Trump's Farmer Aid Faces Challenges Amid Trade Disruptions and Shutdown
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The Trump administration's plan to use tariff revenue for a $15 billion farmer bailout is hindered by the ongoing government shutdown, making the logistics and funding of the aid complex and delayed, while the agricultural sector continues to suffer from tariffs and global market shifts.
- Trump’s former USDA chief economist warns the shutdown makes the president’s $15 billion farmer bailout a fantasy: 'You can’t just flip a switch' Fortune
- Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops The New York Times
- Agriculture faces a MAGA reckoning The Economist
- Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market PBS
- Soybean farmer who backed Trump feels strain of China's boycott amid trade war CBS News
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