# USDA Market Facilitation Program: Stronger Adherence to Quality Guidelines Would Improve Future Economic Analyses | U.S. GAO

> A GAO report reviews USDA's 2018 and 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments made to farmers after foreign retaliatory tariffs. It finds the 2019 trade damage estimates used inflated baselines, leading to higher payments, and that payments varied by region for the same crop.

- Date: 2021-11-18 · published 2021-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44029-usda-market-facilitation-program-stronger-adherence-to-quality-guidelines-would
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Findings on overstated export-loss baselines could prompt tighter USDA methodology for future aid, with limited direct effect on feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-12 | [Key data in USDA's May 10 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30218-key-data-in-usda-s-may-10-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market-expectations.md) | +0.8% | +5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-12 | [Key data in USDA's September 12 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39552-key-data-in-usda-s-september-12-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market.md) | -0.5% | +4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-11 | [Key data in USDA's June 9 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35445-key-data-in-usda-s-june-9-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market-expectations.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-08 | [Key data in USDA's February 8 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37260-key-data-in-usda-s-february-8-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market.md) | -1.9% | -8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-18 | [USDA reports provide mixed signals for wheat market \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29802-usda-reports-provide-mixed-signals-for-wheat-market-the-western-producer.md) | -8.0% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- gao.gov: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-468

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