Agricultural Prices National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 30, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Agricultural Prices" or other assistance, see page B-43. Prices Received Index Increases 1 Point The All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in April was 98 based on 1990-92=100, up 1 point (1.0 percent) from March. The increase is due to the seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell. The normal increase in marketings of strawberries, cattle, oranges, and milk more than offset the relatively lower marketings of soybeans, corn, wheat, and hogs. The change in marketings also more than offset a decline in overall prices. Price decreases from March for milk, eggs, broilers, and corn more than offset price increases for lettuce, hogs, onions, and carrots. Compared with April 1998, the All Farm Products Index was 6 points (5.8 percent) lower. Price decreases from April 1998 for corn, soybeans, milk, and hogs more than offset price increases for strawberries, carrots, lettuce, and grapefruit. Prices Paid Index Unchanged The April Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) was 116 percent of the 1990-92 average. The index was unchanged from March but 2 points (1.7 percent) below April 1998. Since March, lower prices for feed grains, and seeds were offset by higher prices for feed supplements, complete feeds, hays and forages, and diesel fuel. Index Summary Table ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 Index :----------------------------------------------------- 1990-92=100 : Mar : Apr : Mar : Apr ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Prices Received : 102 : 104 : 97 : 98 : : : : Prices Paid : 118 : 118 : 116 : 116 : : : : Ratio 1/ : 86 : 88 : 84 : 84 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid. Pr 1 (4-99) Prices Received by Farmers The April All Farm Products Index was 98 percent of its 1990-92 base, up 1.0 percent from March but down 5.8 percent from April 1998. All Crops: The April index was 106, up 7.1 percent from March but 7.0 percent below April 1998. From March, price increases for vegetables, potatoes and dry beans, and fruits and nuts more than offset price decreases for feed grains and hay, tobacco, and oilseeds. Food Grains: The April index, at 98, was unchanged from the previous month but was 14 percent below April 1998. The April all wheat price, at $2.71 per bushel, was up 6 cents from March but 47 cents below April 1998. Feed Grains & Hay: The April index was 89, down 3.3 percent from last month and 18 percent below April 1998. The corn price, at $1.97 per bushel, was down 9 cents from March and 44 cents below the April 1998 price. The all hay price, at $81.90 per ton, was up $3.40 from last month but was $16.10 below April 1998. Oil-Bearing Crops: The April index, at 83, was unchanged from March but 26 percent below April 1998. The soybean price, at $4.59 per bushel, decreased 2 cents from March and was $1.67 below April 1998. This was the lowest monthly price since October 1986. Fruit and Nuts: The April fruit and nuts index, at 116, was up 10 percent from the previous month and up 15 percent from April 1998. Increases in the prices of strawberries, grapefruit, and lemons offset declines in apple and orange prices. Commercial Vegetables: The April index, at 144, was up 24 percent from last month but was 2.0 percent below April 1998. Price increases for lettuce, onions, and carrots more than offset price declines for asparagus, sweet corn, and cucumbers. Livestock and Products: The April index, at 90, was down 5.3 percent from both last month and April 1998. Compared with a year ago, prices were down for milk, hogs, broilers, cattle, eggs, and calves but up for turkeys. Meat Animals: The April index, at 80, was up 1.3 percent from last month but 4.8 percent below a year ago. The April hog price was $30.50 per cwt, up $2.70 from March but $5.10 below a year ago. Hog slaughter is still running 2-3 percent above a year ago. The April beef cattle price of $62.10 was down 30 cents from last month and 90 cents below April 1998 as placements and cattle on feed numbers are above a year ago. Poultry and Eggs: The April index, at 104, was 4.6 percent below both March and a year ago. The April broiler price, at 34.3 cents per pound, was down 1.5 cents from March. Second quarter 1999 broiler production is expected to be up 6 percent. A decrease in domestic demand for eggs, along with the weak export market, decreased market egg prices 9.9 cents to 43.2 cents per dozen. March market egg production was up 3 percent from a year earlier. Turkey prices increased 1.7 cents to 38.7 cents per pound. Cold storage holdings of turkeys continue to be well below last year. Dairy Products: The April index, at 100, was down 13 percent from March and 6.5 percent below April 1998. The April all milk price, at $13.00 per cwt, was down $2.00 from March and down $1.00 from last year. March milk production was up 4.0 percent from last year. April prices decreased for both fluid and manufacturing grade milk. Cheese prices were steady during April. Index Numbers of Prices Received, United States, April 1999, with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-14=100 : 1990-92=100 :------------------------------------------------------ Index : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 :Average:---------------------------------------------- :1990-92: Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar : Apr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Farm