{"id":871000,"date":"2025-08-05T09:34:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T13:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/farmer-sentiment-weakens-but-farmers-believe-u-s-policy-headed-in-right-direction\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:34:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T13:34:53","slug":"farmer-sentiment-weakens-but-farmers-believe-u-s-policy-headed-in-right-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/farmer-sentiment-weakens-but-farmers-believe-u-s-policy-headed-in-right-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer sentiment weakens, but farmers believe U.S. policy headed in right direction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><br \/>\n          <span class=\"xn-location\">WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 5, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Farmer sentiment continues to weaken, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=216408198&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fag.purdue.edu%2Fcommercialag%2Fageconomybarometer%2F&amp;a=Purdue+University%2FCME+Group+Ag+Economy+Barometer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue University<\/span>\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer<\/a> declined again in July. The barometer fell 11 points to 135 from June, a reading that resulted from U.S. farmers&#8217; weaker perceptions of both current conditions and future expectations. The July Current Conditions Index dropped 17 points to 127 from last month, while the Future Expectations Index posted a smaller decline of 7 points to 139. Driving the weaker income prospects for 2025 were farmers&#8217; assessment of current conditions. Despite lower scores on the three principal farmer sentiment indices, sentiment remains notably higher than at the same time a year ago. Almost three-fourths of July&#8217;s survey respondents reported that U.S. policy is headed &#8220;in the right direction.&#8221; This month&#8217;s barometer survey took place from <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 7-11<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Farm Financial Performance Index reflected concerns about weak income prospects for 2025, falling 14 points from June to 90. This decline indicates that more farmers expect less income in 2025 compared to 2024. Weakening crop prices are eroding prospective income. The eastern Corn Belt, for example, has seen July bids for the fall harvest delivery of corn and soybeans fall 7% and 3%, respectively, compared to a month earlier. The decline in farmers&#8217; income prospects contributed to a 7-point drop in July&#8217;s Farm Capital Investment Index to a reading of 53.<\/p>\n<p>The Short-Term Farmland Value Expectations Index also softened in the wake of the weaker income outlook for next year, dropping 5 points from June. The latest reading of 115 also leaves the index 3 points lower than last year and 10 points below two years ago. The weakness in the farmland index stemmed from a small shift among respondents expecting rising instead of weakening values during the coming year. The percentage who expected values to hold steady, meanwhile, rose 1 point to 57%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The July survey coincided with next year&#8217;s farmland leasing discussions between farms and landowners. A question regarding crop producers&#8217; expectations for farmland cash rental rates revealed crop producers&#8217; expectations for 2026 rates. Even with weakening crop income prospects, 73% of respondents said they expect cash rental rates to remain mostly unchanged. Only 11% of crop producers indicated that they foresee a rental-rate decline.<\/p>\n<p>Producers&#8217; expectations of the farm income safety net provided by U.S. farm programs may have helped support both farmland values and farmland cash rental rates. In the July survey, 31% of respondents said they expected a stronger safety net in the 2025 farm bill than the one in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More optimism prevailed among U.S. farmers about future agricultural trade prospects than in June. In July, 43% of respondents reported expectations for an increase in agricultural exports in the next five years, 2 points higher than the previous month. Similarly, fewer producers said they look for declining exports, dropping to 13% from 16%. Of those responding to a related question in July, 64% said they considered it likely that the next five years would open new foreign export markets to American agricultural goods.<\/p>\n<p>Another question that gauged U.S. farmers&#8217; outlook regarding trade and policy asked, &#8220;Would you say things in the U.S. today are generally headed in the right direction or on the wrong track?&#8221; The U.S. is &#8220;headed in the right direction,&#8221; according to 74% of respondents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Producers held dim views of current conditions and future expectations, which weakened the sentiment of U.S. farmers in July,&#8221; said <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=2274973249&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fag.purdue.edu%2Fcommercialag%2Fhome%2Fteam%2Fmichael-langemeier%2F&amp;a=Michael+Langemeier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Langemeier<\/span><\/a>, the barometer&#8217;s principal investigator and director of <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue&#8217;s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=2566579200&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fag.purdue.edu%2Fcommercialag%2Fhome%2F&amp;a=Center+for+Commercial+Agriculture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Center for Commercial Agriculture<\/a>. &#8220;Still, producers showed somewhat more optimism about U.S. agricultural trade prospects in July, with the majority assessing that the U.S. policy is heading in the right direction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About the <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue University<\/span> Center for Commercial Agriculture<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=2566579200&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fag.purdue.edu%2Fcommercialag%2Fhome%2F&amp;a=Center+for+Commercial+Agriculture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Center for Commercial Agriculture<\/a> was founded in 2011 to provide professional development and educational programs for farmers. Housed within <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue University&#8217;s<\/span> Department of Agricultural Economics, the center&#8217;s faculty and staff develop and execute research and educational programs that address the different needs of managing in today&#8217;s business environment.