# High stakes milk producers as they await action from USDA, Congress | 2017-11-07 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Pending USDA and Congressional actions could strengthen the dairy safety net, including a $1 billion dairy and cotton assistance measure in the Senate spending bill. USDA is expected to make milk eligible for crop revenue insurance in February, and a farm bill is expected in early 2018.

- Date: 2017-11-08 · published 2017-11-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10558-high-stakes-milk-producers-as-they-await-action-from-usda-congress-2017-11-07
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger dairy margin protection supports milk production continuity and herd retention, which affects long-run demand for feed ingredients, though the impact on near-term prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-09-15 | [Lawmakers hear perspectives on milk pricing system at hearing  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45214-lawmakers-hear-perspectives-on-milk-pricing-system-at-hearing-agri-pulse.md) | +0.1% | +7.8% |
| MILK | 2018-02-09 | [Congress clears budget deal, farm aid after shutdown \| 2018-02-09 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66483-congress-clears-budget-deal-farm-aid-after-shutdown-2018-02-09-agri-pulse-agri.md) | -0.1% | +5.3% |
| MILK | 2017-12-19 | [Disaster bill adds cotton to farm bill \| 2017-12-18 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67461-disaster-bill-adds-cotton-to-farm-bill-2017-12-18-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | -0.6% | -10.8% |
| MILK | 2018-01-24 | [Article Headline \| 2018-01-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67126-article-headline-2018-01-23-agri-pulse-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -0.1% | -3.2% |
| MILK | 2017-02-16 | [China watchers: U.S. trade relations need to improve, but warn Trump to move cautiously \| 2017-02-16 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72357-china-watchers-u-s-trade-relations-need-to-improve-but-warn-trump-to-move.md) | -0.1% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/10157-high-stakes-milk-producers-as-they-await-action-from-usda-congress

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