# FSA Administrator Highlights Market Facilitation Program; Chinese Ag Imports Projected to Decrease - Farm Policy News

> USDA's Farm Service Agency administrator discussed the Market Facilitation Program, with signup starting September 4 and payments for corn and soybean producers waiting until after harvest. USDA's quarterly trade outlook projects lower agricultural exports to China.

- Date: 2018-09-03 · published 2018-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62895-fsa-administrator-highlights-market-facilitation-program-chinese-ag-imports
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Payment timing shapes farmer marketing decisions, and the projected drop in Chinese agricultural imports supports a bearish export outlook for US feed grains and oilseeds.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-12-29 | [China reports progress on policy to increase soy self-sufficiency \| Feed Strategy \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32690-china-reports-progress-on-policy-to-increase-soy-self-sufficiency-feed-strategy.md) | -4.3% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2019-03-06 | [Market Facilitation Program Payment Totals Won't Hit Max of $9.6 Billion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60075-market-facilitation-program-payment-totals-won-t-hit-max-of-9-6-billion.md) | -1.8% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2022-01-20 | [Biden Administration Looks for Ways to Get China to Meet Phase One Deal Ag Commitments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14962-biden-administration-looks-for-ways-to-get-china-to-meet-phase-one-deal-ag.md) | +3.5% | +14.1% |
| SOY | 2022-01-18 | [China: Focus on Domestic Production, as Soy, Pork Imports Fell in 2021; Corn Imports Hit Record- Meat Production Surges \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14964-china-focus-on-domestic-production-as-soy-pork-imports-fell-in-2021-corn.md) | +3.4% | +15.7% |
| SOY | 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) | +3.2% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-01-20 | [Biden Administration Looks for Ways to Get China to Meet Phase One Deal Ag Commitments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14962-biden-administration-looks-for-ways-to-get-china-to-meet-phase-one-deal-ag.md) | +1.6% | +6.7% |
| CORN | 2023-11-24 | [China to Encourage "More Reasonable Level" of Pig Production - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33167-china-to-encourage-more-reasonable-level-of-pig-production-farm-policy-news.md) | -1.8% | -0.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2018/09/fsa-administrator-highlights-market-facilitation-program-chinese-ag-imports-projected-to-decrease/

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