# Farm bill passage brings needed relief

> Farm groups welcomed the new 2018 Farm Bill, which sets agricultural policy for the next five years and offers farmers more program choices and a stronger safety net. They also welcomed the second round of Market Facilitation Program payments, though they called them inadequate.

- Date: 2018-12-31 · published 2018-12-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61576-farm-bill-passage-brings-needed-relief
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Farm groups say low prices will persist until trade disputes are resolved, so export demand remains the key price driver for feed grains and oilseeds. Subsidies cushion farm income but do not restore prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-10-25 | [ARC and PLC Payments Go Out, Reflecting Weakness of Farm Bill Safety Net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27843-arc-and-plc-payments-go-out-reflecting-weakness-of-farm-bill-safety-net.md) | -1.4% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2024-04-01 | [Farm bill: Increased payment limits critical](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30728-farm-bill-increased-payment-limits-critical.md) | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2024-05-15 | [Statutory Reference Prices and the Next Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30236-statutory-reference-prices-and-the-next-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | +3.1% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2026-02-23 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20561-federal-register-farmer-bridge-assistance-fba-program.md) | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2023-04-21 | [Retro Farm Bill Debate Surfaces: Planted Vs Base Acres - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36400-retro-farm-bill-debate-surfaces-planted-vs-base-acres-pro-farmer.md) | -4.7% | -11.0% |
| CORN | 2026-05-01 | [More Reaction to House Passage of the Farm Bill; E15 Vote Expected in Weeks \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19223-more-reaction-to-house-passage-of-the-farm-bill-e15-vote-expected-in-weeks.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-10-25 | [ARC and PLC Payments Go Out, Reflecting Weakness of Farm Bill Safety Net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27843-arc-and-plc-payments-go-out-reflecting-weakness-of-farm-bill-safety-net.md) | -1.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-04-01 | [Farm bill: Increased payment limits critical](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30728-farm-bill-increased-payment-limits-critical.md) | -4.2% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-operations/farm-bill-passage-brings-needed-relief

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