Products : 639 658 *614 621 104 97 98 : All Crops : 500 562 *489 524 114 *99 106 Food Grains : 325 361 *312 311 114 *98 98 Feed Grains & Hay : 363 388 *327 319 109 *92 89 Cotton : 517 538 *467 471 105 *91 92 Tobacco : 1263 1474 *1709 1417 97 *113 94 Oil-Bearing Crops : 554 613 *454 452 112 *83 83 Fruit & Nuts : 716 708 *736 810 101 *105 116 Commercial Vegetables : 698 981 *777 959 147 *116 144 Potatoes & Dry Beans : 540 546 *498 553 108 *98 109 Other Crops : 493 532 532 532 108 108 108 : Livestock & Products : 768 731 *725 694 95 *95 90 Meat Animals : 1021 856 *801 818 84 *79 80 Dairy Products : 799 860 922 799 107 115 100 Poultry & Eggs : 282 305 307 292 109 109 104 : Food Commodities : 103 96 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Selected Index Numbers for Prices Received and Paid, 1990-92=100, by Months, United States, 1998 and 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Index of Prices Received : Index of Prices Paid :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Livestock : : Month : All Farm : All : and : All : Production : Products : Crops : Products : Items : Items :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan : 103 97 109 98 95 96 119 116 118 113 Feb : 101 96 109 99 94 94 119 116 117 113 Mar : 102 97 111 99 95 95 118 116 116 113 Apr : 104 98 114 106 95 90 118 116 116 113 May : 103 112 96 117 116 Jun : 102 107 98 117 115 Jul : 102 107 96 116 115 Aug : 102 105 99 116 114 Sep : 100 101 98 115 112 Oct : 99 100 98 116 113 Nov : 100 102 97 116 112 Dec : 99 100 97 116 112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Received, United States, April 1999, with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Entire Month : Preliminary : : Average :---------------------------------- Commodity : Unit : 1990-92 : Apr : Mar : Apr : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Field Crops : : : : Barley, All : Bu : 2.12 2.16 1.92 1.80 Feed : Bu : 1.90 1.90 1.48 1.48 Malting : Bu : 2.43 2.50 2.31 2.14 Beans, Dry Edible : Cwt : 19.10 20.80 17.20 18.80 Corn : Bu : 2.30 2.41 2.06 1.97 Cotton, Upland : Lb : .606 .636 .553 .557 Cottonseed : Ton : 96.00 : : Flaxseed : Bu : 4.27 6.23 4.95 4.95 Hay, All, Baled 1/ : Ton : 76.30 98.00 78.50 81.90 Alfalfa 1/ : Ton : 77.20 105.00 82.40 85.60 Other 1/ : Ton : 60.00 72.20 67.40 65.80 Oats : Bu : 1.22 1.61 1.21 1.20 Peanuts, In-Shell : Lb : .304 Potatoes : Cwt : 5.82 6.27 5.81 6.47 : : Rice, Rough : Cwt : 7.07 9.40 8.86 8.33 Sorghum Grain : Cwt : 3.75 3.77 3.17 3.01 Soybeans : Bu : 5.61 6.26 4.61 4.59 Sunflower 2/ : Cwt : 9.50 12.70 10.70 10.90 Tobacco : Lb : 1.740 1.695 1.965 1.630 : : Wheat, All : Bu : 2.96 3.18 2.65 2.71 Winter : Bu : 2.93 2.94 2.53 2.51 Durum : Bu : 2.86 4.60 2.81 2.78 Other Spring : Bu : 3.11 3.37 3.01 2.99 Hard Red Winter : Bu : 2.53 Soft Red Winter : Bu : 2.87 2.28 Hard Red Spring : Bu : 3.07 White : Bu : 3.24 2.89 2.65 : : Fruit : : : : Citrus-Equiv on-tree : : Grapefruit : Box : 5.77 .400 1.67 2.23 Lemons : Box : 10.10 2.62 4.01 4.71 Limes : Box : 10.15 14.50 64.50 44.50 Oranges : Box : 5.79 5.79 6.02 5.82 Tangelos : Box : 5.82 Tangerines : Box : 15.11 15.29 13.49 17.26 Temples : Box : 6.23 3.76 : : Non-citrus : : Apples, Fresh 3/ : Lb : .212 .194 .157 .147 Grapes, Fresh 3/ : Ton : 506.00 Peaches, Fresh 3/ : Lb : .216 Pears, Fresh 3/ : Ton : 370.00 332.00 331.00 337.00 Strawberries, Fresh: Lb : .560 .700 .954 1.03 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Mid-month price. 2/ KS, MN, ND and SD average. 3/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for CA, NY (apples only), OR (pears only) and WA (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices as sold for other states. -- continued Prices Received, United States, April 1999, with Comparisons (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Entire Month : Preliminary : : Average :---------------------------------- Commodity : Unit : 1990-92 : Apr : Mar : Apr : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Vegetables, Fresh 1/ : : : : Asparagus : Cwt : 79.80 130.00 178.00 132.00 Broccoli : Cwt : 22.50 40.50 22.10 22.10 Cantaloupes : Cwt : Carrots : Cwt : 13.20 12.40 21.20 26.60 Cauliflower : Cwt : 26.80 43.80 39.70 52.60 Celery : Cwt : 11.60 13.80 8.35 9.02 Corn, Sweet : Cwt : 15.70 19.60 26.30 17.20 Cucumbers 2/ : Cwt : 30.70 30.50 21.80 Lettuce : Cwt : 11.90 24.60 14.50 26.70 Onions : Cwt : 12.80 17.80 11.20 18.30 Snap Beans 2/ : Cwt : 58.90 46.00 41.30 Tomatoes : Cwt : 32.30 37.20 24.80 24.10 : : Livestock : : : : Calves : Cwt : 94.30 90.80 87.30 88.40 Cattle, All Beef : Cwt : 72.90 63.00 62.40 62.10 Cows : Cwt : 49.60 36.20 35.20 35.10 Steers & Heifers : Cwt : 77.10 66.30 65.50 65.30 Milk Cows 3/ : Head : 1130.00 1110.00 1240.00 : : Hogs, All : Cwt : 47.70 35.60 27.80 30.50 Barrows & Gilts : Cwt : 48.40 36.00 28.10 30.90 Sows : Cwt : 39.50 26.70 20.90 22.70 : : Lambs : Cwt : 56.20 66.00 67.40 Sheep : Cwt : 23.40 34.40 32.70 : : Dairy and Poultry : : : : Milk, All 4/ : Cwt : 13.06 14.00 15.00 5/13.00 Fluid Grade : Cwt : 13.10 14.00 15.10 5/13.00 Mfg Grade : Cwt : 11.80 12.10 12.30 5/12.00 : : Broilers, Live 6/ : Lb : .317 .364 .358 .343 Eggs, All 7/ : Doz : .643 .637 .679 .596 Market 7/ : Doz : .546 .495 .531 .432 Turkeys, Live 6/7/ : Lb : .380 .357 .370 .387 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjusted for Seasonal : : Variation : : Eggs, All : Doz : .545 .607 .653 .573 Milk, All 4/ : Cwt : 9.71 14.14 15.15 13.27 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ F.O.B. shipping point. 2/ Monthly estimates began January 1995. 