WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday is expected to announce $12 billion in economic assistance for US farmers grappling with the effects of ongoing trade negotiations with China and others, according to White House officials.

As much as $11 billion will come from a new Department of Agriculture program providing bridge payments to farmers of corn, cotton, sorghum, soybean, rice, cattle, wheat, potato and other row crops.

The Farmer Bridge Assistance program is meant to help the farmers “recover from years of unjustified trade actions on American agricultural goods by foreign governments, accumulated inflation costs under the previous administration and other market disruptions,” a White House official said.

“Payments will provide certainty to farmers as they market this year’s harves

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