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Farmers to get $16 billion in aid as trade war hurts exports

Andy Uhler May 24, 2019
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A cow looks on at the farm of Sid Ready storm, at his farm near Scribner, Nebraska on May 5, 2019. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images

Farmers to get $16 billion in aid as trade war hurts exports

Andy Uhler May 24, 2019
A cow looks on at the farm of Sid Ready storm, at his farm near Scribner, Nebraska on May 5, 2019. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
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The Trump administration announced it was giving another round of aid to farmers and ranchers hurt by the trade war with China. The new package totals $16 billion, with $14.5 billion of it going directly to producers.

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