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Virginia farmer says farmers in a national crisis
A Virginia farmer has told a House Financial Services Subcommittee that he can’t afford the cost of tariffs, “Quite frankly, Mister Chairman, we’re struggling. And because of the president’s tariffs farmers are in a national crisis. A national crisis! I want to say it again.”
John Boyd describes himself as a “cash and carry” farmer who does not store grain on his farm, “A few years ago I was selling soybeans, my major crop, for $16.80 a bushel. This past season was a disaster for my family farm where I sold soybeans at $8.00 a bushel!”
And Boyd says he can’t afford to buy equipment, “I need a new combine but I can’t pay $400,000 and now because of these tariffs that equipment – prices are steadily rising.”
Boyd says it seems as though many have turned a deaf ear to small farmers and black farmers like himself, saying no one in the administration has agreed to meet with him. Boyd is president and founder of the National Black Farmers Association.
Boyd testified along with Missouri farmer Ronnie Russell, an American Soybean Association director.
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What a crock, I farmed thru the 80’s and these are not hard times. Hold the line Mr. President, this should have been done years ago but no one had the * to do it.
Thats just wrong ! I been farming all my life , 42 yrs , i am just 60 now , most of our prices are manufactured by others attempting to control our markets , like bad people in our government , but not our president! I dontf wanff politicians i want business people running our country ! George long .