# Farm Bill Primer: Dairy Safety Net - EveryCRSReport.com

> A Congressional Research Service primer explains U.S. dairy safety net policy, from historical price supports to the Margin Protection Program created in the 2014 farm bill. It notes that feed costs outpaced milk prices from 2008 to 2014, and that stakeholders want changes in the 2018 farm bill.

- Date: 2017-10-11 · published 2017-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68458-farm-bill-primer-dairy-safety-net-everycrsreport-com
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Dairy margins depend on the spread between milk prices and feed costs, so program changes could affect dairy herd size and feed demand. The primer is background and does not signal a new price move.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-07-01 | [Farmers give new dairy safety net a try \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4200-farmers-give-new-dairy-safety-net-a-try-capital-press.md) | +6.5% | +7.4% |
| MILK | 2016-06-02 | [Dairy safety net in need of patches -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7547-dairy-safety-net-in-need-of-patches-ag-proud.md) | +3.6% | +3.3% |
| MILK | 2018-04-26 | [There’s still time to weigh dairy safety net options -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65654-there-s-still-time-to-weigh-dairy-safety-net-options-ag-proud.md) | +4.8% | +4.9% |
| MILK | 2025-02-24 | [Pricing Amendments to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26045-pricing-amendments-to-the-federal-milk-marketing-orders-everycrsreport-com.md) | +0.0% | -8.4% |
| MILK | 2018-12-26 | [Lots of good things for dairy in new farm bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61717-lots-of-good-things-for-dairy-in-new-farm-bill.md) | -0.1% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/IF10750.html

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