Trump administration is months away from direct payments to farmers, agriculture secretary says

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

April 3, 2025 12:24 PM EDT Updated 5 hours ago


April 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Fox News on Thursday the Trump administration is "months away" from making a decision about whether to make payments to farmers to offset any impact from tariffs.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping tariffs that were mostly criticized by farm and food groups for their potential to shrink markets for farmers and raise prices for consumers.

Rollins has said the administration would consider making payments to farmers in the case of any economic hit from tariffs. "We are months, literally months away, from understanding if that’s going to be necessary," Rollins said. During his first administration, Trump paid billions to farmers to offset losses from a trade war with China.

Rollins has said she has spoken with Trump's first-term Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue about mirroring the approach in Trump's second term. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Thursday, Rollins said Trump remains committed to farmers but farmers and ranchers "understand that there may be a short time of uncertainty."

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-is-months-away-direct-payments-farmers-rollins-says-2025-04-03/

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This is NOT like the first term when the tariffs were only on China. This is on pretty much "everyone" we trade with and they have already started to retaliate, so the "bribe" money would have to cover a very broad range of products (versus during the first term tariffs that hit the soy farmers the hardest).

[riversedge]

1. Hey Trumpy--This sure does NOT seem to be an efficient and cost-effective way to maga!!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Farmers have to make planting decisions NOW. . . . nt

[Lovie777]

3. Don't believe it.................

[everyonematters]

4. What are they going to do for all the people who can't afford their groceries.

Instead of the tax cuts for the wealthy, they should tax them and give the money to people for food.

[dweller]

5. And by that he means

Manymanymanymanymanymany months away for even considering it and then manymanymanymanymany months away for even implementing it , and then many etc months from actually paying them .
pResident Pisswig wants farmer’s clear “understand that there may be a short time of uncertainty." And by that he means suffering , hardship , starvation, loss of income perhaps their land and even potential death .
Literally.

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[brush]

6. Not a sound policy.Once the tariffs lose the farmer's international markets, does that mean we're forever locked into...

into paying farmers because their markets have been lost to other countries?
The fucker is a poor businessman and has always been. Subsidies to farmers because his tariffs lost their markets is not good.

[Mike 03]

14. Good point. NT

[Red Mountain]

15. It's been a sticking point for some

Trade associations have worked hard to develop foreign markets for US agricultural goods.

All their work.....poof.

It's not coming back overnight, if ever.

We have stiff competition worldwide already.

If I were China South America would be looking pretty good at this point........hey, wait......aren't they investing heavily in SA already?

[Captain Zero]

28. Dictators starve people on purpose

This looks like the way to ramp up to that.
If I was thinking like a dictatorship.

[twodogsbarking]

7. He'll get y'all the money. Really, you can trust him.

[SarcasticSatyr]

8. Sure ... just like they were "Two weeks from announcing their amazing healthcare plan"

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[msongs]

9. vote buying welfare....does nothing for the population who pay for the tariffs AND the welfare nt

[Norrrm]

11. Socialism for the favored folks.

[Mysterian]

10. US farmers are the real welfare queens

Here's the most recent $33 billion handout from taxpayers:

https://www.agweb.com/news/policy/ag-economy/breaking-down-2025-american-relief-act-what-it-means-you

[louis-t]

12. The last time it cost almost as much as the tariffs brought in.

So, what's the point of all the chaos? I think it was 93% of the funds raised went back to farmers.

[Bengus81]

13. So Trump admits that tariffs HARM people. No fucking SHIT Sherlock. How about the rest of us

should we expect monthly subsidy checks too just like your Corporate farmers?

[sinkingfeeling]

23. Aren't we all getting $5000 DOGE checks?

[Martin68]

16. It was obvious Trump was going to rescind the agriculture cuts, just like he did during his last term.

That's his MO, inflict cruel punishment, and then get praise for withdrawing it. I'm glad to hear it will take time to rescind the cuts. Let farmers who voted for Trump suffer a bit longer, maybe go bankrupt in the meantime.

[patphil]

17. The direct payments is a way of controlling the farmers. Toe the line or the payments stop.

But, that's only part of the problem. The destruction of USAID, support for food banks, and other food based programs are still costing farmers billions.

[Jack Valentino]

18. Where's MY PAYMENT to offset the effects of tariffs?

Most of those farmers voted for this, it seems.... so let them EAT those tariffs!

FAFO

[sinkingfeeling]

24. Where's our $5000 to $10,000 DOGE checks?

[Mawspam2]

19. If I were a soybean or corn farmer, I would...

... leave my fields fallow this year. Can't afford fertilizer, fuel, machinery, seed, then take a chance I'd never get paid.

[Grokenstein]

20. And just how many months? Why, all of them, of course. nt

[perdita9]

21. Farmers voted for this fool

And any payments are going to be paid by the Blue States.

I'm getting really tired of subsidizing people who want to own the libs

[sinkingfeeling]

22. Turning farmers into welfare kings.

[Gore1FL]

25. Why bailout the farmers who got what the Christmas present they wanted? nt

[ColoradoHoosier]

26. Where's the 'welfare check' for all the other industries being harmed? Or is it just for the red hatter farmers?

Agree with others here, and have been on this for many years (admittedly cautiously as I'm literally surrounded by them). It's just fu#king ridiculous that farmers are guarantied a certain lifestyle by my tax dollars, while simultaneously (the hypocrisy point here) voting to take away any 'help' for all others.

[travelingthrulife]

27. So we're going to 'understand' the need for the federal handouts to farmers

in several months? Why can't we (she) understand the damage now?

Religious fools, some of these people. They have confused Trump for Jesus.