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Agricultural Prices
ISSN: 1937-4216
Released September 29, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
August Farm Prices Received Index Up 3.0 percent
The August Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 102, increased 3.0 percent from July. At 88, the Crop
Production Index increased 2.3 percent. At 117, the Livestock Production Index increased 1.7 percent. Producers received
higher prices for market eggs, lettuce, strawberries, and apples but lower prices for broilers, wheat, onions, and hay. In
addition to prices, the indexes are influenced by the monthly mix of commodities producers market. Increased monthly
movement of cattle, grapes, calves, and hogs offset the decreased marketing of wheat, soybeans, corn, and hay.
The Prices Received Index is down 6.4 percent from the previous year. The Food Commodities Index, at 110, increased
3.8 percent from the previous month but is down 9.1 percent from August 2014.
August Prices Paid Index Down 0.9 percent
The August Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 108,
is down 0.9 percent from July and down 3.6 percent from August 2014. Lower prices in August for feeder cattle,
hay & forages, nitrogen, and diesel more than offset higher prices for complete feeds, supplements, herbicides, and
insecticides.
Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes 2011 Base – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
Index Group August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
Prices received by farmers ......................................................................... Prices paid by farmers ................................................................................ Ratio of prices received to prices paid ........................................................
109
112
97
99
109
91
102
108
94
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Contents
Prices Received by Farmers .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ......................................................... 5
Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base – United States: August 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: August 2015 with Comparisons ............................................. 10
Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock – United States: August 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: August 2015 with Comparisons ............................................... 17
Prices Received for Winter Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ......................................... 17
Prices Received for Durum Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ......................................... 18
Prices Received for Spring Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ......................................... 18
Prices Received for Oats – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ........................................................ 18
Prices Received for All Barley – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .............................................. 19
Prices Received for Malting Barley – States: August 2015 with Comparisons .................................................................... 19
Prices Received for Feed Barley – States: August 2015 with Comparisons ......................................................................... 19
Prices Received for Sorghum Grain – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons....................................... 19
Prices Received for Corn – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ....................................................... 20
Prices Received for Soybeans – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ................................................ 20
Prices Received for Dry Beans – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .............................................. 21
Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .................................... 21
Prices Received for Sunflower – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ............................................... 21
Prices Received for Canola – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .................................................... 21
Prices Received for Flaxseed – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ................................................. 22
Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .............. 22
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice – United States: August 2015
with Comparisons .............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Prices Received for Hay by Type – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .......................................... 23
Prices Received for Apples – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .................................................... 23
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: August 2014 .................................................. 24
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: July 2015 ....................................................... 25
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: August 2015 .................................................. 26
Prices Received for Potatoes – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .................................................. 27
Prices Received for All Milk – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ................................................. 28
Prices Received for Milk Cows – States and United States: July 2015 with Comparisons .................................................. 28
Parity Price Overview ........................................................................................................................................................... 29
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Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ............... 30
Commodity Parity Prices – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ........................................................................ 31
Marketing Year for Specified Commodities ......................................................................................................................... 33
Austrian Winter Peas Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012
through 2014 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Dry Edible Peas Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012
through 2014 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Lentils Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012 through 2014 .............. 34
Sorghum Grain Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012
through 2014 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Soybean Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012 through 2014 ........... 35
Austrian Winter Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing Years
2012-2013 through 2014-2015 .......................................................................................................................................... 36
Dry Edible Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 36
Lentils Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 37
Corn Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 37
Sorghum Grain Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014
and 2014-2015 ................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Soybean Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Year 2013-2014 ............................................. 39
Soybean Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Year 2014-2015 ............................................. 40
Sorghum Grain Farm Marketing Percent by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014
and 2014-2015 ................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Soybean Farm Marketing Percent by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014
and 2014-2015 ................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Reliability of Prices Received Estimates .............................................................................................................................. 43
Prices Paid by Farmers .......................................................................................................................................................... 44
Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ........................................ 45
Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components – United States:
August 2015 with Comparisons ........................................................................................................................................ 46
Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items – United States: 2011=100 Chart ................................................ 47
Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages – United States: 2011=100 Chart ............ 47
Paid Indexes by Farm Type, All Items – United States: 2011=100 Chart ............................................................................ 48
Paid Indexes by Origin, All Production Items – United States: 2011=100 Chart ................................................................. 48
Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector, Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel –
United States: 2011=100 Chart .......................................................................................................................................... 49
Paid Indexes by Month, Feed and Replacement Livestock – United States: 2011=100 Chart ............................................. 49
Feed Price Ratios – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .................................................................................... 50
Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ............................ 50
Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ............................................................ 50
Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates ...................................................................................................................................... 51
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 52
4 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
August Prices Received by Farmers
The August Prices Received Index for agricultural production is 102 percent of its 2011 base, up 3.0 percent from the July
index but 6.4 percent below the August 2014 index.
Crop Production: The August index, at 88, increased 2.3 percent from July but is 3.3 percent below August 2014. Index
increase for fruit & tree nut production more than offset the index decrease for oilseeds & grains.
Feed grain: The August index, at 65, is up 1.6 percent from last month and 3.2 percent above a year ago. The
corn price, at $3.68 per bushel, is down 12 cents from last month but is 5 cents higher than August 2014. At
$7.90 per cwt, sorghum grain is up 22 cents from July and 77 cents above August a year earlier.
Food grain: At 67, the index for August is 5.6 percent lower than the previous month and 19 percent below a
year earlier. The August price for all wheat, at $4.85 per bushel, is down 38 cents from July and $1.12 below
August 2014.
Oilseed: At 78, the index for August is down 2.5 percent from July and 20 percent lower than August 2014. The
soybean price, at $9.71 per bushel, decreased 24 cents from July and is $2.69 below August a year earlier.
Fruit and tree nut: The August index, at 128, is up 4.9 percent from July but is 3.0 percent lower than a year
earlier. Price increases during August for strawberries and apples more than offset price decreases for lemons and
grapefruit.
Vegetable and melon: At 106, the index for August is down 0.9 percent from the previous month but is
7.1 percent above August 2014. Price declines during August for onions and sweet corn more than offset price
increases for lettuce and broccoli.
Other crop: The August index, at 85, is down 5.6 percent from the previous month and 13 percent below
August 2014. The all hay price, at $145 per ton, is down $11.00 from July and $36.00 lower than August 2014. At
58.0 cents per pound, the price for upland cotton is down 8.1 cents from July and 12.5 cents below August 2014.
Livestock Production: The index for August, at 117, is 1.7 percent above the previous month but is down 10 percent
from August a year earlier. Compared with a year ago, prices are up for market eggs, turkeys, and calves but lower for
milk, hogs, broilers, and cattle.
Meat animal: At 123, the August index is up 0.8 percent from the previous month but is 10 percent lower than a
year earlier. At $59.00 per cwt, the August hog price is up 30 cents from July but is $24.20 lower than a year
earlier. The August beef cattle price of $148 per cwt is down $1.00 from the previous month and $10.00 lower
than August 2014.
Dairy: The index for August, at 83, is unchanged from the previous month but is 31 percent lower than August a
year earlier. The August all milk price of $16.70 per cwt is up 10 cents from July but is down $7.50 from
August 2014.
Poultry and egg: At 136, the August index is up 3.8 percent from July and 9.7 percent higher than 2014. The
August market egg price, at $2.38 per dozen, increased 57.0 cents from July and is $1.52 above August 2014. The
August broiler price, at 47.0 cents per pound, is down 4.0 cents from July and 13.0 cents below a year earlier. At
89.7 cents per pound, the August turkey price is up 4.9 cents from the previous month and up 14.1 cents from
2014.
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Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov]
Index Group
2011 Base
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Agricultural Production ......................................................................... Crop Production ............................................................................... Grain and oilseed ......................................................................... Feed grain ............................................................................... Food grain ............................................................................... Oilseed .................................................................................... Fruit and tree nut ......................................................................... Vegetable and melon ................................................................... Other crop .................................................................................... Livestock Production ........................................................................ Meat animal ................................................................................. Cattle ....................................................................................... Hog .......................................................................................... Dairy ............................................................................................ Poultry and egg ............................................................................ Food Commodity .................................................................................
109 91 76 63 83 97
132 99 98
130 137 141 125 120 124
121
99 86 70 64 71 80
122 107 90
115 122 133 88 83
131
106
102 88 69 65 67 78
128 106 85
117 123 133 89 83
136
110
Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov]
Index Group
1910 - 1914 Base
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Agricultural Production ......................................................................... Crop Production ............................................................................... Livestock Production ........................................................................
1128 796
1515
1023 748
1337
1055 767
1359
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]
Month
2011 Base
Agricultural Production
Crop Production
Livestock Production
Food Commodities
2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
January ............................. February ............................ March ................................ April ................................... May ................................... June .................................. July .................................... August ............................... September ......................... October ............................. November .......................... December ..........................
99 107 112 115 115 113 110 109 107 100 102 101
97 99
102 103 107 105 99
102
91 94 96
100 100 99 93 91 87 81 82 83
82 84 85 89 90 88 86 88
116 121 128 131 130 128 133 130 132 135 134 127
120 114 117 116 122 121 115 117
111 117 123 126 125 123 121 121 119 112 120 115
108 107 110 111 115 113 106 110
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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]
Month
2011 Base
All Items (PPITW)
Production Crop
Sector Livestock
Sector
2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
January ............................. February ........................... March ................................ April .................................. May ................................... June .................................. July ................................... August .............................. September ........................ October ............................. November ......................... December .........................
