# 2018 Farm Bill Primer: Marketing Assistance Loan Program - EveryCRSReport.com

> A CRS primer explains the marketing assistance loan program, which provides a floor price and interim financing for loan commodities. The 2018 Farm Bill extended the program through 2023 with higher loan rates for selected crops.

- Date: 2019-04-03 · published 2019-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59573-2018-farm-bill-primer-marketing-assistance-loan-program-everycrsreport-com
- 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

Higher loan rates set a higher effective floor for eligible crops, which can slow forced selling and support prices when markets are weak.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-16 | [Farm Bill 2.0 passes the Senate Agriculture Committee - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17470-farm-bill-2-0-passes-the-senate-agriculture-committee-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -0.6% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-10 | [Half of Farmer Bridge Assistance Already Allocated, USDA Says \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20154-half-of-farmer-bridge-assistance-already-allocated-usda-says-farm-policy-news.md) | +3.2% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2025-12-05 | [Fertilizer market November/December 2025 market report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5186-fertilizer-market-november-december-2025-market-report.md) | -0.4% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2023-11-21 | [Argentine election may boost farmer spending, grain prices -biotech firm Bioceres \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13949-argentine-election-may-boost-farmer-spending-grain-prices-biotech-firm-bioceres.md) | -3.2% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-01-05 | [Corn, soybean futures rally on low supply, Argentina export ban - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11543-corn-soybean-futures-rally-on-low-supply-argentina-export-ban-fastmarkets.md) | +3.1% | +14.6% |
| SOY | 2025-07-01 | [TFM Daily Market Summary 07-01-2025 - Total Farm Marketing by Stewart-Peterson](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4522-tfm-daily-market-summary-07-01-2025-total-farm-marketing-by-stewart-peterson.md) | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2018-09-25 | [NBB, ASA Ask President Trump to Support Biodiesel Producers, Soy Farmers - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62922-nbb-asa-ask-president-trump-to-support-biodiesel-producers-soy-farmers-fuels.md) | +2.0% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2026-03-10 | [Half of Farmer Bridge Assistance Already Allocated, USDA Says \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20154-half-of-farmer-bridge-assistance-already-allocated-usda-says-farm-policy-news.md) | -2.1% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/IF11162.html

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