# Under Trump Administration, Farm Subsidies Soared and the Rich Got Richer | Green Fiscal Policy Network

> An Environmental Working Group analysis of USDA records finds farm subsidy payments rose from about $4 billion in 2017 to over $20 billion in 2020. Most of the increase came from ad hoc programs tied to the trade war, and the largest farms captured a growing share.

- Date: 2021-09-08 · published 2021-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45080-under-trump-administration-farm-subsidies-soared-and-the-rich-got-richer-green
- 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 analysis is a policy critique that may shape future farm bill debate, but it does not change near-term supply or demand for feed commodities.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-12 | [Farm Policy: AALA Panel Discusses Farming’s Future Under the 117th Congress and Biden Administration - Farm Law \| NC State Extension](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49110-farm-policy-aala-panel-discusses-farming-s-future-under-the-117th-congress-and.md) | +5.8% | +11.6% |
| CORN | 2025-02-28 | [The Complicated Fate of a New Farm Bill in the Second Trump Administration](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26031-the-complicated-fate-of-a-new-farm-bill-in-the-second-trump-administration.md) | -2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-02-24 | [Farm Subsidies Ballooned Under Trump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48604-farm-subsidies-ballooned-under-trump.md) | +0.7% | +5.4% |
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| CORN | 2016-11-16 | [What's the Farm Bill Outlook With a Trump Administration?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73843-what-s-the-farm-bill-outlook-with-a-trump-administration.md) | +2.5% | +3.3% |
| SOY | 2021-01-12 | [Farm Policy: AALA Panel Discusses Farming’s Future Under the 117th Congress and Biden Administration - Farm Law \| NC State Extension](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49110-farm-policy-aala-panel-discusses-farming-s-future-under-the-117th-congress-and.md) | +0.8% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2025-02-28 | [The Complicated Fate of a New Farm Bill in the Second Trump Administration](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26031-the-complicated-fate-of-a-new-farm-bill-in-the-second-trump-administration.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2021-02-24 | [Farm Subsidies Ballooned Under Trump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48604-farm-subsidies-ballooned-under-trump.md) | +0.6% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- greenfiscalpolicy.org: https://greenfiscalpolicy.org/under-trump-farm-subsidies-soared-and-the-rich-got-richer/

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