# USDA has paid out $7.7 billion to help farmers hit by Trump's tariffs

> USDA has paid out $7.7 billion so far under a $12 billion relief package for farmers hit by retaliatory Chinese tariffs. The payments come as Trump prepares to meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He ahead of a March 1 tariff deadline.

- Date: 2019-02-22 · published 2019-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60597-usda-has-paid-out-7-7-billion-to-help-farmers-hit-by-trump-s-tariffs
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Trade-aid payments cushion farm income but do not change export flows; the March 1 deadline and possible increase to 25 percent tariffs are the main price risk for soybeans and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-06-07 | [Will more Trump tariffs hurt or help U.S. farmers?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29760-will-more-trump-tariffs-hurt-or-help-u-s-farmers.md) | -0.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-04-10 | [Trump, tariffs and farmers : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25114-trump-tariffs-and-farmers-npr.md) | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2019-08-12 | [How Trump’s tariffs finance farmer bailouts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57601-how-trump-s-tariffs-finance-farmer-bailouts.md) | -0.7% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2019-03-06 | [Mexican farmers urge 'mirror' tariffs on Trump's rural base](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60064-mexican-farmers-urge-mirror-tariffs-on-trump-s-rural-base.md) | -1.8% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2025-04-12 | [White House looks at how to help farmers hurt by China tariffs : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25112-white-house-looks-at-how-to-help-farmers-hurt-by-china-tariffs-npr.md) | -1.3% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2018-03-29 | [Chinese soybean tariffs would hurt U.S. soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65865-chinese-soybean-tariffs-would-hurt-u-s-soybean-farmers.md) | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| SBM | 2018-07-20 | [Trump threatens tariffs on all $500 billion of Chinese imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63946-trump-threatens-tariffs-on-all-500-billion-of-chinese-imports.md) | +1.2% | +1.8% |
| SBM | 2019-04-25 | [Farmers have received $8.4 billion in China trade war aid - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59574-farmers-have-received-8-4-billion-in-china-trade-war-aid-upi-com.md) | -1.5% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- nbcnews.com: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/usda-has-paid-out-7-7-billion-help-farmers-hit-n974516

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