Trump seeking $11 billion to help farmers with fuel and fertilizer costs

 

he Brief 

• • President Donald Trump is requesting billions in funding to support farmers and manage fuel and fertilizer expenses. 
  • So far, the Trump administration has given billions to farmers this year.
  • The agriculture industry has been affected by costs and shipping disruptions connected to the ongoing Iran conflict. 

President Donald Trump has requested Congress to approve over $11 billion in more funding for farmers experiencing high fuel and fertilizer costs amid the Iran war. 

The new funding would add to $12 billion in support the Trump administration has already distributed to farmers in 2026.

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According to Reuters, farm and industry organizations have stated that the funding was important to assisting farmers preparing for spring planting, but inadequate to make them whole. 

This year, fuel and fertilizer costs have spiked because of shipping disruptions from the Middle East related to the ongoing Iran conflict. 

$11 billion funding requests for farmers, fuel, and fertilizer costs

By the numbers:

Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, signed the funding request which seeks $10 billion of the money to be distributed to specialty crop farmers for crops planted this