ISU economist says Russian invasion could open new commodity markets
BPC Staff Mar 30, 2022 | 4:45 pm
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70 wordsAll Latest News, Energy, Insurance, Statewide NewsRadio Iowa: Iowa farmers could inadvertently find new markets for their commodities because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Chad Hart, an agricultural economist with Iowa State University, explains. “If Russia and Ukraine aren’t able to export, that means the rest of the world is searching for another place to buy grain from,” Hart says, “and it tends to drive actually more sales for us here out of the U.S.”