# As Trade Aid Winds Downs, Farmers Struggle to Bounce Back • Stateline

> USDA forecasts 2020 net cash farm income at $109.6 billion, down from $120.4 billion in 2019, as trade-war compensation winds down. Production expenses are expected to rise $10.4 billion, while net farm income is forecast up 3.3%.

- Date: 2020-02-05 · published 2020-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54581-as-trade-aid-winds-downs-farmers-struggle-to-bounce-back-stateline
- 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

Lower farm cash income may slow farmer spending and crop input purchases, while the trade easing reflects better export prospects for grains and oilseeds.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-10-04 | [Billions in COVID-19 and Trade Relief for Farmers—How Was it Distributed? \| U.S. GAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39113-billions-in-covid-19-and-trade-relief-for-farmers-how-was-it-distributed-u-s-gao.md) | +1.6% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-02-03 | [GAO details share of trade aid to minority farmers \| 2022-02-03 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42695-gao-details-share-of-trade-aid-to-minority-farmers-2022-02-03-agri-pulse.md) | +3.2% | +15.5% |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [US Ag Trade Deficit Widens to $32 Billion - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14753-us-ag-trade-deficit-widens-to-32-billion-farm-policy-news.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2022-05-13 | [Argentine farmers swap cereal crops for soyabeans in bid to counter…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14034-argentine-farmers-swap-cereal-crops-for-soyabeans-in-bid-to-counter.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-04-29 | [EU grain production set to bounce back](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24614-eu-grain-production-set-to-bounce-back.md) | -3.7% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2022-10-04 | [Billions in COVID-19 and Trade Relief for Farmers—How Was it Distributed? \| U.S. GAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39113-billions-in-covid-19-and-trade-relief-for-farmers-how-was-it-distributed-u-s-gao.md) | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2022-02-03 | [GAO details share of trade aid to minority farmers \| 2022-02-03 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42695-gao-details-share-of-trade-aid-to-minority-farmers-2022-02-03-agri-pulse.md) | +3.2% | +8.7% |
| SOY | 2024-05-30 | [US Ag Trade Deficit Widens to $32 Billion - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14753-us-ag-trade-deficit-widens-to-32-billion-farm-policy-news.md) | -3.0% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- stateline.org: https://stateline.org/2020/02/05/as-trade-aid-winds-downs-farmers-struggle-to-bounce-back/

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