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A Bloomberg commentary examines the farm bill's funding for conservation programs such as the Conservation Reserve Program. It notes that clean air and water funding comes with government conditions that farmers must follow.
Conservation program funding affects how much land stays idle, which can have a small long-run effect on acreage and feed grain supply.
bloomberg.comAlan Bjerga, Cindy HoffmanNov 2, 2017After 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.
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.
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.
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.
