ISSN: 1937-4216
Released March 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
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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.
February Farm Prices Received Index Up 3 Points
The February Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 100, based
on 2011=100, increased 3 points (3.1 percent) from January. At 85, the
February Crop Production Index is up 2 points (2.4 percent). At 115, the
Livestock Production Index decreased 5 points (4.2 percent). Producers
received higher prices for eggs, tomatoes, oranges, and hay but lower prices
for broilers, cattle, hogs, and lettuce. In addition to prices, the indexes
are impacted by the five-year average monthly mix of commodities producers
market. Increased monthly movement of cattle, milk, broilers, and hogs offset
the decreased marketing of soybeans, corn, and wheat.
The Prices Received Index is down 7 points (6.5 percent) from February 2014.
The Food Commodities Index, at 108, decreased 1 point (0.9 percent) from the
previous month and 9 points (7.7 percent) from February 2014.
February Prices Paid Index Unchanged
The February Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest,
Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 109 (2011=100), is unchanged from
January 2015 and February 2014. Higher prices in February for herbicides, LP gas,
Insecticides, and potash & phosphates offset lower prices for feeder cattle,
complete feeds, feeder pigs, and diesel.
Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes
2011 Base - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons
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: February : January : February
Item : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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:
Prices received by farmers ...............: 107 97 100
:
Prices paid by farmers ...................: 109 109 109
:
Ratio of prices received to prices paid ..: 98 89 92
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Contents
Prices Received by Farmers.................................................................................... 4
Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons............. 5
Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base - United States: February 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: February 2015 with Comparisons.................... 10
Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: February 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: February 2015 with Comparisons...................... 17
Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons................... 17
Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons.................... 18
Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons................... 18
Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons..................... 19
Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: February 2015 with Comparisons................................... 19
Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: February 2015 with Comparisons...................................... 19
Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons........................... 20
Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons....................... 20
Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons........................... 21
Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons.................. 21
Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons...................... 22
Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons............. 22
Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons...................... 23
Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons......................... 23
Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons....................... 23
Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: February 2015
with Comparisons........................................................................................... 24
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: February 2015
with Comparisons........................................................................................... 24
Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons.................... 25
Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons......................... 25
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: February 2014.................... 26
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: January 2015..................... 27
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: February 2015.................... 28
Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons....................... 29
Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: February 2015 with Comparisons....................... 30
Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons....................... 31
Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons.. 32
Commodity Parity Prices - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons....................................... 33
Commodity Parity Prices - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons (continued)........................... 34
Reliability of Prices Received Estimates...................................................................... 35
Prices Paid by Farmers........................................................................................ 36
Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons................. 37
Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components - United States:
February 2015 with Comparisons............................................................................. 38
Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items -
United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 39
Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages -
United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 39
Paid Indexes by Farm Type, All Items - United States: 2011=100 Chart.......................................... 40
Paid Indexes by Origin, All Production Items - United States: 2011=100 Chart.................................. 40
Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector, Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel -
United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 41
Paid Indexes by Month, Feed and Replacement Livestock - United States: 2011=100 Chart......................... 41
Feed Price Ratios - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons............................................. 42
Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons........... 42
Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons.............................. 42
Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates.......................................................................... 43
Information Contacts.......................................................................................... 44
February Prices Received by Farmers
The February Prices Received Index for agricultural production is 100 percent
of its 2011 base, up 3.1 percent from the January index but 6.5 percent below
the February 2014 index.
Crop Production: The February index, at 85, increased 2.4 percent from
January but is 11 percent below February 2014. Increased marketing of fruits
& tree nuts and vegetables more than offset lower movement of oilseeds, feed
grains, food grains, and other crops.
Feed grain: The February index, at 64, is unchanged from last month but
is 12 percent below a year ago. The corn price, at $3.79 per bushel, is
down 2 cents from last month and 56 cents below February 2014. At
$7.86 per cwt, sorghum grain is up 46 cents from January and 21 cents
above February a year earlier.
Food grain: At 84, the index for February is 5.6 percent lower than the
previous month and is 13 percent below a year earlier. The February
price for all wheat, at $5.89 per bushel, is down 25 cents from January
and 61 cents below February 2014.
Oilseed: At 79, the index for February is down 3.7 percent from January
and 24 percent lower than February 2014. The soybean price, at $9.92
per bushel, decreased 38 cents from January and is $3.28 below February
a year earlier.
Fruit and tree nut: The February index, at 124, decreased 1.6 percent
from January and is 8.1 percent lower than a year earlier. Price
decreases during February for lemons and apples more than offset the
price increase for oranges.
Vegetable and melon: At 87, the index for February is down 22 percent
from the previous month and 9.4 percent below February 2014. Prices
were lower for lettuce and broccoli but higher for tomatoes.
Other crop: The February index, at 80, is down 1.2 percent from the
previous month and 13 percent below February 2014. The all hay price,
at $155 per ton, is up $3.00 from January but is $12.00 lower than
February 2014. At 57.4 cents per pound, the price for upland cotton is
down 1.2 cents from January and 22.8 cents below February 2014.
Livestock Production: The index for February, at 115, is 4.2 percent below
the previous month and down 5.0 percent from February a year earlier.
Compared with a year ago, prices are lower for milk, hogs, and broilers but
higher for cattle, calves, market eggs, and turkeys.
Meat animal: At 125, the February index is down 4.6 percent from the
previous month but 5.0 percent higher than a year earlier. At $50.40
per cwt, the February hog price is down $7.00 from January and $15.10
lower than a year earlier. The February beef cattle price of $159 per
cwt is down $5.00 from the previous month but is $15.00 higher than
February 2014.
Dairy product: The index for February, at 84, is down 4.5 percent from
the previous month and 32 percent lower than February a year earlier.
The February all milk price of $16.80 per cwt is down 80 cents from
January and $8.10 from February 2014.
Poultry and egg: At 125, the February index is down 1.6 percent from
January but is 2.5 percent above 2014. The February market egg price,
at $1.41 per dozen, is up 34.0 cents from January and 18.0 cents above
February 2014. The February broiler price, at 54.0 cents per pound, is
down 6.0 cents from January and 1.0 cent below a year earlier. At
66.9 cents per pound, the February turkey price is up 0.7 cents from
the previous month and 0.5 cents from 2014.
Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base - United States:
February 2015 with Comparisons
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are
available at www.nass.usda.gov]
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: 2011 Base
:-----------------------------------
: February : January : February
Index : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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: percent
:
Agricultural Production ........: 107 97 100
Crop Production ..............: 95 83 85
Grains and oilseed .........: 86 74 73
Feed grain ...............: 73 64 64
Food grain ...............: 97 89 84
Oilseed ..................: 104 82 79
Fruit and tree nut .........: 135 126 124
Vegetable and melon ........: 96 111 87
Other crop .................: 92 81 80
:
Livestock Production .........: 121 120 115
Meat animal ................: 119 131 125
Cattle ...................: 127 148 142
Hog ......................: 98 86 76
Dairy ......................: 124 88 84
Poultry and egg ............: 122 127 125
:
Food Commodity .................: 117 109 108
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Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base -
United States: February 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
:-----------------------------------
: February : January : February
Index : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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: percent
:
Agricultural Production ........: 1102 1005 1031
Crop Production ..............: 824 720 737
Livestock Production .........: 1403 1399 1337
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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 ......: 107 100 95 85 121 115 117 108
March .........: 112 96 129 123
April .........: 115 99 132 126
May ...........: 115 100 130 125
June ..........: 113 99 128 123
July ..........: 110 93 133 120
August ........: 110 92 131 121
September .....: 108 88 132 120
October .......: 100 81 136 113
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 .......: 108 109 110 111 106 106 111 113
February ......: 109 109 110 110 107 106 112 112
March .........: 110 112 107 113
April .........: 112 114 108 116
May ...........: 112 115 108 117
June ..........: 113 116 108 118
July ..........: 112 115 108 117
August ........: 111 114 107 116
September .....: 112 115 107 117
October .......: 111 113 107 116
November ......: 111 114 107 116
December ......: 111 113 106 116
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Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons
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: 2011=100 : : :
Commodity : Base :February 2014 : January 2015 :February 2015
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:
Austrian winter peas .........dollars/cwt: 19.50 (S) (D) (S)
Barley, all ...............dollars/bushel: 4.79 5.94 4.82 5.21
Feed .....................dollars/bushel: 4.59 3.77 2.98 2.94
Malting ..................dollars/bushel: 4.83 6.43 5.46 5.67
Beans, dry edible ............dollars/cwt: 34.60 39.00 32.90 32.40
Canola .......................dollars/cwt: 23.10 18.50 17.80 17.20
Chickpeas, all ...............dollars/cwt: 35.70 27.30 26.70 22.90
Large .......................dollars/cwt: 39.20 28.50 31.30 28.50
Small .......................dollars/cwt: 23.40 21.40 18.20 19.80
Corn ......................dollars/bushel: 6.02 4.35 3.81 3.79
:
Cotton, Upland .............dollars/pound: 0.880 0.802 0.586 0.574
Cottonseed ...................dollars/ton: 131.00 226.00 191.00 196.00
Flaxseed ..................dollars/bushel: 14.20 13.80 11.70 11.50
Hay, all, baled ..............dollars/ton: 159.00 167.00 152.00 155.00
Alfalfa .....................dollars/ton: 176.00 190.00 174.00 172.00
Other .......................dollars/ton: 119.00 138.00 118.00 127.00
Lentils ......................dollars/cwt: 27.50 19.40 25.40 29.80
Oats ......................dollars/bushel: 3.42 3.75 3.02 3.08
Peanuts, in-shell ..........dollars/pound: 0.252 0.243 0.225 0.223
Peas, dry edible .............dollars/cwt: 13.60 15.10 12.30 12.20
:
Potatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 9.78 9.22 9.07 8.91
Rice, all ....................dollars/cwt: 13.70 16.70 14.60 12.90
Long ........................dollars/cwt: 12.30 15.50 12.50 11.80
Medium and short ............dollars/cwt: 18.40 19.60 19.00 17.80
Sorghum grain ................dollars/cwt: 10.70 7.65 7.40 7.86
Soybeans ..................dollars/bushel: 12.50 13.20 10.30 9.92
Sunflowers, all ..............dollars/cwt: 29.00 22.80 19.30 20.60
:
Wheat, all ................dollars/bushel: 7.44 6.50 6.14 5.89
Winter ...................dollars/bushel: 6.93 6.58 6.02 5.70
Durum ....................dollars/bushel: 9.22 6.43 9.88 10.10
Other spring .............dollars/bushel: 8.33 6.40 5.83 5.55
Hard red winter .........dollars/bushel: 7.07 6.64 5.94 5.54
Soft red winter .........dollars/bushel: 6.77 5.90 5.69 5.48
Hard red spring .........dollars/bushel: 8.38 6.39 5.82 5.53
White ...................dollars/bushel: 6.58 6.61 6.37 6.35
:
Grapefruit ..................dollars/box: 7.47 5.78 6.09 4.83
Lemons ......................dollars/box: 12.30 21.69 18.20 12.43
Oranges .....................dollars/box: 8.16 10.71 9.28 9.65
Tangelos ....................dollars/box: 3.50 (S) 7.78 (S)
Tangerines and mandarins ....dollars/box: 15.30 24.88 14.49 (D)
:
Apples 1/ .................dollars/pound: 0.325 (NA) 0.320 0.297
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) 728.00 731.00
Strawberries ................dollars/cwt: 104.00 (NA) 135.00 101.00
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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: February 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 :February 2014 : January 2015 :February 2015
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:
Vegetables, fresh 1/ :
Asparagus ....................dollars/cwt: 37.50 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Beans, snap 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: 69.00 (NA) 40.80 53.90
Broccoli .....................dollars/cwt: 41.60 (NA) 67.30 29.90
Cantaloupes 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: 16.50 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Carrots ......................dollars/cwt: 30.80 (NA) 33.80 33.00
Cauliflower ..................dollars/cwt: 47.00 (NA) 58.40 40.10
Celery .......................dollars/cwt: 22.50 (NA) 19.40 14.60
Corn, sweet ..................dollars/cwt: 30.70 (NA) 39.80 40.00
Cucumbers 2/ .................dollars/cwt: 18.70 (NA) 30.60 27.60
Lettuce ......................dollars/cwt: 24.30 (NA) 38.20 15.20
Onions 3/ ....................dollars/cwt: 11.90 (NA) 8.39 7.67
Tomatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 51.20 (NA) 34.80 49.40
:
Livestock :
Calves .......................dollars/cwt: 142.00 209.00 288.00 277.00
Cattle, all beef .............dollars/cwt: 115.00 144.00 164.00 159.00
Cows 4/ .....................dollars/cwt: 71.60 95.40 112.00 110.00
Steers and heifers ..........dollars/cwt: 117.00 145.00 166.00 161.00
Milk cows 5/ 6/ .............dollars/head: 1420.00 1440.00 2120.00 1990.00
Hogs, all ....................dollars/cwt: 66.50 65.50 57.40 50.40
Barrows and gilts ...........dollars/cwt: 66.80 65.60 57.70 50.80
Sows ........................dollars/cwt: 57.90 63.40 48.00 39.70
:
Dairy and poultry :
Milk, all 7/ .................dollars/cwt: 20.10 24.90 17.60 16.80
Fat test ........................percent: 3.71 3.81 3.84 3.82
Broilers, live 8/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.459 0.550 0.600 0.540
Eggs, all 9/ ...............dollars/dozen: 0.969 1.40 1.25 1.55
Market 9/ 10/ .............dollars/dozen: 0.796 1.230 1.07 1.41
Turkeys, live 11/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.680 0.664 0.662 0.669
:
:
Adjusted for seasonal variation :
Eggs, all ..................dollars/dozen: 0.979 1.35 1.31 1.49
Seasonal factor .................percent: 101 104 95 104
Milk, all 7/ .................dollars/cwt: 20.20 24.70 17.60 16.60
Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 101 100 101
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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 January 2014, October 2014, and January 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 7.13 4.52 14.60 13.70
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 59.20 81.90
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: February 2015
with Comparisons
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State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
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: dollars per bushel
:
Arizona ............: (D) (D) (S)
Arkansas ...........: 5.92 5.17 5.96
California .........: 7.29 6.97 (D)
Colorado ...........: 6.58 5.66 5.45
Idaho ..............: 6.88 5.99 6.03
Illinois ...........: 6.04 5.58 5.33
Indiana ............: 6.09 5.42 5.48
Kansas .............: 6.59 5.98 5.35
Michigan ...........: 6.00 6.14 5.93
Minnesota ..........: 6.29 5.80 5.68
:
Missouri ...........: 6.03 5.49 4.95
Montana ............: 6.57 6.76 6.48
Nebraska ...........: 6.47 5.73 5.63
North Carolina .....: 5.20 5.69 5.43
North Dakota .......: 6.20 6.08 5.72
Ohio ...............: 5.87 5.96 5.47
Oklahoma ...........: 6.47 6.17 5.66
Oregon .............: 6.75 6.74 6.60
South Dakota .......: 6.70 5.68 5.45
Texas ..............: 6.44 5.60 5.52
Washington .........: 6.75 6.58 6.37
:
United States ......: 6.50 6.14 5.89
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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: February 2015
with Comparisons
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State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
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: dollars per bushel
:
Arkansas ...........: 5.92 5.17 5.96
California .........: 7.29 6.97 (D)
Colorado ...........: 6.58 5.66 5.45
Idaho ..............: 6.79 5.94 5.95
Illinois ...........: 6.04 5.58 5.33
Indiana ............: 6.09 5.42 5.48
Kansas .............: 6.59 5.98 5.35
Michigan ...........: 6.00 6.14 5.93
Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D)
Missouri ...........: 6.03 5.49 4.95
:
Montana ............: 6.85 6.31 5.85
Nebraska ...........: 6.47 5.73 5.63
North Carolina .....: 5.20 5.69 5.43
North Dakota .......: 6.04 4.50 4.22
Ohio ...............: 5.87 5.96 5.47
Oklahoma ...........: 6.47 6.17 5.66
Oregon .............: 6.74 6.73 6.60
South Dakota .......: 6.42 5.43 5.24
Texas ..............: 6.44 5.60 5.52
Washington .........: 6.64 6.44 6.29
:
United States ......: 6.58 6.02 5.70
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: February 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Arizona ............: (D) (D) (S)
California .........: (S) (S) (S)
Idaho ..............: (S) (D) (D)
Montana ............: 6.57 (D) 10.80
North Dakota .......: 6.33 9.89 9.56
:
United States ......: 6.43 9.88 10.10
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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: February 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Colorado ...........: (S) (D) (D)
Idaho ..............: 7.12 6.00 6.15
Minnesota ..........: 6.29 5.80 5.69
Montana ............: 6.41 6.51 5.91
North Dakota .......: 6.17 5.52 5.25
Oregon .............: 6.83 6.82 6.65
South Dakota .......: 6.79 5.89 5.59
Washington .........: 7.25 7.29 6.84
:
United States ......: 6.40 5.83 5.55
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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 All Barley - States and United States: February 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
California .........: (D) (D) (S)
Colorado ...........: 4.02 (D) (D)
Idaho ..............: 6.38 4.45 5.49
Minnesota ..........: 6.32 5.68 5.43
Montana ............: 6.38 4.60 5.05
North Dakota .......: 5.87 5.29 5.20
Oregon .............: (D) (D) (D)
Utah ...............: 3.88 (D) (D)
Washington .........: 3.53 3.33 3.97
Wyoming ............: (D) (S) (D)
:
United States ......: 5.94 4.82 5.21
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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: February 2015 with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Idaho ..............: 6.70 5.48 6.13
Minnesota ..........: 6.29 5.69 5.33
Montana ............: 6.49 5.59 5.82
North Dakota .......: 6.13 5.38 5.38
Wyoming ............: (D) (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 Feed Barley - States: February 2015 with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Idaho ..............: 3.63 2.84 2.82
Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D)
Montana ............: 3.20 2.36 2.43
North Dakota .......: 3.99 2.40 2.87
Wyoming ............: (S) (S) (S)
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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: February 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Colorado ...........: 4.49 4.09 3.78
Illinois ...........: 4.36 3.82 3.77
Indiana ............: 4.48 3.86 3.93
Iowa ...............: 4.43 3.85 3.79
Kansas .............: 4.43 3.95 3.82
Kentucky ...........: 4.65 4.05 4.13
Michigan ...........: 4.25 3.76 3.69
Minnesota ..........: 4.19 3.70 3.65
Missouri ...........: 4.49 3.58 3.70
Nebraska ...........: 4.27 3.84 3.90
:
North Carolina .....: 4.78 4.43 4.63
North Dakota .......: 3.83 3.45 3.39
Ohio ...............: 4.37 3.87 3.95
