-usda-market-facilitation-program-oversight-of-future-supplemental-assistance-to
- 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 findings concern oversight of past aid rather than new supply or demand, so direct price impact is limited. Any future supplemental assistance program could affect farm cash flow and feed purchasing.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-17 | [Farm Programs: USDA Financial Assistance to Agricultural Producers for Fiscal Years 2019–2023 \| U.S. GAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26951-farm-programs-usda-financial-assistance-to-agricultural-producers-for-fiscal.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2025-01-06 | [USDA’s January WASDE, final production reports could prove pivotal for corn market \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11607-usda-s-january-wasde-final-production-reports-could-prove-pivotal-for-corn.md) | +4.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2022-01-12 | [Commodity markets take USDA’s WASDE in stride \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43103-commodity-markets-take-usda-s-wasde-in-stride-an-official-publication-of.md) | -2.6% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2023-10-11 | [Supply and demand numbers could provide insight on the direction of feed costs - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33759-supply-and-demand-numbers-could-provide-insight-on-the-direction-of-feed-costs.md) | -0.4% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2025-11-14 | [USDA's WASDE turns markets bearish despite yield cuts \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21891-usda-s-wasde-turns-markets-bearish-despite-yield-cuts-an-official-publication.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2024-12-17 | [Farm Programs: USDA Financial Assistance to Agricultural Producers for Fiscal Years 2019–2023 \| U.S. GAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26951-farm-programs-usda-financial-assistance-to-agricultural-producers-for-fiscal.md) | -1.3% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2022-01-12 | [Commodity markets take USDA’s WASDE in stride \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43103-commodity-markets-take-usda-s-wasde-in-stride-an-official-publication-of.md) | +1.1% | +15.8% |
| SOY | 2023-10-11 | [Supply and demand numbers could provide insight on the direction of feed costs - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33759-supply-and-demand-numbers-could-provide-insight-on-the-direction-of-feed-costs.md) | +2.0% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- gao.gov: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-104259

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