# The Senate Agriculture Committee's farm bill would push back the date states start paying a share of SNAP benefits by a year, to Oct. 1, 2028

> The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill on Sept. 16 that would delay by one year, to Oct. 1, 2028, the start of state cost-sharing for SNAP benefits. Current law starts state sharing on Oct. 1, 2027, and the bill has not passed the full Senate or become law.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T01:08:39.963Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78932-the-senate-agriculture-committee-s-farm-bill-would-push-back-the-date-states
- 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

The delay is a domestic food-assistance budget matter with no direct effect on feed grain, oilseed or livestock supply, demand or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-16 | [Farm Bill 2.0 passes the Senate Agriculture Committee - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17470-farm-bill-2-0-passes-the-senate-agriculture-committee-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -0.6% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2023-04-26 | [Opening Statement: “Producer Perspectives on the 2023 Farm Bill” \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36398-opening-statement-producer-perspectives-on-the-2023-farm-bill-house-agriculture.md) | -2.1% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2023-07-28 | [Thune says Senate Ag Committee will not be ready with farm bill by end of September due date - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35043-thune-says-senate-ag-committee-will-not-be-ready-with-farm-bill-by-end-of.md) | -13.3% | -14.1% |
| CORN | 2018-05-15 | [Opening Statement: Conaway Offers Remarks on the 2018 Farm Bill Before House Rules Committee \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65011-opening-statement-conaway-offers-remarks-on-the-2018-farm-bill-before-house.md) | +2.0% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-07-23 | [2024-07-23 The Farm Bill Must Support All of Agriculture \| Senate...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29252-2024-07-23-the-farm-bill-must-support-all-of-agriculture-senate.md) | -0.3% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2023-04-26 | [Opening Statement: “Producer Perspectives on the 2023 Farm Bill” \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36398-opening-statement-producer-perspectives-on-the-2023-farm-bill-house-agriculture.md) | -0.4% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2023-07-28 | [Thune says Senate Ag Committee will not be ready with farm bill by end of September due date - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35043-thune-says-senate-ag-committee-will-not-be-ready-with-farm-bill-by-end-of.md) | -6.7% | -10.9% |
| SOY | 2018-05-15 | [Opening Statement: Conaway Offers Remarks on the 2018 Farm Bill Before House Rules Committee \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65011-opening-statement-conaway-offers-remarks-on-the-2018-farm-bill-before-house.md) | +1.2% | -5.8% |

## Sources

- mainstreetdollars.com: https://mainstreetdollars.com/13537/the-senate-agriculture-committees-farm-bill-would-push-back-the-date-states-start-paying-a-share-of-snap-benefits-by-a-year-to-oct-1-2028/

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