The Economic Impact of Fruit and Vegetable Production in Southwest Iowa Considering Local and Nearby Metropolitan Markets

January 2010

Dave Swenson, ISU Department of Economics

This analysis looked at the potential economic impact on 10 counties in southwest Iowa from modest increases in consumption of locally-grown fresh produce.

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