# Looming expiration of farm bill raises risks for trade promotion

> The current farm bill is set to expire after the weekend with no agreement from the House-Senate conference committee. About 39 orphan programs, including a government-funded trade promotion program, lose authorization or funding tied to the 2014 law. Their estimated mandatory spending was about $2.8 billion over five years.

- Date: 2018-09-28 · published 2018-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63025-looming-expiration-of-farm-bill-raises-risks-for-trade-promotion
- 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

Loss of export promotion funding could weaken US competitiveness in overseas markets for agricultural products, a modest bearish factor for export demand over time. The near-term price impact is small because a lame-duck deal is still expected.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-29 | [Farm bill expiration looms \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17471-farm-bill-expiration-looms-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -4.3% | -8.8% |
| 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 | 2023-08-21 | [Expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill and Extension for 2025 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34563-expiration-of-the-2018-farm-bill-and-extension-for-2025-everycrsreport-com.md) | -1.1% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2026-04-21 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19676-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-congressional-research.md) | +1.3% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2018-11-13 | [Stung by trade wars, U.S. farmers hope for quick progress on Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62030-stung-by-trade-wars-u-s-farmers-hope-for-quick-progress-on-farm-bill.md) | -1.3% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2026-09-29 | [Farm bill expiration looms \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17471-farm-bill-expiration-looms-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -0.6% | -3.6% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2023-08-21 | [Expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill and Extension for 2025 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34563-expiration-of-the-2018-farm-bill-and-extension-for-2025-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.3% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/28/looming-expiration-of-farm-bill-raises-risks-for-trade-promotion.html

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