WASHINGTON, April 18 — President Donald Trump yesterday announced a US$19 billion (RM83 billion) financial rescue package to help the agriculture industry weather the staggering economic downturn sparked by measures to defeat the coronavirus. Trump told a press conference the government “will...
US President Donald Trump takes questions as he addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, April 13, 2020. — Reuters pic
The programme 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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