# Washington Week Ahead: Biden trade policy gets Hill scrutiny | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> US Trade Representative Katherine Tai faces questioning from House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees over a growing US agricultural trade deficit. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is also scheduled to testify before appropriations subcommittees that week.

- Date: 2024-04-14 · published 2024-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30722-washington-week-ahead-biden-trade-policy-gets-hill-scrutiny-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Trade-policy scrutiny signals possible shifts in export access and tariffs, but no concrete new measure is announced, so near-term price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-08-31 | [Washington Week Ahead: Another possible shutdown looms; Farm income forecast due \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23306-washington-week-ahead-another-possible-shutdown-looms-farm-income-forecast-due.md) | -2.2% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2018-11-28 | [Ag trade remains key for US negotiators ahead of Trump-Xi meeting \| 2018-11-27 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61936-ag-trade-remains-key-for-us-negotiators-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting-2018-11-27.md) | +4.1% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2018-08-26 | [USDA announces first half $12 billion ag trade aid package \| 2018-08-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4764-usda-announces-first-half-12-billion-ag-trade-aid-package-2018-08-26-agri-pulse.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2021-11-17 | [House hearing highlights calls for new international trade pacts \| 2021-11-17 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44035-house-hearing-highlights-calls-for-new-international-trade-pacts-2021-11-17.md) | +1.7% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2021-01-21 | [Biden administration: New trade policy ahead](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49116-biden-administration-new-trade-policy-ahead.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-08-31 | [Washington Week Ahead: Another possible shutdown looms; Farm income forecast due \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23306-washington-week-ahead-another-possible-shutdown-looms-farm-income-forecast-due.md) | +0.3% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2018-11-28 | [Ag trade remains key for US negotiators ahead of Trump-Xi meeting \| 2018-11-27 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61936-ag-trade-remains-key-for-us-negotiators-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting-2018-11-27.md) | +8.7% | +9.1% |
| CORN | 2018-08-26 | [USDA announces first half $12 billion ag trade aid package \| 2018-08-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4764-usda-announces-first-half-12-billion-ag-trade-aid-package-2018-08-26-agri-pulse.md) | +0.5% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/20948-washington-week-ahead-biden-trade-policy-gets-hill-scrutiny

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