ISSN: 1937-4216
Released April 30, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Special Note
Annual March Survey prices paid data will no longer be published in the April
Agricultural Prices Report.
See
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/updateApr2015.p
df for details.
Historic Prices Received and Paid Index tables will only be published in
January. The current and revised indexes will continue to be posted to Quick
Stats each month.
March Farm Prices Received Index Increased 3 Points
The March Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 102, based on
2011=100, increased 3 points (3.0 percent) from February. At 86, the March
Crop Production Index is up 1 point (1.2 percent). At 117, the Livestock
Production Index increased 3 points (2.6 percent). Producers received higher
prices for broilers, eggs, cattle, and oranges but lower prices for milk,
wheat, soybeans, and apples. In addition to prices, the indexes are impacted
by the five-year average monthly mix of commodities producers market.
Increased monthly movement of cattle, strawberries, calves, and milk offset
the decreased marketing of cotton, soybeans, and hay.
The Prices Received Index is down 9 points (8.1 percent) from March 2014. The
Food Commodities Index, at 110, increased 3 points (2.8 percent) from the
previous month but decreased 12 points (9.8 percent) from March 2014.
March Prices Paid Index up 1 Point
The March Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes,
and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 110 (2011=100), is up 1 point (0.9 percent)
from February but is unchanged from March 2014. Higher prices in March for
feeder cattle, hay & forages, gasoline, and field crop seeds more than offset
lower prices for complete feeds, nitrogen, other services, and supplements.
Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes
2011 Base – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
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: March : February : March
Item : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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:
Prices received by farmers ……………: 111 99 102
:
Prices paid by farmers ……………….: 110 109 110
:
Ratio of prices received to prices paid ..: 101 91 93
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Contents
Prices Received by Farmers……………………………………………………………………… 4
Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons…………. 5
Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons…….. 5
Prices Received Indexes as a percent of 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups – United States:
2014 and 2015………………………………………………………………………………. 5
Prices Paid Indexes as a percent of 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups – United States: 2014 and 2015.. 6
Received and Paid Indexes, Annual Average – United States: 2011=100 Chart……………………………. 6
Crop Farm Received and Paid Indexes, All Items by Quarter –
United States: 2011=100 Chart………………………………………………………………… 7
Livestock Farm Received and Paid Indexes All Items by Quarter –
United States: 2011=100 Chart………………………………………………………………… 7
Received Indexes by Month, Livestock Product, All Product, and All Crop –
United States: 2011=100 Chart………………………………………………………………… 8
Received Indexes by Month, Food Grain, Feed Grain, and Oilseed –
United States: 2011=100 Chart………………………………………………………………… 8
Received Indexes by Month, Fruit & Tree Nut and Commercial Vegetable –
United States: 2011=100 Chart………………………………………………………………… 9
Received Indexes by Month, Meat Animal, Dairy Product, and Poultry & Egg –
United States: 2011=100 Chart………………………………………………………………… 9
Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons……………….. 10
Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons……………… 11
Prices Received for Corn by Month – United States Chart……………………………………………. 12
Prices Received for Wheat by Month – United States Chart…………………………………………… 12
Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month – United States Chart……………………………………. 13
Prices Received for Soybeans by Month – United States Chart………………………………………… 13
Prices Received for Cattle by Month – United States Chart………………………………………….. 14
Prices Received for Milk by Month – United States Chart……………………………………………. 14
Prices Received for Hogs by Month – United States Chart……………………………………………. 15
Prices Received for Poultry by Month – United States Chart…………………………………………. 15
Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month – United States: 2015 with Comparisons………. 16
Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month – United States: 2015 with Comparisons…………… 16
Prices Received for All Wheat – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons…………………. 17
Prices Received for Winter Wheat – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons………………. 17
Prices Received for Durum Wheat – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons……………….. 18
Prices Received for Spring Wheat – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons………………. 18
Prices Received for All Barley – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons………………… 19
Prices Received for Malting Barley – States: March 2015 with Comparisons…………………………….. 19
Prices Received for Feed Barley – States: March 2015 with Comparisons……………………………….. 19
Prices Received for Corn – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons……………………… 20
Prices Received for Soybeans – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons………………….. 20
Prices Received for Oats – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons……………………… 21
Prices Received for Sorghum Grain – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons……………… 21
Prices Received for Dry Beans – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons…………………. 22
Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons…………. 22
Prices Received for Sunflower – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons…………………. 23
Prices Received for Canola – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons……………………. 23
Prices Received for Flaxseed – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons………………….. 23
Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons… 24
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice – United States: March 2015
with Comparisons……………………………………………………………………………. 24
Prices Received for Hay by Type – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons……………….. 25
Prices Received for Apples – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons……………………. 25
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: March 2014……………….. 26
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: February 2015…………….. 27
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: March 2015……………….. 28
Prices Received for Potatoes – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons………………….. 29
Prices Received for All Milk – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons………………….. 30
Prices Received for Milk Cows – States and United States: April 2015 with Comparisons…………………. 31
Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons.. 32
Commodity Parity Prices – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons………………………………… 33
Marketing Year for Specified Commodities…………………………………………………………. 35
Prices Received for Broilers by Month – United States: 2009-2014……………………………………. 35
Prices Received for Turkeys by Month – United States: 2009-2014…………………………………….. 35
Prices Received for All Eggs by Month – United States: 2009-2014……………………………………. 36
Prices Received for Market Eggs by Month – United States: 2009-2014…………………………………. 36
Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month – States and United States: 2013…………………. 37
Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month – States and United States: 2014…………………. 38
Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test – States and United States: 2013…………. 39
Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test – States and United States: 2014…………. 40
Adjustment for Seasonal Variation – All Eggs and All Milk………………………………………….. 41
Prices Received for All Eggs Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month – United States: 2011-2014……….. 41
Prices Received for All Eggs as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month – United States: 2011-2014……….. 41
Prices Received for All Eggs Adjustment Factors by Month – United States: 2011-2014…………………… 41
Prices Received for All Milk Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month – United States: 2011-2014……….. 42
Prices Received for All Milk as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month – United States: 2011-2014……….. 42
Prices Received for All Milk Adjustment Factors by Month – United States: 2011-2014…………………… 42
Reliability of Prices Received Estimates…………………………………………………………. 43
Prices Paid by Farmers…………………………………………………………………………. 44
Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons…………….. 45
Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components – United States:
March 2015 with Comparisons………………………………………………………………….. 46
Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items –
United States: 2011=100 Chart………………………………………………………………… 47
Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages –
United States: 2011=100 Chart………………………………………………………………… 47
Paid Indexes by Farm Type, All Items – United States: 2011=100 Chart………………………………… 48
Paid Indexes by Origin, All Production Items – United States: 2011=100 Chart…………………………. 48
Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector, Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel –
United States: 2011=100 Chart………………………………………………………………… 49
Paid Indexes by Month, Feed and Replacement Livestock – United States: 2011=100 Chart…………………. 49
Feed Price Ratios – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons……………………………………… 50
Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons……….. 50
Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons………………………… 50
Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates…………………………………………………………….. 51
Information Contacts…………………………………………………………………………… 52
March Prices Received by Farmers
The March Prices Received Index for agricultural production is 102 percent of
its 2011 base, up 3.0 percent from the February index but 8.1 percent below
the March 2014 index.
Crop Production: The March index, at 86, increased 1.2 percent from February
but is 9.5 percent below March 2014. Index increases for vegetable & melon,
fruit & tree nut, and other crop production more than offset the index
decrease for food grain production.
Feed grain: The March index, at 64, is unchanged from last month but is
16 percent below a year ago. The corn price, at $3.81 per bushel, is up
2 cents from last month but is down 71 cents from March 2014. At
$8.00 per cwt, sorghum grain is 14 cents above February but 24 cents
below March a year earlier.
Food grain: At 82, the index for March is 2.4 percent lower than the
previous month and 17 percent below a year earlier. The March price for
all wheat, at $5.70 per bushel, is down 19 cents from February and is
$1.04 below March 2014.
Oilseed: At 79, the index for March is unchanged from February but is
27 percent lower than March 2014. The soybean price, at $9.84 per
bushel, decreased 8 cents from February and is $3.86 below March a year
earlier.
Fruit and tree nut: The March index, at 128, is up 3.2 percent from
February and 2.4 percent higher than a year earlier. The price increase
during March for oranges more than offset the price decrease for
apples.
Vegetable and melon: At 95, the index for March is up 9.2 percent from
the previous month but is down 2.1 percent from March 2014. Price
increases during March for lettuce and broccoli more than offset price
declines for tomatoes and sweet corn.
Other crop: The March index, at 83, is up 3.8 percent from the previous
month but is 11 percent below March 2014. The all hay price, at
$160 per ton, is up $5.00 from February but is $10.00 lower than
March 2014. At 59.9 cents per pound, the price for upland cotton is up
2.5 cents from February but is 21.8 cents below March 2014.
Livestock Production: The index for March, at 117, is 2.6 percent above the
previous month but is down 8.6 percent from March a year earlier. Compared
with a year ago, prices are higher for cattle, calves, and market eggs.
Prices for milk, hogs, and broilers are down from a year earlier. Turkey
prices are unchanged.
Meat animal: At 127, the March index is up 1.6 percent from the
previous month but is 0.8 percent lower than a year earlier. At $50.30
per cwt, the March hog price is down 10 cents from February and $31.60
lower than a year earlier. The March beef cattle price of $160 per cwt
is up $1.00 from the previous month and $12.00 higher than March 2014.
Dairy: The index for March, at 83, is down 1.2 percent from the
previous month and 34 percent lower than March a year earlier. The
March all milk price of $16.60 per cwt is down 20 cents from February
and $8.50 from March 2014.
Poultry and egg: At 133, the March index is up 12 percent from February
but is 0.7 percent below 2014. The March market egg price, at $1.41 per
dozen, increased 29.0 cents from February and is 36.0 cents above
March 2014. The March broiler price, at 59.0 cents per pound, is up
5.0 cents from February but is 6.0 cents below a year earlier. At
68.3 cents per pound, the March turkey price is up 1.4 cents from the
previous month but is unchanged from 2014.
Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base – United States:
March 2015 with Comparisons
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are
available at www.nass.usda.gov]
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: 2011 Base
:———————————–
: March : February : March
Index : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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: percent
:
Agricultural Production ……..: 111 99 102
Crop Production …………..: 95 85 86
Grains and oilseed ………: 88 73 72
Feed grain ……………: 76 64 64
Food grain ……………: 99 84 82
Oilseed ………………: 108 79 79
Fruit and tree nut ………: 125 124 128
Vegetable and melon ……..: 97 87 95
Other crop ……………..: 93 80 83
:
Livestock Production ………: 128 114 117
Meat animal …………….: 128 125 127
Cattle ……………….: 131 142 144
Hog ………………….: 123 76 76
Dairy ………………….: 125 84 83
Poultry and egg …………: 134 119 133
:
Food Commodity ……………..: 122 107 110
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Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base –
United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are
available at www.nass.usda.gov]
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: 1910 – 1914 Base
:———————————–
: March : February : March
Index : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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: percent
:
Agricultural Production ……..: 1148 1025 1055
Crop Production …………..: 830 737 748
Livestock Production ………: 1492 1322 1362
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Prices Received Indexes as a percent of 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups
– United States: 2014 and 2015
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at
www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not
yet begun]
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: 2011 Base
:—————————————————————
Month : Agricultural : Crop : Livestock : Food
: Production : Production : Production : Commodities
:—————————————————————
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: percent percent percent percent
:
January …….: 100 97 91 83 116 120 111 109
February ……: 107 99 95 85 121 114 117 107
March ………: 111 102 95 86 128 117 122 110
April ………: 115 99 131 125
May ………..: 115 100 130 125
June ……….: 113 99 128 122
July ……….: 110 93 133 120
August ……..: 110 92 130 121
September …..: 108 88 132 120
October …….: 100 81 135 113
November ……: 102 82 134 120
December ……: 101 83 127 115
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Prices Paid Indexes as a percent of 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups –
United States: 2014 and 2015
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at
www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not
yet begun]
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: 2011 Base
:—————————————————————
Month : All Items : : Crop : Livestock
: (PPITW) : Production : Sector : Sector
:—————————————————————
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: percent percent percent percent
:
January …….: 108 110 110 111 106 106 111 114
February ……: 109 109 110 111 107 106 112 113
March ………: 110 110 112 111 107 106 113 114
April ………: 112 114 108 116
May ………..: 113 115 108 117
June ……….: 113 116 108 119
July ……….: 113 115 108 118
August ……..: 112 114 107 117
September …..: 112 115 107 118
October …….: 112 114 107 117
November ……: 112 114 107 117
December ……: 111 114 106 117
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Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
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: 2011=100 : : :
Commodity : Base : March 2014 :February 2015 : March 2015
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:
Field crops :
Austrian winter peas ………dollars/cwt: 19.50 (S) (S) (D)
Barley, all ……………dollars/bushel: 4.79 5.94 5.21 4.78
Feed …………………dollars/bushel: 4.59 3.81 2.94 3.05
Malting ………………dollars/bushel: 4.83 6.30 5.67 5.33
Beans, dry edible …………dollars/cwt: 34.60 38.10 32.40 33.80
Canola …………………..dollars/cwt: 23.10 18.40 17.20 16.60
Chickpeas, all ……………dollars/cwt: 35.70 27.00 22.90 31.30
Large …………………..dollars/cwt: 39.20 27.60 28.50 34.80
Small …………………..dollars/cwt: 23.40 21.80 19.80 21.20
Corn ………………….dollars/bushel: 6.02 4.52 3.79 3.81
:
Cotton, Upland ………….dollars/pound: 0.880 0.817 0.574 0.599
Cottonseed ……………….dollars/ton: 131.00 (NA) 196.00 (NA)
Flaxseed ………………dollars/bushel: 14.20 13.50 11.50 11.50
Hay, all, baled …………..dollars/ton: 159.00 170.00 155.00 160.00
Alfalfa …………………dollars/ton: 176.00 193.00 172.00 172.00
Other …………………..dollars/ton: 119.00 142.00 127.00 136.00
Lentils ………………….dollars/cwt: 27.50 18.90 29.80 27.70
Oats ………………….dollars/bushel: 3.42 4.13 3.08 2.91
Peanuts, in-shell ……….dollars/pound: 0.252 0.250 0.223 0.225
Peas, dry edible ………….dollars/cwt: 13.60 13.40 12.20 12.30
:
Potatoes …………………dollars/cwt: 9.78 9.47 8.91 9.21
Rice, all ………………..dollars/cwt: 13.70 16.40 12.90 12.40
Long ……………………dollars/cwt: 12.30 15.50 11.80 11.30
Medium and short …………dollars/cwt: 18.40 19.30 17.80 17.40
Sorghum grain …………….dollars/cwt: 10.70 8.24 7.86 8.00
Soybeans ………………dollars/bushel: 12.50 13.70 9.92 9.84
Sunflowers, all …………..dollars/cwt: 29.00 21.60 20.60 22.20
:
Wheat, all …………….dollars/bushel: 7.44 6.74 5.89 5.70
Winter ……………….dollars/bushel: 6.93 6.92 5.70 5.55
Durum ………………..dollars/bushel: 9.22 6.69 10.10 9.54
Other spring ………….dollars/bushel: 8.33 6.56 5.55 5.53
Hard red winter ………dollars/bushel: 7.07 7.08 5.54 5.38
Soft red winter ………dollars/bushel: 6.77 6.30 5.48 5.13
Hard red spring ………dollars/bushel: 8.38 6.55 5.53 5.51
White ……………….dollars/bushel: 6.58 6.81 6.35 6.24
:
Fruits :
Citrus, equivalent on-tree :
Grapefruit ………………dollars/box: 7.47 5.60 4.83 4.87
Lemons ………………….dollars/box: 12.30 21.31 12.43 16.20
Oranges …………………dollars/box: 8.16 10.90 9.65 10.83
Tangelos ………………..dollars/box: 3.50 (S) (S) (S)
Tangerines and mandarins ….dollars/box: 15.30 26.29 (D) (D)
:
Noncitrus, fresh :
Apples 1/ ……………..dollars/pound: 0.325 (NA) 0.297 0.279
Grapes 1/ ……………….dollars/ton: 628.00 (NA) (S) (S)
Peaches 1/ ………………dollars/ton: 507.00 (NA) (S) (S)
Pears 1/ ………………..dollars/ton: 559.00 (NA) 731.00 652.00
Strawberries …………….dollars/cwt: 104.00 (NA) 101.00 63.60
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
1/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York (apples only), and
Washington (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices as sold for other states.
Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
[Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture’s
Agricultural Marketing Service]
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: 2011=100 : : :
Commodity : Base : March 2014 :February 2015 : March 2015
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:
Vegetables, fresh 1/ :
Asparagus ………………..dollars/cwt: 37.50 (NA) (NA) 113.00
Beans, snap 2/ ……………dollars/cwt: 69.00 (NA) 53.90 60.50
Broccoli …………………dollars/cwt: 41.60 (NA) 29.90 47.80
Cantaloupes 2/ ……………dollars/cwt: 16.50 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Carrots ………………….dollars/cwt: 30.80 (NA) 33.00 32.20
Cauliflower ………………dollars/cwt: 47.00 (NA) 40.10 85.10
Celery …………………..dollars/cwt: 22.50 (NA) 14.60 14.00
Corn, sweet ………………dollars/cwt: 30.70 (NA) 40.00 31.70
Cucumbers 2/ ……………..dollars/cwt: 18.70 (NA) 27.60 40.80
Lettuce ………………….dollars/cwt: 24.30 (NA) 15.20 19.10
Onions 3/ ………………..dollars/cwt: 11.90 (NA) 7.67 7.89
Tomatoes …………………dollars/cwt: 51.20 (NA) 49.40 44.20
:
Livestock :
Calves …………………..dollars/cwt: 142.00 216.00 277.00 290.00
Cattle, all beef ………….dollars/cwt: 115.00 148.00 159.00 160.00
Cows 4/ …………………dollars/cwt: 71.60 102.00 110.00 114.00
Steers and heifers ……….dollars/cwt: 117.00 150.00 161.00 162.00
Milk cows 5/ 6/ ………….dollars/head: 1420.00 1810.00 1990.00 1970.00
Hogs, all ………………..dollars/cwt: 66.50 81.90 50.40 50.30
Barrows and gilts ………..dollars/cwt: 66.80 82.00 50.80 50.70
Sows ……………………dollars/cwt: 57.90 79.30 39.70 38.20
:
Dairy and poultry :
Milk, all 7/ ……………..dollars/cwt: 20.10 25.10 16.80 16.60
Fat test ……………………percent: 3.71 3.77 3.82 3.78
Broilers, live 8/ ……….dollars/pound: 0.459 0.650 0.540 0.590
Eggs, all 9/ ……………dollars/dozen: 0.969 1.24 1.29 1.55
Market 9/ 10/ ………….dollars/dozen: 0.796 1.05 1.12 1.41
Turkeys, live 11/ ……….dollars/pound: 0.680 0.683 0.669 0.683
:
:
Adjusted for seasonal variation :
Eggs, all ………………dollars/dozen: 0.979 1.15 1.30 1.44
Seasonal factor ……………..percent: 101 108 100 108
Milk, all 7/ ……………..dollars/cwt: 20.20 25.50 16.80 16.80
Seasonal factor ……………..percent: 100 99 100 99
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Beginning January 2006, point of first sale. FOB shipping point for prior years.
2/ Monthly estimates began January 1995.
3/ Includes some processing.
4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.
5/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices available for January, April, July, and
October.
6/ Milk cow prices are for April 2014, January 2015, and April 2015.
7/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling
subsidies.
8/ Live weight equivalent price.
9/ Mid-month price.
10/ Also referred to as table eggs.
11/ Live weight equivalent price is used when actual live weight price is not available. Beginning
January 2011, price reflects FOB shipping point basis. Prior year price reflects delivered basis.
Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month – United States: 2015 with Comparisons
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: All wheat : Corn : Soybeans
Month :———————————————————————————————————–
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: dollars per bushel
:
January ….: 8.12 6.65 6.14 6.96 4.42 3.81 14.30 12.90 10.30
February …: 7.97 6.50 5.89 7.04 4.35 3.79 14.60 13.20 9.92
March ……: 7.79 6.74 5.70 7.13 4.52 3.81 14.60 13.70 9.84
April ……: 7.71 6.82 6.97 4.71 14.40 14.30
May ……..: 7.68 7.08 6.97 4.71 14.90 14.40
June …….: 7.37 6.50 6.97 4.50 15.10 14.30
July …….: 6.95 6.16 6.79 4.06 15.30 13.10
August …..: 6.88 5.98 6.21 3.63 14.10 12.40
September ..: 6.80 5.74 5.40 3.48 13.30 10.90
October ….: 6.94 5.71 4.63 3.56 12.50 9.97
November …: 6.85 6.05 4.37 3.58 12.70 10.20
December …: 6.73 6.11 4.41 3.78 13.00 10.30
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Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month – United States: 2015
with Comparisons
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Beef cattle 1/ : All hogs 2/
Month :———————————————————————–
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: dollars per cwt
:
January ..: 125.00 138.00 164.00 63.80 61.20 57.40
February .: 123.00 144.00 159.00 64.50 65.50 50.40
March ….: 125.00 148.00 160.00 59.20 81.90 50.30
April ….: 125.00 148.00 61.80 88.80
May ……: 126.00 146.00 68.60 82.80
June …..: 122.00 147.00 74.40 84.80
July …..: 120.00 156.00 75.80 93.30
August …: 121.00 158.00 74.20 83.20
September : 122.00 157.00 70.70 75.70
October ..: 127.00 161.00 68.50 77.00
November .: 130.00 167.00 63.60 66.70
December .: 130.00 164.00 61.50 64.30
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1/ Cows and steers & heifers.
2/ Barrows & gilts and sows.
