# New Study: Heritage Foundation's Farm Policy Proposal Would 'Devastate' U.S. Farmers & Prove 'Ineffective' in Advancing Free Trade in Agriculture - Farm Policy Facts

> A study by John Gilliland, published June 13, 2017, argues that the Heritage Foundation's proposal to eliminate US farm policy would harm farmers and weaken US negotiating power on agricultural trade. The study is an advocacy analysis of a policy proposal.

- Date: 2017-06-13 · published 2017-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70479-new-study-heritage-foundation-s-farm-policy-proposal-would-devastate-u-s
- 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

The debate over eliminating farm supports is a policy discussion with no immediate change to supply, demand or prices.

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-07-24 | [USDA announces $12 billion in programs for farmers affected by trade war - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64020-usda-announces-12-billion-in-programs-for-farmers-affected-by-trade-war-agweek.md) | +1.7% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-08-03 | [USMCA: Reviewing the Backbone of North American Agriculture Trade \| Farm Bureau Intel Policy \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17887-usmca-reviewing-the-backbone-of-north-american-agriculture-trade-farm-bureau.md) | -0.6% | +10.8% |
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| CORN | 2025-12-11 | [How Trump's trade deal and aid package affects American farmers \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21487-how-trump-s-trade-deal-and-aid-package-affects-american-farmers-ap-news.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 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) | -3.2% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2022-09-06 | [Agricultural commodity trader responses and the effectiveness of the new EU deforestation proposal \| European Forest Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39614-agricultural-commodity-trader-responses-and-the-effectiveness-of-the-new-eu.md) | +2.6% | -9.0% |
| SOY | 2018-07-24 | [USDA announces $12 billion in programs for farmers affected by trade war - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64020-usda-announces-12-billion-in-programs-for-farmers-affected-by-trade-war-agweek.md) | +3.2% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- farmpolicyfacts.org: https://farmpolicyfacts.org/new-study-heritage-foundations-farm-policy-proposal-devastate-u-s-farmers-prove-ineffective-advancing-free-trade-agriculture/

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