# US to give farmers $12bn trade war bailout

> The Trump administration unveiled a $12 billion plan to help US farmers hurt by the trade war, including subsidies and government purchases of unsold crops. The article notes soybean prices had fallen more than 15% since April after China announced retaliation.

- Date: 2018-07-24 · published 2018-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64018-us-to-give-farmers-12bn-trade-war-bailout
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The aid offsets part of tariff losses but signals that export demand for US soybeans has been impaired, keeping downside pressure on soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: 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 | 2025-04-09 | [US Weighs Farmer Bailout as China Threatens Retaliation - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25113-us-weighs-farmer-bailout-as-china-threatens-retaliation-bloomberg.md) | +4.4% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2018-08-27 | [Trump farm bailout to provide $6 billion in initial relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63524-trump-farm-bailout-to-provide-6-billion-in-initial-relief.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| 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 | 2025-01-23 | [Trump pick to lead USDA eyes payments to farmers to cover trade losses from tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26491-trump-pick-to-lead-usda-eyes-payments-to-farmers-to-cover-trade-losses-from.md) | +0.4% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-10-06 | [Trump bailout for trade-hit US farmers expected this week \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22378-trump-bailout-for-trade-hit-us-farmers-expected-this-week-reuters.md) | -0.1% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 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) | +2.4% | +10.9% |
| CORN | 2024-11-19 | [Farm Measures Would Limit Trump’s Bailout Money in a Trade War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27378-farm-measures-would-limit-trump-s-bailout-money-in-a-trade-war.md) | -2.1% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- bbc.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44945112

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