# Dairy disappointed in USDA tariff assistance package -  | Ag Proud

> Dairy groups criticized USDA's tariff aid, which provides about 12 cents per hundredweight on half of farms' highest 2011-13 milk production, an estimated $127.4 million total. NMPF said the payments cover less than 10 percent of dairy losses from retaliatory tariffs imposed by Mexico and China. Milk futures have fallen sharply since late May.

- Date: 2018-08-28 · published 2018-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4765-dairy-disappointed-in-usda-tariff-assistance-package-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Retaliatory tariffs cut export demand for dairy products and pushed down milk futures. Limited aid means producers may cut herd size or output, but the aid does not change the underlying price pressure.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2018-10-31 | [NMPF criticizes USDA dairy aid package for falling ‘far short’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8229-nmpf-criticizes-usda-dairy-aid-package-for-falling-far-short.md) | -6.6% | -6.9% |
| MILK | 2025-03-28 | [Tariff Uncertainty Pressures Dairy Markets \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25735-tariff-uncertainty-pressures-dairy-markets-red-river-farm-network.md) | -9.0% | -6.5% |
| MILK | 2025-03-04 | [Dairy Markets on Edge: Tariffs and Trade Uncertainty Shake Prices - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25587-dairy-markets-on-edge-tariffs-and-trade-uncertainty-shake-prices-dairy-herd.md) | -8.9% | -7.7% |
| MILK | 2018-07-31 | [Tariffs taking toll on dairy markets \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64030-tariffs-taking-toll-on-dairy-markets-capital-press.md) | +5.0% | +6.4% |
| MILK | 2025-03-06 | [Dairy Markets Panic While Smart Farmers Cash In: Why 94% of Exports Remain Unaffected by Tariff Drama. \| The Bullvine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4708-dairy-markets-panic-while-smart-farmers-cash-in-why-94-of-exports-remain.md) | +1.8% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/21659-dairy-disappointed-in-usda-tariff-assistance-package

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