# 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.

- Date: 2019-08-15 · published 2019-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57597-were-southern-soybean-farmers-at-top-of-mind-in-the-design-of-recent-usda
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

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

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-04-05 | [Argentina unveils third 'soybean dollar' program to boost farmer sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13974-argentina-unveils-third-soybean-dollar-program-to-boost-farmer-sales.md) | -0.9% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2019-01-09 | [USDA delays deadline for farmer aid to offset tariff losses \| The Seattle Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61081-usda-delays-deadline-for-farmer-aid-to-offset-tariff-losses-the-seattle-times.md) | -1.4% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2021-11-23 | [Indian farmers hold soybeans as government measures cut prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44077-indian-farmers-hold-soybeans-as-government-measures-cut-prices.md) | -4.5% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-12-17 | [Trump Writes Soybean Farmers Second Check for Tariff Troubles](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61573-trump-writes-soybean-farmers-second-check-for-tariff-troubles.md) | -1.7% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-10-01 | [Trump says he'll use tariff revenue to bail out farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22849-trump-says-he-ll-use-tariff-revenue-to-bail-out-farmers.md) | +2.0% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- ncsoy.org: https://ncsoy.org/article/were-southern-soybean-farmers-at-top-of-mind-in-the-design-of-recent-usda-tariff-and-disaster-relief-programs/

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