# Farm Bill Needs Tweaks, Not Wholesale Change - Farm Policy Facts

> Farm Policy Facts reports that US wheat farmers face disasters, falling prices and the lowest wheat acreage in US history. A Montana durum grower describes a severe drought and says crop insurance is essential. Wheat farmers are lobbying for a strong safety net in the 2018 farm bill.

- Date: 2017-08-28 · published 2017-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69438-farm-bill-needs-tweaks-not-wholesale-change-farm-policy-facts
- 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

Record-low US wheat acreage points to tighter future wheat supply, but the article is advocacy for policy and does not report a new supply change. Its effect on prices is limited.

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## Sources

- farmpolicyfacts.org: https://farmpolicyfacts.org/farm-bill-needs-tweaks-not-wholesale-change/

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