Markets and economics Market Trends Feed and nutrition US farmer sentiment declines in September while inflation worries rise Perdue University's Ag Economy Barometer shows US lower farmer sentiment for September 2021, recording its weakest reading since July 2020. 19 October 2021 17 minute read By: Global Ag Media North America Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, October 2015-September 2021. Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, October 2015-September 2021. Figure 2. Indices of Current Conditions and Future Expectations, October 2015-September 2021. Figure 2. Indices of Current Conditions and Future Expectations, October 2015-September 2021. Figure 3. Farm Capital Investment Index, October 2015-September 2021. Figure 3. Farm Capital Investment Index, October 2015-September 2021. Figure 4. Plans for Farm Machinery Purchase in the Upcoming Year Compared to a Year Ago, March 2020-September 2021. Figure 4. Plans for Farm Machinery Purchase in the Upcoming Year Compared to a Year Ago, March 2020-September 2021. Figure 5. Plans for Constructing New Farm Buildings and Grain Bins, May-September 2021. Figure 5. Plans for Constructing New Farm Buildings and Grain Bins, May-September 2021. Figure 6. Farm Input Price Expectations During the Next 12 Months, June-September 2021. Figure 6. Farm Input Price Expectations During the Next 12 Months, June-September 2021. Figure 7. Long-Term Farmland Value Expectations Index, May 2017-September 2021 Figure 7. Long-Term Farmland Value Expectations Index, May 2017-September 2021 Figure 8. Agricultural Export Expectations Over the Next 5 Years, January 2020-September 2021. Figure 8. Agricultural Export Expectations Over the Next 5 Years, January 2020-September 2021. Our Partners Targan Lallemand Lanxess Hamlet Protein Thermo Fisher Scientific Global Ag Media More from this author More News View all US pork exports to Mexico up 5% in 2024 Markets Imports and Exports Trade 14 February 2025 1 minute read Cuts to USAID halt US farm research at universities, sources say Digital Innovation Research Policy and regulation 14 February 2025 3 minute read Stop-work orders issued after Trump froze foreign aid, affecting 17 labs Brooke Rollins to lead the USDA Policy and regulation Government and regulatory 14 February 2025 2 minute read Rollins confirmed in a 72-28 vote Our Partners Targan Lallemand Lanxess Hamlet Protein Thermo Fisher Scientific