3/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices available for Jan, Apr, Jul, and Oct. 4/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 5/ Fat test percent: all milk 3.67, fluid milk 3.66, mfg grade 3.78. 6/ Liveweight equivalent price. 7/ Mid-month price. Wheat: Prices Received, by States, March and April 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat : Winter Wheat : Durum Wheat : Oth Spring Wheat State :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 1/ : Apr 2/ : Mar 1/ : Apr 2/ : Mar 1/ : Apr 2/ : Mar 1/ : Apr 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : AR : 2.36 2.37 2.36 2.37 CA : 2.96 3/ 2.87 3/ 3/ 3/ CO : 2.58 2.44 2.58 2.43 2.58 2.59 ID : 2.56 2.61 2.50 2.55 2.63 2.70 IL : 2.26 2.30 2.26 2.30 IN : 2.17 2.14 2.17 2.14 KS : 2.53 2.39 2.53 2.39 MI : 2.32 2.25 2.32 2.25 MN : 3.03 3.00 2.36 4/ 2.88 4/ 3.03 3.00 MO : 2.37 2.30 2.37 2.30 MT : 3.04 3.01 2.80 2.80 2.88 2.90 3.15 3.10 NE : 2.56 2.41 2.56 2.41 ND : 3.00 2.97 2.29 2.25 2.74 2.70 3.04 3.00 OH : 2.28 2.25 2.28 2.25 OK : 2.51 2.37 2.51 2.37 OR : 2.95 3.00 2.95 3.00 2.95 3.00 SD : 2.58 2.59 2.33 2.40 4/ 4/ 3.00 2.90 TX : 2.47 2.33 2.47 2.33 WA : 2.80 2.93 2.79 2.94 2.88 2.89 : US : 2.65 2.71 2.53 2.51 2.81 2.78 3.01 2.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual buyers. 4/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Prices Received for Selected Agricultural Commodities, by Months, United States, 1998 and 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat : Corn : Soybeans :Beef Cattle 1/: All Hogs Month:------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 :1999 2/:1998 :1999 2/: 1998 :1999 2/: 1998 :1999 2/: 1998 :1999 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Dollars per Bushel --------- ---- Dollars per Cwt ----- : Jan : 3.32 2.80 2.56 2.06 6.69 5.32 62.50 59.00 36.00 26.30 Feb : 3.27 2.74 2.55 2.05 6.57 4.80 60.40 60.60 35.90 27.60 Mar : 3.33 2.65 2.55 2.06 6.40 4.61 61.30 62.40 34.90 26.50 Apr : 3.18 2.71 2.41 1.97 6.26 4.59 63.00 62.10 35.60 30.50 May : 3.06 2.34 6.26 63.00 42.30 Jun : 2.77 2.28 6.16 61.80 42.40 Jul : 2.56 2.19 6.14 58.40 36.90 Aug : 2.39 1.89 5.43 57.40 35.20 Sep : 2.41 1.83 5.25 56.10 29.50 Oct : 2.79 1.91 5.18 58.00 27.80 Nov : 2.97 1.93 5.40 58.10 18.80 Dec : 2.87 2.01 5.37 56.80 14.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cows, steers and heifers. 2/ Current month prices are mid-month; prices for previous months are for the entire month. Grains: Prices Received, by States, March and April 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Barley 1/ : Corn : Oats : Soybeans : Sorghum Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :Mar 2/:Apr 3/:Mar 2/:Apr 3/:Mar 2/:Apr 3/:Mar 2/:Apr 3/: Mar 2/: Apr 3/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------------- Dollars per Bushel ---------------- Dollars per Cwt : AL : AR : 4.78 4.77 3.51 3.45 CA : 4/ 4/ CO : 1.77 1.83 2.22 1.98 GA : 2.68 2.68 4.64 4.48 ID : 2.67 2.67 IL : 2.14 2.10 1.66 1.65 4.71 4.70 3.58 3.50 IN : 2.22 2.05 4.71 4.70 IA : 1.98 1.92 1.48 1.45 4.57 4.52 KS : 2.00 1.89 4.44 4.47 3.02 2.93 KY : 2.29 2.25 4.80 4.85 LA : 4.70 4.70 MI : 1.97 2.00 1.50 1.50 4.42 4.60 MN : 1.40 1.34 1.81 1.80 1.09 1.15 4.37 4.50 MS : 4.69 4.76 MO : 2.05 2.10 4.62 4.70 3.54 3.25 MT : 1.93 1.85 1.04 1.10 NE : 1.98 1.90 1.24 1.25 4.46 4.50 3.15 3.02 NC : 2.49 2.40 4.93 4.70 ND : 1.64 1.58 .92 .85 OH : 2.16 2.10 1.35 1.40 4.72 4.70 OK : 3.14 3.03 OR : 1.80 1.65 1.34 1.40 PA : 2.47 2.42 1.59 1.60 SD : 1.80 1.60 1.76 1.71 1.05 1.00 4.32 4.28 TN : 2.58 2.50 4.71 4.75 TX : 2.16 2.12 4/ 4/ 3.71 3.30 UT : 1.95 1.80 WA : 1.56 1.59 WI : 1.96 2.00 1.21 1.30 4.53 4.65 WY : 4/ 4/ : US : 1.92 1.80 2.06 1.97 1.21 1.20 4.61 4.59 3.17 3.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ The Three-State (MN, ND and SD) Feed Barley price for April 1999 is $1.23. 2/ Entire month. 3/ Mid-month. 4/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual buyers. Malting and Feed Barley: Prices Received Selected States, March and April 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Malting Barley : Feed Barley State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar : Apr : Mar : Apr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Bushel : ID : 1/ 1/ 1.82 1.80 MN : 1.73 1.70 1.28 1.20 MT : 2.39 2.30 1.39 1.40 ND : 1.85 1.75 1.28 1.25 SD : 1/ 1.65 1/ 1.23 WY : 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Field Crops: Prices Received, by States, March and April 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dry Edible : : : : : Beans : Sunflower : Flaxseed : Tobacco : Peanuts 4/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :Mar 1/:Apr 2/:Mar 1/:Apr 2/:Mar 1/:Apr 2/:Mar 1/:Apr 3/: Mar 1/: Apr 3/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- Dollars per Cwt ---- Dollars per Bu --- Dollars per Pound --- : AL : CA : 39.40 38.90 CO : 14.00 13.90 FL : GA : ID : 16.80 16.70 IN : KS : 5/ 5/ KY : 2.055 MD : 1.710 1.630 MI : 19.00 19.00 MN : 21.00 19.30 11.80 12.20 MO : NE : 16.00 15.80 NC : ND : 12.20 12.00 11.40 11.30 4.93 4.95 OH : OK : SC : SD : 8.11 8.66 5/ 4.74 TN : 2.010 TX : VA : WV : : US : 17.20 18.80 10.70 10.90 4.95 4.95 1.965 1.630 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ Based on sales through first half of month. 