# SNAP benefits, trade barriers among obstacles to farm bill renewal - UPI.com

> Congress is struggling to renew the five-year farm bill, with a dispute over whether to freeze SNAP benefits at current levels. House Republicans want the freeze to cut spending, while Democrats say it would strip food from needy families. Senator Stabenow urged a bipartisan path that also expands crop subsidies and crop insurance.

- Date: 2024-06-21 · published 2024-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29759-snap-benefits-trade-barriers-among-obstacles-to-farm-bill-renewal-upi-com
- 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

Farm bill outcomes determine future subsidy and reference price levels, which shape planting incentives for corn, soybeans and wheat. Gridlock keeps this support uncertain but is unlikely to move prices near term.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-25 | [New Trade, Foreign Aid Dollars From USDA Check Boxes on Stabenow's Farm Bill List](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34086-new-trade-foreign-aid-dollars-from-usda-check-boxes-on-stabenow-s-farm-bill-list.md) | -0.3% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2025-07-30 | [Trump’s Tax Bill Expands Farm Subsidies. Not All Farmers Will Benefit.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23749-trump-s-tax-bill-expands-farm-subsidies-not-all-farmers-will-benefit.md) | -1.3% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-06-24 | [Senate Ag tees up farm bill \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18781-senate-ag-tees-up-farm-bill-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -2.3% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2025-05-19 | [‘We Want to Put Farm Back in the Farm Bill’: Budget Battles, SNAP Cuts, and the Future of Ag Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24657-we-want-to-put-farm-back-in-the-farm-bill-budget-battles-snap-cuts-and-the.md) | +3.5% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2018-11-13 | [Stung by trade wars, U.S. farmers hope for quick progress on Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62030-stung-by-trade-wars-u-s-farmers-hope-for-quick-progress-on-farm-bill.md) | -1.3% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2023-09-25 | [New Trade, Foreign Aid Dollars From USDA Check Boxes on Stabenow's Farm Bill List](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34086-new-trade-foreign-aid-dollars-from-usda-check-boxes-on-stabenow-s-farm-bill-list.md) | -1.6% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2025-07-30 | [Trump’s Tax Bill Expands Farm Subsidies. Not All Farmers Will Benefit.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23749-trump-s-tax-bill-expands-farm-subsidies-not-all-farmers-will-benefit.md) | -1.3% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2026-06-24 | [Senate Ag tees up farm bill \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18781-senate-ag-tees-up-farm-bill-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -0.0% | +10.4% |

## Sources

- upi.com: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/06/21/farm-bill-issues-slow-passage/7401718377893/

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