# Grassley Op-ed: Farm bill negotiators should take advantage of the moment

> Senator Chuck Grassley argues that farm bill negotiators should finish the bill and that a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico would give farmers more market certainty. He says the 2018 farm bill is stalled in conference and criticizes commodity-group lobbying for subsidy loopholes.

- Date: 2018-10-22 · published 2018-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62521-grassley-op-ed-farm-bill-negotiators-should-take-advantage-of-the-moment
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A renegotiated North American trade deal would support export outlook for feed-relevant commodities, but the op-ed itself signals no immediate change in supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-11-09 | [Farmers want more money for crop support programs included in Farm Bill : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33149-farmers-want-more-money-for-crop-support-programs-included-in-farm-bill-npr.md) | +2.7% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2018-12-31 | [Farm bill passage brings needed relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61576-farm-bill-passage-brings-needed-relief.md) | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| 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% |
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| SOY | 2025-05-22 | [House GOP wins passage of budget bill that boosts farm programs, extends tax breaks \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24658-house-gop-wins-passage-of-budget-bill-that-boosts-farm-programs-extends-tax.md) | -1.0% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- grassley.senate.gov: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-op-ed-farm-bill-negotiators-should-take-advantage-moment

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