# Payment limits to be reconsidered in Farm Bill | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Senator Chuck Grassley said he will again propose tighter farm bill payment limits in the upcoming reauthorization. He cited the claim that 10% of the largest farmers receive 70% of program benefits. He expects southern agriculture to oppose the proposal, while fiscal conservatives and many Democrats may support it.

- Date: 2023-06-16 · published 2023-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35467-payment-limits-to-be-reconsidered-in-farm-bill-agri-pulse-communications-inc
- 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

Tighter payment caps would reduce direct support flowing to large operations, but the proposal is at an early stage and faces opposition, so near-term price impact is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-27 | [USDA considering 'bridge' payments for farmers  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23303-usda-considering-bridge-payments-for-farmers-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +3.6% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2018-05-23 | [Farm bill negotiations may feature payment limits struggle \| 2018-05-22 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65013-farm-bill-negotiations-may-feature-payment-limits-struggle-2018-05-22-agri.md) | -0.5% | -8.5% |
| CORN | 2016-11-30 | [Farm bill wheels starting to turn \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73846-farm-bill-wheels-starting-to-turn-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +4.0% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-01-24 | [Flexible and creative: The pathways to farm bill funding \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32099-flexible-and-creative-the-pathways-to-farm-bill-funding-agri-pulse.md) | -0.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2024-01-17 | [Poll: Farmers count on aid in new farm bill, back SNAP cut \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32094-poll-farmers-count-on-aid-in-new-farm-bill-back-snap-cut-agri-pulse.md) | +0.2% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2025-08-27 | [USDA considering 'bridge' payments for farmers  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23303-usda-considering-bridge-payments-for-farmers-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2018-05-23 | [Farm bill negotiations may feature payment limits struggle \| 2018-05-22 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65013-farm-bill-negotiations-may-feature-payment-limits-struggle-2018-05-22-agri.md) | -0.7% | -13.7% |
| SOY | 2016-11-30 | [Farm bill wheels starting to turn \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73846-farm-bill-wheels-starting-to-turn-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +0.5% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/19575-payment-limits-to-be-reconsidered-in-farm-bill

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