4/ Marketing year Aug - Jan. 5/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual buyers. Tobacco: Prices Received, by Area and Type, April 1999, with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Apr : Mar : Apr Class by Type : Type : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Dollars per Pound Fire-cured : : VA Belt : 21 : 2/ 2/ Eastern District : 22 : 3.065 2.050 3/ Western District : 23 : 2.015 3/ Total Fire-cured : 21-23: 3.065 2.035 3/ : : Light Air-Cured : : Burley : 31 : 1.700 1.735 3/ Total Light Air-Cured : 31-32: 1.685 1.715 1.630 : : Dark Air-cured : : One Sucker Belt : 35 : 4/ 4/ Green River Belt : 36 : 4/ 4/ Sun-cured Belt : 37 : 2/ 2/ Total Dark Air-cured : 35-37: : : US : 11-37: 1.695 1.965 1.630 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 2/ Sales closed in January. 3/ Sales closed in March. 4/ Sales closed in February. Field Crops and Apples: Prices Received, by States, March and April 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : April : Cotton, Upland :------------------------------------------------- State : : Cotton- : Hay, Baled 3/ : Apples :-------------------: seed :----------------------------: Fresh : Mar 1/ : Apr 2/ : 5/ : All : Alfalfa : Other : Use 1/4/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound -------- Dollars per Ton ------- Dol/Lb : AL : 6/ 6/ AZ : .524 .552 94.00 95.00 70.00 AR : .574 .580 CA : .592 .652 95.00 98.00 35.00 CO : 80.00 80.00 86.00 GA : .545 .554 ID : 73.00 74.00 61.00 IL : 79.00 84.00 61.00 IA : 70.00 72.00 55.00 KS : 67.00 70.00 57.00 KY : 100.00 125.00 81.00 LA : .551 .553 MI : 80.00 85.00 60.00 .145 MN : 66.00 70.00 50.00 MS : .577 .582 MO : 67.00 101.00 60.00 MT : 61.00 61.00 52.00 NE : 40.00 41.00 37.00 NV : 76.00 75.00 80.00 NM : 121.00 125.00 89.00 NY : 102.00 110.00 91.00 .172 NC : .533 6/ ND : 47.00 53.00 36.00 OH : 90.00 110.00 55.00 .265 OK : 82.00 93.00 65.00 OR : 94.00 100.00 70.00 PA : 117.00 132.00 102.00 .190 SD : 41.00 45.00 35.00 TN : .574 .582 TX : .525 .524 80.00 154.00 74.00 UT : 62.00 64.00 35.00 VA : .220 WA : 89.00 71.00 141.00 .140 WI : 66.00 70.00 45.00 WY : 68.00 68.00 63.00 : US : .553 .557 81.90 85.60 65.80 .147 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 3/ Mid-month. 4/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for CA,MI,NY and WA. Price at point of first sale for other states. 5/ Marketing year August-February. 6/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Upland Cotton and Rice: Prices Received and Marketings, United States, April 1999, with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : Feb 1999 1/ : Mar 1999 1/ :Apr 1999 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Cotton, Upland : : Average Price : Dollars/Pound : .560 .553 .557 Marketings 3/ : 1,000 Bales : 801 639 NA : : Rice : : Average Price : Dollars/Cwt : 8.97 8.86 8.33 Marketings 4/ : 1,000 Cwt : 13033 12792 NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Based on purchases for the first half of the month. 3/ Expanded data from sample of about 60 percent of buyers. 4/ Purchases by private firms and rice (rough equivalent) shipped by cooperatives. Citrus Fruit: Prices and Equivalent Returns, by Utilization, by State and United States, April 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Equivalent Returns Commodity : F.O.B. :----------------------------------------------- And : Packed : Packinghouse-door : On-tree State : Fresh :----------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh :Process ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Box 1/ Grapefruit : AZ : 12.90 4.74 7.46 -0.26 2.80 5.52 -2.20 CA : 12.20 3.71 6.76 -0.26 1.77 4.82 -2.20 FL : 14.50 4.41 6.62 3.38 2.08 4.75 0.84 White Seedless : 17.50 3.97 8.90 3.00 1.61 6.95 0.55 Colored Seedless: 13.80 4.70 6.10 3.70 2.38 4.25 1.05 Other : 3.00 3.00 1.20 1.20 TX : 14.90 4.27 6.20 1.50 3.14 5.05 0.40 : CA-AZ : 12.70 4.35 7.22 -0.26 2.41 5.28 -2.20 : US : 14.50 4.39 6.54 3.18 2.23 4.83 0.77 : Lemons : AZ : 22.50 6.07 14.06 0.74 2.43 10.42 -2.90 CA : 23.20 8.39 14.76 0.74 4.75 11.12 -2.90 : US : 23.20 8.35 14.75 0.74 4.71 11.11 -2.90 : Limes : FL : 60.00 49.50 49.50 44.50 44.50 : Oranges : AZ : 23.00 14.13 17.12 2.91 12.06 15.04 0.83 Navel and Misc : 21.40 11.14 15.38 0.24 9.16 13.40 -1.74 Valencia : 23.10 14.29 17.20 3.10 12.21 15.12 1.02 CA : 31.20 13.66 25.23 0.32 11.68 23.25 -1.66 Navel and Misc : 31.80 13.75 25.78 0.24 11.77 23.80 -1.74 Valencia : 21.60 11.76 15.70 3.10 9.68 13.62 1.02 FL : Valencia : 16.50 7.45 9.40 7.35 5.60 7.50 5.50 TX : Valencia : 21.20 8.96 12.40 3.80 7.68 11.10 2.55 : CA-AZ : Navel and Misc : 31.30 13.66 25.31 0.24 11.68 23.33 -1.74 Valencia : 23.00 14.13 17.12 3.10 12.05 15.04 1.02 : US : 19.80 7.67 13.06 7.26 5.82 11.13 5.41 : Tangerines : AZ : 23.20 17.30 17.30 15.22 15.22 CA : 13.60 6.17 7.70 0.66 4.09 5.62 -1.42 FL : 37.00 22.86 28.40 9.00 19.54 25.20 5.40 : US : 32.30 20.31 24.41 8.12 17.26 21.49 4.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Net lbs. per box: Grapefruit-AZ & CA-67, FL-85, TX-80; Lemons-76; Limes-88; Oranges-AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85; Tangerines-AZ & CA-75, FL-95. Potatoes: Prices Received, by States, March and April 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : :: : : State : Mar : Apr :: State : Mar : Apr : : :: : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt :: : Dollars per Cwt : :: : AL : :: NC : AZ : 7.95 :: ND - All 1/ : 5.40 5.25 CA - All : 12.00 14.20 :: - Fresh 2/ : 4.50 NA - Winter : 22.30 32.20 :: - Processing : 5.45 NA - Spring : :: OH : 6.60 - Summer : :: OR : 5.95 6.00 - Fall : 7.20 6.85 :: PA : 8.80 9.15 CO - All 1/ : 4.30 4.45 :: TX : - Fresh 2/ : 4.05 NA :: VA : FL : 23.30 15.60 :: WA - All : 5.10 5.05 ID - All 1/ : 4.55 5.00 :: - Processing : 4.85 NA - Fresh 2/ : 4.20 NA :: WI - All 1/ : 5.45 5.95 - Processing : 4.60 NA :: - Fresh 2/ : 4.70 NA ME : 6.90 7.15 :: - Processing : 5.65 NA MI : 7.35 7.90 :: : MN : 5.40 5.15 :: US - All 1/ : 5.81 6.47 NY : 9.30 9.30 :: - Fresh 2/ : 6.57 NA : :: - Processing : 5.17 NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Cattle: Prices Received, by States, March and April 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cows 1/ : Steers & Heifers: Beef Cattle 4/ : Calves State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 2/ : Apr 3/ : Mar 2/ : Apr 3/ : Mar 2/ : Apr 3/ : Mar 2/ : Apr 3/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : AZ : 34.10 35.50 64.10 64.40 63.80 64.10 82.20 87.50 AR : 32.50 32.00 67.50 67.50 56.30 55.40 86.00 84.70 CA : 35.40 35.70 64.00 63.00 48.60 48.50 79.00 77.00 CO : 35.80 35.90 66.60 67.00 64.80 65.10 88.50 90.60 FL : 35.40 34.30 65.80 67.50 41.20 40.60 82.50 87.00 GA : 35.50 33.90 66.40 66.80 47.90 47.10 80.50 82.70 ID : 33.60 32.10 66.30 66.10 58.40 57.90 82.00 80.00 IL : 34.50 34.50 63.50 64.40 62.90 63.80 107.00 108.00 IA : 38.40 38.60 63.70 64.30 61.70 62.20 81.10 81.50 KS : 35.30 35.40 66.10 65.00 65.20 63.80 90.00 91.00 KY : 35.00 35.00 67.00 67.00 59.30 59.30 79.00 79.00 LA : 34.20 34.00 68.80 70.00 43.90 44.40 80.60 81.00 MI : 34.00 34.00 57.00 58.00 47.80 48.40 66.00 70.00 MN : 35.60 35.50 61.30 62.00 57.90 58.60 75.00 77.00 MO : 34.30 34.30 72.10 72.90 63.00 63.60 83.30 84.10 MT : 37.70 37.50 73.70 73.20 68.30 66.10 85.00 85.10 NE : 34.10 35.20 65.30 65.50 64.40 64.60 89.30 85.60 NM : 37.80 38.10 72.50 71.60 60.00 60.20 86.00 91.10 ND : 36.50 37.00 70.00 71.00 65.60 64.20 81.00 81.50 OH : 35.00 36.00 65.00 66.00 62.00 63.00 73.70 75.00 OK : 35.20 35.70 70.70 70.50 67.30 67.00 84.90 87.90 OR : 37.20 36.00 72.90 72.50 62.20 61.60 80.10 80.50 PA : 35.60 34.40 60.80 60.80 54.30 53.90 90.70 96.10 SD : 36.50 36.90 74.10 76.20 70.30 72.30 85.50 83.70 TN : 34.20 34.30 69.60 72.00 55.40 56.90 80.50 82.30 TX : 33.10 33.60 66.20 65.80 63.60 63.20 88.70 90.10 VA : 32.30 31.00 65.30 64.90 53.10 52.40 76.80 76.30 WI : 35.70 35.50 60.80 61.30 46.20 46.30 107.00 111.00 WY : 40.20 40.50 72.90 73.80 70.00 70.50 91.10 89.90 : US : 35.20 35.10 65.50 65.30 62.40 62.10 87.30 88.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 2/ Entire month. 3/ Mid-month. 4/ "Cows" and "steers and heifers" combined. Hogs: Prices Received, by States, March and April 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Sows : Barrows and Gilts : All Hogs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 1/ : Apr 2/ : Mar 1/ : Apr 2/ : Mar 1/ : Apr 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : GA : 20.10 21.10 29.10 30.40 28.20 29.50 IL : 21.30 22.70 23.90 26.10 23.70 25.80 IN : 19.90 21.50 27.50 32.00 26.70 31.00 IA : 23.70 25.60 31.40 35.10 31.20 34.90 KS : 22.50 24.10 24.90 27.30 24.60 26.90 KY : 21.00 25.00 33.00 35.00 32.50 34.60 MI : 18.50 19.50 28.00 32.00 27.30 31.10 MN : 22.30 24.00 26.20 28.50 26.10 28.30 MO : 19.30 22.30 22.30 23.90 22.10 23.80 NE : 23.80 24.90 28.90 34.50 28.90 34.30 NC : 22.10 23.60 29.40 32.00 29.30 31.90 OH : 22.00 24.00 26.50 27.00 26.20 26.80 PA : 17.80 20.00 25.50 25.90 24.40 25.00 SC : 23.60 22.10 25.90 27.70 25.80 27.40 SD : 20.70 22.40 29.10 30.70 28.30 29.90 TN : 23.50 25.90 26.20 28.00 25.90 27.80 TX : 17.00 17.80 24.40 25.70 23.50 24.80 VA : 16.80 18.20 25.50 28.10 25.30 27.90 WI : 19.00 20.10 23.90 25.70 23.30 25.00 : US : 20.90 22.70 28.10 30.90 27.80 30.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Entire month 2/ Mid-month. Sheep and Poultry: Prices Received, by States, March and April 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Sheep : Lambs : Turkeys : Broilers: Eggs : 1/ : 1/ : 2/3/ : 1/4/ : 2/5/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- Dollars per Cwt ---- Dollars per Pound Dol/Doz : AL : .360 .370 AZ : AR : .41 .360 .380 CA : 33.00 66.00 .41 .364 .459 CO : 31.30 67.60 CT : .460 DE : .305 FL : .370 GA : .340 .415 ID : 29.00 62.00 IN : .37 .490 IA : 30.20 61.10 .37 .298 KS : 26.00 68.00 ME : .520 MD : .305 MI : .360 MN : 25.40 63.50 .35 .370 MS : .340 .530 MO : .41 .289 MT : 31.90 69.90 NE : 28.60 62.80 NM : NY : .510 NC : .39 .335 .324 OH : 30.70 60.60 .488 OR : 29.00 62.20 PA : .39 .310 .500 SC : .418 SD : 32.80 75.30 TX : 41.40 71.00 .340 .470 UT : 27.00 65.00 VA : .39 .330 WA : .480 WY : 32.80 67.40 : US : 32.70 67.40 .387 .343 .432 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ IN, IA, MN and PA are actual liveweight prices. All other State prices are equivalent liveweight returns to producers (see footnote 4 for formula). 4/ Liveweight equivalent price. Derived from ready-to-cook (RTC) prices using the following formula: (RTC price minus processing cost) * (dressing percentage) = liveweight equivalent price. 