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Aug 15, 2019POLICYUS

Were southern soybean farmers at top of mind in the design of recent USDA tariff and disaster relief programs?

A North Carolina Soybeans industry analysis asks whether southern soybean growers were prioritized in the design of USDA tariff and disaster relief programs. It recaps China's 2018 retaliatory 25% tariffs on U.S. agricultural products.

WHY IT MATTERS

The piece is advocacy-oriented commentary on program design with no new market fact, so its direct price impact is minimal.

AFFECTSSoybeans◆

SOURCE
ncsoy.orgOwen WagnerAug 15, 2019

Price reaction & history

Soybeans◆neutralSO FAR1d -0.3%5d -0.1%20d +2.6%

After 554 past neutral policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.6% over 20.

Apr 5, 2023Argentina unveils third 'soybean dollar' program to boost farmer sales-0.9%
Jan 9, 2019USDA delays deadline for farmer aid to offset tariff losses | The Seattle Times-1.4%
Nov 23, 2021Indian farmers hold soybeans as government measures cut prices-4.5%
Dec 17, 2018Trump Writes Soybean Farmers Second Check for Tariff Troubles-1.7%
Oct 1, 2025Trump says he'll use tariff revenue to bail out farmers+2.0%

Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.

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