Prices Received for All Wheat – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
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State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
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: dollars per bushel
:
Arizona …………: (D) (S) (S)
Arkansas ………..: (D) 5.96 4.81
California ………: (D) (D) (D)
Colorado ………..: 7.09 5.45 5.21
Idaho …………..: 7.48 6.03 6.13
Illinois ………..: 6.42 5.33 4.45
Indiana …………: 6.07 5.48 5.47
Kansas ………….: 7.14 5.35 5.20
Michigan ………..: 6.60 5.93 5.98
Minnesota ……….: 6.67 5.68 5.29
:
Missouri ………..: 6.51 4.95 4.65
Montana …………: 6.57 6.48 6.14
Nebraska ………..: 7.06 5.63 5.46
North Carolina …..: 5.64 5.43 5.23
North Dakota …….: 6.44 5.72 5.60
Ohio ……………: 6.38 5.47 5.29
Oklahoma ………..: 7.12 5.66 5.37
Oregon ………….: 6.86 6.60 6.73
South Dakota …….: 7.05 5.45 5.45
Texas …………..: 6.88 5.52 5.04
Washington ………: 6.97 6.37 6.23
:
United States ……: 6.74 5.89 5.70
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Winter Wheat – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per bushel
:
Arkansas ………..: (D) 5.96 4.81
California ………: (D) (D) (D)
Colorado ………..: 7.13 5.45 5.21
Idaho …………..: 7.44 5.95 6.01
Illinois ………..: 6.42 5.33 4.45
Indiana …………: 6.07 5.48 5.47
Kansas ………….: 7.14 5.35 5.20
Michigan ………..: 6.60 5.93 5.98
Minnesota ……….: (D) (D) (D)
Missouri ………..: 6.51 4.95 4.65
:
Montana …………: 6.83 5.85 5.57
Nebraska ………..: 7.06 5.63 5.46
North Carolina …..: 5.64 5.43 5.23
North Dakota …….: 6.39 4.22 3.92
Ohio ……………: 6.38 5.47 5.29
Oklahoma ………..: 7.12 5.66 5.37
Oregon ………….: 6.83 6.60 6.70
South Dakota …….: 6.72 5.24 5.12
Texas …………..: 6.88 5.52 5.04
Washington ………: 6.87 6.29 6.13
:
United States ……: 6.92 5.70 5.55
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Durum Wheat – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per bushel
:
Arizona …………: (D) (S) (S)
California ………: (S) (S) (S)
Idaho …………..: (S) (D) (D)
Montana …………: 6.55 10.80 10.20
North Dakota …….: 6.70 9.56 9.26
:
United States ……: 6.69 10.10 9.54
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Spring Wheat – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per bushel
:
Colorado ………..: (D) (D) (D)
Idaho …………..: 7.63 6.15 6.59
Minnesota ……….: 6.67 5.69 5.29
Montana …………: 6.42 5.91 6.01
North Dakota …….: 6.40 5.25 5.30
Oregon ………….: 7.08 6.65 6.94
South Dakota …….: 7.19 5.59 5.63
Washington ………: 7.48 6.84 6.78
:
United States ……: 6.56 5.55 5.53
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for All Barley – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per bushel
:
California ………: (D) (S) (S)
Colorado ………..: (D) (D) (S)
Idaho …………..: (D) 5.49 4.69
Minnesota ……….: (D) 5.43 5.24
Montana …………: 6.14 5.05 4.65
North Dakota …….: 5.88 5.20 4.94
Oregon ………….: 3.84 (D) (D)
Utah ……………: 4.08 (D) (D)
Washington ………: 3.78 3.97 3.53
Wyoming …………: (D) (D) (D)
:
United States ……: 5.94 5.21 4.78
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Malting Barley – States: March 2015 with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per bushel
:
Idaho …………..: 6.72 6.13 5.85
Minnesota ……….: (D) 5.33 5.25
Montana …………: 6.27 5.82 5.65
North Dakota …….: 6.10 5.38 5.11
Wyoming …………: (D) (D) (D)
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Feed Barley – States: March 2015 with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per bushel
:
Idaho …………..: 4.45 2.82 3.67
Minnesota ……….: (D) (D) (D)
Montana …………: 3.38 2.43 2.71
North Dakota …….: 3.64 2.87 2.80
Wyoming …………: (S) (S) (D)
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Corn – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per bushel
:
Colorado ………..: 4.65 3.78 3.94
Illinois ………..: 4.56 3.77 3.80
Indiana …………: 4.68 3.93 3.94
Iowa ……………: 4.55 3.79 3.83
Kansas ………….: 4.67 3.82 3.91
Kentucky ………..: 4.79 4.13 4.20
Michigan ………..: 4.47 3.69 3.74
Minnesota ……….: 4.35 3.65 3.66
Missouri ………..: 4.71 3.70 3.76
Nebraska ………..: 4.46 3.90 3.88
:
North Carolina …..: 5.11 4.63 4.56
North Dakota …….: 3.94 3.39 3.30
Ohio ……………: 4.57 3.95 3.93
Pennsylvania …….: 4.87 4.07 4.08
South Dakota …….: 4.10 3.43 3.44
Tennessee ……….: 4.83 4.06 4.18
Texas …………..: 5.14 4.53 4.46
Wisconsin ……….: 4.47 3.77 3.72
:
United States ……: 4.52 3.79 3.81
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Prices Received for Soybeans – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per bushel
:
Arkansas ………..: 14.00 10.50 10.30
Illinois ………..: 13.80 10.10 10.10
Indiana …………: 13.90 10.20 10.10
Iowa ……………: 13.70 9.92 9.76
Kansas ………….: 13.50 9.61 9.39
Kentucky ………..: 13.80 10.20 10.30
Louisiana ……….: 13.70 11.40 10.70
Michigan ………..: 13.80 9.88 9.91
Minnesota ……….: 13.30 9.78 9.52
Mississippi ……..: 14.00 10.50 10.30
:
Missouri ………..: 14.00 9.91 9.96
Nebraska ………..: 13.70 9.60 9.53
North Carolina …..: 14.10 10.00 10.10
North Dakota …….: 12.70 9.10 9.06
Ohio ……………: 14.10 10.30 10.10
South Dakota …….: 13.10 9.30 9.22
Tennessee ……….: 13.90 10.40 11.10
Wisconsin ……….: 13.40 10.00 9.72
:
United States ……: 13.70 9.92 9.84
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Prices Received for Oats – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per bushel
:
Illinois ………..: (S) (D) (S)
Iowa ……………: 4.92 4.26 3.27
Michigan ………..: 4.74 (D) 3.25
Minnesota ……….: 3.96 2.99 3.08
Montana …………: (S) (D) (S)
Nebraska ………..: 4.01 3.39 (D)
New York ………..: (D) (D) (D)
North Dakota …….: 3.56 2.26 2.25
Oregon ………….: (D) (S) (S)
Pennsylvania …….: 4.05 4.26 4.03
South Dakota …….: 3.68 3.20 2.67
Texas …………..: (S) (S) (S)
Wisconsin ……….: 4.61 3.58 3.29
:
United States ……: 4.13 3.08 2.91
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Sorghum Grain – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per cwt
:
Arkansas ………..: (D) 7.66 (D)
Illinois ………..: 8.23 (D) (D)
Kansas ………….: 8.01 7.87 8.04
Louisiana ……….: (D) 7.57 (D)
Missouri ………..: 8.40 7.53 7.63
Nebraska ………..: 7.82 8.05 8.14
Oklahoma ………..: 8.23 8.02 7.89
Texas …………..: 8.96 7.69 7.76
:
United States ……: 8.24 7.86 8.00
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Dry Beans – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per cwt
:
California ………: 54.60 69.20 59.80
Colorado ………..: 35.20 (D) 23.40
Idaho …………..: 30.00 28.70 30.00
Michigan ………..: (D) 40.40 46.20
Minnesota ……….: (D) (D) 46.70
Nebraska ………..: 54.00 34.90 (D)
North Dakota …….: 31.30 26.10 24.40
:
United States ……: 38.10 32.40 33.80
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per pound
:
Alabama …………: (D) 0.211 0.208
Florida …………: 0.254 0.216 0.214
Georgia …………: 0.238 0.206 0.212
Mississippi ……..: (S) 0.210 (S)
New Mexico ………: 0.264 (S) 0.310
North Carolina …..: 0.262 0.254 0.271
Oklahoma ………..: 0.274 (S) 0.239
South Carolina …..: 0.251 0.228 0.268
Texas …………..: 0.361 0.349 0.238
Virginia ………..: (D) (S) 0.269
:
United States ……: 0.250 0.223 0.225
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Sunflower – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per cwt
:
Colorado ………..: (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ………….: 24.60 23.40 22.20
Minnesota ……….: (D) (S) (D)
North Dakota …….: 22.90 22.10 23.00
South Dakota …….: 19.10 18.70 19.50
:
United States ……: 21.60 20.60 22.20
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Canola – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per cwt
:
Minnesota ……….: (D) (S) (S)
North Dakota …….: 18.40 17.20 16.60
:
United States ……: 18.40 17.20 16.60
——————————————————————————–
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Flaxseed – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
——————————————————————————–
State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per bushel
:
North Dakota …….: 13.50 11.50 11.50
:
United States ……: 13.50 11.50 11.50
——————————————————————————–
Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
[Cottonseed marketing year August – February]
——————————————————————————————————–
: Cotton, Upland : Cottonseed
State :———————————————————————————–
: March : February : March : March : February : March
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
——————————————————————————————————–
: ——– dollars per pound ——– ——– dollars per ton ——-
:
Alabama …………: 0.836 0.634 0.648 (NA) (S) (NA)
Arizona …………: (D) 0.645 (D) (NA) 286.00 (NA)
Arkansas ………..: 0.735 0.623 (D) (NA) (S) (NA)
California ………: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (S) (NA)
Georgia …………: 0.846 0.638 0.646 (NA) 167.00 (NA)
Louisiana ……….: (D) 0.653 0.640 (NA) (S) (NA)
Mississippi ……..: (D) 0.626 0.648 (NA) (S) (NA)
North Carolina …..: 0.839 0.629 0.648 (NA) (S) (NA)
Tennessee ……….: (D) 0.617 0.599 (NA) (S) (NA)
Texas …………..: 0.789 0.541 0.527 (NA) 182.00 (NA)
:
United States ……: 0.817 0.574 0.599 (NA) 196.00 (NA)
——————————————————————————————————–
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice – United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
———————————————————————————————–
Item : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
———————————————————————————————–
:
Cotton, Upland :
Average price ……dollars/pound: 0.817 0.574 0.599
Marketings 1/ ……..1,000 bales: 460 1,827 570
:
Rice, all :
Average price ……..dollars/cwt: 16.40 12.90 12.40
Marketings 2/ ……….1,000 cwt: 12,694 12,269 13,983
:
Rice, long :
Average price ……..dollars/cwt: 15.50 11.80 11.30
Marketings 2/ ……….1,000 cwt: 9,729 10,143 11,423
:
Rice, medium and short :
California :
Average price ……..dollars/cwt: 20.60 21.80 20.50
:
Other States 3/ :
Average price ……..dollars/cwt: 16.10 14.90 14.90
:
United States :
Average price ……..dollars/cwt: 19.30 17.80 17.40
Marketings 2/ ……….1,000 cwt: 2,965 2,126 2,560
———————————————————————————————–
1/ Marketings based on a survey of cotton buyers in the major producing States – Alabama,
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee,
and Texas.
2/ Purchases by private firms and rice (rough equivalent) shipped by cooperatives.
3/ Other States include Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas.
Prices Received for Hay by Type – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
————————————————————————————————————————–
: All hay : Alfalfa hay : Other hay
State :———————————————————————————————————–
: March : February : March : March : February : March : March : February : March
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
————————————————————————————————————————–
: dollars per ton
:
Arizona ……: 215.00 200.00 200.00 215.00 200.00 200.00 210.00 195.00 165.00
California …: 223.00 187.00 186.00 230.00 190.00 190.00 200.00 170.00 160.00
Colorado …..: 225.00 194.00 194.00 225.00 195.00 195.00 225.00 190.00 190.00
Idaho ……..: 194.00 179.00 169.00 195.00 180.00 170.00 170.00 165.00 160.00
Illinois …..: 179.00 169.00 158.00 190.00 180.00 170.00 130.00 120.00 110.00
Iowa ………: 164.00 129.00 129.00 180.00 140.00 140.00 115.00 94.00 96.00
Kansas …….: 128.00 132.00 118.00 172.00 142.00 134.00 92.00 101.00 82.00
Kentucky …..: 121.00 128.00 139.00 195.00 205.00 210.00 95.00 105.00 110.00
Michigan …..: 149.00 173.00 163.00 170.00 190.00 170.00 125.00 130.00 140.00
Minnesota ….: 175.00 103.00 111.00 189.00 114.00 120.00 127.00 79.00 80.00
:
Missouri …..: 107.00 93.00 95.00 195.00 165.00 165.00 80.00 85.00 80.00
Montana ……: 134.00 124.00 124.00 140.00 125.00 125.00 110.00 120.00 115.00
Nebraska …..: 122.00 93.00 91.00 133.00 95.00 94.00 104.00 88.00 85.00
Nevada …….: 228.00 224.00 215.00 229.00 225.00 215.00 217.00 200.00 210.00
New Mexico …: 230.00 219.00 193.00 245.00 230.00 200.00 180.00 140.00 140.00
New York …..: 164.00 131.00 166.00 185.00 225.00 225.00 164.00 130.00 165.00
North Dakota .: 94.00 87.00 80.00 101.00 89.00 84.00 70.00 58.00 59.00
Ohio ………: 160.00 138.00 140.00 185.00 175.00 180.00 140.00 120.00 110.00
Oklahoma …..: 107.00 137.00 137.00 178.00 191.00 207.00 93.00 79.00 74.00
Oregon …….: 212.00 210.00 203.00 225.00 220.00 210.00 180.00 200.00 185.00
:
Pennsylvania .: 188.00 230.00 241.00 204.00 238.00 244.00 183.00 225.00 240.00
South Dakota .: 120.00 108.00 109.00 127.00 111.00 113.00 100.00 89.00 92.00
Texas ……..: 111.00 98.00 98.00 244.00 234.00 228.00 83.00 72.00 71.00
Utah ………: 175.00 180.00 170.00 175.00 180.00 170.00 140.00 145.00 135.00
Washington …: 192.00 197.00 197.00 180.00 200.00 200.00 215.00 190.00 190.00
Wisconsin ….: 175.00 117.00 116.00 190.00 125.00 125.00 128.00 88.00 88.00
Wyoming ……: 168.00 131.00 127.00 170.00 135.00 130.00 150.00 120.00 110.00
:
United States : 170.00 155.00 160.00 193.00 172.00 172.00 142.00 127.00 136.00
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Prices Received for Apples – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
[Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York, and
Washington. Prices at point of first sale for other States]
——————————————————————————–
: Apples, fresh use
State :———————————————————–
: March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per pound
:
California ………: (NA) (NA) (NA)
Michigan ………..: (NA) 0.285 0.300
New York ………..: (NA) 0.270 0.260
Pennsylvania …….: (NA) 0.400 0.380
Virginia ………..: (NA) 0.280 0.280
Washington ………: (NA) 0.296 0.279
:
United States ……: (NA) 0.297 0.279
——————————————————————————–
(NA) Not available.
