# Expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill and Extension for 2025 - EveryCRSReport.com

> A Congressional Research Service report describes the 2018 farm bill's expiration and Congress's one-year extension covering FY2025 and the 2025 crop year. It also notes that earlier farm bills faced similar delays and short-term extensions.

- Date: 2023-08-21 · published 2023-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34563-expiration-of-the-2018-farm-bill-and-extension-for-2025-everycrsreport-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 extensions keep existing commodity programs and support payments in place, which limits near-term supply and price shocks. Stalled reauthorization leaves longer-term policy uncertainty for row-crop and livestock markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-15 | [Previewing a 2018 Farm Bill - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71989-previewing-a-2018-farm-bill-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2019-02-22 | [The 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334): Summary and Side-by-Side Comparison - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60595-the-2018-farm-bill-p-l-115-334-summary-and-side-by-side-comparison.md) | -1.3% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2017-04-25 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71479-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2022-01-25 | [Farm Bill Primer: Conservation Title - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43147-farm-bill-primer-conservation-title-everycrsreport-com.md) | +2.6% | +7.9% |
| CORN | 2017-06-02 | [The President’s FY2018 Budget Request for Agriculture Appropriations and the Farm Bill - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70475-the-president-s-fy2018-budget-request-for-agriculture-appropriations-and-the.md) | +2.5% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2017-03-15 | [Previewing a 2018 Farm Bill - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71989-previewing-a-2018-farm-bill-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.4% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2019-02-22 | [The 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334): Summary and Side-by-Side Comparison - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60595-the-2018-farm-bill-p-l-115-334-summary-and-side-by-side-comparison.md) | -1.5% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2017-04-25 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71479-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.2% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R47659.html

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