# Twelve Things To Know About The 2018 Farm Bill

> An explainer outlines the 2018 farm bill, a roughly $870 billion package covering trade, commodities, nutrition and conservation programs. The current law was set to expire September 30, and a conference committee was still reconciling House and Senate versions. The article also covers the bill's history and goals.

- Date: 2018-09-14 · published 2018-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63027-twelve-things-to-know-about-the-2018-farm-bill
- 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

Background on farm bill content gives buyers context on future commodity support and trade programs, but no immediate supply or price change follows from it.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-12-13 | [The farm bill feeds us all. Still think it's too soon to talk about 2018?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73468-the-farm-bill-feeds-us-all-still-think-it-s-too-soon-to-talk-about-2018.md) | -1.7% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2019-03-18 | [Everything you need to know about the farm bill in one summit \| CFAES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60074-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-farm-bill-in-one-summit-cfaes.md) | +2.6% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2019-10-02 | [Unpacking the 2018 Farm Bill \| AgAmerica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56549-unpacking-the-2018-farm-bill-agamerica.md) | +2.2% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2021-03-18 | [It’s not too early to think about the 2023 Farm Bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48090-it-s-not-too-early-to-think-about-the-2023-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +10.8% | +13.2% |
| CORN | 2017-06-27 | [2018 farm bill: The things they want changed or not messed with](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70477-2018-farm-bill-the-things-they-want-changed-or-not-messed-with.md) | +4.8% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2016-12-13 | [The farm bill feeds us all. Still think it's too soon to talk about 2018?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73468-the-farm-bill-feeds-us-all-still-think-it-s-too-soon-to-talk-about-2018.md) | -0.9% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2019-03-18 | [Everything you need to know about the farm bill in one summit \| CFAES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60074-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-farm-bill-in-one-summit-cfaes.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2019-10-02 | [Unpacking the 2018 Farm Bill \| AgAmerica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56549-unpacking-the-2018-farm-bill-agamerica.md) | +0.1% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- investigatemidwest.org: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/twelve-things-to-know-about-the-2018-farm-bill-2/

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