# Farm Bill Primer: Farm Safety Net Programs - EveryCRSReport.com

> A CRS primer explains the US federal farm safety net, which includes crop insurance, standing disaster programs, and commodity support such as ARC and PLC authorized through the 2023 crop year under the 2018 farm bill. It describes how payments are triggered automatically by production, weather, or market conditions.

- Date: 2022-09-22 · published 2022-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39577-farm-bill-primer-farm-safety-net-programs-everycrsreport-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

Safety-net payments cushion farm income and can influence planting and marketing decisions, but this explainer describes existing programs and does not itself change supply or prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-25 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71479-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2017-03-15 | [Previewing a 2018 Farm Bill - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71989-previewing-a-2018-farm-bill-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2020-10-05 | [U.S. Farm Policy: Revenue Support Program Outlays, 2014-2020 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50628-u-s-farm-policy-revenue-support-program-outlays-2014-2020-everycrsreport-com.md) | +0.6% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2020-07-27 | [U.S. Challenges to China’s Farm Policies - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51983-u-s-challenges-to-china-s-farm-policies-everycrsreport-com.md) | -1.6% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-02-22 | [The 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334): Summary and Side-by-Side Comparison - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60595-the-2018-farm-bill-p-l-115-334-summary-and-side-by-side-comparison.md) | -1.3% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2017-04-25 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71479-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2017-03-15 | [Previewing a 2018 Farm Bill - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71989-previewing-a-2018-farm-bill-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.4% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2020-10-05 | [U.S. Farm Policy: Revenue Support Program Outlays, 2014-2020 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50628-u-s-farm-policy-revenue-support-program-outlays-2014-2020-everycrsreport-com.md) | +4.4% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/IF12218.html

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