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James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture A breakdown on the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer November results can be viewed at https://purdue.ag/barometervideo. Find the audio podcast discussion for insight on this month’s sentiment at https://purdue.ag/agcast. Download report (pdf) U.S. farmers sentiment weakened following the November 2020 elections, as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell 16 points…

James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture A breakdown on the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer July results can be viewed at https://purdue.ag/barometervideo. Find the audio podcast discussion for insight on this month’s sentiment at https://purdue.ag/agcast. Download report (pdf) Farmer sentiment in July was virtually unchanged from a month earlier as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose…

James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture A breakdown on the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer May results can be viewed at https://purdue.ag/barometervideo. Find the audio podcast discussion for insight on this month’s sentiment at https://purdue.ag/agcast. Download report (pdf) Farmer sentiment improved again in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 14 points to a reading…

Majority Indicate Economic Assistance Bill Necessary James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture A breakdown on the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer May results can be viewed at https://purdue.ag/barometervideo. Find the audio podcast discussion for insight on this month’s sentiment at https://purdue.ag/agcast. Download report (pdf) Farmer sentiment improved slightly in May after falling sharply in both March…

James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture James Mintert and gives his breakdown on the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer April results at https://purdue.ag/barometervideo. Find the audio podcast discussion on this month’s sentiment at https://purdue.ag/agcast. Download report (pdf) For the second month in a row the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped sharply, falling 25 points in April…

James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Center for Commercial Agriculture James Mintert and gives his breakdown on the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer February results at purdue.ag/barometervideo. Download report (pdf) The Ag Economy Barometer rose slightly compared to a month earlier, with a reading of 168 in February, just one point higher than in January. The one-point rise in the sentiment index…

James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Center for Commercial Agriculture James Mintert and gives his breakdown on the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer January results at purdue.ag/barometervideo. Download report (pdf) The Ag Economy Barometer rose to a reading of 167 in January, a 17-point jump from December when the index stood at 150. Virtually all of the rise in this month’s barometer…

Even as their perception of current economic conditions drops James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Center for Commercial Agriculture The Ag Economy Barometer drifted sideways in December, to a reading of 150 compared to 153 in November. Although the barometer changed little in December, there was a shift in producers’ perspective regarding both their farms’ and…