# Farmers urge lawmakers to protect export assistance programs | 2017-07-13 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee were urged at a July 13 hearing to keep funding for USDA export programs, including the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development. The Trump administration's 2018 budget had proposed eliminating these programs.

- Date: 2017-07-13 · published 2017-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69937-farmers-urge-lawmakers-to-protect-export-assistance-programs-2017-07-13-agri
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Export promotion funding affects long-run foreign demand for US grains, oilseeds and meat, but has little immediate price effect.

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| SOY | 2020-05-06 | [US Soybean exporters face new threats home and abroad \| 2020-05-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53222-us-soybean-exporters-face-new-threats-home-and-abroad-2020-05-05-agri-pulse.md) | +1.3% | +2.3% |
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| SOY | 2018-05-07 | [Brazil, other competitors close gaps on U.S. export markets \| 2018-05-07 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65059-brazil-other-competitors-close-gaps-on-u-s-export-markets-2018-05-07-agri-pulse.md) | -3.2% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/9562-farmers-urge-lawmakers-to-protect-export-assistance-programs

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