US Weighs Farmer Bailout as China Threatens Retaliation

The risk of an escalated trade war comes as American farmers are struggling to regain their position as the leading exporters of agricultural staples.

Photographer: Nick Oxford/Bloomberg

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the administration is considering plans to offer assistance to farmers amid worries that the US-China trade war will have a disastrous effect on American agricultural producers.