# Washington Week Ahead: Another possible shutdown looms; Farm income forecast due | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Agri-Pulse previews the week ahead in Washington, with a possible government shutdown looming as Congress returns from recess. The USTR will hold a hearing on a case seeking retaliation against Brazil over its ethanol tariffs and deforestation practices.

- Date: 2025-08-31 · published 2025-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23306-washington-week-ahead-another-possible-shutdown-looms-farm-income-forecast-due
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A USTR action against Brazil over ethanol could affect Brazilian trade flows and sentiment in soybeans and corn, but the hearing itself is not yet a market-moving decision.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-04-14 | [Washington Week Ahead: Biden trade policy gets Hill scrutiny \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30722-washington-week-ahead-biden-trade-policy-gets-hill-scrutiny-agri-pulse.md) | -2.0% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-08-21 | [Daybreak Aug. 21: Thune open to emergency farm aid \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23308-daybreak-aug-21-thune-open-to-emergency-farm-aid-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2020-12-02 | [Brazil’s weather woes may offset increased planting \| 2020-12-01  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49476-brazil-s-weather-woes-may-offset-increased-planting-2020-12-01-agri-pulse.md) | -1.4% | +12.2% |
| SOY | 2018-11-28 | [Ag trade remains key for US negotiators ahead of Trump-Xi meeting \| 2018-11-27 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61936-ag-trade-remains-key-for-us-negotiators-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting-2018-11-27.md) | +4.1% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2021-11-15 | [Tariffs and supply chain not on agenda for Biden-Xi meeting \| 2021-11-14 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14978-tariffs-and-supply-chain-not-on-agenda-for-biden-xi-meeting-2021-11-14-agri.md) | +2.4% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-04-14 | [Washington Week Ahead: Biden trade policy gets Hill scrutiny \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30722-washington-week-ahead-biden-trade-policy-gets-hill-scrutiny-agri-pulse.md) | -0.2% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-06-16 | [Farm state lawmakers press ITC to reverse on fertilizer duties \| 2022-06-16 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40925-farm-state-lawmakers-press-itc-to-reverse-on-fertilizer-duties-2022-06-16-agri.md) | -1.5% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-06-14 | [Farm sector: Tweak NAFTA, but don’t endanger ag exports \| 2017-06-13 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70482-farm-sector-tweak-nafta-but-don-t-endanger-ag-exports-2017-06-13-agri-pulse.md) | -2.1% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/23404-washington-week-ahead-another-possible-shutdown-looms-farm-income-forecast-due

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