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Iowa Farmers To Get $767M In Trade Assistance, Minnesota Farmers To Get $519M

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa farmers are set to receive the most government payments to offset damage from the U.S.'s ongoing trade war with China.

The Des Moines Register reports Iowa farmers will receive $767 million in payments from President Donald Trump's $16 billion trade assistance program this year. The Agriculture Department announced a second round of payments under the program earlier this month.

The USDA shows that the other states getting the most federal assistance in this year's program are Illinois, at $707 million; Minnesota, at $519 million; Texas, at $497 million; and Kansas, at $474 million.

Iowa Soybean Association board president Tim Bardole says the additional payments will be helpful, but they won't cure all the problems farmers are having this year.

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