# Opening Statement: “Producer Perspectives on the 2023 Farm Bill” | House Agriculture Committee

> House Agriculture Committee subcommittee chairman Rep. Austin Scott opened a hearing with producer leaders from 10 national commodity groups on the 2023 Farm Bill. He noted over $90 billion in ad hoc assistance since the 2018 bill and argued that predictable safety-net programs are needed for the next five years.

- Date: 2023-04-26 · published 2023-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36398-opening-statement-producer-perspectives-on-the-2023-farm-bill-house-agriculture
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a stronger, more predictable safety net via higher reference prices could shape future planting and crop insurance decisions, but this is policy discussion without immediate supply or price impact.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-29 | [The House Agriculture Committee's 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2): A Side-by-Side Comparison with Current Law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64516-the-house-agriculture-committee-s-2018-farm-bill-h-r-2-a-side-by-side.md) | +2.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2024-12-17 | [Thompson Secures Aid for America's Producers \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26953-thompson-secures-aid-for-america-s-producers-house-agriculture-committee.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2017-04-04 | [Opening Statement: Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford: General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee Hearing: The Next Farm Bill: Commodity Policy Part II \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71480-opening-statement-subcommittee-chairman-rick-crawford-general-farm-commodities.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2018-05-16 | [The House Agriculture Committee’s 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2): A Side-by-Side Comparison with Current Law - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65010-the-house-agriculture-committee-s-2018-farm-bill-h-r-2-a-side-by-side.md) | +0.3% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2017-03-23 | [Blog \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71990-blog-house-agriculture-committee.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2018-06-29 | [The House Agriculture Committee's 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2): A Side-by-Side Comparison with Current Law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64516-the-house-agriculture-committee-s-2018-farm-bill-h-r-2-a-side-by-side.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2024-12-17 | [Thompson Secures Aid for America's Producers \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26953-thompson-secures-aid-for-america-s-producers-house-agriculture-committee.md) | -1.3% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2017-04-04 | [Opening Statement: Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford: General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee Hearing: The Next Farm Bill: Commodity Policy Part II \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71480-opening-statement-subcommittee-chairman-rick-crawford-general-farm-commodities.md) | +0.4% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- agriculture.house.gov: https://agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7611

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