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Ag Barometer drifts lower, farmers concerned about the future despite strong economic conditions Ag Barometer drifts lower, farmers remain concerned about the future despite strong economic conditions. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer/James Mintert -Purdue and CME Group WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and CHICAGO — The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 7 points in January to a reading of 167. While the Index of Current Conditions remained relatively flat, down 3 points to a r...

There continues to be less optimism following the election about future ag exports.

Ag News: Famer Sentiment Higher . **Farmer sentiment improved modestly in December as the Ag Economy Barometer rose 7 points from November to a reading of 174. agrimarketing.com reports, Decembers sentiment improvement still left the barometer 9 points below October. Both of the barometers sub-indices, the Index of Current Conditions and the Index of Future Expectations, were higher in December although the current conditions improvement was three-times the size of the future expectations incre...