President Donald Trump on 6 June pledged to cut energy and fertiliser costs for American farmers at an agriculture roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, promising improved conditions within 90 days and outlining a broad agenda covering trade expansion, tax relief, and regulatory reform. The event brought together producers who pressed for market access over subsidies.

What Trump Promised

Trump told the gathering that falling energy prices and diplomatic efforts around Iran would translate directly into lower input costs for farmers. 'Your fertiliser prices are going to go way down,' he said. 'Your fertilisers down, your energy's down, your oil your gas is all coming way down.'

He set a specific timeline, telling host farmer Ken Custer: 'I told Ken 90 days, watch what happens, you'll be better, better than you were four months ago.' The President added that his administration was backing farmers 'one thousand per cent.'

Agriculture Secretary on Trade Deals

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the administration had inherited what she described as an almost $50 billion agricultural trade deficit when it returned to office. She said that in just over a year, 19 new trade deals had been struck, and projected that exports of dairy, corn, ethanol, and tree nuts would reach record levels.

'We are going to break every record for dairy, for tree nuts, for corn, for ethanol,' Rollins said. The claims have not been independently verified, and the administration has not specified which countries are party to all 19 agreements.

Export Growth Figures Cited

Trump cited sharp increases in dairy export volumes, including rises of 41% to Japan, 48% to the Middle East, 61% to the European Union, 63% to South Asia, and 85% to Australia, according to the President's own account at the event. These figures were not independently corroborated at the time of reporting.

Farmers Seek Markets, Not Subsidies

Several producers at the roundtable stressed they were not seeking government handouts. Host farmer Ken Custer said: 'We can compete with anybody in the world. We need fair trade.' Trump echoed that sentiment, recalling a similar message from farmers during his first term: 'They said, we don't want a subsidy, we just want an even playing field.'

Policy Agenda Outlined

Beyond input costs, Trump used the event to promote year-round sales of E15 fuel, expanded crop insurance, tax provisions for farmers, and the elimination of the federal estate tax on family farms. He also urged Congress to pass a new farm bill, saying: 'We're very well on our way to getting the farm bill finished and approved.'

American farmers have faced sustained pressure in recent years from elevated fuel, fertiliser, and borrowing costs, alongside volatility in global commodity markets. Whether the administration's pledges translate into measurable relief will become clearer over the coming months.