# Trump’s $28 Billion Trade War Bailout Is Overpaying Farmers - Bloomberg

> Bloomberg reports six studies find President Trump's roughly $28 billion farm bailout may be paying many growers more than the trade war cost them. The article questions whether aid overcompensates for trade damage.

- Date: 2019-12-04 · published 2019-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55567-trump-s-28-billion-trade-war-bailout-is-overpaying-farmers-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

If aid exceeds trade losses, farmers may keep production high despite weak demand, which is bearish for feed grain and soybean prices over time.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-27 | [Trump farm bailout to provide $6 billion in initial relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63524-trump-farm-bailout-to-provide-6-billion-in-initial-relief.md) | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-09 | [US Weighs Farmer Bailout as China Threatens Retaliation - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25113-us-weighs-farmer-bailout-as-china-threatens-retaliation-bloomberg.md) | +3.4% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-08-28 | [Trump's Farmer Bailout: Half Now, the Rest Later – Maybe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63526-trump-s-farmer-bailout-half-now-the-rest-later-maybe.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-04-18 | [Multibillion US farm, protein trade face choppy waters over ship fees \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16948-multibillion-us-farm-protein-trade-face-choppy-waters-over-ship-fees-s-and-p.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.7% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2018-07-24 | [US to give farmers $12bn trade war bailout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64018-us-to-give-farmers-12bn-trade-war-bailout.md) | +3.2% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2018-08-27 | [Trump farm bailout to provide $6 billion in initial relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63524-trump-farm-bailout-to-provide-6-billion-in-initial-relief.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2025-04-09 | [US Weighs Farmer Bailout as China Threatens Retaliation - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25113-us-weighs-farmer-bailout-as-china-threatens-retaliation-bloomberg.md) | +4.4% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-04/trump-s-28-billion-trade-war-bailout-is-overpaying-many-farmers

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