# Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Focus Trade Assistance Program, Better Support Washington Farmers - Senator Patty Murray

> Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Perdue asking for equal trade assistance for all harmed farmers and a consistent trade policy. They cited data showing Washington state received among the least aid in the first round of payments.

- Date: 2019-11-12 · published 2019-11-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56045-murray-cantwell-call-on-trump-administration-to-focus-trade-assistance-program
- 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

The request is political and has no immediate supply or demand effect. It signals ongoing debate over how trade aid is allocated.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-01 | [Trump Administration Delivers Second Stage of Crop Disaster Assistance for Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21936-trump-administration-delivers-second-stage-of-crop-disaster-assistance-for.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-11-12 | [Baldwin, Democrats Unveil New Report Detailing How Trump Administration Mismanaged Payments to Farmers for Trade Damages \| U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56044-baldwin-democrats-unveil-new-report-detailing-how-trump-administration.md) | -0.5% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2019-07-25 | [Trump administration reveals details of $16 billion farm bailout in U.S. trade war - The Washington Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58071-trump-administration-reveals-details-of-16-billion-farm-bailout-in-u-s-trade.md) | -1.8% | -11.4% |
| CORN | 2025-04-16 | [Examining Support for US Farmers: The 2025 Ad Hoc Economic Assistance Programs \| American Enterprise Institute - AEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25110-examining-support-for-us-farmers-the-2025-ad-hoc-economic-assistance-programs.md) | -0.8% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2022-11-02 | [Reporter’s Diary: How we reported on the Trump administration’s ‘unprecedented’ payments to American farmers - Investigate Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38659-reporter-s-diary-how-we-reported-on-the-trump-administration-s-unprecedented.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2025-12-01 | [Trump Administration Delivers Second Stage of Crop Disaster Assistance for Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21936-trump-administration-delivers-second-stage-of-crop-disaster-assistance-for.md) | -2.9% | -7.8% |
| SOY | 2019-11-12 | [Baldwin, Democrats Unveil New Report Detailing How Trump Administration Mismanaged Payments to Farmers for Trade Damages \| U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56044-baldwin-democrats-unveil-new-report-detailing-how-trump-administration.md) | +0.6% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2019-07-25 | [Trump administration reveals details of $16 billion farm bailout in U.S. trade war - The Washington Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58071-trump-administration-reveals-details-of-16-billion-farm-bailout-in-u-s-trade.md) | -3.0% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- murray.senate.gov: https://www.murray.senate.gov/murray-cantwell-call-on-trump-administration-to-focus-trade-assistance-program-better-support-washington-farmers/

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