James Mintert

Director, Center for Commercial Agriculture, and Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University

Bio

James Mintert is a professor and extension economist in Purdue’s Department of Agricultural Economics and serves as director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture. The Center is focused on developing and delivering programs to commercial farmers via web postings, conferences, workshops and webinars. Jim is also one of the principal investigators for the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, a monthly sentiment survey of U.S farmers. In addition to his responsibilities with the Center, Dr. Mintert teaches an undergraduate class on commodity risk management. He holds bachelors and master’s degrees in agricultural economics from Purdue and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. Jim originally acquired his interest in agriculture while working on his family’s farm in the Mississippi and Missouri river bottoms, just north of St. Louis, Missouri.

EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS

Absorption Capacity and Producer Sentiment

Factors Impacting Succession Planning

Farmer Sentiment Dips Amid Weaker View of Current Conditions

(Part 2) Indiana Farmland Cash Rental Rates 2023 Update

(Part 1) Indiana Farmland Values 2023 Update

August 2023 PAER issue: Indiana farmland prices continue to rise in 2023

Farmers Remain Cautiously Optimistic About Agricultural Economy

Farmer Sentiment Rebounds on More Optimistic View of Future

2023 Purdue Farm Management Tour Prelude: Rowland Farms

2023 Purdue Farm Management Tour Prelude: Hackman Family Farm Market

Resilience to Strategic Risk

Soybean Outlook Update Following USDA’s June WASDE Report

Corn Outlook Update Following USDA’s June WASDE Report

Farmer Sentiment Sours as Crop Prices Decline

U.S. Corn Exports Struggle to Meet USDA’s Weak Export Forecast

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

Ag Economy Outlook & Financial and Risk Management Strategies for 2023

Financial & Risk Management Strategies for 2023 at Commodity Classic

What Farmers Are Telling Us About Their Farms & The Ag Economy

Farm Success and Technology Adoption

Incorporating Conservation Provisions into Crop Leases, Great Lake Crops Summit

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Thompson, N. M., Edwards, A., Mintert, J. R., & Hurt, C. A. (2019). Practical Alternatives for Forecasting Corn and Soybean Basis in the Eastern Corn Belt throughout the Crop-Marketing Year. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 44, pp. 571-590.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2018). Ag Producer Sentiment Turns Higher; Many Expect Lower Taxes. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

Mintert, J. R. (2017). Beef Supply to Rise: Can Strong Demand Hold Cattle Prices. In Purdue Agricultural Economics Report. Purdue Agricultural Economics Report.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2017). Post-Harvest Slump in Ag Producer Sentiment. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2017). Improved Producer Optimism in October. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

Mintert, J. R. (2017). Cattle Feeding Returns Improving. University of Illinois, farmdoc daily.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2017). Future Expectations Turn Lower. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2017). Producer Sentiment Drifts Lower in August as Commodity Prices Weaken. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

Mintert, J. R. (2017). Cattle On Feed Inventory Remains Above a Year Ago. University of Illinois, farmdoc daily.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2017). Strengthening Commodity Price Expectations Send Farmer Sentiment Higher in July. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

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