Purdue Survey: Farmers Continue to Feel Less Optimistic About Ag Economy

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Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture A breakdown on the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer August results can be viewed at https://purdue.ag/barometervideo. Find the audio podcast […] The post Farmer Sentiment Weakens As Producer Confidence In The Future Wanes appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info.

Purdue Survey: Farmers Continue to Feel Less Optimistic about Ag Economy

America’s farmers continue to feel optimistic about the future of the ag economy, according to the latest survey from Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture. Farmer sentiment dipped for the third straight month in August, as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index fell 10 points to 125. Producers expressed markedly less optimism about the future, as reflected in the Index of Future Expectations, which fell 16 po…

Producer confidence in ag economy waning

Barometer shows optimism differed widely between crop and livestock producers, reflecting their profitability disparity.

Farmer Sentiment Weakens as Producer Confidence in Future Wanes

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Farmer sentiment dipped for the third straight month in August, with the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index falling 10 points to 125. Producers expressed markedly less optimism about the future, as reflected in the Index of Future Expectations, which fell 16 points to 123. This marks the lowest reading for the future index since last September. Producers’ perspective on current conditions changed little…