Pennsylvania .......: 4.61 4.11 4.07
South Dakota .......: 4.10 3.41 3.43
Tennessee ..........: 4.92 4.00 4.06
Texas ..............: 4.67 4.51 4.53
Wisconsin ..........: 4.30 3.71 3.77
:
United States ......: 4.35 3.81 3.79
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Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: February 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Arkansas ...........: 13.50 10.70 10.50
Illinois ...........: 13.40 10.50 10.10
Indiana ............: 13.40 10.50 10.20
Iowa ...............: 13.10 10.20 9.92
Kansas .............: 13.20 9.77 9.61
Kentucky ...........: 13.50 10.60 10.20
Louisiana ..........: 13.80 10.80 11.40
Michigan ...........: 13.30 10.40 9.88
Minnesota ..........: 12.90 10.20 9.78
Mississippi ........: 13.60 10.50 10.50
:
Missouri ...........: 13.50 10.10 9.91
Nebraska ...........: 13.00 9.99 9.60
North Carolina .....: 13.40 10.20 10.00
North Dakota .......: 12.50 9.50 9.10
Ohio ...............: 13.40 10.60 10.30
South Dakota .......: 12.70 9.79 9.30
Tennessee ..........: 13.50 10.80 10.40
Wisconsin ..........: 13.20 10.20 10.00
:
United States ......: 13.20 10.30 9.92
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Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: February 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Illinois ...........: (S) (D) (D)
Iowa ...............: 5.17 3.76 4.26
Michigan ...........: 3.84 (D) (D)
Minnesota ..........: 3.77 3.06 2.99
Montana ............: (S) (S) (D)
Nebraska ...........: 4.12 2.90 3.39
New York ...........: 3.96 (S) (D)
North Dakota .......: (D) 2.39 2.26
Oregon .............: (S) (S) (S)
Pennsylvania .......: 4.11 3.85 4.26
South Dakota .......: 3.62 3.22 3.20
Texas ..............: (S) (S) (S)
Wisconsin ..........: 4.61 3.30 3.58
:
United States ......: 3.75 3.02 3.08
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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: February 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per cwt
:
Arkansas ...........: (D) 7.01 7.66
Illinois ...........: (D) 6.50 (D)
Kansas .............: 7.61 7.44 7.87
Louisiana ..........: 7.56 (D) 7.57
Missouri ...........: 7.96 6.75 7.53
Nebraska ...........: 7.50 7.48 8.05
Oklahoma ...........: 7.58 7.85 8.02
Texas ..............: 7.74 7.26 7.69
:
United States ......: 7.65 7.40 7.86
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: February 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per cwt
:
California .........: (D) 58.10 69.20
Colorado ...........: 37.90 46.30 (D)
Idaho ..............: (D) 35.20 28.70
Michigan ...........: 46.20 (D) 40.40
Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D)
Nebraska ...........: 41.70 (D) 34.90
North Dakota .......: 32.50 30.50 26.10
:
United States ......: 39.00 32.90 32.40
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States:
February 2015 with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per pound
:
Alabama ............: 0.211 0.206 0.211
Florida ............: 0.247 0.195 0.216
Georgia ............: 0.237 0.200 0.206
Mississippi ........: (S) 0.214 0.210
New Mexico .........: (S) 0.306 (S)
North Carolina .....: 0.268 0.213 0.254
Oklahoma ...........: 0.272 (S) (S)
South Carolina .....: (D) 0.242 0.228
Texas ..............: 0.261 0.398 0.349
Virginia ...........: 0.275 (S) (S)
:
United States ......: 0.243 0.225 0.223
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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: February 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per cwt
:
Colorado ...........: (D) (D) (D)
Kansas .............: 20.90 19.40 23.40
Minnesota ..........: 23.30 (D) (S)
North Dakota .......: 25.20 19.40 22.10
South Dakota .......: 18.80 18.20 18.70
:
United States ......: 22.80 19.30 20.60
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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: February 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per cwt
:
Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (S)
North Dakota .......: 18.00 17.80 17.20
:
United States ......: 18.50 17.80 17.20
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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 Flaxseed - States and United States: February 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
North Dakota .......: 13.80 11.70 11.50
:
United States ......: 13.80 11.70 11.50
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Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: February 2015
with Comparisons
[Cottonseed marketing year August - February]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Cotton, Upland : Cottonseed
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: February : January : February : February : January : February
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: -------- dollars per pound -------- --------- dollars per ton --------
:
Alabama ............: 0.828 0.524 0.634 203.00 167.00 (S)
Arizona ............: (D) (D) 0.645 (S) 263.00 286.00
Arkansas ...........: (D) 0.625 0.623 (S) (S) (S)
California .........: (D) (D) (D) (S) 305.00 (S)
Georgia ............: 0.831 0.608 0.638 199.00 177.00 167.00
Louisiana ..........: (D) 0.620 0.653 (S) (S) (S)
Mississippi ........: 0.819 0.623 0.626 (S) (S) (S)
North Carolina .....: 0.821 0.626 0.629 235.00 214.00 (S)
Tennessee ..........: 0.813 0.613 0.617 (S) (S) (S)
Texas ..............: 0.768 0.581 0.541 248.00 182.00 182.00
:
United States ......: 0.802 0.586 0.574 226.00 191.00 196.00
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: February 2015
with Comparisons
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:
Cotton, Upland :
Average price ......dollars/pound: 0.802 0.586 0.574
Marketings 1/ ........1,000 bales: 650 2,359 1,827
:
Rice, all :
Average price ........dollars/cwt: 16.70 14.60 12.90
Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 13,495 16,459 12,269
:
Rice, long :
Average price ........dollars/cwt: 15.50 12.50 11.80
Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 9,794 11,257 10,143
:
Rice, medium and short :
California :
Average price ........dollars/cwt: 21.10 21.00 21.80
:
Other States 3/ :
Average price ........dollars/cwt: 15.80 15.10 14.90
:
United States :
Average price ........dollars/cwt: 19.60 19.00 17.80
Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 3,701 5,202 2,126
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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: February 2015 with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: All hay : Alfalfa hay : Other hay
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: February : January : February : February : January : February : February : January : February
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per ton
