{"id":14761,"date":"2025-03-04T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T14:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/?p=14761"},"modified":"2025-03-04T09:48:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T13:48:31","slug":"media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2014 U.S. farmer sentiment continued its upward trend in February, as the\u00a0Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer<\/a>\u00a0rose 11 points from the previous month to a reading of 152. The boost was primarily driven by the stronger sentiment among producers, with the Current Conditions Index climbing 28 points to 137 \u2014 marking a significant rebound from its low of 76 in late summer and early fall 2024. In contrast, the Future Expectations Index saw only a modest increase, rising 3 points to 159. The recent upswing in sentiment reflects a combination of factors, including a sharp recovery in crop prices, expectations for disaster payments authorized by Congress and continued strength in the U.S. livestock sector. Despite the notable improvement in current conditions, farmers remain more optimistic about the future, as the Future Expectations Index continues to outpace the Current Conditions Index by 22 points. This month\u2019s survey was conducted between Feb. 10-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Farmer

Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms. <\/strong>\u00a0(Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer\/James Mintert)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Farm Capital Investment Index jumped 11 points in February to a reading of 59, reaching its most positive level since May 2021. This month\u2019s increase also placed the index 4 points above its November postelection reading. Compared to previous months, where future expectations primarily led investment sentiment, February\u2019s increase was driven by farmers\u2019 improved assessment of current conditions. Meanwhile, the Farm Financial Performance Index held steady at 110, nearly unchanged from January\u2019s reading of 111. Although the index saw little movement this month, it remains well above last fall\u2019s low of 68.<\/p>\n

The Short-Term Farmland Value Expectations Index modestly increased in February to 118, a 3-point increase from January and 8 points higher than December. This month\u2019s reading was also 3 points above its level from a year ago and nearly the same as two years ago. While producers remain less optimistic about farmland values than they were during the winters of 2021 and 2022, sentiment has improved compared to the more cautious outlook seen in late summer and early fall 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile sentiment about the future remains strong, as reflected in the Future Expectations Index, there\u2019s growing interest in making larger investments in farm operations, suggesting that farmers are feeling more confident about their ability to grow despite the challenges ahead,\u201d said Michael Langemeier<\/a>, the barometer\u2019s principal investigator and director of Purdue University\u2019s Center for Commercial Agriculture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Each February, the barometer survey asks producers about their five-year growth expectations for their farm operations. In the 2025 survey, 50% of respondents indicated they either have \u201cno plans to grow\u201d (37%) or \u201cplan to exit or retire\u201d (13%), nearly unchanged from 52% in 2024. Since 2016, the share of producers in these two categories has ranged from a low of 43% in 2016 to a high of 61% in 2022. This year\u2019s biggest shift came from a decline in the percentage of producers expecting slow growth (less than 5%) and a corresponding increase in those anticipating higher growth rates. Nineteen percent of respondents noted expectations for their farm to grow by 10% to 15% or more annually \u2014 more than double the 9% who projected similar growth last year.<\/p>\n

Policies impacting agriculture are top of mind for U.S. farmers. Sixty-two percent of survey respondents in February indicated that passing a new farm bill in 2025 is either \u201cimportant\u201d (25%) or \u201cvery important\u201d (47%). When asked about the most crucial policies for their farm over the next five years, 44% cited \u201ctrade policy\u201d as their top concern, followed by \u201ccrop insurance program\u201d at 18%. Concerns about trade policy were also evident when producers were asked about the likelihood of a \u201ctrade war\u201d that results in a significant drop in U.S. agricultural exports. Forty-eight percent of farmers in this month\u2019s survey believe a trade war is either \u201clikely\u201d (29%) or \u201cvery likely\u201d (19%).<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the current outlook for U.S. agriculture has improved, farmers are closely watching trade policy and the potential for a new farm bill, both of which are key factors shaping their long-term expectations,\u201d said Langemeier. \u201cThese ongoing policy concerns will likely play a critical role in shaping producer sentiment in the months ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

About the Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Center for Commercial Agriculture<\/a>\u00a0was founded in 2011 to provide professional development and educational programs for farmers. Housed within Purdue University\u2019s Department of Agricultural Economics, the center\u2019s faculty and staff develop and execute research and educational programs that address the different needs of managing in today\u2019s business environment.<\/p>\n\n\n

About CME Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com<\/a>) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data \u2013 empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates<\/a>, equity indexes<\/a>, foreign exchange<\/a>, energy<\/a>, agricultural products<\/a> and metals<\/a>.  The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex<\/a>\u00ae platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.  In addition, it operates one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and, E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.  NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.  COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec and EBS are trademarks of BrokerTec Europe LTD and EBS Group LTD, respectively. The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (\u201cS&P DJI\u201d). \u201cS&P\u00ae\u201d, \u201cS&P 500\u00ae\u201d, \u201cSPY\u00ae\u201d, \u201cSPX\u00ae\u201d, US 500 and The 500 are trademarks of Standard & Poor\u2019s Financial Services LLC; Dow Jones\u00ae, DJIA\u00ae and Dow Jones Industrial Average are service and\/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. These trademarks have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Futures contracts based on the S&P 500 Index are not sponsored, endorsed, marketed, or promoted by S&P DJI, and S&P DJI makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Purdue University<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University is a public research institution demonstrating excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities and with two colleges in the top four in the United States, Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, including nearly 50,000 in person on the West Lafayette campus. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue\u2019s main campus has frozen tuition 13 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap \u2014 including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the Mitch Daniels School of Business, Purdue Computes and the One Health initiative \u2014 at\u202fhttps:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources and Notes block:<\/strong>
Source:<\/strong> Michael Langemeier, mlangeme@purdue.edu<\/a>, 765-494-9557<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Contacts:<\/strong>
Aissa Good, Purdue University, aissa@purdue.edu<\/a>, 765-496-3884
Dana Schmidt, CME Group, dana.schmidt@cmegroup.com<\/a>, 312-872-5443<\/p>\n\n\n

