In what could be considered lightning speed for a government program to be created and rolled out, the USDA announced a $16 billion trade aid package on Thursday after President Trump indicated just weeks ago that he would find a way to provide some relief to U.S. farmers impacted by unfair retaliatory tariffs in the wake of the Administration’s trade negotiations with China.
“China hasn’t played by the rules for a long time and President Trump is standing up to them, sending the clear message that the United States will no longer tolerate their unfair trade practices, which include non-tariff trade ...