:
Arizona ......: 205.00 215.00 200.00 205.00 215.00 200.00 205.00 210.00 195.00
California ...: 217.00 192.00 187.00 225.00 200.00 190.00 187.00 160.00 170.00
Colorado .....: 229.00 194.00 194.00 230.00 195.00 195.00 225.00 190.00 190.00
Idaho ........: 198.00 188.00 179.00 200.00 190.00 180.00 170.00 165.00 165.00
Illinois .....: 171.00 167.00 169.00 185.00 180.00 180.00 125.00 120.00 120.00
Iowa .........: 165.00 138.00 129.00 180.00 156.00 140.00 115.00 107.00 94.00
Kansas .......: 146.00 138.00 132.00 171.00 153.00 142.00 106.00 92.00 101.00
Kentucky .....: 116.00 123.00 128.00 195.00 200.00 205.00 95.00 100.00 105.00
Michigan .....: 155.00 167.00 173.00 175.00 185.00 190.00 135.00 130.00 130.00
Minnesota ....: 170.00 109.00 103.00 190.00 125.00 114.00 128.00 80.00 79.00
:
Missouri .....: 105.00 96.00 93.00 205.00 165.00 165.00 80.00 85.00 85.00
Montana ......: 135.00 123.00 124.00 140.00 125.00 125.00 110.00 115.00 120.00
Nebraska .....: 131.00 94.00 93.00 142.00 99.00 95.00 105.00 83.00 88.00
Nevada .......: 213.00 228.00 224.00 213.00 230.00 225.00 187.00 200.00 200.00
New Mexico ...: 234.00 219.00 219.00 245.00 230.00 230.00 180.00 140.00 140.00
New York .....: 165.00 131.00 131.00 190.00 220.00 225.00 165.00 128.00 130.00
North Dakota .: 99.00 84.00 87.00 104.00 85.00 89.00 67.00 60.00 58.00
Ohio .........: 165.00 146.00 138.00 185.00 180.00 175.00 145.00 120.00 120.00
Oklahoma .....: 110.00 130.00 137.00 197.00 165.00 191.00 97.00 86.00 79.00
Oregon .......: 186.00 211.00 210.00 210.00 225.00 220.00 160.00 190.00 200.00
:
Pennsylvania .: 182.00 227.00 230.00 199.00 242.00 238.00 177.00 217.00 225.00
South Dakota .: 123.00 109.00 108.00 131.00 113.00 111.00 105.00 91.00 89.00
Texas ........: 110.00 82.00 98.00 247.00 233.00 234.00 84.00 65.00 72.00
Utah .........: 180.00 180.00 180.00 180.00 180.00 180.00 145.00 145.00 145.00
Washington ...: 197.00 210.00 197.00 185.00 210.00 200.00 220.00 210.00 190.00
Wisconsin ....: 181.00 130.00 117.00 195.00 136.00 125.00 129.00 100.00 88.00
Wyoming ......: 176.00 136.00 131.00 180.00 140.00 135.00 155.00 125.00 120.00
:
United States : 167.00 152.00 155.00 190.00 174.00 172.00 138.00 118.00 127.00
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Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: February 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 :-----------------------------------------------------------
: February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per pound
:
California .........: (NA) (NA) (NA)
Michigan ...........: (NA) 0.300 0.285
New York ...........: (NA) 0.270 0.270
Ohio ...............: (NA) (NA) (NA)
Pennsylvania .......: (NA) 0.350 0.400
Virginia ...........: (NA) 0.290 0.280
Washington .........: (NA) 0.327 0.296
:
United States ......: (NA) 0.320 0.297
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(NA) Not available.
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: February 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]
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: : Equivalent returns
Commodity, : FOB :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree
and type : fresh :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process
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: dollars per box
:
Grapefruit :
California 1/ .....................: 18.50 11.71 11.71 (D) 9.49 9.49 (D)
Florida ...........................: 25.10 8.46 14.35 5.38 5.66 12.11 2.29
White ...........................: 29.10 8.81 18.15 6.65 6.13 15.95 3.85
Colored .........................: 24.40 8.33 13.65 4.70 5.48 11.40 1.45
Texas .............................: 24.30 7.48 12.70 1.60 5.94 11.09 0.14
:
United States .....................: 24.50 8.56 14.13 5.38 5.78 11.89 2.29
:
Lemons :
Arizona ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
California ........................: 46.10 27.47 36.84 (D) 21.80 30.82 (D)
:
United States .....................: 46.10 27.36 36.81 (D) 21.69 30.79 (D)
:
Oranges :
California ........................: 35.40 20.45 26.23 (D) 17.86 23.67 (D)
Navel and miscellaneous .........: 35.40 20.45 26.23 (D) 17.86 23.67 (D)
Valencia ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
Florida ...........................: 25.20 9.63 14.05 9.50 7.13 11.45 7.00
Early and mids ..................: 25.20 9.63 14.05 9.50 7.13 11.45 7.00
Valencia ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States .....................: 34.70 13.24 25.40 8.53 10.71 22.84 6.01
:
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 ...........................: 41.20 21.42 27.80 7.95 17.59 24.25 3.55
:
United States .....................: 42.50 27.98 33.36 2.04 24.88 30.53 -2.32
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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: January 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]
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: : 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/ .....................: 16.90 9.97 9.97 (D) 7.71 7.71 (D)
Florida ...........................: 21.90 8.09 11.17 4.89 5.38 8.93 1.69
White ...........................: 22.30 7.88 11.35 6.00 5.03 9.15 2.80
Colored .........................: 21.90 8.14 11.15 4.55 5.45 8.90 1.35
Texas .............................: 23.50 9.77 11.90 1.60 8.19 10.29 0.14
:
United States .....................: 21.50 8.56 11.16 4.59 6.09 9.06 1.55
:
Lemons :
Arizona ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
California ........................: 48.30 23.87 38.85 (D) 18.27 32.71 (D)
:
United States .....................: 48.50 23.80 39.05 (D) 18.20 32.91 (D)
:
Oranges :
California ........................: 30.40 18.43 21.05 (D) 15.79 18.44 (D)
Navel and miscellaneous .........: 30.40 18.43 21.05 (D) 15.79 18.44 (D)
Valencia ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
Florida ...........................: 29.00 9.88 17.85 9.64 7.38 15.25 7.14
Early and mids ..................: 29.00 9.88 17.85 9.64 7.38 15.25 7.14
Valencia ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States .....................: 30.30 11.81 20.72 9.30 9.28 18.11 6.79
:
Tangelos ............................:
Florida ...........................: 25.70 10.55 14.05 7.00 7.78 11.30 4.20
:
United States .....................: 25.70 10.55 14.05 7.00 7.78 11.30 4.20
:
Tangerines and mandarins :
Arizona ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
California ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Florida ...........................: 45.50 24.61 32.10 7.10 20.81 28.55 2.70
:
United States .....................: 30.80 17.69 21.45 1.97 14.49 18.55 -2.46
