Record high diesel costs cause farmer sentiment to decline in latest Ag Economy Barometer

An ag economist says ongoing financial uncertainty led to a decline in farmer sentiment in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Joana Colussi is with Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture. “The growing pessimism about the financial prospects over the next 12 months is very clear,” she says. “Farmers are less optimistic about the country’s […]

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