# USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption

> USDA announced up to $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by unjustified retaliatory tariffs and trade disruption, with Secretary Perdue citing China's trade practices. The program is designed to offset estimated tariff impacts on US agricultural goods.

- Date: 2019-05-23 · published 2019-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5441-usda-announces-support-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified-retaliation-and
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Direct payments cushion farm income and could keep acreage in production, but the aid does not reopen export markets, so the trade dispute still pressures soybean and grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-14 | [USDA report has mixed impact - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62483-usda-report-has-mixed-impact-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +7.8% | +4.1% |
| WHEAT | 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) | +1.5% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-10 | [The UN-brokered Black Sea Deal and Impacts on Global Food Security - United States Department of State](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14459-the-un-brokered-black-sea-deal-and-impacts-on-global-food-security-united.md) | -0.5% | +4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-23 | [Argentina Slashes Export Taxes to Rescue Drought-Hit Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13881-argentina-slashes-export-taxes-to-rescue-drought-hit-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +3.8% | +4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-13 | [India Relaxes Wheat Export Curbs to Appease Protesting Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20582-india-relaxes-wheat-export-curbs-to-appease-protesting-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +0.9% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2018-08-27 | [USDA Announces Details of Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63521-usda-announces-details-of-assistance-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2018-07-24 | [USDA announces $12 billion in programs for farmers affected by trade war - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64020-usda-announces-12-billion-in-programs-for-farmers-affected-by-trade-war-agweek.md) | +3.2% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2022-07-26 | [Tariffs & Trade War Impact on U.S. Agriculture \| Tax Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14920-tariffs-and-trade-war-impact-on-u-s-agriculture-tax-foundation.md) | +8.2% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/05/23/usda-details-new-round-trade-aid
- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/21370-usda-unveils-16b-farmer-assistance-program
- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2019/05/23/usda-announces-support-farmers-impacted-unjustified-retaliation-and-trade-disruption

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