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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: 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]
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: : 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 Potatoes - States and United States: February 2015
with Comparisons
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State : February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per cwt
:
California :
Spring ...........: (S) (S) (S)
Fall .............: 10.00 9.60 9.50
All 1/ ...........: 10.00 9.60 9.50
Colorado :
Fresh 2/ .........: 9.60 10.40 9.45
All 1/ ...........: 9.05 9.50 8.65
:
Florida ............: (D) (S) 21.50
Idaho :
Fresh 2/ .........: 6.25 6.70 5.70
Processing .......: 8.80 7.85 7.75
All 1/ ...........: 7.90 7.40 7.05
Maine ..............: 10.90 (D) (D)
Michigan ...........: 12.40 (D) (D)
Minnesota ..........: (D) 9.10 10.00
New York ...........: 12.80 (D) (D)
North Carolina .....: (S) (S) (S)
:
North Dakota :
Fresh 2/ .........: (D) (D) (D)
Processing .......: (D) (D) (D)
All 1/ ...........: 9.75 (D) (D)
Oregon .............: 9.05 8.50 7.95
Texas ..............: (S) (D) (D)
Virginia ...........: (S) (S) (S)
:
Washington :
Processing .......: 8.25 8.20 8.05
All 1/ ...........: 8.95 8.75 8.60
Wisconsin :
Fresh 2/ .........: 11.20 9.85 10.50
Processing .......: 7.90 10.20 9.45
All 1/ ...........: 9.45 10.10 10.70
:
United States :
Fresh 2/ .........: 9.67 9.21 8.92
Processing .......: 8.76 8.87 8.47
All 1/ ...........: 9.22 9.07 8.91
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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: February 2015 with Comparisons
[Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes
hauling subsidies]
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: February 2014 : January 2015 : February 2015
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Price :Fat test : Price :Fat test : Price : Fat test
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:dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent
:
Arizona ............: 23.70 3.45 16.40 3.54 15.50 3.48
California .........: 23.13 3.76 15.81 3.80 14.72 3.76
Colorado ...........: 24.50 3.63 18.70 3.72 17.70 3.65
Florida ............: 27.60 3.63 22.60 3.61 21.20 3.64
Idaho ..............: 23.90 3.84 16.80 3.87 16.40 3.82
Illinois ...........: 25.80 3.84 18.40 3.85 17.70 3.84
Indiana ............: 25.20 3.83 18.10 3.85 17.10 3.84
Iowa ...............: 25.80 3.83 17.40 3.84 17.10 3.83
Kansas .............: 25.30 3.83 17.50 3.88 17.20 3.84
Michigan ...........: 24.90 3.79 17.60 3.75 16.60 3.81
:
Minnesota ..........: 26.10 3.95 18.30 3.95 17.70 3.94
New Mexico .........: 23.80 3.58 16.40 3.75 16.00 3.67
New York ...........: 25.70 3.86 18.70 3.90 17.90 3.91
Ohio ...............: 25.20 3.85 18.70 3.86 17.80 3.92
Oregon .............: 26.90 3.92 18.90 3.96 18.00 3.87
Pennsylvania .......: 25.90 3.85 19.20 3.84 18.30 3.83
South Dakota .......: 26.20 4.06 18.90 4.09 18.50 4.06
Texas ..............: 26.00 3.91 18.20 4.03 17.60 3.94
Utah ...............: 24.10 3.81 17.80 3.83 16.50 3.76
Vermont ............: 25.80 3.85 19.00 3.95 18.30 3.98
:
Virginia ...........: 26.90 3.76 20.60 3.80 19.20 3.79
Washington .........: 25.40 3.92 17.50 3.96 16.80 3.87
Wisconsin ..........: 25.70 3.84 18.40 3.84 17.70 3.84
:
United States ......: 24.90 3.81 17.60 3.84 16.80 3.82
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Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: January 2015
with Comparisons
[Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Quarterly United States milk cow
prices are based on revised milk cow inventory]
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State : January 2014 : October 2014 : January 2015
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: dollars per head
:
Arizona ............: 1,500.00 2,200.00 2,000.00
California .........: 1,300.00 2,200.00 1,800.00
Colorado ...........: 1,540.00 2,260.00 2,100.00
Florida ............: 1,560.00 2,190.00 2,170.00
Idaho ..............: 1,400.00 2,150.00 2,000.00
Illinois ...........: 1,500.00 2,050.00 2,100.00
Indiana ............: 1,500.00 2,050.00 2,100.00
Iowa ...............: 1,450.00 2,100.00 2,030.00
Kansas .............: 1,400.00 2,100.00 2,100.00
Michigan ...........: 1,650.00 2,100.00 2,200.00
:
Minnesota ..........: 1,410.00 2,070.00 1,870.00
New Mexico .........: 1,450.00 2,100.00 2,000.00
New York ...........: 1,430.00 2,010.00 1,910.00
Ohio ...............: 1,450.00 1,950.00 2,000.00
Oregon .............: 1,350.00 2,100.00 2,000.00
Pennsylvania .......: 1,500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
South Dakota .......: 1,470.00 2,050.00 1,980.00
Texas ..............: 1,450.00 2,100.00 2,100.00
Utah ...............: 1,350.00 2,000.00 1,900.00
Vermont ............: 1,570.00 2,030.00 1,980.00
:
Virginia ...........: 1,520.00 2,100.00 2,060.00
Washington .........: 1,350.00 2,050.00 1,950.00
Wisconsin ..........: 1,570.00 2,220.00 2,160.00
:
United States ......: 1,440.00 2,120.00 1,990.00
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Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: February 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]
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: : Parity price : Price as percent
:Adjusted : : of parity
Commodity and unit : base :-----------------------------------------------------------
: price :February : January :February :February : January :February
: : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ------------- dollars ------------- ------- percent -------
:
Basic commodities :
All wheat ............bushel: 0.624 17.90 18.50 18.40 36 33 33
Rice ....................cwt: 1.34 38.40 39.70 39.50 43 37 37
Corn .................bushel: 0.444 12.90 13.10 13.10 34 29 29
Cotton :
Upland ..............pound: 0.066 1.95 1.95 1.94 41 30 30
American Pima .......pound: 0.136 3.98 4.02 4.01 43 39 39
Peanuts ...............pound: 0.024 0.727 0.710 0.707 33 32 32
Small chickpeas ......cwt 4/: 2.200 (NA) 65.00 64.80 (NA) 28 28
Large chickpeas ......cwt 4/: 3.330 (NA) 98.50 98.10 (NA) 32 32
Lentils ..............cwt 4/: 2.280 (NA) 67.50 67.10 (NA) 38 38
:
Designated nonbasic :
All milk, to plants 1/ ...cwt: 1.83 52.60 54.10 53.90 47 33 31
Honey, extracted 2/ ...pound: 0.150 4.27 4.44 4.42 50 48 48
:
Wool and mohair :
Wool ..................pound: 0.117 3.17 3.46 3.45 46 42 42
Mohair ................pound: 0.378 10.20 11.20 11.10 41 43 44
:
Other nonbasic :
Apples, fresh 3/ ......pound: 0.033 0.988 0.976 0.972 45 33 31
Barley ...............bushel: 0.467 13.10 13.80 13.80 45 35 35
Canola ..................cwt: 1.880 54.70 55.60 55.40 34 32 32
Cottonseed ..............ton: 19.20 555.00 568.00 565.00 41 32 32
