# Farmers Have Received $7.7B in Trade Aid to Date | Feed & Grain

> USDA has paid out $7.7 billion so far in trade aid to offset retaliatory Chinese tariffs, and the Trump administration has pledged up to $12 billion. The payments are designed to cushion losses on crops hit by tariffs.

- Date: 2020-12-01 · published 2020-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49635-farmers-have-received-7-7b-in-trade-aid-to-date-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Trade aid cushions farm incomes without changing export flows, so its direct effect on feed grain and oilseed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-05-21 | [U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58949-u-s-to-favour-soybeans-in-trade-war-aid-for-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +2.9% | +9.8% |
| SOY | 2019-02-13 | [Farmer trade aid sign-up ends Feb. 14](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60599-farmer-trade-aid-sign-up-ends-feb-14.md) | -1.6% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2019-10-28 | [In Argentina grains belt, farmers ready to 'unsaddle' as Peronists return](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56409-in-argentina-grains-belt-farmers-ready-to-unsaddle-as-peronists-return.md) | +0.4% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2025-12-08 | [Trump is giving farmers $12 billion in aid \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21483-trump-is-giving-farmers-12-billion-in-aid-ap-news.md) | -2.6% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2024-10-23 | [Potential Federal Policy Responses to Negative Grain Farm Incomes - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27841-potential-federal-policy-responses-to-negative-grain-farm-incomes-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.7% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2019-05-21 | [U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58949-u-s-to-favour-soybeans-in-trade-war-aid-for-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +2.4% | +10.9% |
| CORN | 2018-07-24 | [US to give farmers $12bn trade war bailout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64018-us-to-give-farmers-12bn-trade-war-bailout.md) | +1.7% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2019-02-13 | [Farmer trade aid sign-up ends Feb. 14](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60599-farmer-trade-aid-sign-up-ends-feb-14.md) | -1.4% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/business-markets/legislative-news/news/15396048/farmers-have-received-77b-in-trade-aid-to-date

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