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: March 2014
[Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85;
tangelos-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95]
—————————————————————————————————————————————
: : Equivalent returns
Commodity, : FOB :———————————————————————————–
State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree
and type : fresh :———————————————————————————–
: : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process
—————————————————————————————————————————————
: dollars per box
:
Grapefruit :
California 1/ …………………: 18.00 11.21 11.21 (D) 8.99 8.99 (D)
Florida ………………………: 25.40 8.30 14.59 5.80 5.46 12.34 2.72
White ………………………: 29.60 7.96 18.65 7.10 5.20 16.45 4.30
Colored …………………….: 25.00 8.45 14.25 5.00 5.57 12.00 1.75
Texas ………………………..: 25.00 6.81 13.40 1.60 5.28 11.79 0.14
:
United States …………………: 24.40 8.42 14.15 5.80 5.60 11.91 2.72
:
Lemons :
Arizona ………………………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
California ……………………: 46.10 27.21 36.84 (D) 21.54 30.82 (D)
:
United States …………………: 46.00 26.97 36.76 (D) 21.31 30.74 (D)
:
Oranges :
California ……………………: 35.10 19.03 25.94 (D) 16.42 23.38 (D)
Navel and miscellaneous ………: 35.30 19.08 26.13 (D) 16.48 23.57 (D)
Valencia ……………………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Florida ………………………: 26.20 10.60 15.05 10.20 7.89 12.25 7.50
Early and mids ………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Valencia ……………………: 26.20 10.60 15.05 10.20 7.89 12.25 7.50
:
United States …………………: 33.60 13.58 24.07 8.82 10.90 21.47 6.12
:
Tangelos :
Florida ………………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States …………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
Tangerines and mandarins :
Arizona ………………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
California ……………………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Florida ………………………: 35.50 15.82 22.10 8.10 11.89 18.55 3.70
:
United States …………………: 43.20 29.37 34.09 3.82 26.29 31.26 -0.56
—————————————————————————————————————————————
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales.
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: February 2015
[Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85;
tangelos-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95]
—————————————————————————————————————————————
: : Equivalent returns
Commodity, : FOB :———————————————————————————–
State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree
and type : fresh :———————————————————————————–
: : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process
—————————————————————————————————————————————
: dollars per box
:
Grapefruit :
California 1/ …………………: 18.50 11.57 11.57 (D) 9.31 9.31 (D)
Florida ………………………: 21.90 7.12 11.16 4.43 4.30 8.92 1.23
White ………………………: 23.90 8.10 12.95 6.40 5.16 10.75 3.20
Colored …………………….: 21.60 6.82 10.85 3.65 4.04 8.60 0.45
Texas ………………………..: 23.30 8.13 11.70 1.60 6.57 10.09 0.14
:
United States …………………: 22.10 7.41 11.32 4.11 4.83 9.22 1.10
:
Lemons :
Arizona ………………………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
California ……………………: 47.10 18.11 37.65 (D) 12.69 31.51 (D)
:
United States …………………: 46.80 17.84 37.40 (D) 12.43 31.26 (D)
:
Oranges :
California ……………………: 28.70 16.09 19.35 (D) 13.45 16.74 (D)
Navel and miscellaneous ………: 28.70 16.09 19.35 (D) 13.45 16.74 (D)
Valencia ……………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
Florida ………………………: 27.30 10.29 16.15 10.10 7.78 13.55 7.60
Early and mids ………………: 27.30 10.29 16.15 10.10 7.78 13.55 7.60
Valencia ……………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States …………………: 28.60 12.20 19.12 9.32 9.65 16.51 6.80
:
Tangelos ……………………….:
Florida ………………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States …………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
Tangerines and mandarins :
Arizona ………………………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
California ……………………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Florida ………………………: 45.40 24.14 32.00 6.65 20.33 28.45 2.25
:
United States …………………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales.
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: March 2015
[Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85;
tangelos-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95]
—————————————————————————————————————————————
: : Equivalent returns
Commodity, : FOB :———————————————————————————–
State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree
and type : fresh :———————————————————————————–
: : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process
—————————————————————————————————————————————
: dollars per box
:
Grapefruit :
California 1/ …………………: 18.00 11.07 11.07 (D) 8.81 8.81 (D)
Florida ………………………: 22.60 7.40 11.78 5.56 4.48 9.54 2.36
White ………………………: 24.80 7.01 13.85 6.05 3.93 11.65 2.85
Colored …………………….: 22.30 7.53 11.55 5.35 4.66 9.30 2.15
Texas ………………………..: 22.40 6.99 10.80 1.60 5.45 9.19 0.14
:
United States …………………: 21.90 7.53 11.44 5.14 4.87 9.35 2.13
:
Lemons :
Arizona ………………………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
California ……………………: 45.70 22.02 36.25 (D) 16.43 30.11 (D)
:
United States …………………: 45.60 21.78 36.17 (D) 16.20 30.03 (D)
:
Oranges :
California ……………………: 28.10 15.08 18.75 (D) 12.43 16.14 (D)
Navel and miscellaneous ………: 28.10 15.12 18.75 (D) 12.48 16.14 (D)
Valencia ……………………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Florida ………………………: 27.50 11.94 16.35 11.60 9.23 13.55 8.90
Early and mids ………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Valencia ……………………: 27.50 11.94 16.35 11.60 9.23 13.55 8.90
:
United States …………………: 28.10 13.51 18.55 9.66 10.83 15.93 6.94
:
Tangelos :
Florida ………………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States …………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
Tangerines and mandarins :
Arizona ………………………: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
California ……………………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Florida ………………………: 45.00 23.25 31.60 6.55 19.42 28.05 2.15
:
United States …………………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales.
Prices Received for Potatoes – States and United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
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State : March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per cwt
:
California :
Spring ………..: (S) (S) (S)
Fall ………….: 9.95 9.50 9.40
All 1/ ………..: 9.95 9.50 9.40
Colorado :
Fresh 2/ ………: 9.70 9.45 9.00
All 1/ ………..: 9.00 8.65 8.45
:
Florida …………: (D) 21.50 17.80
Idaho :
Fresh 2/ ………: 6.50 5.70 5.35
Processing …….: 7.70 7.75 7.85
All 1/ ………..: 7.80 7.05 7.75
Maine …………..: 11.20 (D) (D)
Michigan ………..: 12.90 (D) (D)
Minnesota ……….: 10.00 10.00 9.20
New York ………..: 14.40 (D) (D)
North Carolina …..: (S) (S) (S)
:
North Dakota :
Fresh 2/ ………: 10.10 (D) (D)
Processing …….: 9.35 (D) (D)
All 1/ ………..: 9.80 (D) (D)
Oregon ………….: 9.05 7.95 9.60
Texas …………..: (S) (D) (D)
Virginia ………..: (S) (S) (S)
:
Washington :
Processing …….: 8.55 8.05 8.15
All 1/ ………..: 9.10 8.60 8.50
Wisconsin :
Fresh 2/ ………: 11.00 10.50 9.90
Processing …….: 9.60 9.45 8.90
All 1/ ………..: 10.60 10.70 10.80
:
United States :
Fresh 2/ ………: 10.25 8.92 8.72
Processing …….: 8.58 8.47 8.59
All 1/ ………..: 9.47 8.91 9.21
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
1/ Average price of potatoes sold for all uses, including table stock,
processing, seed, and livestock feed.
2/ Fresh market prices only. Includes table stock prices.
Prices Received for All Milk – States and United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
[Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes
hauling subsidies]
—————————————————————————————————-
: March 2014 : February 2015 : March 2015
State :——————————————————————————-
: Price :Fat test : Price :Fat test : Price : Fat test
—————————————————————————————————-
:dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent
:
Arizona …………: 24.10 3.44 15.50 3.48 15.20 3.42
California ………: 23.62 3.70 14.72 3.76 14.92 3.70
Colorado ………..: 24.80 3.59 17.70 3.65 17.30 3.64
Florida …………: 28.50 3.59 21.20 3.64 20.20 3.55
Idaho …………..: 24.30 3.78 16.40 3.82 16.40 3.81
Illinois ………..: 25.80 3.85 17.70 3.84 17.50 3.84
Indiana …………: 25.40 3.77 17.10 3.84 16.70 3.82
Iowa ……………: 25.80 3.82 17.10 3.83 17.10 3.80
Kansas ………….: 25.40 3.76 17.20 3.84 16.70 3.74
Michigan ………..: 25.20 3.78 16.60 3.81 16.20 3.78
:
Minnesota ……….: 26.10 3.93 17.70 3.94 17.10 3.89
New Mexico ………: 23.50 3.55 16.00 3.67 15.70 3.62
New York ………..: 26.50 3.85 17.90 3.91 17.60 3.87
Ohio ……………: 25.70 3.87 17.80 3.92 17.50 3.90
Oregon ………….: 27.00 3.91 18.00 3.87 17.90 3.87
Pennsylvania …….: 26.30 3.81 18.30 3.83 17.70 3.80
South Dakota …….: 26.00 3.98 18.50 4.06 18.20 4.06
Texas …………..: 26.10 3.86 17.60 3.94 17.20 3.93
Utah ……………: 24.10 3.76 16.50 3.76 16.40 3.74
Vermont …………: 26.30 3.86 18.30 3.98 17.90 3.94
:
Virginia ………..: 27.70 3.73 19.20 3.79 18.30 3.73
Washington ………: 25.90 3.91 16.80 3.87 16.40 3.87
Wisconsin ……….: 25.70 3.81 17.70 3.84 17.60 3.81
:
United States ……: 25.10 3.77 16.80 3.82 16.60 3.78
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Prices Received for Milk Cows – States and United States: April 2015
with Comparisons
[Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Quarterly United States milk cow
prices are based on revised milk cow inventory]
——————————————————————————–
State : April 2014 : January 2015 : April 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per head
:
Arizona …………: 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
California ………: 1,800.00 1,800.00 2,000.00
Colorado ………..: 2,000.00 2,100.00 2,100.00
Florida …………: 1,800.00 2,170.00 2,100.00
Idaho …………..: 1,950.00 2,000.00 1,900.00
Illinois ………..: 1,750.00 2,100.00 2,000.00
Indiana …………: 1,750.00 2,100.00 1,900.00
Iowa ……………: 1,850.00 2,030.00 1,950.00
Kansas ………….: 1,750.00 2,100.00 1,950.00
Michigan ………..: 1,850.00 2,200.00 2,100.00
:
Minnesota ……….: 1,830.00 1,870.00 1,860.00
New Mexico ………: 1,750.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
New York ………..: 1,660.00 1,910.00 1,820.00
Ohio ……………: 1,700.00 2,000.00 1,850.00
Oregon ………….: 1,700.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
Pennsylvania …….: 1,800.00 2,000.00 1,890.00
South Dakota …….: 1,750.00 1,980.00 1,840.00
Texas …………..: 1,800.00 2,100.00 2,000.00
Utah ……………: 1,750.00 1,900.00 1,900.00
Vermont …………: 1,760.00 1,980.00 1,880.00
:
Virginia ………..: 1,770.00 2,060.00 1,930.00
Washington ………: 1,700.00 1,950.00 1,850.00
Wisconsin ……….: 1,900.00 2,160.00 2,080.00
:
United States ……: 1,810.00 1,990.00 1,970.00
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Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price – United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
[Parity prices are computed under the provisions of Title III, Subtitle a, Section 301 (a) of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, and 1956.
See January “Agricultural Prices” for details on adjusted base price and parity price computations.
Parity data not available for blank cells. Primary source of data for livestock and milk prices is
United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service]
—————————————————————————————————-
: : Parity price : Price as percent
:Adjusted : : of parity
Commodity and unit : base :———————————————————–
: price : March :February : March : March :February : March
: : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
—————————————————————————————————-
: ————- dollars ————- ——- percent ——-
:
Basic commodities :
All wheat …………bushel: 0.624 17.90 18.40 18.50 38 32 31
Rice ………………..cwt: 1.34 38.40 39.50 39.80 43 33 31
Corn ……………..bushel: 0.444 12.90 13.10 13.20 35 29 29
Cotton :
Upland …………..pound: 0.066 1.95 1.94 1.96 42 30 31
American Pima …….pound: 0.136 3.99 4.01 4.04 43 39 39
Peanuts ……………pound: 0.024 0.727 0.707 0.713 34 32 32
Small chickpeas ……cwt 4/: 2.200 (NA) 64.80 65.30 (NA) 31 32
Large chickpeas ……cwt 4/: 3.330 (NA) 98.10 98.90 (NA) 29 35
Lentils …………..cwt 4/: 2.280 (NA) 67.10 67.70 (NA) 44 41
:
Designated nonbasic :
All milk, to plants 1/ …cwt: 1.83 52.70 53.90 54.30 48 31 31
Honey, extracted 2/ …pound: 0.150 4.28 4.42 4.45 50 48 48
:
Wool and mohair :
Wool ………………pound: 0.117 3.17 3.45 3.47 46 42 42
Mohair …………….pound: 0.378 10.20 11.10 11.20 41 44 43
:
Other nonbasic :
Apples, fresh 3/ ……pound: 0.033 0.989 0.972 0.980 36 31 28
Barley ……………bushel: 0.467 13.10 13.80 13.90 45 38 34
Canola ………………cwt: 1.880 54.70 55.40 55.80 34 31 30
Cottonseed …………..ton: 19.20 556.00 565.00 570.00 41 35 34
Dry edible beans ……..cwt: 3.25 93.10 95.70 96.50 41 34 35
Flaxseed ………….bushel: 1.170 33.50 34.50 34.70 40 33 33
Oats ……………..bushel: 0.295 8.26 8.69 8.76 50 35 33
Potatoes …………….cwt: 0.846 24.30 24.90 25.10 39 36 37
Sorghum grain ………..cwt: 0.757 21.80 22.30 22.50 38 35 36
Soybeans ………….bushel: 1.080 30.80 31.80 32.10 44 31 31
Sunflower, all ……….cwt: 2.13 61.70 62.70 63.20 35 33 35
:
Citrus (equivalent on-tree) :
Grapefruit …………..box: 0.777 21.10 22.90 23.10 27 21 21
Lemons ………………box: 1.49 39.60 43.90 44.20 54 28 37
Oranges ……………..box: 0.806 22.40 23.70 23.90 49 41 45
Tangerines …………..box: 1.75 46.80 51.50 52.00 56 23 28
:
Livestock and poultry :
Beef cattle ………….cwt: 10.80 303.00 318.00 321.00 49 50 50
Calves ………………cwt: 15.30 416.00 451.00 454.00 52 61 64
Hogs ………………..cwt: 5.81 168.00 171.00 172.00 49 29 29
Eggs 1/ ……………dozen: 0.094 2.68 2.77 2.79 43 47 52
Turkeys, live ………pound: 0.061 1.750 1.800 1.810 39 37 38
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Seasonally adjusted price as percentage of parity price.
