# Despite aid package, farm groups look for solutions on trade | 2019-05-28 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Farm groups including the American Farm Bureau and the National Association of Corn Growers attended the White House event unveiling the trade aid, but expressed uncertainty about the outlook. Payment rates for row crops will vary by county based on tariff impact, and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement remains stalled in Congress.

- Date: 2019-05-29 · published 2019-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59098-despite-aid-package-farm-groups-look-for-solutions-on-trade-2019-05-28-agri
- 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

Uncertainty over USMCA and the lack of a clear China deal keeps export demand for U.S. grains and oilseeds at risk. County-level payment rates could shift planting and marketing decisions by region.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-28 | [Farm subsidies to leap on $9.8 billion in trade aid \| 2019-01-28 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61080-farm-subsidies-to-leap-on-9-8-billion-in-trade-aid-2019-01-28-agri-pulse-agri.md) | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2020-06-16 | [Farm groups urge preservation of China trade deal \| 2020-06-15  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52468-farm-groups-urge-preservation-of-china-trade-deal-2020-06-15-agri-pulse.md) | -0.0% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-03-15 | [Ag groups urge boost in farm bill spending \| 2017-03-15 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71993-ag-groups-urge-boost-in-farm-bill-spending-2017-03-15-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-03-31 | [Rollins: We need to know trade impacts before deciding farm aid \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25555-rollins-we-need-to-know-trade-impacts-before-deciding-farm-aid-agri-pulse.md) | +0.4% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-08 | [Farm programs in play as lawmakers look to 2021 \| 2020-07-07  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52103-farm-programs-in-play-as-lawmakers-look-to-2021-2020-07-07-agri-pulse.md) | -2.3% | -6.6% |
| SOY | 2019-01-28 | [Farm subsidies to leap on $9.8 billion in trade aid \| 2019-01-28 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61080-farm-subsidies-to-leap-on-9-8-billion-in-trade-aid-2019-01-28-agri-pulse-agri.md) | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2020-06-16 | [Farm groups urge preservation of China trade deal \| 2020-06-15  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52468-farm-groups-urge-preservation-of-china-trade-deal-2020-06-15-agri-pulse.md) | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2017-03-15 | [Ag groups urge boost in farm bill spending \| 2017-03-15 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71993-ag-groups-urge-boost-in-farm-bill-spending-2017-03-15-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +1.4% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/12250-despite-aid-package-farm-groups-look-for-solutions-on-trade

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