5/ Market (table) eggs. Milk and Milk Cows: Prices Received, by States, March and April 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : April :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Fluid Grade : Manufacturing : All Milk : All Milk : : Milk 1/ : Grade Milk : 2/ : 2/3/ : Milk :---------------------------------------------------------------:Cows 4/ : Price:Fat Test: Price:Fat Test: Price:Fat Test: Price:Fat Test: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :Dol/Cwt Pct Dol/Cwt Pct Dol/Cwt Pct Dol/Cwt Pct Dol/Head : AL : 18.30 3.60 18.30 3.60 12.30 3.55 1230 AZ : 13.90 3.56 13.90 3.56 11.80 3.59 1400 AR : 17.40 3.70 17.40 3.70 15.00 3.60 1150 CA : 13.50 3.68 12.50 3.94 13.49 3.68 12.50 3.63 1340 CO : 16.00 3.61 16.00 3.61 14.00 3.59 1300 FL : 20.20 3.54 20.20 3.54 14.00 3.53 1290 GA : 18.40 3.59 18.40 3.59 12.40 3.54 1280 ID : 12.70 3.61 12.00 3.77 12.70 3.61 12.70 3.56 1300 IL : 15.10 3.79 13.50 3.70 15.00 3.78 11.30 3.73 1230 IN : 16.60 3.80 11.40 3.92 16.30 3.81 12.10 3.72 1200 IA : 13.80 3.78 12.00 3.76 13.70 3.78 13.70 3.78 1200 KS : 15.10 3.69 11.30 3.87 15.00 3.70 13.20 3.59 1170 KY : 17.70 3.68 10.90 3.78 17.60 3.68 12.30 3.56 1170 LA : 18.10 3.41 18.10 3.41 12.70 3.37 1160 MD : 16.20 3.83 16.20 3.83 13.00 3.76 1200 MI : 16.50 3.78 11.70 3.82 16.50 3.78 13.00 3.73 1200 MN : 13.80 3.76 12.15 3.79 13.68 3.76 13.50 3.73 1150 MS : 18.10 3.53 18.10 3.53 12.10 3.47 1160 MO : 16.50 3.65 14.10 3.75 16.40 3.66 14.00 3.58 1040 NE : 14.40 3.75 12.00 3.79 14.30 3.75 10.30 3.70 1310 NM : 14.20 3.60 14.20 3.60 12.00 3.54 1270 NY : 15.80 3.73 15.80 3.73 12.30 3.69 1150 NC : 19.10 3.73 12.10 4.00 19.00 3.73 13.50 3.67 1260 ND : 13.80 3.71 11.60 3.73 13.10 3.72 12.90 3.68 1180 OH : 16.60 3.86 12.70 3.88 16.40 3.86 12.80 3.82 1200 OK : 17.20 3.58 17.20 3.58 14.00 3.48 1170 OR : 15.10 3.74 13.00 3.94 15.10 3.74 14.80 3.68 1270 PA : 16.80 3.76 11.80 3.86 16.80 3.76 11.50 3.67 1250 TN : 18.20 3.73 10.80 3.77 18.10 3.73 15.20 3.63 1180 TX : 15.50 3.59 15.50 3.59 14.00 3.51 1280 UT : 15.00 3.64 11.60 3.69 14.70 3.64 13.90 3.58 1200 VT : 16.60 3.78 16.60 3.78 14.10 3.73 1230 VA : 17.50 3.67 12.50 3.65 17.40 3.67 14.40 3.66 1220 WA : 15.10 3.74 15.10 3.74 14.80 3.68 1285 WI : 13.97 3.81 12.49 3.92 13.88 3.82 13.60 3.79 1250 : US : 15.10 3.72 12.30 3.84 15.00 3.72 13.00 3.67 1240 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Including milk diverted to manufacturing. 2/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 3/ Preliminary. 4/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices published Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. Parity Price Equivalent for Manufacturing Milk 1/: United States, March and April 1999, with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : Apr 1998 : Mar 1999 : Apr 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Parity Equivalent.........Dol per Cwt : 26.63 27.51 27.79 Average Price F.O.B.......Dol per Cwt : 12.10 12.30 2/12.00 Average Fat Test of Milk..Percent : 3.78 3.84 2/3.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ The parity price equivalent during 1999 is 91.1 percent of the parity price of all milk sold to plants, compared with 90.9 percent in 1998. For additional details, see January 1999 issue of "Agricultural Prices". 2/ Preliminary. United States Parity Prices for Farm Products and Average Prices Received as Percent of Parity Prices Based on Data for April 1999, with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity Prices :Prices as Percent :Adjusted: Based on Data for : of Parity Commodity and Unit : Base :------------------------------------------ : Prices : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar : Apr : : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998: 1999: 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Dollars ---------- ---- Percents ---- Basic Commodities : All Wheat, Bu : .626 9.66 9.58 9.70 33 28 28 Rice, Cwt : 1.78 26.90 27.30 27.60 35 32 30 Corn, Bu : .428 6.56 6.55 6.63 37 31 30 Cotton, Lb : American Upland : .113 1.71 1.73 1.75 37 32 32 Extra Long Staple : .145 2.25 2.22 2.25 Peanuts, Lb : .0425 .645 .651 .658 Tobacco, By Type, Lb : Flue-Cured 11-14 : .252 3.80 3.86 3.90 VA Fire-Cured, 21 : .249 3.71 3.81 3.86 KY-TN Fire-Cured, 22-23 : .313 4.75 4.79 4.85 65 42 Burley, 31 : .266 4.00 4.07 4.12 43 43 Maryland, 32 : .231 3.32 3.54 3.58 50 46 Dark Air-Cured, 35-36 : .266 3.99 4.07 4.12 Sun-Cured, 37 : .226 3.33 3.46 3.50 PA Seedleaf, 41 : .193 2.84 2.95 2.99 Cigar Filler & Binder, : 42-44, 54-55 .217 3.25 3.32 3.36 Puerto Rican Filler, 46 : .173 2.64 2.65 2.68 Cigar Binder, 51-52 : .552 7.47 8.45 8.55 : Designated Nonbasic : All Milk, Sold to : Plants, Per Cwt : 1.97 29.30 30.20 30.50 2/48 2/50 2/44 Honey, Extracted, Lb : 3/.0878 1.31 1.34 1.36 : Wool and Mohair : Wool, Lb : .125 4.13 1.91 1.94 Mohair, Lb : .231 11.00 3.54 3.58 : Other Nonbasic : Barley, Bu : .383 5.90 5.86 5.93 37 33 30 Cottonseed, Ton : 15.90 240.00 243.00 246.00 Dry Edible Beans, Cwt : 3.26 50.30 49.90 50.50 41 34 37 Flaxseed, Bu : .780 11.90 11.90 12.10 52 42 41 Oats, Bu : .224 3.62 3.43 3.47 44 35 35 Potatoes, Cwt : .860 12.80 13.20 13.30 49 44 49 Rye, Bu : .326 4.97 4.99 5.05 Sorghum Grain, Cwt : .674 10.30 10.30 10.40 37 31 29 Soybeans, Bu : .905 14.10 13.90 14.00 44 33 33 Sweetpotatoes, Cwt : 2.04 24.60 31.20 31.60 Apples, Fresh, Lb 5/ : .0290 .435 .444 .449 45 35 33 Citrus (equiv on-tree),box: Grapefruit : .524 10.80 8.02 8.12 4 21 27 Lemons : 1.20 17.60 18.40 18.60 15 22 25 Limes (FL) : 1.17 18.50 17.90 18.10 78 360 246 Oranges : .747 13.80 11.40 11.60 42 53 50 Tangerines : 1.79 29.00 27.40 27.70 53 49 62 Temples (FL) : .635 11.50 9.72 9.84 39 Beef Cattle, Cwt : 9.80 151.00 150.00 152.00 42 42 41 Calves, Cwt : 12.50 193.00 191.00 194.00 47 46 46 Hogs, Cwt : 6.58 103.00 101.00 102.00 35 28 30 Lambs, Cwt : 10.10 154.00 155.00 156.00 43 43 Sheep, Cwt : 4.21 63.00 64.50 65.20 55 51 Eggs, Doz : .0964 1.45 1.48 1.49 2/42 2/44 2/38 Turkeys, Live, Lb : .0576 .879 .882 .892 41 42 43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Parity Prices Based on Data for April 1999, United States 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Nonbasic : Adj Base : Parity : Other Nonbasic : Adj Base : Parity Commodities : Prices : Prices : Commodities : Prices : Prices ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : : Dollars : : : Field Crops and : :Noncitrus Fruit : Misc Commodities : : Peaches, cont. : Hops, Lb : .239 3.70 : Processing 6/ : Spearmint Oil, Lb: 1.85 28.70 : Excl Dried : Tobacco, Lb : : Clingstone, : Type 61 : 2.78 43.10 : CA, Ton : 31.60 489.00 : : Pears, Ton : Noncitrus Fruit : : Fresh 5/ : 51.70 801.00 Apples, Ton 7/ : : Dried, CA 7/ : 148.00 2290.00 Processing : 19.80 307.00 : Plums, CA, Ton : Apricots, Ton : : Fresh, Equiv : Fresh 8/ : 122.00 1890.00 : on-Tree : 53.70 832.00 Dried, CA : 293.00 4540.00 : Prunes, Dried, : Avocados, Ton 8/ : 192.00 2970.00 : CA, Ton 7/ : 135.00 2090.00 Cherries : : Prunes and Plums,: Sweet, Ton : 157.00 2430.00 : Excl CA, Ton : Tart, Lb : .0265 .410 : Fresh 10/ : 55.30 857.00 Cranberry, Bbl 6/: 7.55 117.00 : Processing 7/ : Dates, CA, Ton 8/: 139.00 2150.00 : Excl Dried : 22.40 347.00 Grapes, Ton : : : Raisin Variety : 142.00 2200.00 :Tree Nuts 11/ : Other Dried : 58.40 905.00 : Almonds, Lb : .227 3.52 Kiwifruit, Ton : 72.60 1120.00 : Hazelnuts, Ton : 117.00 1810.00 Nectarines : : Pistachio, Lb : .164 2.54 Fresh, Calif, : : Walnuts, Ton : 179.00 2770.00 Ton 8/ : 63.00 976.00 : : Olives, CA : :Vegetables, Cwt 12/: Canning, Ton 6/: 93.20 1440.00 : Fresh : Papayas (HA) Lb : .0479 .742 : Carrots 9/ : 1.78 27.60 Peaches : : Cauliflower 9/ : 4.31 66.80 Fresh, Lb 5/ : .0384 .595 : Celery 9/ : 1.85 28.70 Dried, CA, : : Honeydew Melons : 2.52 39.00 Ton : 119.00 1840.00 : Lettuce : 2.15 33.30 : : Onions 9/ : 1.70 26.30 : : Tomatoes : 4.47 69.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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. 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/ Average local market price, excluding incentive payments. 5/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for CA, NY (apples only), OR (except peaches), and WA. Price at point of first sale for other states. 6/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point. 7/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door. 8/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse door. 9/ Includes some processing. 10/ Based on "as sold" prices for fresh fruit in all states. 11/ Prices in-shell basis except almonds which are shelled basis. 12/ F.O.B. shipping point prices. Poultry: Marketing Year Average Prices Received by States and United States, 1997-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Broilers 2/ : Other Chickens : Turkeys 3/ State :---------------------:------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Pound : AL : 0.380 0.400 0.170 0.175 AR : 0.375 0.380 0.090 0.096 0.41 0.40 CA : 0.390 0.023 0.034 0.42 0.41 CO : 0.030 0.030 CT : 0.025 0.017 1.07 1.00 DE : 0.375 0.390 0.102 0.129 4/ 4/ FL : 0.385 0.400 0.002 0.058 GA : 0.385 0.405 0.160 0.169 0.45 HI : 0.520 0.525 0.149 0.151 ID : 0.030 0.036 IL : 0.059 0.027 0.41 0.39 IN : 0.020 0.020 0.41 0.39 IA : 0.031 0.024 0.43 KS : 0.050 0.020 0.41 KY : 0.370 0.395 0.050 0.113 LA : 0.072 0.069 ME : 0.020 0.017 MD : 0.375 0.390 0.056 0.062 4/ 4/ MA : 0.020 0.017 1.28 1.25 MI : 0.365 0.365 0.040 0.027 MN : 0.375 0.390 0.031 0.026 0.39 0.35 MS : 0.370 0.395 0.144 0.174 MO : 0.375 0.380 0.090 0.096 0.40 0.40 MT : 0.020 0.020 NE : 0.375 0.390 0.031 0.024 NH : 0.025 0.017 1.35 1.40 NJ : 0.040 0.036 0.85 0.80 NM : 0.005 0.005 NY : 0.390 0.410 0.026 0.021 0.42 0.40 NC : 0.375 0.395 0.110 0.070 0.39 0.37 ND : 0.031 0.026 0.39 0.35 OH : 0.365 0.390 0.013 0.024 0.35 0.33 OK : 0.375 0.380 0.090 0.096 OR : 0.385 0.020 0.010 PA : 0.375 0.385 0.075 0.073 0.41 0.38 RI : 0.025 0.016 SC : 0.385 0.395 0.111 0.111 0.39 0.38 SD : 0.030 0.020 0.40 0.35 TN : 0.380 0.395 0.120 0.133 TX : 0.370 0.390 0.036 0.039 UT : 0.030 0.030 VT : 0.025 0.016 1.18 1.04 VA : 0.365 0.385 0.110 0.070 0.39 0.39 WA : 0.385 0.020 0.020 WV : 0.365 0.400 0.110 0.130 0.39 0.39 WI : 0.375 0.365 0.059 0.051 WY : 0.050 0.050 : Oth Sts 5/ : 0.385 0.393 0.020 0.035 0.41 0.39 : US : 0.377 0.393 0.077 0.080 0.399 0.380 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ 1997 revised. 2/ Equivalent liveweight returns to producers. Derived from ready-to-cook (RTC) prices using the following formula: (RTC price minus processing cost)*(dressing percentage) = equivalent liveweight price. 3/ IN,IA,MN and PA are actual liveweight prices. All other State prices are equivalent liveweight returns to producers. (See footnote 2 for formula.) 4/ DE and MD combined price was $0.43 for 1997 and 1998. 5/ Combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Broilers-1997: IA,IL,IN and ME. Broilers-1998: CA,IA,IN,LA,ME,OR and WA. Other Chickens 1997 and 1998: AK and NV. Turkeys-1997: MI,NE,OK,OR,TX,UT and WI; Turkeys-1998: CO,GA,IA,KS,MI,NE,OK,OR,TX,UT and WI. Eggs: Marketing Year Average Prices Received by States and United States, 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market Eggs 2/ : All Eggs 3/ State :------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Dozen : AL : 0.559 0.490 1.060 1.030 AR : 0.600 0.462 1.030 0.978 CA : 0.611 0.549 0.621 0.561 CO : 0.650 0.600 0.720 0.671 CT : 0.579 0.566 0.598 0.589 DE : 0.660 0.593 1.150 1.380 FL : 0.561 0.491 0.594 0.535 GA : 0.592 0.525 0.885 0.880 HI : 0.906 0.871 0.906 0.871 ID : 0.560 0.545 0.707 0.696 IL : 0.568 0.507 0.622 0.618 IN : 0.626 0.574 0.637 0.588 IA : 0.496 0.420 0.526 0.452 KS : 0.534 0.452 0.566 0.468 KY : 0.549 0.540 0.744 0.725 LA : 0.636 0.538 0.908 0.848 ME : 0.686 0.617 0.694 0.630 MD : 0.653 0.597 0.732 0.697 MA : 0.610 0.637 0.610 0.642 MI : 0.560 0.500 0.560 0.500 MN : 0.530 0.450 0.559 0.480 MS : 0.658 0.600 1.130 1.210 MO : 0.503 0.420 0.592 