2/ Wholesale extracted. Adjusted base price derived from state annual averages prices weighted by
production. For 1982 through 1985 the national averages are the support prices.
3/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Price at
point of first sale for other states.
Commodity Parity Prices – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
[Parity prices are computed under the provisions of Title III, Subtitle a, Section 301 (a) of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, and 1956.
See January “Agricultural Prices” for details on adjusted base price and parity
price computations]
————————————————————————————————–
: : Parity price
: Adjusted : : :
Commodity and unit : base :—————————————–
: price : March : February : March
: : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
————————————————————————————————–
: dollars
:
Field crops and miscellaneous :
Hops …………………………pound: 0.325 9.25 9.57 9.65
Mustard seed ……………………cwt: 3.07 87.00 90.40 91.10
Rapeseed ……………………….cwt: 2.43 66.60 71.60 72.10
Rye …………………………bushel: 0.614 17.00 18.10 18.20
Safflower ………………………cwt: 2.16 60.80 63.60 64.10
Spearmint oil …………………pound: 1.64 46.50 48.30 48.70
Sweet potatoes ………………….cwt: 2.08 60.80 61.30 61.80
:
Tobacco :
Flue-cured, 11-14 ……………pound: 0.181 5.38 5.33 5.37
Fire-cured, 21-23 ……………pound: 0.259 7.77 7.63 7.69
Burley, 31 ………………….pound: 0.181 5.47 5.33 5.37
Maryland, 32 ………………..pound: 0.171 4.92 5.04 5.08
Dark air-cured, 35-37 ………..pound: 0.234 6.98 6.89 6.95
Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 …….pound: 0.181 5.32 5.33 5.37
Cigar binder, 51 …………….pound: 0.632 18.40 18.60 18.80
:
:
Noncitrus fruit :
Apples, processing 1/ 2/ …………ton: 18.10 527.00 533.00 537.00
Apricots :
Fresh 3/ ……………………..ton: 119.00 3,350.00 3,500.00 3,530.00
Dried (California) …………….ton: 257.00 7,450.00 7,570.00 7,630.00
Avocados 2/ 3/ ………………….ton: 183.00 5,380.00 5,390.00 5,430.00
Cherries :
Sweet ………………………..ton: 215.00 6,110.00 6,330.00 6,380.00
Tart 2/ …………………….pound: 0.033 0.960 0.972 0.980
Cranberry 2/ 4/ ………………barrel: 4.44 138.00 131.00 132.00
Dates (California) 3/ ……………ton: 152.00 4,680.00 4,480.00 4,510.00
:
Grapes (California) :
Raisin variety 5/ ……………..ton: 144.00 4,040.00 4,240.00 4,280.00
Wine, processing ………………ton: 66.60 (NA) 1,960.00 1,980.00
Kiwifruit 2/ ……………………ton: 90.00 2,310.00 2,650.00 2,670.00
Nectarines, fresh (California) 3/ …ton: 60.90 1,600.00 1,790.00 1,810.00
Olives, canning (California) 4/ …..ton: 95.60 2,650.00 2,820.00 2,840.00
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See footnote(s) at end of table. –continued
Commodity Parity Prices – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons (continued)
[Parity prices are computed under the provisions of Title III, Subtitle a, Section 301 (a) of
the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, and
1956. See January “Agricultural Prices” for details on adjusted base price and parity
price computations]
————————————————————————————————
: : Parity price
:Adjusted : : :
Commodity and unit : base :——————————————–
: price : March : February : March
: : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
————————————————————————————————
: dollars
:
Noncitrus fruit – continued :
Papayas (Hawaii) ……………..pound: 0.041 1.11 1.21 1.22
Peaches :
Fresh 4/ 6/ ………………….ton: 87.00 2,370.00 2,560.00 2,580.00
Dried (California) 1/ 5/ ………ton: 46.50 1,400.00 1,370.00 1,380.00
Processing, excludes dried :
Clingstone (California) 4/ ….ton: 33.50 945.00 987.00 995.00
:
Pears, Fresh 6/ ………………..ton: 57.70 1,630.00 1,700.00 1,710.00
Plums (California) equivalent on-tree :
Fresh 7/ …………………….ton: 62.30 1,710.00 1,830.00 1,850.00
Processing …………………..ton: 16.90 256.00 498.00 502.00
Prunes, dried (California) 1/ 2/ 5/ ton: 157.00 4,310.00 4,620.00 4,660.00
Prunes and plums :
Fresh, excludes California 7/ ….ton: 62.90 1,830.00 1,850.00 1,870.00
Processing, excludes dried 1/ ….ton: 23.90 675.00 704.00 710.00
Strawberries :
Fresh 10/ ………………….pound: 9.040 256.00 266.00 268.00
Processing …………………pound: 3.380 95.40 99.50 100.00
Sugar crops :
Sugarbeets 2/ 8/ ……………..ton: 5.34 158.00 157.00 159.00
Sugarcane 2/ 8/ ………………ton: 3.55 103.00 105.00 105.00
:
Tree nuts 9/ :
Almonds ……………………..pound: 0.236 6.20 6.95 7.01
Hazelnuts ……………………..ton: 222.00 5,760.00 6,540.00 6,590.00
Pistachios …………………..pound: 0.227 5.76 6.69 6.74
Walnuts ……………………….ton: 223.00 4,970.00 6,570.00 6,620.00
:
Vegetables, fresh 10/ :
Carrots 11/ ……………………cwt: 2.63 75.60 77.50 78.10
Cauliflower 11/ ………………..cwt: 4.17 118.00 123.00 124.00
Celery 11/ …………………….cwt: 1.99 57.00 58.60 59.10
Honeydew melons ………………..cwt: 1.98 56.40 58.30 58.80
Lettuce ……………………….cwt: 2.17 60.80 63.90 64.40
Onions 11/ …………………….cwt: 1.41 40.10 41.50 41.90
Tomatoes ………………………cwt: 4.21 125.00 124.00 125.00
————————————————————————————————
1/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door.
2/ Adjusted base price is carried forward from the previous year since current marketing year
average price is not yet available.
3/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse door.
4/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point.
5/ Dried basis.
6/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (apples only), Oregon (except
peaches), and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states.
7/ Based on “as sold” prices for fresh fruit in all states.
8/ Relates to prices including abverage conditional payments per ton made under the sugar acts
of 1937 and 1948. Crop deficiency and abandonment payments not included.
9/ Prices In-Shell basis except almonds which are shelled basis.
10/ FOB shipping point price.
11/ Includes some processing.
Marketing Year for Specified Commodities
Broilers: December 1, previous year through November 30 for the United
States.
Eggs: December 1, previous year to November 30 for the United States.
Milk: January 1 to December 31 for the United States.
Turkeys: January 1 to December 31 for the United States.
Prices Received for Broilers by Month – United States: 2009-2014
[Live weight equivalent price]
——————————————————————————–
Year :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per pound
:
2009 …: 0.480 0.480 0.470 0.450 0.450 0.490
2010 …: 0.430 0.480 0.480 0.500 0.490 0.520
2011 …: 0.450 0.440 0.430 0.480 0.480 0.490
2012 …: 0.460 0.470 0.510 0.560 0.500 0.520
2013 …: 0.590 0.620 0.620 0.660 0.660 0.680
2014 …: 0.560 0.570 0.550 0.650 0.680 0.730
——————————————————————————–
Year : June : July : August : September : October : November
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per pound
:
2009 …: 0.510 0.490 0.430 0.420 0.400 0.410
2010 …: 0.520 0.520 0.490 0.490 0.480 0.480
2011 …: 0.490 0.470 0.470 0.430 0.420 0.450
2012 …: 0.500 0.470 0.480 0.480 0.490 0.560
2013 …: 0.670 0.600 0.540 0.550 0.530 0.560
2014 …: 0.700 0.660 0.600 0.660 0.650 0.630
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1/ December preceding year.
Prices Received for Turkeys by Month – United States: 2009-2014
[Live weight equivalent price]
——————————————————————————–
Year : January : February : March : April : May : June
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per pound
:
2009 …: 0.438 0.465 0.471 0.476 0.501 0.525
2010 …: 0.466 0.491 0.522 0.537 0.561 0.617
2011 …: 0.564 0.578 0.599 0.657 0.679 0.695
2012 …: 0.657 0.650 0.690 0.737 0.727 0.739
2013 …: 0.635 0.627 0.650 0.662 0.649 0.657
2014 …: 0.645 0.664 0.683 0.687 0.726 0.728
——————————————————————————–
Year : July : August : September : October : November : December
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per pound
:
2009 …: 0.520 0.511 0.485 0.521 0.541 0.537
2010 …: 0.647 0.668 0.690 0.734 0.736 0.677
2011 …: 0.675 0.707 0.731 0.773 0.781 0.715
2012 …: 0.729 0.744 0.762 0.769 0.751 0.674
2013 …: 0.677 0.674 0.679 0.724 0.656 0.687
2014 …: 0.740 0.756 0.775 0.822 0.821 0.734
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Prices Received for All Eggs by Month – United States: 2009-2014
[Includes hatching and market eggs]
——————————————————————————–
Year :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per dozen
:
2009 …: 0.996 1.030 0.811 0.813 0.921 0.619
2010 …: 1.060 1.030 0.920 1.160 0.769 0.636
2011 …: 1.070 0.848 0.949 0.843 1.050 0.821
2012 …: 1.220 0.881 0.887 0.990 0.862 0.826
2013 …: 1.120 1.060 0.991 1.140 0.879 1.170
2014 …: 1.380 1.120 1.400 1.240 1.270 1.170
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Year : June : July : August : September : October : November
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per dozen
:
2009 …: 0.595 0.709 0.760 0.745 0.801 1.010
2010 …: 0.618 0.710 0.790 0.635 0.814 1.130
2011 …: 0.884 0.878 1.140 0.944 1.020 1.020
2012 …: 0.905 0.967 1.120 1.220 1.020 1.180
2013 …: 0.926 1.030 1.070 1.030 1.040 1.320
2014 …: 1.090 1.240 1.080 1.050 1.140 1.520
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1/ December preceding year.
Prices Received for Market Eggs by Month – United States: 2009-2014
——————————————————————————–
Year :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per dozen
:
2009 …: 0.864 0.901 0.642 0.647 0.774 0.417
2010 …: 0.944 0.906 0.775 1.060 0.600 0.442
2011 …: 0.919 0.660 0.776 0.654 0.888 0.622
2012 …: 1.100 0.667 0.669 0.792 0.641 0.596
2013 …: 0.957 0.863 0.776 0.952 0.645 0.977
2014 …: 1.210 0.907 1.230 1.050 1.090 0.971
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Year : June : July : August : September : October : November
——————————————————————————–
: dollars per dozen
:
2009 …: 0.389 0.524 0.585 0.571 0.638 0.884
2010 …: 0.423 0.528 0.625 0.447 0.655 1.020
2011 …: 0.687 0.684 0.991 0.769 0.857 0.862
2012 …: 0.688 0.764 0.949 1.060 0.837 1.020
2013 …: 0.695 0.821 0.870 0.823 0.836 1.160
2014 …: 0.874 1.050 0.861 0.825 0.935 1.370
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1/ December preceding year.
Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month – States and United States: 2013
————————————————————————————–
State : January : February : March : April : May : June
————————————————————————————–
: dollars per cwt
:
Arizona ……: 19.20 18.60 18.30 18.60 19.00 19.30
California …: 17.92 17.81 17.31 18.23 18.23 17.81
Colorado …..: 20.30 19.80 19.50 19.50 19.70 19.60
Florida ……: 23.80 23.30 23.00 22.80 22.80 23.50
Idaho ……..: 19.20 18.50 18.20 18.80 19.10 18.80
Illinois …..: 20.80 20.10 19.90 20.00 20.30 20.00
Indiana ……: 20.60 20.10 20.00 20.00 20.30 20.40
Iowa ………: 20.70 20.00 19.70 20.10 20.40 20.10
Kansas …….: 20.40 19.90 19.40 19.60 19.70 19.30
Michigan …..: 20.50 19.90 19.70 19.80 20.00 20.20
:
Minnesota ….: 20.60 19.90 19.50 20.00 20.50 19.90
New Mexico …: 19.00 18.40 17.80 18.10 18.20 18.00
New York …..: 21.00 20.70 20.40 20.50 20.50 20.60
Ohio ………: 21.20 20.90 20.30 20.50 20.60 20.80
Oregon …….: 21.40 20.50 20.10 20.40 21.20 20.90
Pennsylvania .: 21.40 21.10 20.90 21.00 20.90 21.20
South Dakota .: 21.10 20.40 20.10 20.80 21.20 20.30
Texas ……..: 20.30 19.80 19.40 19.70 19.80 19.60
Utah ………: 19.90 19.10 18.60 18.80 19.20 19.10
Vermont ……: 21.20 20.80 20.50 20.70 20.70 20.80
:
Virginia …..: 22.90 22.20 21.60 21.60 21.60 22.20
Washington …: 20.50 19.80 19.50 19.80 20.10 20.10
Wisconsin ….: 20.50 19.70 19.40 19.90 20.40 19.90
:
United States : 20.00 19.50 19.10 19.50 19.70 19.50
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State : July : August : September : October : November : December
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: dollars per cwt
:
Arizona ……: 19.20 19.50 19.90 20.30 20.90 21.50
California …: 17.51 18.11 18.71 19.41 20.01 20.81
Colorado …..: 19.30 20.00 20.30 21.20 21.80 21.90
Florida ……: 23.70 23.80 24.20 24.60 25.30 25.60
Idaho ……..: 18.10 18.60 19.10 20.10 20.70 21.00
Illinois …..: 19.60 20.20 20.70 21.20 22.10 22.40
Indiana ……: 20.20 20.70 20.90 21.40 22.20 22.60
Iowa ………: 19.40 20.00 20.40 21.20 22.00 22.30
Kansas …….: 18.90 19.40 20.00 21.00 21.90 22.30
Michigan …..: 19.90 20.40 20.60 21.00 21.70 22.10
:
Minnesota ….: 19.00 19.80 20.20 21.10 21.90 22.00
New Mexico …: 17.80 18.10 18.90 19.80 20.50 20.90
New York …..: 20.20 20.60 21.40 22.00 22.90 23.20
Ohio ………: 20.70 21.20 21.30 21.60 22.40 22.80
Oregon …….: 20.10 20.80 21.30 22.20 23.00 23.20
Pennsylvania .: 20.90 21.20 21.90 22.20 23.20 23.70
South Dakota .: 19.70 20.30 20.80 21.80 22.50 22.70
Texas ……..: 19.30 19.60 20.50 21.60 22.40 22.80
Utah ………: 18.20 18.50 19.50 20.50 21.20 21.50
Vermont ……: 20.50 20.90 21.60 22.20 23.00 23.40
:
Virginia …..: 22.50 23.00 23.40 24.00 24.90 25.20
Washington …: 19.60 20.10 20.60 21.50 22.20 22.90
Wisconsin ….: 19.10 19.80 20.20 20.90 21.80 22.00
:
United States : 19.10 19.60 20.10 20.90 21.60 22.00
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Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month – States and United States: 2014
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State : January : February : March : April : May : June
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: dollars per cwt
:
Arizona ……: 22.60 23.70 24.10 24.30 23.60 23.00
California …: 22.22 22.91 23.62 23.41 22.01 21.91
Colorado …..: 23.00 24.50 24.80 25.00 24.30 23.60
Florida ……: 26.60 27.60 28.50 28.70 29.40 27.70
Idaho ……..: 22.60 23.90 24.30 24.50 23.00 22.50
Illinois …..: 23.80 25.70 25.80 26.00 24.90 23.50
Indiana ……: 23.90 25.20 25.40 25.50 24.60 23.40
Iowa ………: 23.90 25.70 25.80 26.10 24.90 23.70
Kansas …….: 23.90 25.40 25.40 25.50 24.30 22.70
Michigan …..: 23.50 24.90 25.20 25.40 24.50 23.50
:
Minnesota ….: 24.00 26.00 26.10 26.60 25.00 23.40
New Mexico …: 22.50 23.80 23.50 23.40 22.40 20.90
New York …..: 24.60 26.10 26.50 26.60 26.10 25.10
Ohio ………: 24.10 25.20 25.70 25.80 24.80 23.70
Oregon …….: 25.00 26.90 27.00 27.20 25.10 24.70
Pennsylvania .: 25.00 26.10 26.30 26.90 26.40 25.30
South Dakota .: 24.30 25.40 26.00 26.00 24.90 23.50
Texas ……..: 24.40 26.00 26.10 26.20 24.90 23.30
Utah ………: 22.30 24.10 24.10 24.60 24.40 23.00
Vermont ……: 24.60 25.70 26.30 26.50 26.20 24.90
:
Virginia …..: 25.80 26.90 27.70 27.40 27.30 26.20
Washington …: 24.10 25.40 25.90 25.70 25.00 24.30
Wisconsin ….: 23.80 25.70 25.70 26.20 24.70 23.20
:
United States : 23.50 24.80 25.10 25.30 24.20 23.20
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State : July : August : September : October : November : December
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: dollars per cwt
:
Arizona ……: 23.50 24.00 24.60 23.60 21.80 19.60
California …: 21.59 22.60 23.62 22.93 20.52 17.90
Colorado …..: 23.30 24.10 25.60 24.80 23.40 21.60
Florida ……: 28.20 29.20 29.80 28.80 27.30 26.90
Idaho ……..: 22.40 23.20 25.10 24.20 22.40 19.40
Illinois …..: 23.80 24.80 26.60 26.20 24.10 21.20
Indiana ……: 23.50 24.70 26.30 25.20 23.50 21.20
Iowa ………: 23.80 24.70 26.40 25.60 23.70 20.90
Kansas …….: 22.90 23.60 25.70 25.10 23.60 20.60
Michigan …..: 23.70 24.40 26.20 24.30 23.00 20.50
:
Minnesota ….: 23.70 24.60 27.10 26.50 24.40 20.50
New Mexico …: 21.10 21.90 23.80 23.50 21.10 19.40
New York …..: 25.20 26.20 27.30 25.60 23.80 22.30
Ohio ………: 23.90 24.90 26.30 25.20 23.60 21.80
Oregon …….: 24.90 25.70 28.10 27.00 24.90 21.70
Pennsylvania .: 25.30 26.50 26.30 26.30 24.40 22.60
South Dakota .: 23.70 24.70 26.60 26.20 24.50 21.20
Texas ……..: 23.40 24.30 26.10 25.60 23.90 20.70
Utah ………: 22.50 23.80 25.00 24.90 23.80 21.50
Vermont ……: 25.30 26.20 27.40 25.90 24.10 22.80
:
Virginia …..: 26.60 27.90 28.70 27.80 26.30 25.00
Washington …: 24.60 25.30 26.70 25.10 22.70 21.30
Wisconsin ….: 23.40 24.30 26.60 26.10 24.30 20.70
:
United States : 23.30 24.20 25.70 24.90 23.00 20.40
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Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test – States and
United States: 2013
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State : January : February : March : April : May : June
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: percent
:
Arizona ……: 3.63 3.56 3.49 3.47 3.44 3.43
California …: 3.90 3.82 3.74 3.69 3.66 3.65
Colorado …..: 3.70 3.66 3.62 3.57 3.47 3.40
Florida ……: 3.70 3.70 3.69 3.64 3.63 3.62
Idaho ……..: 3.91 3.85 3.80 3.76 3.67 3.63
Illinois …..: 3.90 3.86 3.88 3.82 3.71 3.67
Indiana ……: 3.86 3.87 3.88 3.79 3.68 3.62
Iowa ………: 3.88 3.87 3.87 3.84 3.76 3.70
Kansas …….: 3.86 3.82 3.78 3.71 3.57 3.50
Michigan …..: 3.79 3.78 3.78 3.72 3.61 3.56
:
Minnesota ….: 3.95 3.94 3.93 3.89 3.82 3.76
New Mexico …: 3.74 3.67 3.62 3.54 3.47 3.39
New York …..: 3.80 3.81 3.78 3.74 3.67 3.64
Ohio ………: 3.92 3.91 3.92 3.84 3.72 3.71
Oregon …….: 4.01 3.92 3.92 3.85 3.77 3.76
Pennsylvania .: 3.81 3.81 3.78 3.74 3.65 3.60
South Dakota .: 4.05 4.02 4.00 3.96 3.91 3.85
Texas ……..: 3.97 3.90 3.87 3.80 3.75 3.67
Utah ………: 3.94 3.88 3.80 3.75 3.65 3.60
Vermont ……: 3.89 3.87 3.83 3.83 3.75 3.70
:
Virginia …..: 3.82 3.81 3.79 3.70 3.63 3.59
Washington …: 4.01 3.92 3.92 3.85 3.77 3.76
Wisconsin ….: 3.86 3.86 3.84 3.81 3.75 3.69
:
United States : 3.87 3.83 3.79 3.74 3.68 3.64
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State : July : August : September : October : November : December
————————————————————————————–
: percent
:
Arizona ……: 3.46 3.48 3.51 3.58 3.58 3.62
California …: 3.62 3.65 3.72 3.83 3.85 3.88
Colorado …..: 3.40 3.47 3.49 3.65 3.63 3.64
Florida ……: 3.60 3.60 3.62 3.64 3.65 3.62
Idaho ……..: 3.60 3.66 3.73 3.89 3.90 3.93
Illinois …..: 3.63 3.66 3.71 3.83 3.89 3.90
Indiana ……: 3.57 3.62 3.66 3.75 3.85 3.88
Iowa ………: 3.63 3.68 3.70 3.84 3.90 3.91
Kansas …….: 3.40 3.51 3.52 3.68 3.81 3.91
Michigan …..: 3.55 3.60 3.64 3.72 3.83 3.85
:
Minnesota ….: 3.70 3.76 3.79 3.94 4.02 4.01
New Mexico …: 3.38 3.45 3.49 3.72 3.66 3.71
New York …..: 3.57 3.62 3.73 3.81 3.90 3.87
Ohio ………: 3.68 3.71 3.78 3.88 3.98 3.98
Oregon …….: 3.73 3.74 3.82 3.98 4.03 4.08
Pennsylvania .: 3.57 3.61 3.67 3.74 3.84 3.86
South Dakota .: 3.80 3.84 3.84 4.02 4.08 4.06
Texas ……..: 3.66 3.72 3.76 3.89 3.95 4.00
Utah ………: 3.55 3.60 3.71 3.87 3.90 3.95
Vermont ……: 3.65 3.68 3.73 3.83 3.90 3.90
:
Virginia …..: 3.55 3.57 3.63 3.72 3.80 3.80
Washington …: 3.73 3.74 3.82 3.98 4.03 4.08
Wisconsin ….: 3.65 3.68 3.71 3.83 3.89 3.87
:
United States : 3.60 3.65 3.70 3.82 3.87 3.89
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Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test – States and
United States: 2014
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State : January : February : March : April : May : June
————————————————————————————–
: percent
:
Arizona ……: 3.55 3.45 3.44 3.40 3.41 3.41
California …: 3.81 3.74 3.70 3.66 3.62 3.59
Colorado …..: 3.61 3.63 3.59 3.53 3.49 3.43
Florida ……: 3.64 3.63 3.59 3.53 3.51 3.52
Idaho ……..: 3.84 3.85 3.78 3.74 3.66 3.58
Illinois …..: 3.88 3.86 3.85 3.76 3.70 3.61
Indiana ……: 3.85 3.82 3.77 3.67 3.58 3.53
Iowa ………: 3.86 3.83 3.82 3.75 3.69 3.63
Kansas …….: 3.87 3.83 3.76 3.63 3.56 3.49
Michigan …..: 3.84 3.81 3.78 3.69 3.63 3.56
:
Minnesota ….: 3.98 3.94 3.93 3.88 3.83 3.75
New Mexico …: 3.63 3.58 3.55 3.50 3.45 3.40
New York …..: 3.86 3.86 3.85 3.77 3.70 3.65
Ohio ………: 3.96 3.93 3.87 3.76 3.68 3.64
Oregon …….: 4.00 3.92 3.91 3.77 3.79 3.78
Pennsylvania .: 3.86 3.84 3.81 3.73 3.66 3.61
South Dakota .: 4.02 4.01 3.98 3.92 3.87 3.79
Texas ……..: 3.94 3.91 3.86 3.79 3.73 3.69
Utah ………: 3.87 3.81 3.76 3.71 3.65 3.59
Vermont ……: 3.88 3.86 3.86 3.80 3.75 3.70
:
Virginia …..: 3.78 3.76 3.73 3.63 3.54 3.52
Washington …: 4.00 3.92 3.91 3.77 3.79 3.78
Wisconsin ….: 3.86 3.84 3.81 3.76 3.71 3.65
:
United States : 3.84 3.81 3.77 3.71 3.66 3.61
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State : July : August : September : October : November : December
————————————————————————————–
: percent
:
Arizona ……: 3.43 3.43 3.48 3.50 3.53 3.57
California …: 3.59 3.61 3.66 3.74 3.80 3.81
Colorado …..: 3.42 3.44 3.53 3.57 3.66 3.70
Florida ……: 3.56 3.58 3.64 3.69 3.70 3.65
Idaho ……..: 3.60 3.64 3.74 3.80 3.90 3.92
Illinois …..: 3.60 3.65 3.73 3.84 3.93 3.98
Indiana ……: 3.52 3.60 3.64 3.74 3.85 3.82
Iowa ………: 3.63 3.60 3.70 3.79 3.86 3.82
Kansas …….: 3.49 3.47 3.58 3.71 3.88 3.90
Michigan …..: 3.56 3.61 3.65 3.74 3.81 3.78
:
Minnesota ….: 3.76 3.77 3.87 3.96 4.01 3.96
New Mexico …: 3.40 3.44 3.54 3.65 3.73 3.70
New York …..: 3.63 3.67 3.73 3.81 3.89 3.90
Ohio ………: 3.63 3.67 3.70 3.81 3.92 3.91
Oregon …….: 3.79 3.81 3.90 3.88 4.00 4.09
Pennsylvania .: 3.58 3.64 3.68 3.78 3.85 3.86
South Dakota .: 3.81 3.84 3.92 4.01 4.08 4.08
Texas ……..: 3.69 3.72 3.79 3.88 4.00 4.00
Utah ………: 3.56 3.59 3.70 3.77 3.84 3.84
Vermont ……: 3.68 3.71 3.76 3.82 3.92 3.93
:
Virginia …..: 3.51 3.57 3.60 3.69 3.82 3.81
Washington …: 3.79 3.81 3.90 3.88 4.00 4.09
Wisconsin ….: 3.66 3.68 3.76 3.84 3.89 3.85
:
United States : 3.61 3.64 3.71 3.79 3.86 3.86
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Adjustment for Seasonal Variation – All Eggs and All Milk
Base prices used in calculating parity prices are averages of prices received
by farmers for ten years; therefore, any seasonal variation is largely
averaged out. To facilitate comparisons with parity prices, monthly prices
for All Eggs and All Milk are adjusted for seasonal variation. The seasonally
adjusted price is calculated by dividing the monthly price by the adjustment
factor.
