# Study says U.S. overpaid farmers | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source

> A Bloomberg report, citing Kansas State University research, said the $28 billion trade bailout largely overpaid farmers, with cotton growers receiving the largest gains. Payments to cotton farmers in the second round were 33 times the estimated tariff impact. The study noted that payments may not offset long-run trade losses.

- Date: 2020-05-09 · published 2020-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53126-study-says-u-s-overpaid-farmers-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette-arkansas-best
- 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

Overpayment to some crops could keep acreage and output higher than market prices alone would support. The effect on feed-grain prices is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-12-21 | [Federal watchdog: Trump's USDA overpaid corn farmers by $3B \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43580-federal-watchdog-trump-s-usda-overpaid-corn-farmers-by-3b-ap-news.md) | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2025-09-25 | [Trump Says He Wants to Give Aid to Struggling Farmers - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22846-trump-says-he-wants-to-give-aid-to-struggling-farmers-the-new-york-times.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2018-07-29 | [U.S. says farmers could get cash aid by October but will not be made whole](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64016-u-s-says-farmers-could-get-cash-aid-by-october-but-will-not-be-made-whole.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2019-09-16 | [U.S. farmers receive $4.07 billion of latest government trade aid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57082-u-s-farmers-receive-4-07-billion-of-latest-government-trade-aid.md) | +3.4% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2019-08-05 | [Hoeven, FSA chief detail trade aid payouts as 'stopgap' for farmers - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57603-hoeven-fsa-chief-detail-trade-aid-payouts-as-stopgap-for-farmers-agweek-1.md) | -2.4% | -8.2% |
| SOY | 2021-12-21 | [Federal watchdog: Trump's USDA overpaid corn farmers by $3B \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43580-federal-watchdog-trump-s-usda-overpaid-corn-farmers-by-3b-ap-news.md) | +5.2% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [Trump Says He Wants to Give Aid to Struggling Farmers - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22846-trump-says-he-wants-to-give-aid-to-struggling-farmers-the-new-york-times.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-07-29 | [U.S. says farmers could get cash aid by October but will not be made whole](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64016-u-s-says-farmers-could-get-cash-aid-by-october-but-will-not-be-made-whole.md) | +1.8% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- arkansasonline.com: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/may/09/study-says-u-s-overpaid-farmers-2020050/

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