# Even More Billions in U.S. Farm Bailouts Risk Violating Trade Agreements | Environmental Working Group

> The Environmental Working Group argues that another $20 billion in COVID-19 farm aid could push 2020 federal farm spending above $50 billion. It says 2019 payments of about $34 billion, including $14.5 billion in trade-war aid, already exceeded the WTO cap.

- Date: 2020-08-06 · published 2020-08-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51604-even-more-billions-in-u-s-farm-bailouts-risk-violating-trade-agreements
- 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

Expanded payments raise the risk of WTO challenges that could affect US export policy. Their effect on grain prices is indirect, since support sustains production without changing near-term supply.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 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% |
| CORN | 2021-02-18 | [USDA Data: Nearly All Pandemic Bailout Funds Went to White Farmers \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48607-usda-data-nearly-all-pandemic-bailout-funds-went-to-white-farmers-environmental.md) | +0.8% | -4.4% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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 | 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) | +1.3% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- ewg.org: https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/even-more-billions-us-farm-bailouts-risk-violating-trade-agreements

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