Main Street Economist 

The Main Street Economist is a bimonthly electronic newsletter that reviews the major economic challenges and opportunities emerging in the Tenth District, both in rural and urban communities.


 Issue VI, 2009

Will High Farmland Values Hold?  (PDF, 1168K)

   
 Issue V, 2009

Prospects for a Rural Recovery  (PDF, 1307K)

   
 Issue IV, 2009

The Slow Road Back for the U.S. Livestock Industry  (PDF, 1171K)

   
 Issue III, 2009

Monitoring Credit Conditions in Rural America  (PDF, 1301K)

   
 Issue II, 2009

When Will Agricultural Demand Rebound?  (PDF, 414K)

   
 Issue I, 2009

Agricultural Credit Standards Tighten  (PDF, 365K)

   
 Issue VI, 2008

Is Rural America Facing a Home Price Bust?  (PDF, 996K)

   
 Issue V, 2008

Are Energy Prices Threatening the Farm Boom? (PDF, 1371K)

   

Issue IV, 2008

The National Defense Boost in Rural America (PDF, 1544K)

   

Issue III, 2008

Can Grain Elevators Survive Record Crop Prices? (PDF, 1368K)

   

Issue II, 2008

Can Rising Exports Sustain the Farm Boom? (PDF, 388K)

   

Issue I, 2008

What Is Driving Food Price Inflation? (PDF, 316K)

   

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