Articles Tagged with ''farmer sentiment''

The monthly Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reported a five-point decline in farmer sentiment in June, three points lower than in May.

A monthly measurement of producer sentiment recorded a slightly higher score in February, but farmer and ranchers are still noting an elevated level of financial concern.

Producers surveyed around the country are feeling slightly less optimistic about their 2024 economic outlook.

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer shows lowest reading on farmer sentiment since July 2022.

The nation’s producers are feeling a little better about the state of farm finances but are still a little worried about the prices they’ll receive for their commodities, and those they will have to pay for important inputs in the next year.

Producers across the country are in the most pessimistic about the farm economy since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Farmer sentiment weakened in January on worries about rising input costs and continued supply chain disruptions, according to the monthly Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

A survey of producer sentiment in May reveals the lowest overall reading since September 2020 and declines in several areas, however, producers expect farmland values to rise over the next five years.