# U.S. Farm Support: Compliance with WTO Commitments

> A Congressional Research Service report examines whether US farm support complies with WTO amber box spending limits of $19.1 billion annually. CRS analysis finds the US probably did not exceed the limit in 2018 but could potentially exceed it in 2019 due to large trade aid payments.

- Date: 2019-10-04 · published 2019-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56548-u-s-farm-support-compliance-with-wto-commitments
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A possible WTO breach could force program changes or trade retaliation risk, which affects export-dependent grain and oilseed prices over the longer run.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-11-01 | [U.S. Farm Support: Compliance with WTO Commitments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56551-u-s-farm-support-compliance-with-wto-commitments.md) | +0.9% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2024-09-27 | [Malaysia to support palm oil producers' compliance with EU deforestation law \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28329-malaysia-to-support-palm-oil-producers-compliance-with-eu-deforestation-law.md) | +0.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2021-10-18 | [Harvesting Another Trade War: Ad Hoc Farm Subsidies and Our WTO Commitments - R Street Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44522-harvesting-another-trade-war-ad-hoc-farm-subsidies-and-our-wto-commitments-r.md) | +0.2% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2020-10-05 | [U.S. Farm Policy: Revenue Support Program Outlays, 2014-2020 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50628-u-s-farm-policy-revenue-support-program-outlays-2014-2020-everycrsreport-com.md) | +4.4% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2023-09-26 | [Doubts over compliance with Brazil’s Forest Code put soy trade to EU at risk - Press Release - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34129-doubts-over-compliance-with-brazil-s-forest-code-put-soy-trade-to-eu-at-risk.md) | -1.6% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-11-01 | [U.S. Farm Support: Compliance with WTO Commitments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56551-u-s-farm-support-compliance-with-wto-commitments.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-10-18 | [Harvesting Another Trade War: Ad Hoc Farm Subsidies and Our WTO Commitments - R Street Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44522-harvesting-another-trade-war-ad-hoc-farm-subsidies-and-our-wto-commitments-r.md) | +1.5% | +13.0% |
| CORN | 2020-10-05 | [U.S. Farm Policy: Revenue Support Program Outlays, 2014-2020 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50628-u-s-farm-policy-revenue-support-program-outlays-2014-2020-everycrsreport-com.md) | +0.6% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20191004_R45940_fa0a3359608fa2bdf43b56b849a6c3110cb06fb7.html

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