Farmer sentiment is unchanged amid input, interest rate concerns

Farmer sentiment is unchanged amid input, interest rate concerns

Farmer sentiment was unchanged in the latest Ag Economy Barometer as high input costs and rising interest rates continue to be a concern.

The monthly national survey of 400 producers by Purdue University and CME Group measures the health of the U.S. ag economy.  

Jim Mintert, director of the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture, says that’s not likely to change in 2023.

“As you think about the concerns that people have for their farming operation, overwhelmingly people are worried about the input side.

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