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PURDUE/CME GROUP'S FARMER SENTIMENT EVEN WITH JANUARY, NEAR RECORD HIGH
Mar. 3, 2021
Source: Purdue news release
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February's Ag Economy Barometer reading of 165 changed little compared to January when the index stood at 167. 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.
Continuing a trend that got underway last fall, however, the Index of Future Expectations drifted lower to a reading of 148, 3 points below its January reading. February marked the third time in the last 4 months that the Future Expectations Index declined, leaving it 20 percent below its October peak.
Ongoing strength in ag commodity prices and farm income continue to support producers' perspective on current conditions while concerns about possible policy changes affecting agriculture and eroding confidence in future growth in ag trade continue to weigh on producers' future expectations.
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| Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, October 2015-February 2021.
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The Ag Economy Barometer is calculated each month from 400 U.S. agricultural producers' responses to a telephone survey. This month's survey was conducted from February 15-19, 2021.
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| Figure 2. Indices of Current Conditions and Future Expectations, October 2015-February 2021.
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