# Yakym: America First policy starts with Indiana agriculture, farmers  - Indiana Corn and Soy

> U.S. Representative Rudy Yakym writes that Indiana farmers face a difficult financial stretch, with soybean prices near multi-decade lows and high input costs and interest rates squeezing operations. He highlights the House-passed 2026 Farm Bill and his vote to allow year-round E15 sales.

- Date: 2026-07-21 · published 2026-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18310-yakym-america-first-policy-starts-with-indiana-agriculture-farmers-indiana-corn
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Policy support such as E15 expansion and farm bill provisions could add domestic ethanol and corn demand, but the piece offers no new supply or demand shock for feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-10-01 | [Is the Past the Prologue for the Future of Agricultural Policy in the United States? \| American Enterprise Institute - AEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44521-is-the-past-the-prologue-for-the-future-of-agricultural-policy-in-the-united.md) | -0.7% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2024-12-17 | [Thompson Secures Aid for America's Producers \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26953-thompson-secures-aid-for-america-s-producers-house-agriculture-committee.md) | -1.3% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2025-05-21 | [Spending Impacts of PLC and ARC-CO in House Agriculture Reconciliation Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24656-spending-impacts-of-plc-and-arc-co-in-house-agriculture-reconciliation-bill.md) | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| 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 | 2021-11-23 | [Indian farmers hold soybeans as government measures cut prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44077-indian-farmers-hold-soybeans-as-government-measures-cut-prices.md) | -4.5% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2022-11-02 | [Corn growers focus on policy priorities this fall and beyond - Indiana Corn and Soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38664-corn-growers-focus-on-policy-priorities-this-fall-and-beyond-indiana-corn-and.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2019-11-28 | [AgroPages-Argentine farmers switching some intended corn to soybeans-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55876-agropages-argentine-farmers-switching-some-intended-corn-to-soybeans.md) | +1.1% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2020-02-24 | [The 2020 Outlook for U.S. Agriculture From USDA’s Chief Economist - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54630-the-2020-outlook-for-u-s-agriculture-from-usda-s-chief-economist-farm-policy.md) | -2.5% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- incornandsoy.org: https://incornandsoy.org/yakym-america-first-policy-starts-with-indiana-agriculture-farmers/

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