# USDA Data: Nearly All Pandemic Bailout Funds Went to White Farmers | Environmental Working Group

> EWG analysis of USDA data reports that nearly all CFAP and MFP pandemic payments went to white farmers, with white farmers receiving about $6.7 billion of the $9.2 billion CFAP paid through October 2020. The CFAP program was suspended by the Biden administration pending review.

- Date: 2021-02-18 · published 2021-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48607-usda-data-nearly-all-pandemic-bailout-funds-went-to-white-farmers-environmental
- 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

Suspension of CFAP payments removes a source of farm cash support, but the equity findings do not directly alter commodity supply or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-07 | [Trump USDA farmer bailout funds flowed to Mar-a-Lago neighbor instead \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37288-trump-usda-farmer-bailout-funds-flowed-to-mar-a-lago-neighbor-instead.md) | -0.6% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-30 | [USDA Bailout for Impact of Trump’s Tariffs Goes to Biggest, Richest Farmers \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58075-usda-bailout-for-impact-of-trump-s-tariffs-goes-to-biggest-richest-farmers.md) | -5.6% | -10.5% |
| CORN | 2020-08-06 | [Even More Billions in U.S. Farm Bailouts Risk Violating Trade Agreements \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51604-even-more-billions-in-u-s-farm-bailouts-risk-violating-trade-agreements.md) | +1.4% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2016-11-28 | [Could Farm Policy Support Healthy Diets? \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73845-could-farm-policy-support-healthy-diets-environmental-working-group.md) | -3.4% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2025-06-10 | [Triple dipping: Budget bill raises farm subsidies for wealthy farmers by billions of dollars \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24190-triple-dipping-budget-bill-raises-farm-subsidies-for-wealthy-farmers-by.md) | +0.7% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2023-02-07 | [Trump USDA farmer bailout funds flowed to Mar-a-Lago neighbor instead \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37288-trump-usda-farmer-bailout-funds-flowed-to-mar-a-lago-neighbor-instead.md) | +1.4% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2019-07-30 | [USDA Bailout for Impact of Trump’s Tariffs Goes to Biggest, Richest Farmers \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58075-usda-bailout-for-impact-of-trump-s-tariffs-goes-to-biggest-richest-farmers.md) | -4.0% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2020-08-06 | [Even More Billions in U.S. Farm Bailouts Risk Violating Trade Agreements \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51604-even-more-billions-in-u-s-farm-bailouts-risk-violating-trade-agreements.md) | +1.0% | +9.1% |

## Sources

- ewg.org: https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2021/02/usda-data-nearly-all-pandemic-bailout-funds-went-white-farmers

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