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Farm Credit Council CEO Christy Seyfert urges Congress to pass a five-year farm bill this year, noting the House passed its version in May and the Senate committee passed its version in September. USDA data project 2026 net farm income to decline and production expenses to rise 4.5% to $492.8 billion, with fertilizer up 15.3% and fuel and oil up 28.8%.
Higher projected input costs for fertilizer and fuel tighten farmer margins, which can reduce planted acreage or input use and affect demand for feed inputs. The piece is advocacy and does not itself signal a price move.
agrinews-pubs.comChristy SeyfertNov 1, 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, Soybeans 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 (SRW) 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.
