On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
founder and president of the National Association of Black Farmers
3 things John Boyd said, verbatim, on September 25, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“It’s the wrong position to take for America to roll out the carpet for China when they really haven’t put anything in place”
on Trump's lavish welcome for Xi despite China falling short on farm purchases
TheGrio Trump’s China trade negotiations carry economic stakes for Black families and businesses ›
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“President Trump is giving up more and more leverage and more and more ground on negotiations because he’s giving everything away, and we’re really not getting anything concrete in return”
on China buying only $3.9 billion of a pledged $17 billion in farm goods
TheGrio Trump’s China trade negotiations carry economic stakes for Black families and businesses ›
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“But we're the guys, the first in line that are paying for this administration's mistakes.”
on farmers absorbing diesel costs from tariffs and the Iran war
PBS NewsHour How the diesel price spike is rippling through nearly every part of the economy ›
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