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USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins outlined pending tasks, including reviewing frozen grants, making $21 billion in disaster and $10 billion in economic aid payments, and responding to bird flu. She said farmer payments tied to the spending freeze will be honored and that DOGE is being invited into USDA.
The aid payments have a statutory deadline of March 21.
Timely aid payments could support farm liquidity and reduce pressure to cut herds or acreage. The status of these tasks shapes near-term farm spending but has limited direct effect on grain or feed prices.
profarmer.comJim WiesemeyerFeb 14, 2025After 1,623 past policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 1,905 past policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.8%), and +0.2% over 20.
After 1,019 past policy events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.5%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
