# Sen. Roberts outlines 3 must-haves for agriculture in 2018 Farm Bill

> Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts outlined three priorities for the 2018 farm bill: better access to crop insurance, reduced regulatory burden and stronger export markets. He said farm income has dropped 50 percent since its 2014 peak, with crop receipts down more than $42 billion. He called for bipartisan cooperation to pass the bill.

- Date: 2017-08-28 · published 2017-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69441-sen-roberts-outlines-3-must-haves-for-agriculture-in-2018-farm-bill
- 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

Export-market and crop-insurance priorities are supportive of US grain and oilseed demand and farm finances over the medium term. The remarks are policy goals rather than enacted changes, so the immediate price effect is small.

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-07-23 | [2024-07-23 The Farm Bill Must Support All of Agriculture \| Senate...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29252-2024-07-23-the-farm-bill-must-support-all-of-agriculture-senate.md) | -0.3% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2017-07-25 | [Groups outline priorities for farm bill 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69931-groups-outline-priorities-for-farm-bill-2018.md) | -1.0% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2017-11-15 | [Economists Offer Insight for the 2018 US Farm Bill \| Agricultural and Resource Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67958-economists-offer-insight-for-the-2018-us-farm-bill-agricultural-and-resource.md) | +1.1% | +4.1% |
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| CORN | 2019-02-05 | [2019-02-05 Chairman Roberts Discusses 2018 Farm Bill \| Senate...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60602-2019-02-05-chairman-roberts-discusses-2018-farm-bill-senate.md) | +0.0% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2024-07-23 | [2024-07-23 The Farm Bill Must Support All of Agriculture \| Senate...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29252-2024-07-23-the-farm-bill-must-support-all-of-agriculture-senate.md) | -5.6% | -14.4% |
| SOY | 2017-07-25 | [Groups outline priorities for farm bill 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69931-groups-outline-priorities-for-farm-bill-2018.md) | -0.3% | -6.5% |
| SOY | 2017-11-15 | [Economists Offer Insight for the 2018 US Farm Bill \| Agricultural and Resource Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67958-economists-offer-insight-for-the-2018-us-farm-bill-agricultural-and-resource.md) | +3.1% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2017/08/29/Sen.-Roberts-outlines-3-must-haves-for-agriculture-in-2018-Farm-Bill/

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