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Trump Wants to Keep Farmers Happy with Cash. They’re Still Worried About the Future
The $12 billion bailout follows earlier $22 billion and $46 billion aid packages as farmers face low prices and shifting export markets due to ongoing trade tensions with China.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump announced a one-time $12 billion payment to U.S. farmers, but analysts say the aid will not quell longer-term market fears.
- Trump's tariff policy triggered a trade dispute that cut U.S. soybean and sorghum sales, while USDA Foreign Agricultural Service data show China led purchases from 2015–2024 with a peak in 2022.
- Previously, federal aid totaled $22 billion in 2019 and $46 billion in 2020, with payments capped at $155,000 for aid-eligible farmers under $900,000 AGI as China bought much of 2025 soybeans outside the U.S., including a quarter of Argentina's crop in September.
- Many farmers argue the bailout is a temporary Band-Aid, with U.S. farmers pressing for expanded market access and domestic uses like biodiesel, ethanol, aviation fuel, and animal feed.
- On Dec. 9, columnists and reporters debunked Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary's claims about soybean purchases while Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told a reporter `Karoline is right`.
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