# The House Agriculture Committee's 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2): A Side-by-Side Comparison with Current Law

> The Congressional Research Service published a side-by-side comparison of the House Agriculture Committee's 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2) with current law, covering commodity programs, conservation, trade, nutrition, credit, crop insurance and other titles. The current 2014 farm bill expires in 2018, and the House bill would set the future direction of farm policy.

- Date: 2018-06-29 · published 2018-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64516-the-house-agriculture-committee-s-2018-farm-bill-h-r-2-a-side-by-side
- 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

Changes to commodity support, crop insurance and trade titles shape future planting incentives and farm income, which can influence medium-term supply expectations for corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton. The report itself is a reference summary, so its immediate price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-16 | [The House Agriculture Committee’s 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2): A Side-by-Side Comparison with Current Law - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65010-the-house-agriculture-committee-s-2018-farm-bill-h-r-2-a-side-by-side.md) | +0.3% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2023-04-26 | [Opening Statement: “Producer Perspectives on the 2023 Farm Bill” \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36398-opening-statement-producer-perspectives-on-the-2023-farm-bill-house-agriculture.md) | -2.1% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2024-12-16 | [The 2024 Farm Bill: H.R. 8467 Compared with Current Law - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26949-the-2024-farm-bill-h-r-8467-compared-with-current-law-congressional-research.md) | +2.3% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2017-03-23 | [Blog \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71990-blog-house-agriculture-committee.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-02-22 | [The 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334): Summary and Side-by-Side Comparison - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60595-the-2018-farm-bill-p-l-115-334-summary-and-side-by-side-comparison.md) | -1.3% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2018-05-16 | [The House Agriculture Committee’s 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2): A Side-by-Side Comparison with Current Law - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65010-the-house-agriculture-committee-s-2018-farm-bill-h-r-2-a-side-by-side.md) | +1.2% | -8.1% |
| SOY | 2023-04-26 | [Opening Statement: “Producer Perspectives on the 2023 Farm Bill” \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36398-opening-statement-producer-perspectives-on-the-2023-farm-bill-house-agriculture.md) | -0.4% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2024-12-16 | [The 2024 Farm Bill: H.R. 8467 Compared with Current Law - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26949-the-2024-farm-bill-h-r-8467-compared-with-current-law-congressional-research.md) | -1.4% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20180629_R45197_3928f831eb5b613796dd5ff556508662c45dae81.html

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