# Breakingviews - U.S. farm aid bonanza is free market nightmare

> A Reuters Breakingviews column argues that U.S. farm aid has reached record levels, with over $22 billion promised last year, mostly to offset trade-war losses. Annual support averaged almost $12 billion in the prior five years.

- Date: 2020-11-02 · published 2020-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50142-breakingviews-u-s-farm-aid-bonanza-is-free-market-nightmare
- 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

Heavy government support keeps farmers planting and holding production in place despite weak market signals, which can weigh on prices over time.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-22 | [Farmers May Need Emergency Market Aid, Ag Leaders Say \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23307-farmers-may-need-emergency-market-aid-ag-leaders-say-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2025-08-07 | [For Argentine farmers, Milei's free-market reforms fall short](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13842-for-argentine-farmers-milei-s-free-market-reforms-fall-short.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2026-03-11 | [Daybreak March 11: More farm aid is on the way, Boozman says \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20157-daybreak-march-11-more-farm-aid-is-on-the-way-boozman-says-agri-pulse.md) | +3.5% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2024-08-15 | [Time is running out for passage of a new farm bill - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28774-time-is-running-out-for-passage-of-a-new-farm-bill-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -1.3% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 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) | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2025-08-22 | [Farmers May Need Emergency Market Aid, Ag Leaders Say \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23307-farmers-may-need-emergency-market-aid-ag-leaders-say-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.6% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2025-08-07 | [For Argentine farmers, Milei's free-market reforms fall short](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13842-for-argentine-farmers-milei-s-free-market-reforms-fall-short.md) | +6.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [Signal Ocean weekly dry market monitor \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16918-signal-ocean-weekly-dry-market-monitor-air-freight-news.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-farmers-breakingviews/breakingviews-u-s-farm-aid-bonanza-is-free-market-nightmare-idUSKBN27I1V7/

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