# Most lobbyists see less money in 2019 farm bill | TheFencePost.com

> A bipartisan group of about 50 lobbyists, polled at an AGree event on February 1, expected the farm bill to be finished only in 2019 and to spend about 10 percent below the current baseline. The panel also discussed foreign investment in agriculture.

- Date: 2017-02-03 · published 2017-02-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72476-most-lobbyists-see-less-money-in-2019-farm-bill-thefencepost-com
- 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

Expectations of lower and delayed farm bill spending point to reduced federal support for farm incomes, but the effect on feed commodity prices is indirect and small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-01-09 | [Congressional staff discusses farm bill prospects \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37775-congressional-staff-discusses-farm-bill-prospects-thefencepost-com.md) | +2.0% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2017-01-26 | [The Farm Bill Isn't Saving Taxpayers Money \| Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72985-the-farm-bill-isn-t-saving-taxpayers-money-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2026-05-14 | [What’s in the 2026 Farm Bill? \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19220-what-s-in-the-2026-farm-bill-ag-proud.md) | -0.4% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2021-09-10 | [AFBF urges USDA to address supply chain issues \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45084-afbf-urges-usda-to-address-supply-chain-issues-thefencepost-com.md) | +1.1% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-02-12 | [What are reference prices and why are they in the farm bill?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31656-what-are-reference-prices-and-why-are-they-in-the-farm-bill.md) | -1.8% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2023-01-09 | [Congressional staff discusses farm bill prospects \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37775-congressional-staff-discusses-farm-bill-prospects-thefencepost-com.md) | +2.4% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2017-01-26 | [The Farm Bill Isn't Saving Taxpayers Money \| Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72985-the-farm-bill-isn-t-saving-taxpayers-money-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | -1.8% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2026-05-14 | [What’s in the 2026 Farm Bill? \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19220-what-s-in-the-2026-farm-bill-ag-proud.md) | -1.3% | -8.2% |

## Sources

- thefencepost.com: https://www.thefencepost.com/news/most-lobbyists-see-less-money-in-2019-farm-bill/

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