White House Unveils Farm Aid: $11 Billion Now, $1 Billion Reserved

Overview

• Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said $11 billion will be released immediately with $1 billion held back to better gauge farmer needs.
• Most funding is expected to flow to grain producers through a proposed Farmer Bridge Assistance program, with some set aside for other crops, according to a White House official.
• The rollout follows reduced exports and lower prices after China imposed tariffs on U.S. soybeans earlier this year.
• Chinese buying has picked up since a late‑October Trump–Xi understanding but remains below stated targets, according to recent USDA figures and officials.
• USDA data show more than $9 billion was already paid under a separate emergency commodity program through November 23 as producers pressed for help with rising input costs.