# Will a new farm bill arrive in Kansas farmers' stockings this holiday season? Don't count on it.

> The commentary argues that a new farm bill is unlikely before the lame-duck Congress adjourns, since the House bill will lapse and the Senate bill is stalled. It expects a fourth extension of the 2018 act, and notes farm subsidies have reached $54 billion this year.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T15:14:55.172Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95730-will-a-new-farm-bill-arrive-in-kansas-farmers-stockings-this-holiday-season-don
- 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 farm bill extension leaves current programs unchanged, so it has little direct effect on feed commodity supply or prices. Heavy subsidy spending could still support farm margins and planted acreage.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-10 | [Will Congress negotiate a new farm bill this fall? Farmers hope so - Marketplace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28294-will-congress-negotiate-a-new-farm-bill-this-fall-farmers-hope-so-marketplace.md) | +4.0% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2024-01-17 | [Poll: Farmers count on aid in new farm bill, back SNAP cut \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32094-poll-farmers-count-on-aid-in-new-farm-bill-back-snap-cut-agri-pulse.md) | +0.2% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2022-08-11 | [Farm Bill Season Arrives: What's the Outlook for 2023?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40026-farm-bill-season-arrives-what-s-the-outlook-for-2023.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2022-11-24 | [A new, divided Congress will have to take on a new Farm Bill with far-reaching effects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38663-a-new-divided-congress-will-have-to-take-on-a-new-farm-bill-with-far-reaching.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-02-28 | [The Complicated Fate of a New Farm Bill in the Second Trump Administration](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26031-the-complicated-fate-of-a-new-farm-bill-in-the-second-trump-administration.md) | -2.4% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2024-09-10 | [Will Congress negotiate a new farm bill this fall? Farmers hope so - Marketplace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28294-will-congress-negotiate-a-new-farm-bill-this-fall-farmers-hope-so-marketplace.md) | +0.5% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2024-01-17 | [Poll: Farmers count on aid in new farm bill, back SNAP cut \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32094-poll-farmers-count-on-aid-in-new-farm-bill-back-snap-cut-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2022-08-11 | [Farm Bill Season Arrives: What's the Outlook for 2023?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40026-farm-bill-season-arrives-what-s-the-outlook-for-2023.md) | -12.6% | -12.9% |

## Sources

- kansasreflector.com: https://kansasreflector.com/2026/11/12/will-a-new-farm-bill-arrive-in-kansas-farmers-stockings-this-holiday-season-dont-count-on-it/

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