# USDA Offering Assistance for Farmers Impacted by China's Tariffs

> Local farmers affected by recent tariffs can now apply to the USDA through the Farm Service Agency for assistance based on this year's production, with eligibility at 50 percent of production. Sign-up runs until January 15 under a $12 billion relief package announced earlier this year.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T15:15:24.291Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98047-usda-offering-assistance-for-farmers-impacted-by-china-s-tariffs
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Relief payments help producers hold acreage and marketing, but they do not change export flows, so the price impact on US grains is minor.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-02-22 | [Will China keep buying U.S. soybeans after tariff ruling? USTR brushes off worries. - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14601-will-china-keep-buying-u-s-soybeans-after-tariff-ruling-ustr-brushes-off.md) | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2022-05-08 | [Soybean farmers are still targeted by Chinese tariffs 4 years later \| CNN Politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14930-soybean-farmers-are-still-targeted-by-chinese-tariffs-4-years-later-cnn-politics.md) | +4.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2017-06-12 | [How the World's Farmers Went to Work for China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70350-how-the-world-s-farmers-went-to-work-for-china.md) | -0.3% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2018-04-08 | [As U.S. and China trade tariff barbs, others scoop up U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65547-as-u-s-and-china-trade-tariff-barbs-others-scoop-up-u-s-soybeans.md) | +2.0% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2025-05-19 | [Soybean market changing for North Dakota farmers, but China and tariffs still loom large - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24729-soybean-market-changing-for-north-dakota-farmers-but-china-and-tariffs-still.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- krgv.com: https://www.krgv.com/videos/usda-offering-assistance-for-farmers-impacted-by-china-s-tariffs/

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