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Farmer Sentiment Plummets As Production Costs Skyrocket – Ag Barometer Jun 8, 2022
The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer plummeted in May to a reading of just 99, the weakest farmer sentiment reading since April 2020. The May 2022 barometer reading marked just the 9th time since data collection began […]
Producer Sentiment Improves With Commodity Prices; High Cost Inflation a Worry – Ag Barometer May 4, 2022
The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer improved in April to a reading of 121, which was 8 points higher than a month earlier. Despite this month’s increase, the ag sentiment index […]
Ag Economy Barometer Slides Lower, Concerns About War’s Impact on Input Prices Apr 5, 2022
The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dipped to a reading of 113 in March, the weakest farmer sentiment reading since May 2020 which was in the early days of the […]
Farm Land Price-to-Rent Ratio and Interest Rates Mar 24, 2022
The ratio of per acre price of farm land relative to rent paid per acre for farm land has increased over the last 50 years and in particular since 2000. […]
Nebraska Ag Land Values Rise – DTN Mar 16, 2022
Nebraska ag land values increased by an average of 16% compared to 2021, according to a statewide survey by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Agriculture land hit an average of $3,360 […]
Western Kansas: Irrigation Boosts Land Values by $3.8B Mar 9, 2022
A recent report of the value of water in western Kansas by two Kansas State University agricultural economists has concluded that land values in that part of the state are […]
Farmer Sentiment Rises During Commodity Price Rally; Production Cost Concerns – Ag Barometer Mar 1, 2022
The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 6 points in February to 125, matching the sentiment index’s reading from December. A more optimistic view of future conditions pushed the sentiment measure […]
Ag Economy: Rise in Farmland Values Accelerates – Federal Reserve Feb 14, 2022
Last week, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and Kansas City released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural credit conditions from the fourth quarter of 2021. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago […]
Ag Economy: Producers Concerned About Rising Costs, Supply Chain Disruptions – Ag Barometer Feb 2, 2022
Farmer sentiment weakened in January as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined 6 points to 119, down from 125 a month earlier. This month’s decline leaves the barometer just three […]
Improved Conditions in 4th-Quarter Ag Survey; Input Costs a Concern for 2022 – Dallas Fed Jan 5, 2022
Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released its Agricultural Survey for the fourth quarter of 2021. The Survey pointed out that, “Bankers responding to the fourth-quarter survey reported improved conditions across most regions […]
