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Trump plans aid package for US soybean farmers while seeking trade deal with China [View all]

Source: AP

Updated 7:00 AM EDT, October 5, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help them survive China’s boycott of American beans in response to his trade war even as the president says he is still seeking a soybean deal with Beijing.

But farmers are worried that time is quickly running out to reach a deal in time to sell any of this year’s crop to their biggest customer.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said on CNBC that the public could expect news of “substantial support for our farmers, especially the soybean farmers” as soon as Tuesday.

Details of the aid package are unknown, but it would come as the world’s two largest economies have been unable to reach a trade deal and China has halted purchases of U.S. beans. China, the biggest foreign buyer of American soybeans for many years, last bought American beans in May and has not bought any for this harvest season, which began in September.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-china-soybean-farmers-trade-war-aid-1a848735ba89c2673d44489eea5a0e35

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because he is a really shitty LyfeTimeDem Sunday #1

What did he think was going to happen? He's such livetohike Sunday #2

Krasnov always creates the problem, LakeVermilion Sunday #3

Unless they can get it at a steep discount why would China want to even negotiate with us? yourout Sunday #4

Even then, it's to their advantage to find more stable sources William Seger Sunday #28

Yep, the cause another problem, to fix another problem president. bluestarone Sunday #5

It gets worse. We are buying the same soybeans twice.....and not even getting a beanstalk underpants Sunday #10

Yea, for sure. It's that his Causing problem is really causing MANY PROBLEMS!! bluestarone Sunday #12

No coherence or coordination. We know he's surrounded by sycophants and parasites underpants Sunday #31

Farmers can't be paid during shut down. nt in2herbs Sunday #6

Keep it shutdown.... walkingman Sunday #13

Doesn't have even close to enough votes among his own loser caucus even if the government were open Ponietz Sunday #25

Are you sure? It's not like anyone has stopped him yet. Raven123 Sunday #27

why not buy the soybeans instead of bailing out agribusiness. rampartd Sunday #7

Socialist farmers evilclown Sunday #8

Let's not miss the big picture Bluetus Sunday #9

Soybeans aren't a low value crop FredGarvin Sunday #14

They are low ADDED value Bluetus Sunday #20

Corporate Agri FredGarvin Sunday #24

Indeed. Amd many of the corp Ag companies have overseas ownership anyway Bluetus Sunday #29

At Some Point modrepub Sunday #22

The bailout wont benefit farmers, it will benefit the soybean brokers FredGarvin Sunday #11

He bankrupted the farmers again dropdeaddon Sunday #15

Welcome to du. I live in farm country, and Emile Sunday #16

He bailed out the "farmers" during his last term FredGarvin Sunday #17

Welcome to DU . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sunday #19

And he'll get away with it enough this time, too. Tax payers will pay for it. marble falls Sunday #32

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Monday #33

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. twodogsbarking Sunday #18

Why should China come back to us now for soybeans, Bayard Sunday #21

It's what they voted for otchmoson Sunday #23

idiot petert Sunday #26

And it's not as if in the end anything will change except that goods become scarcer and more expensive. The ... marble falls Sunday #30