# [2025-02-05] Klobuchar Opening Statement at Hearing on “Perspectives...

> Senator Amy Klobuchar delivered an opening statement at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the farm economy. She called for a bipartisan farm bill and cited high input costs and avian flu as challenges. The hearing focused on farmer and rancher views.

- Date: 2025-02-05 · published 2025-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26028-2025-02-05-klobuchar-opening-statement-at-hearing-on-perspectives
- 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

Calls for a farm bill signal future policy support but do not change current supply, demand or prices. Impact on feed markets is minimal in the near term.

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| CORN | 2023-02-09 | [2023-02-09 Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing on...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37286-2023-02-09-chairwoman-stabenow-opening-statement-at-hearing-on.md) | -1.3% | -5.2% |
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| CORN | 2025-02-11 | [Ranking Member Angie Craig Opening Statement at Hearing on the Farm Economy \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26027-ranking-member-angie-craig-opening-statement-at-hearing-on-the-farm-economy.md) | +1.4% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2023-02-09 | [2023-02-09 Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing on...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37286-2023-02-09-chairwoman-stabenow-opening-statement-at-hearing-on.md) | +0.4% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2023-04-26 | [Opening Statement: “Producer Perspectives on the 2023 Farm Bill” \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36398-opening-statement-producer-perspectives-on-the-2023-farm-bill-house-agriculture.md) | -0.4% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2024-02-28 | [2024-02-28 Ranking Member Boozman Opening Statement at USDA...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31655-2024-02-28-ranking-member-boozman-opening-statement-at-usda.md) | +0.8% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- agriculture.senate.gov: https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/dem/press/release/klobuchar-opening-statement-at-hearing-on-perspectives-from-the-field-farmer-and-rancher-views-on-the-agricultural-economy-part-1

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