# Insights into changing ag policy priorities

> A Farm Progress policy column reviews early priorities of the new administration and Congress, led by further COVID-19 relief and a package of nearly $2 trillion. It also notes that racial equity and climate policy are on the agenda.

- Date: 2021-03-12 · published 2021-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48093-insights-into-changing-ag-policy-priorities
- 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

Large fiscal stimulus can support demand and inflation expectations, which can lift commodity prices, but the column offers only general policy context.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-28 | [Policy priorities of Iowa soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52999-policy-priorities-of-iowa-soybean-farmers.md) | +1.0% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2021-01-05 | [Ag policy challenges for 2021 - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49115-ag-policy-challenges-for-2021-morning-ag-clips.md) | +3.1% | +14.6% |
| CORN | 2022-11-02 | [Corn growers focus on policy priorities this fall and beyond - Indiana Corn and Soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38664-corn-growers-focus-on-policy-priorities-this-fall-and-beyond-indiana-corn-and.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-08-01 | [Ad Hoc Payments: A Leading Indicator of Farm Policy Change](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52100-ad-hoc-payments-a-leading-indicator-of-farm-policy-change.md) | -1.4% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2024-12-23 | [COMMODITIES 2025: US policy shifts point toward lower DDGS prices in 2025 \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26943-commodities-2025-us-policy-shifts-point-toward-lower-ddgs-prices-in-2025-s-and.md) | +0.5% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2020-06-04 | [Tax Incentive Passage Sets Course for ISA Policy Priorities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52477-tax-incentive-passage-sets-course-for-isa-policy-priorities.md) | +0.9% | +4.2% |
| SOY | 2021-01-05 | [Ag policy challenges for 2021 - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49115-ag-policy-challenges-for-2021-morning-ag-clips.md) | +4.4% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2020-08-01 | [Ad Hoc Payments: A Leading Indicator of Farm Policy Change](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52100-ad-hoc-payments-a-leading-indicator-of-farm-policy-change.md) | -3.0% | +5.9% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-operations/insights-into-changing-ag-policy-priorities

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