108 109 110 112 112 113 113 112 112 112 112 111
110 110 110 110 110 109 109 108
110 110 112 114 115 116 115 114 115 114 114 114
111 111 111 111 111 110 110 109
106 107 107 108 108 108 108 107 107 107 107 106
106 106 106 106 106 106 106 105
111 112 113 116 117 118 118 116 118 117 117 117
114 113 114 114 113 113 112 111
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Percent
Received and Paid Indexes, Annual Average –United States: 2011=100
Paid Received
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60
80
100
120
140
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Crop Farm Received and Paid Indexes,All Items by Quarter –United States: 2011=100
Paid Received
60
80
100
120
140
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Livestock Farm Received and Paid Indexes,All Items by Quarter –United States: 2011=100
Paid Received
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60
80
100
120
140
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Received Indexes by Month,Livestock Product, All Product, and All Crop –United States: 2011=100
Livestock Product All Product All Crop
30
50
70
90
110
130
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Received Indexes by Month,Food Grain, Feed Grain, and Oilseed –United States: 2011=100
Food Grain Feed Grain Oilseed
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 9 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
60
80
100
120
140
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Received Indexes by Month,Fruit & Tree Nut and Commercial Vegetable –United States: 2011=100
Fruit & Tree Nut Commercial Vegetable
30
50
70
90
110
130
150
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Received Indexes by Month,Meat Animal, Dairy Product, and Poultry & Egg –United States: 2011=100
Meat Animal Dairy Product Poultry & Egg
10 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
Commodity 2011
Base Price August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
Field crops Austrian winter peas ............................................ dollars/cwt Barley, all ....................................................... dollars/bushel Feed ............................................................ dollars/bushel Malting ......................................................... dollars/bushel Beans, dry edible ................................................ dollars/cwt Canola ................................................................ dollars/cwt Chickpeas, all ..................................................... dollars/cwt Large ................................................................ dollars/cwt Small ................................................................. dollars/cwt Corn ............................................................... dollars/bushel Cotton, Upland ................................................ dollars/pound Cottonseed ..........................................................dollars/ton Flaxseed ........................................................ dollars/bushel Hay, all, baled ......................................................dollars/ton Alfalfa .................................................................dollars/ton Other ..................................................................dollars/ton Lentils ................................................................. dollars/cwt Oats ............................................................... dollars/bushel Peanuts, in-shell ............................................. dollars/pound Peas, dry edible .................................................. dollars/cwt Potatoes ............................................................. dollars/cwt Rice, all ............................................................... dollars/cwt Long .................................................................. dollars/cwt Medium and short ............................................. dollars/cwt Sorghum grain .................................................... dollars/cwt Soybeans ....................................................... dollars/bushel Sunflowers, all ..................................................... dollars/cwt Wheat, all ....................................................... dollars/bushel Winter .......................................................... dollars/bushel Durum .......................................................... dollars/bushel Other spring ................................................. dollars/bushel Hard red winter ........................................... dollars/bushel Soft red winter ............................................. dollars/bushel Hard red spring ........................................... dollars/bushel White .......................................................... dollars/bushel Fruits Citrus, equivalent on-tree Grapefruit .......................................................... dollars/box Lemons ............................................................. dollars/box Oranges ............................................................ dollars/box Tangelos ........................................................... dollars/box Tangerines and mandarins ................................ dollars/box Noncitrus, fresh Apples 1 ........................................................ dollars/pound Grapes 1 .............................................................dollars/ton Peaches 1 ...........................................................dollars/ton Pears 1 ...............................................................dollars/ton Strawberries ...................................................... dollars/cwt
19.50 4.79 4.59 4.83
34.60 23.10 35.70 39.20 23.40 6.02
0.880
131.00 14.20
159.00 176.00 119.00 27.50 3.42
0.252 13.60
9.78
13.70 12.30 18.40 10.70 12.50 29.00
7.44 6.93 9.22 8.33 7.07 6.77 8.38 6.58
7.47 12.30 8.16 3.50
15.30
0.325 628.00 507.00 559.00 104.00
23.10 5.60 3.31 6.11
35.90 17.80 32.70 33.30
(D) 3.63
0.705
182.00 13.30
181.00 207.00 132.00 20.00 3.24
0.221 11.00
8.88
15.60 14.30 20.30 7.13
12.40 22.40
5.97 5.90 8.03 5.93 6.03 5.13 5.89 6.40
8.05 33.68 14.78
(S) (S)
0.388 1,360.00 1,070.00
531.00 92.70
(D) 5.19 2.98 5.72
27.50 18.10 29.90 30.60 22.00 3.80
0.661 (NA)
11.50 156.00 169.00 129.00 30.10 2.33
0.230 11.30
9.04
11.20 9.96
16.60 7.68 9.95
26.40
5.23 5.15 8.74 5.15 5.21 4.69 5.13 6.34
9.33 37.34 10.79
(S) (S)
0.184 1,340.00
933.00 706.00 60.20
(D) 5.59 3.00 5.90
29.00 15.60 28.60 29.30 20.70 3.68
0.580
192.00 10.00
145.00 159.00 115.00 25.80 2.08
0.219 10.60
8.54
11.50 10.40 17.20 7.90 9.71
24.10
4.85 4.82 7.30 4.72 4.57 4.54 4.69 6.00
5.71 34.95 12.24
(S) (S)
0.307 1,470.00 1,010.00
700.00 86.70
(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.
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Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service]
Commodity 2011
Base Price August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
Vegetables, fresh 1 Asparagus .......................................................... dollars/cwt Beans, snap 2 ..................................................... dollars/cwt Broccoli ............................................................... dollars/cwt Cantaloupes 2 ..................................................... dollars/cwt Carrots ................................................................ dollars/cwt Cauliflower .......................................................... dollars/cwt Celery ................................................................. dollars/cwt Corn, sweet ........................................................ dollars/cwt Cucumbers 2 ....................................................... dollars/cwt Lettuce ................................................................ dollars/cwt Onions 3 .............................................................. dollars/cwt Tomatoes ........................................................... dollars/cwt Livestock Calves ................................................................ dollars/cwt Cattle, all beef ..................................................... dollars/cwt Cows 4 .............................................................. dollars/cwt Steers and heifers ............................................. dollars/cwt Milk cows 5 6 ..................................................... dollars/head Hogs, all ............................................................. dollars/cwt Barrows and gilts .............................................. dollars/cwt Sows ................................................................ dollars/cwt Dairy and poultry Milk, all 7 ............................................................. dollars/cwt Fat test .................................................................. percent Broilers, live 8 .................................................. dollars/pound Eggs, all 9 ....................................................... dollars/dozen Market 9 10 ..................................................... dollars/dozen Turkeys, live 11 ................................................ dollars/pound
37.50 69.00 41.60 16.50 30.80 47.00 22.50 30.70 18.70 24.30 11.90 51.20
142.00 115.00 71.60
117.00 1420.00
66.50 66.80 57.90
20.10 3.71
0.459 0.969 0.796 0.680
(NA) 77.20 47.10 21.70 23.00 31.80 18.70 29.00 29.90 29.60 14.50 33.20
271.00 158.00 121.00 159.00
1970.00 83.20 82.90 91.60
24.20 3.64
0.600 1.08
0.861 0.756
(S) (D)
38.20 26.20 29.90 31.10 17.10 33.70 25.30 18.80 31.90 41.30
275.00 149.00 113.00 150.00
1970.00 58.70 59.50 40.00
16.60 3.60
0.510 1.90 1.81
0.848
(NA) (D)
49.90 25.70 30.20 42.80 23.50 29.50 28.90 35.70 15.60 36.30
273.00 148.00 110.00 149.00
2030.00 59.00 59.30 50.70
16.70 3.63
0.470 2.39 2.38
0.897
Adjusted for seasonal variation Eggs, all .......................................................... dollars/dozen Seasonal factor ...................................................... percent Milk, all 7 ............................................................. dollars/cwt Seasonal factor ...................................................... percent
0.979
101 20.20
100
1.07 101
24.40 99
1.97
97 17.40
96
2.39 100
16.90 99
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 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 July 2014, April 2015, and July 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.
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per bushel
Prices Received for Corn by Month – United States
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per bushel
Prices Received for Wheat by Month – United States
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0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per pound
Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month –United States
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per bushel
Prices Received for Soybeans by Month –United States
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0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per cwt
Prices Received for Cattle by Month – United States
Calves Steers & Heifers All Beef Cattle Cows
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per cwt
Prices Received for Milk by Month – United States
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30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per cwt
Prices Received for Hogs by Month – United States
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per pound
Prices Received for Poultry by Month –United States
Turkeys Broilers
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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]
Month All wheat Corn Soybeans
2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015
(dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel)
January ........ February ...... March ........... April ............. May .............. June ............. July .............. August ......... September ... October ........ November .... December ....
8.12 7.97 7.79 7.71 7.68 7.37 6.95 6.88 6.80 6.94 6.85 6.73
6.65 6.50 6.74 6.82 7.08 6.49 6.15 5.97 5.71 5.71 6.04 6.14
6.15 5.89 5.70 5.56 5.33 5.43 5.23 4.85
6.96 7.04 7.13 6.97 6.97 6.97 6.79 6.21 5.40 4.63 4.37 4.41
4.42 4.35 4.52 4.71 4.71 4.50 4.06 3.63 3.49 3.57 3.60 3.79
3.82 3.79 3.81 3.75 3.64 3.59 3.80 3.68
14.30 14.60 14.60 14.40 14.90 15.10 15.30 14.10 13.30 12.50 12.70 13.00
12.90 13.20 13.70 14.30 14.40 14.30 13.10 12.40 10.90 9.97
10.20 10.30
10.30 9.91 9.85 9.69 9.58 9.58 9.95 9.71
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]
Month Beef cattle 1 All hogs 2
2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt)
January ............. February ........... March ................ April .................. May ................... June .................. July ................... August .............. September ........ October ............. November ......... December .........
125.00 123.00 125.00 125.00 126.00 122.00 120.00 121.00 122.00 127.00 130.00 130.00
138.00 144.00 148.00 148.00 146.00 147.00 156.00 158.00 157.00 161.00 167.00 164.00
164.00 159.00 160.00 162.00 160.00 155.00 149.00 148.00
63.80 64.50 59.20 61.80 68.60 74.40 75.80 74.20 70.70 68.50 63.60 61.50
61.20 65.50 81.90 88.80 82.80 84.80 93.30 83.20 75.70 77.00 66.70 64.30
57.40 50.40 50.30 49.00 58.90 59.90 58.70 59.00
1 Cows and steers & heifers. 2 Barrows & gilts and sows.
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Prices Received for All Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Arizona ............................................ Arkansas ......................................... California ......................................... Colorado .......................................... Idaho ............................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Kansas ............................................ Michigan .......................................... Minnesota ........................................ Missouri ........................................... Montana .......................................... Nebraska ......................................... North Carolina ................................. North Dakota ................................... Ohio ................................................. Oklahoma ........................................ Oregon ............................................ South Dakota ................................... Texas .............................................. Washington ..................................... United States ...................................
(D) 4.97 (D)
6.05 6.28 4.70 4.88 6.07 5.71 5.84
5.30 6.22 5.82 4.84 6.03 5.52 6.36 6.93 5.65 6.11 6.64
5.97
(D) 5.13 (D)
5.16 5.70 3.71 4.91 5.26 5.72 5.21
4.34 5.31 5.17 5.19 5.12 4.80 5.30 6.20 5.12 5.01 6.25
5.23
(D) 4.67 (D)
4.34 (D)
3.18 4.61 4.55 5.67 4.73
4.21 4.91 4.40 4.85 4.71 4.47 4.67 5.63 4.72 4.35 6.00
4.85
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Winter Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Arkansas ......................................... California ......................................... Colorado .......................................... Idaho ............................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Kansas ............................................ Michigan .......................................... Minnesota ........................................ Missouri ........................................... Montana .......................................... Nebraska ......................................... North Carolina ................................. North Dakota ................................... Ohio ................................................. Oklahoma ........................................ Oregon ............................................ South Dakota ................................... Texas .............................................. Washington ..................................... United States ...................................
4.97 (D)
6.06 6.25 4.70 4.88 6.07 5.71 5.05 5.30
6.18 5.82 4.84 5.04 5.52 6.36 6.90 5.63 6.11 6.54
5.90
5.13 (D)
5.16 5.67 3.71 4.91 5.26 5.72 4.50 4.34
5.21 5.17 5.19 3.85 4.80 5.30 6.03 4.80 5.01 6.21
5.15
4.67 (D)
4.34 5.69 3.18 4.61 4.55 5.67 4.12 4.21
4.80 4.40 4.85 3.69 4.47 4.67 5.62 4.64 4.35 6.00
4.82
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
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Prices Received for Durum Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Arizona ........................................... California ........................................ Idaho ............................................... Montana .......................................... North Dakota ................................... United States ..................................
