US EditionTrump to announce $12 billion in aid to farmers
The $12 billion package includes $11 billion for row-crop farmers and $1 billion for specialty crops to offset losses from tariffs and falling export demand, USDA said.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump unveiled the $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program at a White House roundtable, releasing $11 billion immediately for crop payments and reserving $1 billion for other commodities.
- Trade disruptions have left soybean farmers facing multi-year losses as crop revenue is projected at $144 billion while costs of production reach $179 billion this year.
- The USDA said eligible farmers with an AGI of $900,000 or less can apply by Dec. 19, with payments capped at $155,000, starting as early as Feb. 28, 2026.
- While some criticized, Grant Kimberley said, `In the short term, this bridge will help, but it does by no means make people whole,` and Trump stated, `This relief will provide much needed certainty to farmers.`
- Funded partly by tariff revenue, the administration said $12 billion aids farmers temporarily, while critics warned one-time payments won’t fix structural problems requiring Congress to act on subsidies and the farm bill.
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Trump announces $12B in relief for farmers hit by market disruption
President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with farmers and lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Dec. 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Left is Cordt Holub of Dysart, Iowa, and right is Meryl Kennedy of Monroe, Louisiana.(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The federal government will direct $12 billion to U.S. farmers hurt by what he called “unfair market disruption,” President Donald Trump announced Monday during a Wh…
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* ICYMI: Trump Admin. announces $12B aid package for farmers; Will it be enough to help in Illinois? WCIA… The new $12 billion aid package is supposed to help farmers through the slump in sales caused by the president’s tariffs. Champaign County farmer Steve Hettinger said it couldn’t come soon enough, but one problem Hettinger [...]
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