# Lawmakers eye CCC cash flow to allow uninterrupted payment | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Lawmakers are monitoring the Commodity Credit Corporation's spending authority, which is reportedly down to about $4 billion from a $30 billion cap. Funding must be replenished to cover farm payments, trade aid and avian flu compensation, and a continuing resolution passed without replenishment.

- Date: 2025-03-12 · published 2025-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25557-lawmakers-eye-ccc-cash-flow-to-allow-uninterrupted-payment-agri-pulse
- 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

A shortfall in CCC funding could delay farm payments and aid, affecting producer cash flow and possibly planting and feed purchasing decisions, though it is not a direct price catalyst.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-16 | [Payment limits to be reconsidered in Farm Bill \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35467-payment-limits-to-be-reconsidered-in-farm-bill-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +2.2% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2020-07-08 | [Farm programs in play as lawmakers look to 2021 \| 2020-07-07  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52103-farm-programs-in-play-as-lawmakers-look-to-2021-2020-07-07-agri-pulse.md) | -2.3% | -6.6% |
| 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 | 2025-10-01 | [Lawmakers may expand USDA spending authority to enable farm aid package \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22383-lawmakers-may-expand-usda-spending-authority-to-enable-farm-aid-package-agri.md) | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2025-10-15 | [Government payments create funding cliff for farmers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22381-government-payments-create-funding-cliff-for-farmers-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +0.1% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-06-16 | [Payment limits to be reconsidered in Farm Bill \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35467-payment-limits-to-be-reconsidered-in-farm-bill-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +4.6% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2020-07-08 | [Farm programs in play as lawmakers look to 2021 \| 2020-07-07  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52103-farm-programs-in-play-as-lawmakers-look-to-2021-2020-07-07-agri-pulse.md) | -1.5% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 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) | -1.2% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/22521-lawmakers-eye-ccc-cash-flow-to-allow-uninterrupted-payment

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