# CBO releases farm bill cost estimate

> The Congressional Budget Office released its cost estimate for the Agriculture Act of 2026, also known as the “skinny” farm bill. The bill would authorize programs through 2031 in areas including conservation, food aid, trade promotion, rural development, research, forestry, nutrition, and horticulture, and would amend crop insurance and the Renewable Fuel Standard.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T15:30:10.022Z
- Category: policy · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92002-cbo-releases-farm-bill-cost-estimate
- 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 bill could affect agricultural support and renewable-fuel policy, but the information provided does not specify changes likely to shift feed-commodity supply or demand. No clear commodity price direction follows from the estimate alone.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-03 | [Senate Ag Committee Releases Revised Text for Farm Bill 2.0](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17897-senate-ag-committee-releases-revised-text-for-farm-bill-2-0.md) | -0.6% | +10.8% |
| CORN | 2023-04-01 | [Farm Bill 101](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36850-farm-bill-101.md) | -1.6% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-03 | [CBO Report on House Farm Bill Fuels Ongoing Disputes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28777-cbo-report-on-house-farm-bill-fuels-ongoing-disputes.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-12-10 | [House and Senate Ag Committee Leaders Release Farm Bill Conference Report \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61571-house-and-senate-ag-committee-leaders-release-farm-bill-conference-report-house.md) | +0.3% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2017-10-02 | [Senate Budget Plan Spares Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68457-senate-budget-plan-spares-farm-bill.md) | +2.7% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2023-04-01 | [Farm Bill 101](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36850-farm-bill-101.md) | -1.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2024-08-03 | [CBO Report on House Farm Bill Fuels Ongoing Disputes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28777-cbo-report-on-house-farm-bill-fuels-ongoing-disputes.md) | -0.1% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2018-12-10 | [House and Senate Ag Committee Leaders Release Farm Bill Conference Report \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61571-house-and-senate-ag-committee-leaders-release-farm-bill-conference-report-house.md) | -1.8% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- thefencepost.com: https://www.thefencepost.com/news/cbo-releases-farm-bill-cost-estimate/

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