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Trump Administration Unveils $12 Billion Farm Aid Amid Trade War Fallout

Washington D.C. – December 8, 2025 – In a significant move that reverberated through the agricultural sector, the Trump administration, back on July 24, 2018, announced a substantial $12 billion aid package designed to cushion American farmers from the escalating trade disputes and retaliatory tariffs imposed by key international partners. This

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Trump's Tariff Promise: A Look Back at How Trade War Aid Reshaped American Agriculture

Feature Image: A farmer standing in a field with agricultural machinery in the background, overlaid with graphics depicting tariffs or trade routes. In a significant move that defined a contentious period in U.S. economic policy, former President Donald Trump repeatedly asserted that surplus revenue generated from tariffs imposed during