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About CME Group<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>As the world&#8217;s leading derivatives marketplace,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=2358990637&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2F&amp;a=CME+Group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CME Group<\/a> enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data \u2014 empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=3456461719&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Finterest-rates%2Findex.html&amp;a=interest+rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">interest rates<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=3841734545&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fequity-index%2Findex.html&amp;a=equity+indexes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">equity indexes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=2787312238&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Ffx%2F&amp;a=foreign+exchange\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">foreign exchange<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=939513695&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fenergy%2F&amp;a=energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">energy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=3068247893&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fagricultural%2F&amp;a=agricultural+products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">agricultural products<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=1828342540&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fmetals%2F&amp;a=metals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">metals<\/a>. 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All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue University<\/span><\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue University<\/span> is a public research university leading with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue<\/span> discovers, disseminates and deploys knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 107,000 students study at <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue<\/span> across multiple campuses, locations and modalities, including more than 58,000 at our main campus in <span class=\"xn-location\">West Lafayette<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Indianapolis<\/span>. Committed to affordability and accessibility, <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue&#8217;s<\/span> main campus has frozen tuition 14 years in a row. See how <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue<\/span> never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap \u2014 including its comprehensive urban expansion, the Mitch Daniels School of Business, Purdue Computes and the One Health initiative \u2014 at <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4481467-1&amp;h=1038843854&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.purdue.edu%2Fpresident%2Fstrategic-initiatives&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.purdue.edu%2Fpresident%2Fstrategic-initiatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Sources and Notes block:<br \/><\/b><br \/>\n        <b>Source:<\/b><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Langemeier<\/span>, <a href=\"mailto:mlangeme@purdue.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">mlangeme@purdue.edu<\/a>, 765-494-9557<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Author:<\/b><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Steve Koppes<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Image caption:<\/b> Farmer sentiment weakens, but farmers say the U.S. is headed in the right direction. (<span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue University<\/span>\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer\/<span class=\"xn-person\">James Mintert<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>CME-G<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=AQ44083&amp;sd=2025-08-05\" \/> View original content:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/farmer-sentiment-weakens-but-farmers-believe-us-policy-headed-in-right-direction-302521935.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/farmer-sentiment-weakens-but-farmers-believe-us-policy-headed-in-right-direction-302521935.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  CME Group<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=AQ44083&amp;Transmission_Id=202508050930PR_NEWS_USPR_____AQ44083&amp;DateId=20250805\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. , Aug. 5, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Farmer sentiment continues to weaken, as the Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined again in July. The barometer fell 11 points to 135 from June, a reading that resulted from U.S. farmers&#8217; weaker perceptions of both current conditions and future expectations. The July Current Conditions Index dropped 17 points to 127 from last month, while the Future Expectations Index posted a smaller decline of 7 points to 139. Driving the weaker income prospects for 2025 were farmers&#8217; assessment of current conditions. Despite lower scores on the three principal farmer sentiment indices, sentiment remains notably higher than at the same time a year ago. Almost three-fourths of July&#8217;s survey &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/farmer-sentiment-weakens-but-farmers-believe-u-s-policy-headed-in-right-direction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Farmer sentiment weakens, but farmers believe U.S. policy headed in right direction&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-871000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Farmer sentiment weakens, but farmers believe U.S. policy headed in right direction - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/farmer-sentiment-weakens-but-farmers-believe-u-s-policy-headed-in-right-direction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Farmer sentiment weakens, but farmers believe U.S. policy headed in right direction - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PR Newswire WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. , Aug. 5, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Farmer sentiment continues to weaken, as the Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined again in July. 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