Dermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in two March 23, 2018 news stories:
National Hog Farmer story "Chinese retaliation on U.S. pork exports will harm the rural economy"
"Many economists, including Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes, have cautioned that tariffs on U.S. agricultural products could disrupt exports to China. Lost sales would have severe economic consequences for America’s farmers, who shipped nearly $20 billion of goods to the Asian nation in 2017."
and
Des Moines Register story "China's pork, ethanol tariffs will hit rural Iowa pocketbooks."
"The pork industry will have to downsize modestly," said Dermot Hayes, an Iowa State University economist. Hayes hoped that Iowa pork producers have locked in higher prices before the tariff threats sent prices tumbling. That option is unlikely to help producers next year, if the tariffs are imposed. "We're on a dangerous path," he said.
and, with Chad Hart, associate professor, a March 26th Iowa State Daily story "The impact on Iowa of China's proposed tariff on pork."
“Any tariff placed on there would slow that trade flow down, and that’s going to lead to lower prices for U.S and Iowa pork. That’s an issue especially when farmers have been struggling with low to no returns over the past few years," said Chad Hart, associate professor of economics, crop markets specialist, and extension economist.
Hart was also interviewed for the March 19 Food Dive story "The ongoing evolution of organic: Why it's popular and where it's heading."
"What you're seeing General Mills do is dipping their toe in and seeing how consumers respond," he told Food Dive. "If consumers are willing to respond with their dollars, then General Mills is going to be willing to do more. Producers are looking at whether they can develop a strong market with organics."
and by Paul Welitzkin, New York | China Daily USA, for a March 29th story "Tariffs aside, China's ethanol demand remains."