US EditionTrump to announce $12 billion in aid to farmers
The $12 billion package includes $11 billion in one-time payments to row-crop farmers, funded by tariff revenue, aiming to mitigate losses from trade disruptions and market challenges.
- On Dec 8, President Donald Trump will unveil a US$12 billion farm aid package, announcing it with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at an event with commodity producers.
- Amid low crop prices and rising input costs, farming communities face a severe cost-price squeeze with fertilizer and other input costs climbing, the administration says.
- The administration says the bulk of the funds will be delivered as up to US$11 billion in one-time payments to crop farmers under the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, with the balance authorised under the Commodity Credit Corporation and administered by the Farm Service Agency.
- The administration points to precedent in 2018–2019 when US$28 billion was handed out to farmers, echoing aid during Trump's earlier trade spat with China, amid Republican lawmakers' frustration ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
- Soybean farmers in particular faced strain when Chinese purchases stalled earlier this year, and China bought 2.25 million tons since Oct 30 but remains far short of a 12 million-ton target.
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Trump to send $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers to offset ag losses • Washington State Standard
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 provide $12 billion to U.S. farmers who have been hurt by “unfair market disruption,” President Donald Trump said at a White House roundta…
Trump Announces 12 Billion US Aid Package for Farmers Amid China Trade Dispute
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. US President Donald Trump announced a 12 billion aid package for farmers hurt by the trade dispute with China. The plan funds one-time payments, with officials saying tariffs will cover costs. Farmers have faced major losses, especially in soybean sales, but prices have recently improved. World News | Trump Announces 12 Billion US Aid Package for Farmers Amid China Trade Dispute.
Mixed reactions in Montana to Trump’s $12 billion aid for farmers
Representatives of Montana’s farming sector had mixed reactions Monday after President Donald Trump unveiled a $12 billion farm-aid package aimed at helping U.S. producers — particularly those hit hard by the tariffs, falling crop prices and uncertainty about foreign markets. Details remain scarce on how the funds will be distributed, but in a press release the administration framed the package as relief for farmers hit by “market disruptions, …
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Minnesota's ag commissioner calls $12 billion farm bailout 'needed and welcome'
ST. PAUL — Many view the $11 billion in federal aid for row crop farmers and another billion for other crop farmers who are looking into an emerging farm crisis as a Band-Aid. President Donald Trump on Monday, Dec. 8, unveiled a $12 billion aid package for American farmers hurt by trade disruptions, many of whom face the financial trenches as they plan for next year's crop. Trump said the bailout will come from tariff revenues despite facing bil…
Trump proposes $12 billion bailout package for farmers affected by his tariffs
President Donald Trump announced today that his administration will go forward with a $12 billion relief initiative for struggling farmers nationwide, many of whom are suffering under Trump’s second-term trade war. On Monday, Trump said that the funds for the deal would come from “a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs.” The money will not actually come from tariffs, as Trump claims, but from a separate fund…
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