# USDA Announces Details of Trade Assistance Package, NFU Urges Adoption of Supply Management Policies - National Farmers Union

> The National Farmers Union issued a statement on USDA's trade assistance package, which allocates up to $16 billion, including $14.5 billion in direct payments. The union said the package is an improvement over last year's aid but does not provide predictable relief, and it called for supply management policies.

- Date: 2019-05-23 · published 2019-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59097-usda-announces-details-of-trade-assistance-package-nfu-urges-adoption-of-supply
- 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

The statement is a reaction to aid already announced and signals continued farm-group pressure for policy change. It does not change current supply or demand fundamentals.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-25 | [USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58069-usda-announces-details-of-support-package-for-farmers-usda.md) | -1.8% | -11.4% |
| CORN | 2018-08-27 | [USDA Announces Details of Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63521-usda-announces-details-of-assistance-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified.md) | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-05-23 | [USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5441-usda-announces-support-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified-retaliation-and.md) | +3.7% | +7.9% |
| CORN | 2026-03-01 | [USDA Announces Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20564-usda-announces-assistance-for-specialty-crop-farmers-impacted-by-unfair-market.md) | +2.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2021-06-14 | [Policy Update: USDA Unveils Details of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program · American Farmland Trust](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46569-policy-update-usda-unveils-details-of-coronavirus-food-assistance-program.md) | -2.8% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2019-07-25 | [USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58069-usda-announces-details-of-support-package-for-farmers-usda.md) | -3.0% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2018-08-27 | [USDA Announces Details of Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63521-usda-announces-details-of-assistance-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-05-23 | [USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5441-usda-announces-support-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified-retaliation-and.md) | +7.3% | +10.5% |

## Sources

- nfu.org: https://nfu.org/news/usda-announces-details-of-trade-assistance-package-nfu-urges-adoption-of-supply-management-policies/

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