# U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers - Bloomberg

> Reports say U.S. trade war aid for farmers will favour soybeans, as China historically bought about 60% of U.S. soy exports before curbing purchases after Trump's tariffs. China retaliated with tariffs on U.S. soy, pork, corn and other goods.

- Date: 2019-05-21 · published 2019-05-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58949-u-s-to-favour-soybeans-in-trade-war-aid-for-farmers-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Targeted aid for soybean growers may support U.S. soy acreage and farm income, but it does not restore lost Chinese export demand, so the price effect on soybeans is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-24 | [US to give farmers $12bn trade war bailout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64018-us-to-give-farmers-12bn-trade-war-bailout.md) | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-16 | [India's farm trade measures to placate farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28270-india-s-farm-trade-measures-to-placate-farmers.md) | -2.2% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-08 | [Trump is giving farmers $12 billion in aid \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21483-trump-is-giving-farmers-12-billion-in-aid-ap-news.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-25 | [New Trade, Foreign Aid Dollars From USDA Check Boxes on Stabenow's Farm Bill List](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34086-new-trade-foreign-aid-dollars-from-usda-check-boxes-on-stabenow-s-farm-bill-list.md) | -2.7% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-14 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans hit nearly 10-month high on biofuel and trade hopes - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9504-u-s-grains-soybeans-hit-nearly-10-month-high-on-biofuel-and-trade-hopes-grainews.md) | -3.8% | -2.9% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2018-07-24 | [US to give farmers $12bn trade war bailout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64018-us-to-give-farmers-12bn-trade-war-bailout.md) | +1.7% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [Farmers Have Received $7.7B in Trade Aid to Date \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49635-farmers-have-received-7-7b-in-trade-aid-to-date-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- firstpost.com: https://www.firstpost.com/business/u-s-to-favour-soybeans-in-trade-war-aid-for-farmers-bloomberg-6679741.html
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-aid-idUSKCN1SR24N/

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