# The 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334): Summary and Side-by-Side Comparison - EveryCRSReport.com

> CRS published a summary and side-by-side comparison of the 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334), signed December 20, 2018. CBO scores mandatory programs at $867 billion over FY2019-FY2028, budget neutral versus extending the 2014 law.

- Date: 2019-02-22 · published 2019-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60595-the-2018-farm-bill-p-l-115-334-summary-and-side-by-side-comparison
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The bill largely extends existing commodity support and crop insurance programs through FY2023, so it provides policy continuity with little new price impulse for feed grains or meals.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-16 | [The House Agriculture Committee’s 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2): A Side-by-Side Comparison with Current Law - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65010-the-house-agriculture-committee-s-2018-farm-bill-h-r-2-a-side-by-side.md) | +0.3% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2017-03-15 | [Previewing a 2018 Farm Bill - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71989-previewing-a-2018-farm-bill-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2017-04-25 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71479-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2018-09-12 | [Farm Policy: USDA’s 2018 Trade Aid Package - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62893-farm-policy-usda-s-2018-trade-aid-package-everycrsreport-com.md) | -2.5% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2018-06-29 | [The House Agriculture Committee's 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2): A Side-by-Side Comparison with Current Law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64516-the-house-agriculture-committee-s-2018-farm-bill-h-r-2-a-side-by-side.md) | +2.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2018-05-16 | [The House Agriculture Committee’s 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2): A Side-by-Side Comparison with Current Law - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65010-the-house-agriculture-committee-s-2018-farm-bill-h-r-2-a-side-by-side.md) | +1.2% | -8.1% |
| SOY | 2017-03-15 | [Previewing a 2018 Farm Bill - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71989-previewing-a-2018-farm-bill-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.4% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2017-04-25 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71479-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.2% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R45525.html

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