# Congress Returns to Work on Sensitive Issues While Farm Bill Drags On - Pro Farmer

> Congress returns to a week with focus on Ukraine aid, a House speaker challenge, and FISA, with the Baltimore bridge collapse recovery also in view. The week's agenda includes WASDE and CPI data releases. Farm bill progress is described as stalled.

- Date: 2024-04-07 · published 2024-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30729-congress-returns-to-work-on-sensitive-issues-while-farm-bill-drags-on-pro-farmer
- 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

The article is a general political preview with no direct new supply, demand or policy driver for feed commodities, so its market impact is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-11-30 | [Crude Oil Dragging Down Corn \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62099-crude-oil-dragging-down-corn-red-river-farm-network.md) | +8.0% | +8.5% |
| CORN | 2021-05-24 | [AgriMarketing.com - Purdue Economist Issues Report "Impact Of Higher Corn Prices On Cattle Finishing Net Returns"](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4964-agrimarketing-com-purdue-economist-issues-report-impact-of-higher-corn-prices.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-06-23 | [Hog, live cattle futures fall on recession fears - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41079-hog-live-cattle-futures-fall-on-recession-fears-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +1.6% | -10.7% |
| CORN | 2021-09-20 | [After the Bell \| September 20, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6378-after-the-bell-september-20-2021-pro-farmer.md) | -4.3% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2018-06-04 | [FoodFarmNews: China’s pig farmers plan to produce mega hog-farms to meet demands of world’s biggest pork market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64512-foodfarmnews-china-s-pig-farmers-plan-to-produce-mega-hog-farms-to-meet-demands.md) | -2.0% | -7.4% |
| SOY | 2026-10-27 | [First Thing Today \| Soybeans see small bounce as Brazilian real stabilizes - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/436-first-thing-today-soybeans-see-small-bounce-as-brazilian-real-stabilizes-pro.md) | +0.5% | — |
| SOY | 2021-09-20 | [After the Bell \| September 20, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6378-after-the-bell-september-20-2021-pro-farmer.md) | +0.1% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2024-08-21 | [Farmers look to Washington for inflation pressure relief - Marketplace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28773-farmers-look-to-washington-for-inflation-pressure-relief-marketplace.md) | +1.1% | +5.9% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/policy-update/congress-returns-work-sensitive-issues-while-farm-bill-drags

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