# USDA Updates Effects of 2018 Farm Bill Expiration and FY 2025 Continuing Resolution - Pro Farmer

> Pro Farmer's October 11 policy update covers Hurricane Milton's damage in Florida, with losses estimated at $60 to $180 billion and several ports closed. It also reports on the expired 2018 farm bill and its effects under a continuing resolution.

- Date: 2024-10-11 · published 2024-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27842-usda-updates-effects-of-2018-farm-bill-expiration-and-fy-2025-continuing
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Florida port closures disrupt fertilizer and agricultural export logistics, while farm bill expiration reduces support programs, which can weigh on sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-06-01 | [The price of phosphate fertilisers continues to rise and everything indicates that there will be an upturn in urea prices – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4338-the-price-of-phosphate-fertilisers-continues-to-rise-and-everything-indicates.md) | -18.3% | -14.1% |
| UREA | 2023-04-19 | [Barge operations to stop as Mississippi rises increasing costs to farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16636-barge-operations-to-stop-as-mississippi-rises-increasing-costs-to-farmers.md) | +2.3% | +6.8% |
| UREA | 2025-09-26 | [With low water levels on the Mississippi River persisting for the fourth consecutive year, the Memphis District Corps of Engineers held a press conference today to review current river conditions and operations … \| Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16429-with-low-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-river-persisting-for-the-fourth.md) | -3.5% | -4.8% |
| UREA | 2026-05-05 | [Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #10–Shipping Disruptions Drive Up Fertilizer Costs and Threaten Food Security - IFDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19178-fertilizer-crisis-response-bulletin-10-shipping-disruptions-drive-up-fertilizer.md) | -4.2% | -27.8% |
| UREA | 2023-04-28 | [Flooding Impacts Upper Mississippi Barge Traffic, as “Corn Hit its Lowest in Nine Months” \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16638-flooding-impacts-upper-mississippi-barge-traffic-as-corn-hit-its-lowest-in-nine.md) | -0.7% | +2.8% |
| DAP | 2025-06-01 | [The price of phosphate fertilisers continues to rise and everything indicates that there will be an upturn in urea prices – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4338-the-price-of-phosphate-fertilisers-continues-to-rise-and-everything-indicates.md) | +0.7% | +3.8% |
| DAP | 2020-08-20 | [Itafos Provides Update On Itafos Conda Plant Turnaround, Announces Sulfuric Acid Supply Disruption \| Itafos](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51919-itafos-provides-update-on-itafos-conda-plant-turnaround-announces-sulfuric-acid.md) | +1.8% | +7.5% |
| DAP | 2026-07-28 | [Urea's cheap but farmers urged to act on phosphate as prices soar \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18656-urea-s-cheap-but-farmers-urged-to-act-on-phosphate-as-prices-soar-farm-online.md) | +1.7% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/policy-update/usda-updates-effects-2018-farm-bill-expiration-and-fy-2025-continuing-resolution

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