# A $12 Billion Program to Help Farmers Stung by Trump’s Trade War Has Aided Few - The New York Times

> According to USDA, only $838 million of the first $6 billion in trade-war aid had been paid out since September, with another pool of up to $6 billion expected next month. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the government is unlikely to offer money beyond the $12 billion total.

- Date: 2018-11-19 · published 2018-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62028-a-12-billion-program-to-help-farmers-stung-by-trump-s-trade-war-has-aided-few
- 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

Limited aid payments do little to offset lost export demand from China for soybeans, corn and pork, so farm selling pressure from financial stress may persist. The aid cap signals that farmers will not be fully compensated for trade losses.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-25 | [Trump Says He Wants to Give Aid to Struggling Farmers - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22846-trump-says-he-wants-to-give-aid-to-struggling-farmers-the-new-york-times.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| 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 | 2018-11-13 | [Stung by trade wars, U.S. farmers hope for quick progress on Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62030-stung-by-trade-wars-u-s-farmers-hope-for-quick-progress-on-farm-bill.md) | -1.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2025-12-08 | [Trump is giving farmers $12 billion in aid \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21483-trump-is-giving-farmers-12-billion-in-aid-ap-news.md) | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2018-07-24 | [USDA announces $12 billion in programs for farmers affected by trade war - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64020-usda-announces-12-billion-in-programs-for-farmers-affected-by-trade-war-agweek.md) | +1.7% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [Trump Says He Wants to Give Aid to Struggling Farmers - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22846-trump-says-he-wants-to-give-aid-to-struggling-farmers-the-new-york-times.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 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) | +1.6% | +3.3% |
| SOY | 2018-11-13 | [Stung by trade wars, U.S. farmers hope for quick progress on Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62030-stung-by-trade-wars-u-s-farmers-hope-for-quick-progress-on-farm-bill.md) | +0.2% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/us/politics/farming-trump-trade-war.html

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