# Farm subsidies to leap on $9.8 billion in trade aid | 2019-01-28 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> The Congressional Budget Office projects the Market Facilitation Program will pay out $9.8 billion in fiscal 2019, pushing total farm program spending to $17.2 billion. Government payments are expected to reach their highest level since 2006, and a House-passed bill would add $3 billion in disaster aid.

- Date: 2019-01-28 · published 2019-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61080-farm-subsidies-to-leap-on-9-8-billion-in-trade-aid-2019-01-28-agri-pulse-agri
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Large trade-aid payments cushion farm margins and encourage farmers to keep producing despite weak export demand from China, which keeps feed grain supply ample. The CBO projection shifts corn enrollment toward PLC, a structural change rather than a direct price shock.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼

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| CORN | 2018-04-25 | [RFS waivers wiped out billion gallons in biofuel demand, Perdue says \| 2018-04-25 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65397-rfs-waivers-wiped-out-billion-gallons-in-biofuel-demand-perdue-says-2018-04-25.md) | +2.4% | +5.0% |
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| SOY | 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) | -4.5% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2022-04-29 | [Senate Ag launches farm bill hearings \| 2022-04-29 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41822-senate-ag-launches-farm-bill-hearings-2022-04-29-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -1.6% | +1.2% |
| 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/11843-farm-subsidies-to-leap-on-98-billion-in-trade-aid

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