# Hoeven: Lawmakers Weighing Options for Additional Farm Assistance

> North Dakota Senator John Hoeven says Congress is weighing whether to deliver additional farm aid through a budget reconciliation package or by attaching it to the farm bill, with a decision expected before year-end. He said progress is being made on the administration's proposed $8 billion harvest fuel assistance program and that work is underway on aid for sugar, specialty crops and livestock producers.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T21:15:00.851Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98507-hoeven-lawmakers-weighing-options-for-additional-farm-assistance
- 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

Expected government payments to farmers can support planting and herd decisions and sustain feed demand, but the timing and vehicle for aid remain uncertain, so the direct price effect is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-11 | [USDA To Provide Additional Financial Assistance to Qualifying Guaranteed Farm Loan Borrowers Facing Financial Risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34566-usda-to-provide-additional-financial-assistance-to-qualifying-guaranteed-farm.md) | -1.6% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2024-12-10 | [Farm assistance options if no farm bill, January deadlines important](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26955-farm-assistance-options-if-no-farm-bill-january-deadlines-important.md) | +1.6% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2017-09-04 | [Lawmakers hold farm bill hearings and listening sessions - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68957-lawmakers-hold-farm-bill-hearings-and-listening-sessions-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-12-01 | [Trump Administration Delivers Second Stage of Crop Disaster Assistance for Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21936-trump-administration-delivers-second-stage-of-crop-disaster-assistance-for.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2026-05-04 | [Where Has Farmer Assistance Dollars Gone?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19224-where-has-farmer-assistance-dollars-gone.md) | -1.4% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2023-08-11 | [USDA To Provide Additional Financial Assistance to Qualifying Guaranteed Farm Loan Borrowers Facing Financial Risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34566-usda-to-provide-additional-financial-assistance-to-qualifying-guaranteed-farm.md) | -5.3% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2024-12-10 | [Farm assistance options if no farm bill, January deadlines important](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26955-farm-assistance-options-if-no-farm-bill-january-deadlines-important.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2017-09-04 | [Lawmakers hold farm bill hearings and listening sessions - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68957-lawmakers-hold-farm-bill-hearings-and-listening-sessions-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +1.4% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2026/11/13/hoeven-lawmakers-weighing-options-for-additional-farm-assistance/

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