Overview
- Months after promising to redirect tariff revenue, the administration has not set final amounts or delivery plans, though a $10–$14 billion range is under discussion.
- With roughly $4 billion left in the Commodity Credit Corporation, payments may need to be split into phases, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says aid is frozen during the shutdown, and NEC director Kevin Hassett suggested details would follow once the government reopens.
- China’s halt of new U.S. soybean purchases has depressed prices and strained storage, while reported U.S. financial support for Argentina has intensified frustration among growers.
- Farm‑state lawmakers are pressing for quick, substantial help so producers can secure financing for next season, and one Trump official acknowledged, “It’s easier to talk about than to do.”