For the sixth time in 2025, the overall rural mainstreet index sank below growth neutral 50.0, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region, dependent on agriculture and/or energy. More from Mark Iverson:
The Kansas RMI for August dropped to 39.9 from 47.8 in July. The state’s farmland price index decreased to 39.6 from 43.1 in July. The new hiring index advanced to 50.7 from 39.0 in July. Kansas exports of agriculture goods and livestock for the first half of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, expanded by $28.1 million, for a growth of 4.1%. Mexico was the top destination for state exports, accounting for 80.4% of 2025 Kansas agriculture and livestock exports.
