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sank to 49.1 from December’s 53.9.
Kansas: The Kansas RMI for January dipped to 52.2 from
December’s 53.6. The farmland-price index for January
advanced to 56.2 from December’s 48.2. The state’s new-hiring
index soared to 63.6 from December’s 50.2.
Minnesota: The January RMI for Minnesota fell to 48.8 from
53.6 in December. Minnesota’s farmland-price index for January
expanded to 50.6 from December’s 40.9. The new-hiring index
rose to 66.7 from 44.7 in December.
Missouri: The January RMI for Missouri slumped to 52.7
from 59.0 in December. The farmland-price index for January
declined to a strong 66.5 from December’s 75.4. Missouri’s
new-hiring index decreased to 71.8 from 78.2 in December.
Nebraska: After moving below growth neutral in January of last
year, Nebraska’s Rural Mainstreet Index has been above growth

neutral for 12 straight months. The January RMI slipped to 51.2
from 54.4 in December. The farmland-price index for January
dipped to 44.4 from 48.0 in December. Nebraska’s new-hiring
index increased to 54.1 from 50.1 in December.
North Dakota: The North Dakota RMI for January climbed to
57.1 from 56.3 in December. The farmland-price index declined
to 66.3 from 70.2 in November. North Dakota’s new-hiring index
rose to 65.0 from December’s 61.0.
South Dakota: The January RMI for South Dakota fell to 51.3
from December’s 55.8. The farmland-price index for January
sank to 46.1 from 51.6 in December. South Dakota’s new-hiring
index for January advanced to 55.5 from December’s 53.3.
Wyoming: The January RMI for Wyoming sank to 49.1, down
from December’s 54.5. The January farmland and ranchlandprice index sank to 38.9 from December’s 46.4. Wyoming’s
new-hiring index for January improved slightly to 49.8 from
December’s 49.0.

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