# Trump ready to protect, boast about agriculture

> Presidential aide Ray Starling told Texas Farm Bureau members that the administration prioritizes promoting agricultural trade and eliminating tariffs and subsidies that disadvantage US products. He also flagged labor access as a farm issue.

- Date: 2017-03-28 · published 2017-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71994-trump-ready-to-protect-boast-about-agriculture
- 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

Stated intent to expand market access supports the outlook for US export demand, but without specific agreements or tariff actions the price impact remains speculative.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-01-22 | [Column: Biden should revisit China trade deal to weed out problem spots for U.S. agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49010-column-biden-should-revisit-china-trade-deal-to-weed-out-problem-spots-for-u-s.md) | -1.2% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2017-03-23 | [Blog \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71990-blog-house-agriculture-committee.md) | -3.1% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2018-12-17 | [Agriculture Dept. launches 2nd round of payments to farmers \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61570-agriculture-dept-launches-2nd-round-of-payments-to-farmers-ap-news.md) | -1.7% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2024-06-01 | [The Race to Map the World and Protect $110 Billion of Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29776-the-race-to-map-the-world-and-protect-110-billion-of-trade.md) | -2.1% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2017-08-04 | [Report lists foreign support policies that potentially hurt Canadian agriculture - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69427-report-lists-foreign-support-policies-that-potentially-hurt-canadian.md) | -2.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-01-22 | [Column: Biden should revisit China trade deal to weed out problem spots for U.S. agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49010-column-biden-should-revisit-china-trade-deal-to-weed-out-problem-spots-for-u-s.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2017-03-23 | [Blog \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71990-blog-house-agriculture-committee.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-10-13 | [AgroPages-Record Soy carryover in Argentina expected to pressure prices-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68306-agropages-record-soy-carryover-in-argentina-expected-to-pressure-prices.md) | -0.4% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- texasfarmbureau.org: https://texasfarmbureau.org/trump-ready-protect-boast-agriculture/

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