(D) (S) (S)
7.74 7.91
8.03
(D) (D) (S) (D)
7.78
8.74
(D) (S) (D) (D)
7.00
7.30
(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: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Colorado ......................................... Idaho ............................................... Minnesota ....................................... Montana .......................................... North Dakota ................................... Oregon ............................................ South Dakota .................................. Washington ..................................... United States ..................................
(D) 6.35 5.85 6.06 5.68 7.10 5.66 7.12
5.93
(D) 5.88 5.22 5.22 4.97 6.90 5.39 6.53
5.15
(D) (D)
4.75 4.69 4.55 5.69 4.75 6.01
4.72
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Oats – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Illinois .............................................. Iowa ................................................ Michigan ......................................... Minnesota ....................................... Montana .......................................... Nebraska ........................................ New York ........................................ North Dakota ................................... Oregon ............................................ Pennsylvania .................................. South Dakota .................................. Texas .............................................. Wisconsin ....................................... United States ..................................
(D) 3.47 3.55 3.33
(S) 3.00 (D)
2.33 (D)
3.68 2.98
(S) 3.47
3.24
(D) 2.55 2.66 2.21
(S) 1.99 (D)
2.07 (S) (D)
2.34 (S)
2.22
2.33
2.31 2.50 1.91 2.01
(S) 2.45 2.41 1.87
(S) 3.56 2.20
(S) 1.79
2.08
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
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Prices Received for All Barley – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
California ...................................... Colorado ....................................... Idaho ............................................ Minnesota ..................................... Montana ....................................... North Dakota ................................ Oregon ......................................... Utah .............................................. Washington .................................. Wyoming ...................................... United States ................................
6.86 4.73 5.48 5.71 6.02 5.32 (D)
3.55 3.55 (D)
5.60
(D) (D)
5.33 5.37 5.31 4.85 (D)
2.84 3.61 (D)
5.19
(D) 5.98 5.99 5.57 5.78 4.79 3.34 (D)
3.65 6.03
5.59
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Malting Barley – States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Idaho ............................................... Minnesota ........................................ Montana .......................................... North Dakota ................................... Wyoming ......................................... United States ...................................
6.09 (D)
6.17 5.95 (D)
6.11
6.02 5.31 6.10 5.14 (D)
5.72
6.20 5.56 6.14 5.05 6.13
5.90
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Feed Barley – States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Idaho ............................................... Minnesota ........................................ Montana .......................................... North Dakota ................................... Wyoming ......................................... United States ...................................
3.62 4.81 2.60 3.08 (D)
3.31
2.97 (D)
2.62 3.16 (D)
2.98
2.92 (D)
2.76 2.46 (D)
3.00
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Sorghum Grain – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt)
Arkansas ......................................... Illinois .............................................. Kansas ............................................ Louisiana ......................................... Missouri ........................................... Nebraska ......................................... Oklahoma ........................................ Texas .............................................. United States ...................................
7.22 (D)
5.71 7.92 7.16 6.11 5.95 7.13
7.13
(D) (D)
7.78 (D) (D)
7.23 7.65 7.67
7.68
7.93 (S)
6.84 8.02 6.97 6.91 6.38 7.96
7.90
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
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Prices Received for Corn – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Colorado ......................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Iowa ................................................ Kansas ............................................ Kentucky ......................................... Michigan ......................................... Minnesota ....................................... Missouri .......................................... Nebraska ........................................ North Carolina ................................. North Dakota ................................... Ohio ................................................ Pennsylvania .................................. South Dakota .................................. Tennessee ...................................... Texas .............................................. Wisconsin ....................................... United States ..................................
4.33 3.74 3.88 3.61 3.63 4.10 3.55 3.46 3.75 3.68
4.54 3.35 3.62 3.97 3.13 3.96 3.67 3.80
3.63
4.07 3.85 4.03 3.78 4.04 4.12 3.88 3.65 3.84 3.82
4.68 3.40 4.02 4.01 3.53 4.03 4.48 3.78
3.80
3.82 3.63 3.90 3.67 3.80 4.06 3.69 3.46 3.70 3.72
4.31 3.29 3.94 4.08 3.38 3.94 4.26 3.67
3.68
Prices Received for Soybeans – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Arkansas ......................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Iowa ................................................ Kansas ............................................ Kentucky ......................................... Louisiana ........................................ Michigan ......................................... Minnesota ....................................... Mississippi ...................................... Missouri .......................................... Nebraska ........................................ North Carolina ................................. North Dakota ................................... Ohio ................................................ South Dakota .................................. Tennessee ...................................... Wisconsin ....................................... United States ..................................
12.40 12.50 12.90 12.40 13.10 12.70 11.90 12.40 12.60 11.90
12.50 12.00 13.10 10.70 13.10 11.80 11.90 12.50
12.40
10.00 10.20 10.30 10.00 9.79
10.20 10.40 10.20 9.74 (D)
10.10 9.62
10.10 9.02
10.30 9.32
10.20 9.79
9.95
9.80 9.77
10.00 9.49 9.29 9.95 9.96
10.40 9.65
10.10
9.80 9.37 9.39 8.93
10.20 9.12 9.84 9.57
9.71
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
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Prices Received for Dry Beans – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt)
California ......................................... Colorado .......................................... Idaho ............................................... Michigan .......................................... Minnesota ........................................ Nebraska ......................................... North Dakota ................................... United States ...................................
(D) 33.10 33.20
(D) (S)
30.70 25.80
35.90
68.90 27.30
(D) (D)
26.10 (D)
22.00
27.50
59.00 22.30 28.70
(D) 23.60 20.60 23.00
29.00
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per pound) (dollars per pound) (dollars per pound)
Alabama .......................................... Florida ............................................. Georgia ........................................... Mississippi ....................................... New Mexico ..................................... North Carolina ................................. Oklahoma ........................................ South Carolina ................................. Texas .............................................. Virginia ............................................ United States ...................................
0.224 0.235 0.204 0.195
(S) (S) (S)
0.226 0.290
(S)
0.221
0.211 (D)
0.215 (D) (D)
0.265 (D)
0.250 0.288
(D)
0.230
0.212 0.176 0.207
(S) (S) (D)
0.264 0.235 0.200
(S)
0.219
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Sunflower – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt)
Colorado .......................................... Kansas ............................................ Minnesota ........................................ North Dakota ................................... South Dakota ................................... United States ...................................
(D) (D) (D)
24.40 16.80
22.40
(S) (D)
26.30 28.40 19.40
26.40
(S) (D)
25.10 26.90
(D)
24.10
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Canola – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt)
Minnesota ........................................ North Dakota ................................... United States ...................................
(D) 17.80
17.80
(D) 18.10
18.10
(D) 15.60
15.60
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
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Prices Received for Flaxseed – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
North Dakota ................................... United States ..................................
13.30
13.30
11.50
11.50
10.00
10.00
Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons [Cottonseed marketing year August - February]
State
Cotton, Upland Cottonseed
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
(dollars per pound) (dollars per pound) (dollars per pound) (dollars per ton) (dollars per ton) (dollars per ton)
Alabama ............................ Arizona .............................. Arkansas ............................ California ........................... Georgia .............................. Louisiana ........................... Mississippi ......................... North Carolina .................... Tennessee ......................... Texas ................................. United States .....................
(S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
0.705
0.705
(D) (D) (D) (D)
0.673 (D) (D) (D)
0.654 0.597
0.661
(D) (S) (S) (D) (D) (S) (S) (D) (D) (D)
0.580
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
182.00
182.00
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
(NA)
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
192.00
192.00
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
Item August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
Cotton, Upland Average price ..................................... dollars/pound Marketings 1 .......................................... 1,000 bales Rice, all Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt Marketings 2 ..............................................1,000 cwt Rice, long Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt Marketings 2 ..............................................1,000 cwt Rice, medium and short California Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt Other States 3 Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt United States Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt Marketings 2 ..............................................1,000 cwt
0.705 80
15.60 9,679
14.30 7,615
21.10
15.60
20.30 2,064
0.661 205
11.20 16,537
9.96 13,485
21.00
12.90
16.60 3,052
0.580 571
11.50 10,448
10.40 8,645
20.40
12.90
17.20 1,803
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.
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Prices Received for Hay by Type – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State
All hay Alfalfa hay Other hay
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
(dollars per
ton) (dollars per
ton) (dollars per
ton) (dollars per
ton) (dollars per
ton) (dollars per
ton) (dollars per
ton) (dollars per
ton) (dollars per
ton)
Arizona ............ California ......... Colorado .......... Idaho ............... Illinois .............. Iowa ................. Kansas ............ Kentucky .......... Michigan .......... Minnesota ........ Missouri ........... Montana .......... Nebraska ......... Nevada ............ New Mexico ..... New York ......... North Dakota ... Ohio ................. Oklahoma ........ Oregon ............ Pennsylvania ... South Dakota ... Texas .............. Utah ................. Washington ..... Wisconsin ........ Wyoming ......... United States ...
236.00 231.00 209.00 199.00 147.00 141.00 166.00 125.00 141.00 109.00
82.00
128.00 104.00 258.00 259.00 178.00 86.00
141.00 100.00 228.00
177.00 115.00 113.00 204.00 227.00 133.00 155.00
181.00
150.00 179.00 190.00 184.00 130.00 104.00 114.00 132.00 146.00 83.00
91.00
129.00 90.00
185.00 206.00 167.00 84.00
149.00 112.00 210.00
233.00 101.00 109.00 165.00 188.00 84.00
116.00
156.00
140.00 157.00 191.00 164.00 141.00 109.00 109.00 139.00 149.00 67.00
90.00
133.00 89.00
163.00 206.00 158.00 83.00
145.00 101.00 190.00
195.00 101.00 98.00
160.00 183.00 91.00
116.00
145.00
240.00 245.00 210.00 200.00 175.00 148.00 191.00 190.00 160.00 125.00
170.00 130.00 112.00 260.00 270.00 205.00 92.00
175.00 217.00 230.00
187.00 121.00 246.00 205.00 220.00 140.00 160.00
207.00
150.00 185.00 190.00 185.00 150.00 115.00 122.00 210.00 150.00 96.00
165.00 130.00 92.00
180.00 215.00 190.00 89.00
190.00 160.00 220.00
240.00 103.00 210.00 165.00 185.00 88.00
120.00
169.00
140.00 165.00 190.00 165.00 160.00 115.00 122.00 210.00 170.00 76.00
165.00 135.00 92.00
160.00 215.00 166.00 87.00
190.00 153.00 200.00
205.00 106.00 205.00 160.00 180.00 104.00 120.00
159.00
205.00 190.00 200.00 180.00 100.00 100.00 99.00 90.00
115.00 88.00
70.00
120.00 87.00
225.00 190.00 174.00 60.00
115.00 83.00
225.00
174.00 89.00 77.00
165.00 240.00 100.00 140.00
132.00
165.00 160.00 195.00 170.00 100.00 85.00 94.00
105.00 140.00 69.00
80.00
125.00 86.00
250.00 160.00 160.00 63.00
125.00 78.00
200.00
231.00 88.00 65.00
135.00 195.00 74.00
105.00
129.00
180.00 135.00 195.00 150.00 105.00 85.00 78.00
105.00 120.00 57.00
80.00
125.00 84.00
215.00 160.00 156.00 60.00
105.00 67.00
180.00
192.00 85.00 59.00
130.00 190.00 54.00
105.00
115.00
Prices Received for Apples – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons [Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington. Prices at point of first sale for other States]
State Apples, fresh use
August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per pound) (dollars per pound) (dollars per pound)
California ......................................... Michigan .......................................... New York ......................................... Pennsylvania ................................... Virginia ............................................ Washington ..................................... United States ...................................
