# U.S. farmers still dependent on trade aid after China deal

> The Trump administration devoted $16 billion to trade aid in 2019, mostly in direct payments to farmers, up from $12 billion in 2018. Trump said in a February 21 tweet that farmers would receive more aid in 2020 if needed.

- Date: 2020-03-11 · published 2020-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54116-u-s-farmers-still-dependent-on-trade-aid-after-china-deal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Continued government payments support farm income and cash flow, which can sustain planted acreage and feed-grain output despite weak export prices, keeping pressure on corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-01-07 | [China won't hike grain import quotas for U.S. trade deal: Caixin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54941-china-won-t-hike-grain-import-quotas-for-u-s-trade-deal-caixin.md) | +0.9% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-06-11 | [China Nudges Pig Farmers to Restrain Supply After Prices Slump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24184-china-nudges-pig-farmers-to-restrain-supply-after-prices-slump.md) | -0.5% | -4.1% |
| 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 | 2025-04-18 | [Multibillion US farm, protein trade face choppy waters over ship fees \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16948-multibillion-us-farm-protein-trade-face-choppy-waters-over-ship-fees-s-and-p.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2024-01-23 | [China to Encourage Hog Farmers to Reduce Capacity After Price Slump - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32125-china-to-encourage-hog-farmers-to-reduce-capacity-after-price-slump-pork.md) | -1.0% | -4.9% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2019-11-20 | [A trade deal with China could end up hurting the U.S. soybean market -Braun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55913-a-trade-deal-with-china-could-end-up-hurting-the-u-s-soybean-market-braun.md) | -3.0% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2025-04-18 | [Multibillion US farm, protein trade face choppy waters over ship fees \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16948-multibillion-us-farm-protein-trade-face-choppy-waters-over-ship-fees-s-and-p.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-farmers-subsidies-analysis/u-s-farmers-still-dependent-on-trade-aid-after-china-deal-idUSKBN20Y1B7/

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