# Trump dispenses billions of dollars in aid to farmers - Los Angeles Times

> The Los Angeles Times reports that President Trump has bypassed Congress to send some $20 billion in farm aid. Individual payments have ranged from $2 for small farms to more than $1 million for some corporate operations.

- Date: 2019-11-27 · published 2019-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56048-trump-dispenses-billions-of-dollars-in-aid-to-farmers-los-angeles-times
- 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

Large aid flows offset trade-war losses and can sustain farm spending on inputs, but they do not change market fundamentals. The price effect is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-12-20 | [President Trump signs $867-billion farm bill into law - Los Angeles Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61574-president-trump-signs-867-billion-farm-bill-into-law-los-angeles-times.md) | -1.0% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2025-12-08 | [Trump is giving farmers $12 billion in aid \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21483-trump-is-giving-farmers-12-billion-in-aid-ap-news.md) | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2026-06-25 | [Trump Seeks $11.1 Billion in New Aid for US Farmers Facing Low Crop Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18782-trump-seeks-11-1-billion-in-new-aid-for-us-farmers-facing-low-crop-prices.md) | -0.8% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2026-07-01 | [Trump Administration Requests $11 Billion in Economic Aid for Crop Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18788-trump-administration-requests-11-billion-in-economic-aid-for-crop-farmers.md) | +3.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2018-11-19 | [A $12 Billion Program to Help Farmers Stung by Trump’s Trade War Has Aided Few - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62028-a-12-billion-program-to-help-farmers-stung-by-trump-s-trade-war-has-aided-few.md) | -1.4% | +8.5% |
| SOY | 2018-12-20 | [President Trump signs $867-billion farm bill into law - Los Angeles Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61574-president-trump-signs-867-billion-farm-bill-into-law-los-angeles-times.md) | -3.4% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2025-12-08 | [Trump is giving farmers $12 billion in aid \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21483-trump-is-giving-farmers-12-billion-in-aid-ap-news.md) | -2.6% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2026-06-25 | [Trump Seeks $11.1 Billion in New Aid for US Farmers Facing Low Crop Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18782-trump-seeks-11-1-billion-in-new-aid-for-us-farmers-facing-low-crop-prices.md) | +1.6% | +11.6% |

## Sources

- latimes.com: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-11-27/trump-dispenses-billions-aid-to-farmers-shore-up-rural-base

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