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Farmer Sentiment Weakens As Producer Confidence In The Future Wanes

September 2, 2025

Farmer sentiment dipped again in August as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index fell 10 points to 125. Producers were markedly less optimistic about the future in August as the Index of Future Expectationsdropped 16 points to 123. 

Farmer Sentiment Weakens, But Farmers Say U.S. Headed in Right Direction

August 5, 2025

The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index declined for the second month in a row. The July index fell 11 points below June’s reading and was fueled by U.S. farmers’ weaker perceptions regarding both current conditions and their expectations for the future.  

Farmer Sentiment Weakens On Cloudy Trade Outlook

July 1, 2025

Farmer sentiment weakened in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell to 146, down from 158 a month earlier. 

Farmer Sentiment Reaches a Four-Year High In May

June 3, 2025

Farmer sentiment in May climbed to its highest level since May 2021 as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index reached 158, 10 points higher than in April.

Farmer Sentiment Improves as Long-Term Optimism Outweighs Tariff Concerns 

May 6, 2025

Farmer sentiment improved in April as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed 8 points to a reading of 148. 

Producer Sentiment Slips Due to Rising Policy Uncertainty

April 1, 2025

Weaker expectations for the future led to a decline in farmer sentiment in March as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index fell 12 points to a reading of 140, down from 152 a month earlier. 

Farmer Sentiment Rises As Current Conditions Improve on U.S. Farms

March 4, 2025

Farmer sentiment improved in February as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed to 152, 11 points above a month earlier.

U.S. Farmers’ Retain Optimistic Outlook for 2025 Despite Ag Trade Uncertainty

February 4, 2025

U.S. farmers retained their post-election optimistic outlook at the start of the new year as the January Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index rose 5 points above a month earlier to a reading of 141.

Farmer Sentiment Drifts Lower While Producers Remain Optimistic About the Future

January 7, 2025

Farmer sentiment drifted lower in December as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell 9 points to 136. 

Farmer Sentiment Following the U.S. Election Reaches Highest Levels Since May 2021

December 3, 2024

Farmer sentiment jumped again in November as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed 30 points to 145.