# Thompson Opening Statement During 119th Organizational Meeting | House Agriculture Committee

> The House Agriculture Committee chairman, Glenn Thompson, gave an opening statement at the committee's organizing meeting for the 119th Congress. He named a five-year bipartisan Farm Bill as the committee's top priority. He also cited high input costs and inflation as pressures on farmers.

- Date: 2025-01-23 · published 2025-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26493-thompson-opening-statement-during-119th-organizational-meeting-house
- 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

This is procedural political signalling with no immediate supply or demand change. Farm Bill progress could affect longer-term safety-net and trade provisions.

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| SOY | 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) | -1.0% | -4.9% |
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## Sources

- agriculture.house.gov: https://agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7836

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