# Federal Budget Fight and Current Immigration Battles Risk Stalling Farm Bill

> Congressional budget disputes over CHIP, DACA and government funding are delaying work on the farm bill and disaster aid. Senator Moran said May and June would be consumed by items left unresolved, and a farm bill passed on time now looks unlikely.

- Date: 2018-01-19 · published 2018-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66977-federal-budget-fight-and-current-immigration-battles-risk-stalling-farm-bill
- 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

Delays in disaster aid and farm bill action add policy uncertainty for producers but do not change near-term feed supply or demand.

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| SOY | 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) | -1.7% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2025-05-19 | [‘We Want to Put Farm Back in the Farm Bill’: Budget Battles, SNAP Cuts, and the Future of Ag Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24657-we-want-to-put-farm-back-in-the-farm-bill-budget-battles-snap-cuts-and-the.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
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## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2018/01/19/federal-budget-fight-current-battles

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