Farmer sentiment improved in July, ending three consecutive months of decline,. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index increased from 113 points in June to 126 points in July. Both subindices also increased. The Index of Current Conditions increased by 20 points, while th…
World events and domestic policy continued to influence shipping at Wisconsin’s seaports during the early part of the 2026 season on the Great Lakes. Often the predictions of pundits prove wrong because there are myriad factors at play in the complex endeavor of shipping and the economic hea…
UKRAINE – With the lack of ships able to call at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, farmers there fear this year’s harvest could be dumped on the domestic market. That decrease prices to less than the cost of production.
U.S. corn growers are the most productive farmers in the world, but even extremely productive farms can lose ground globally when they are forced to compete from a more-costly position. A new analysis prepared for the National Corn Growers Association by Kynetec compares what farmers in the …
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Farmer sentiment decreased again in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index declined from 119 points in May to 113 points in June. The Index of Current Conditions decreased by 5 points, while the Index of Future Expectations decreased by 7 points. June’s Current Co…
Corn and the farmers who grow it have been a part of all the 250 years of the United States. From feeding a growing nation to foundational contributions to the early U.S. economy, corn helped make agriculture and the rural United States the backbone of the country, evolving from a survival s…
Farmer sentiment decreased again in May as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index declined from 121 points in April to 119. The Current Conditions Index decreased by 8 points, while the Future Expectations Index increased by 1 point. This month’s Current Conditions Index …
Brazil’s expansion in corn production during the past decade has made the country a more important competitor in global corn markets, increasing competitive pressure for U.S. producers. Although the United States remains the world’s largest corn producer by a wide margin, Brazil has become a…
Farmer sentiment worsened in April as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index declined from 127 in March to 121. The Current Conditions Index decreased by 11 points, while the Future Expectations Index decreased by 4 points. This month’s Future Expectations Index was 16 po…
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Across the Eastern Corn Belt, corn and soybean basis has pushed upward during the past month. Across the 100 regional basis series tracked, only one weakened between the third week of March and the third week of April. The historical average forecast an increase in basis but recent movements…
Farmer sentiment improved in March; the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index increased from 116 points in February to 127. The Current Conditions Index increased by 6 points, while the Future Expectations Index increased by 14 points. The Future Expectations Index this mont…
The 2014 Agricultural Improvement Act -- a.k.a. the farm bill -- established industrial hemp pilot programs with state governments and at certain universities. Colorado was one of the first states to create a hemp pilot program and Colorado State University was one of the first research inst…
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Brazil is projected to produce a record 6.5 billion bushels of soybeans in the 2025-2026 crop season, while farm margins should decline to their worst level in almost two decades. Depressed soybean prices, increased production costs and weak port premiums have compressed profitability for Br…
U.S. livestock producers have benefited from stronger market conditions but crop producers continue to face tighter margins. Results from the February 2026 Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer survey provide insight into how those differences are influencing producer sentiment, g…
Farmer sentiment improved in February; the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index increased from 113 points in January to 116. The Current Conditions Index increased by 11 points, while the Future Expectations Index decreased 1 point. The Future Expectations Index this month …
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