Agricultural Communications:<\/strong>\u00a0Maureen Manier,\u00a0mmanier@purdue.edu<\/a>,\u00a0765-494-8415<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2014 U.S. farmer sentiment continued its upward trend in February, as the\u00a0Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer\u00a0rose 11 points from the previous month to a reading of 152. The boost was primarily driven by the stronger sentiment among producers, with the Current Conditions Index climbing 28 points to 137 \u2014 marking a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFarmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms\u00a0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The August Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 13 points from July to a reading of 100, echoing levels seen from fall 2015 to winter 2016 during the early stages of a significant downturn in the U.S. farm economy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The August Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 13 points from July to a reading of 100, echoing levels seen from fall 2015 to winter 2016 during the early stages of a significant downturn in the U.S. farm economy.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ag Economy Barometer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/purdueagribusiness\/?fref=ts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-04T14:25:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/250304_Figure1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"3144\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2282\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sarah E Zahn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@PUCommercialAg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PUCommercialAg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sarah E Zahn\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sarah E Zahn\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/52eeacca3760429bae3d2fb0becc1086\"},\"headline\":\"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms\u00a0\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-04T14:25:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1239,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/250304_Figure1-300x218.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Media\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/\",\"name\":\"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms\u00a0\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/250304_Figure1-300x218.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-04T14:25:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/52eeacca3760429bae3d2fb0becc1086\"},\"description\":\"The August Purdue University\\\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 13 points from July to a reading of 100, echoing levels seen from fall 2015 to winter 2016 during the early stages of a significant downturn in the U.S. farm economy.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/250304_Figure1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/250304_Figure1.png\",\"width\":3144,\"height\":2282,\"caption\":\"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms. . (Purdue University\\\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer\\\/James Mintert)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ag Economy Barometer\",\"description\":\"The Ag Economy Barometer is a partnership between Purdue University and the CME Group designed to assess the health of the agriculture economy.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/52eeacca3760429bae3d2fb0becc1086\",\"name\":\"Sarah E Zahn\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c3d1e5c1f2388888fcec8e4b5c5a383102db8dfb7af99d9cdb95fb2383e076d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c3d1e5c1f2388888fcec8e4b5c5a383102db8dfb7af99d9cdb95fb2383e076d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c3d1e5c1f2388888fcec8e4b5c5a383102db8dfb7af99d9cdb95fb2383e076d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sarah E Zahn\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ag.purdue.edu\\\/commercialag\\\/ageconomybarometer\\\/author\\\/smithse\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms\u00a0","description":"The August Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 13 points from July to a reading of 100, echoing levels seen from fall 2015 to winter 2016 during the early stages of a significant downturn in the U.S. farm economy.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms\u00a0","og_description":"The August Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 13 points from July to a reading of 100, echoing levels seen from fall 2015 to winter 2016 during the early stages of a significant downturn in the U.S. farm economy.","og_url":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/","og_site_name":"Ag Economy Barometer","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/purdueagribusiness\/?fref=ts","article_published_time":"2025-03-04T14:25:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":3144,"height":2282,"url":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/250304_Figure1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Sarah E Zahn","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@PUCommercialAg","twitter_site":"@PUCommercialAg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sarah E Zahn","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/"},"author":{"name":"Sarah E Zahn","@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/#\/schema\/person\/52eeacca3760429bae3d2fb0becc1086"},"headline":"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms\u00a0","datePublished":"2025-03-04T14:25:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/"},"wordCount":1239,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/250304_Figure1-300x218.png","articleSection":["Media"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/","url":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/","name":"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms\u00a0","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/250304_Figure1-300x218.png","datePublished":"2025-03-04T14:25:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/#\/schema\/person\/52eeacca3760429bae3d2fb0becc1086"},"description":"The August Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 13 points from July to a reading of 100, echoing levels seen from fall 2015 to winter 2016 during the early stages of a significant downturn in the U.S. farm economy.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/250304_Figure1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/250304_Figure1.png","width":3144,"height":2282,"caption":"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms. . (Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer\/James Mintert)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/media-farmer-sentiment-rises-as-current-conditions-improve-on-u-s-farms\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/","name":"Ag Economy Barometer","description":"The Ag Economy Barometer is a partnership between Purdue University and the CME Group designed to assess the health of the agriculture economy.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/#\/schema\/person\/52eeacca3760429bae3d2fb0becc1086","name":"Sarah E Zahn","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c3d1e5c1f2388888fcec8e4b5c5a383102db8dfb7af99d9cdb95fb2383e076d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c3d1e5c1f2388888fcec8e4b5c5a383102db8dfb7af99d9cdb95fb2383e076d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c3d1e5c1f2388888fcec8e4b5c5a383102db8dfb7af99d9cdb95fb2383e076d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sarah E Zahn"},"url":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/author\/smithse\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14763,"href":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14761\/revisions\/14763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}