Trade Concerns Batter Business Confidence
April Rural Mainstreet Index Positive:April Survey Results at a Glance: For a third straight month the overall index remained above growth neutral.
* Farmland price growth and agriculture-equipment sales continue to decline. Trade concerns slam the business confidence index. More than three-fourths of bank CEOs reported that export markets were very important to their local economy. Almost one-third of bankers support the abolition of NAFTA and undertaking a new agreement. More than one-fifth of bankers support the elimination of oil refinery waivers to RFS obligations.
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