ISSN: 1937-4216
Released June 29, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
May Farm Prices Received Index Up 3.9 percent
The May Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 107, increased
3.9 percent from April. At 90, the Crop Production Index advanced
1.1 percent. The Livestock Production Index increased 5.2 percent to 122.
Producers received higher prices for eggs, hogs, and broilers. Lower prices
were realized for cattle, corn, and tomatoes. In addition to prices, the
indexes are impacted by the five-year average monthly mix of commodities
producers market. Increased monthly movement of cattle, hay, sweet corn, and
broilers offset the decreased marketing of soybeans, calves, hogs, and
apples.
The Prices Received Index is down 7.0 percent from the previous year. The
Food Commodities Index, at 115, is up 3.6 percent from the previous month but
is 8.0 percent lower than May 2014.
May Prices Paid Index Down 0.9 Percent
The May Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes,
and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 109, is down 0.9 percent from April and
3.5 percent below May 2014. Lower prices in May for complete feeds,
concentrates, LP gas, and supplements more than offset higher prices for
nitrogen, diesel, gasoline, and mixed fertilizer.
Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes
2011 Base - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons
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: May : April : May
Index Group : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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:
Prices received by farmers ...............: 115 103 107
:
Prices paid by farmers ...................: 113 110 109
:
Ratio of prices received to prices paid ..: 102 94 98
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Contents
Prices Received by Farmers................................................................................. 4
Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons.............................. 5
Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons......................... 5
Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2014 and 2015............. 5
Prices Paid Indexes, 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: May 2015 with Comparisons...................... 10
Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: May 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: May 2015 with Comparisons........................ 17
Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons..................... 17
Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons...................... 18
Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons..................... 18
Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons............................. 18
Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons....................... 19
Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: May 2015 with Comparisons..................................... 19
Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: May 2015 with Comparisons........................................ 19
Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons.................... 19
Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons............................. 20
Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons......................... 20
Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons........................ 21
Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons............... 21
Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons........................ 21
Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons........................... 21
Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons..... 22
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: May 2015
with Comparisons........................................................................................ 22
Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons......................... 22
Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons...................... 23
Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons........................... 23
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: May 2014...................... 24
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: April 2015.................... 25
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: May 2015...................... 26
Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons......................... 27
Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons......................... 28
Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: April 2015 with Comparisons...................... 29
Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons.... 30
Commodity Parity Prices - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons......................................... 31
Marketing Year for Specified Commodities................................................................... 33
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for All Barley by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015....................................................................................... 33
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Malting Barley by Month - United States: Marketing Years
2012-2013 through 2014-2015............................................................................. 34
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Feed Barley by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015....................................................................................... 34
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Oats by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015....................................................................................... 35
Prices Received for Sweet Potatoes, Market Year Average - States and United States: 2012-2014.............. 35
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for All Wheat by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015....................................................................................... 36
Prices Received for Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2012-2013
through 2014-2015....................................................................................... 36
Prices Received for Durum Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2012-2013
through 2014-2015....................................................................................... 37
Prices Received for Other Spring Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2012-2013
through 2014-2015....................................................................................... 37
Prices Received for Hard Red Spring Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2012-2013
through 2014-2015....................................................................................... 38
Prices Received for Hard Red Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2012-2013
through 2014-2015....................................................................................... 38
Prices Received for Soft Red Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2012-2013
through 2014-2015....................................................................................... 39
Prices Received for White Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2012-2013
through 2014-2015....................................................................................... 39
Reliability of Prices Received Estimates................................................................... 40
Prices Paid by Farmers..................................................................................... 41
Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons................... 42
Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components - United States:
May 2015 with Comparisons............................................................................... 43
Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items -
United States: 2011=100 Chart........................................................................... 44
Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages -
United States: 2011=100 Chart........................................................................... 44
Paid Indexes by Farm Type, All Items - United States: 2011=100 Chart....................................... 45
Paid Indexes by Origin, All Production Items - United States: 2011=100 Chart............................... 45
Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector, Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel -
United States: 2011=100 Chart........................................................................... 46
Paid Indexes by Month, Feed and Replacement Livestock - United States: 2011=100 Chart...................... 46
Feed Price Ratios - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons............................................... 47
Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons............. 47
Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons................................ 47
Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates....................................................................... 48
Information Contacts....................................................................................... 49
May Prices Received by Farmers
The May Prices Received Index for agricultural production at 107 percent of
its 2011 base is up 3.9 percent from the April index but is 7.0 percent below
the May 2014 index.
Crop Production: The May index, at 90, increased 1.1 percent from April but
is 10 percent lower than May 2014. Index increases for fruit & tree nut
production more than offset the index decrease for oilseed & grain
production.
Feed grain: The May index, at 61, is down 3.2 percent from last month
and is 23 percent below a year ago. The corn price, at $3.62 per
bushel, is down 13 cents from last month and $1.09 from May 2014. At
$7.57 per cwt, sorghum grain is 33 cents less than April and 65 cents
below May a year earlier.
Food grain: At 79, the index for May is 2.5 percent lower than the
previous month and 23 percent below a year earlier. The May price for
all wheat, at $5.33 per bushel, is down 23 cents from April and is
$1.75 below May 2014.
Oilseed: At 77, the index for May is down 1.3 percent from April and is
32 percent lower than May 2014. The soybean price, at $9.60 per bushel,
decreased 10 cents from April and is $4.80 below May a year earlier.
Fruit and tree nut: The May index, at 134, is up 6.3 percent from April
and is 5.5 percent higher than a year earlier. Price increases for
lemons and grapefruit more than offset price decreases during May for
apples and oranges.
Vegetable and melon: At 102, the index for May is down 2.9 percent from
the previous month and 3.8 percent below May 2014. Lower prices for
tomatoes and potatoes during May more than offset higher prices for
lettuce and celery.
Other crop: The May index, at 91, is up 5.8 percent from the previous
month but is down 11 percent from May 2014. The all hay price, at $175
per ton, is up $2.00 from April but is $27.00 lower than May 2014. At
64.1 cents per pound, the price for upland cotton is up 1.7 cents from
April but is 17.6 cents below May 2014.
Livestock Production: The index for May, at 122, is 5.2 percent above the
previous month but is down 6.2 percent from May a year earlier. Compared with
a year ago, prices are higher for cattle, market eggs, calves, and turkeys.
Prices for milk, hogs, and broilers are down from a year earlier.
Meat animal: At 130, the May index is up 2.4 percent from the previous
month and 1.6 percent higher than a year earlier. At $58.90 per cwt,
the May hog price is up $9.90 from April but is $23.90 lower than a
year earlier. The May beef cattle price of $160 per cwt is down $2.00
from the previous month but is $14.00 higher than May 2014.
Dairy: The index for May, at 83, is up 1.2 percent from the previous
month but is 31 percent lower than May a year earlier. The May all milk
price of $16.70 per cwt is up 20 cents from April but is down $7.50
from May 2014.
Poultry and egg: At 146, the May index is up 13 percent from April and
0.7 percent above 2014. The May market egg price, at $1.61 per dozen,
increased 73.8 cents from April and is 63.9 cents above May 2014. The
May broiler price, at 65.0 cents per pound, is up 1.0 cent from April
but is 8.0 cents below a year earlier. At 75.9 cents per pound, the May
turkey price is up 5.7 cents from the previous month and 3.3 cents from
2014.
Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base - United States: May 2015
with Comparisons
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are
available at www.nass.usda.gov]
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: 2011 Base
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: May : April : May
Index Group : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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: percent
:
Agricultural Production ........: 115 103 107
Crop Production ..............: 100 89 90
Grain and oilseed ..........: 91 71 69
Feed grain ...............: 79 63 61
Food grain ...............: 102 81 79
Oilseed ..................: 113 78 77
Fruit and tree nut .........: 127 126 134
Vegetable and melon ........: 106 105 102
Other crop .................: 102 86 91
:
Livestock Production .........: 130 116 122
Meat animal ................: 128 127 130
Cattle ...................: 129 146 143
Hog ......................: 125 74 89
Dairy ......................: 120 82 83
Poultry and egg ............: 145 129 146
:
Food Commodity .................: 125 111 115
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Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base - United States: May 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
:-----------------------------------
: May : April : May
Index Group : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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: percent
:
Agricultural Production ........: 1185 1068 1104
Crop Production ..............: 873 775 785
Livestock Production .........: 1505 1352 1414
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Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups -
United States: 2014 and 2015
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at
www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not
yet begun]
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: 2011 Base
:---------------------------------------------------------------
Month : Agricultural : Crop : Livestock : Food
: Production : Production : Production : Commodities
:---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: percent percent percent percent
:
January .......: 100 97 91 83 116 120 111 109
February ......: 107 99 95 85 121 114 117 107
March .........: 111 102 95 86 128 117 122 110
April .........: 115 103 99 89 131 116 125 111
May ...........: 115 107 100 90 130 122 125 115
June ..........: 113 99 128 122
July ..........: 110 93 133 120
August ........: 110 92 130 121
September .....: 108 88 132 120
October .......: 100 81 135 113
November ......: 102 82 134 120
December ......: 101 83 127 115
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Prices Paid Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States:
2014 and 2015
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at
www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not
yet begun]
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: 2011 Base
:---------------------------------------------------------------
Month : All Items : : Crop : Livestock
: (PPITW) : Production : Sector : Sector
:---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: percent percent percent percent
:
January .......: 108 110 110 111 106 106 111 114
February ......: 109 110 110 111 107 106 112 113
March .........: 110 110 112 111 107 106 113 114
April .........: 112 110 114 111 108 106 116 113
May ...........: 113 109 115 111 108 106 117 113
June ..........: 113 116 108 119
July ..........: 113 115 108 118
August ........: 112 114 107 117
September .....: 112 115 107 118
October .......: 112 114 107 117
November ......: 112 114 107 117
December ......: 111 114 106 117
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Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons
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: 2011 : : :
Commodity : Base Price : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
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:
Field crops :
Austrian winter peas .........dollars/cwt: 19.50 (S) (D) (S)
Barley, all ...............dollars/bushel: 4.79 5.94 4.94 4.75
Feed .....................dollars/bushel: 4.59 4.15 3.05 2.90
Malting ..................dollars/bushel: 4.83 6.37 5.75 5.62
Beans, dry edible ............dollars/cwt: 34.60 38.10 32.20 35.70
Canola .......................dollars/cwt: 23.10 21.70 16.30 16.80
Chickpeas, all ...............dollars/cwt: 35.70 27.50 23.10 26.90
Large .......................dollars/cwt: 39.20 29.80 25.20 27.50
Small .......................dollars/cwt: 23.40 (D) 19.20 (D)
Corn ......................dollars/bushel: 6.02 4.71 3.75 3.62
:
Cotton, Upland .............dollars/pound: 0.880 0.817 0.624 0.641
Cottonseed ...................dollars/ton: 131.00 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Flaxseed ..................dollars/bushel: 14.20 14.90 12.00 12.10
Hay, all, baled ..............dollars/ton: 159.00 202.00 173.00 175.00
Alfalfa .....................dollars/ton: 176.00 225.00 184.00 192.00
Other .......................dollars/ton: 119.00 151.00 142.00 134.00
Lentils ......................dollars/cwt: 27.50 18.50 27.20 29.90
Oats ......................dollars/bushel: 3.42 3.98 2.82 2.90
Peanuts, in-shell ..........dollars/pound: 0.252 0.237 0.221 0.225
Peas, dry edible .............dollars/cwt: 13.60 13.10 13.70 13.70
:
Potatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 9.78 9.53 9.82 9.40
Rice, all ....................dollars/cwt: 13.70 16.20 12.50 12.50
Long ........................dollars/cwt: 12.30 15.50 11.00 11.00
Medium and short ............dollars/cwt: 18.40 18.70 17.50 17.20
Sorghum grain ................dollars/cwt: 10.70 8.22 7.90 7.57
Soybeans ..................dollars/bushel: 12.50 14.40 9.70 9.60
Sunflowers, all ..............dollars/cwt: 29.00 24.10 23.20 26.40
:
Wheat, all ................dollars/bushel: 7.44 7.08 5.56 5.33
Winter ...................dollars/bushel: 6.93 7.26 5.50 5.19
Durum ....................dollars/bushel: 9.22 7.21 7.79 8.02
Other spring .............dollars/bushel: 8.33 6.85 5.51 5.29
Hard red winter .........dollars/bushel: 7.07 7.39 5.36 5.08
Soft red winter .........dollars/bushel: 6.77 6.73 4.94 5.04
Hard red spring .........dollars/bushel: 8.38 6.85 5.50 5.28
White ...................dollars/bushel: 6.58 7.12 6.26 5.77
:
Fruits :
Citrus, equivalent on-tree :
Grapefruit ..................dollars/box: 7.47 7.89 5.32 6.68
Lemons ......................dollars/box: 12.30 24.54 22.76 32.59
Oranges .....................dollars/box: 8.16 10.27 9.85 9.70
Tangelos ....................dollars/box: 3.50 (S) (S) (S)
Tangerines and mandarins ....dollars/box: 15.30 (S) (D) (S)
:
Noncitrus, fresh :
Apples 1/ .................dollars/pound: 0.325 0.390 0.261 0.243
Grapes 1/ ...................dollars/ton: 628.00 (S) (S) 2,330.00
Peaches 1/ ..................dollars/ton: 507.00 (S) (S) 1,480.00
Pears 1/ ....................dollars/ton: 559.00 686.00 607.00 619.00
Strawberries ................dollars/cwt: 104.00 96.10 76.80 72.60
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
1/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York (apples only), and
Washington (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices as sold for other states.
Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: May 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 : : :
Commodity : Base Price : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
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:
Vegetables, fresh 1/ :
Asparagus ....................dollars/cwt: 37.50 131.00 143.00 133.00
Beans, snap 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: 69.00 74.20 54.80 85.30
Broccoli .....................dollars/cwt: 41.60 48.00 50.60 54.50
Cantaloupes 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: 16.50 20.50 (NA) 17.30
Carrots ......................dollars/cwt: 30.80 27.20 31.80 31.40
Cauliflower ..................dollars/cwt: 47.00 79.10 87.80 108.00
Celery .......................dollars/cwt: 22.50 15.80 18.60 26.80
Corn, sweet ..................dollars/cwt: 30.70 25.40 29.60 26.80
Cucumbers 2/ .................dollars/cwt: 18.70 40.00 24.00 23.40
Lettuce ......................dollars/cwt: 24.30 26.10 23.10 25.10
Onions 3/ ....................dollars/cwt: 11.90 27.20 18.90 19.30
Tomatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 51.20 39.10 45.20 24.00
:
Livestock :
Calves .......................dollars/cwt: 142.00 229.00 288.00 288.00
Cattle, all beef .............dollars/cwt: 115.00 146.00 162.00 160.00
Cows 4/ .....................dollars/cwt: 71.60 104.00 113.00 114.00
Steers and heifers ..........dollars/cwt: 117.00 147.00 164.00 161.00
Milk cows 5/ 6/ .............dollars/head: 1420.00 1810.00 1990.00 1970.00
Hogs, all ....................dollars/cwt: 66.50 82.80 49.00 58.90
Barrows and gilts ...........dollars/cwt: 66.80 82.60 49.40 60.00
Sows ........................dollars/cwt: 57.90 89.30 38.50 31.40
:
Dairy and poultry :
Milk, all 7/ .................dollars/cwt: 20.10 24.20 16.50 16.70
Fat test ........................percent: 3.71 3.66 3.72 3.67
Broilers, live 8/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.459 0.730 0.640 0.650
Eggs, all 9/ ...............dollars/dozen: 0.969 1.17 1.08 1.73
Market 9/ 10/ .............dollars/dozen: 0.796 0.971 0.872 1.61
Turkeys, live 11/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.680 0.726 0.702 0.759
:
:
Adjusted for seasonal variation :
Eggs, all ..................dollars/dozen: 0.979 1.28 1.20 1.87
Seasonal factor .................percent: 101 91 90 93
Milk, all 7/ .................dollars/cwt: 20.20 25.00 16.80 17.20
Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 97 98 97
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Beginning January 2006, point of first sale. FOB shipping point for prior years.
2/ Monthly estimates began January 1995.
3/ Includes some processing.
4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.
5/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices available for January, April, July, and
October.
6/ Milk cow prices are for April 2014, January 2015, and April 2015.
7/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling
subsidies.
8/ Live weight equivalent price.
9/ Mid-month price.
10/ Also referred to as table eggs.
11/ Live weight equivalent price is used when actual live weight price is not available. Beginning
January 2011, price reflects FOB shipping point basis. Prior year price reflects delivered basis.
Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2015 with Comparisons
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: All wheat : Corn : Soybeans
Month :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: dollars per bushel
:
January ....: 8.12 6.65 6.15 6.96 4.42 3.81 14.30 12.90 10.30
February ...: 7.97 6.50 5.89 7.04 4.35 3.79 14.60 13.20 9.92
March ......: 7.79 6.74 5.70 7.13 4.52 3.81 14.60 13.70 9.84
April ......: 7.71 6.82 5.56 6.97 4.71 3.75 14.40 14.30 9.70
May ........: 7.68 7.08 5.33 6.97 4.71 3.62 14.90 14.40 9.60
June .......: 7.37 6.49 6.97 4.50 15.10 14.30
July .......: 6.95 6.15 6.79 4.06 15.30 13.10
August .....: 6.88 5.97 6.21 3.63 14.10 12.40
September ..: 6.80 5.71 5.40 3.48 13.30 10.90
October ....: 6.94 5.71 4.63 3.56 12.50 9.97
November ...: 6.85 6.04 4.37 3.58 12.70 10.20
December ...: 6.73 6.14 4.41 3.78 13.00 10.30
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Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2015
with Comparisons
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Beef cattle 1/ : All hogs 2/
Month :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: dollars per cwt
:
January ..: 125.00 138.00 164.00 63.80 61.20 57.40
February .: 123.00 144.00 159.00 64.50 65.50 50.40
March ....: 125.00 148.00 160.00 59.20 81.90 50.30
April ....: 125.00 148.00 162.00 61.80 88.80 49.00
May ......: 126.00 146.00 160.00 68.60 82.80 58.90
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: May 2015
with Comparisons
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State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
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: dollars per bushel
:
Arizona ............: (D) (S) (D)
Arkansas ...........: 7.13 4.89 (D)
California .........: (D) (D) (D)
Colorado ...........: 7.42 5.11 4.85
Idaho ..............: 7.15 6.07 6.02
Illinois ...........: 6.45 4.39 4.10
Indiana ............: 6.24 4.83 4.72
Kansas .............: 7.58 5.43 4.96
Michigan ...........: 6.93 6.18 5.89
Minnesota ..........: 6.88 4.85 5.48
:
Missouri ...........: 7.17 5.16 4.72
Montana ............: 6.79 6.18 5.67
Nebraska ...........: 7.29 5.37 4.91
North Carolina .....: 5.87 5.01 5.50
North Dakota .......: 6.77 5.30 5.16
Ohio ...............: 6.71 5.39 4.90
Oklahoma ...........: 7.58 5.41 5.20
Oregon .............: 7.30 6.62 6.25
South Dakota .......: 7.26 5.23 5.16
Texas ..............: 7.83 5.38 4.82
Washington .........: 7.31 6.24 5.62
:
United States ......: 7.08 5.56 5.33
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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: May 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Arkansas ...........: (D) (D) (D)
California .........: (D) (D) (D)
Colorado ...........: 7.42 5.12 4.90
Idaho ..............: 7.07 5.90 5.78
Illinois ...........: 6.45 4.39 4.10
Indiana ............: 6.24 4.83 4.72
Kansas .............: 7.58 5.43 4.96
Michigan ...........: 6.93 6.18 5.89
Minnesota ..........: 6.98 (S) 5.09
Missouri ...........: 7.17 5.16 4.72
:
Montana ............: 6.89 5.75 5.54
Nebraska ...........: 7.29 5.37 4.91
North Carolina .....: 5.87 5.01 5.50
North Dakota .......: 6.60 3.79 3.47
Ohio ...............: 6.71 5.39 4.90
Oklahoma ...........: 7.58 5.41 5.20
Oregon .............: 7.27 6.59 6.22
South Dakota .......: 7.08 4.79 5.01
Texas ..............: 7.83 5.38 4.82
Washington .........: 7.22 6.13 5.57
:
United States ......: 7.26 5.50 5.19
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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 Durum Wheat - States and United States: May 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Arizona ............: (D) (S) (D)
California .........: (S) (S) (D)
Idaho ..............: (D) (D) (D)
Montana ............: (D) (D) (D)
North Dakota .......: 7.10 7.79 7.40
:
United States ......: 7.21 7.79 8.02
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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: May 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Colorado ...........: (S) (D) (D)
Idaho ..............: 7.29 6.62 6.53
Minnesota ..........: 6.88 4.85 5.49
Montana ............: 6.75 6.44 5.56
North Dakota .......: 6.71 5.12 4.98
Oregon .............: 7.53 6.86 6.49
South Dakota .......: 7.37 5.66 5.23
Washington .........: 7.75 6.82 5.92
:
United States ......: 6.85 5.51 5.29
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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 Oats - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Illinois ...........: (S) (D) (D)
Iowa ...............: 4.95 3.62 2.98
Michigan ...........: 3.45 3.28 (D)
Minnesota ..........: 3.87 2.94 2.61
Montana ............: (D) (S) (D)
Nebraska ...........: 4.88 (D) (D)
New York ...........: (D) (D) (D)
North Dakota .......: 3.05 2.10 (D)
Oregon .............: (D) (S) (S)
Pennsylvania .......: (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .......: 3.90 2.99 2.50
Texas ..............: (D) (S) (D)
Wisconsin ..........: 4.52 3.03 2.93
:
United States ......: 3.98 2.82 2.90
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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: May 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
California .........: (D) (S) (D)
Colorado ...........: (D) 7.89 (S)
Idaho ..............: 6.54 3.69 4.79
Minnesota ..........: (D) 5.45 4.97
Montana ............: 5.62 5.07 4.45
North Dakota .......: 5.98 5.09 5.16
Oregon .............: (D) 3.85 (D)
Utah ...............: 4.08 (D) (D)
Washington .........: 4.39 3.45 4.59
Wyoming ............: (S) (D) (D)
:
United States ......: 5.94 4.94 4.75
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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: May 2015 with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Idaho ..............: 6.73 6.05 6.05
Minnesota ..........: (D) 5.38 5.05
Montana ............: 5.95 6.33 5.72
North Dakota .......: 6.26 5.37 5.41
Wyoming ............: (S) (D) (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: May 2015 with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Idaho ..............: 4.57 2.71 2.76
Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D)
Montana ............: 3.39 2.52 2.51
North Dakota .......: 3.72 3.62 3.55
Wyoming ............: (S) (S) (D)
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: May 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per cwt
:
Arkansas ...........: (D) 7.37 7.65
Illinois ...........: 9.00 7.10 (D)
Kansas .............: 8.18 7.96 7.52
Louisiana ..........: (D) (D) (D)
Missouri ...........: 9.00 7.21 7.07
Nebraska ...........: 8.15 7.68 8.69
Oklahoma ...........: 8.04 7.90 7.42
Texas ..............: 8.21 7.55 7.26
:
United States ......: 8.22 7.90 7.57
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Colorado ...........: 4.91 3.86 3.64
Illinois ...........: 4.77 3.72 3.62
Indiana ............: 4.91 3.84 3.74
Iowa ...............: 4.71 3.74 3.60
Kansas .............: 4.79 3.86 3.81
Kentucky ...........: 5.02 4.09 3.81
Michigan ...........: 4.64 3.78 3.59
Minnesota ..........: 4.43 3.60 3.56
Missouri ...........: 5.03 3.78 3.63
Nebraska ...........: 4.67 3.83 3.70
:
North Carolina .....: 5.19 4.42 4.10
North Dakota .......: 4.21 3.39 3.47
Ohio ...............: 4.89 3.83 3.71
Pennsylvania .......: 5.10 4.06 3.70
South Dakota .......: 4.24 3.38 3.33
Tennessee ..........: 5.33 4.18 3.96
Texas ..............: 5.05 4.25 4.12
Wisconsin ..........: 4.72 3.73 3.47
:
United States ......: 4.71 3.75 3.62
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Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: May 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
Arkansas ...........: 14.30 10.10 9.88
Illinois ...........: 14.30 9.91 9.68
Indiana ............: 14.80 9.94 9.91
Iowa ...............: 14.70 9.58 9.57
Kansas .............: 14.50 9.29 9.35
Kentucky ...........: 14.80 10.20 10.00
Louisiana ..........: 13.00 10.50 10.20
Michigan ...........: 14.90 10.00 9.61
Minnesota ..........: 14.00 9.73 9.50
Mississippi ........: 14.60 10.10 9.95
:
Missouri ...........: 14.80 9.77 9.68
Nebraska ...........: 14.50 9.35 9.40
North Carolina .....: 15.00 10.00 9.77
North Dakota .......: 13.20 8.85 8.78
Ohio ...............: 15.00 9.83 9.71
South Dakota .......: 14.00 9.08 9.13
Tennessee ..........: 14.40 10.00 9.88
Wisconsin ..........: 14.70 9.64 9.40
:
United States ......: 14.40 9.70 9.60
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Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: May 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per cwt
:
California .........: 56.90 59.50 (D)
Colorado ...........: (D) 22.70 (D)
Idaho ..............: 38.00 29.10 39.20
Michigan ...........: 53.20 39.80 38.90
Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D)
Nebraska ...........: (D) (D) 25.40
North Dakota .......: 31.70 30.40 25.30
:
United States ......: 38.10 32.20 35.70
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: May 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per pound
:
Alabama ............: 0.217 0.205 0.206
Florida ............: 0.230 0.213 0.212
Georgia ............: 0.230 0.209 0.209
Mississippi ........: 0.230 0.223 0.214
New Mexico .........: 0.310 (S) 0.301
North Carolina .....: 0.258 0.277 0.247
Oklahoma ...........: 0.308 (S) 0.237
South Carolina .....: 0.250 0.264 0.251
Texas ..............: 0.344 0.297 0.274
Virginia ...........: 0.254 0.274 0.273
:
United States ......: 0.237 0.221 0.225
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(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: May 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per cwt
:
Colorado ...........: (D) (D) (D)
Kansas .............: 28.00 22.00 (D)
Minnesota ..........: (D) 21.00 27.10
North Dakota .......: 25.30 23.80 28.20
South Dakota .......: 22.60 22.80 24.40
:
United States ......: 24.10 23.20 26.40
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per cwt
:
Minnesota ..........: (S) (D) (S)
North Dakota .......: 21.70 16.30 16.80
:
United States ......: 21.70 16.30 16.80
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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 Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons
[Cottonseed marketing year August - February]
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: Cotton, Upland : Cottonseed
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: May : April : May : May : April : May
