# USDA debuts specifics of second trade aid package - POLITICO

> USDA has allocated $14.5 billion for direct farmer payments in three installments. The first round pays at least $15 per acre or 50 percent of estimated payout, with a maximum rate of $150 per acre.

- Date: 2019-07-25 · published 2019-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58070-usda-debuts-specifics-of-second-trade-aid-package-politico
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Payment structure affects farmer cash flow and planting incentives, a modest supply-side factor for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-10 | [Farm Policy: USDA's Trade Aid Package](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60965-farm-policy-usda-s-trade-aid-package.md) | -1.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-08-12 | [Farm Policy: USDA’s 2019 Trade Aid Package - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57590-farm-policy-usda-s-2019-trade-aid-package-everycrsreport-com.md) | -6.0% | -8.6% |
| CORN | 2018-09-12 | [Farm Policy: USDA’s 2018 Trade Aid Package - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62893-farm-policy-usda-s-2018-trade-aid-package-everycrsreport-com.md) | -2.5% | -0.1% |
| 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 | 2019-07-29 | [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% |
| SOY | 2019-01-10 | [Farm Policy: USDA's Trade Aid Package](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60965-farm-policy-usda-s-trade-aid-package.md) | -1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2018-10-30 | [Full second wave of trade aid coming soon - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62515-full-second-wave-of-trade-aid-coming-soon-politico.md) | +4.1% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2018-09-12 | [Farm Policy: USDA’s 2018 Trade Aid Package - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62893-farm-policy-usda-s-2018-trade-aid-package-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.8% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/25/usda-trade-aid-package-1574487

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