# High crop prices, SNAP costs may challenge farm bill writers | 2022-03-15 | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Congressional farm bill hearings are starting as historically high commodity prices reduce the political case for expanding programs, while SNAP costs rise. December corn futures are reportedly priced near or above $5 a bushel through 2025.

- Date: 2022-03-16 · published 2022-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42253-high-crop-prices-snap-costs-may-challenge-farm-bill-writers-2022-03-15-agri
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Policy debate over farm supports has little immediate price effect, but the expectation of sustained high grain prices shapes long-term feed cost outlooks.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-15 | [Ag groups urge boost in farm bill spending \| 2017-03-15 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71993-ag-groups-urge-boost-in-farm-bill-spending-2017-03-15-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2026-03-04 | [Farm bill faces uphill climb with mid-year politics in play \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20156-farm-bill-faces-uphill-climb-with-mid-year-politics-in-play-agri-pulse.md) | +0.3% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2017-03-26 | [Washington Week Ahead: House Ag explores farm program changes \| 2017-03-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71995-washington-week-ahead-house-ag-explores-farm-program-changes-2017-03-26-agri.md) | +1.6% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2020-06-16 | [Farm groups urge preservation of China trade deal \| 2020-06-15  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52468-farm-groups-urge-preservation-of-china-trade-deal-2020-06-15-agri-pulse.md) | -0.0% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-04-29 | [House Ag Democrats counter on farm bill with CCC funding plan \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30720-house-ag-democrats-counter-on-farm-bill-with-ccc-funding-plan-agri-pulse.md) | +0.9% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/17364-high-crop-prices-snap-costs-may-challenge-farm-bill-writers

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