# Congress may fold about $12 billion in farm disaster aid into its year-end work

> Lawmakers have discussed a roughly $12 billion agricultural assistance package that could be attached to the Farm Bill or spending bills in the year-end session. Separately, the administration has announced an $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief program to offset high diesel costs, and some support is being pursued administratively. The final amount and passage remain unsettled.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:31:32.350Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76236-congress-may-fold-about-12-billion-in-farm-disaster-aid-into-its-year-end-work
- 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

Farm aid can keep producers planting despite high input costs, which supports feed grain supply, but the outcome is uncertain and no direct price effect is clear yet.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-31 | [With Farm Bill Shelved, Congress Pumps Economic Aid Into Farm Economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26954-with-farm-bill-shelved-congress-pumps-economic-aid-into-farm-economy.md) | +1.4% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2019-01-01 | [Congress just passed an $867 billion farm bill. Here’s what’s in it.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61575-congress-just-passed-an-867-billion-farm-bill-here-s-what-s-in-it.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-12-07 | [Congress extended Farm Bill for a year but must tackle partisan debates now - Medill on the Hill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32682-congress-extended-farm-bill-for-a-year-but-must-tackle-partisan-debates-now.md) | -2.3% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-10-08 | [Congress Provides $10 Billion for 2020 and 2021 Ag Disaster Payments \| Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44525-congress-provides-10-billion-for-2020-and-2021-ag-disaster-payments-center-for.md) | -2.4% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2022-11-24 | [A new, divided Congress will have to take on a new Farm Bill with far-reaching effects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38663-a-new-divided-congress-will-have-to-take-on-a-new-farm-bill-with-far-reaching.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2024-12-31 | [With Farm Bill Shelved, Congress Pumps Economic Aid Into Farm Economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26954-with-farm-bill-shelved-congress-pumps-economic-aid-into-farm-economy.md) | +1.0% | +8.0% |
| SOY | 2019-01-01 | [Congress just passed an $867 billion farm bill. Here’s what’s in it.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61575-congress-just-passed-an-867-billion-farm-bill-here-s-what-s-in-it.md) | +2.7% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2023-12-07 | [Congress extended Farm Bill for a year but must tackle partisan debates now - Medill on the Hill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32682-congress-extended-farm-bill-for-a-year-but-must-tackle-partisan-debates-now.md) | +0.9% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- agronewstoday.com: https://agronewstoday.com/article/congress-weighs-12-billion-farm-disaster-aid

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