Prices Received for All Eggs Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month – United States: 2011-2014
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: Prices received adjusted for seasonal variation, dollars per dozen
State :———————————————————————————————–
:Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov
——————————————————————————————————–
:
2011 …: 0.871 0.758 0.900 0.759 1.100 1.010 1.090 1.010 1.150 1.020 1.040 0.909
2012 …: 1.000 0.813 0.866 0.913 0.966 1.000 1.080 1.050 1.080 1.260 1.010 1.020
2013 …: 0.934 1.020 0.981 1.090 0.976 1.400 1.070 1.090 1.040 1.070 1.040 1.140
2014 …: 1.130 1.180 1.350 1.150 1.410 1.350 1.240 1.280 1.040 1.100 1.170 1.330
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1/ December preceding year.
Prices Received for All Eggs as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month – United States: 2011-2014
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: Seasonally adjusted price as a percentage of parity price, percent
State :———————————————————————————————–
:Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov
——————————————————————————————————–
:
2011 …: 38 32 38 31 45 41 44 41 47 41 42 37
2012 …: 40 32 34 36 37 39 42 40 41 48 38 39
2013 …: 36 39 38 42 38 54 41 42 40 42 40 45
2014 …: 45 45 51 43 51 48 44 46 38 40 42 48
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1/ December preceding year.
Prices Received for All Eggs Adjustment Factors by Month – United States: 2011-2014
——————————————————————————————————–
: Seasonal price adjustment factors, percent
State :———————————————————————————————–
:Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov
——————————————————————————————————–
:
2011 …: 124 112 106 112 96 82 81 87 99 100 98 112
2012 …: 121 108 102 109 90 82 84 92 104 97 101 116
2013 …: 121 104 101 105 91 83 87 95 104 96 100 116
2014 …: 121 95 104 108 91 87 88 97 104 95 97 114
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1/ December preceding year.
Prices Received for All Milk Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month – United States: 2011-2014
——————————————————————————————————–
: Prices received adjusted for seasonal variation, dollars per cwt
State :———————————————————————————————–
:Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov
——————————————————————————————————–
:
2011 …: 15.50 16.60 19.30 21.80 20.90 20.80 21.70 22.00 21.60 20.30 18.70 19.50
2012 …: 19.10 19.10 18.00 18.00 17.70 17.20 17.10 17.20 17.90 18.90 19.90 20.50
2013 …: 19.90 19.70 20.00 20.10 20.50 20.80 20.40 19.60 19.50 19.60 19.80 20.50
2014 …: 21.70 23.40 24.70 25.50 26.30 25.30 24.30 24.10 24.20 25.00 23.70 21.80
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1/ December preceding year.
Prices Received for All Milk as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month – United States: 2011-2014
——————————————————————————————————–
: Seasonally adjusted price as a percentage of parity price, percent
State :———————————————————————————————–
:Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov
——————————————————————————————————–
:
2011 …: 33 35 41 45 42 42 44 44 44 41 38 39
2012 …: 38 38 36 36 35 34 33 33 35 36 38 39
2013 …: 38 38 39 39 40 41 40 38 38 40 39 41
2014 …: 44 45 47 48 48 46 44 44 44 46 43 40
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1/ December preceding year.
Prices Received for All Milk Adjustment Factors by Month – United States: 2011-2014
——————————————————————————————————–
: Seasonal price adjustment factors, percent
State :———————————————————————————————–
:Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov
——————————————————————————————————–
:
2011 …: 108 101 99 94 94 94 97 99 103 104 107 105
2012 …: 103 100 98 95 95 94 96 98 102 104 109 108
2013 …: 104 101 98 95 95 95 96 97 100 102 104 105
2014 …: 101 101 101 99 96 96 95 97 100 103 105 105
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1/ December preceding year.
Reliability of Prices Received Estimates
Definition: Prices received represent sales from producers to first buyers.
They include all grades and qualities. The average commodity price from the
survey multiplied by the total quantity marketed theoretically should give
the total cash receipts for the commodity.
Survey procedures: Primary sales data used to determine grain prices were
obtained from probability samples of about 1900 mills and elevators. These
procedures ensure that virtually all grain moving into commercial channels
has a chance of being included in the survey. Generally, States surveyed
account for 90 percent or more of total United States production. Livestock
prices are obtained from packers, stockyards, auctions, dealers, and market
check data from AMS-USDA, private marketing organizations, and state
commodity groups and agencies. Inter-farm sales of grain and livestock are
not included since they represent very small percentages of the total sales.
Grain marketed for seed is also excluded. Fruit and vegetable prices are
obtained from sample surveys and market check data from AMS-USDA, private
marketing organizations, state agencies, and universities.
Summary and estimation procedures: Survey quantities sold are expanded by
strata to state levels and used to weight average strata prices to a state
average. State prices are then weighted to a United States price based on
expanded sales. Recommendations are prepared by the Regional Field Offices
and reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington, D.C. State
recommendations are reviewed for reasonableness with survey data, other
States, and recent historic estimates.
Revisions: In general, revisions are made during annual commodity market year
estimation time, following five-year Census revisions, or when later
information is received. Revisions are published in monthly issues of
Agricultural Prices.
Reliability: United States price estimates based on probability surveys
generally have a sampling error of less than one percent for the major
commodities such as corn, wheat, soybeans, cotton, and rice. Current methods
of summarization for non-probability commodities are not designed directly to
calculate sampling errors. However, analytical measures approximate the
United States relative sampling errors at around five percent. Any non-
sampling errors are attributed to such things as the inability to obtain
correct information, differences in interpreting questions or definitions,
mistakes in coding or processing the data, etc. Efforts are made at each step
in the survey process to minimize these non-sampling errors.
After the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) 2009
program review which included changes in farm production practices, plans were
implement to make necessary program improvements in the agricultural price
program. The index group structure for prices received was modified to maintain
a more universal structure and consistency with the required 1910-1914 series.
Modifications implemented January 2014 include the following:
• Update the current 1990-1992 base reference period to 2011,
• Link the 1910-1914 series to the updated base reference period, 2011,
• Create index groups used universally by researchers, data users, and
policymakers,
• Re-classify agricultural commodities into the index groups,
• Expand the commodity coverage for vegetable, melon, non-citrus, and
tree nuts,
• Update monthly market weights, and
• Adjust (normalization) current five year moving average cash receipts
and farm input cost weights.
Modifications implemented January 2015 include the following:
• Preliminary prices discontinued
• Annual index to replace the annual average index
March Prices Paid by Farmers
The March Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes,
and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 110 (2011=100), is up 0.9 percent from
February but is unchanged from March 2014.
Production index: The March index, at 111, is unchanged from last month but
is 0.9 percent lower than last year. Higher prices for feeder cattle, hay &
forages, gasoline, and field crop seeds offset lower prices in March for
complete feeds, nitrogen, other services, and supplements.
Feed: The March index, at 108, decreased 0.9 percent from February and
is 6.9 percent below last March. Since February, lower prices for
complete feeds, supplements, and concentrates more than offset higher
prices for hay & forages and feed grains.
Livestock and poultry: The March index, at 156, increased 2.6 percent
from last month and is 16 percent above last year. Since February,
higher prices for feeder cattle more than offset lower prices for
feeder pigs. The March feeder cattle price, at $227.00 per cwt, is up
$8.00 per cwt from the February price. March feeder pigs averaged
$172.00 per cwt, down $3.00 per cwt from February.
Fertilizer: The March index, at 90, is unchanged from February and is
7.2 percent below March a year ago. Since February, higher prices for
mixed fertilizer and potash & phosphate offset lower prices for
nitrogen.
Chemicals: The March index, at 106, is unchanged from February but is
down 3.6 percent from last March. Compared with last month, higher
prices for fungicides/other offset lower prices for insecticides.
Fuels: The March index, at 69, is up 1.5 percent from a month earlier
but is down 30 percent from March 2014. Compared with last month,
prices are higher for gasoline and diesel but lower for LP gas.
Machinery: The March index, at 115, is unchanged from February but is
3.6 percent above last March. Compared with last month, prices are
slightly higher for self-propelled and other machinery.
Consumer price index: The February 2015 Consumer Price Index, as issued by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPI-U) increased
0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 234.7722 (1982-
1984=100). The January index is 233.707. For the 12 month period ending in
February, the overall index decreased 0.4 percent.
Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov]
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: 1910-1914 Base : 2011 Base
Indexes :———————————————————————————–
and : March : February : March : March : February : March
ratios : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
———————————————————————————————————————
: percent
:
Prices paid by farmers for :
commodities, services, :
interest, taxes, and wage :
rates (PPITW) ……………….: 2977 2957 2969 110 109 110
Production ………………..: 2325 2305 2314 112 111 111
Feed ……………………: 1279 1198 1195 116 109 108
Livestock and poultry …….: 2641 2998 3087 134 152 156
Seeds …………………..: 3749 3749 3755 114 114 114
Fertilizer ………………: 1172 1089 1084 97 90 90
Chemicals ……………….: 988 955 955 110 106 106
Fuels …………………..: 2764 1890 1920 99 68 69
Supplies and repairs ……..: 1238 1253 1254 105 106 106
:
Autos and trucks …………: 3205 3240 3248 104 105 106
Machinery ……………….: 6785 7021 7037 111 115 115
Building materials ……….: 2477 2502 2506 106 108 108
Services and rent ………..: 2301 2357 2352 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Services ………………..: (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 112 111
Rent ……………………: (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 110 110
:
Interest 1/ ……………….: 3504 3539 3539 96 97 97
Taxes 2/ ………………….: 6233 6376 6376 105 107 107
Wage rates ………………..: 7826 7756 7756 109 108 108
Production, interest, taxes, :
and wage rates (PITW) …….: 3125 3104 3115 111 110 110
Family living-CPI 3/ ……….: 2245 2230 2243 105 104 105
:
Ratio (received/paid) ………: (NA) (NA) (NA) 101 91 93
Parity ratio 4/ ……………: 39 35 36 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Parity ratio adjusted 5/ ……: 40 36 37 (NA) (NA) (NA)
PPITW adjusted for :
productivity 6/ ………….: 1419 1399 1402 (NA) (NA) (NA)
:
Crop sector (PPITW) ………..: (NA) (NA) (NA) 107 106 106
Livestock sector (PPITW) ……: (NA) (NA) (NA) 113 113 114
:
Farm sector (production) ……: (NA) (NA) (NA) 121 122 123
Non-farm sector (production) ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) 106 104 104
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Interest per acre on farm real estate debt and interest rate on farm non-real estate debt.
2/ Farm real estate taxes payable per acre.
3/ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), for the previous month
converted by the USDA.
4/ Ratio of index of prices received to PPITW (1910-1914=100).
5/ Based on estimated cash receipts, from marketings and government payments, the preliminary adjustment factor is
1.026 for 2015 and the revised factor is 1.026 for 2014.
6/ PPITW is adjusted based on productivity trend for the prior 15 years.
Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components –
United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at
www.nass.usda.gov. Relative weights are a five year moving average]
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: Relative weights : Indexes (2011=100)
:——————————————————-
: : : March :February : March
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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: percent
:
Production items …………: 74.1 74.6 112 111 111
:
Feed ………………….: 15.5 15.5 116 109 108
Feed grains ………….: 2.2 2.2 78 66 66
Complete feeds ……….: 7.6 7.6 124 117 116
Hay and forages ………: 1.9 1.9 113 101 104
Concentrates …………: 2.5 2.5 127 121 121
Supplements ………….: 1.3 1.3 120 120 118
Livestock and poultry …..: 8.5 8.3 134 152 156
Feeder cattle ………..: 6.6 6.4 132 160 166
Feeder pigs ………….: 0.7 0.7 205 125 123
Milk cow replacements …: 0.7 0.7 101 140 140
Poultry ……………..: 0.5 0.5 102 102 102
:
Seeds …………………: 4.9 5.0 114 114 114
Field crops ………….: 4.4 4.5 113 113 114
Grasses and legumes …..: 0.5 0.5 123 123 120
Fertilizer …………….: 6.2 6.4 97 90 90
Mixed fertilizer ……..: 2.7 2.8 90 86 86
Nitrogen …………….: 2.6 2.7 106 96 94
Potash and phosphate ….: 0.9 0.9 96 89 90
Chemicals ……………..: 3.1 3.2 110 106 106
Herbicides …………..: 1.9 2.0 110 107 107
Insecticides …………: 0.7 0.7 114 107 107
Fungicides and other ….: 0.4 0.5 104 103 103
:
Fuels …………………: 4.1 4.0 99 68 69
Diesel ………………: 2.6 2.5 99 65 65
Gasoline …………….: 0.9 0.8 99 63 68
LP gas ………………: 0.7 0.7 98 83 81
Supplies and repairs ……: 4.3 4.3 105 106 106
Supplies …………….: 1.4 1.4 105 106 107
Repairs ……………..: 2.8 2.9 105 106 106
Autos and trucks ……….: 1.1 1.1 104 105 106
Autos ……………….: 0.1 0.1 102 102 102
Trucks ………………: 1.0 1.0 105 106 106
:
Machinery ……………..: 4.9 5.2 111 115 115
Tractors …………….: 1.1 1.1 108 110 110
Self-propelled ……….: 2.0 2.1 113 118 119
Other machinery ………: 1.9 2.0 111 115 115
Building materials ……..: 3.7 3.7 106 108 108
Services ………………: 10.8 10.8 108 112 111
Custom rates …………: 1.1 1.1 109 109 109
Other services ……….: 9.7 9.7 108 112 112
Rent ………………….: 6.9 7.1 108 110 110
Cash ………………..: 3.7 3.8 109 110 110
Share ……………….: 3.2 3.3 108 110 110
:
Interest ………………..: 2.6 2.3 96 97 97
Taxes …………………..: 2.9 2.8 105 107 107
Wage rates ………………: 6.4 6.4 109 108 108
Family living-CPI ………..: 14.0 13.9 105 104 105
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Feed Price Ratios – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
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Feed price ratio 1/ : March 2014 :February 2015 : March 2015
—————————————————————————————————-
:
Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal :
in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ ……: 4.6 5.0 5.4
:
Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in :
value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ ……………………….: 8.9 12.2 15.3
:
Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to :
100 pounds of hog, live weight ………………….: 18.1 13.3 13.2
:
Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal :
in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4/ …………….: 2.54 2.02 2.00
:
Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal :
in value to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, :
live weight …………………………………: 33.2 42.5 42.5
:
Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in :
value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5/ ……….: 5.3 6.6 6.8
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1/ Effective January 1995, prices of commercial prepared feeds are based on current United States
prices received for corn, soybeans, alfalfa hay, and all wheat.
2/ The price of commercial prepared broiler feed is based on current United States prices received
for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 58 percent corn and 42 percent soybeans.
3/ The price of commercial prepared layer feed is based on current United States prices received for
corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 75 percent corn and 25 percent soybeans.
4/ The price of commercial prepared dairy feed is based on current United States prices received for
corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. The modeled feed uses 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans, and 41
percent alfalfa.
5/ The price of commercial prepared turkey feed is based on current United States prices received
for corn, soybeans, and wheat. The modeled feed used 51 percent corn, 28 percent soybeans, and 21
percent wheat.
Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios – United States:
March 2015 with Comparisons
[Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States
Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Marketing Service]
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Item : March 2014 :February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars
:
Broilers, live …………….pound: 0.650 0.540 0.590
Eggs, market ………………dozen: 1.050 1.120 1.410
:
Hogs, all …………………..cwt: 81.90 50.40 50.30
Milk, all …………………..cwt: 25.10 16.80 16.60
:
Steers and heifers …………..cwt: 150.00 161.00 162.00
Turkeys, live ……………..pound: 0.683 0.669 0.683
:
Corn …………………….bushel: 4.52 3.79 3.81
Hay, alfalfa ………………..ton: 193.00 172.00 172.00
:
Soybeans …………………bushel: 13.70 9.92 9.84
Wheat, all ……………….bushel: 6.74 5.89 5.70
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Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
[Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture
Marketing Service]
——————————————————————————–
Item : March 2014 :February 2015 : March 2015
——————————————————————————–
: dollars
:
Feeder cattle & calves ……….cwt: 181.00 219.00 227.00
Feeder pigs …………………cwt: 287.00 175.00 172.00
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Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates
Definition: Prices paid by farmers represent the average costs of inputs
purchased by farmers and ranchers to produce agricultural commodities.
Conceptually, the average price when multiplied by quantity purchased should
equal total producer expenditures for the item.
Survey procedures: The prices paid data are obtained from establishments that
sell goods and services to farmers and ranchers. Annually, about 8,500 firms
are randomly selected from lists by type of item sold with an average
response rate in the range of 75-80 percent. Firms are asked to report the
price for the specified item “most commonly bought by farmers” or that was
the “volume seller”. Approximately 135 items are surveyed each March to
represent all production input items purchased. The survey reference period
for most items is the five business days centered at the 15th of the month.
Separate prices paid surveys are conducted for agricultural chemicals, fuels,
feed, fertilizer, machinery, and seed.
Summary and estimation procedures: The annual March Prices Paid Survey is
summarized as a non-probability survey. Average prices reported are
aggregated to the region and United States level using weights available from
expenditure data and other administrative sources. Price recommendations are
prepared by the Regional Field Offices and Headquarters for review by the
Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington, D.C. Also, the change in price
level for individual items surveyed are combined to the regional and United
States levels, and are published as prices paid indexes referenced to a
specific base period. Prices paid indexes for new autos and trucks, building
materials, farm supplies, motor supplies, and marketing containers are
updated based on price changes measured in selected Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) indexes.
Revisions: Any revisions are published in the monthly and in annual issues of
Agricultural Prices. The basis for revision must be supported by additional
data that directly affect the level of the estimate. More revisions are
likely for March when separate prices paid surveys are conducted, in lieu of
BLS indexes, by the USDA to measure price change.
Reliability: Current methods of summarization for the March data are not
designed directly to calculate sampling errors. However, analytical measures
approximate the United States relative sampling errors for major items around
10 percent. Any non-sampling errors are attributed to such things as the
inability to obtain correct information, differences in interpreting
questions or definitions, mistakes in coding or processing the data, etc.
Efforts are made at each step in the survey process to minimize these non-
sampling errors.
Program change: Effective January 2014, the National Agricultural Statistics
Service modified the five-year moving weights and updated the base reference
period.
As of January 2014, the 1990-1992 base reference period is updated to 2011.
Five-year moving average weights are adjusted (normalized) to minimize the
effects of price changes. The 1910-1914=100 price indexes, required by
statute for computing parity prices, were linked forward based on the changes
in the new 2011=100 indexes. The new indexes were constructed by multiplying
the ratios of the current prices to the base period prices by the moving
average weights.
Information Contacts
General
Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch…………………………… (202) 720-6146
Crop Prices Received
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ………………………………………………………….. (202) 720-2127
Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section………………………………………………… (202) 720-2127
Angie Considine – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum…………………………………………. (202) 720-5944
Tony Dahlman – Crop Weather, Barley………………………………………………………. (202) 720-7621
Chris Hawthorn – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet……………………………………………… (202) 720-9526
James Johanson – County Estimates, Hay……………………………………………………. (202) 690-8533
Jean Porter – Oats, Rye, Wheat…………………………………………………………… (202) 720-8068
Bianca Pruneda – Peanuts, Rice…………………………………………………………… (202) 720-7688
Travis Thorson – Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds……………………………………….. (202) 720-7369
Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section………………………… (202) 720-2127
Vincent Davis – Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries………………………… (202) 720-2157
Fleming Gibson – Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Sugar Crops, Tropical Fruits………………………… (202) 720-5412
Greg Lemmons – Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ………………………………. (202) 720-4285
Dave Losh – Hops ………………………………………………………………………. (360) 709-2400
Dan Norris – Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears,
Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans …………………………………………………………. (202) 720-3250
Daphne Schauber – Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts …………………………….. (202) 720-4215
Chris Singh – Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco ……………………………. (202) 720-4288
Livestock Prices Received
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch………………………………………………………. (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section………………………………………………………. (202) 720-3570
Travis Averill – Cattle and Cattle on Feed………………………………………………… (202) 720-3040
Doug Bounds – Hogs and Pigs……………………………………………………………… (202) 720-3106
Mike Miller – Milk, Milk Cows……………………………………………………………. (202) 720-3278
Evan Schulz – Sheep and Goats……………………………………………………………. (202) 720-6147
Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section………………………………….. (202) 720-3570
Heidi Gleich – Broilers…………………………………………………………………. (202) 720-0585
Michael Klamm – Turkeys…………………………………………………………………. (202) 690-3237
Kim Linonis – Eggs……………………………………………………………………… (202) 690-8632
Josh O’Rear – Honey…………………………………………………………………….. (202) 690-3676
Indexes, Prices Paid, and Parity Prices
Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics and
Demographics Branch……………………………………………………………………. (202) 720-6146
Tony Dorn, Head, Economics Section…………………………………………………………. (202) 690-3223
Daryl Brinkman – Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices…………………………………….. (202) 720-8844
Greg Gholson – Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices, Prices Paid…………………………… (202) 690-1348
Joe Hagedorn – Cash Rents, Grazing Fees…………………………………………………… (202) 690-3231
Judy McDermott – Prices Paid Indexes, Prices Paid for Feed, Fertilizer, Chemicals, Seeds, Fuels,
Farm Supplies and Repairs, Farm Machinery, Feeder Livestock, Poultry Chicks, Feed Price Ratios… (202) 690-3229
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Price Program Quick Stats Links
Economics and Prices
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_Subject/Economics_and_Prices/index.asp
January 2014 Price Program Update
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/updates.pdf
January 2015 Price Program Update
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/update2015.pdf
April 2015 Price Program Update
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/updateApr2015.p
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