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: -------- dollars per pound -------- -------- dollars per ton -------
:
Alabama ............: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Arizona ............: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Arkansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)
California .........: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Georgia ............: (D) 0.659 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Louisiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Mississippi ........: (D) 0.658 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)
North Carolina .....: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Tennessee ..........: 0.842 0.644 0.644 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Texas ..............: 0.643 0.531 0.569 (NA) (NA) (NA)
:
United States ......: 0.817 0.624 0.641 (NA) (NA) (NA)
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: May 2015
with Comparisons
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:
Cotton, Upland :
Average price ......dollars/pound: 0.817 0.624 0.641
Marketings 1/ ........1,000 bales: 151 399 258
:
Rice, all :
Average price ........dollars/cwt: 16.20 12.50 12.50
Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 7,858 15,306 12,979
:
Rice, long :
Average price ........dollars/cwt: 15.50 11.00 11.00
Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 6,218 11,923 9,896
:
Rice, medium and short :
California :
Average price ........dollars/cwt: 21.20 21.00 21.20
:
Other States 3/ :
Average price ........dollars/cwt: 15.90 14.40 13.80
:
United States :
Average price ........dollars/cwt: 18.70 17.50 17.20
Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 1,640 3,383 3,083
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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 Flaxseed - States and United States: May 2015
with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
North Dakota .......: 14.90 12.00 12.10
:
United States ......: 14.90 12.00 12.10
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Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: All hay : Alfalfa hay : Other hay
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: May : April : May : May : April : May : May : April : May
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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: dollars per ton
:
Arizona ......: 240.00 200.00 200.00 240.00 200.00 200.00 230.00 200.00 200.00
California ...: 246.00 209.00 199.00 260.00 215.00 215.00 205.00 175.00 140.00
Colorado .....: 214.00 196.00 191.00 215.00 195.00 190.00 200.00 200.00 195.00
Idaho ........: 193.00 160.00 164.00 195.00 160.00 165.00 170.00 155.00 150.00
Illinois .....: 165.00 140.00 139.00 190.00 165.00 155.00 120.00 100.00 100.00
Iowa .........: 156.00 123.00 115.00 180.00 135.00 129.00 112.00 95.00 90.00
Kansas .......: 169.00 125.00 114.00 189.00 132.00 117.00 89.00 102.00 100.00
Kentucky .....: 130.00 142.00 150.00 190.00 210.00 210.00 90.00 110.00 110.00
Michigan .....: 155.00 164.00 155.00 170.00 175.00 165.00 130.00 130.00 140.00
Minnesota ....: 171.00 110.00 136.00 186.00 123.00 148.00 123.00 84.00 96.00
:
Missouri .....: 114.00 91.00 106.00 190.00 165.00 165.00 80.00 80.00 80.00
Montana ......: 128.00 124.00 123.00 135.00 125.00 125.00 105.00 115.00 115.00
Nebraska .....: 117.00 94.00 99.00 125.00 96.00 102.00 94.00 90.00 93.00
Nevada .......: 235.00 214.00 200.00 240.00 215.00 200.00 220.00 190.00 190.00
New Mexico ...: 256.00 194.00 216.00 265.00 200.00 225.00 190.00 160.00 170.00
New York .....: 171.00 161.00 203.00 223.00 220.00 250.00 168.00 160.00 200.00
North Dakota .: 94.00 86.00 81.00 99.00 87.00 82.00 64.00 61.00 56.00
Ohio .........: 145.00 146.00 137.00 165.00 175.00 175.00 125.00 120.00 115.00
Oklahoma .....: 178.00 141.00 151.00 237.00 187.00 195.00 89.00 79.00 85.00
Oregon .......: 212.00 194.00 197.00 220.00 200.00 205.00 190.00 180.00 175.00
:
Pennsylvania .: 205.00 246.00 232.00 230.00 245.00 238.00 202.00 246.00 231.00
South Dakota .: 133.00 113.00 114.00 139.00 118.00 120.00 97.00 94.00 90.00
Texas ........: 121.00 94.00 122.00 252.00 230.00 224.00 82.00 72.00 70.00
Utah .........: 170.00 175.00 175.00 170.00 175.00 175.00 140.00 140.00 140.00
Washington ...: 199.00 195.00 195.00 190.00 195.00 200.00 220.00 195.00 185.00
Wisconsin ....: 161.00 113.00 124.00 175.00 124.00 136.00 115.00 79.00 86.00
Wyoming ......: 161.00 118.00 122.00 165.00 120.00 125.00 145.00 100.00 115.00
:
United States : 202.00 173.00 175.00 225.00 184.00 192.00 151.00 142.00 134.00
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Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: May 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 :-----------------------------------------------------------
: May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per pound
:
California .........: (S) (S) (S)
Michigan ...........: 0.325 0.310 0.320
New York ...........: 0.260 0.250 0.260
Pennsylvania .......: (S) (S) (S)
Virginia ...........: (S) 0.290 (S)
Washington .........: 0.396 0.260 0.238
:
United States ......: 0.390 0.261 0.243
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(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: May 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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per box
:
Grapefruit :
California 1/ .....................: 16.90 10.11 10.11 (D) 7.89 7.89 (D)
Florida, all ......................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
White ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Colored .........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Texas .............................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States .....................: 16.90 10.11 10.11 (D) 7.89 7.89 (D)
:
Lemons :
Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
California ........................: 50.30 30.21 41.04 (D) 24.54 35.02 (D)
:
United States .....................: 50.30 30.21 41.04 (D) 24.54 35.02 (D)
:
Oranges :
California, all ...................: 35.00 16.09 25.87 (D) 13.46 23.31 (D)
Navel and miscellaneous .........: 36.60 14.69 27.43 (D) 12.05 24.87 (D)
Valencia ........................: 32.70 19.19 23.53 (D) 16.59 20.97 (D)
:
Florida, all ......................: 32.00 12.09 20.85 11.70 9.39 18.05 9.00
Early and mids ..................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Valencia ........................: 32.00 12.09 20.85 11.70 9.39 18.05 9.00
:
United States .....................: 34.40 12.96 24.83 10.63 10.27 22.22 7.92
:
Tangelos :
Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States .....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
Tangerines and mandarins :
Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
California ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States .....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (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.
1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales.
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: April 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/ .....................: 18.80 11.87 11.87 (D) 9.61 9.61 (D)
Florida, all ......................: 24.10 6.74 13.35 5.89 3.65 11.10 2.69
White ...........................: (S) 6.00 (S) 6.00 2.80 (S) 2.80
Colored .........................: 24.10 8.30 13.35 5.55 5.44 11.10 2.35
Texas .............................: 25.60 8.45 14.00 1.60 6.91 12.39 0.14
:
United States .....................: 22.60 7.89 13.03 5.13 5.32 11.03 2.24
:
Lemons :
Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
California ........................: 46.10 28.59 36.65 (D) 22.76 30.51 (D)
:
United States .....................: 46.10 28.59 36.65 (D) 22.76 30.51 (D)
:
Oranges :
California, all ...................: 28.50 14.17 19.17 (D) 11.51 16.56 (D)
Navel and miscellaneous .........: 29.00 14.21 19.65 (D) 11.55 17.04 (D)
Valencia ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Florida, all ......................: 27.20 11.95 16.05 11.80 9.25 13.25 9.10
Early and mids ..................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Valencia ........................: 27.20 11.95 16.05 11.80 9.25 13.25 9.10
:
United States .....................: 28.40 12.54 18.81 10.77 9.85 16.18 8.06
:
Tangelos :
Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States .....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
Tangerines and mandarins :
Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
California ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales.
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: May 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, all ......................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
White ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Colored .........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Texas .............................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States .....................: 17.50 8.91 10.25 (S) 6.68 8.02 (S)
:
Lemons :
Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
California ........................: 53.40 38.56 43.95 (D) 32.59 37.81 (D)
:
United States .....................: 53.40 38.56 43.95 (D) 32.59 37.81 (D)
:
Oranges :
California, all ...................: 28.70 13.97 19.32 (D) 11.31 16.71 (D)
Navel and miscellaneous .........: 29.70 13.50 20.35 (D) 10.84 17.74 (D)
Valencia ........................: 26.70 15.04 17.35 (D) 12.39 14.74 (D)
:
Florida, all ......................: 27.20 12.02 16.05 11.90 9.32 13.25 9.20
Early and mids ..................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Valencia ........................: 27.20 12.02 16.05 11.90 9.32 13.25 9.20
:
United States .....................: 28.50 12.40 18.85 11.16 9.70 16.21 8.45
:
Tangelos :
Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States .....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
Tangerines and mandarins :
Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
California ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
:
United States .....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (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.
1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales.
Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: May 2015 with Comparisons
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State : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
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: dollars per cwt
:
California, all 1/ ...: 13.70 17.80 16.80
Spring .............: 14.20 22.90 18.20
Fall ...............: 10.10 9.55 9.55
Colorado, all 1/ .....: 10.60 8.05 7.45
Fresh 2/ ...........: 12.10 8.70 8.35
Florida ..............: (D) 16.80 14.40
Idaho, all 1/ ........: 7.45 8.75 7.60
Fresh 2/ ...........: 7.35 5.60 5.55
Processing .........: 7.35 7.85 8.15
Maine ................: 11.60 (D) 11.10
:
Michigan .............: 13.20 (D) 13.70
Minnesota ............: 9.35 8.55 6.95
New York .............: 16.10 (D) 14.30
North Carolina .......: (S) (S) (S)
North Dakota, all 1/ .: 10.20 (D) (D)
Fresh 2/ ...........: 9.10 (D) (D)
Processing .........: 9.60 (D) (D)
Oregon ...............: 9.40 9.95 9.15
Texas ................: (S) (D) (D)
Virginia .............: (S) (S) (S)
:
Washington, all 1/ ...: 8.75 8.60 8.35
Processing .........: 8.40 8.25 8.20
Wisconsin, all 1/ ....: 9.45 11.60 10.40
Fresh 2/ ...........: 10.50 10.60 10.70
Processing .........: 8.60 9.55 9.65
:
United States, all 1/ : 9.53 9.82 9.40
Fresh 2/ ...........: 11.53 9.51 10.42
Processing .........: 8.55 8.67 8.70
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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: May 2015 with Comparisons
[Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes
hauling subsidies]
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: May 2014 : April 2015 : May 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 ............: 23.60 3.41 15.10 3.40 15.50 3.40
California .........: 22.01 3.62 14.52 3.66 15.12 3.63
Colorado ...........: 24.30 3.49 17.30 3.59 17.40 3.58
Florida ............: 29.40 3.51 20.10 3.51 20.50 3.52
Idaho ..............: 23.00 3.66 16.50 3.76 16.60 3.72
Illinois ...........: 24.90 3.70 17.30 3.73 17.30 3.68
Indiana ............: 24.60 3.58 17.00 3.70 16.50 3.65
Iowa ...............: 24.90 3.69 16.90 3.74 17.10 3.70
Kansas .............: 24.30 3.56 16.20 3.65 16.30 3.63
Michigan ...........: 24.50 3.63 16.20 3.65 16.00 3.60
:
Minnesota ..........: 25.00 3.83 17.40 3.83 17.80 3.81
New Mexico .........: 22.40 3.45 15.50 3.52 16.00 3.47
New York ...........: 26.10 3.70 17.50 3.78 17.60 3.70
Ohio ...............: 24.80 3.68 17.30 3.76 17.20 3.69
Oregon .............: 25.10 3.79 18.00 3.87 18.50 3.78
Pennsylvania .......: 26.40 3.66 17.60 3.71 17.80 3.62
South Dakota .......: 24.90 3.87 18.40 4.00 18.40 3.95
Texas ..............: 24.90 3.73 16.90 3.82 17.10 3.79
Utah ...............: 24.40 3.65 16.40 3.71 16.70 3.63
Vermont ............: 26.20 3.75 17.80 3.87 18.00 3.78
:
Virginia ...........: 27.30 3.54 17.90 3.63 17.90 3.56
Washington .........: 25.00 3.79 16.30 3.87 16.70 3.78
Wisconsin ..........: 24.70 3.71 17.70 3.76 17.70 3.69
:
United States ......: 24.20 3.66 16.50 3.72 16.70 3.67
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Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: April 2015
with Comparisons
[Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Quarterly United States milk cow
prices are based on revised milk cow inventory]
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State : April 2014 : January 2015 : April 2015
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: dollars per head
:
Arizona ............: 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
California .........: 1,800.00 1,800.00 2,000.00
Colorado ...........: 2,000.00 2,100.00 2,100.00
Florida ............: 1,800.00 2,170.00 2,100.00
Idaho ..............: 1,950.00 2,000.00 1,900.00
Illinois ...........: 1,750.00 2,100.00 2,000.00
Indiana ............: 1,750.00 2,100.00 1,900.00
Iowa ...............: 1,850.00 2,030.00 1,950.00
Kansas .............: 1,750.00 2,100.00 1,950.00
Michigan ...........: 1,850.00 2,200.00 2,100.00
:
Minnesota ..........: 1,830.00 1,870.00 1,860.00
New Mexico .........: 1,750.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
New York ...........: 1,660.00 1,910.00 1,820.00
Ohio ...............: 1,700.00 2,000.00 1,850.00
Oregon .............: 1,700.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
Pennsylvania .......: 1,800.00 2,000.00 1,890.00
South Dakota .......: 1,750.00 1,980.00 1,840.00
Texas ..............: 1,800.00 2,100.00 2,000.00
Utah ...............: 1,750.00 1,900.00 1,900.00
Vermont ............: 1,760.00 1,980.00 1,880.00
:
Virginia ...........: 1,770.00 2,060.00 1,930.00
Washington .........: 1,700.00 1,950.00 1,850.00
Wisconsin ..........: 1,900.00 2,160.00 2,080.00
:
United States ......: 1,810.00 1,990.00 1,970.00
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Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: May 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 : May : April : May : May : April : May
: : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
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: ------------- dollars ------------- ------- percent -------
:
Basic commodities :
All wheat ............bushel: 0.624 18.70 18.50 18.50 38 30 29
Rice ....................cwt: 1.34 40.00 39.80 39.70 41 31 31
Corn .................bushel: 0.444 13.40 13.20 13.20 35 28 27
Cotton :
Upland ..............pound: 0.066 2.03 1.96 1.95 40 32 33
American Pima .......pound: 0.136 4.15 4.04 4.03 41 39 39
Peanuts ...............pound: 0.024 0.757 0.713 0.711 31 31 32
Small chickpeas 1/ ......cwt: 2.200 (NA) 65.30 65.20 (NA) 29 35
Large chickpeas 1/ ......cwt: 3.330 (NA) 98.90 98.60 (NA) 25 28
Lentils 1/ ..............cwt: 2.280 (NA) 67.70 67.50 (NA) 40 44
:
Designated nonbasic :
All milk, to plants 2/ ..cwt: 1.83 54.80 54.30 54.20 46 31 32
Honey, extracted 3/ ...pound: 0.150 4.45 4.45 4.44 48 48 48
:
Wool and mohair :
Wool ..................pound: 0.117 3.30 3.47 3.47 44 42 42
Mohair ................pound: 0.378 10.60 11.20 11.20 40 43 43
:
Other nonbasic :
Apples, fresh 4/ ......pound: 0.033 1.030 0.980 0.977 38 27 25
Barley ...............bushel: 0.467 13.70 13.90 13.80 43 36 34
Canola ..................cwt: 1.880 56.90 55.80 55.70 38 29 30
Cottonseed ..............ton: 19.20 579.00 570.00 569.00 39 34 34
Dry edible beans ........cwt: 3.25 96.90 96.50 96.30 39 33 37
Flaxseed .............bushel: 1.170 34.80 34.70 34.70 43 35 35
Oats .................bushel: 0.295 8.60 8.76 8.74 46 32 33
Potatoes ................cwt: 0.846 25.30 25.10 25.10 38 39 37
Sorghum grain ...........cwt: 0.757 22.70 22.50 22.40 36 35 34
Soybeans .............bushel: 1.080 32.10 32.10 32.00 45 30 30
Sunflower, all ..........cwt: 2.13 64.20 63.20 63.10 38 37 42
:
Citrus (equivalent on-tree) :
Grapefruit ..............box: 0.777 22.00 23.10 23.00 36 23 29
Lemons ..................box: 1.49 41.20 44.20 44.10 60 51 74
Oranges .................box: 0.806 23.30 23.90 23.90 44 41 41
Tangerines ..............box: 1.75 48.80 52.00 51.80 145 25 71
:
Livestock and poultry :
Beef cattle .............cwt: 10.80 315.00 321.00 320.00 46 50 50
Calves ..................cwt: 15.30 433.00 454.00 453.00 53 63 64
Hogs ....................cwt: 5.81 174.00 172.00 172.00 48 28 34
Eggs 1/ ...............dozen: 0.094 2.79 2.79 2.78 46 43 67
Turkeys, live .........pound: 0.061 1.820 1.810 1.810 40 39 42
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Parity prices began January 2015.
2/ Seasonally adjusted price as percentage of parity price.
3/ 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.
4/ 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: May 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 : May : April : May
: : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars
:
Field crops and miscellaneous :
Hops ..............................pound: 0.325 9.63 9.65 9.63
Mustard seed ........................cwt: 3.07 90.60 91.10 90.90
Rapeseed ............................cwt: 2.43 69.40 72.10 72.00
Rye ..............................bushel: 0.614 17.70 18.20 18.20
Safflower ...........................cwt: 2.16 63.30 64.10 64.00
Spearmint oil .....................pound: 1.64 48.50 48.70 48.60
Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 2.08 63.30 61.80 61.60
:
Tobacco :
Flue-cured, 11-14 ...............pound: 0.181 5.60 5.37 5.36
Fire-cured, 21-23 ...............pound: 0.259 8.09 7.69 7.67
Burley, 31 ......................pound: 0.181 5.69 5.37 5.36
Maryland, 32 ....................pound: 0.171 5.12 5.08 5.07
Dark air-cured, 35-37 ...........pound: 0.234 7.27 6.95 6.93
Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 .......pound: 0.181 5.54 5.37 5.36
Cigar binder, 51 ................pound: 0.632 19.10 18.80 18.70
:
:
Noncitrus fruit :
Apples, processing 1/ 2/ ............ton: 18.10 548.00 537.00 536.00
Apricots :
Fresh 3/ ..........................ton: 119.00 3,480.00 3,530.00 3,520.00
Dried (California) ................ton: 257.00 7,750.00 7,630.00 7,610.00
Avocados 2/ 3/ ......................ton: 183.00 5,600.00 5,430.00 5,420.00
Cherries :
Sweet .............................ton: 215.00 6,360.00 6,380.00 6,370.00
Tart 2/ .........................pound: 0.033 1.000 0.980 0.977
Cranberry 2/ 4/ ..................barrel: 4.44 144.00 132.00 132.00
Dates (California) 3/ ...............ton: 152.00 4,880.00 4,510.00 4,500.00
:
Grapes (California) :
Raisin variety 5/ .................ton: 144.00 4,210.00 4,280.00 4,270.00
Wine, processing ..................ton: 66.60 (NA) 1,980.00 1,970.00
Kiwifruit 2/ ........................ton: 90.00 2,410.00 2,670.00 2,670.00
Nectarines, fresh (California) 3/ ...ton: 60.90 1,660.00 1,810.00 1,800.00
Olives, canning (California) 4/ .....ton: 95.60 2,760.00 2,840.00 2,830.00
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Commodity Parity Prices - United States: May 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 : May : April : May
: : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars
:
Noncitrus fruit - continued :
Papayas (Hawaii) .................pound: 0.041 1.15 1.22 1.21
Peaches :
Fresh 4/ 6/ ......................ton: 87.00 2,470.00 2,580.00 2,580.00
Dried (California) 1/ 5/ .........ton: 46.50 1,460.00 1,380.00 1,380.00
Processing, excludes dried :
Clingstone (California) 4/ ....ton: 33.50 984.00 995.00 992.00
:
Pears, Fresh 6/ ....................ton: 57.70 1,700.00 1,710.00 1,710.00
Plums (California) equivalent on-tree :
Fresh 7/ .........................ton: 62.30 1,780.00 1,850.00 1,850.00
Prunes, dried (California) 1/ 2/ 5/ ton: 157.00 4,480.00 4,660.00 4,650.00
Prunes and plums :
Fresh, excludes California 7/ ....ton: 62.90 1,910.00 1,870.00 1,860.00
Processing, excludes dried 1/ ....ton: 23.90 703.00 710.00 708.00
Strawberries :
Fresh 10/ ......................pound: 9.040 266.00 268.00 268.00
Processing .....................pound: 3.38 99.40 100.00 100.00
Sugar crops :
Sugarbeets 2/ 8/ .................ton: 5.34 165.00 159.00 158.00
Sugarcane 2/ 8/ ..................ton: 3.55 107.00 105.00 105.00
:
Tree nuts 9/ :
Almonds ..........................pound: 0.236 6.45 7.01 6.99
Hazelnuts ..........................ton: 222.00 6,000.00 6,590.00 6,580.00
Pistachios .......................pound: 0.227 6.00 6.74 6.72
Walnuts ............................ton: 223.00 5,180.00 6,620.00 6,610.00
:
Vegetables, fresh 10/ :
Carrots 11/ ........................cwt: 2.63 78.80 78.10 77.90
Cauliflower 11/ ....................cwt: 4.17 122.00 124.00 124.00
Celery 11/ .........................cwt: 1.99 59.40 59.10 58.90
Honeydew melons ....................cwt: 1.98 58.80 58.80 58.60
Lettuce ............................cwt: 2.17 63.30 64.40 64.30
Onions 11/ .........................cwt: 1.41 41.80 41.90 41.80
Tomatoes ...........................cwt: 4.21 130.00 125.00 125.00
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door.
