# Federal Register
       :: 
      Market Facilitation Program

> The Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency issued a final rule implementing the Market Facilitation Program, effective August 30, 2018. The rule sets eligibility, payment calculation and application procedures, with commodity-specific rates and start dates to be announced in later notices of funds availability.

- Date: 2018-08-30 · published 2018-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63522-federal-register-market-facilitation-program
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The formal rule locks in the mechanics of the payments that will support US producer income after the tariff losses, but payment rates per commodity are still pending, leaving market impact dependent on the later notices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-09-01 | [Market Facilitation Program: Impacts and Initial Analysis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63527-market-facilitation-program-impacts-and-initial-analysis.md) | +0.1% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2026-02-23 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20561-federal-register-farmer-bridge-assistance-fba-program.md) | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2019-11-15 | [USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56042-usda-issues-second-tranche-of-market-facilitation-program.md) | +0.1% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-01-22 | [The Market Facilitation Program (Trade Mitigation) and the Government Shutdown](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61079-the-market-facilitation-program-trade-mitigation-and-the-government-shutdown.md) | +0.7% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-09-26 | [Assessing Market Facilitation Payments in Hindsight and Implications for Future Policy - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57080-assessing-market-facilitation-payments-in-hindsight-and-implications-for-future.md) | +2.8% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2018-09-01 | [Market Facilitation Program: Impacts and Initial Analysis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63527-market-facilitation-program-impacts-and-initial-analysis.md) | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2026-02-23 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20561-federal-register-farmer-bridge-assistance-fba-program.md) | +2.1% | +7.7% |
| CORN | 2019-11-15 | [USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56042-usda-issues-second-tranche-of-market-facilitation-program.md) | -0.7% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- federalregister.gov: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/08/30/2018-18842/market-facilitation-program

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