Ag Economy Barometer

Sentiment among agricultural producers weakened in September as the Ag Economy Barometer declined 14 points. The 124 point reading is the weakest farmer sentiment reading since July of last year, when the index stood at 118. Producers were less optimistic about current and future conditions on their farms and the agricultural sector than a month earlier ...

The Monthly Ag Economy Barometer rose four points in August to 138. The modest rise was primarily attributable to an improvement in the Current Conditions Index, which climbed 9 points to 152. The Index of Future Expectations rose just two points to 132 ...

For the second month in a row, the Ag Economy Barometer declined sharply. The most recent survey, released earlier this week fell to 137, a 21 point month over month drop, and the weakest sentiment reading since July of last year. Producers in June were less optimistic about both current conditions on their farming operations as well as their expectations for the future ...

The April Ag Economy Barometer was 178, virtually unchanged from a month earlier. Last month, the index stood at 177, and just five points below its all-time high of 183 set back in October. Compared to March, however, there was a small change in producers’ perspective on the ag economy as they became more optimistic about the future, while their appraisal of the current situation waned. In .

The Ag Economy Barometer rose in March to 177, the highest reading for the barometer since the record setting performance in October of 184. Organizers say this month’s 12-point rise in the barometer was attributable almost entirely to ag producers’ more optimistic view of the future. The Index ...

February's Ag Economy Barometer reading of 165 changed little compared to January when the index stood at 167. This week’s reading shows producers continue to report strong current conditions on their farms as February's Current Conditions Index value of 200 is near its all-time high. Tha ...

Commodity price declines, supply-chain disruptions, and coronavirus concerns pushed the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer down to a three-year low in April. The barometer recorded a reading of 96, marking the first time the barometer has fallen below 100 since October 2016 ...

Producers’ perceptions of improved current conditions in the agricultural economy pushed the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer to a record high. The index rose to 168 in February, an increase of one point from January, and was 18 points higher than in December. Thi ...

The October Ag Economy Barometer improved to a reading of 136, up 15 points compared to September.  The monthly measure of the farm economy saw an increase in the assessment of current and future conditions by farmers.  The Current Conditions Index rose from 100 in September to 115 in October, and the Futures Expectations Index also rose 15 points to a reading of 146.  The res...

The monthly measure of farmer sentiment shows producers are more pessimistic about current conditions.  The monthly Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer slipped to 121, down three points from August.  However, the Index of Current Conditions, a sub-index of the barometer, dropped 22 points to a reading of 100.  The bar...