2/ Adjusted base price is carried forward from the previous year since current marketing year
average price is not yet available.
3/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse door.
4/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point.
5/ Dried basis.
6/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (apples only), Oregon (except
peaches), and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states.
7/ Based on "as sold" prices for fresh fruit in all states.
8/ Relates to prices including average conditional payments per ton made under the sugar acts
of 1937 and 1948. Crop deficiency and abandonment payments not included.
9/ Prices In-Shell basis except almonds which are shelled basis.
10/ FOB shipping point price.
11/ Includes some processing.
Marketing Year for Specified Commodities
Barley: June 1 to May 31 for United States; June 1 to May 31 for Arizona,
California, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia;
August 1 to July 31 for Alaska, Maine; July 1 to June 30 for all other
states.
Oats: June 1 to May 31 for United States; May 1 to April 30 for Alabama,
Georgia and Texas; June 1 to May 31 for Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, and Virginia; August 1 to July 31 for Maine and New York;
September 1 to August 31 for Alaska; July 1 to June 30 for all other States.
Sweet Potatoes: July - June for United States; July 1 to June 30 for Alabama
and California; July 1 to May 31 for Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina and
Texas; August 1 to July 31 for Mississippi and New Jersey; and January 1 to
December 31 for Florida.
Wheat: June 1 to May 31 for United States; May 1 to April 30 for Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; June 1 to May 31 for
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Virginia; July 1 to June 30 for all other States.
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for All Barley by Month - United States:
Marketing Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May. Monthly farm marketings, based
on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices]
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: Prices received : Farm marketing percentages
Month :-----------------------------------:-----------------------------------
: 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
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: ---- dollars per bushel ---- ---------- percent ----------
:
June ......: 5.52 6.35 6.01 2.3 4.9 7.6
July ......: 6.25 6.38 5.62 8.9 5.1 8.0
August ....: 6.54 6.15 5.60 23.2 20.6 19.4
September .: 6.42 5.88 5.31 13.1 13.5 14.5
October ...: 6.49 5.94 5.24 7.6 8.9 6.3
November ..: 6.49 6.20 5.09 6.6 8.0 4.9
December ..: 6.44 6.11 5.16 6.9 7.8 7.8
January 1/ : 6.41 6.04 4.86 10.1 9.3 9.0
February ..: 6.48 5.94 5.22 8.2 6.8 8.0
March .....: 6.49 5.94 4.87 5.8 5.7 7.0
April .....: 6.30 5.90 4.94 4.3 5.1 3.8
May .......: 6.45 5.94 4.75 3.0 4.3 3.7
:
MYA .......: 6.43 6.06 5.30 100.0 100.0 100.0
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1/ Second year.
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Malting Barley by Month - United States:
Marketing Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May. Monthly farm marketings, based
on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Prices received : Farm marketing percentages
Month :-----------------------------------:-----------------------------------
: 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---- dollars per bushel ---- ---------- percent ----------
:
June ......: 5.54 6.68 6.30 2.1 3.9 8.1
July ......: 6.43 6.56 5.90 8.5 5.6 8.6
August ....: 6.68 6.56 6.11 24.2 20.9 19.7
September .: 6.70 6.44 5.91 11.8 12.5 14.4
October ...: 6.65 6.49 5.76 7.4 8.6 6.3
November ..: 6.65 6.61 5.69 6.5 8.6 4.8
December ..: 6.57 6.52 5.63 7.1 8.3 8.1
January 1/ : 6.49 6.52 5.47 10.8 9.2 8.5
February ..: 6.56 6.43 5.67 8.5 7.0 8.3
March .....: 6.64 6.30 5.39 5.9 6.1 6.8
April .....: 6.48 6.45 5.75 4.1 5.0 3.3
May .......: 6.55 6.37 5.62 3.1 4.3 3.1
:
MYA .......: 6.58 6.50 5.83 100.0 100.0 100.0
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1/ Second year.
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Feed Barley by Month - United States:
Marketing Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May. Monthly farm marketings, based
on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Prices received : Farm marketing percentages
Month :-----------------------------------:-----------------------------------
: 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---- dollars per bushel ---- ---------- percent ----------
:
June ......: 5.46 5.75 4.32 3.3 8.7 5.8
July ......: 5.53 5.17 3.85 11.2 3.2 5.7
August ....: 5.61 4.42 3.31 19.2 19.8 18.0
September .: 5.58 4.25 2.97 20.3 17.3 14.9
October ...: 5.72 4.10 3.13 8.8 10.3 6.2
November ..: 5.67 3.63 2.84 6.8 5.6 5.2
December ..: 5.53 3.65 2.99 5.4 5.6 7.0
January 1/ : 5.60 4.21 2.99 6.0 9.7 11.0
February ..: 5.91 3.77 2.94 6.4 6.2 6.6
March .....: 5.61 3.81 3.08 5.1 4.2 7.9
April .....: 5.55 3.77 3.05 5.3 5.3 5.8
May .......: 5.68 4.15 2.90 2.2 4.1 5.9
:
MYA .......: 5.62 4.28 3.17 100.0 100.0 100.0
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1/ Second year.
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Oats by Month - United States: Marketing
Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May. Monthly farm marketings, based
on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Prices received : Farm marketing percentages
Month :-----------------------------------:-----------------------------------
: 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---- dollars per bushel ---- ---------- percent ----------
:
June ......: 3.80 3.93 3.73 3.5 3.9 4.2
July ......: 3.70 3.88 3.49 33.2 8.5 10.7
August ....: 3.82 3.67 3.24 27.2 40.4 31.4
September .: 3.76 3.57 3.20 4.1 9.1 20.6
October ...: 3.93 3.49 3.16 2.7 4.2 6.3
November ..: 3.88 3.63 2.95 2.0 2.0 4.1
December ..: 3.90 3.59 3.21 3.9 2.1 3.5
January 1/ : 4.06 3.70 3.02 3.8 5.0 6.7
February ..: 4.14 3.75 3.08 2.8 6.4 4.8
March .....: 4.20 4.13 2.96 6.2 7.2 2.8
April .....: 4.43 3.96 2.82 5.1 5.7 3.4
May .......: 4.45 3.98 2.90 5.5 5.5 1.5
:
MYA .......: 3.89 3.75 3.21 100.0 100.0 100.0
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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/ Second year.
Prices Received for Sweet Potatoes, Market Year Average - States and
United States: 2012-2014
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State : 2012 : 2013 : 2014
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: dollars per cwt
:
Alabama ............: 17.30 28.50 24.10
Arkansas ...........: 30.60 32.20 (D)
California .........: 22.70 24.60 30.10
Florida ............: (D) (D) (D)
Louisiana ..........: 18.50 17.90 17.40
Mississippi ........: 17.90 16.40 19.30
New Jersey .........: 24.20 29.50 36.90
North Carolina .....: 13.00 24.90 22.00
Texas ..............: (D) (D) 27.60
:
United States ......: 17.40 24.10 23.90
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for All Wheat by Month - United States:
Marketing Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May. Monthly farm marketings, based
on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Prices received : Farm marketing percentages
Month :-----------------------------------:-----------------------------------
: 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---- dollars per bushel ---- ---------- percent ----------
:
June ......: 6.70 7.37 6.49 21.2 8.4 10.9
July ......: 7.89 6.95 6.15 18.0 19.1 18.1
August ....: 8.04 6.88 5.97 13.6 13.4 12.7
September .: 8.27 6.80 5.71 7.8 11.3 10.7
October ...: 8.38 6.94 5.71 4.8 8.0 7.4
November ..: 8.47 6.85 6.04 4.7 4.0 6.1
December ..: 8.30 6.73 6.14 6.4 5.7 10.3
January 1/ : 8.12 6.65 6.15 6.8 7.7 7.1
February ..: 7.97 6.50 5.89 4.0 6.4 4.3
March .....: 7.79 6.74 5.70 5.2 8.4 5.8
April .....: 7.71 6.82 5.56 4.5 4.9 3.3
May .......: 7.68 7.08 5.33 3.0 2.7 3.3
:
MYA .......: 7.77 6.87 5.99 100.0 100.0 100.0
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1/ Second year.
