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A Washington Examiner piece by the R Street Institute argues the farm bill, estimated at $867 billion over ten years, should be reformed. It proposes cutting crop insurance subsidies and linking farm policy to market access abroad.
This is an advocacy opinion, and its proposed reforms are unlikely to be enacted soon, so it has little direct price effect on feed commodities.
rstreet.orgMay 16, 2018After 1,623 past policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 1,905 past policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.8%), and +0.2% over 20.
After 1,019 past policy events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.5%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
