Hart quoted in Metal Miner story

January 16, 2020
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Dr. Chad HartChad Hart, associate professor, was quoted in a Jan. 16 MetalMiner.com story, "With first phase in the books, U.S.-China trade talks shift to next stage."

Hart, the Iowa State University professor, said that “it’s hard to imagine that you can suddenly double the amount of imports going into there with its economy slowing down.” Hart said the biggest commodity that China imports from the U.S. is soybeans, which are used to feed livestock, particularly pigs. But African Swine Fever is “endemic across China,” as the USDA put it, so Hart questions China’s need to import more soybeans.


Hart was also quoted in a Jan. 21 Wallaces Farmer story, "Iowa farmers hopeful about trade deals."

Hart expects China will buy more soybeans, but “there is uncertainty because China’s needs have changed. It’s a combination of tariffs and African swine fever involved here. China has to decide what it needs and try to line that up with what it’s required to do as a part of the U.S.-China trade deal.”

Also covered in Des Moines Register, Jan. 21

 

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