# Midwest crop insurance loss ratios fuel congressional push for premium review

> Illinois Representative Eric Sorensen is introducing a bill that would require USDA's Risk Management Agency to study state loss ratios and propose adjustments. Loss ratios in at least 10 Midwestern states were below 80 cents per premium dollar from 2006 to 2025, versus a roughly 88-cent national design.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:20:16.112Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96767-midwest-crop-insurance-loss-ratios-fuel-congressional-push-for-premium-review
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Changes to crop insurance pricing could alter the cost of coverage for Midwest corn and soybean growers, which may affect risk management and acreage decisions. Any price effect on feed grains would be indirect and slow.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-26 | [EPA Proposes Biofuel Requirements for 2019; On Track to Meet Congressional Deadline \| U.S. EPA News Releases \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64401-epa-proposes-biofuel-requirements-for-2019-on-track-to-meet-congressional.md) | -2.3% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2019-10-16 | [BB Seguros launches billing insurance for off-season corn - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56408-bb-seguros-launches-billing-insurance-for-off-season-corn-revista-cultivar.md) | -1.2% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2019-01-29 | [Guaranteed prices for producers could put pressure on inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61062-guaranteed-prices-for-producers-could-put-pressure-on-inflation.md) | -0.4% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2017-03-09 | [Biodiesel leaders push for producer’s tax credit, cite jobs and economic benefits - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71865-biodiesel-leaders-push-for-producer-s-tax-credit-cite-jobs-and-economic.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2017-02-23 | [Farmers: Protect conservation, crop insurance but tweak commodity programs \| 2017-02-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72471-farmers-protect-conservation-crop-insurance-but-tweak-commodity-programs-2017.md) | +1.1% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2026-10-29 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: preparing for compliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17130-eu-deforestation-regulation-preparing-for-compliance.md) | -1.5% | — |
| SOY | 2018-11-14 | [Pressure mounts on EU to act as France calls for action on deforestation - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62074-pressure-mounts-on-eu-to-act-as-france-calls-for-action-on-deforestation-fern.md) | +1.6% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2017-02-23 | [Farmers: Protect conservation, crop insurance but tweak commodity programs \| 2017-02-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72471-farmers-protect-conservation-crop-insurance-but-tweak-commodity-programs-2017.md) | +1.8% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25501-midwest-crop-insurance-loss-ratios-fuel-congressional-push-for-premium-review

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