# Farm Bill: “Technical Adjustments,” and “Tweaks”

> House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway said the CBO has sped up its analysis of farm bill provisions and that the committee aims to produce a bill by the end of 2017 or early 2018. A bipartisan Senate bill from Ernst and Heitkamp, introduced October 24, would address payment disparities in the ARC program.

- Date: 2017-10-31 · published 2017-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68459-farm-bill-technical-adjustments-and-tweaks
- 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 timing and ARC changes shape producer support levels, but a final bill is unlikely before 2018. Near-term price impact is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-08-28 | [Farm Bill Needs Tweaks, Not Wholesale Change - Farm Policy Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69438-farm-bill-needs-tweaks-not-wholesale-change-farm-policy-facts.md) | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2024-04-01 | [Farm bill: Increased payment limits critical](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30728-farm-bill-increased-payment-limits-critical.md) | -4.2% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2023-04-01 | [Farm Bill 101](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36850-farm-bill-101.md) | -1.6% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-10-25 | [ARC and PLC Payments Go Out, Reflecting Weakness of Farm Bill Safety Net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27843-arc-and-plc-payments-go-out-reflecting-weakness-of-farm-bill-safety-net.md) | -1.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2017-08-04 | [Farm bill budget challenges and outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69437-farm-bill-budget-challenges-and-outlook.md) | -1.9% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2017-08-28 | [Farm Bill Needs Tweaks, Not Wholesale Change - Farm Policy Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69438-farm-bill-needs-tweaks-not-wholesale-change-farm-policy-facts.md) | +0.3% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2024-04-01 | [Farm bill: Increased payment limits critical](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30728-farm-bill-increased-payment-limits-critical.md) | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2023-04-01 | [Farm Bill 101](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36850-farm-bill-101.md) | -1.2% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2017/10/farm-bill-technical-adjustments-tweaks/

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