# Case for Ad Hoc Assistance in the Presence of Commodity Programs: MFP 2018 - farmdoc daily

> Farmdoc daily analysts examine the 2018 Market Facilitation Program, the ad hoc payments made to farms for export losses from retaliatory tariffs. Soybeans received 86% of MFP 2018 payments. The authors argue a commodity program coverage gap justifies the ad hoc aid.

- Date: 2021-04-29 · published 2021-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47578-case-for-ad-hoc-assistance-in-the-presence-of-commodity-programs-mfp-2018
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Government aid for trade-damaged crops affects farm cash flow and planting incentives, but it does not directly move feed commodity prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-01-05 | [IFES 2017: Farm Policy Review and Outlook for the 2018 Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66971-ifes-2017-farm-policy-review-and-outlook-for-the-2018-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.0% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2017-02-23 | [Farmers: Protect conservation, crop insurance but tweak commodity programs \| 2017-02-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72471-farmers-protect-conservation-crop-insurance-but-tweak-commodity-programs-2017.md) | +1.8% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2024-05-15 | [Statutory Reference Prices and the Next Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30236-statutory-reference-prices-and-the-next-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | +3.1% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2021-01-07 | [IFES 2020: Post-Election Farm Policy Outlook After Three Years of Ad Hoc Payments - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49111-ifes-2020-post-election-farm-policy-outlook-after-three-years-of-ad-hoc.md) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2024-04-10 | [Daybreak April 10: GT: I found a way to fund commodity programs \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30724-daybreak-april-10-gt-i-found-a-way-to-fund-commodity-programs-agri-pulse.md) | -2.5% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- origin.farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://origin.farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2021/04/case-for-ad-hoc-assistance-in-the-presence-of-commodity-programs-mfp-2018.html

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