Overview

• President Trump is considering a new bailout to assist farmers grappling with the economic fallout of intensified tariffs and retaliatory measures from China.
• Farmers are facing severe financial strain as extreme weather events devastate crops and rising input costs erode profitability.
• China's retaliatory tariffs, including a 125 percent levy on U.S. goods, threaten key export markets for American agricultural products like soybeans and beef.
• Cuts to federal agricultural programs, combined with layoffs at the USDA, have reduced critical support services for farmers during this crisis.
• Experts warn that the current tariff regime is exacerbating systemic issues in the U.S. agricultural sector, sidelining small and midsize farms while deepening market monopolization.