# Five Food and Ag Trends To Watch During Midterm Elections | Civil Eats

> Civil Eats previews food and agriculture issues on the November 2026 midterm ballot, including control of Congress, farm policy, food prices and food assistance. It notes Republicans hold both chambers while Democrats are projected to gain the House.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:18:16.396Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76569-five-food-and-ag-trends-to-watch-during-midterm-elections-civil-eats
- 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

Possible shifts in Congress could change farm and food policy, but the outcome is not yet known and has no direct near-term effect on feed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-25 | [5 Things To Watch in 2018 Farm Bill and Agricultural Legislation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71484-5-things-to-watch-in-2018-farm-bill-and-agricultural-legislation.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2023-03-20 | [This Farm Bill Really Matters. We Explain Why. \| Civil Eats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36851-this-farm-bill-really-matters-we-explain-why-civil-eats.md) | -0.0% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-08-23 | [Three market-moving factors to watch this week - Dakota Midland Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45637-three-market-moving-factors-to-watch-this-week-dakota-midland-grain.md) | +2.3% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2024-01-24 | [Flexible and creative: The pathways to farm bill funding \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32099-flexible-and-creative-the-pathways-to-farm-bill-funding-agri-pulse.md) | -0.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2016-12-01 | [Cornhusker Economics: Farm Program Payments and Projections \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73441-cornhusker-economics-farm-program-payments-and-projections-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | +3.9% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2022-01-27 | [EU: To End Deforestation, Protect Land Rights \| Human Rights Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43169-eu-to-end-deforestation-protect-land-rights-human-rights-watch.md) | +7.3% | +15.4% |
| SOY | 2017-04-25 | [5 Things To Watch in 2018 Farm Bill and Agricultural Legislation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71484-5-things-to-watch-in-2018-farm-bill-and-agricultural-legislation.md) | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2021-03-06 | [To halt deforestation we must look at the ways we produce and consume our food](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48156-to-halt-deforestation-we-must-look-at-the-ways-we-produce-and-consume-our-food.md) | -1.3% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- civileats.com: https://civileats.com/2026/11/02/five-food-and-ag-trends-to-watch-during-midterm-elections/

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