# New Administration Shifted Directions on Trade, Pesticides, RFS, Climate

> DTN's year-end review describes how the Biden administration reversed many Trump-era agricultural policies, including trade, pesticide rules, Waters of the United States, the Renewable Fuels Standard and farm aid. It notes that the US did not rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

- Date: 2021-12-30 · published 2021-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43586-new-administration-shifted-directions-on-trade-pesticides-rfs-climate
- 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

Shifts in trade and biofuel policy alter export access and domestic demand for grains and oilseeds over time, though this review describes past changes rather than new actions.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-28 | [The Complicated Fate of a New Farm Bill in the Second Trump Administration](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26031-the-complicated-fate-of-a-new-farm-bill-in-the-second-trump-administration.md) | -2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2019-10-04 | [Soy Growers Pleased with Administration’s New RFS Agreement - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56443-soy-growers-pleased-with-administration-s-new-rfs-agreement-american-soybean.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2022-11-02 | [Reporter’s Diary: How we reported on the Trump administration’s ‘unprecedented’ payments to American farmers - Investigate Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38659-reporter-s-diary-how-we-reported-on-the-trump-administration-s-unprecedented.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2019-08-23 | [USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57591-usda-details-trade-damage-estimate-calculations.md) | +1.8% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-25 | [Trump administration reveals details of $16 billion farm bailout in U.S. trade war - The Washington Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58071-trump-administration-reveals-details-of-16-billion-farm-bailout-in-u-s-trade.md) | -1.8% | -11.4% |
| SOY | 2025-02-28 | [The Complicated Fate of a New Farm Bill in the Second Trump Administration](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26031-the-complicated-fate-of-a-new-farm-bill-in-the-second-trump-administration.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2022-11-02 | [Reporter’s Diary: How we reported on the Trump administration’s ‘unprecedented’ payments to American farmers - Investigate Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38659-reporter-s-diary-how-we-reported-on-the-trump-administration-s-unprecedented.md) | +0.6% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2019-08-23 | [USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57591-usda-details-trade-damage-estimate-calculations.md) | +0.0% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2021/12/30/new-administration-shifted-trade-rfs

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