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Trump puts American farmers
in dire straits By America-Today October 9, 2025
Farmers across the country are issuing increasingly urgent warnings that they¡¯ll face grim consequences if they don¡¯t get help selling this year¡¯s bumper crop that many have begun harvesting. Trade deals many had hoped would quickly emerge after President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on some of the United States¡¯ biggest agricultural customers haven¡¯t come. A farm bailout is no sure thing on Capitol Hill. And farmers ¡ª many of whom voted for Trump ¡ª say time is running out. ¡°It just seems like things have stalled all summer long,¡± said Brian Warpup, who grows corn and soybeans on his 3,900-acre farm in northeastern Indiana. ¡°We¡¯re always hopeful that those negotiations are moving forward, but yet with harvest here, patience may be running thin.¡± Across the US, farmers describe increasingly dire circumstances stemming from a confluence of factors ¡ª trade wars, Trump¡¯s immigration crackdown, inflation and high interest rates. ¡¡ |
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