WASHINGTON — This week, President Donald Trump announced $12 billion of support for America’s farmers, some of whom have struggled in the face of his trade wars.

According to the Agriculture Department , most of the funds will go to a relief program for farmers who produce row crops like corn, cotton and chickpeas.

The remaining $1 billion will be set aside for commodities like specialty crops, and that’s where America’s struggling hardwood sector is hoping to find relief.

“We think we have a pretty good case to show with a lot of data that we have that the industry is facing some serious, serious challenges and that the industry has declined and jobs are being lost, production is down, international markets are down,” said Dana Lee Cole, executive director of the industry group, th

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