0.537 (S) (S) (S)
0.320 0.367
0.388
0.536 (S)
0.280 (S) (S)
0.178
0.184
0.495 (S) (S)
0.300 0.300 0.288
0.307
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
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Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: August 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]
Commodity, State,
and type
FOB packed fresh
Equivalent returns
Packinghouse door On-tree
All Fresh Process All Fresh Process
(dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box)
Grapefruit California 1 ........................................ Florida, all ......................................... White ............................................. Colored ......................................... Texas ................................................ United States .................................... Lemons Arizona ............................................. California ........................................... United States .................................... Oranges California, all ..................................... Navel and miscellaneous .............. Valencia ........................................ Florida, all ......................................... Early and mids .............................. Valencia ........................................ United States .................................... Tangelos Florida ............................................... United States .................................... Tangerines and mandarins Arizona ............................................. California ........................................... Florida ............................................... United States ....................................
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) 59.40
59.40
29.40 (S)
29.40
(S) (S) (S)
29.40
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
9.75
(S) (S) (S) (S)
9.75
(S) 39.54
39.54
17.37 (S)
17.37
(S) (S) (S)
17.37
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) 49.95
49.95
20.23 (S)
20.23
(S) (S) (S)
20.23
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) (D)
(D)
(D) (S) (D)
(S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
8.05
(S) (S) (S) (S)
8.05
(S) 33.68
33.68
14.78 (S)
14.78
(S) (S) (S)
14.78
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) 43.81
43.81
17.67 (S)
17.67
(S) (S) (S)
17.67
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) (D)
(D)
(D) (S) (D)
(S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(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.
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 25 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: July 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]
Commodity, State,
and type
FOB packed fresh
Equivalent returns
Packinghouse door On-tree
All Fresh Process All Fresh Process
(dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box)
Grapefruit California 1 ........................................ Florida, all ......................................... White ............................................ Colored ......................................... Texas ................................................ United States .................................... Lemons Arizona ............................................. California .......................................... United States .................................... Oranges California, all ..................................... Navel and miscellaneous .............. Valencia ........................................ Florida, all ......................................... Early and mids .............................. Valencia ........................................ United States .................................... Tangelos Florida .............................................. United States .................................... Tangerines and mandarins Arizona ............................................. California .......................................... Florida .............................................. United States ....................................
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) 60.50
60.50
26.20 (S)
26.20
(S) (S) (S)
26.30
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
11.82
(S) (S) (S) (S)
11.82
(S) 43.28
43.28
13.14 (S)
13.16
(S) (S) (S)
13.48
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) 51.05
51.05
16.81 (S)
16.85
(S) (S) (S)
16.61
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) (D)
(D)
(D) (S) (D)
(S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
9.33
(S) (S) (S) (S)
9.33
(S) 37.34
37.34
10.48 (S)
10.49
(S) (S) (S)
10.79
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) 44.91
44.91
14.20 (S)
14.24
(S) (S) (S)
13.98
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) (D)
(D)
(D) (S) (D)
(S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(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.
26 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: August 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]
Commodity, State,
and type
FOB packed fresh
Equivalent returns
Packinghouse door On-tree
All Fresh Process All Fresh Process
(dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box) (dollars per
box)
Grapefruit California 1 ........................................ Florida, all ......................................... White ............................................. Colored ......................................... Texas ................................................ United States .................................... Lemons Arizona ............................................. California ........................................... United States .................................... Oranges California, all ..................................... Navel and miscellaneous .............. Valencia ........................................ Florida, all ......................................... Early and mids .............................. Valencia ........................................ United States .................................... Tangelos Florida ............................................... United States .................................... Tangerines and mandarins Arizona ............................................. California ........................................... Florida ............................................... United States ....................................
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) 55.30
55.30
28.30 (S)
28.30
(S) (S) (S)
28.30
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
8.56
(S) (S) (S) (S)
8.56
(S) 41.07
41.07
14.90 (S)
14.90
(S) (S) (S)
14.90
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) 45.66
45.66
18.95 (S)
18.95
(S) (S) (S)
18.95
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) (D)
(D)
(D) (S) (D)
(S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
5.71
(S) (S) (S) (S)
5.71
(S) 34.95
34.95
12.24 (S)
12.24
(S) (S) (S)
12.24
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) 39.40
39.40
16.34 (S)
16.34
(S) (S) (S)
16.34
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S) (D)
(D)
(D) (S) (D)
(S) (S) (S)
(D)
(S)
(S)
(S) (S) (S)
(S)
(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.
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 27 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Potatoes – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt)
California, all 1 ..................................... Spring .............................................. Fall .................................................. Colorado, all 1 ...................................... Fresh 2 ............................................. Florida ................................................. Idaho, all 1 ............................................ Fresh 2 ............................................. Processing ....................................... Maine .................................................. Michigan .............................................. Minnesota ............................................ New York ............................................. North Carolina ..................................... North Dakota, all 1 ................................ Fresh 2 ............................................. Processing ....................................... Oregon ................................................ Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ Washington, all 1 .................................. Processing ....................................... Wisconsin, all 1 .................................... Fresh 2 ............................................. Processing ....................................... United States, all 1 ............................... Fresh 2 ............................................. Processing .......................................
13.00 13.00
(S) 8.50
10.50 (S)
6.60 (D) (D) (D)
(D)
10.90 (D) (S) (S) (D) (D)
7.60 (D) (D)
7.40 (D)
10.50 11.00 10.00
8.88
11.47 8.08
16.90 16.90
(S) 4.75 5.40
12.50 7.00 4.70 8.50 (D)
(S) (S) (S)
10.00 (D) (D) (D)
8.15 (D)
13.60
8.10 8.10
(S) (S) (S)
9.04 9.79 8.83
14.30 14.30
(S) 4.65 6.30
(S) 6.70 5.70 7.70 (D)
(D)
10.70 (D) (S) (D) (S) (D)
6.90 (D)
12.70
7.50 7.05
10.40 11.00 9.90
8.54
11.12 7.65
(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.
28 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for All Milk – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons [Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies]
State August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
Price Fat test Price Fat test Price Fat test
(dollars per cwt) (percent) (dollars per cwt) (percent) (dollars per cwt) (percent)
Arizona ................................ California ............................. Colorado .............................. Florida .................................. Idaho .................................... Illinois ................................... Indiana ................................. Iowa ..................................... Kansas ................................. Michigan .............................. Minnesota ............................ New Mexico ......................... New York ............................. Ohio ..................................... Oregon ................................. Pennsylvania ....................... South Dakota ....................... Texas ................................... Utah ..................................... Vermont ............................... Virginia ................................. Washington .......................... Wisconsin ............................ United States .......................
24.00 22.60 24.10 29.20 23.20 24.80 24.70 24.70 23.60 24.40
24.60 21.90 26.20 24.90 25.70 26.50 24.70 24.30 23.80 26.20
27.90 25.30 24.30
24.20
3.43 3.61 3.44 3.58 3.64 3.65 3.60 3.60 3.47 3.61
3.77 3.44 3.67 3.67 3.81 3.64 3.84 3.72 3.59 3.71
3.57 3.81 3.68
3.64
15.60 15.12 17.20 21.40 16.30 17.40 16.40 17.00 16.00 15.90
17.40 15.90 17.40 17.10 18.00 17.60 18.10 17.20 16.70 17.60
19.10 16.10 17.50
16.60
3.37 3.59 3.44 3.60 3.62 3.60 3.57 3.64 3.51 3.52
3.72 3.43 3.65 3.60 3.74 3.58 3.85 3.71 3.54 3.72
3.54 3.74 3.61
3.60
15.60 15.23 17.30 21.00 16.50 17.40 16.30 17.30 16.30 16.00
17.60 15.40 17.40 17.10 18.20 17.60 18.20 16.90 16.70 17.60
19.30 16.00 17.50
16.70
3.39 3.63 3.46 3.61 3.71 3.61 3.60 3.65 3.51 3.54
3.76 3.40 3.64 3.61 3.77 3.59 3.88 3.72 3.63 3.71
3.56 3.77 3.64
3.63
Prices Received for Milk Cows – States and United States: July 2015 with Comparisons [Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Quarterly United States milk cow prices are based on revised milk cow inventory]
State July 2014 April 2015 July 2015
(dollars per head) (dollars per head) (dollars per head)
Arizona ........................................... California ........................................ Colorado ......................................... Florida ............................................. Idaho ............................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Iowa ................................................ Kansas ............................................ Michigan ......................................... Minnesota ....................................... New Mexico .................................... New York ........................................ Ohio ................................................ Oregon ............................................ Pennsylvania .................................. South Dakota .................................. Texas .............................................. Utah ................................................ Vermont .......................................... Virginia ............................................ Washington ..................................... Wisconsin ....................................... United States ..................................
2,100.00 2,000.00 2,200.00 1,900.00 2,000.00 1,860.00 1,850.00 1,990.00 2,050.00 1,950.00
1,950.00 1,950.00 1,800.00 1,800.00 1,900.00 1,880.00 1,950.00 2,000.00 1,850.00 1,880.00
1,890.00 1,950.00 2,100.00
1,970.00
2,000.00 2,000.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 1,900.00 2,000.00 1,900.00 1,950.00 1,950.00 2,100.00
1,860.00 2,000.00 1,820.00 1,850.00 2,000.00 1,890.00 1,840.00 2,000.00 1,900.00 1,880.00
1,930.00 1,850.00 2,080.00
1,970.00
2,100.00 2,200.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,950.00 2,050.00 2,000.00 2,100.00
1,880.00 2,000.00 1,890.00 1,850.00 2,000.00 1,890.00 1,900.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,940.00
1,950.00 1,950.00 2,090.00
2,030.00
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 29 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Parity Price Overview
Parity prices, based on data from January 2015, and adjusted base price data from which parity prices are computed are
presented in the tables on the following pages. 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, 1954, and
1956.
