# Farms and trade can grow together if Congress does the farm bill right - R Street Institute

> 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.

- Date: 2018-05-16 · published 2018-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65014-farms-and-trade-can-grow-together-if-congress-does-the-farm-bill-right-r-street
- 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

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.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-10-18 | [Harvesting Another Trade War: Ad Hoc Farm Subsidies and Our WTO Commitments - R Street Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44522-harvesting-another-trade-war-ad-hoc-farm-subsidies-and-our-wto-commitments-r.md) | +1.5% | +13.0% |
| CORN | 2025-09-25 | [What Are the Odds of Congress Passing a Farm Bill 2.0 and Trade Aid Package in 2025? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22852-what-are-the-odds-of-congress-passing-a-farm-bill-2-0-and-trade-aid-package-in.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| 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 | 2025-03-07 | [What Is the Farm Bill, and Why Does It Matter for the Federal Budget?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25560-what-is-the-farm-bill-and-why-does-it-matter-for-the-federal-budget.md) | +1.2% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2024-12-01 | [As Congress Feuds Over Farm Bill, Growers Are ‘Stuck in Limbo’ (Published 2024)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27387-as-congress-feuds-over-farm-bill-growers-are-stuck-in-limbo-published-2024.md) | +0.7% | +5.5% |
| SOY | 2021-10-18 | [Harvesting Another Trade War: Ad Hoc Farm Subsidies and Our WTO Commitments - R Street Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44522-harvesting-another-trade-war-ad-hoc-farm-subsidies-and-our-wto-commitments-r.md) | +0.2% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [What Are the Odds of Congress Passing a Farm Bill 2.0 and Trade Aid Package in 2025? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22852-what-are-the-odds-of-congress-passing-a-farm-bill-2-0-and-trade-aid-package-in.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 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) | +1.0% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- rstreet.org: https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/farms-and-trade-can-grow-together-if-congress-does-the-farm-bill-right/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.