For the first time in more than a year, researchers from Purdue University have found that farmers they survey every month are optimistic about their business future.
The index for future expectations moved up 11 points, the index for current conditions by one point and for exports over the next five years to the highest level – 400 points – since December 2025.
They are also optimistic about government supports, but concerned about rising input costs.
The percentage of producers who said the U.S. was headed in the “right direction” has ranged from 51 to 57 per cent since April, with 51 per cent of respondents saying that the U.S. was heading in the right direction in August.
