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  • Trump bailout for trade-ravaged US farmers expected this week

    Oct 8, 2025 11:15 am by ReutersIllinois in the News
    Soybeans are loaded into a truck from a transfer hopper during harvest season in Deerfield, Ohio, U.S., October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Dane Rhys/File Photo

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    Reuters (Oct. 6) Direct payments to farmers are statutorily capped at $350 million, a fraction of the sum being discussed. Another funding source that could be used, but it hasn't been refilled because of the shutdown, says Prof. Jonathan Coppess.