STORY: :: Trump says $12 billion in aid is coming for farmers hit hard by his trade policies
:: Washington, D.C.
:: December 8, 2025
"I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the United States will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs. // So what we're doing is we're taking a relatively small portion of that, and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. And we love our farmers. And as you know, the farmers like me, because, you know, based on voting trends, you could call it voting trends or anything else. But they're great people. They are the backbone of our country. So we're going to use that money to provide $12 billion in economic assistance to American farmers. 12 billion is a lot of money. What do you think? Peanuts for you though, right? Peanuts? She's a farmer of rice. This relief will provide much needed certainty to farmers as they get this year's harvest to market and look ahead to next year's crops. And it'll help them continue their efforts to lower food prices for American families."
Farm groups and Republican farm-state lawmakers have sought the aid in part to support farmers with purchases of seeds, fertilizer and other expenses for next year's growing season.
U.S. farmers have been saddled this year with record harvests and lost billions of dollars in soybean sales to China when the nation turned to South American suppliers this fall during stalled trade talks.
