# Farm Bill Future Murky

> DTN reports that congressional staffers offered few details on the timing and content of the next farm bill at the American Farm Bureau convention in Phoenix. Congress faces competing priorities including Obamacare repeal, Trump cabinet confirmations and the federal deficit. The Trump administration's farm policy position remains unclear.

- Date: 2017-01-09 · published 2017-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72984-farm-bill-future-murky
- 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

Policy uncertainty adds to the outlook but offers no immediate supply or demand change for feed markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-04-01 | [Farm Bill 101](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36850-farm-bill-101.md) | -1.6% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-06-17 | [The Farm Bill – How the Past Impacts the Future \| Soy Ohio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40921-the-farm-bill-how-the-past-impacts-the-future-soy-ohio.md) | -4.2% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2020-08-24 | [What's the future of farm policy?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51608-what-s-the-future-of-farm-policy.md) | +3.3% | +11.5% |
| CORN | 2022-07-07 | [The Trillion Dollar “Farm” Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40477-the-trillion-dollar-farm-bill.md) | -0.6% | -15.3% |
| 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 | 2023-04-01 | [Farm Bill 101](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36850-farm-bill-101.md) | -1.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2022-06-17 | [The Farm Bill – How the Past Impacts the Future \| Soy Ohio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40921-the-farm-bill-how-the-past-impacts-the-future-soy-ohio.md) | -5.8% | -12.4% |
| SOY | 2020-08-24 | [What's the future of farm policy?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51608-what-s-the-future-of-farm-policy.md) | +5.5% | +13.5% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2017/01/09/big-ticket-issues-facing-congress?referrer=twitter

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