# Farmers want more crop support. But do price safety nets work? | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR

> Kansas farmers say Title One farm bill price-loss programs are not functioning as a safety net because reference prices are far below production costs. Lawmakers are weighing whether to raise support levels in the new farm bill.

- Date: 2023-09-29 · published 2023-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34089-farmers-want-more-crop-support-but-do-price-safety-nets-work-kcur-kansas-city
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Low reference prices weaken the safety net for wheat and other crops, which can influence planting decisions over time but has little immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-22 | [Farm Bill Primer: Farm Safety Net Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39577-farm-bill-primer-farm-safety-net-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.2% | -10.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-24 | [The Disappearing Farm Bill Safety Net \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71482-the-disappearing-farm-bill-safety-net-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-09 | [Oppn protests zero import duty on wheat, terms govt's move anti-farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73458-oppn-protests-zero-import-duty-on-wheat-terms-govt-s-move-anti-farmer.md) | +1.5% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-15 | [Statutory Reference Prices and the Next Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30236-statutory-reference-prices-and-the-next-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | +19.6% | +8.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-03 | [Are we ready to prevent the next food price crisis? - Development Matters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66883-are-we-ready-to-prevent-the-next-food-price-crisis-development-matters.md) | -0.2% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- kcur.org: https://www.kcur.org/2023-09-29/farmers-want-more-crop-support-farm-bill

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