# Reviewing Public Support for Payments to Farmers - farmdoc daily

> A farmdoc daily article reviews public opinion surveys on government payments to farmers, drawing on eleven waves of the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey. It places this within the context of the $10 billion economic assistance and the one-year Farm Bill extension. The piece focuses on taxpayer, voter and consumer attitudes.

- Date: 2025-01-16 · published 2025-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26500-reviewing-public-support-for-payments-to-farmers-farmdoc-daily
- 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

Public support for payments shapes the likelihood of future aid, which affects farm income and crop planting decisions. The article itself does not signal any near-term price move.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-11-19 | [Projected ARC and PLC Payments for 2025 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21934-projected-arc-and-plc-payments-for-2025-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.0% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-08-12 | [Reviewing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Part 2 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40027-reviewing-the-inflation-reduction-act-of-2022-part-2-farmdoc-daily.md) | -0.7% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2023-06-27 | [Premium Support and Crop Insurance: An Analysis of the Proposed 4% Farmer-Premium Payment Cap - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35470-premium-support-and-crop-insurance-an-analysis-of-the-proposed-4-farmer-premium.md) | -7.9% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2024-07-18 | [Farm Bill 2024: A Mid-Summer’s Review - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29255-farm-bill-2024-a-mid-summer-s-review-farmdoc-daily.md) | +2.4% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2020-10-08 | [Reviewing the Recent Government Accountability Office Report on MFP 2019 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50629-reviewing-the-recent-government-accountability-office-report-on-mfp-2019.md) | +2.3% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 2025-11-19 | [Projected ARC and PLC Payments for 2025 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21934-projected-arc-and-plc-payments-for-2025-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.5% | -8.3% |
| SOY | 2022-08-12 | [Reviewing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Part 2 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40027-reviewing-the-inflation-reduction-act-of-2022-part-2-farmdoc-daily.md) | -12.5% | -12.9% |
| SOY | 2023-06-27 | [Premium Support and Crop Insurance: An Analysis of the Proposed 4% Farmer-Premium Payment Cap - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35470-premium-support-and-crop-insurance-an-analysis-of-the-proposed-4-farmer-premium.md) | +2.7% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/01/reviewing-public-support-for-payments-to-farmers.html

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