Dry edible beans ........cwt: 3.25 93.00 96.20 95.70 42 34 34
Flaxseed .............bushel: 1.170 33.40 34.60 34.50 41 34 34
Oats .................bushel: 0.295 8.26 8.73 8.69 45 35 35
Potatoes ................cwt: 0.846 24.30 25.00 24.90 38 36 36
Sorghum grain ...........cwt: 0.757 21.80 22.40 22.30 35 33 33
Soybeans .............bushel: 1.080 30.80 32.00 31.80 43 32 32
Sunflower, all ..........cwt: 2.13 61.60 63.00 62.70 37 31 31
:
Citrus (equivalent on-tree) :
Grapefruit ..............box: 0.777 21.10 23.00 22.90 27 26 21
Lemons ..................box: 1.49 39.50 44.10 43.90 55 41 28
Oranges .................box: 0.806 22.40 23.80 23.70 48 39 41
Tangerines ..............box: 1.75 46.80 51.80 51.50 53 28 23
:
Livestock and poultry :
Beef cattle .............cwt: 10.80 302.00 320.00 318.00 48 51 50
Calves ..................cwt: 15.30 416.00 453.00 451.00 50 64 61
Hogs ....................cwt: 5.81 167.00 172.00 171.00 39 33 30
Eggs 1/ ...............dozen: 0.094 2.67 2.78 2.77 51 47 54
Turkeys, live .........pound: 0.061 1.740 1.800 1.800 38 37 37
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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: February 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 : February : January : February
: : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars
:
Field crops and miscellaneous :
Hops ..............................pound: 0.325 9.24 9.62 9.57
Mustard seed ........................cwt: 3.07 86.90 90.80 90.40
Rapeseed ............................cwt: 2.43 66.60 71.90 71.60
Rye ..............................bushel: 0.614 16.90 18.20 18.10
Safflower ...........................cwt: 2.16 60.80 63.90 63.60
Spearmint oil .....................pound: 1.64 46.50 48.50 48.30
Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 2.08 60.80 61.50 61.30
:
Tobacco :
Flue-cured, 11-14 ...............pound: 0.181 5.38 5.36 5.33
Fire-cured, 21-23 ...............pound: 0.259 7.76 7.66 7.63
Burley, 31 ......................pound: 0.181 5.47 5.36 5.33
Maryland, 32 ....................pound: 0.171 4.91 5.06 5.04
Dark air-cured, 35-37 ...........pound: 0.234 6.98 6.92 6.89
Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 .......pound: 0.181 5.32 5.36 5.33
Cigar binder, 51 ................pound: 0.632 18.40 18.70 18.60
:
:
Noncitrus fruit :
Apples, processing 1/ ...............ton: 18.10 526.00 536.00 533.00
Apricots :
Fresh 2/ ..........................ton: 119.00 3,340.00 3,520.00 3,500.00
Dried (California) ................ton: 257.00 7,440.00 7,600.00 7,570.00
Avocados 2/ .........................ton: 183.00 5,380.00 5,410.00 5,390.00
Cherries :
Sweet .............................ton: 215.00 6,100.00 6,360.00 6,330.00
Tart ............................pound: 0.033 0.959 0.976 0.972
Cranberry 3/ .....................barrel: 4.44 138.00 131.00 131.00
Dates (California) 2/ ...............ton: 152.00 4,680.00 4,500.00 4,480.00
:
Grapes (California) :
Raisin variety ....................ton: 144.00 4,040.00 4,260.00 4,240.00
Wine, processing ..................ton: 66.60 (NA) 1,970.00 1,960.00
Kiwifruit ...........................ton: 90.00 2,310.00 2,660.00 2,650.00
Nectarines, fresh (California) 2/ ...ton: 60.90 1,600.00 1,800.00 1,790.00
Olives, canning (California) 3/ .....ton: 95.60 2,650.00 2,830.00 2,820.00
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Commodity Parity Prices - United States: February 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 : February : January : February
: : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars
:
Noncitrus fruit - continued :
Papayas (Hawaii) ................pound: 0.041 1.10 1.21 1.21
Peaches :
Fresh 4/ ........................ton: 87.00 2,370.00 2,570.00 2,560.00
Dried (California) ..............ton: 46.50 1,400.00 1,380.00 1,370.00
Processing, excludes dried :
Clingstone (California) 3/ ...ton: 33.50 945.00 991.00 987.00
:
Pears, Fresh 4/ ...................ton: 57.70 1,630.00 1,710.00 1,700.00
Plums (California) :
Fresh, equivalent on-tree .......ton: 62.30 1,710.00 1,840.00 1,830.00
Prunes, dried (California) 1/ .....ton: 157.00 4,300.00 4,650.00 4,620.00
Prunes and plums :
Fresh, excludes California 5/ ...ton: 62.90 1,830.00 1,860.00 1,850.00
Processing, excludes dried 1/ ...ton: 23.90 674.00 707.00 704.00
:
Tree nuts 6/ :
Almonds .........................pound: 0.236 6.19 6.98 6.95
Hazelnuts .........................ton: 222.00 5,760.00 6,570.00 6,540.00
Pistachios ......................pound: 0.227 5.76 6.72 6.69
Walnuts ...........................ton: 223.00 4,970.00 6,600.00 6,570.00
:
Vegetables, fresh 7/ :
Carrots 8/ ........................cwt: 2.63 75.60 77.80 77.50
Cauliflower 8/ ....................cwt: 4.17 117.00 123.00 123.00
Celery 8/ .........................cwt: 1.99 57.00 58.90 58.60
Honeydew melons ...................cwt: 1.98 56.40 58.60 58.30
Lettuce ...........................cwt: 2.17 60.80 64.20 63.90
Onions 8/ .........................cwt: 1.41 40.10 41.70 41.50
Tomatoes ..........................cwt: 4.21 125.00 125.00 124.00
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door.
2/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse door.
3/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point.
4/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (apples only), Oregon
(except peaches), and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states.
5/ Based on "as sold" prices for fresh fruit in all states.
6/ Prices In-Shell basis except almonds which are shelled basis.
7/ FOB shipping point prices.
8/ Includes some processing.
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
February Prices Paid by Farmers
The February Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest,
Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 109 (2011=100), is unchanged from
January 2015 and February 2014.
Production index: The February index, at 110, is down 0.9 percent from last
month but is unchanged from last year. Lower prices in February for feeder
cattle, complete feeds, feeder pigs, and diesel more than offset higher
prices for herbicides, LP gas, insecticides, and potash & phosphate.
Feed: The February index, at 104, decreased 1.0 percent from January
and 8.0 percent from last February. Since January, lower prices for
complete feeds, concentrates, and supplements more than offset higher
prices for hay & forages and feed grains.
Livestock and poultry: The February index, at 152, decreased
5.6 percent from last month but is 18 percent above last year. Since
January, prices are lower for feeder cattle and feeder pigs. The
February feeder cattle price, at $219.00 per cwt, is down $12.00 per
cwt from the January price. February feeder pigs averaged
$175.00 per cwt, down $25.00 per cwt from January.
