# Agricultural Policy Analysis Center

> An agricultural policy column addresses controversy over the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act, which provides $4 billion in direct payments to cover up to 120 percent of USDA-guaranteed debt. It cites Senator Lindsey Graham's criticism of the provision. The column links farm price supports to minimum wage policy.

- Date: 2021-04-09 · published 2021-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47581-agricultural-policy-analysis-center
- 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

The debate over farm debt relief is political and does not change near-term feed grain supply or prices.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-22 | [Agricultural Policy Analysis Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68959-agricultural-policy-analysis-center.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
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| CORN | 2021-02-02 | [Whither Agricultural Policy in 2021 and Beyond \| American Enterprise Institute - AEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48602-whither-agricultural-policy-in-2021-and-beyond-american-enterprise-institute-aei.md) | +0.4% | -3.9% |
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| SOY | 2017-09-22 | [Agricultural Policy Analysis Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68959-agricultural-policy-analysis-center.md) | -1.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-01-31 | [Farm Policy Outlook - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26498-farm-policy-outlook-center-for-commercial-agriculture.md) | +1.6% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2017-07-27 | [Agricultural Disaster Assistance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69933-agricultural-disaster-assistance.md) | -2.3% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- agpolicy.org: http://www.agpolicy.org/weekcol/2021/1071.html

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