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BumRushDaShow

(150,052 posts)
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:24 PM 21 hrs ago

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

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/



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).
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Trump administration is months away from direct payments to farmers, agriculture secretary says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago OP
Hey Trumpy--This sure does NOT seem to be an efficient and cost-effective way to maga!! riversedge 21 hrs ago #1
Farmers have to make planting decisions NOW. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 21 hrs ago #2
Don't believe it................. Lovie777 21 hrs ago #3
What are they going to do for all the people who can't afford their groceries. everyonematters 21 hrs ago #4
And by that he means dweller 21 hrs ago #5
Not a sound policy.Once the tariffs lose the farmer's international markets, does that mean we're forever locked into... brush 21 hrs ago #6
Good point. NT Mike 03 19 hrs ago #14
It's been a sticking point for some Red Mountain 18 hrs ago #15
Dictators starve people on purpose Captain Zero 5 hrs ago #28
He'll get y'all the money. Really, you can trust him. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #7
Sure ... just like they were "Two weeks from announcing their amazing healthcare plan" SarcasticSatyr 21 hrs ago #8
vote buying welfare....does nothing for the population who pay for the tariffs AND the welfare nt msongs 21 hrs ago #9
Socialism for the favored folks. Norrrm 20 hrs ago #11
US farmers are the real welfare queens Mysterian 20 hrs ago #10
The last time it cost almost as much as the tariffs brought in. louis-t 20 hrs ago #12
So Trump admits that tariffs HARM people. No fucking SHIT Sherlock. How about the rest of us Bengus81 20 hrs ago #13
Aren't we all getting $5000 DOGE checks? sinkingfeeling 5 hrs ago #23
We should DEMAND our bailout of at least $1K per quarter. Bengus81 1 hr ago #31
It was obvious Trump was going to rescind the agriculture cuts, just like he did during his last term. Martin68 17 hrs ago #16
The direct payments is a way of controlling the farmers. Toe the line or the payments stop. patphil 16 hrs ago #17
Where's MY PAYMENT to offset the effects of tariffs? Jack Valentino 16 hrs ago #18
Where's our $5000 to $10,000 DOGE checks? sinkingfeeling 5 hrs ago #24
If I were a soybean or corn farmer, I would... Mawspam2 14 hrs ago #19
And just how many months? Why, all of them, of course. nt Grokenstein 10 hrs ago #20
Farmers voted for this fool perdita9 10 hrs ago #21
Turning farmers into welfare kings. sinkingfeeling 5 hrs ago #22
Why bailout the farmers who got what the Christmas present they wanted? nt Gore1FL 5 hrs ago #25
Where's the 'welfare check' for all the other industries being harmed? Or is it just for the red hatter farmers? ColoradoHoosier 5 hrs ago #26
So we're going to 'understand' the need for the federal handouts to farmers travelingthrulife 5 hrs ago #27
Same plan with getting rid of FEMA. He'll give handouts to red states as needed, but not to blue states PortTack 3 hrs ago #29
No WalkerinSC 2 hrs ago #30

everyonematters

(3,731 posts)
4. What are they going to do for all the people who can't afford their groceries.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:35 PM
21 hrs ago

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

dweller

(26,225 posts)
5. And by that he means
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:35 PM
21 hrs ago

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

(59,420 posts)
6. Not a sound policy.Once the tariffs lose the farmer's international markets, does that mean we're forever locked into...
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:37 PM
21 hrs ago

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.

Red Mountain

(2,056 posts)
15. It's been a sticking point for some
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 08:25 PM
18 hrs ago

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

(7,793 posts)
28. Dictators starve people on purpose
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 09:51 AM
5 hrs ago

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

SarcasticSatyr

(1,324 posts)
8. Sure ... just like they were "Two weeks from announcing their amazing healthcare plan"
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:41 PM
21 hrs ago

. . . . .

msongs

(70,989 posts)
9. vote buying welfare....does nothing for the population who pay for the tariffs AND the welfare nt
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:45 PM
21 hrs ago

louis-t

(24,129 posts)
12. The last time it cost almost as much as the tariffs brought in.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:25 PM
20 hrs ago

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

Bengus81

(8,551 posts)
13. So Trump admits that tariffs HARM people. No fucking SHIT Sherlock. How about the rest of us
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:54 PM
20 hrs ago

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

Bengus81

(8,551 posts)
31. We should DEMAND our bailout of at least $1K per quarter.
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:12 PM
1 hr ago

That POS has no problem spending billions of tax payer $$$ helping farmers after HE fucks them over. Seeing how probably 95% of them vote for Trump,they should just EAT IT.

Martin68

(25,294 posts)
16. It was obvious Trump was going to rescind the agriculture cuts, just like he did during his last term.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 09:30 PM
17 hrs ago

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

(7,605 posts)
17. The direct payments is a way of controlling the farmers. Toe the line or the payments stop.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:07 PM
16 hrs ago

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

(1,726 posts)
18. Where's MY PAYMENT to offset the effects of tariffs?
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:24 PM
16 hrs ago

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

FAFO

Mawspam2

(921 posts)
19. If I were a soybean or corn farmer, I would...
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:36 AM
14 hrs ago

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

perdita9

(1,234 posts)
21. Farmers voted for this fool
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:43 AM
10 hrs ago

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

ColoradoHoosier

(32 posts)
26. Where's the 'welfare check' for all the other industries being harmed? Or is it just for the red hatter farmers?
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 09:22 AM
5 hrs ago

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

(1,952 posts)
27. So we're going to 'understand' the need for the federal handouts to farmers
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 09:46 AM
5 hrs ago

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

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

PortTack

(35,459 posts)
29. Same plan with getting rid of FEMA. He'll give handouts to red states as needed, but not to blue states
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:00 PM
3 hrs ago

WalkerinSC

(280 posts)
30. No
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:24 PM
2 hrs ago

No bailouts -

Not for Banks
Not for Businesses
Not for Farmers
Not for States

Embrace the suck. The 'big beautiful tariffs' will make us all rich. Just like during the late 1800's and early 1900's because the world and economics are the same. Just like my dog who checks the storm drain every single day because he saw a cat there once weeks ago.

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