# How might the past four years of economic shocks inform the next Farm Bill agenda?

> A Purdue agricultural economics essay argues that trade and pandemic shocks pushed farm support payments to nearly 30 percent of net farm income over 2018-2021, about three times the 2012-2017 rate. It links this to the expiring 2018 Farm Bill and the 2022 midterm election calendar.

- Date: 2022-01-13 · published 2022-01-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43142-how-might-the-past-four-years-of-economic-shocks-inform-the-next-farm-bill
- 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

Expected winding down of ad hoc payments could tighten farm budgets and shape the next Farm Bill, with limited near-term effect on commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-11-15 | [Economists Offer Insight for the 2018 US Farm Bill \| Agricultural and Resource Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67958-economists-offer-insight-for-the-2018-us-farm-bill-agricultural-and-resource.md) | +1.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2022-06-17 | [The Farm Bill – How the Past Impacts the Future \| Soy Ohio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40921-the-farm-bill-how-the-past-impacts-the-future-soy-ohio.md) | -4.2% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2025-10-30 | [Q&A: What's next for the Farm Bill? \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22380-q-and-a-what-s-next-for-the-farm-bill-iatp.md) | +0.0% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2023-12-07 | [Congress extended Farm Bill for a year but must tackle partisan debates now - Medill on the Hill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32682-congress-extended-farm-bill-for-a-year-but-must-tackle-partisan-debates-now.md) | -2.3% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2026-06-24 | [A $17 Billion Economic Aid Package Likely Outside of Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18787-a-17-billion-economic-aid-package-likely-outside-of-farm-bill.md) | -2.3% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2017-11-15 | [Economists Offer Insight for the 2018 US Farm Bill \| Agricultural and Resource Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67958-economists-offer-insight-for-the-2018-us-farm-bill-agricultural-and-resource.md) | +3.1% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2022-06-17 | [The Farm Bill – How the Past Impacts the Future \| Soy Ohio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40921-the-farm-bill-how-the-past-impacts-the-future-soy-ohio.md) | -5.8% | -12.4% |
| SOY | 2025-10-30 | [Q&A: What's next for the Farm Bill? \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22380-q-and-a-what-s-next-for-the-farm-bill-iatp.md) | +3.7% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- ag.purdue.edu: https://ag.purdue.edu/commercialag/home/paer-article/how-economic-shocks-may-impact-farm-bill-agenda/

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