◂ Event Timeline

Mar 22, 2018POLICYUS

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Trade, SNAP hijack forward progress on farm bill

House Republicans are pushing work requirements for food stamps, stalling farm bill progress. Senator Pat Roberts said special payments to aid farmers hit by trade fallout complicate the talks.

WHY IT MATTERS

Stalled farm bill and possible added farmer payments create policy uncertainty for feed-grain and oilseed supply planning, with limited direct price impact.

AFFECTSCorn Soybeans Wheat (SRW)

SOURCE
feedstuffs.comJacqui FatkaMar 22, 2018

Price reaction & history

Cornno directional readSO FAR1d +0.2%5d -0.2%20d +4.2%

After 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.

Nov 13, 2018Stung by trade wars, U.S. farmers hope for quick progress on Farm Bill-1.3%
Jul 25, 2019Trump administration reveals details of $16 billion farm bailout in U.S. trade war - The Washington Post-1.8%
Jan 19, 2023Inside the 2023 Farm Bill: A conversation with the bill’s authors | Capital Press-1.6%
Sep 28, 2018Looming expiration of farm bill raises risks for trade promotion-0.4%
Jan 1, 2026Trump unveils $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war+0.6%

Soybeansno directional readSO FAR1d 0.0%5d -1.1%20d +0.7%

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.

Nov 13, 2018Stung by trade wars, U.S. farmers hope for quick progress on Farm Bill+0.2%
Jul 25, 2019Trump administration reveals details of $16 billion farm bailout in U.S. trade war - The Washington Post-3.0%
Jan 19, 2023Inside the 2023 Farm Bill: A conversation with the bill’s authors | Capital Press-1.4%
Sep 28, 2018Looming expiration of farm bill raises risks for trade promotion+0.5%
Jan 1, 2026Trump unveils $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war+1.6%

Wheat (SRW)no directional readSO FAR1d +0.1%5d +0.1%20d +4.9%

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.

Nov 13, 2018Stung by trade wars, U.S. farmers hope for quick progress on Farm Bill-0.6%
Jan 19, 2023Inside the 2023 Farm Bill: A conversation with the bill’s authors | Capital Press-3.3%
Sep 28, 2018Looming expiration of farm bill raises risks for trade promotion+2.6%
May 23, 2019Trump insists Chinese tariffs will cover $16 billion farm trade aid package-13.0%
Sep 25, 2025What Are the Odds of Congress Passing a Farm Bill 2.0 and Trade Aid Package in 2025? - AgWeb-0.8%

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.

Corn CORN · GP ▸

——— · ·

Soybeans SOY · GP ▸

——— · ·

Loading…