The parity prices shown in this report are based on the provisions of the amended Act. Briefly, the actual method of
computation is as follows:
a. The average of prices received by farmers for individual commodities for the 10 preceding years is calculated (for 2015,
the 10-average includes the years 2005-2014). An allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments
resulting from price support programs, such as the deficiency payments for grains and cotton, is included for those
commodities for which applicable.
b. This 10-year average is divided by the average of the Index of Prices Received by Farmers for the same 10 preceding
calendar years, adjusted to include an allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental price support operations, to
give an "adjusted base price".
c. Parity prices are computed by multiplying the "adjusted base prices" by the current Parity Index (the Index of Prices
Paid by Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates, 1910-1914=100).
Parity prices are calculated in terms of prices received by farmers in the local markets in which they ordinarily sell. This
means that the parity prices apply to the average of all classes and grades of the commodity as sold by all farmers in the
United States, except as otherwise specified. Fruits and vegetables for fresh use and for processing are usually considered
separate commodities and separate parity prices are calculated. The Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937
provided for parity prices for certain commodities covered by a marketing agreement or order program. Under present
legislation, United States parity prices, with appropriate adjustments where needed, may be used for the purpose of this
Act.
30 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price – United States: August 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]
Commodity and unit Adjusted
base price
Parity price Price as percent
of parity
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Basic commodities All wheat ....................................... bushel Rice ................................................... cwt Corn .............................................. bushel Cotton Upland .......................................pound American Pima ...........................pound Peanuts ..........................................pound Small chickpeas 1 ............................... cwt Large chickpeas 1 ............................... cwt Lentils 1 .............................................. cwt Designated nonbasic All milk, to plants 2 .............................. cwt Honey, extracted 3 ..........................pound Wool and mohair Wool ..............................................pound Mohair ............................................pound Other nonbasic Apples, fresh 4 ................................pound Barley ........................................... bushel Canola ............................................... cwt Cottonseed ........................................ ton Dry edible beans ................................ cwt Flaxseed ....................................... bushel Oats .............................................. bushel Potatoes ............................................. cwt Sorghum grain ................................... cwt Soybeans ...................................... bushel Sunflower, all ..................................... cwt Citrus (equivalent on-tree) Grapefruit ........................................... box Lemons .............................................. box Oranges ............................................. box Tangerines ......................................... box Livestock and poultry Beef cattle .......................................... cwt Calves ................................................ cwt Hogs .................................................. cwt Eggs 1 ............................................ dozen Turkeys, live ...................................pound
0.624 1.34
0.444
0.066 0.136 0.024 2.200 3.330 2.280
1.83 0.150
0.117 0.378
0.033 0.467 1.880 19.20 3.25
1.170 0.295 0.846 0.757 1.080 2.13
0.777 1.49
0.806 1.75
10.80 15.30 5.81
0.094 0.061
18.50 39.70 13.30
1.98 4.12
0.721 (NA) (NA) (NA)
54.40 4.42
3.43 10.80
1.020 13.60 56.20
574.00 96.20 34.60 8.53
25.10 22.50 31.90 63.70
21.80 40.90 23.10 48.40
313.00 430.00 173.00
2.76 1.800
18.40 39.50 13.10
1.95 4.01
0.708 64.90 98.30 67.30
54.00 4.43
3.45 11.20
0.974 13.80 55.50
567.00 95.90 34.50 8.71
25.00 22.30 31.90 62.90
22.90 44.00 23.80 51.60
319.00 452.00 171.00
2.77 1.800
18.30 39.30 13.00
1.93 3.98
0.703 64.50 97.60 66.80
53.60 4.40
3.43 11.10
0.967 13.70 55.10
563.00 95.20 34.30 8.64
24.80 22.20 31.60 62.40
22.80 43.70 23.60 51.30
316.00 448.00 170.00
2.75 1.790
32 39 27
36 42 31
(NA) (NA) (NA)
45 48
42 39
38 41 32 32 37 38 38 35 32 39 35
37 82 64
146
50 63 48 39 42
28 28 29
34 39 32 34 31 45
32 48
42 43
19 38 33 35 29 33 27 36 34 31 42
41 88 45 48
47 61 34 71 47
27 29 28
30 39 31 32 30 39
32 48
43 44
32 41 28 34 30 29 24 34 36 31 39
41 80 46 48
47 61 35 87 50
(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.
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 31 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Commodity Parity Prices – United States: August 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]
Commodity and unit Adjusted
base price
Parity price
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Field crops and miscellaneous Hops ............................................................................ pound Mustard seed .................................................................... cwt Rapeseed ......................................................................... cwt Rye .............................................................................. bushel Safflower .......................................................................... cwt Spearmint oil ................................................................ pound Sweet potatoes ................................................................. cwt Tobacco Flue-cured, 11-14 .................................................... pound Fire-cured, 21-23 ..................................................... pound Burley, 31 ................................................................ pound Maryland, 32 ............................................................ pound Dark air-cured, 35-37 ............................................... pound Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 ....................................... pound Cigar binder, 51 ....................................................... pound Noncitrus fruit Apples, processing 1 2 ....................................................... ton Apricots Fresh 3 .......................................................................... ton Dried (California) ........................................................... ton Avocados 2 3 ..................................................................... ton Cherries Sweet ........................................................................... ton Tart 2 ........................................................................ pound Cranberry 2 4 ................................................................. barrel Dates (California) 3 ............................................................ ton Grapes (California) Raisin variety 5 .............................................................. ton Wine, processing .......................................................... ton Kiwifruit 2 ........................................................................... ton Nectarines, fresh (California) 3 .......................................... ton Olives, canning (California) 4 ............................................. ton
0.325 3.07 2.43
0.614 2.16 1.64 2.08
0.181 0.259 0.181 0.171 0.234 0.181 0.632
18.10
119.00 257.00 183.00
215.00 0.033 4.44
152.00
144.00 66.60 90.00 60.90 95.60
9.56
89.80 68.80 17.50 62.80 48.10 62.80
5.56 7.99 5.62 5.08 7.21 5.47
19.10
544.00
3,490.00 7,870.00 5,560.00
6,490.00
0.992 139.00
4,870.00
4,270.00 (NA)
2,690.00 1,730.00 2,820.00
9.59
90.60 71.70 18.10 63.70 48.40 61.40
5.34 7.64 5.34 5.05 6.91 5.34
18.70
534.00
3,510.00 7,580.00 5,400.00
6,340.00
0.974 131.00
4,490.00
4,250.00 1,970.00 2,660.00 1,800.00 2,820.00
9.52
90.00 71.20 18.00 63.30 48.10 60.90
5.30 7.59 5.30 5.01 6.86 5.30
18.50
530.00
3,490.00 7,530.00 5,360.00
6,300.00
0.967 130.00
4,450.00
4,220.00 1,950.00 2,640.00 1,780.00 2,800.00
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
32 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Commodity Parity Prices – United States: August 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]
Commodity and unit Adjusted
base price
Parity price
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Noncitrus fruit - continued Papayas (Hawaii) ......................................................... pound Peaches Fresh 4 6 ....................................................................... ton Dried (California) 1 5 ...................................................... ton Processing, excludes dried Clingstone (California) 4 .......................................... ton Pears, Fresh 6 .................................................................. ton Plums (California) equivalent on-tree Fresh 7 ......................................................................... ton Prunes, dried (California) 1 2 5 ........................................... ton Prunes and plums Fresh, excludes California 7 .......................................... ton Processing, excludes dried 1 ........................................ ton Strawberries Fresh 10 .................................................................... pound Processing ............................................................... pound Sugar crops Sugarbeets 2 8 .............................................................. ton Sugarcane 2 8 ............................................................... ton Tree nuts 9 Almonds ....................................................................... pound Hazelnuts ......................................................................... ton Pistachios .................................................................... pound Walnuts ............................................................................ ton Vegetables, fresh 10 Carrots 11 ......................................................................... cwt Cauliflower 11 .................................................................... cwt Celery 11 ........................................................................... cwt Honeydew melons ............................................................ cwt Lettuce ............................................................................. cwt Onions 11 .......................................................................... cwt Tomatoes ......................................................................... cwt
0.041
87.00 46.50
33.50
57.70
62.30
157.00
62.90 23.90
9.040 3.38
5.34 3.55
0.236 222.00 0.227
223.00
2.63 4.17 1.99 1.98 2.17 1.41 4.21
1.26
2,510.00 1,440.00
992.00
1,710.00
1,810.00 4,570.00
1,890.00
736.00
264.00 98.60
163.00 106.00
6.82 6,250.00
6.25 6,100.00
79.90 124.00 61.60 59.20 64.90 40.30
130.00
1.21
2,570.00 1,370.00
989.00
1,700.00
1,840.00 4,630.00
1,860.00
705.00
267.00 99.70
158.00 105.00
6.96 6,550.00
6.70 6,580.00
77.60 123.00 58.70 58.40 64.00 41.60
124.00
1.20
2,550.00 1,360.00
982.00
1,690.00
1,830.00 4,600.00
1,840.00
700.00
265.00 99.00
156.00 104.00
6.91 6,500.00
6.65 6,530.00
77.10 122.00 58.30 58.00 63.60 41.30
123.00
(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.
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 33 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Marketing Year for Specified Commodities
Austrian Winter Peas: July 1 to June 30 for United States, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon.
Dry Edible Peas: July 1 to June 30 for United States, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington.
Lentils: July 1 to June 30 for United States, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington.
Corn for grain: September 1 to August 31 for United States, Arizona, California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, and West
Virginia; July 1 to June 30 for Texas; August 1 to July 31 for Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee; October 1 to September 30 for Colorado,
Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Sorghum for grain: September 1 to August 31 for United States, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Mexico, and South Dakota; June 1 to May 31 for Texas; August 1 to July 31 for Arkansas, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma.
Soybeans: September 1 to August 31 for United States and all States except Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; July 1 to
June 30 for Texas; August 1 to July 31 for Louisiana and Mississippi.
34 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Austrian Winter Peas Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012 through 2014
State 2012 2013 2014
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Idaho ...................................... Montana ................................. Oregon ................................... United States .........................
19.90 21.90 20.40
20.70
24.60 19.50 27.70
23.50
22.10 (D)
28.80
22.70
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Dry Edible Peas Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012 through 2014 [Excludes both wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas]
State 2012 2013 2014
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Idaho ...................................... Montana ................................. North Dakota .......................... Oregon ................................... Washington ............................ United States .........................
17.50 14.60 15.90 17.00 17.30
15.70
17.40 13.50 14.80 16.90 16.60
14.60
14.50 11.00 12.20 15.50 15.40
12.00
Lentils Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012 through 2014
State 2012 2013 2014
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Idaho ...................................... Montana ................................. North Dakota .......................... Washington ............................ United States .........................