Fertilizer: The February index, at 95, is up 1.1 percent from January
and February a year ago. Since January, higher prices for potash &
phosphate and nitrogen more than offset lower prices for mixed
fertilizer.
Chemicals: The February index, at 108, is up 6.9 percent from January
but is down 2.7 percent from last February. Compared with last month,
prices are higher for herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides/other.
Fuels: The February index, at 68, is unchanged from a month earlier but
is 36 percent below February 2014. Since January, lower prices for
diesel offset higher prices for LP gas and gasoline.
Machinery: The February index, at 112, is unchanged from January but is
0.9 percent above last February. Since January, lower prices for other
machinery and self-propelled machinery offset higher prices for
tractors.
Consumer price index: The January 2015 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPI-U) decreased
0.5 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 233.707 (1982-1984=100).
The December index is 234.812. For the 12 month period ending in January, the
overall index decreased 0.1 percent.
Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1910-1914 Base : 2011 Base
Indexes :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
and : February : January : February : February : January : February
ratios : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: percent
:
Prices paid by farmers for :
commodities, services, :
interest, taxes, and wage :
rates (PPITW) ...................: 2949 2959 2945 109 109 109
Production ....................: 2298 2308 2292 110 111 110
Feed ........................: 1245 1160 1149 113 105 104
Livestock and poultry .......: 2553 3171 3006 129 161 152
Seeds .......................: 3643 3752 3752 111 114 114
Fertilizer ..................: 1128 1132 1141 94 94 95
Chemicals ...................: 993 903 968 111 101 108
Fuels .......................: 2983 1914 1913 107 68 68
Supplies and repairs ........: 1235 1253 1253 105 106 106
:
Autos and trucks ............: 3207 3224 3240 104 105 105
Machinery ...................: 6775 6829 6848 111 112 112
Building materials ..........: 2468 2501 2502 106 108 108
Services and rent ...........: 2299 2358 2357 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Services ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 112 112
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) .......: 3093 3107 3089 110 110 110
Family living-CPI 3/ ..........: 2230 2220 2230 104 104 104
:
Ratio (received/paid) .........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 98 89 92
Parity ratio 4/ ...............: 37 34 35 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Parity ratio adjusted 5/ ......: 38 35 36 (NA) (NA) (NA)
PPITW adjusted for :
productivity 6/ .............: 1413 1398 1397 (NA) (NA) (NA)
:
Crop sector (PPITW) ...........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 107 106 106
Livestock sector (PPITW) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 112 113 112
:
Farm sector (production) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 117 123 120
Non-farm sector (production) ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) 106 103 104
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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: February 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]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Relative weights : Indexes (2011=100)
:-------------------------------------------------------
: : :February : January :February
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: percent
:
Production items ............: 74.1 74.6 110 111 110
:
Feed ......................: 15.5 15.5 113 105 104
Feed grains .............: 2.2 2.2 74 66 66
Complete feeds ..........: 7.6 7.6 120 117 115
Hay and forages .........: 1.9 1.9 111 99 101
Concentrates ............: 2.5 2.5 126 106 103
Supplements .............: 1.3 1.3 117 115 115
Livestock and poultry .....: 8.5 8.3 129 161 152
Feeder cattle ...........: 6.6 6.4 128 169 160
Feeder pigs .............: 0.7 0.7 184 143 125
Milk cow replacements ...: 0.7 0.7 101 140 140
Poultry .................: 0.5 0.5 105 105 105
:
Seeds .....................: 4.9 5.0 111 114 114
Field crops .............: 4.4 4.5 110 113 113
Grasses and legumes .....: 0.5 0.5 120 123 123
Fertilizer ................: 6.2 6.4 94 94 95
Mixed fertilizer ........: 2.7 2.8 87 87 87
Nitrogen ................: 2.6 2.7 102 101 101
Potash and phosphate ....: 0.9 0.9 89 96 102
Chemicals .................: 3.1 3.2 111 101 108
Herbicides ..............: 1.9 2.0 111 101 108
Insecticides ............: 0.7 0.7 114 104 111
Fungicides and other ....: 0.4 0.5 105 95 102
:
Fuels .....................: 4.1 4.0 107 68 68
Diesel ..................: 2.6 2.5 98 74 71
Gasoline ................: 0.9 0.8 110 72 75
LP gas ..................: 0.7 0.7 134 44 53
Supplies and repairs ......: 4.3 4.3 105 106 106
Supplies ................: 1.4 1.4 105 106 106
Repairs .................: 2.8 2.9 104 106 106
Autos and trucks ..........: 1.1 1.1 104 105 105
Autos ...................: 0.1 0.1 102 101 102
Trucks ..................: 1.0 1.0 105 105 106
:
Machinery .................: 4.9 5.2 111 112 112
Tractors ................: 1.1 1.1 108 108 110
Self-propelled ..........: 2.0 2.1 113 112 112
Other machinery .........: 1.9 2.0 110 114 113
Building materials ........: 3.7 3.7 106 108 108
Services ..................: 10.8 10.8 108 112 112
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 13.9 104 104 104
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Feed Price Ratios - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons
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Feed price ratio 1/ :February 2014 : January 2015 :February 2015
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:
Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal :
in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ ......: 4.0 5.4 5.0
:
Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in :
value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ ............................: 10.9 11.4 15.3
:
Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to :
100 pounds of hog, live weight ......................: 15.1 15.1 13.3
:
Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal :
in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4/ ................: 2.59 2.09 2.02
:
Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal :
in value to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, :
live weight .......................................: 33.3 43.6 42.5
:
Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in :
value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5/ ..........: 5.4 6.3 6.6
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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:
February 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 :February 2014: January 2015 :February 2015
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: dollars
:
Broilers, live ................pound: 0.550 0.600 0.540
Eggs, market ..................dozen: 1.230 1.070 1.410
:
Hogs, all .......................cwt: 65.50 57.40 50.40
Milk, all .......................cwt: 24.90 17.60 16.80
:
Steers and heifers ..............cwt: 145.00 166.00 161.00
Turkeys, live .................pound: 0.664 0.662 0.669
:
Corn .........................bushel: 4.35 3.81 3.79
Hay, alfalfa ....................ton: 190.00 174.00 172.00
:
Soybeans .....................bushel: 13.20 10.30 9.92
Wheat, all ...................bushel: 6.50 6.14 5.89
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Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: February 2015 with Comparisons
[Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture
Marketing Service]
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Item :February 2014: January 2015 :February 2015
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: dollars
:
Feeder cattle & calves ..........cwt: 176.00 231.00 219.00
Feeder pigs .....................cwt: 258.00 200.00 175.00
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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
Anthony Prillaman - Oats, Rye, Wheat............................................................... (202) 720-2127
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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