Farmer sentiment weakens amid increasing marketing risk concerns and continued uncertainty around tariffs

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and CHICAGO – Uncertainty looms behind a weakened Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading in February, with producers less optimistic about current conditions and the commodity price outlook. The barometer, which is based on a survey of 400 U.S. agricultural producers, declined 7 points to a reading of 136, down from…

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Farmer sentiment improves following USDA’s second MFP payment announcement and Farm Bill approval

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and CHICAGO – Agricultural producers were more optimistic about the agricultural economy in January, but they remain concerned about farmland values, according to results from the January Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The barometer, which is based on 400 survey responses from agricultural producers across the country, rebounded to a reading…

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