Farmers say current conditions on U.S. farms are weakening
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 • 2 PM
Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, October 2015-September 2025.
U.S. agricultural producer sentiment changed little in September as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading of 126 was just one point higher than a month earlier. However, there was a shift in producers’ perceptions of current conditions and their expectations for the future.
