(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday announced a $12 billion farm aid package.

Most of the aid — $11 billion — will be directed toward crop farmers through one-time payments under the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, a White House official told CNN ahead of the announcement. The rest will go to farmers whose crops fall outside the umbrella of the assistance program.

“This money would not be possible without tariffs,” Trump said at a roundtable at the White House, while both Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touted the president’s commitment to farmers.

Rollins said the money would be flowing by February 28, 2026, and explained that $1 billion of the funding is being held back to make sure all specialty crops are covered.

The farm aid announ

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