# Trump offers trade aid to farmers, but some question its fairness - POLITICO

> Reporting on the USDA aid plan says it includes $4.7 billion in direct payments, with the vast majority, about $3.6 billion, going to soybean growers. Some observers question whether the distribution is fair across crops and regions.

- Date: 2018-08-27 · published 2018-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63523-trump-offers-trade-aid-to-farmers-but-some-question-its-fairness-politico
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy weighting of payments toward soybeans cushions soybean producers and may slow acreage shifts, but it does not address lost China demand, so soybean price pressure from the trade dispute remains.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-10-30 | [Full second wave of trade aid coming soon - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62515-full-second-wave-of-trade-aid-coming-soon-politico.md) | +4.1% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2020-10-19 | [Trump's payments to farmers hit all-time high ahead of election](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50501-trump-s-payments-to-farmers-hit-all-time-high-ahead-of-election.md) | +3.2% | +8.7% |
| 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 | 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 | 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% |
| SBM | 2026-03-27 | [Soybean Farmers Applaud Trump Administration’s Historic Biofuel Blending Rule to Bolster Domestic Demand for Agriculture - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15040-soybean-farmers-applaud-trump-administration-s-historic-biofuel-blending-rule.md) | -2.6% | +0.0% |
| SBM | 2024-06-11 | [EU ill-prepared to implement its own deforestation law, says grain trade association \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29771-eu-ill-prepared-to-implement-its-own-deforestation-law-says-grain-trade.md) | -2.0% | +0.3% |
| SBM | 2021-04-14 | [A by-the-numbers look at how EU appetites drive deforestation – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47630-a-by-the-numbers-look-at-how-eu-appetites-drive-deforestation-politico.md) | +3.5% | +12.2% |

## Sources

- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/27/usda-outline-trump-administration-trade-plan-758115

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