25 Jul 2018 --- President Trump has pledged a US$12 billion emergency bailout package for US farmers hit by escalating trade disputes. Much of the aid will be directed towards payments to farmers of soybeans, sorghum and wheat. The US also plans to buy crops like fruit and nuts where they will be distributed to food charities and government-backed nutrition initiatives. Masses of farmers, a crucial voting block for President Trump to target, continue to feel the pinch of the ongoing trade disputes between the US and China, the European Union, Mexico and Canada.