Chad Hart, associate professor, appeared on the television program Farmweek on June 6, speaking on the effects of tariffs on Mexico.
"The tariffs would impact our consumers and their producers, but the idea is that they are likely to retaliate, oftentimes with tariffs themselves, and that means it's hitting their consumers and our producers. So in the end, everybody shares a little bit of the costs of a trade war."
Hart also spoke on trade tariffs with Mexico and a decrease in international trade for El Paso, Texas, for a story in Breitbart June 3.:
But economists and policy analysis disagreed. They said immigration policies and the border slowdown blamed for El Paso’s trade slump are separate issues that rarely affect each other.
“They are mostly stand-alone issues,” said Chad Hart, a professor of economics at Iowa State University and a close observer of the trading relationship between Mexico and the United States.
Hart also did an interview carried by Connecticut Public Radio, Milwaukee Public Radio, and others on the effects of this year's flooding on planting.
"We've had flooding along our rivers and streams, with very wet, sloppy conditions which have made it very difficult to plant."
Mitchell Hartman, senior reporter, Marketplace, interviewed Hart on June 10. This was for a story about the challenges facing farmers–trade tensions and tariffs, the global economy and unfavorable weather conditions.
He spoke with FeedNavigator.com on the rise of corn prices following the World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate report.