# Full second wave of trade aid coming soon - POLITICO

> USDA plans to start the second tranche of trade aid in December, with Secretary Perdue saying it would come no later than that month. The additional funds are likely the full remaining amount of the $12 billion budgeted, with about $6.3 billion already devoted to payments, purchases and marketing help.

- Date: 2018-10-30 · published 2018-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62515-full-second-wave-of-trade-aid-coming-soon-politico
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Confirmation that the remaining aid will be paid in full supports farm cash flow and near-term demand for inputs, which partly offsets tariff pressure on soybean and sorghum prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-07-25 | [USDA debuts specifics of second trade aid package - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58070-usda-debuts-specifics-of-second-trade-aid-package-politico.md) | -3.0% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2018-08-27 | [Trump offers trade aid to farmers, but some question its fairness - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63523-trump-offers-trade-aid-to-farmers-but-some-question-its-fairness-politico.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| 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 | 2018-12-17 | [USDA Launches Second Round of Trade Mitigation Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61569-usda-launches-second-round-of-trade-mitigation-payments.md) | -1.7% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2018-09-12 | [Farm Policy: USDA’s 2018 Trade Aid Package - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62893-farm-policy-usda-s-2018-trade-aid-package-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.8% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-agriculture/2018/10/30/full-second-wave-of-trade-aid-coming-soon-394148

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