# Unpacking the 2018 Farm Bill | AgAmerica

> An AgAmerica explainer describes the 2018 Farm Bill, signed December 20, 2018, as an $867 billion law where about 80 percent funds SNAP. It highlights farm stress assistance funding, beginning farmer programs and hemp legalization.

- Date: 2019-10-02 · published 2019-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56549-unpacking-the-2018-farm-bill-agamerica
- 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 explainer offers background on farm policy but does not describe a new supply or demand change, so it has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

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## Sources

- agamerica.com: https://agamerica.com/blog/2018-farm-bill-highlights/

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