# Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report

> A Congressional Research Service primer explains that US farm export market development and export credit guarantee programs were authorized through FY2026 under P.L. 119-37. It describes how these programs rely on the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 and the trade title of the 2018 farm bill.

- Date: 2026-04-21 · published 2026-04-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19676-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-congressional-research
- 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 and credit guarantees support foreign demand for US grains and oilseeds, so their renewal status is a modest factor for export-driven prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-25 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71479-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2024-12-16 | [The 2024 Farm Bill: H.R. 8467 Compared with Current Law - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26949-the-2024-farm-bill-h-r-8467-compared-with-current-law-congressional-research.md) | +2.3% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2017-08-17 | [Farm Bill Primer: ARC and PLC Support Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69433-farm-bill-primer-arc-and-plc-support-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | -2.7% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2025-06-26 | [Budget Reconciliation: Farm Bill Programs Without a Budget Baseline and Trade Promotion, Research, Horticulture, and Animal Health Programs with a Budget Baseline - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24186-budget-reconciliation-farm-bill-programs-without-a-budget-baseline-and-trade.md) | +4.6% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-09-22 | [Farm Bill Primer: Farm Safety Net Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39577-farm-bill-primer-farm-safety-net-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | -2.8% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2017-04-25 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71479-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2024-12-16 | [The 2024 Farm Bill: H.R. 8467 Compared with Current Law - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26949-the-2024-farm-bill-h-r-8467-compared-with-current-law-congressional-research.md) | -1.4% | +5.5% |
| SOY | 2017-08-17 | [Farm Bill Primer: ARC and PLC Support Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69433-farm-bill-primer-arc-and-plc-support-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.4% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- legistorm.com: https://www.legistorm.com/reports/view/crs/622483/Farm_Bill_Primer_Trade_and_Export_Promotion_Programs.html

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