27.80 19.50 18.70 27.20
20.70
24.40 18.30 17.90 25.30
19.80
31.00 22.80 23.50 32.00
24.40
Sorghum Grain Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012 through 2014
State 2012 2013 2014
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt)
Arizona ........................................... Arkansas ......................................... Colorado ......................................... Georgia ........................................... Illinois .............................................. Kansas ............................................ Louisiana ........................................ Mississippi ...................................... Missouri .......................................... Nebraska ........................................ New Mexico .................................... Oklahoma ....................................... South Dakota .................................. Texas .............................................. United States ..................................
12.80 11.10 12.50 12.70 12.00 12.00 11.50 10.90 12.30 12.10
13.30 12.00 11.90 11.20
11.30
10.10 8.85 7.66 9.52 7.42 7.46 8.70 8.62 8.05 7.38
5.76 7.49 6.57 8.33
7.64
9.34 7.07 6.92 8.52 5.97 7.10 7.76 7.05 6.35 7.17
6.64 6.94 5.95 7.23
7.20
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 35 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Soybean Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012 through 2014
State 2012 2013 2014
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Alabama .......................................... Arkansas ......................................... Delaware ......................................... Florida ............................................. Georgia ........................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Iowa ................................................. Kansas ............................................ Kentucky .......................................... Louisiana ......................................... Maryland .......................................... Michigan .......................................... Minnesota ........................................ Mississippi ....................................... Missouri ........................................... Nebraska ......................................... New Jersey ...................................... New York ......................................... North Carolina ................................. North Dakota ................................... Ohio ................................................. Oklahoma ........................................ Pennsylvania ................................... South Carolina ................................. South Dakota ................................... Tennessee ....................................... Texas .............................................. Virginia ............................................ West Virginia ................................... Wisconsin ........................................ United States ...................................
14.60 14.30 14.40 14.00 14.60 14.60 14.70 14.40 14.30 14.50
14.70 14.20 14.00 14.30 14.50 14.50 14.10 13.90 13.60 14.00
14.00 14.60 14.40 14.20 14.50 14.20 14.60 14.60 14.00 14.30 14.00
14.40
12.90 13.10 12.40 11.80 13.30 13.20 13.20 13.10 12.80 13.10
13.40 12.40 12.90 12.90 13.20 13.10 12.70 12.40 12.80 13.10
12.40 13.00 12.90 13.00 13.30 12.50 13.00 12.60 13.00 12.90 12.80
13.00
10.00 10.60 9.60 8.90
10.50 10.20 10.20 9.96 9.63
10.50
10.90 9.82
10.10 9.96
11.00 9.99 9.73 9.85 9.69
10.20
9.49 10.30 9.90 9.80
10.30 9.37
10.60 9.55 9.90
10.00 10.00
10.10
36 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Austrian Winter Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings 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 July - June. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices]
Month Prices received Farm marketing percentages
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (percent) (percent) (percent)
July ...................... August ................. September ........... October ................ November ............ December ............ January 1 .............. February .............. March ................... April ..................... May ...................... June ..................... MYA .....................
(S) 20.50 20.90 20.90
(D) 20.60 21.00 21.30
(S) (S) (S)
17.80
20.70
(D) (D) (D)
22.60 22.80
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
23.50
(S) 23.10 22.50
(D) 27.80
(D) (D) (S)
26.00 (D) (S) (D)
22.70
(S) 8.8
31.8 12.2 (D) 7.9
13.5 15.0
(S) (S) (S) 7.0
100.0
(D) (D) (D)
17.1 18.7 (D) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
100.0
(S) 37.4 27.4 (D) 4.6 (D) (D) (S) 7.7 (D) (S) (D)
100.0
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1 Second year.
Dry Edible Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings 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 July - June. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices]
Month Prices received Farm marketing percentages
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (percent) (percent) (percent)
July ...................... August ................. September ........... October ................ November ............ December ............ January 1 .............. February .............. March ................... April ..................... May ...................... June ..................... MYA .....................
14.80 14.30 14.50 15.30 16.50 16.60 16.30 16.60 17.80 18.70 18.60 19.40
15.70
16.50 14.50 14.30 15.50 15.90 14.60 15.40 15.10 13.40 13.40 13.10 13.30
14.60
12.80 11.00 11.40 11.00 12.00 11.60 12.30 12.30 12.30 13.70 13.70 13.30
12.00
5.4 20.3 17.0 10.5 7.5 7.4
10.0 8.5 6.8 2.9 1.9 1.8
100.0
2.7 18.3 18.7 11.3 6.2 9.2 9.4 4.0 5.5 4.5 3.8 6.4
100.0
3.5 21.4 13.1 9.3 5.2 6.0 7.9 6.6 5.7 7.1 6.1 8.1
100.0
1 Second year.
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 37 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Lentils Prices Received and Farm Marketings 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 July - June. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices]
Month Prices received Farm marketing percentages
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (percent) (percent) (percent)
July ...................... August ................. September ........... October ............... November ............ December ............ January 1 ............. February .............. March .................. April ..................... May ..................... June .................... MYA ....................
18.50 18.20 21.20 22.30 21.30 18.90 21.00 22.60 20.20 21.00 20.40 22.00
20.70
20.30 19.00 23.70 23.00 19.50 19.90 18.50 19.40 18.90 18.50 18.50 19.10
19.80
18.90 20.00 22.80 23.70 25.20 29.90 25.40 29.70 27.90 27.20 29.90 27.20
24.40
5.1 9.6
10.3 10.2 6.5 8.5 6.4
12.7 12.7 7.1 5.5 5.4
100.0
7.9 9.7 7.4 9.3 5.8 7.2 8.5 7.3
11.1 7.7 6.6
11.5
100.0
12.4 13.5 11.1 12.3 5.9 7.6
11.4 4.4 6.9 7.9 3.3 3.3
100.0
1 Second year.
Corn Prices Received and Farm Marketings 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 September - August. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices]
Month Prices received Farm marketing percentages
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (percent) (percent) (percent)
September ........... October ............... November ............ December ............ January 1 ............. February .............. March .................. April ..................... May ..................... June .................... July ...................... August ................. MYA ....................
6.89 6.78 7.01 6.87 6.96 7.04 7.13 6.97 6.97 6.97 6.79 6.21
6.89
5.40 4.63 4.37 4.41 4.42 4.35 4.52 4.71 4.71 4.50 4.06 3.63
4.46
3.49 3.57 3.60 3.79 3.82 3.79 3.81 3.75 3.64 3.59 3.80 3.68
3.70
11.1 15.8 9.4 7.5
14.0 6.2 8.7 4.9 5.2 5.8 6.0 5.4
100.0
5.1 11.6 12.3 8.8
14.2 9.4 9.1 7.3 4.8 5.7 5.9 5.8
100.0
6.0 10.7 13.1 10.2 12.8 6.6 7.4 5.2 4.8 9.4 8.4 5.4
100.0
1 Second year.
38 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Sorghum Grain Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 [Marketing year: September - August for United States; June - May for Texas; August - July for Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma; September - August for Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri; October - September for Nebraska]
State 2013-2014
June July August September October November December January 1
(dollars per
cwt) (dollars per
cwt) (dollars per
cwt) (dollars per
cwt) (dollars per
cwt) (dollars per
cwt) (dollars per
cwt)
Arkansas ................ Illinois ..................... Kansas ................... Louisiana ............... Missouri ................. Nebraska ............... Oklahoma .............. Texas ..................... United States .........
(D) 11.90 11.80
(D) (D)
12.40 11.40
(D)
11.10
(S) (D)
10.60 (D)
12.50 11.50 10.80
9.48
9.63
(D) (D)
9.88 8.85
11.90 10.20 8.81 8.68
8.82
(D) (D)
8.70 8.84 8.08 8.45 7.77 7.88
8.17
8.82 6.92 7.40 8.77 8.12 7.38 7.50 7.87
7.73
9.05 7.43 7.23 (D)
7.40 7.16 7.33 7.63
7.38
(D) 7.49 7.31 (D)
8.14 7.18 7.27 7.75
7.49
(D) 7.15 7.34
(S) 8.12 7.06 7.25 7.90
7.52
February March April May June July August
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
Arkansas ................ Illinois ..................... Kansas ................... Louisiana ............... Missouri ................. Nebraska ............... Oklahoma .............. Texas ..................... United States .........
(D) (D)
7.61 7.56 7.96 7.50 7.58 7.74
7.65
(D) 8.23 8.01 (D)
8.40 7.82 8.23 8.96
8.24
(D) 9.22 8.19 (D)
8.93 8.14 8.43 9.65
8.55
(D) 9.00 8.18 (D)
9.00 8.15 8.04 8.21
8.22
(D) (S)
7.59 (S) (D)
7.51 7.13 7.51
7.53
(S) (S)
6.36 (D)
7.30 6.71 6.39 7.53
7.40
7.22 (D)
5.71 7.92 7.16 6.11 5.95 7.13
7.13
State 2014-2015
June July August September October November December January 1
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
Arkansas ................ Illinois ..................... Kansas ................... Louisiana ............... Missouri ................. Nebraska ............... Oklahoma .............. Texas ..................... United States .........
(D) (S)
7.59 (S) (D)
7.51 7.13 7.51
7.53
(S) (S)
6.36 (D)
7.30 6.71 6.39 7.53
7.40
7.22 (D)
5.71 7.92 7.16 6.11 5.95 7.13
7.13
7.04 (D)
5.41 (D)
5.70 5.82 5.87 6.66
6.53
6.97 6.23 6.03 (D)
5.24 6.07 6.28 6.36
6.26
7.34 5.71 6.54 7.86 6.10 6.68 6.83 6.84
6.58
7.25 (D)
7.30 (D)
6.96 7.48 7.87 7.24
7.33
7.01 6.50 7.45 (D)
6.69 7.47 7.95 7.26
7.40
February March April May June July August
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
(dollars per cwt)
Arkansas ................ Illinois ..................... Kansas ................... Louisiana ............... Missouri ................. Nebraska ............... Oklahoma .............. Texas ..................... United States .........
7.66 (D)
7.87 7.57 7.53 8.05 8.11 7.69
7.86
(D) (D)
8.04 (D)
7.62 8.14 7.89 7.76
8.00
7.37 7.10 7.96 (D)
7.21 7.68 7.90 7.55
7.90
7.65 (D)
7.52 (D)
7.00 8.69 7.42 7.26
7.57
(D) (D)
7.13 (S)
6.69 6.61 7.59 8.48
7.83
(D) (D)
7.78 (D) (D)
7.23 7.65 7.67
7.68
7.93 (S)
6.84 8.02 6.97 6.91 6.38 7.96
7.90
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1 Second year.
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 39 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Soybean Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Year 2013-2014 [Marketing year: September-August for United States; August-July for Louisiana and Mississippi; September-August for all other monthly marketing estimating States]
State 2013-2014
August September October November December January 1 February
(dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel)
Arkansas ................... Illinois ........................ Indiana ...................... Iowa ........................... Kansas ...................... Kentucky .................... Louisiana ................... Michigan .................... Minnesota .................. Mississippi ................. Missouri ..................... Nebraska ................... North Carolina ........... North Dakota ............. Ohio ........................... South Dakota ............. Tennessee ................. Wisconsin .................. United States .............
