Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel famously said, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste.” Farmers embraced that message and demanded compensation for falling commodity prices that they blamed on the coronavirus. A Wall Street Journal article last week cited a 10 percent drop in corn prices, a 4 percent cut in soybean prices and a 2 percent reduction in wheat futures since 24 February. But prices change. Recent rallies have wheat and soybeans now showing gains since 24 February. It is true that there will be labor scarcities, and higher cost products like beef will suffer from a recession, but the timing of last week’s price complaints had more to do with getting a seat at the table in Congress crafting a giant $2 trillion c...