# Perdue rules out trade aid for unplanted acres - POLITICO

> Agriculture Secretary Perdue ruled out trade aid for unplanted acres, while USDA explored legal flexibility for a small per-acre payment to prevent-plant acres that were planted to an MFP-eligible cover crop.

- Date: 2019-06-11 · published 2019-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58578-perdue-rules-out-trade-aid-for-unplanted-acres-politico
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Excluding prevent-plant acres from aid means fewer acres planted to feed grains are compensated, which can keep planting reduced and support corn and soybean prices if the trend holds.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-agriculture/2019/06/11/perdue-rules-out-trade-aid-for-unplanted-acres-650341

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