# Trump Writes Soybean Farmers Second Check for Tariff Troubles

> Trump authorized the second and final round of $4.7 billion in tariff payments, two weeks later than expected, and said the total could reach $9.6 billion for crop and livestock producers. The delay reflected White House hopes for a revival of US-China trade after the Trump-Xi meeting, and China's recent purchases of 1.4 million tonnes of soybeans remained far below normal.

- Date: 2018-12-17 · published 2018-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61573-trump-writes-soybean-farmers-second-check-for-tariff-troubles
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The payments offset trade losses but do not restore lost Chinese soybean demand, which keeps export-driven soybean prices under pressure. Buyers should watch whether China's purchases continue.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-10-01 | [Trump says he'll use tariff revenue to bail out farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22849-trump-says-he-ll-use-tariff-revenue-to-bail-out-farmers.md) | +2.0% | +7.6% |
| 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 | 2018-06-26 | [Corker, Toomey, Flake face uphill battle to check Trump's tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64520-corker-toomey-flake-face-uphill-battle-to-check-trump-s-tariffs.md) | -3.0% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2026-10-01 | [China's tariff cut plans skip soybeans, spurring hopes for higher buys of other US farm goods \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14539-china-s-tariff-cut-plans-skip-soybeans-spurring-hopes-for-higher-buys-of-other.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2019-08-15 | [Were southern soybean farmers at top of mind in the design of recent USDA tariff and disaster relief programs?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57597-were-southern-soybean-farmers-at-top-of-mind-in-the-design-of-recent-usda.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/trump-writes-soybean-farmers-2nd-check-for-tariff-troubles

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