{"id":3065,"date":"2019-04-02T09:30:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T13:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/?p=3065"},"modified":"2019-04-02T09:34:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T13:34:59","slug":"farms-showing-financial-stress-producers-express-concern-about-future-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/farms-showing-financial-stress-producers-express-concern-about-future-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Farms showing financial stress, producers express concern about future conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and CHICAGO \u2013 Producer sentiment weakened slightly in late winter, according to the March Purdue University\/CME Group <em>Ag Economy Barometer<\/em> reading. The barometer, which is based on a survey of 400 U.S. agricultural producers, declined 3 points to a reading of 133, down from 136 in February.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n<!--noteaser-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and CHICAGO \u2013 Producer sentiment weakened slightly in late winter, according to the March <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/\">Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer<\/a> reading. The barometer, which is based on a survey of 400 U.S. agricultural producers, declined 3 points to a reading of 133, down from 136 in February.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cThis month\u2019s drop is largely due to producers\u2019 weaker outlook regarding future economic conditions in agriculture and, in some cases, stress regarding their farm\u2019s future financial performance,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/team\/jim-mintert\/\">James Mintert<\/a>, the barometer\u2019s principal investigator and director of Purdue University\u2019s Center for Commercial Agriculture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Index of Future Expectations dropped 6 points, down from a reading of 145 to 139, while the Index of Current Conditions remained relatively unchanged at 120. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Fig1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Farms showing financial stress, producers express concern about future conditions. (Purdue\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer\/James Mintert)\" class=\"wp-image-3070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Fig1-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Fig1-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Fig1-1-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Fig1-1-324x235.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Farms showing financial stress, producers express concern about future conditions. (Purdue\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer\/James Mintert) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Financial stress continues to be a concern in the production agriculture sector. When asked about their financial performance expectations for 2019 compared to the previous year, 59 percent of producers expect their farm\u2019s performance to be \u201cabout the same,\u201d and 21 percent actually expect \u201cbetter,\u201d financial performance; however, 20 percent of producers said they expect their farm\u2019s performance to be \u201cworse than\u201d in 2018. Responding to a separate question, just over half (52 percent) of respondents indicated they are less optimistic about their farm\u2019s financial future compared to a year earlier. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about financial conditions on U.S. farms, Purdue researchers asked producers about their operating debt, both in the January and March 2019 surveys. Results suggest that 5 to as much as 7 percent of U.S. farms are suffering from some financial stress, using the need to carryover unpaid operating debt as a financial stress indicator. In March, of the 22 percent of farms that expect to have a larger operating loan in 2019, just over one in five said it was the result of carrying over a previous year\u2019s unpaid operating debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">  In contrast to the concerns expressed about financial performance in the March survey, producers seem more optimistic about the future of agriculture exports. Only 8 percent of producers in the March survey said they expect agriculture exports to decrease in the next 5 years. Meanwhile, 68 percent expect exports to increase, which was the most optimistic perspective on agricultural exports provided by farmers since the Purdue researchers began posing questions on exports in May 2017. With respect to the trade dispute with China, 77 percent of producers were confident that it will be resolved in a way that benefits U.S. agriculture; however, less than half expect the trade situation with China to be resolved before July 1.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Read the full March Ag Economy Barometer report at <a href=\"http:\/\/purdue.edu\/agbarometer\">http:\/\/purdue.edu\/agbarometer<\/a>. The report includes insights into producers\u2019 attitudes toward farmland values and making large farm investments. The site also offers additional resources, such as past reports, charts and survey methodology, and a form to sign up for monthly barometer email updates and webinars. Each month Dr. Mintert also provides an in-depth analysis of the barometer. That video can be viewed at <a href=\"http:\/\/purdue.ag\/barometervideo\">http:\/\/purdue.ag\/barometervideo<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ag Economy Barometer, Index of Current Conditions and Index of Future Expectations are available on the Bloomberg Terminal under the following ticker symbols: AGECBARO, AGECCURC and AGECFTEX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the Purdue\nUniversity Center for Commercial Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Center for Commercial Agriculture<\/a> was founded in 2011 to provide professional development and educational programs for farmers. Housed within Purdue University&#8217;s 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\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About CME Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the world&#8217;s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">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&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/trading\/interest-rates\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">interest rates<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/trading\/equity-index\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">equity indexes<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/trading\/fx\/\" target=\"_blank\">foreign exchange<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/trading\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\">energy<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/trading\/agricultural\/\" target=\"_blank\">agricultural products<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/trading\/metals\/\" target=\"_blank\">metals<\/a>.&nbsp; The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/globex\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">CME Globex<\/a>\u00ae platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.&nbsp; In addition, it operates one of the world&#8217;s leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.&nbsp; With a range of pre- and post-trade products and services underpinning the entire lifecycle of a trade, CME Group also offers optimization and reconciliation services through TriOptima, and trade processing services through Traiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and, E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.&nbsp; CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.&nbsp; NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.&nbsp; COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec, EBS, TriOptima, and Traiana are trademarks of BrokerTec Europe LTD, EBS Group LTD, TriOptima AB, and Traiana, Inc., respectively.Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&amp;P 500 and S&amp;P are service and\/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s Financial Services LLC and S&amp;P\/Dow Jones Indices LLC, as the case may be, and have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.&nbsp; All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Kami\nGoodwin, 765-494-6999, <a href=\"mailto:kami@purdue.edu\">kami@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Jim\nMintert, 765-494-4310, <a href=\"mailto:jmintert@purdue.edu\">jmintert@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aissa Good, Purdue University, 765-496-3884, <a href=\"mailto:aissa@purdue.edu\">aissa@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt Stroud, CME Group, 312-561-2269, <a href=\"mailto:matthew.stroud@cmegroup.com\">matthew.stroud@cmegroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related website:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture: <a href=\"http:\/\/purdue.edu\/commercialag\">http:\/\/purdue.edu\/commercialag<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CME Group: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/\">http:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Photo Caption:<\/strong> Farms showing financial stress, producers express concern about future conditions. 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