# Economists Offer Insight for the 2018 US Farm Bill | Agricultural and Resource Economics

> NC State economists with the American Enterprise Institute are publishing analyses of Farm Bill programs, including agricultural insurance costs and sugar policy. Barry Goodwin argues farmers pay only about 30% of insurance costs with taxpayers covering the rest.

- Date: 2017-11-15 · published 2017-11-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67958-economists-offer-insight-for-the-2018-us-farm-bill-agricultural-and-resource
- 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

Farm Bill policy debate over subsidies and insurance could eventually reshape US crop support levels, but these analyses are commentary without a near-term change in supply or prices.

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## Sources

- cals.ncsu.edu: https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-and-resource-economics/news/economists-offer-insight-2018-farm-bill/

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