# Farmer trade aid sign-up ends Feb. 14

> Producers had until February 14, 2019 to sign up for USDA's Market Facilitation Program, with more than 864,000 applicants and about $8 billion in estimated payments. USDA has paid $6.4 billion so far and set aside $9.6 billion total for 2018 production.

- Date: 2019-02-13 · published 2019-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60599-farmer-trade-aid-sign-up-ends-feb-14
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Sign-up closing is an administrative milestone; the payments support farm income but do not directly change supply or demand for feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-10 | [Farm Policy: USDA's Trade Aid Package](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60965-farm-policy-usda-s-trade-aid-package.md) | -1.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-05-21 | [U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58949-u-s-to-favour-soybeans-in-trade-war-aid-for-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +2.4% | +10.9% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2019-01-10 | [Farm Policy: USDA's Trade Aid Package](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60965-farm-policy-usda-s-trade-aid-package.md) | -1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2019-05-21 | [U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58949-u-s-to-favour-soybeans-in-trade-war-aid-for-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +2.9% | +9.8% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.9% | +10.9% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/farmer-trade-aid-signup-ends-feb-14

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.