Trump proposes $11B farm aid, pushes permanent year‑round E15

Lorrie Boyer

Reporter

“We also called on Congress to pass a supplemental funding bill that will provide $11 billion in relief towards specialty crops and helping our great agricultural producers rebound from the losses that they had due to the Biden administration's horrible, horrible rules and regulations. So we're going to be getting an $11 billion payment in relief to our farmers.”

That audio from Local 12 TV in Cincinnati.

If approved, the new request would build on the $12 billion already dispersed to farmers this year as producers struggle with high production costs, low crop prices, trade pressures, and impacts from the war with Iran, farm industry groups say that earlier aid helped growers prepare for spring planting, but was not enough to make them whole. Fuel and fertilizer prices have also surged this spring due to shipping disruptions in the Middle East, though flows have improved somewhat after Washington and Tehran reached an initial plan to wind down to conflict. The White House proposal includes $1.1 billion specifically for Florida farmers recovering from severe winter storms in late 2025 and early 2026. The supplemental funding request also includes a call for Congress to approve permanent year-round sales of E15. If Congress approves the full request, farm payments could reach about $55.4 billion this year, the highest share since 2001.