# Durbin Statement On USDA Second Round Of Trade Aid Payments | U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois

> Senator Dick Durbin issued a statement on USDA's second tranche of 2019 trade aid, saying Illinois soybean farmers were badly hurt by the US-China trade war. He noted that the top per-acre payments went to southern states with cotton crops, with Illinois averaging about $69 per acre.

- Date: 2019-11-18 · published 2019-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56046-durbin-statement-on-usda-second-round-of-trade-aid-payments-u-s-senator-dick
- 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 statement reflects continued political pressure over aid distribution and does not change supply or demand. It has little direct effect on soybean prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-12-17 | [USDA Launches Second Round of Trade Mitigation Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61569-usda-launches-second-round-of-trade-mitigation-payments.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-07-25 | [USDA debuts specifics of second trade aid package - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58070-usda-debuts-specifics-of-second-trade-aid-package-politico.md) | -1.8% | -11.4% |
| CORN | 2025-11-26 | [Groups Press USDA to Tighten Standards for Expected Trade Aid Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21940-groups-press-usda-to-tighten-standards-for-expected-trade-aid-payments.md) | +1.3% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-07-29 | [USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey Discusses Trade Aid Package \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58074-usda-under-secretary-bill-northey-discusses-trade-aid-package-farm-policy-news.md) | -0.6% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2020-01-16 | [Secretary Perdue Statement on Senate Passage of USMCA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55050-secretary-perdue-statement-on-senate-passage-of-usmca.md) | +0.7% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2018-12-17 | [USDA Launches Second Round of Trade Mitigation Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61569-usda-launches-second-round-of-trade-mitigation-payments.md) | -1.7% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-07-25 | [USDA debuts specifics of second trade aid package - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58070-usda-debuts-specifics-of-second-trade-aid-package-politico.md) | -3.0% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2025-11-26 | [Groups Press USDA to Tighten Standards for Expected Trade Aid Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21940-groups-press-usda-to-tighten-standards-for-expected-trade-aid-payments.md) | -0.8% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- durbin.senate.gov: https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-statement-on-usda-second-round-of-trade-aid-payments

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