# Disaster aid fix would open spigot for cherry growers – Roll Call

> A provision moving through Congress in disaster aid legislation would let farmers with average incomes above $900,000 qualify for the $12 billion Market Facilitation Program compensating trade-related losses. The language was reportedly designed mainly for Washington state sweet cherry growers hit by China's retaliatory tariffs, and a congressional aide said it strains the definition of emergency.

- Date: 2019-03-08 · published 2019-03-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60076-disaster-aid-fix-would-open-spigot-for-cherry-growers-roll-call
- 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

This is a narrow aid change for specialty crops with little direct effect on feed grain or meal supply and demand.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-05-07 | [Secretary Rollins Hosts Farmers First Roundtable, Announces Expedited Disaster Aid \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24655-secretary-rollins-hosts-farmers-first-roundtable-announces-expedited-disaster.md) | -2.2% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2023-12-05 | [Disputes About Payment Factors for ERP Disaster Aid and Funding Shortage for PARP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32685-disputes-about-payment-factors-for-erp-disaster-aid-and-funding-shortage-for.md) | -1.2% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2018-07-29 | [U.S. says farmers could get cash aid by October but will not be made whole](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64016-u-s-says-farmers-could-get-cash-aid-by-october-but-will-not-be-made-whole.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2025-12-01 | [Trump Administration Delivers Second Stage of Crop Disaster Assistance for Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21936-trump-administration-delivers-second-stage-of-crop-disaster-assistance-for.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-03-11 | [U.S. farmers still dependent on trade aid after China deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54116-u-s-farmers-still-dependent-on-trade-aid-after-china-deal.md) | -6.0% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2025-05-07 | [Secretary Rollins Hosts Farmers First Roundtable, Announces Expedited Disaster Aid \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24655-secretary-rollins-hosts-farmers-first-roundtable-announces-expedited-disaster.md) | +3.1% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2023-12-05 | [Disputes About Payment Factors for ERP Disaster Aid and Funding Shortage for PARP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32685-disputes-about-payment-factors-for-erp-disaster-aid-and-funding-shortage-for.md) | +2.3% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2018-07-29 | [U.S. says farmers could get cash aid by October but will not be made whole](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64016-u-s-says-farmers-could-get-cash-aid-by-october-but-will-not-be-made-whole.md) | +1.8% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- rollcall.com: https://rollcall.com/2019/03/08/disaster-aid-fix-would-open-spigot-for-cherry-growers/

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