(D) 14.20 14.90 14.20 13.90 13.60
(D) 14.40 14.30 12.70
13.70 13.50 14.20 13.10 14.60 13.80 13.20 14.40
14.10
13.30 13.50 13.40 13.90 13.10 13.30 13.40 13.00 13.30 13.20
13.50 13.00 13.20 12.60 13.00 12.70 13.00 12.90
13.30
13.00 12.80 12.60 12.50 12.40 12.60 13.20 12.40 12.50 13.10
12.60 12.40 12.80 12.30 12.30 12.20 12.70 12.20
12.50
13.00 12.80 12.70 12.70 12.50 13.00 13.20 12.50 12.60 13.00
12.80 12.50 12.90 12.20 12.70 12.20 12.80 12.70
12.70
13.20 13.20 13.10 13.00 12.80 13.20
(D) 13.00 12.70 13.20
13.10 12.80 12.90 12.60 13.10 12.70 13.20 13.10
13.00
13.30 13.10 13.20 12.80 12.60 13.20
(D) 12.80 12.60 13.00
13.10 12.70 12.90 12.40 13.10 12.50 13.10 12.80
12.90
13.50 13.40 13.40 13.10 13.20 13.50 13.80 13.30 12.90 13.60
13.50 13.00 13.40 12.50 13.40 12.70 13.50 13.20
13.20
State March April May June July August
(dollars per bushel)
(dollars per bushel)
(dollars per bushel)
(dollars per bushel)
(dollars per bushel)
(dollars per bushel)
Arkansas ................... Illinois ........................ Indiana ...................... Iowa ........................... Kansas ...................... Kentucky .................... Louisiana ................... Michigan .................... Minnesota .................. Mississippi ................. Missouri ..................... Nebraska ................... North Carolina ........... North Dakota ............. Ohio ........................... South Dakota ............. Tennessee ................. Wisconsin .................. United States .............
14.00 13.80 13.90 13.70 13.50 13.80 13.70 13.80 13.30 14.00
14.00 13.70 14.10 12.70 14.10 13.10 13.90 13.40
13.70
14.60 14.20 14.60 14.30 14.40 14.40 14.80 14.50 14.40 15.50
14.60 14.20 14.70 13.10 14.50 13.70 14.50 14.00
14.30
14.30 14.30 14.80 14.70 14.50 14.80 13.00 14.90 14.00 14.60
14.80 14.50 15.00 13.20 15.00 14.00 14.40 14.70
14.40
15.00 14.60 14.70 14.40 14.40 14.60
(D) 14.40 14.20
(D)
14.50 14.20 14.50 12.70 14.80 13.90 14.50 14.40
14.30
13.10 13.30 13.70 13.00 13.00 13.30 13.40 13.00 13.00
(D)
13.00 13.00 13.30 11.70 13.30 12.70 12.80 13.40
13.10
12.40 12.50 12.90 12.40 13.10 12.70 11.90 12.40 12.60 11.90
12.50 12.00 13.10 10.70 13.10 11.80 11.90 12.50
12.40
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1 Second year.
40 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Soybean Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Year 2014-2015 [Marketing year: September-August for United States; August-July for Louisiana and Mississippi; September-August for all other monthly marketing estimating States]
State 2014-2015
August September October November December January 1 February
(dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel)
Arkansas .................... Illinois ......................... Indiana ....................... Iowa ........................... Kansas ....................... Kentucky .................... Louisiana ................... Michigan .................... Minnesota .................. Mississippi ................. Missouri ..................... Nebraska ................... North Carolina ............ North Dakota .............. Ohio ........................... South Dakota ............. Tennessee ................. Wisconsin .................. United States .............
12.40 12.50 12.90 12.40 13.10 12.70 11.90 12.40 12.60 11.90
12.50 12.00 13.10 10.70 13.10 11.80 11.90 12.50
12.40
10.70 10.20 11.00 11.00 10.50 10.50 11.10 11.20 11.60 11.20
11.50 11.00 11.10 10.10 11.10 10.00 10.80 11.20
10.90
10.60 10.20 10.00 10.00 9.50
10.40 10.70 10.10 10.00 11.00
9.69 9.54
10.60 9.58
10.10 9.22
10.30 10.10
9.97
10.80 10.30 10.20 10.20 9.73
10.50 10.90 10.10 9.95
11.10
9.99 9.93
10.20 9.74
10.40 9.59
10.70 10.10
10.20
10.70 10.50 10.50 10.00 9.75
10.70 10.90 10.10 10.10 11.10
10.30 9.88
10.10 9.82
10.60 9.85
10.70 10.00
10.30
10.70 10.50 10.50 10.20 9.78
10.60 10.80 10.40 10.20 10.50
10.10 9.98
10.20 9.50
10.70 9.79
10.80 10.20
10.30
10.50 10.10 10.20 9.84 9.61
10.20 11.40 9.88 9.74
10.50
9.91 9.60
10.00 9.10
10.30 9.30
10.40 10.00
9.91
State March April May June July August
(dollars per bushel)
(dollars per bushel)
(dollars per bushel)
(dollars per bushel)
(dollars per bushel)
(dollars per bushel)
Arkansas .................... Illinois ......................... Indiana ....................... Iowa ........................... Kansas ....................... Kentucky .................... Louisiana ................... Michigan .................... Minnesota .................. Mississippi ................. Missouri ..................... Nebraska ................... North Carolina ............ North Dakota .............. Ohio ........................... South Dakota ............. Tennessee ................. Wisconsin .................. United States .............
10.30 10.10 10.10 9.76 9.39
10.30 10.70 9.91 9.52
10.30
9.97 9.53
10.10 9.06
10.10 9.22
11.10 9.72
9.85
10.10 9.90 9.94 9.58 9.29
10.20 10.50 10.00 9.73
10.10
9.77 9.35
10.00 8.85 9.83 9.08
10.00 9.63
9.69
9.88 9.69 9.91 9.50 9.35
10.10 10.20 9.61 9.51 9.95
9.67 9.34 9.77 8.78 9.71 9.13 9.88 9.40
9.58
9.90 9.77 9.91 9.50 9.38 9.95
10.10 9.68 9.40 9.81
9.67 9.26 9.93 8.66
10.10 9.12
10.00 9.44
9.58
10.00 10.20 10.30 10.00 9.79
10.20 10.40 10.20 9.74 (D)
10.10 9.62
10.10 9.02
10.30 9.32
10.20 9.79
9.95
9.80 9.77
10.00 9.49 9.29 9.95 9.96
10.40 9.65
10.10
9.80 9.37 9.39 8.93
10.20 9.12 9.84 9.57
9.71
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1 Second year.
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 41 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Sorghum Grain Farm Marketing Percent by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 [Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as a percent of total used for calculating marketing year average prices. Blank cells indicate month is outside State's designated marketing year]
State and Marketing
Year Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
Arkansas 2013-2014 ................................................ 2014-2015 ................................................ Illinois 2013-2014 ................................................ 2014-2015 ................................................ Kansas 2013-2014 ................................................ 2014-2015 ................................................ Louisiana 2013-2014 ................................................ 2014-2015 ................................................ Missouri 2013-2014 ................................................ 2014-2015 ................................................ Nebraska 2013-2014 ................................................ 2014-2015 ................................................ Oklahoma 2013-2014 ................................................ 2014-2015 ................................................ Texas 2013-2014 ................................................ 2014-2015 ................................................ United States 2013-2014 ................................................ 2014-2015 ................................................
4 11
12 19
2 4
62 49
1 4
13 11
39 45
1 -
1 2
8 25
2 15
1 1
11 16
11 8
6.1 6.4
30 32
29 9
8 8
15 10
11 14
16 15
19 23
5 6
8.5 10.3
9 8
49 73
19 28
2 2
18 24
18 24
14 17
12 5
15.4 21.2
8 2
5 7
19 24
3 2
16 16
13 26
19 19
16 16
16.8 21.2
6 5
5 6
22 15
- 8
20 15
14 14
18 10
14 18
17.3 15.7
3 3
- -
10 9
7 -
13 5
14 9
6 5
5 4
7.7 7.7
1 -
5 1
8 6
2 1
10 4
10 5
4 2
3 2
5.8 4.5
1 -
4 1
6 3
1 -
4 3
5 2
4 1
3 -
4.7 2.2
1 -
2 3
3 2
- -
4 1
2 2
2 2
2 -
2.4 1.9
- 1
- -
2 2
- -
- 1
4 1
1 1
4.0 3.1
- -
- -
1 1
- 3
1 1
2 1
1 -
5.9 5.8
- -
1 -
1 1
1 -
5.4 -
- Represents zero.
42 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Soybean Farm Marketing Percent by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 [Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as a percent of total used for calculating marketing year average prices. Blank cells indicate month is outside State's designated marketing year]
State and Marketing
Year Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
Arkansas 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Illinois 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Indiana 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Iowa 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Kansas 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Kentucky 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Louisiana 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Michigan 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Minnesota 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Mississippi 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Missouri 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Nebraska 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... North Carolina 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... North Dakota 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Ohio 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... South Dakota 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Tennessee 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... Wisconsin 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ................................................... United States 2013-2014 ................................................... 2014-2015 ...................................................
3 4
1 1
9
13
3 3
8 5
5 3
4 3
1 2
27 36
3 1
5 4
15 21
2 2
5 4
1 1
3 2
12 8
5 3
3 7
2 1
5.7 5.3
36 30
21 21
23 23
27 32
31 27
14 13
44 28
32 26
27 32
22 26
19 16
34 31
11 13
22 37
32 26
32 41
26 17
27 32
26.8 27.3
30 21
10 13
10 14
10 9
20 22
23 20
8 6
20 20
11 8
12 11
25 24
11 12
39 27
18 15
11 13
11 8
30 38
30 19
14.2 13.8
12 16
9
11
9 9
8 6
11 12
17 18
10 12
8
12
12 10
40 25
14 14
10 12
13 18
15 12
6 8
9 6
10 11
10 8
11.0 10.7
8
10
27 20
19 12
12 12
13 10
29 28
5
12
12 10
12 12
6 6
15 15
20 13
18 16
16 10
12 12
17 11
21 17
12 16
16.3 13.4
2 2
10 10
10 9
11 9
10 8
7 7
2 1
8 6
9 8
2 4
8 8
9 9
7 6
9 7
9 8
10 9
3 3
8 7
8.5 7.8
1 2
7 4
6 10
7 5
4 5
4 4
- -
4 6
8 6
1 2
6 5
4 4
4 5
5 5
6 7
5 4
2 2
3 5
5.3 5.1
- 2
5 3
4 4
6 4
3 4
1 3
- -
4 4
4 4
- 1
4 4
2 3
3 4
3 2
5 4
3 3
1 1
2 3
3.7 3.4
- 1
3 3
2 3
3 4
1 3
1 1
- -
3 3
3 3
- -
2 3
1 2
1 3
3 1
2 3
2 2
1 1
2 2
2.2 2.5
- 1
2 6
3 5
4 6
1 3
1 2
1 -
3 5
4 6
- 1
2 4
1 5
1 3
2 4
1 5
2 6
1 1
2 4
2.2 4.7
1 1
2 3
3 3
4 6
1 2
1 1
- 1
1 4
3 5
1 2
2 3
2 3
1 3
3 4
2 4
2 4
1 1
1 2
2.2 3.6
1 1
1 3
3 3
3 4
1 1
1 1
2 3
2 2
1 2
1 2
1 1
1 1
2 2
2 3
1 1
1 1
1.9 2.4
- Represents zero.
