# Is the Past the Prologue for the Future of Agricultural Policy in the United States? | American Enterprise Institute - AEI

> An AEI analysis by Glauber and Smith reviews the past 20 years of US farm policy, noting growing federal crop insurance subsidies, a shift toward countercyclical payments, and large ad hoc disaster payments tied to China trade disputes and the pandemic. It says the Biden administration is pursuing more subsidies for minority and small farmers and more conservation funding.

- Date: 2021-10-01 · published 2021-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44521-is-the-past-the-prologue-for-the-future-of-agricultural-policy-in-the-united
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained policy support for farm incomes can keep acreage and production decisions tied to program payments rather than price signals, which matters for long-run feed grain supply. Expiring ad hoc payments could weigh on farm incomes and demand for feed if they are not renewed.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-15 | [Changes for Agriculture in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act \| American Enterprise Institute - AEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22384-changes-for-agriculture-in-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-american-enterprise.md) | +0.1% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2019-01-01 | [Overview of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61078-overview-of-the-agricultural-improvement-act-of-2018-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [Mexican Grain Team: NAFTA Is A Good Deal For U.S. Agriculture \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49605-mexican-grain-team-nafta-is-a-good-deal-for-u-s-agriculture-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2024-12-17 | [Thompson Secures Aid for America's Producers \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26953-thompson-secures-aid-for-america-s-producers-house-agriculture-committee.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2017-04-04 | [Opening Statement: Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford: General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee Hearing: The Next Farm Bill: Commodity Policy Part II \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71480-opening-statement-subcommittee-chairman-rick-crawford-general-farm-commodities.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2025-10-15 | [Changes for Agriculture in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act \| American Enterprise Institute - AEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22384-changes-for-agriculture-in-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-american-enterprise.md) | +2.4% | +10.6% |
| SOY | 2022-09-06 | [Agricultural commodity trader responses and the effectiveness of the new EU deforestation proposal \| European Forest Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39614-agricultural-commodity-trader-responses-and-the-effectiveness-of-the-new-eu.md) | +2.6% | -9.0% |
| SOY | 2019-01-01 | [Overview of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61078-overview-of-the-agricultural-improvement-act-of-2018-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +2.7% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- aei.org: https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/is-the-past-the-prologue-for-the-future-of-agricultural-policy-in-the-united-states/

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