# Trump farm bailout to provide $6 billion in initial relief

> The USDA said initial aid will total about $6 billion, starting after Labor Day, including about $4.7 billion in direct payments to producers of seven commodities and up to $1.2 billion in government purchases. A further up to $200 million will go to developing foreign markets for farm products.

- Date: 2018-08-27 · published 2018-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63524-trump-farm-bailout-to-provide-6-billion-in-initial-relief
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

The aid cushions the tariff hit to US farm revenue, but it does not replace lost export sales, so underlying bearish pressure on soybean and grain prices from the trade dispute persists.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-12-04 | [Trump’s $28 Billion Trade War Bailout Is Overpaying Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55567-trump-s-28-billion-trade-war-bailout-is-overpaying-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +3.5% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2024-05-17 | [Key Provisions in House Farm Bill - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30234-key-provisions-in-house-farm-bill-pro-farmer.md) | +1.9% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2018-08-28 | [Trump's Farmer Bailout: Half Now, the Rest Later – Maybe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63526-trump-s-farmer-bailout-half-now-the-rest-later-maybe.md) | -0.3% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2018-07-24 | [US to give farmers $12bn trade war bailout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64018-us-to-give-farmers-12bn-trade-war-bailout.md) | +3.2% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2026-08-25 | [The Policy that May Cause $1 billion in Lost Revenue for Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15002-the-policy-that-may-cause-1-billion-in-lost-revenue-for-farmers.md) | +4.9% | +9.0% |
| CORN | 2019-12-04 | [Trump’s $28 Billion Trade War Bailout Is Overpaying Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55567-trump-s-28-billion-trade-war-bailout-is-overpaying-farmers-bloomberg.md) | -3.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-05-17 | [Key Provisions in House Farm Bill - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30234-key-provisions-in-house-farm-bill-pro-farmer.md) | +1.2% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2018-08-28 | [Trump's Farmer Bailout: Half Now, the Rest Later – Maybe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63526-trump-s-farmer-bailout-half-now-the-rest-later-maybe.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/27/trump-farm-bailout-to-provide-6-billion-dollars-in-initial-relief.html

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