Trump administration launches $8 billion farmer relief programme
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 20:32 · Archive
President Trump and the USDA announced an $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief programme to provide one-time payments to farmers affected by rising fuel and production costs.
President Trump and US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the Harvest Fuel Relief programme on Monday to provide temporary relief to farmers affected by rising fuel and production costs. The US Department of Agriculture said it would make $8 billion available for one-time payments to farmers this harvest season.
The programme will provide proportional support to producers using a uniform formula to cover a portion of modelled losses during the 2026 crop year. The national loss average will be based on Farm Service Agency-reported planted acres, Economic Research Service cost of production estimates, and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for yields and prices.
The $8 billion in payments are authorised under the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and will be administered by the Farm Service Agency. The agency will release payment rates for major commodity crops in November, with details for other eligible products to follow at a later date. Eligible producers are encouraged to create a Login.gov account ahead of the application period announcement.
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- Trump, USDA announce $8 billion farmer relief programIn a press release, the USDA said it would make $8 billion available for one-time payments to farmers this harvest season.1011Now · 20 Oct, 19:54
- Trump, USDA announce $8 billion farmer relief programIn a press release, the USDA said it would make $8 billion available for one-time payments to farmers this harvest season.WOWT · 20 Oct, 19:54
In this story: Donald Trump · Brooke Rollins · US Department of Agriculture · Farm Service Agency
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