# Retro Farm Bill Debate Surfaces: Planted Vs Base Acres - Pro Farmer

> Pro Farmer reports a renewed debate in Congress about returning farm program payments to planted acres rather than base acres. The piece also covers the debt-limit vote timing and other unrelated market and political items.

- Date: 2023-04-21 · published 2023-04-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36400-retro-farm-bill-debate-surfaces-planted-vs-base-acres-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A switch to planted-acre payments would change incentives to plant specific crops, which could marginally shift corn and soybean acreage expectations, though the proposal is far from enacted.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 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) | +0.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2023-11-09 | [Farmers want more money for crop support programs included in Farm Bill : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33149-farmers-want-more-money-for-crop-support-programs-included-in-farm-bill-npr.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2018-12-31 | [Farm bill passage brings needed relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61576-farm-bill-passage-brings-needed-relief.md) | +1.7% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2023-03-13 | [Commodity Groups Detail Farm Bill Priorities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36852-commodity-groups-detail-farm-bill-priorities.md) | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 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) | -2.8% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 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) | +3.1% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2023-11-09 | [Farmers want more money for crop support programs included in Farm Bill : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33149-farmers-want-more-money-for-crop-support-programs-included-in-farm-bill-npr.md) | +2.7% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2018-12-31 | [Farm bill passage brings needed relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61576-farm-bill-passage-brings-needed-relief.md) | +3.3% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/policy-update/retro-farm-bill-debate-surfaces-planted-vs-base-acres

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