# USDA Farm Programs Help Farmers and Ranchers During 2019 Challenges | Farm Service Agency

> USDA released a summary of its farm program activity in 2019, citing support for producers hit by prevented planting, delayed harvests and retaliatory tariffs. RMA reportedly paid about $4.26 billion in prevented planting claims tied to flooding and excess moisture across more than 19.6 million unplanted acres.

- Date: 2019-12-19 · published 2019-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55563-usda-farm-programs-help-farmers-and-ranchers-during-2019-challenges-farm
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Government payments are cushioning farm income and supporting feed grain supply decisions, but they do not change underlying crop output, so price pressure from large stocks persists.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-12-04 | [USDA report: Grain, hay prices up during fall - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55650-usda-report-grain-hay-prices-up-during-fall-mid-west-farm-report.md) | -3.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-11-15 | [Rabobank: Animal protein could face trade challenges again in 2019 \| 2018-11-15  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61976-rabobank-animal-protein-could-face-trade-challenges-again-in-2019-2018-11-15.md) | -0.7% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2022-06-13 | [Small Changes and Season Average Price Forecasts - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40900-small-changes-and-season-average-price-forecasts-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.5% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-10-25 | [Export Sales to China and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14712-export-sales-to-china-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -1.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-08-12 | [USDA Increases 2024 Corn Production and Demand, Lowers Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28712-usda-increases-2024-corn-production-and-demand-lowers-ending-stocks.md) | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2019-12-04 | [USDA report: Grain, hay prices up during fall - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55650-usda-report-grain-hay-prices-up-during-fall-mid-west-farm-report.md) | +3.5% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2022-06-13 | [Small Changes and Season Average Price Forecasts - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40900-small-changes-and-season-average-price-forecasts-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.5% | -8.8% |
| SOY | 2023-03-27 | [Canada: Oilseeds and Products Annual \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36823-canada-oilseeds-and-products-annual-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +5.4% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- fsa.usda.gov: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/12-19-2019/usda-farm-programs-help-farmers-ranchers-2019-challenges

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