# Agricultural Appropriations: Mostly “Mandatory,” Nutrition Related | Farm Policy News | Illinois

> Farm Policy News summarizes a Congressional Research Service report on FY2017 agricultural appropriations, noting that most USDA spending is mandatory and nutrition-related, including SNAP and child nutrition. Discretionary items include WIC, research and animal and plant health programs.

- Date: 2017-01-04 · published 2017-01-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72982-agricultural-appropriations-mostly-mandatory-nutrition-related-farm-policy-news
- 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

Budget composition shapes government spending priorities but does not directly change feed supply, demand or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-05-11 | [FY2017 Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations: In Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70997-fy2017-agriculture-and-related-agencies-appropriations-in-brief.md) | -0.2% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2016-12-20 | [FY2017 Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations: In Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73454-fy2017-agriculture-and-related-agencies-appropriations-in-brief.md) | +0.3% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2020-07-01 | [Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2021 Appropriations - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52105-agriculture-and-related-agencies-fy2021-appropriations-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.9% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2018-03-14 | [Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2018 Appropriations - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65987-agriculture-and-related-agencies-fy2018-appropriations-everycrsreport-com.md) | -2.1% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-08-22 | [Farmers May Need Emergency Market Aid, Ag Leaders Say \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23307-farmers-may-need-emergency-market-aid-ag-leaders-say-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| SOY | 2017-05-11 | [FY2017 Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations: In Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70997-fy2017-agriculture-and-related-agencies-appropriations-in-brief.md) | +1.5% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2016-12-20 | [FY2017 Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations: In Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73454-fy2017-agriculture-and-related-agencies-appropriations-in-brief.md) | -0.7% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2018-03-14 | [Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2018 Appropriations - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65987-agriculture-and-related-agencies-fy2018-appropriations-everycrsreport-com.md) | -1.2% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2017/01/agricultural-appropriations-mostly-mandatory-nutrition-related/

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