# Farm bill faces uphill climb with mid-year politics in play | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> The House Agriculture Committee began marking up its farm bill 2.0 amid partisan disputes over tariffs, ethanol, pesticides, and nutrition. Chairman Thompson defended the process while Democrats said only 10% of their priorities were included.

- Date: 2026-03-04 · published 2026-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20156-farm-bill-faces-uphill-climb-with-mid-year-politics-in-play-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Political gridlock before midterms makes passage uncertain, so ethanol and biofuel provisions remain unresolved for corn and soybean oil demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-29 | [House Ag Democrats counter on farm bill with CCC funding plan \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30720-house-ag-democrats-counter-on-farm-bill-with-ccc-funding-plan-agri-pulse.md) | +0.9% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2017-03-15 | [Ag groups urge boost in farm bill spending \| 2017-03-15 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71993-ag-groups-urge-boost-in-farm-bill-spending-2017-03-15-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-03-16 | [High crop prices, SNAP costs may challenge farm bill writers \| 2022-03-15 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42253-high-crop-prices-snap-costs-may-challenge-farm-bill-writers-2022-03-15-agri.md) | +0.1% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2025-08-27 | [USDA considering 'bridge' payments for farmers  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23303-usda-considering-bridge-payments-for-farmers-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +3.6% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2025-10-31 | [Daybreak Oct. 31: Key Republicans still want farm bailout  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22382-daybreak-oct-31-key-republicans-still-want-farm-bailout-agri-pulse.md) | -0.4% | +2.7% |
| SBO | 2024-02-14 | [Biofuel industry eyes huge new markets amid policy challenges \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15236-biofuel-industry-eyes-huge-new-markets-amid-policy-challenges-agri-pulse.md) | -4.1% | -2.0% |
| SBO | 2025-11-30 | [Washington Week Ahead: Farmers await payment plan; USMCA review gets focus \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21937-washington-week-ahead-farmers-await-payment-plan-usmca-review-gets-focus-agri.md) | +2.4% | -3.0% |
| SBO | 2019-02-05 | [Biofuels and Big Oil make their case on RFS before 2022 \| 2019-02-05 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60466-biofuels-and-big-oil-make-their-case-on-rfs-before-2022-2019-02-05-agri-pulse.md) | +0.4% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/24322-farm-bill-faces-uphill-climb-with-mid-year-politics-in-play

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