# Agricultural Trade Aid: Implications and Consequences for US Global Trade Relationships in the Context of the World Trade Organization | American Enterprise Institute - AEI

> An AEI report by Joseph Glauber estimates about $28 billion in 2018 and 2019 US farm trade aid and assesses how these payments affect WTO domestic support limits. It notes that about 75 percent of 2018 payments went to soybean growers, concentrated in Corn Belt states.

- Date: 2019-11-19 · published 2019-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56043-agricultural-trade-aid-implications-and-consequences-for-us-global-trade
- 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

If aid pushes US domestic support toward WTO limits, future support could be constrained, affecting farm income and planting incentives. The analysis is a policy assessment with no immediate price shock.

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## Sources

- aei.org: https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/agricultural-trade-aid-implications-and-consequences-for-us-global-trade-relationships-in-the-context-of-the-world-trade-organization/

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