Professor Chad Hart spoke with Iowa Farmer Today and We Are Iowa.
In the Iowa Farmer Today article "Crop production estimates available for 2025 season," Hart said of the upcoming season, "The economic outlook for 2025 continues the pattern we ended 2024 with, where prices have fallen below production costs and any opportunities for profits will be limited this year, barring significant changes with either smaller production or greater usage."
Speaking with We Are Iowa for the story "Des Moines grocery store copes with 'more demand than supply' for eggs," Hart said that avian influenza is responsible for the recent egg shortage. "This latest wave [of avian influenza] that has hit over the past month or so has taken out over 20 million birds across the country. That has put a tremendous strain on the ag industry.