# Taking stock of Trump’s trade aid - POLITICO

> POLITICO reports the Trump administration paid $10.3 billion in 2019 to farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs, on top of $8.6 billion for the prior year's production. Direct government payments are up 64% from 2018, driven largely by trade aid.

- Date: 2019-12-05 · published 2019-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55566-taking-stock-of-trump-s-trade-aid-politico
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Large trade aid payments support farm incomes and production decisions while US export competitiveness remains weak, keeping US feed grain and soybean prices under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-05-17 | [Trump says his trade policy is working. To some Wisconsin farmers, it's 'a kick in the teeth' \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59138-trump-says-his-trade-policy-is-working-to-some-wisconsin-farmers-it-s-a-kick-in.md) | -2.2% | +6.8% |
| SOY | 2025-04-26 | [Trump trade war sinking key commodity exports like pork and soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25130-trump-trade-war-sinking-key-commodity-exports-like-pork-and-soybeans.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2018-04-04 | [How China will target U.S. agriculture - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65374-how-china-will-target-u-s-agriculture-politico.md) | +1.2% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2016-11-18 | [Trump's tough talk on China risks impacting agriculture and food trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73818-trump-s-tough-talk-on-china-risks-impacting-agriculture-and-food-trade.md) | +5.7% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2018-12-03 | [Trump’s trade war sees US soybean exports heading south](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61762-trump-s-trade-war-sees-us-soybean-exports-heading-south.md) | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-24 | [U.S. accuses Mexico of violating trade deal \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46587-u-s-accuses-mexico-of-violating-trade-deal-the-western-producer.md) | +4.6% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2018-04-04 | [How China will target U.S. agriculture - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65374-how-china-will-target-u-s-agriculture-politico.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2016-11-18 | [Trump's tough talk on China risks impacting agriculture and food trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73818-trump-s-tough-talk-on-china-risks-impacting-agriculture-and-food-trade.md) | +2.1% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-agriculture/2019/12/05/taking-stock-of-trumps-trade-aid-783338

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