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Lawmakers face renewed pressure to pass a new farm bill during the lame-duck session of Congress. A University of Wisconsin analyst sees a possible bipartisan path but has low expectations, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he wants a path forward while acknowledging a difficult timeline.
A farm bill would set commodity safety-net and nutrition policy, but passage in the lame duck is uncertain, so near-term price impact is minimal.
rfdtv.comNeal Burnette-IrwinNov 12, 2026After 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.
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.
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.
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.
