# Ag groups urge boost in farm bill spending | 2017-03-15 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Farm groups including the American Farm Bureau and National Farmers Union asked House and Senate budget committees for extra farm bill spending beyond baseline. The letter cites low commodity prices and USDA projections of continued low prices into 2018.

- Date: 2017-03-15 · published 2017-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71993-ag-groups-urge-boost-in-farm-bill-spending-2017-03-15-agri-pulse-agri-pulse
- 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

If extra funding is secured, it would cushion farm income and sustain planted acreage despite weak prices, but funding is not yet approved and the effect on grain prices is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

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| SOY | 2020-06-16 | [Farm groups urge preservation of China trade deal \| 2020-06-15  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52468-farm-groups-urge-preservation-of-china-trade-deal-2020-06-15-agri-pulse.md) | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2022-04-29 | [Senate Ag launches farm bill hearings \| 2022-04-29 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41822-senate-ag-launches-farm-bill-hearings-2022-04-29-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -1.6% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2024-04-29 | [House Ag Democrats counter on farm bill with CCC funding plan \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30720-house-ag-democrats-counter-on-farm-bill-with-ccc-funding-plan-agri-pulse.md) | +3.6% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/9045-ag-groups-urge-boost-in-farm-bill-spending

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