RANDOLPH, Minn.(AP) — When Donald Trump promised new tariffs while running for president, Gene Stehly worried that trade disputes would jeopardize his international sales of corn, soybeans and wheat.

A little more than a year later, Stehly said his fears have become a reality, and Trump's latest promise of federal assistance is insufficient to cover farmers' losses.

“Maybe this will all come out to be better at the end, but I can tell you right now, it certainly isn’t the case at the moment," Stehly said.

Trump announced Monday that his administration would distribute $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers , who have suffered from persistently low commodity prices, rising costs and declining sales after China cut off all agricultural purchases from America during the trade war.

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