# Congressional Hearings Leading up to the 2023 Farm Bill: Part 4 | Article | EESI

> EESI summarizes an April 26, 2023 House Agriculture Committee hearing with ten commodity groups. Witnesses stressed problems with ad hoc disaster aid, called for stronger crop insurance, and cited drought and extreme weather losses. Groups also backed conservation and bioenergy programs.

- Date: 2023-07-25 · published 2023-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35041-congressional-hearings-leading-up-to-the-2023-farm-bill-part-4-article-eesi
- 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 hearing testimony reflects producer priorities but does not set new policy, so it has no direct effect on feed commodity prices. It indicates that weather-related risk coverage will be a central issue in the bill.

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## Sources

- eesi.org: https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/congressional-hearings-leading-up-to-the-2023-farm-bill-part-4

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