US President Trump says his administration is launching a $19 billion programme to help farmers struggling from the coronavirus pandemic
US President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus response briefing as Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue listens at the White House in Washington, US, March 27, 2020
The program will include direct payments to farmers, ranchers and producers who Trump said have experienced "unprecedented losses during this pandemic." "Having to dump milk and plow under vegetables ready to market is not only financially distressing, but it's heartbreaking as well to those who produce them," Perdue said.
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