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 43 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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
1,900 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 discontinued preliminary prices and replaced the annual average index with an
annual index.
See Price Program Quick Stats Links at end of this report for program change details.
44 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
August Prices Paid by Farmers
The August Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 108,
is down 0.9 percent from July 2015 and 3.6 percent below August 2014.
Production index: The August index, at 109, is down 0.9 percent from last month and 4.4 percent lower than last year.
Lower prices in August for feeder cattle, hay & forages, nitrogen, and diesel more than offset higher prices for complete
feeds, supplements, herbicides, and insecticides.
Feed: The August index, at 105, decreased 0.9 percent from July and is down 7.1 percent from last August. Since
July, lower prices for hay & forages, feed grains, and concentrates more than offset higher prices for complete
feeds and supplements.
Livestock and poultry: The August index, at 147, decreased 3.3 percent from last month and is down 7.5 percent
from last year. Since July, prices are lower for feeder cattle and feeder pigs. The August feeder cattle price, at
$219 per cwt, is down $8.00 per cwt from the July price. August feeder pigs averaged $88.00 per cwt, down
$7.00 per cwt from July.
Fertilizer: The August index, at 86, is down 2.3 percent from July and 7.5 percent below August a year ago.
Since July, lower prices for nitrogen more than offset higher prices for mixed fertilizer and potash & phosphate.
Chemicals: The August index, at 107, is up 0.9 percent from July but is down 1.8 percent from last August.
Compared with last month, prices are higher for herbicides and insecticides.
Fuels: The August index, at 61, is down 7.6 percent from a month earlier and 38 percent below August 2014.
Compared with last month, prices are lower for diesel, gasoline, and LP gas.
Machinery: The August index, at 115, was unchanged from July but is 1.8 percent above last August.
Consumer price index: The August 2015 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all
urban consumers (CPI-U) decreased slightly before seasonal adjustment to a level of 238.316 (1982-1984=100). The July
index is 238.654. For the 12 month period ending in August, the overall index increased slightly.
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 45 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov]
Index Group and
Ratios
1910-1914 Base 2011 Base
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Prices paid by farmers for commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates (PPITW) ......................................... Production .......................................... Feed ............................................... Livestock and poultry ...................... Seeds ............................................. Fertilizer .......................................... Chemicals ....................................... Fuels ............................................... Supplies and repairs ....................... Autos and trucks ............................. Machinery ....................................... Building materials ........................... Services and rent ............................ Services .......................................... Rent ................................................ Interest 1 ............................................. Taxes 2 ............................................... Wage rates ......................................... Production, interest, taxes, and wage rates (PITW) ................... Family living-CPI 3 ...............................
3023 2374 1249 3146 3746 1114 980
2775 1252
3204 6882 2495 2322 (NA) (NA)
3504 6233 7654
3177 2259
2951 2289 1165 3003 3755 1060 953
1835 1243
3245 7044 2501 2370 (NA) (NA)
3539 6376 7865
3088 2267
2930 2268 1162 2908 3755 1040 957
1711 1243
3235 7044 2491 2369 (NA) (NA)
3539 6376 7865
3064 2264
112 114 113 159 114 93
109 99
106
104 113 107
(NA) 110 108
96
105 107
113 106
109 110 106 152 114 88
106 66
105
106 115 108
(NA) 113 110
97
107 110
110 106
108 109 105 147 114 86
107 61
105
105 115 107
(NA) 113 110
97
107 110
109 106
Ratio (received/paid) ........................... Parity ratio 4 ........................................ Parity ratio adjusted 5 .......................... PPITW adjusted for productivity 6 ...................................
(NA) 37 38
1417
(NA) 35 36
1409
(NA) 36 37
1405
97 (NA) (NA)
(NA)
91 (NA) (NA)
(NA)
94 (NA) (NA)
(NA)
Crop sector (PPITW) ........................... Livestock sector (PPITW) ...................
(NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA)
107 116
106 112
105 111
Farm sector (production) ..................... Non-farm sector (production) ..............
(NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA)
127 106
121 103
119 103
(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.
46 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components – United States: August 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]
Index Group
Relative weights Indexes (2011=100)
2014 2015 August 2014
July 2015
August 2015
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Production items ................................................... Feed ................................................................. Feed grains ................................................... Complete feeds ............................................. Hay and forages ............................................ Concentrates ................................................. Supplements ................................................. Livestock and poultry ........................................ Feeder cattle ................................................. Feeder pigs ................................................... Milk cow replacements .................................. Poultry ........................................................... Seeds ............................................................... Field crops .................................................... Grasses and legumes ................................... Fertilizer ............................................................ Mixed fertilizer ............................................... Nitrogen ........................................................ Potash and phosphate .................................. Chemicals ......................................................... Herbicides ..................................................... Insecticides ................................................... Fungicides and other ..................................... Fuels ................................................................. Diesel ............................................................ Gasoline ........................................................ LP gas ........................................................... Supplies and repairs ......................................... Supplies ........................................................ Repairs ......................................................... Autos and trucks ............................................... Autos ............................................................. Trucks ........................................................... Machinery ......................................................... Tractors ......................................................... Self-propelled ................................................ Other machinery ............................................ Building materials .............................................. Services ............................................................ Custom rates ................................................. Other services ............................................... Rent .................................................................. Cash ............................................................. Share ............................................................ Interest .................................................................. Taxes .................................................................... Wage rates ........................................................... Family living-CPI ...................................................
74.1
15.5 2.2 7.6 1.9 2.5 1.3 8.5 6.6 0.7 0.7 0.5
4.9 4.4 0.5 6.2 2.7 2.6 0.9 3.1 1.9 0.7 0.4
4.1 2.6 0.9 0.7 4.3 1.4 2.8 1.1 0.1 1.0
4.9 1.1 2.0 1.9 3.7
10.8 1.1 9.7 6.9 3.7 3.2
2.6 2.9 6.4
14.0
74.6
15.5 2.2 7.6 1.9 2.5 1.3 8.3 6.4 0.7 0.7 0.5
5.0 4.5 0.5 6.4 2.8 2.7 0.9 3.2 2.0 0.7 0.5
4.0 2.5 0.8 0.7 4.3 1.4 2.9 1.1 0.1 1.0
5.2 1.1 2.1 2.0 3.7
10.8 1.1 9.7 7.1 3.8 3.3
2.3 2.8 6.4
13.9
114
113 64
120 115 138 107 159 165 164 139 102
114 113 123 93 85
100 93
109 109 111 104
99 91
107 118 106 106 106 104 101 105
113 108 116 112 107 110 109 110 108 109 108
96
105 107 106
110
106 66
112 101 122 112 152 166 68
143 102
114 114 120 88 86 92 83
106 107 107 103
66 63 77 61
105 106 105 106 102 106
115 110 119 115 108 113 112 113 110 110 110
97
107 110 106
109
105 64
114 93
121 117 147 160 63
143 102
114 114 120 86 86 88 83
107 107 107 104
61 59 73 56
105 106 105 105 101 106
115 110 119 115 107 113 112 113 110 110 110
97
107 110 106
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 47 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Paid Indexes by Month,All Items and Production Items –United States: 2011=100
All Items Production Items
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Percent
Paid Indexes, Annual Averages,Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages –United States: 2011=100
Production Items Interest Taxes Wages
48 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Paid Indexes by Farm Type and Month, All Items –United States: 2011=100
All Farms Crop Farms Livestock Farms
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Paid Indexes by Origin and Month,All Production Items –United States: 2011=100
All Nonfarm Farm
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 49 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
30
50
70
90
110
130
150
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector and Month,Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel –United States: 2011=100
Supplies & Repairs Fertilizer Machinery Fuel
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Paid Indexes by Month,Feed and Livestock & Poultry –United States: 2011=100
Feed Livestock & Poultry
50 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Feed Price Ratios – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
Feed price ratio 1 August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2 .......................................................... Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in value to 1 dozen eggs 3 ...................................................................................... Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of hog, live weight ........................................................................... Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4 ..................................................................... Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, live weight ...................................................................................................... Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5 .............................................................
4.8
8.6
22.9
2.63
43.8
6.8
4.7
19.6
15.4
2.01
39.5
8.5
4.4
26.5
16.0
2.11
40.5
9.4
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: August 2015 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service]
Item August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Broilers, live .......................................................................... pound Eggs, market ......................................................................... dozen Hogs, all .....................................................................................cwt Milk, all .......................................................................................cwt Steers and heifers ......................................................................cwt Turkeys, live .......................................................................... pound Corn ..................................................................................... bushel Hay, alfalfa ................................................................................. ton Soybeans ............................................................................. bushel Wheat, all ............................................................................. bushel
0.600 0.861
83.20 24.20
159.00 0.756
3.63
207.00
12.40 5.97
0.510 1.81
58.70 16.60
150.00 0.848
3.80
169.00
9.95 5.23
0.470 2.38
59.00 16.70
149.00 0.897
3.68
159.00
9.71 4.85
Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons [Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service]
Item August 2014 July 2015 August 2015
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Feeder cattle & calves ................................................................cwt Feeder pigs ................................................................................cwt
227.00 230.00
227.00 95.00
219.00 88.00
Agricultural Prices (September 2015) 51 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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 was 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.
52 Agricultural Prices (September 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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 – Soybeans, Barley, Crop Weather ....................................................................................... (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 –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 Doug Bounds – Hogs and Pigs ....................................................................................................................... (202) 720-3106 Scott Hollis – Sheep and Goats ...................................................................................................................... (202) 720-3570 Michael Klamm – Cattle and Cattle on Feed ................................................................................................. (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller – Milk, Milk Cows ..................................................................................................................... (202) 720-3278 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section.................................................................... (202) 720-3570 Heidi Gleich – Broilers .................................................................................................................................. (202) 720-0585 Kim Linonis – Eggs........................................................................................................................................ (202) 690-8632 Sammy Neal – Turkeys .................................................................................................................................. (202) 720-3244 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 Indexes, Prices Paid for Feed, Fertilizer, Chemicals, Seeds, Fuels, Farm Supplies and Repairs, Farm Machinery, Feeder Livestock, Poultry Chicks, Feed Price Ratios ................................................................................................................ (202) 690-1348 Joe Hagedorn – Cash Rents, Grazing Fees ..................................................................................................... (202) 690-3231
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D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at [email protected].
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.pdf