Overview
- At a White House roundtable, President Trump announced $12 billion in relief for producers facing weak prices and lost export sales tied to recent trade actions.
- Up to $11 billion will be issued as one-time payments to row-crop farmers through the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, with about $1 billion reserved for other crops.
- The administration says the program is authorized under the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and will be administered by the Farm Service Agency.
- Chinese soybean purchases have resumed only partially since an October Trump–Xi framework, totaling roughly 2.25–2.8 million tons so far versus a stated 12 million-ton target by late February.
- Farm bankruptcies rose about 60% in the first half of 2025, and farm groups note the aid echoes prior Trump-era bailouts intended to offset tariff-related losses.