# New farm bill offers limited help in case of prolonged trade war | 2018-07-31 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> A farm bill is unlikely to offer much relief to farmers, especially soybean growers, if commodity prices stay depressed from tariffs. USTR Lighthizer warned the trade war with China could last years, and the Agriculture Secretary said the $12 billion aid package will not be repeated.

- Date: 2018-08-01 · published 2018-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63525-new-farm-bill-offers-limited-help-in-case-of-prolonged-trade-war-2018-07-31
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a prolonged trade dispute and limited policy backstop keep a bearish outlook on soybean prices and push farmers to cut costs, which can reduce future feed demand from the livestock sector.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-01-03 | [Ag groups see trade, farm bill among top challenges in 2018 \| 2018-01-02 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66972-ag-groups-see-trade-farm-bill-among-top-challenges-in-2018-2018-01-02-agri.md) | +0.1% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2019-05-23 | [Farm groups cheer aid, but want end to trade war \| 2019-05-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59177-farm-groups-cheer-aid-but-want-end-to-trade-war-2019-05-23-agri-pulse-agri.md) | +7.3% | +10.5% |
| SOY | 2017-05-03 | [U.S. farm groups seek trade stability amid turbulence over NAFTA \| 2017-05-03 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70980-u-s-farm-groups-seek-trade-stability-amid-turbulence-over-nafta-2017-05-03-agri.md) | +0.8% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2019-10-02 | [It’s not just China: US growers face long-term challenges \| 2019-10-01  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56550-it-s-not-just-china-us-growers-face-long-term-challenges-2019-10-01-agri-pulse.md) | +0.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2020-07-01 | [Cheers for USMCA, but ag concerns persist \| 2020-06-30  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52082-cheers-for-usmca-but-ag-concerns-persist-2020-06-30-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +1.2% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2018-01-03 | [Ag groups see trade, farm bill among top challenges in 2018 \| 2018-01-02 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66972-ag-groups-see-trade-farm-bill-among-top-challenges-in-2018-2018-01-02-agri.md) | -0.9% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2019-05-23 | [Farm groups cheer aid, but want end to trade war \| 2019-05-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59177-farm-groups-cheer-aid-but-want-end-to-trade-war-2019-05-23-agri-pulse-agri.md) | +3.7% | +7.9% |
| CORN | 2017-05-03 | [U.S. farm groups seek trade stability amid turbulence over NAFTA \| 2017-05-03 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70980-u-s-farm-groups-seek-trade-stability-amid-turbulence-over-nafta-2017-05-03-agri.md) | +0.5% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/11296-new-farm-bill-offers-limited-help-in-case-of-prolonged-trade-war

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