# As Congress Feuds Over Farm Bill, Growers Are ‘Stuck in Limbo’ (Published 2024)

> Congress is feuding over a new farm bill, and lawmakers are likely to postpone the legislation for another year. Farmers and food assistance recipients will remain under current law.

- Date: 2024-12-01 · published 2024-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27387-as-congress-feuds-over-farm-bill-growers-are-stuck-in-limbo-published-2024
- 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

Delay keeps the 2018 farm bill support structure in place, so feed grain price effects are limited, though uncertainty about future support persists.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-25 | [What Are the Odds of Congress Passing a Farm Bill 2.0 and Trade Aid Package in 2025? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22852-what-are-the-odds-of-congress-passing-a-farm-bill-2-0-and-trade-aid-package-in.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2024-12-31 | [With Farm Bill Shelved, Congress Pumps Economic Aid Into Farm Economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26954-with-farm-bill-shelved-congress-pumps-economic-aid-into-farm-economy.md) | +1.4% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2019-01-01 | [Congress just passed an $867 billion farm bill. Here’s what’s in it.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61575-congress-just-passed-an-867-billion-farm-bill-here-s-what-s-in-it.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-12-13 | [Farm bill unfinished, growers still need safety net plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32683-farm-bill-unfinished-growers-still-need-safety-net-plan.md) | +1.1% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-01-19 | [Inside the 2023 Farm Bill: A conversation with the bill’s authors \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37774-inside-the-2023-farm-bill-a-conversation-with-the-bill-s-authors-capital-press.md) | -1.6% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [What Are the Odds of Congress Passing a Farm Bill 2.0 and Trade Aid Package in 2025? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22852-what-are-the-odds-of-congress-passing-a-farm-bill-2-0-and-trade-aid-package-in.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2024-12-31 | [With Farm Bill Shelved, Congress Pumps Economic Aid Into Farm Economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26954-with-farm-bill-shelved-congress-pumps-economic-aid-into-farm-economy.md) | +1.0% | +8.0% |
| SOY | 2019-01-01 | [Congress just passed an $867 billion farm bill. Here’s what’s in it.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61575-congress-just-passed-an-867-billion-farm-bill-here-s-what-s-in-it.md) | +2.7% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/us/politics/farm-bill-congress.html

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