# Mapping $8.5 Billion in Trade Assistance | Farm Bureau Intel Markets | American Farm Bureau Federation

> The American Farm Bureau Federation analysis maps the $8.5 billion in trade assistance payments to farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs. It notes that the package followed earlier retaliation on soybeans, feed grains, pork and other products, which raised inventories in 2018.

- Date: 2019-06-12 · published 2019-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58576-mapping-8-5-billion-in-trade-assistance-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Trade aid helps offset lost export demand for soybeans, corn, sorghum and hogs, supporting producer selling capacity and keeping inventories elevated against prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: neutral
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-11-24 | [Farmers Urgently Need Economic Assistance \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21939-farmers-urgently-need-economic-assistance-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | +0.3% | -6.4% |
| SOY | 2018-06-20 | [Tariff Threats Roil Crop Markets \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10572-tariff-threats-roil-crop-markets-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm-bureau.md) | -2.4% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2018-04-12 | [Federal Assistance for Farm Trade Impacts \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65505-federal-assistance-for-farm-trade-impacts-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2019-04-25 | [Farmers have received $8.4 billion in China trade war aid - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59574-farmers-have-received-8-4-billion-in-china-trade-war-aid-upi-com.md) | -1.8% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2019-11-20 | [EMERGING MARKETS-Mexican peso leads losses in Latam FX on U.S.-China trade standoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56277-emerging-markets-mexican-peso-leads-losses-in-latam-fx-on-u-s-china-trade.md) | -3.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-11-24 | [Farmers Urgently Need Economic Assistance \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21939-farmers-urgently-need-economic-assistance-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2018-06-20 | [Tariff Threats Roil Crop Markets \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10572-tariff-threats-roil-crop-markets-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm-bureau.md) | -0.2% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2017-12-04 | [China Continues to Drive Sorghum Acreage and Consumption \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67553-china-continues-to-drive-sorghum-acreage-and-consumption-farm-bureau-intel.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/mapping-8-5-billion-in-trade-assistance

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