# Congressional staff discusses farm bill prospects | TheFencePost.com

> At the AFBF convention in Puerto Rico, congressional aides discussed the 2023 farm bill outlook. Farmers raised concerns about higher input costs and interest rates, and about falling commodity prices. Aides also noted that China's COVID reopening could strain global supply chains.

- Date: 2023-01-09 · published 2023-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37775-congressional-staff-discusses-farm-bill-prospects-thefencepost-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

Lower commodity prices and higher input costs squeeze farm margins and may push demand for a cost-of-production safety net. Those pressures do not directly move feed prices today.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-02-03 | [Most lobbyists see less money in 2019 farm bill \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72476-most-lobbyists-see-less-money-in-2019-farm-bill-thefencepost-com.md) | -1.2% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-09-23 | [Farm Bill Discussions Continue, Though Same Issues Remain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28292-farm-bill-discussions-continue-though-same-issues-remain.md) | +1.3% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2026-08-24 | [Congress faces tight window for farm bill, ag priorities \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17893-congress-faces-tight-window-for-farm-bill-ag-priorities-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | +4.9% | +7.9% |
| CORN | 2022-04-19 | [Congressional Hearings Leading up to the 2023 Farm Bill \| Article \| EESI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41823-congressional-hearings-leading-up-to-the-2023-farm-bill-article-eesi.md) | -2.4% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2026-04-21 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19676-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-congressional-research.md) | +1.3% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2017-02-03 | [Most lobbyists see less money in 2019 farm bill \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72476-most-lobbyists-see-less-money-in-2019-farm-bill-thefencepost-com.md) | +1.3% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2024-09-23 | [Farm Bill Discussions Continue, Though Same Issues Remain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28292-farm-bill-discussions-continue-though-same-issues-remain.md) | +5.3% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2026-08-24 | [Congress faces tight window for farm bill, ag priorities \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17893-congress-faces-tight-window-for-farm-bill-ag-priorities-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | +4.2% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- thefencepost.com: https://www.thefencepost.com/news/congressional-staff-discussion-farm-bill-prospects/

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