Published 12/22/2021 1:46:00 p.m.

U.S. overpaid corn farmers $3 bln in Trump trade aid

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A federal watchdog says the Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019. The Government Accountability Office said in a report released Monday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's methodology for computing damage for 2019 was flawed. The USDA chief economist says the analysis was based on a widely accepted trade model and methodologies.

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News18 India

Federal Watchdog: Trump's USDA Overpaid Corn Farmers By $3B

The Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019 and farmers in the South were paid more for the same crops than those elsewhere in the country, a federal watchdog agency has found.

12/21/2021 7:40:12 p.m.·India

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The Independent

Federal watchdog: Trump's USDA overpaid corn farmers by $3B

A federal watchdog says the Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019 and that farmers in the South were paid more for the same crops than elsewhere in the country

12/21/2021 9:01:48 p.m.·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

U.S. overpaid corn farmers $3 bln in Trump trade aid

The Department of Agriculture overpaid U.S. corn farmers in 2019 by around $3 billion for impacts from former President Donald J. Trump's trade policies, in part because the agency over-estimated the value of their lost export business, according to a nonpartisan government agency report released Monday.

12/20/2021 8:23:31 p.m.·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Federal watchdog: Trump's USDA overpaid corn farmers by $3B

The Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019 and farmers in the South were paid more for the same crops than those elsewhere

12/21/2021 7:39:35 p.m.·United States

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abc News

Federal watchdog: Trump's USDA overpaid corn farmers by $3B

12/21/2021 9:02:25 p.m.·United States

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KIFI

Federal watchdog: Trump's USDA overpaid corn farmers by $3B - Local News 8

By DAVID PITT Associated PressDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal watchdog says the Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019 and that farmers in the South were paid more for the same crops than elsewhere in the country. The Government Accountability Office said in a report released Monday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s methodology for computing damage for 2019 was flawed. The USDA chief econo…

12/21/2021 7:38:58 p.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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