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• Contract pricing complicates hog markets
• How much should pork prices drop?
• Is agriculture in crisis?
• The porcine slaughter of the innocents
• Onward and (cautiously) upward: Despite some concerns, expansion likely to continue
  NInth District 1999 Economic Forecast

• Business leaders optimistic, but less so than a year ago
  Ninth District Business Leader Poll

• Some bumps along the way, but outlook still good for coming year

• Do we know enough about economics?
  Minneapolis Fed President Gary Stern asks whether we know enough about economics, and why we should care about the answer

• Agricultural bankers note improvement, but still concerned
  Fourth Quarter 1998 Agricultural Credit Conditions Survey

• What are CAMELS and who should know?

• Survey will help determine needs of U.P. manufacturers
  Michigan State Roundup
• Cranberries and new factories create jobs for Red Lake tribe
  Minnesota State Roundup
• Personal income grows slower in Montana
  Montana State Roundup