McLean County Farm Bureau

FARMERS CONFUSED BY TRUMP TRADE AID PAYMENTS –

Farmers are confused by the trade aid distribution method for damages caused by the ongoing trade war with China, according to a Reuters report released on Friday. The report notes that a Texas cotton farmer is receiving $145 an acre for financial damages while Betsy Jensen, a soybean farmer in Minnesota is receiving $35 an acre. Soybean farmers have been particularly hard hit in the dispute. “It makes no sense,” Jensen told Reuters. Payment disparity traces to the system for allocating the funds. (Newsweek)