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The 2018 Farm Bill extension expired Sept. 30 without Congress passing a new five-year package.
Lawmakers remain divided over key provisions, and Colorado producers say the short-term extensions leave them without planning certainty.
Continued uncertainty over safety-net programs adds risk to planting and investment decisions, though it has little direct effect on grain or feed prices.
profarmer.comRebecca DickersonOct 6, 2026After 1,623 past policy events, CORN moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 1,905 past policy events, SOY moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.8%), and +0.2% over 20.
After 1,019 past policy events, WHEAT moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.5%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
