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A CRS Insight examines whether USDA's $12 billion trade-retaliation assistance, announced July 24, 2018, would comply with WTO domestic support commitments. It describes the three program parts: direct payments, government purchases of surplus food, and trade promotion.
Possible WTO challenges could affect the durability of the aid, which supports farm income and therefore US supply decisions. The analysis itself has limited direct price impact.
everycrsreport.comJul 27, 2018After 554 past neutral policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.6% over 20.
After 439 past neutral policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.2%), and +1.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
