# Farm Policy Outlook - Center for Commercial Agriculture

> A Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture outlook reviews the Republican agenda after the November elections. It highlights trade, energy, regulation and immigration as key issues affecting agricultural costs and markets. It notes that the first Trump administration needed about $28 billion in farm aid to offset trade-war losses.

- Date: 2025-01-31 · published 2025-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26498-farm-policy-outlook-center-for-commercial-agriculture
- 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

The analysis signals that renewed trade aggression could again require large farm support and disrupt export markets. The outlook is general and does not point to an immediate price move.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-23 | [Is There a Future for the U.S. Farm Bill? - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20153-is-there-a-future-for-the-u-s-farm-bill-center-for-commercial-agriculture.md) | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2017-09-22 | [Agricultural Policy Analysis Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68959-agricultural-policy-analysis-center.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2021-04-09 | [Agricultural Policy Analysis Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47581-agricultural-policy-analysis-center.md) | +1.1% | +23.4% |
| CORN | 2020-02-24 | [The 2020 Outlook for U.S. Agriculture From USDA’s Chief Economist - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54630-the-2020-outlook-for-u-s-agriculture-from-usda-s-chief-economist-farm-policy.md) | -2.5% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2024-07-11 | [Corn Was King: The Transition to Soy in U.S. Production Agriculture - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15197-corn-was-king-the-transition-to-soy-in-u-s-production-agriculture-center-for.md) | -0.9% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2026-03-23 | [Is There a Future for the U.S. Farm Bill? - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20153-is-there-a-future-for-the-u-s-farm-bill-center-for-commercial-agriculture.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2021-04-09 | [Agricultural Policy Analysis Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47581-agricultural-policy-analysis-center.md) | +0.2% | +13.4% |
| SOY | 2017-09-22 | [Agricultural Policy Analysis Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68959-agricultural-policy-analysis-center.md) | -1.2% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- ag.purdue.edu: https://ag.purdue.edu/commercialag/home/paer-article/farm-policy-outlook/

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