purdue cme ag economy barometer

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer improved in April, rising eight points to a reading of 121. However, that remains 32% below the reading reported this time last year. Producer perspectives on current conditions and future expectations saw an uptick over the past month ...

The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dipped last month. The reading of 113 in March, was the weakest farmer sentiment reading since May 2020, which was in the early days of the pandemic. The March reading was 12 points lower than a month earlier and 36% lower than in March 2021 ...

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 ...

Farmer sentiment weakened in January as the Purdue University CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined six points. At 119, it's second-lowest reading for the Barometer since July 2020. The Current Conditions Index fell 13 points to 133, while the Future Expectations Index changed little in January, down two points at 112 ...

For only the second time in 2021, the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose in December. This month's index climbed to 125, nine points higher than in November. The Index of Current Conditions and the Index of Future Expectations rose in December, attributable mostly to an improved perspective on current conditions in the agricultural sector ...

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped five points in November to a reading of 116. Producers continue to be pessimistic about both the current and future outlook of the agricultural economy. Farmers are facing sharp increases in their cost of production that coincide with fluctuating crop and livestock prices ...

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 Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer leveled off after two months of sharp declines. The July reading came in at 134, down three points from June’s reading. Both producers’ sentiment regarding current and future conditions also dropped. The In ...

A question in the recent Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer finds more farmers say they will get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Ag Economy Barometer for January, released this week, finds producers' attitudes about receiving a COVID-19 vaccine have shifted since the fall, with 58% planning to get vaccinated as soon as possible ...

Farmer sentiment improved modestly in December. The CME Group/Purdue University index, released Tuesday, rose to a reading of 174, up seven points from November. December’s sentiment improvement still left the barometer nine points lower than in October. The ...