# Farmers in South Paid More From Market Facilitation Program

> A GAO study finds Southern farmers received higher average 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments than those in the Midwest and Great Plains. Georgia averaged $42,545 and Mississippi $35,532, with payments tied to cotton and soybean exposure.

- Date: 2020-10-09 · published 2020-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50632-farmers-in-south-paid-more-from-market-facilitation-program
- 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

The regional payment gap highlights how trade-war aid was distributed, but it does not change feed commodity supply or prices directly.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-30 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Market Facilitation Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63522-federal-register-market-facilitation-program.md) | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2018-09-01 | [Market Facilitation Program: Impacts and Initial Analysis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63527-market-facilitation-program-impacts-and-initial-analysis.md) | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2020-08-24 | [Don’t expect 2020 Market Facilitation Program payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51609-don-t-expect-2020-market-facilitation-program-payments.md) | +3.3% | +11.5% |
| CORN | 2020-08-21 | [USDA Market Facilitation Program: Information on Payments for 2019 \| U.S. GAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51602-usda-market-facilitation-program-information-on-payments-for-2019-u-s-gao.md) | +3.5% | +11.2% |
| CORN | 2019-11-15 | [USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56042-usda-issues-second-tranche-of-market-facilitation-program.md) | -0.7% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2018-08-30 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Market Facilitation Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63522-federal-register-market-facilitation-program.md) | +0.4% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2018-09-01 | [Market Facilitation Program: Impacts and Initial Analysis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63527-market-facilitation-program-impacts-and-initial-analysis.md) | +0.1% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2020-08-24 | [Don’t expect 2020 Market Facilitation Program payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51609-don-t-expect-2020-market-facilitation-program-payments.md) | +5.5% | +13.5% |

## Sources

- ipm.org: https://www.ipm.org/show/eartheats/2020-10-09/farmers-in-south-paid-more-from-market-facilitation-program

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