# ‘Can’t keep losing money’: Farmers look for changes after Democrats win Congress

> The article says Democrats won control of Congress in the midterms and notes pressure on them to address farmers’ financial concerns. It attributes elevated diesel and beef costs in part to Trump administration policies, but provides no specific proposed changes.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T00:17:00.727Z
- Category: policy · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86730-can-t-keep-losing-money-farmers-look-for-changes-after-democrats-win-congress
- 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

Potential policy responses could affect farm costs and livestock markets, but no concrete measure or supply-and-demand change is reported. The price implications are therefore unclear.

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| CORN | 2025-06-11 | [China Nudges Pig Farmers to Restrain Supply After Prices Slump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24184-china-nudges-pig-farmers-to-restrain-supply-after-prices-slump.md) | -0.5% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2024-02-07 | [US farm spending bill must include climate and hunger money, say key Democrats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31651-us-farm-spending-bill-must-include-climate-and-hunger-money-say-key-democrats.md) | -1.1% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2017-01-26 | [The Farm Bill Isn't Saving Taxpayers Money \| Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72985-the-farm-bill-isn-t-saving-taxpayers-money-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | -1.8% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2020-10-02 | [Argentina lowers export taxes on soy for three months, hoping farmers will sell their crops — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50483-argentina-lowers-export-taxes-on-soy-for-three-months-hoping-farmers-will-sell.md) | +2.6% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- newsnationnow.com: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/cant-keep-losing-money-farmers-look-for-changes-after-democrats-win-congress/

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