June 20, 2019
A study by Dermot Hayes, professor, was cited in several media stories this week:
"Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes estimates that the trade dispute with China has cost American pig farmers $8 per animal, or $1 billion in total losses."
Hayes was also quoted in a Slate story titled, "What Would Happen if Trump Actually Deported Millions of Immigrants?" June 20.
According to Dermot Hayes, such a reduction in the immigrant workforce would lead to a multitude of painful challenges. “There would be no place to process the animals. The plants would have to close until they restructured. There would be severe animal welfare concerns all over Iowa,” Hayes said.