Source: FARM POLICY NEWS, UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, 10/4/17


The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) indicated in a news release last week that, "State personal income grew 0.7 percent on average in the second quarter of 2017, after increasing 1.4 percent in the first quarter, according to estimates released [Tuesday] by [BEA]." However, the release added that, "Farm earnings declined for the nation and in every state in the second quarter and was the leading contributor to slow earnings growth in many states."

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