US to launch $8 billion support program for farmers to offset diesel costs, Trump says
The program will use a uniform formula to deliver one-time payments for modeled losses as diesel prices and input costs rise.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture will launch a new $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program to offset diesel costs for American farmers during the current harvest season.
- Diesel prices averaged $6.18 per gallon nationwide as of October 12, up about $2.51 from the same time last year, straining agricultural operations across the nation.
- Payments will be administered by the Farm Service Agency using a uniform formula to cover modeled losses, with funding drawn from the Medicare Improvement Fund, which Trump labeled a 'pointless Slush Fund.'
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the investment provides "certainty to our farmers during this harvest," though the National Black Farmers Association has criticized persistent fuel price stressors.
- The announcement occurs as the Republican Party attempts to maintain support in competitive farm states ahead of the November midterm elections, where control of Congress and Senate committee positions remain at stake.
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