There is a "clever and generous" bailout coming for farmers as soon as the government shutdown ends, National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said at an Axios News Shapers event on Wednesday.

Why it matters: The trade war has crushed the farm community, especially soybean farmers, who've seen their top export market — China — close completely.

What they're saying: "I expect that when the government opens that very soon after you're going to see what President Trump's plan for farmers is, but it's really quite clever and generous. I can say that," Hassett told Axios chief economic correspondent Neil Irwin of the impending bailout. • Top officials had previously suggested the bailout was coming as soon as Oct. 7, but the shutdown complicated those plans.

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