Rural Main Street Index has fallen below growth neutral for the 17th time in less than two years

The Rural Mainstreet Index has hit a new low, falling below growth neutral for the seventeenth time in the last eighteen months.
From tariff actions to grain prices, it is clear that there is a lot of uncertainty weighing on the farm sector.

Dr. Ernie Goss with Crayton University spoke with RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander on contributing factors, ag exports, and farmland prices.

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