Future Expectations

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped five points to 125 in February.  Farmers’ perspectives regarding both current conditions on their farms and their expectations for the future also weakened during the month.  The Index of ...

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 ...

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...