# Farm Subsidies Ballooned Under Trump

> An EWG analysis of USDA records finds farm subsidy payments grew from about $4 billion in 2017 to over $20 billion in 2020, largely from ad hoc trade-war programs. The share going to the largest farms also rose.

- Date: 2021-02-24 · published 2021-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48604-farm-subsidies-ballooned-under-trump
- 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

Subsidy reform debate under the new administration could change future payment design, but no immediate change to crop or livestock supply is announced.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-07-30 | [Trump’s Tax Bill Expands Farm Subsidies. Not All Farmers Will Benefit.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23749-trump-s-tax-bill-expands-farm-subsidies-not-all-farmers-will-benefit.md) | -1.3% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-09-08 | [Under Trump Administration, Farm Subsidies Soared and the Rich Got Richer \| Green Fiscal Policy Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45080-under-trump-administration-farm-subsidies-soared-and-the-rich-got-richer-green.md) | -1.9% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2017-06-02 | [Agriculture subsidies jump 59%: New report on the farm bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70478-agriculture-subsidies-jump-59-new-report-on-the-farm-bill.md) | +2.5% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2026-07-23 | [Taxpayer-funded farm subsidies rising, along with concerns \|  \| cnhinews.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18323-taxpayer-funded-farm-subsidies-rising-along-with-concerns-cnhinews-com.md) | -2.8% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2020-11-01 | [Trump Funnels Record Subsidies to Farmers Ahead of Election Day (Published 2020)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50631-trump-funnels-record-subsidies-to-farmers-ahead-of-election-day-published-2020.md) | +0.5% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2025-07-30 | [Trump’s Tax Bill Expands Farm Subsidies. Not All Farmers Will Benefit.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23749-trump-s-tax-bill-expands-farm-subsidies-not-all-farmers-will-benefit.md) | -1.3% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2021-09-08 | [Under Trump Administration, Farm Subsidies Soared and the Rich Got Richer \| Green Fiscal Policy Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45080-under-trump-administration-farm-subsidies-soared-and-the-rich-got-richer-green.md) | +0.6% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2017-06-02 | [Agriculture subsidies jump 59%: New report on the farm bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70478-agriculture-subsidies-jump-59-new-report-on-the-farm-bill.md) | +2.8% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- ewg.org: https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/2021-farm-subsidies-ballooned-under-trump/

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