# The trade aid train keeps chugging - POLITICO

> USDA paid out the final tranche of payments to farmers hurt by Trump's trade fights in 2019. The payments could bring the 2019 total closer to $14.5 billion.

- Date: 2020-02-04 · published 2020-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54579-the-trade-aid-train-keeps-chugging-politico
- 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

This is a payment to farmers that does not change feed supply, so it has little direct price effect; it mainly affects farm income.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-12-05 | [Taking stock of Trump’s trade aid - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55566-taking-stock-of-trump-s-trade-aid-politico.md) | -4.3% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2018-06-22 | [Farming News - The ongoing trade dispute, weather & politics keep markets nervy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64829-farming-news-the-ongoing-trade-dispute-weather-and-politics-keep-markets-nervy.md) | -2.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2022-10-28 | [Monitoring Trade Policy Changes Since the War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39050-monitoring-trade-policy-changes-since-the-war.md) | -2.5% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-07-18 | [All aboard the minibus - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40479-all-aboard-the-minibus-politico.md) | -4.0% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2017-04-02 | [Mexico Ready to Play the Corn Card in Trade Talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71458-mexico-ready-to-play-the-corn-card-in-trade-talks.md) | -0.9% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2019-12-05 | [Taking stock of Trump’s trade aid - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55566-taking-stock-of-trump-s-trade-aid-politico.md) | +1.8% | +6.0% |
| SOY | 2018-06-22 | [Farming News - The ongoing trade dispute, weather & politics keep markets nervy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64829-farming-news-the-ongoing-trade-dispute-weather-and-politics-keep-markets-nervy.md) | -2.2% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2022-07-18 | [All aboard the minibus - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40479-all-aboard-the-minibus-politico.md) | -2.1% | +13.9% |

## Sources

- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-agriculture/2020/02/04/the-trade-aid-train-keeps-chugging-785021

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