Friday, September 18, 2020

Trump adds $14 billion to COVID-19 support

United States President Donald Trump has bumped up COVID-19 subsidies for farmers by $14 billion.

That’s in addition to $19 billion promised April 27.


It leaves Canadian farmers even further behind in the competition to retain North American markets and their farms.


So far Canadian support has been limited mainly to increases in AgriStability which many have said it not nearly enough.


Trump’s announcement comes as he’s trying hard to retain support in the upcoming Nov. 3 election in states, such as Iowa, with a lot of farmers.


Presidential elections are tallied by winners in each state, not by the overall national vote.


In polling by the Farm Journal, Trump has about 80 per cent support among farmers.