The Trump administration is poised to release a significant $3 billion aid package to support farmers facing financial difficulties, with these funds having been previously held up due to the government shutdown.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins shared insights into this forthcoming initiative during an appearance on NewsNation’s “The Hill” on Tuesday.

“We’ve got a major announcement on the horizon,” Rollins revealed to host Blake Burman, who encouraged her to disclose the details on the show.

Rollins hinted at the scale of the news, saying, “I’d love to share it here, but there’s a chance I’ll be making the announcement from the White House. This is the first time I’m mentioning it, but it’s a significant move to restore and revitalize the U.S. beef industry, which should ultimately reduce prices.”

In a strategic move, the White House has instructed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to tap into the Commodity Credit Corporation funds. This financial assistance aims to help farmers navigate challenging market conditions amidst record-high corn and soybean harvests.

The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. 

The release of the aid, expected to be announced on Wednesday at the White House, comes as farmers have been hard hit by the trade war, which led foreign countries such as China to cut their purchases of soybeans, for example, as other tariffs raise the price of supplies and cut off markets.

“Thursday, USDA will resume Farm Service Agency core operations, including critical services for farm loan processing and ARC/PLC payments, and programs,” an Agriculture Department spokesperson told The Hill. 

“President Trump is committed to supporting America’s farmers and ranchers and this action will release billions in assistance for farmers that Democrats in Congress have held up for over 20 days,” the spokesperson added. 

China, the largest purchaser of American soybeans, has turned to Argentina in recent months due to their tariff war with the Trump administration. Argentina recently suspended its 26 percent export tax on soybeans, an opening that Beijing jumped on to purchase more than 1 million tons of the crop, according to Reuters. 

In recent years, American farmworkers were dethroned as the top seller of corn to China, as the foreign nation turned to exports from Brazil. 

Now, farmworkers who have been harmed by interrupted trade are also facing fewer workers because of the White House’s deportation policies. Amid the government shutdown, farmers’ concerns have been exacerbated as landowners lack access to the Agriculture Department’s customer service resources and loans. 

Rollins on NewsNation said the administration was working to build a bridge for farmers through the trade war.

“The president on ‘Liberation Day’ also said, if we’ve got to build a bridge for our farmers who may get caught in the crosshairs, especially with China, which is what’s happened with soybeans, we will be there to ensure we’re bridging that gap,” she said.

She also suggested the shutdown was delaying more aid to farmers, saying that because USDA is “reliant on programming and formulas and modeling, our employees have been furloughed. So as soon as the shutdown is over, Democrats, please vote to open the government. We will be announcing that program.”

Other Trump administration officials also have maintained that conditions will soon change for the better. The president is expected to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping next week when he visits Asia for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea.

On Sunday, while aboard Air Force One, Trump told reporters he would use the opportunity with Xi to push for Beijing to restart buying soybeans “at least in the amount that they were buying before” and “to stop with the fentanyl.”

It’s “very, you know, normal things,” he later added.