# Federal watchdog: Trump's USDA overpaid corn farmers by $3B | AP News

> A federal watchdog report found that USDA's 2018 and 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments exceeded actual trade damage, with corn producers receiving about $3 billion more than USDA's damage estimate. Farm groups received more than $21.7 billion in those years across major crops, plus dairy, hog and specialty crop payments.

- Date: 2021-12-21 · published 2021-12-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43580-federal-watchdog-trump-s-usda-overpaid-corn-farmers-by-3b-ap-news
- 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 affect how future trade-aid programs are designed and funded, but they do not change current feed supply or demand. Any price effect on corn is likely minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-08 | [Trump is giving farmers $12 billion in aid \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21483-trump-is-giving-farmers-12-billion-in-aid-ap-news.md) | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2025-12-11 | [How Trump's trade deal and aid package affects American farmers \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21487-how-trump-s-trade-deal-and-aid-package-affects-american-farmers-ap-news.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2020-05-09 | [Study says U.S. overpaid farmers \| The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53126-study-says-u-s-overpaid-farmers-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette-arkansas-best.md) | -1.4% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2020-02-14 | [U.S. Watchdog to Investigate Trump’s Farm Bailout Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54577-u-s-watchdog-to-investigate-trump-s-farm-bailout-program.md) | +1.2% | +0.3% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2025-12-08 | [Trump is giving farmers $12 billion in aid \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21483-trump-is-giving-farmers-12-billion-in-aid-ap-news.md) | -2.6% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2025-12-11 | [How Trump's trade deal and aid package affects American farmers \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21487-how-trump-s-trade-deal-and-aid-package-affects-american-farmers-ap-news.md) | -3.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2020-05-09 | [Study says U.S. overpaid farmers \| The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53126-study-says-u-s-overpaid-farmers-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette-arkansas-best.md) | -1.2% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-donald-trump-iowa-agriculture-f1b2216306fa2a5ed410710033c70c06

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