Farmers optimistic at planting time though dubious about crop prices

Purdue’s monthly survey of producers for the Ag Economy Barometer reported a small uptick in farmer confidence with the arrival of the spring planting season despite an undercurrent of pessimism about what corn and soybean prices will be at harvest time. The trio of Purdue economists who analyzed the data said farmer optimism “is rooted in more… » Read More

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