# Strange bedfellows unite to push for subsidy reform in farm bill - POLITICO

> Under current law, farmers can receive up to $125,000 in commodity subsidies, or double for couples, unless their adjusted gross income is $900,000 or more. Lawmakers from unusual coalitions are pushing to reform these payments in the farm bill.

- Date: 2017-11-15 · published 2017-11-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67960-strange-bedfellows-unite-to-push-for-subsidy-reform-in-farm-bill-politico
- 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

Proposed limits on commodity payments are a policy debate that could affect farm income and planting decisions in the long run, but they do not change near-term supply or prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-01-05 | [IFES 2017: Farm Policy Review and Outlook for the 2018 Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66971-ifes-2017-farm-policy-review-and-outlook-for-the-2018-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | -0.4% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2026-03-04 | [Farm bill faces uphill climb with mid-year politics in play \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20156-farm-bill-faces-uphill-climb-with-mid-year-politics-in-play-agri-pulse.md) | +0.3% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-01-24 | [USDA Priorities for Farm Bill - Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66976-usda-priorities-for-farm-bill-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-04-29 | [Policy Updates: $10B in bridge payments flow to farmers, but losses still outpace support - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19677-policy-updates-10b-in-bridge-payments-flow-to-farmers-but-losses-still-outpace.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-04-04 | [Trump admin ramps up farm aid discussions amid tariff fallout - E&E News by POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25109-trump-admin-ramps-up-farm-aid-discussions-amid-tariff-fallout-e-and-e-news-by.md) | +3.4% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2019-01-28 | [Farm subsidies to leap on $9.8 billion in trade aid \| 2019-01-28 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61080-farm-subsidies-to-leap-on-9-8-billion-in-trade-aid-2019-01-28-agri-pulse-agri.md) | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2018-01-05 | [IFES 2017: Farm Policy Review and Outlook for the 2018 Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66971-ifes-2017-farm-policy-review-and-outlook-for-the-2018-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.0% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2018-03-26 | [Trade Issues Pose Farm Bill Challenges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65984-trade-issues-pose-farm-bill-challenges.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/15/farm-bill-subsidy-reform-244928

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