Economic Corner 14

[richardmurray]

Economic Corner 14 
the fiscal reality of the black farmer in the united states of America today
What should future Black people , anywhere in humanity, learn from the journey of the Black Farmer in the USA? 

 

[ProfD]

Black farmer John Boyd Jr. did get a chunk out of the billion dollars allocated to farmers back in 2025.

 

It would be great if there were Black sports leagues that could support Black farmers. 

 

In the meantime, Black owned restaurants & grocery stores & schools, etc., should be sourcing their products from Black farmers.

[richardmurray]

@ProfD 

11 hours ago, ProfD said:

In the meantime, Black owned restaurants & grocery stores & schools, etc., should be sourcing their products from Black farmers.

I wonder has Black Enterprise, the black owned fiscal magazine,  ever made a study on black owned groceries/eateries sources. I think that would answer what is truly going on between black farmers and black grocers/eateries or HBCUs. Remember public schools are not black, a public school is a government enterprise, even if all the teachers+ students+ administrators are black, the logistics tend to be controlled by a school board, which is white. For example in NYC, public schools buy food as a collective bulk, a huge contract, but the scale allows for the price to be cheaper, if each school in nyc bought food on its own that would raise the cost of food extremely high. To your point, I ponder about black farms and hbcus. Just from a regional perspective, black farms are 90% former confederate states. so, if you have a black grocer in new york city or los angeles, it wouldn't be financially feasible to get beef from a black farm in the carolinas over beef from pennsylvania or southern california or the midwest , relatively. the greater distance alone raises the price. But I do think from texas to virginia, every single black grocer/restaurant/historical black college or university/black private high school  or elementary school should get food content from black farmers in the same south.  Maybe they already do? it is possible. I know of black grocers /restaurants in new york city who get content from black farms from the south or caribbean even though they arguably can get a cheaper product with the same quality by proximity from a white farmer in the midatlantic states. 

[ProfD]

I believe Black farmers are surviving by selling their produce in the same market as white farmers.

 

It takes all hands on deck to feed a country with 340 million people running around in it.

 

Obesity is a very real problem here. Folks are eating...a LOT.

[richardmurray]

@ProfD 

On 2/16/2026 at 6:04 PM, ProfD said:

I believe Black farmers are surviving by selling their produce in the same market as white farmers.

 

It takes all hands on deck to feed a country with 340 million people running around in it.

 

Obesity is a very real problem here. Folks are eating...a LOT.

 

I can see it, i still would love to know the details, share it in the corner. 

 

yeah, it is interesting obesity isn't a problem in new york city as percentage of the cities populace, while obesity in some towns/counties , rural places, has a high obesity. White man says obesity in nyc is 28% while the biggest states with obesity is the rural, the deep south...west virginia/missisippi/louisiana/alabama... 

It is an interesting balance. Hunger is a deeper problem in the NYC's of the usa while obesity is the bigger problem in the rural states. the distribution of farming goods, clearly needs to change. It isn't that the usa doesn't make enough food, but he way in which that food is distributed clearly is inefficient, and the market is manipulated by whomever not to serve the needs of said 340 million wisely. 

 

nyc

https://a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov/IndicatorPublic/data-explorer/overweight/?id=2063#display=summary

states

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/slideshows/the-most-obese-states-in-america

[ProfD]

1 hour ago, richardmurray said:

It is an interesting balance. Hunger is a deeper problem in the NYC's of the usa while obesity is the bigger problem in the rural states. the distribution of farming goods, clearly needs to change. It isn't that the usa doesn't make enough food, but he way in which that food is distributed clearly is inefficient, and the market is manipulated by whomever not to serve the needs of said 340 million wisely. 

Food shortages should be one of the issues voters put to politicians.

 

NYC mayor Mamdani mentioned government-owned grocery stores & white folks nearly lost their minds. 

 

The people most under-served & suffering food shortages need to find a way to put it on the ballot.

[harry brown]

Black.  Economics. -  Where.   Is.  Black.  Lives.  Matter.  With. All. The.  Millions.   Of.  Money.  They. Got. ?  Is. Black. Lives. Matters. ,,Helping....Black.   Farmers.   Are  They. Creating.   Black.  Businesses  ?..Preachers. Steal. All. The.  Church  money.    To. Buy.  Cars.  And. Houses  ...Black. Unity.  Is. Needed.  For. Black.  Economics. ..