# Farm Bill Could Find New Opening After Midterm Elections

> 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.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T12:16:03.435Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97744-farm-bill-could-find-new-opening-after-midterm-elections
- 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 would set commodity safety-net and nutrition policy, but passage in the lame duck is uncertain, so near-term price impact is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-09 | [House Ag makes case for new farm bill funding \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36849-house-ag-makes-case-for-new-farm-bill-funding-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -1.0% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2022-05-05 | [Could the next farm bill look different?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41383-could-the-next-farm-bill-look-different.md) | +6.2% | +0.4% |
| 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 | 2017-11-02 | [Finding Fault With the Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67963-finding-fault-with-the-farm-bill.md) | -3.6% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2022-02-23 | [Policy Pennings: New farm bill in 2023? Some principles to consider](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42699-policy-pennings-new-farm-bill-in-2023-some-principles-to-consider.md) | +7.5% | +12.7% |
| SOY | 2023-03-09 | [House Ag makes case for new farm bill funding \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36849-house-ag-makes-case-for-new-farm-bill-funding-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -2.5% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2022-05-05 | [Could the next farm bill look different?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41383-could-the-next-farm-bill-look-different.md) | -1.2% | +3.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/farm-bill-could-find-new-opening-after-midterm-elections

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