# Agriculture subsidies jump 59%: New report on the farm bill

> A Congressional Research Service report on the 2014 farm bill shows a 59% projected jump in farm subsidy payments, while food stamp spending is expected to fall 7%, or $26 billion over the bill's life. The bill costs about $100 billion per year.

- Date: 2017-06-02 · published 2017-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70478-agriculture-subsidies-jump-59-new-report-on-the-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

Higher projected subsidy payments support farm incomes and could sustain production, but the overall effect on feed commodity prices is modest.

## Similar past events

| 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 | 2023-05-08 | [Inside the $1.5 trillion farm bill with an Agriculture official \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35935-inside-the-1-5-trillion-farm-bill-with-an-agriculture-official-fortune.md) | -0.8% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2016-12-09 | [How agriculture subsidies are hurting farmers, taxpayers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73465-how-agriculture-subsidies-are-hurting-farmers-taxpayers.md) | +2.4% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-05-07 | [Rejecting Much-Needed Reforms, Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill Favors Status Quo on Costly Subsidies \| The Heritage Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65017-rejecting-much-needed-reforms-agriculture-committee-s-farm-bill-favors-status.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2026-03-23 | [Is There a Future for the U.S. Farm Bill? - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20153-is-there-a-future-for-the-u-s-farm-bill-center-for-commercial-agriculture.md) | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| 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 | 2023-05-08 | [Inside the $1.5 trillion farm bill with an Agriculture official \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35935-inside-the-1-5-trillion-farm-bill-with-an-agriculture-official-fortune.md) | -2.3% | -8.1% |
| SOY | 2016-12-09 | [How agriculture subsidies are hurting farmers, taxpayers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73465-how-agriculture-subsidies-are-hurting-farmers-taxpayers.md) | +0.2% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- journalistsresource.org: https://journalistsresource.org/environment/farm-bill-subsidies-agriculture-usda/

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