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Nov 11, 2026POLICYUS

Harvest Fuel Relief: What We Know and How Non-Title I Producers Can Weigh In

USDA will make $8 billion available in one-time Harvest Fuel Relief payments to American farmers, announced October 19, 2026, to cover temporary market disruptions and higher input costs. Payments will be based on a national loss average built from FSA planted acres, ERS cost estimates, and WASDE yields and prices.

Producers of non-Title I commodities can submit fuel cost data to help shape payment rates.

WHY IT MATTERS

Direct payments can support farm cash flow and sustain planting and marketing decisions, but they do not change crop supply or demand. The effect on feed grain and meal prices is likely limited.

AFFECTSCorn Soybeans Wheat (SRW)

SOURCE
azfb.orgStaff ReportsNov 11, 2026

Price reaction & history

Cornno directional read

After 1,623 past policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and +0.4% over 20.

Jul 25, 2024Low Prices and High Costs Worry Corn Producers in Mato Grosso-2.9%
Jul 25, 2024What to know about Project 2025’s plan for agriculture, and how it could lead to ‘real chaos’-2.9%
Sep 19, 2026Farmers need relief. Here’s what is holding up Congress. - The Washington Post-0.2%
Aug 4, 2022Streamlined Delivery of Emergency Relief Programs Is Win-Win for USDA and Agricultural Producers+2.7%
Jan 11, 2021What Does Mexico’s GM Corn Ban Mean for U.S. Producers? – The Van Trump Report+6.3%

Soybeansno directional read

After 1,905 past policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.8%), and +0.2% over 20.

Jul 25, 2024What to know about Project 2025’s plan for agriculture, and how it could lead to ‘real chaos’-7.4%
Sep 19, 2026Farmers need relief. Here’s what is holding up Congress. - The Washington Post+1.2%
Oct 17, 2023Now what? The practical implementation of the EUDR in Europe and Producing Countries - Competere+0.0%
Mar 6, 2021To halt deforestation we must look at the ways we produce and consume our food-1.3%
Aug 4, 2022Streamlined Delivery of Emergency Relief Programs Is Win-Win for USDA and Agricultural Producers+8.4%

Wheat (SRW)no directional read

After 1,019 past policy events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.5%), and +0.2% over 20.

Jul 25, 2024What to know about Project 2025’s plan for agriculture, and how it could lead to ‘real chaos’-5.3%
Sep 19, 2026Farmers need relief. Here’s what is holding up Congress. - The Washington Post+3.5%
Aug 4, 2022Streamlined Delivery of Emergency Relief Programs Is Win-Win for USDA and Agricultural Producers+7.5%
Feb 12, 2024What are reference prices and why are they in the farm bill?-4.8%
Jan 8, 2025American Relief Act of 2025 Provides Ad Hoc Relief to Farmers While Extending Farm Bill | Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation-0.2%

Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.

Corn CORN · GP ▸

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Soybeans SOY · GP ▸

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