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Jul 27, 2017POLICYUS

Agricultural Disaster Assistance

A Congressional Research Service report from July 27, 2017 reviews USDA agricultural disaster assistance programs, including federal crop insurance, NAP, livestock indemnity and forage programs. It notes most programs have permanent authorization.

WHY IT MATTERS

This is background on existing safety-net programs and does not represent a new supply or price driver for feed commodities.

AFFECTSCORN SOY WHEAT

SOURCE
everycrsreport.comJul 27, 2017

Price reaction & history

CORNno directional readSO FAR1d +0.2%5d -1.3%20d -7.0%

After 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.

Jan 11, 2023Federal Register :: Pandemic Assistance Programs and Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs+2.6%
Sep 22, 2017Agricultural Policy Analysis Center+0.2%
Apr 9, 2021Agricultural Policy Analysis Center+1.1%
Apr 1, 2025USDA Expediting $10 Billion in Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers+1.0%
Apr 19, 2021American Rescue Plan Provides Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers | Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation+6.1%

SOYno directional readSO FAR1d +0.6%5d -2.3%20d -5.4%

After 1,905 past policy events, SOY moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.8%), and +0.2% over 20.

Jan 11, 2023Federal Register :: Pandemic Assistance Programs and Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs+1.0%
Apr 9, 2021Agricultural Policy Analysis Center+0.2%
Sep 22, 2017Agricultural Policy Analysis Center-1.2%
Apr 1, 2025USDA Expediting $10 Billion in Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers-3.1%
Apr 19, 2021American Rescue Plan Provides Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers | Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation+7.4%

WHEATno directional readSO FAR1d +0.1%5d +6.5%20d -1.1%

After 1,019 past policy events, WHEAT moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.5%), and +0.2% over 20.

Jan 11, 2023Federal Register :: Pandemic Assistance Programs and Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs-0.2%
Sep 22, 2017Agricultural Policy Analysis Center-6.9%
Apr 9, 2021Agricultural Policy Analysis Center-3.6%
Apr 1, 2025USDA Expediting $10 Billion in Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers-0.8%
Apr 19, 2021American Rescue Plan Provides Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers | Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation+4.9%

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.

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