# The latest tug-of-war: Billions in farm subsidies and rural aid - POLITICO

> POLITICO reports that House Agriculture Democrats want more money for climate and disaster relief in the next farm bill after extreme weather hit farms across much of the country. The article frames these demands as a central issue in upcoming farm bill talks.

- Date: 2021-12-28 · published 2021-12-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43584-the-latest-tug-of-war-billions-in-farm-subsidies-and-rural-aid-politico
- 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

Larger disaster and climate funding would support producers after weather losses, but the effect on feed prices would only come through later program decisions.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-28 | [Farm subsidies to leap on $9.8 billion in trade aid \| 2019-01-28 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61080-farm-subsidies-to-leap-on-9-8-billion-in-trade-aid-2019-01-28-agri-pulse-agri.md) | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2025-05-19 | [‘We Want to Put Farm Back in the Farm Bill’: Budget Battles, SNAP Cuts, and the Future of Ag Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24657-we-want-to-put-farm-back-in-the-farm-bill-budget-battles-snap-cuts-and-the.md) | +3.5% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2017-11-15 | [Strange bedfellows unite to push for subsidy reform in farm bill - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67960-strange-bedfellows-unite-to-push-for-subsidy-reform-in-farm-bill-politico.md) | +1.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2019-09-16 | [U.S. farmers receive $4.07 billion of latest government trade aid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57082-u-s-farmers-receive-4-07-billion-of-latest-government-trade-aid.md) | +3.4% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2017-06-02 | [Agriculture subsidies jump 59%: New report on the farm bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70478-agriculture-subsidies-jump-59-new-report-on-the-farm-bill.md) | +2.5% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2019-01-28 | [Farm subsidies to leap on $9.8 billion in trade aid \| 2019-01-28 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61080-farm-subsidies-to-leap-on-9-8-billion-in-trade-aid-2019-01-28-agri-pulse-agri.md) | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2025-05-19 | [‘We Want to Put Farm Back in the Farm Bill’: Budget Battles, SNAP Cuts, and the Future of Ag Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24657-we-want-to-put-farm-back-in-the-farm-bill-budget-battles-snap-cuts-and-the.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2017-11-15 | [Strange bedfellows unite to push for subsidy reform in farm bill - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67960-strange-bedfellows-unite-to-push-for-subsidy-reform-in-farm-bill-politico.md) | +3.1% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/28/climate-disaster-relief-farm-bill-democrats-526183

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