# How the Trump administration's 2018 trade aid package works - Chattanooga Times Free Press

> AP records show many large farming operations found legal ways around the $125,000 payment cap under the 2018 trade aid package. Recipients defended the payments as covering only part of their trade war losses.

- Date: 2019-07-04 · published 2019-07-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58073-how-the-trump-administration-s-2018-trade-aid-package-works-chattanooga-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

Scrutiny of payment distribution is a policy story with little direct effect on feed grain or meal prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-11-16 | [What's the Farm Bill Outlook With a Trump Administration?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73843-what-s-the-farm-bill-outlook-with-a-trump-administration.md) | +2.5% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2025-12-11 | [How Trump's trade deal and aid package affects American farmers \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21487-how-trump-s-trade-deal-and-aid-package-affects-american-farmers-ap-news.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2019-05-23 | [Trump insists Chinese tariffs will cover $16 billion farm trade aid package](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59093-trump-insists-chinese-tariffs-will-cover-16-billion-farm-trade-aid-package.md) | +3.7% | +7.9% |
| 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 | 2026-01-01 | [Trump unveils $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21484-trump-unveils-12-billion-aid-package-for-farmers-hit-by-trade-war.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2016-11-16 | [What's the Farm Bill Outlook With a Trump Administration?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73843-what-s-the-farm-bill-outlook-with-a-trump-administration.md) | +4.1% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2025-12-11 | [How Trump's trade deal and aid package affects American farmers \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21487-how-trump-s-trade-deal-and-aid-package-affects-american-farmers-ap-news.md) | -3.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2019-05-23 | [Trump insists Chinese tariffs will cover $16 billion farm trade aid package](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59093-trump-insists-chinese-tariffs-will-cover-16-billion-farm-trade-aid-package.md) | +7.3% | +10.5% |

## Sources

- timesfreepress.com: https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2019/jul/03/how-trump-administrations-2018-trade-aid-pack/

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