Trump announces $8 billion program to compensate farmers for diesel costs

Trump has announced an $8 billion Agriculture Department program to compensate American farmers for diesel fuel costs during the current harvest season.

• Trump announced the Agriculture Department will launch an $8 billion program to offset farmers' diesel costs during the harvest season.
• Trump made the announcement during a campaign speech in Kansas ahead of the November midterm elections.
• The Agriculture Department said the funding will provide one-time farmer payments covering part of estimated 2026 crop-season losses.
• Trump earlier this month signed an executive order expanding access to tax-exempt diesel.