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Mar 7, 2019POLICYUS

Stronger Safety Net Needed, Says National Farmers Union

The National Farmers Union board passed a resolution calling on the White House and Congress to strengthen the farm safety net, including diverting cropland to conservation. The group said trade disputes will take decades to repair damage to markets, and USDA implementation of the 2018 farm bill was slowed by the 35-day government shutdown.

WHY IT MATTERS

Calls for a stronger safety net and possible cropland diversion are long-term policy positions with little immediate effect on feed grain supply or prices.

AFFECTSCORN SOY WHEAT

SOURCE
agriculture.comChuck AbbottMar 7, 2019

Price reaction & history

CORNno directional readSO FAR1d -1.1%5d -1.0%20d -0.7%

After 1,623 past policy events, CORN moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and +0.4% over 20.

May 26, 2026Calling for a Stronger Safety Net, National Farmers Union Pitches a Soil Health Plan-2.5%
Dec 13, 2023Farm bill unfinished, growers still need safety net plan+1.1%
Jul 1, 2019Farmers give new dairy safety net a try | Capital Press+1.3%
Oct 3, 2017USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments-0.7%
Jul 14, 2025Ep. 52 - Stronger farm safety net included in the OBBB Act, “Skinny” Farm Bill, and SDRP disaster payments+0.9%

SOYno directional readSO FAR1d +0.1%5d -0.1%20d +1.0%

After 1,905 past policy events, SOY moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.8%), and +0.2% over 20.

May 26, 2026Calling for a Stronger Safety Net, National Farmers Union Pitches a Soil Health Plan-1.3%
Dec 13, 2023Farm bill unfinished, growers still need safety net plan-0.8%
Oct 3, 2017USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments+1.0%
Jul 14, 2025Ep. 52 - Stronger farm safety net included in the OBBB Act, “Skinny” Farm Bill, and SDRP disaster payments+2.4%
Dec 12, 2016Drain the Swamp or Drain the Farm Safety Net?-0.1%

WHEATno directional readSO FAR1d -0.4%5d -0.0%20d -1.3%

After 1,019 past policy events, WHEAT moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.5%), and +0.2% over 20.

May 26, 2026Calling for a Stronger Safety Net, National Farmers Union Pitches a Soil Health Plan-2.8%
Dec 13, 2023Farm bill unfinished, growers still need safety net plan+1.9%
Oct 3, 2017USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments+4.7%
Jul 14, 2025Ep. 52 - Stronger farm safety net included in the OBBB Act, “Skinny” Farm Bill, and SDRP disaster payments-1.6%
Dec 12, 2016Drain the Swamp or Drain the Farm Safety Net?+1.1%

Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.

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