# Midterm Sweep Puts the Farm Bill and SNAP Back on the Table

> Democrats won control of the House and Senate in the November 3 midterms, with food and farm costs prominent among voter concerns. The stalled farm bill, SNAP cuts, and diesel and fertilizer costs are expected to be early priorities for rewriting. Democratic leaders named ending the war with Iran as a goal to lower diesel and fertilizer prices.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T09:17:43.130Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101068-midterm-sweep-puts-the-farm-bill-and-snap-back-on-the-table
- 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

A shift in control of Congress could change farm and food policy, and lower diesel and fertilizer costs would ease farm input expenses. Price effects remain speculative until legislation is drafted and passed.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-05-19 | [‘We Want to Put Farm Back in the Farm Bill’: Budget Battles, SNAP Cuts, and the Future of Ag Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24657-we-want-to-put-farm-back-in-the-farm-bill-budget-battles-snap-cuts-and-the.md) | +3.5% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-07-23 | [Ag policy snapshot: Tariffs, OBBBA, and the Farm Bill \| Talking Crop \| Illinois Extension \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23742-ag-policy-snapshot-tariffs-obbba-and-the-farm-bill-talking-crop-illinois.md) | +0.5% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2024-01-17 | [Poll: Farmers count on aid in new farm bill, back SNAP cut \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32094-poll-farmers-count-on-aid-in-new-farm-bill-back-snap-cut-agri-pulse.md) | +0.2% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2026-11-09 | [The tax reform hits farmers hard: SAC on the ‘Tiger’s’ tax bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/91433-the-tax-reform-hits-farmers-hard-sac-on-the-tiger-s-tax-bill.md) | +0.8% | — |
| CORN | 2018-03-22 | [INSIDE WASHINGTON: Trade, SNAP hijack forward progress on farm bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65983-inside-washington-trade-snap-hijack-forward-progress-on-farm-bill.md) | -0.2% | +4.2% |
| SOY | 2025-05-19 | [‘We Want to Put Farm Back in the Farm Bill’: Budget Battles, SNAP Cuts, and the Future of Ag Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24657-we-want-to-put-farm-back-in-the-farm-bill-budget-battles-snap-cuts-and-the.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2025-07-23 | [Ag policy snapshot: Tariffs, OBBBA, and the Farm Bill \| Talking Crop \| Illinois Extension \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23742-ag-policy-snapshot-tariffs-obbba-and-the-farm-bill-talking-crop-illinois.md) | -2.8% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2024-01-17 | [Poll: Farmers count on aid in new farm bill, back SNAP cut \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32094-poll-farmers-count-on-aid-in-new-farm-bill-back-snap-cut-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- saveusfarms.com: https://saveusfarms.com/articles/2026-11-15-midterm-sweep-farm-bill-snap-fertilizer-costs/

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