Prices Received for Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States:
2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
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: dollars per bushel
:
June ......: 6.55 7.18 6.34
July ......: 7.76 6.85 5.99
August ....: 7.92 6.81 5.90
September .: 8.25 6.80 5.69
October ...: 8.33 7.07 5.65
November ..: 8.38 6.96 5.87
December ..: 8.15 6.84 6.14
January 1/ : 8.01 6.72 6.02
February ..: 7.85 6.58 5.70
March .....: 7.63 6.92 5.55
April .....: 7.52 7.07 5.50
May .......: 7.49 7.26 5.19
:
MYA .......: 7.55 6.89 5.92
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1/ Second year.
Prices Received for Durum Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average -
United States: 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
June ...............: 8.31 8.51 7.96
July ...............: 8.67 8.32 8.13
August .............: 7.76 7.73 8.03
September ..........: 7.77 7.84 8.25
October ............: 7.61 7.03 8.48
November ...........: 8.11 6.72 11.00
December ...........: 8.31 6.90 10.70
January 1/ .........: 8.24 7.01 9.89
February ...........: 8.19 6.43 10.10
March ..............: 8.12 6.69 9.50
April ..............: 8.01 6.80 7.79
May ................: 8.06 7.21 8.02
:
MYA ................: 8.18 7.46 8.81
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1/ Second year.
Prices Received for Other Spring Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average -
United States: 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
June ...............: 7.78 7.72 6.60
July ...............: 8.39 7.30 6.23
August .............: 8.27 6.97 5.93
September ..........: 8.38 6.71 5.51
October ............: 8.56 6.66 5.57
November ...........: 8.65 6.70 5.73
December ...........: 8.48 6.55 5.80
January 1/ .........: 8.34 6.48 5.84
February ...........: 8.11 6.40 5.55
March ..............: 7.95 6.56 5.53
April ..............: 7.90 6.61 5.51
May ................: 7.84 6.85 5.29
:
MYA ................: 8.24 6.73 5.75
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1/ Second year.
Prices Received for Hard Red Spring Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average -
United States: 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
June ...............: 7.81 7.73 6.60
July ...............: 8.41 7.30 6.22
August .............: 8.32 6.98 5.89
September ..........: 8.42 6.72 5.49
October ............: 8.60 6.66 5.53
November ...........: 8.69 6.70 5.69
December ...........: 8.50 6.53 5.77
January 1/ .........: 8.38 6.46 5.82
February ...........: 8.11 6.39 5.53
March ..............: 7.94 6.55 5.52
April ..............: 7.91 6.60 5.50
May ................: 7.86 6.85 5.28
:
MYA ................: 8.27 6.73 5.73
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1/ Second year.
Prices Received for Hard Red Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average -
United States: 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
June ...............: 6.53 7.35 6.94
July ...............: 7.74 7.05 6.41
August .............: 7.97 6.95 6.03
September ..........: 8.36 6.92 5.58
October ............: 8.43 7.25 5.48
November ...........: 8.49 7.10 5.66
December ...........: 8.20 6.85 6.08
January 1/ .........: 8.02 6.72 5.95
February ...........: 7.75 6.64 5.54
March ..............: 7.50 7.08 5.38
April ..............: 7.49 7.18 5.36
May ................: 7.56 7.39 5.08
:
MYA ................: 7.56 7.03 6.02
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1/ Second year.
Prices Received for Soft Red Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average -
United States: 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
June ...............: 6.59 6.92 5.51
July ...............: 7.84 6.55 5.32
August .............: 8.30 6.33 5.13
September ..........: 8.38 6.22 4.94
October ............: 8.35 6.59 4.95
November ...........: 8.34 6.63 5.23
December ...........: 8.19 6.13 5.64
January 1/ .........: 7.90 6.24 5.67
February ...........: 7.78 5.90 5.48
March ..............: 7.46 6.30 5.13
April ..............: 7.42 6.54 4.94
May ................: 7.31 6.73 5.04
:
MYA ................: 7.26 6.53 5.34
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1/ Second year.
Prices Received for White Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average -
United States: 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the
United States marketing year of June through May]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars per bushel
:
June ...............: 6.61 7.29 6.99
July ...............: 7.76 7.19 6.61
August .............: 7.66 6.92 6.40
September ..........: 7.99 6.71 6.30
October ............: 8.10 6.76 6.15
November ...........: 8.14 6.77 6.51
December ...........: 7.99 6.98 6.60
January 1/ .........: 8.03 6.85 6.39
February ...........: 8.05 6.61 6.34
March ..............: 8.05 6.81 6.25
April ..............: 7.71 7.05 6.26
May ................: 7.42 7.12 5.77
:
MYA ................: 7.88 6.85 6.37
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1/ Second year.
Reliability of Prices Received Estimates
Definition: Prices received represent sales from producers to first buyers.
They include all grades and qualities. The average commodity price from the
survey multiplied by the total quantity marketed theoretically should give
the total cash receipts for the commodity.
Survey procedures: Primary sales data used to determine grain prices were
obtained from probability samples of about 1900 mills and elevators. These
procedures ensure that virtually all grain moving into commercial channels
has a chance of being included in the survey. Generally, States surveyed
account for 90 percent or more of total United States production. Livestock
prices are obtained from packers, stockyards, auctions, dealers, and market
check data from AMS-USDA, private marketing organizations, and state
commodity groups and agencies. Inter-farm sales of grain and livestock are
not included since they represent very small percentages of the total sales.
Grain marketed for seed is also excluded. Fruit and vegetable prices are
obtained from sample surveys and market check data from AMS-USDA, private
marketing organizations, state agencies, and universities.
Summary and estimation procedures: Survey quantities sold are expanded by
strata to state levels and used to weight average strata prices to a state
average. State prices are then weighted to a United States price based on
expanded sales. Recommendations are prepared by the Regional Field Offices
and reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington, D.C. State
recommendations are reviewed for reasonableness with survey data, other
States, and recent historic estimates.
Revisions: In general, revisions are made during annual commodity market year
estimation time, following five-year Census revisions, or when later
information is received. Revisions are published in monthly issues of
Agricultural Prices.
Reliability: United States price estimates based on probability surveys
generally have a sampling error of less than one percent for the major
commodities such as corn, wheat, soybeans, cotton, and rice. Current methods
of summarization for non-probability commodities are not designed directly to
calculate sampling errors. However, analytical measures approximate the
United States relative sampling errors at around five percent. Any non-
sampling errors are attributed to such things as the inability to obtain
correct information, differences in interpreting questions or definitions,
mistakes in coding or processing the data, etc. Efforts are made at each step
in the survey process to minimize these non-sampling errors.
Program Changes: 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: discontinue
preliminary prices and replace the annual average index with an annual index.
See Price Program Quick Stats Links at end of this report for program change
details.
May Prices Paid by Farmers
The May Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes,
and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 109, is down 0.9 percent from April and
3.5 percent below May 2014.
Production index: The May index, at 111, is unchanged from last month but is
3.5 percent lower than last May. Lower prices in May for complete feeds,
concentrates, LP gas, and supplements offset higher prices for nitrogen,
diesel, gasoline, and mixed fertilizer.
Feed: The May index, at 104, decreased 1.9 percent from April and is
down 15 percent from last May. Since April, lower prices for complete
feeds, concentrates, supplements, and feed grains more than offset
higher prices for hay & forages.
Livestock and poultry: The May index, at 159, is unchanged from last
month but increased 9.7 percent from last year. Since April, feeder
cattle prices remained steady while feeder pig prices were lower. The
May feeder cattle price, at $233.00 per cwt, is unchanged from the
April price. May feeder pigs averaged $157.00 per cwt, down $4.00 per
cwt from April.
Fertilizer: The May index, at 92, is up 1.1 percent from April but is
11 percent below May a year ago. Since April, higher prices for
nitrogen and mixed fertilizer more than offset lower prices for potash
& phosphate.
Chemicals: The May index, at 106, is unchanged from April but is down
2.8 percent from last May. Compared with last month, prices are
slightly higher for herbicides, insecticides and fungicides/other.
Fuels: The May index, at 68, is up 1.5 percent from a month earlier but
is 33 percent below May 2014. Compared with last month, higher prices
for diesel and gasoline more than offset lower prices for LP gas.
Machinery: The May index, at 115, was unchanged from April but is
2.7 percent above last May. Compared with last month, lower prices for
self-propelled machinery offset higher prices for other machinery.
Consumer price index: The April 2015 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPI-U) increased
0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 236.599 (1982-1984=100).
The March index is 236.119. For the 12 month period ending in April, the
overall index decreased 0.2 percent.
Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov]
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: 1910-1914 Base : 2011 Base
Index Group :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
and : May : April : May : May : April : May
Ratios : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: percent
:
Prices paid by farmers for :
commodities, services, :
interest, taxes, and wage :
rates (PPITW) ...................: 3045 2969 2962 113 110 109
Production ....................: 2396 2311 2302 115 111 111
Feed ........................: 1352 1169 1145 123 106 104
Livestock and poultry .......: 2859 3145 3133 145 159 159
Seeds .......................: 3749 3755 3755 114 114 114
Fertilizer ..................: 1234 1095 1107 103 91 92
Chemicals ...................: 978 955 956 109 106 106
Fuels .......................: 2858 1879 1904 102 67 68
Supplies and repairs ........: 1248 1252 1249 106 106 106
:
Autos and trucks ............: 3215 3257 3258 105 106 106
Machinery ...................: 6835 7002 7003 112 115 115
Building materials ..........: 2486 2510 2503 107 108 108
Services and rent ...........: 2307 2355 2355 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Services ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 109 112 111
Rent ........................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 110 110
:
Interest 1/ ...................: 3504 3539 3539 96 97 97
Taxes 2/ ......................: 6233 6376 6376 105 107 107
Wage rates ....................: 7686 7865 7865 107 110 110
Production, interest, taxes, :
and wage rates (PITW) .......: 3204 3114 3104 114 110 110
Family living-CPI 3/ ..........: 2260 2248 2259 106 105 106
:
Ratio (received/paid) .........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 102 94 98
Parity ratio 4/ ...............: 39 36 37 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Parity ratio adjusted 5/ ......: 40 37 38 (NA) (NA) (NA)
PPITW adjusted for :
productivity 6/ .............: 1422 1409 1409 (NA) (NA) (NA)
:
Crop sector (PPITW) ...........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 106 106
Livestock sector (PPITW) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 117 113 113
:
Farm sector (production) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 128 123 121
Non-farm sector (production) ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) 107 104 104
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Interest per acre on farm real estate debt and interest rate on farm non-real estate debt.
2/ Farm real estate taxes payable per acre.
3/ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), for the previous month
converted by the USDA.
4/ Ratio of index of prices received to PPITW (1910-1914=100).
5/ Based on estimated cash receipts, from marketings and government payments, the preliminary adjustment factor is
1.026 for 2015 and the revised factor is 1.026 for 2014.
6/ PPITW is adjusted based on productivity trend for the prior 15 years.
Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components -
United States: May 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)
:-------------------------------------------------------
Index Group : : : May : April : May
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: percent
:
Production items ............: 74.1 74.6 115 111 111
:
Feed ......................: 15.5 15.5 123 106 104
Feed grains .............: 2.2 2.2 80 65 63
Complete feeds ..........: 7.6 7.6 129 115 113
Hay and forages .........: 1.9 1.9 128 110 110
Concentrates ............: 2.5 2.5 139 111 107
Supplements .............: 1.3 1.3 120 109 105
Livestock and poultry .....: 8.5 8.3 145 159 159
Feeder cattle ...........: 6.6 6.4 143 170 170
Feeder pigs .............: 0.7 0.7 217 115 112
Milk cow replacements ...: 0.7 0.7 127 139 139
Poultry .................: 0.5 0.5 102 102 102
:
Seeds .....................: 4.9 5.0 114 114 114
Field crops .............: 4.4 4.5 113 114 114
Grasses and legumes .....: 0.5 0.5 123 120 120
Fertilizer ................: 6.2 6.4 103 91 92
Mixed fertilizer ........: 2.7 2.8 91 86 87
Nitrogen ................: 2.6 2.7 114 96 98
Potash and phosphate ....: 0.9 0.9 105 91 89
Chemicals .................: 3.1 3.2 109 106 106
Herbicides ..............: 1.9 2.0 109 107 107
Insecticides ............: 0.7 0.7 112 107 107
Fungicides and other ....: 0.4 0.5 103 103 104
:
Fuels .....................: 4.1 4.0 102 67 68
Diesel ..................: 2.6 2.5 96 63 65
Gasoline ................: 0.9 0.8 118 68 75
LP gas ..................: 0.7 0.7 105 82 70
Supplies and repairs ......: 4.3 4.3 106 106 106
Supplies ................: 1.4 1.4 106 107 106
Repairs .................: 2.8 2.9 106 106 106
Autos and trucks ..........: 1.1 1.1 105 106 106
Autos ...................: 0.1 0.1 102 102 102
Trucks ..................: 1.0 1.0 105 107 107
:
Machinery .................: 4.9 5.2 112 115 115
Tractors ................: 1.1 1.1 108 110 110
Self-propelled ..........: 2.0 2.1 114 120 120
Other machinery .........: 1.9 2.0 112 112 112
Building materials ........: 3.7 3.7 107 108 108
Services ..................: 10.8 10.8 109 112 111
Custom rates ............: 1.1 1.1 109 109 109
Other services ..........: 9.7 9.7 109 112 112
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 6.4 107 110 110
Family living-CPI ...........: 14.0 13.9 106 105 106
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Feed Price Ratios - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons
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Feed price ratio 1/ : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:
Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal :
in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ ......: 4.9 6.0 6.2
:
Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in :
value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ ............................: 7.9 9.6 18.2
:
Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to :
100 pounds of hog, live weight ......................: 17.6 13.1 16.3
:
Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal :
in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4/ ................: 2.24 1.95 1.96
:
Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal :
in value to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, :
live weight .......................................: 31.2 43.7 44.5
:
Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in :
value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5/ ..........: 5.4 7.1 7.9
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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 uses 51 percent corn, 28 percent soybeans, and 21
percent wheat.
Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States:
May 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 : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars
:
Broilers, live ................pound: 0.730 0.640 0.650
Eggs, market ..................dozen: 0.971 0.872 1.610
:
Hogs, all .......................cwt: 82.80 49.00 58.90
Milk, all .......................cwt: 24.20 16.50 16.70
:
Steers and heifers ..............cwt: 147.00 164.00 161.00
Turkeys, live .................pound: 0.726 0.702 0.759
:
Corn .........................bushel: 4.71 3.75 3.62
Hay, alfalfa ....................ton: 225.00 184.00 192.00
:
Soybeans .....................bushel: 14.40 9.70 9.60
Wheat, all ...................bushel: 7.08 5.56 5.33
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Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: May 2015 with Comparisons
[Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture
Marketing Service]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item : May 2014 : April 2015 : May 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: dollars
:
Feeder cattle & calves ..........cwt: 195.00 233.00 233.00
Feeder pigs .....................cwt: 304.00 161.00 157.00
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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. In January 2015, publication of preliminary prices was suspended, and
the annual average index was replaced by an annual index.
As of January 2014, the 1990-1992 base reference period is updated to 2011.
Five-year moving average weights are adjusted (normalized) to minimize the
effects of price changes. The 1910-1914=100 price indexes, required by
statute for computing parity prices, were linked forward based on the changes
in the new 2011=100 indexes. The new indexes were constructed by multiplying
the ratios of the current prices to the base period prices by the moving
average weights.
Information Contacts
General
Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch................................. (202) 720-6146
Crop Prices Received
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch .................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section......................................................... (202) 720-2127
Angie Considine - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum................................................. (202) 720-5944
Tony Dahlman - Crop Weather, Barley................................................................ (202) 720-7621
Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet...................................................... (202) 720-9526
James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay............................................................. (202) 690-8533
Jean Porter - Oats, Rye, Wheat..................................................................... (202) 720-8068
Bianca Pruneda - Peanuts, Rice..................................................................... (202) 720-7688
Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds............................................... (202) 720-7369
Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section.............................. (202) 720-2127
Vincent Davis - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries.............................. (202) 720-2157
Fleming Gibson - Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Sugar Crops, Tropical Fruits.............................. (202) 720-5412
Greg Lemmons - Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ..................................... (202) 720-4285
Dave Losh - Hops .................................................................................. (360) 709-2400
Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears,
Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans ................................................................... (202) 720-3250
Daphne Schauber - Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts ................................... (202) 720-4215
Chris Singh - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco .................................. (202) 720-4288
Livestock Prices Received
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch................................................................ (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section................................................................ (202) 720-3570
Travis Averill - Cattle and Cattle on Feed......................................................... (202) 720-3040
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs........................................................................ (202) 720-3106
Mike Miller - Milk, Milk Cows...................................................................... (202) 720-3278
Evan Schulz - Sheep and Goats...................................................................... (202) 720-6147
Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section......................................... (202) 720-3570
Heidi Gleich - Broilers............................................................................ (202) 720-0585
Michael Klamm - Turkeys............................................................................ (202) 690-3237
Kim Linonis - Eggs................................................................................. (202) 690-8632
Josh O'Rear - Honey................................................................................ (202) 690-3676
Indexes, Prices Paid, and Parity Prices
Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics and
Demographics Branch............................................................................... (202) 720-6146
Tony Dorn, Head, Economics Section................................................................... (202) 690-3223
Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices............................................ (202) 720-8844
Greg Gholson - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices, Prices Paid................................. (202) 690-1348
Joe Hagedorn - Cash Rents, Grazing Fees............................................................ (202) 690-3231
Judy McDermott - Prices Paid Indexes, Prices Paid for Feed, Fertilizer, Chemicals, Seeds, Fuels,
Farm Supplies and Repairs, Farm Machinery, Feeder Livestock, Poultry Chicks, Feed Price Ratios... (202) 690-3229
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Price Program Quick Stats Links
Economics and Prices
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_Subject/Economics_and_Prices/index.asp
January 2014 Price Program Update
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/updates.pdf
January 2015 Price Program Update
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/update2015.pdf
April 2015 Price Program Update
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/updateApr2015.p
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