Donald Trump holds White House roundtable with farming and agriculture leaders

Updated On: 09 December, 2025 11:46 AM IST | ronak mastakar

US President Donald Trump has said that India should not be "dumping" rice into the United States market and he will "take care" of it, while stressing that tariffs will solve the "problem" easily. (Pics/AFP)

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<p>Trump held a roundtable in the White House on Monday with representatives of the farming and agriculture sector as well as key members of his cabinet, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins</p>

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Trump held a roundtable in the White House on Monday with representatives of the farming and agriculture sector as well as key members of his cabinet, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins

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He announced USD 12 billion in federal aid for farmers

<p>Meryl Kennedy, who runs her family`s agribusiness Kennedy Rice Mill in Louisiana, told Trump that rice producers in the southern part of the country are "really struggling` and that other nations are "dumping" rice into the US</p>

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Meryl Kennedy, who runs her family`s agribusiness Kennedy Rice Mill in Louisiana, told Trump that rice producers in the southern part of the country are "really struggling` and that other nations are "dumping" rice into the US

<p>When asked by Trump which countries are dumping rice into America, Kennedy, sitting next to the President, replied, "India, and Thailand; even China into Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico used to be one of the largest markets for US rice. We haven`t shipped rice into Puerto Rico in years"</p>

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When asked by Trump which countries are dumping rice into America, Kennedy, sitting next to the President, replied, "India, and Thailand; even China into Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico used to be one of the largest markets for US rice. We haven`t shipped rice into Puerto Rico in years"

<p>Kennedy said that this has been happening for years and did not start during the Trump administration. "But unfortunately, we`re seeing it in a much bigger way now," she said</p>

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Kennedy said that this has been happening for years and did not start during the Trump administration. "But unfortunately, we`re seeing it in a much bigger way now," she said

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