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DonViejo

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Mon Aug 27, 2018, 03:56 PM Aug 2018

Trump's farmer bailout will cost $4.7 billion [View all]

Axios 34 mins ago

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced details Monday of its "temporary relief" plan to help farmers who have been hit hard by retaliatory tariffs.

The details: The department will make up to $4.7 billion available to help offset the costs of the trade war. U.S. soybean farmers are expected to receive the bulk of the payments at $3.6 billion.

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https://www.axios.com/usda-farmer-bailout-trade-war-tariffs-16af6e22-937f-4207-847a-711896e17a33.html

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