# USDA Bailout for Impact of Trump’s Tariffs Goes to Biggest, Richest Farmers | Environmental Working Group

> Environmental Working Group analysis of USDA data finds that top recipients of Market Facilitation Program payments received most of the funds. Through April, total 2018-19 MFP payments reached $8.4 billion.

- Date: 2019-07-30 · published 2019-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58075-usda-bailout-for-impact-of-trump-s-tariffs-goes-to-biggest-richest-farmers
- 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

Concentration of payments does not change feed supply or demand, so price impact is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-07 | [Trump USDA farmer bailout funds flowed to Mar-a-Lago neighbor instead \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37288-trump-usda-farmer-bailout-funds-flowed-to-mar-a-lago-neighbor-instead.md) | -0.6% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2021-02-18 | [USDA Data: Nearly All Pandemic Bailout Funds Went to White Farmers \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48607-usda-data-nearly-all-pandemic-bailout-funds-went-to-white-farmers-environmental.md) | +0.8% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2020-08-06 | [Even More Billions in U.S. Farm Bailouts Risk Violating Trade Agreements \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51604-even-more-billions-in-u-s-farm-bailouts-risk-violating-trade-agreements.md) | +1.4% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2025-06-10 | [Triple dipping: Budget bill raises farm subsidies for wealthy farmers by billions of dollars \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24190-triple-dipping-budget-bill-raises-farm-subsidies-for-wealthy-farmers-by.md) | +0.7% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2017-11-16 | [Double Dipping: How Taxpayers Subsidize Farmers Twice for Crop Losses \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67965-double-dipping-how-taxpayers-subsidize-farmers-twice-for-crop-losses.md) | +1.0% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2023-02-07 | [Trump USDA farmer bailout funds flowed to Mar-a-Lago neighbor instead \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37288-trump-usda-farmer-bailout-funds-flowed-to-mar-a-lago-neighbor-instead.md) | +1.4% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2021-02-18 | [USDA Data: Nearly All Pandemic Bailout Funds Went to White Farmers \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48607-usda-data-nearly-all-pandemic-bailout-funds-went-to-white-farmers-environmental.md) | +2.9% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2020-08-06 | [Even More Billions in U.S. Farm Bailouts Risk Violating Trade Agreements \| Environmental Working Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51604-even-more-billions-in-u-s-farm-bailouts-risk-violating-trade-agreements.md) | +1.0% | +9.1% |

## Sources

- ewg.org: https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/usda-bailout-impact-trumps-tariffs-goes-biggest-richest-farmers

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