# Farmers prefer Trump do trade deals than hand them cash | Tyler Morning Telegraph

> The USDA announced a $12 billion three-part aid plan funded through the Commodity Credit Corporation for soybean, corn, wheat, dairy and hog producers. The plan also includes surplus purchases for food programs and funding for developing new export markets.

- Date: 2018-07-25 · published 2018-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6572-farmers-prefer-trump-do-trade-deals-than-hand-them-cash-tyler-morning-telegraph
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Direct payments and surplus buying cushion farm income and support domestic prices, but do not restore lost export demand from tariffs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲
- MILK: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-10-04 | [President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56438-president-trump-delivers-on-a-key-promise-to-american-farmers-as-epa-usda.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-07-01 | [Farmers give new dairy safety net a try \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4200-farmers-give-new-dairy-safety-net-a-try-capital-press.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-12-20 | [Ahead of the Open \| December 20, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11532-ahead-of-the-open-december-20-2021-pro-farmer.md) | -2.3% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2018-10-01 | [New Nafta Has American Corn Farmers Breathing Easier - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62572-new-nafta-has-american-corn-farmers-breathing-easier-bloomberg.md) | +1.2% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-04-03 | [US Corn Producers Hope to Dismantle Ethanol Trade Barriers \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30723-us-corn-producers-hope-to-dismantle-ethanol-trade-barriers-cz-app.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2024-11-13 | [Trump trade policy seen as wild card for US soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15167-trump-trade-policy-seen-as-wild-card-for-us-soybean-farmers.md) | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-11-12 | [NOPA and ASA Urge President Trump to Finalize Biofuel Policies Supporting U.S. Farmers, Processors, and Domestic Energy - NOPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15073-nopa-and-asa-urge-president-trump-to-finalize-biofuel-policies-supporting-u-s.md) | +3.6% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.9% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- tylerpaper.com: https://tylerpaper.com/2018/07/25/farmers-prefer-trump-do-trade-deals-than-hand-them-cash/

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