Farmer Sentiment

The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose six points in February to 125, matching the sentiment reading from December. A more optimistic view of future conditions pushed the sentiment measure higher as the Index of Future Expectations rose ten points in February to 122, the most positive reading regarding the future by farmers since August ...

According to the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, farmer sentiment in July was virtually unchanged from a month earlier. The index rose just one point to a reading of 118. That small change in the barometer left it 30% below its peak of the year, which occurred in February and 23% below its level one year ago ...

With the legislative sessions in full affect in Olympia and Salem, farmers often feel their concerns are not represented in state government.  Mary Anne Cooper, public policy director with the Oregon Farm Bureau, said farmers cannot be discouraged, and they need to continue to tell their story not only to educate lawmakers, but their neighbors as well.  ...

Farmers were more optimistic about the agriculture economy in January.  But that doesn’t mean they don’t have concerns.  The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer said one of their biggest worries is farmland values.  The January reading of 143 wa...