# Ag and Energy Outlook Gets Murky with Congressional Power Shift

> Moderate Democrats and progressives may clash next year over agriculture and energy policy after the 2026 midterm results. Centrist Democrats in the New Democrat Coalition expect to grow their ranks. Congress will be divided starting in January, with Republican leaders Jim Jordan and John Thune in key roles.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:17:44.246Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94479-ag-and-energy-outlook-gets-murky-with-congressional-power-shift
- 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

A divided Congress makes passage of ag and energy legislation harder, which adds policy uncertainty for biofuel and farm program outlooks but has no immediate price effect.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-04-21 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19676-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-congressional-research.md) | +1.3% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2022-01-13 | [Trade and trade policy outlook, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14966-trade-and-trade-policy-outlook-2022.md) | -1.3% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2024-12-31 | [With Farm Bill Shelved, Congress Pumps Economic Aid Into Farm Economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26954-with-farm-bill-shelved-congress-pumps-economic-aid-into-farm-economy.md) | +1.4% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2025-05-14 | [Policy Updates \| Congressional work continues on reconcilation measure - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24660-policy-updates-congressional-work-continues-on-reconcilation-measure-pro-farmer.md) | +3.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-01-24 | [Black Sea Grain-2018: European Commission expert to make an outlook on Ukraine-EU grain and food trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66838-black-sea-grain-2018-european-commission-expert-to-make-an-outlook-on-ukraine.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-07-19 | [Soy-based biofuels score two wins; one with EPA, another in Congress  - Indiana Corn and Soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15108-soy-based-biofuels-score-two-wins-one-with-epa-another-in-congress-indiana-corn.md) | -2.8% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2026-04-21 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19676-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-congressional-research.md) | +1.0% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2022-01-13 | [Trade and trade policy outlook, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14966-trade-and-trade-policy-outlook-2022.md) | +2.5% | +13.2% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25494-ag-and-energy-outlook-gets-murky-with-congressional-power-shift

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