U.S. Farmers Press to End Trade War as $16 Billion Aid Unveiled
- Assistance criticized as ‘band-aid’ to stem farmers’ losses
- Payments begin next month, with $500,000 per person limit
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The U.S. just unveiled $16 billion more in federal aid for agriculture. Farmers were of course happy for the funds, but mainly, they want an end to Donald Trump’s trade wars.
“America’s farmers ultimately want trade more than aid,” said Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, the nation’s largest general farm organization. “It is critically important to restore agricultural markets and mutually beneficial relationships with our trading partners around the world.”