0.530 MT : 0.570 0.550 0.570 0.550 NE : 0.520 0.430 0.520 0.430 NH : 0.639 0.640 0.825 0.750 NJ : 0.623 0.570 0.623 0.570 NM : 0.593 0.550 0.593 0.550 NY : 0.653 0.610 0.666 0.620 NC : 0.540 0.470 0.875 0.890 ND : 0.530 0.450 0.530 0.450 OH : 0.608 0.560 0.614 0.570 OK : 0.607 0.460 0.873 0.780 OR : 0.620 0.560 0.644 0.590 PA : 0.618 0.580 0.653 0.610 RI : 0.589 0.639 0.589 0.639 SC : 0.593 0.509 0.768 0.696 SD : 0.500 0.430 0.500 0.430 TN : 0.597 0.571 0.931 0.926 TX : 0.595 0.531 0.768 0.715 UT : 0.576 0.520 0.576 0.520 VT : 0.665 0.563 0.608 0.628 VA : 0.645 0.577 0.951 0.933 WA : 0.624 0.589 0.653 0.594 WV : 0.643 0.575 1.210 1.250 WI : 0.524 0.476 0.564 0.514 WY : 0.630 0.570 0.630 0.570 : Oth Sts 4/ : 0.610 0.545 0.610 0.545 : US : 0.587 0.524 0.703 0.655 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1997 Revised 2/ Market (table) eggs. 3/ Average of all eggs including hatching-type eggs. 4/ Combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Broilers: Prices Received by Month, States, 1998; and United States, 1993-98 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars Per Pound : AL : 0.330 0.345 0.355 0.365 0.370 0.390 AR : 0.320 0.310 0.310 0.330 0.350 0.350 CA : 0.355 0.355 0.355 0.360 0.365 0.375 DE : 0.300 0.320 0.330 0.345 0.365 0.395 GA : 0.330 0.345 0.360 0.375 0.375 0.390 MD : 0.300 0.320 0.330 0.345 0.365 0.395 MS : 0.315 0.335 0.355 0.360 0.365 0.385 NC : 0.340 0.350 0.370 0.370 0.375 0.370 PA : 0.300 0.340 0.330 0.340 0.360 0.370 TX : 0.330 0.320 0.320 0.330 0.340 0.350 VA : 0.310 0.330 0.340 0.350 0.360 0.370 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : United States ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 : 0.324 0.336 0.343 0.354 0.364 0.375 1997 : 0.407 0.390 0.377 0.369 0.367 0.368 1996 : 0.362 0.372 0.353 0.341 0.349 0.378 1995 : 0.325 0.324 0.325 0.327 0.323 0.319 1994 : 0.339 0.337 0.344 0.353 0.356 0.376 1993 : 0.315 0.318 0.322 0.330 0.338 0.352 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AL : 0.420 0.455 0.470 0.460 0.435 0.410 AR : 0.390 0.420 0.460 0.470 0.430 0.420 CA : 0.400 0.435 0.465 0.460 0.450 0.430 DE : 0.440 0.450 0.485 0.450 0.410 0.390 GA : 0.420 0.455 0.475 0.465 0.445 0.415 MD : 0.440 0.450 0.485 0.450 0.410 0.390 MS : 0.415 0.445 0.465 0.450 0.425 0.405 NC : 0.380 0.440 0.465 0.455 0.430 0.410 PA : 0.430 0.435 0.475 0.435 0.420 0.390 TX : 0.380 0.420 0.460 0.470 0.460 0.440 VA : 0.400 0.430 0.470 0.440 0.430 0.400 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : United States ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 : 0.406 0.440 0.468 0.459 0.434 0.413 1997 0.374 0.400 0.399 0.382 0.347 0.337 1996 : 0.406 0.405 0.403 0.402 0.395 0.404 1995 : 0.332 0.347 0.374 0.381 0.368 0.376 1994 : 0.375 0.364 0.351 0.351 0.339 0.323 1993 : 0.350 0.355 0.364 0.365 0.350 0.348 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Equivalent liveweight returns to producers. Derived from ready-to-cook (RTC) prices using the following formula: (RTC price minus processing cost) * (dressing percentage) = equivalent liveweight price. 2/ December preceding year. Turkeys: Prices Received, Monthly by State, 1998; United States, 1993-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound : AR : .36 .33 .34 .37 .36 .37 CA : .40 .40 .37 .37 .37 .37 IN : .36 .36 .36 .37 .37 .38 IA : .39 .39 .39 .39 .39 .39 MN : .36 .36 .37 .36 .35 .34 MO : .34 .33 .34 .36 .36 .37 NC : .34 .31 .32 .34 .34 .35 PA : .34 .33 .35 .35 .35 .35 VA : .34 .31 .33 .34 .34 .35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 : .355 .341 .347 .357 .355 .359 1997 : .388 .369 .381 .397 .413 .416 1996 : .409 .420 .418 .422 .432 .444 1995 : .396 .374 .383 .383 .384 .393 1994 : .370 .373 .384 .392 .399 .403 1993 : .356 .357 .376 .376 .377 .376 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound : AR : .41 .41 .43 .47 .49 .43 CA : .37 .40 .42 .45 .46 .45 IN : .39 .40 .40 .42 .44 .40 IA : .37 .37 .38 .38 .38 .37 MN : .34 .34 .35 .34 .33 .33 MO : .41 .41 .44 .48 .50 .45 NC : .37 .40 .41 .46 .47 .42 PA : .38 .40 .41 .43 .43 .42 VA : .38 .40 .42 .46 .48 .41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 : .375 .386 .402 .427 .438 .403 1997 : .411 .410 .411 .410 .419 .387 1996 : .450 .443 .442 .451 .455 .432 1995 : .396 .419 .436 .452 .473 .440 1994 : .406 .421 .431 .445 .443 .422 1993 : .387 .396 .411 .432 .427 .408 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ IN, IA, MN and PA are actual liveweight prices. All other State prices are equivalent liveweight returns to producers. Derived from ready-to-cook (RTC) prices using the following formula: (RTC price minus processing cost) * (dressing percentage) = equivalent liveweight price. Market Eggs: Prices Received by Month by State 1998, and United States, 1993-1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Dozen : AL : 0.620 0.590 0.460 0.580 0.460 0.380 AR : 0.630 0.590 0.400 0.550 0.390 0.340 CA : 0.720 0.692 0.550 0.550 0.545 0.370 CT : 0.690 0.640 0.520 0.610 0.520 0.370 FL : 0.690 0.560 0.520 0.540 0.470 0.340 GA : 0.687 0.607 0.514 0.574 0.466 0.388 IN : 0.700 0.650 0.570 0.620 0.560 0.460 IA : 0.584 0.534 0.362 0.515 0.361 0.263 ME : 0.750 0.700 0.580 0.660 0.560 0.440 MI : 0.660 0.570 0.440 0.570 0.440 0.320 MN : 0.600 0.500 0.430 0.510 0.430 0.330 MS : 0.780 0.650 0.590 0.660 0.540 0.450 MO : 0.581 0.539 0.370 0.508 0.330 0.260 NY : 0.723 0.703 0.573 0.653 0.564 0.460 NC : 0.664 0.561 0.427 0.572 0.397 0.310 OH : 0.717 0.680 0.585 0.598 0.564 0.458 PA : 0.720 0.700 0.580 0.600 0.570 0.460 SC : 0.630 0.558 0.524 0.519 0.509 0.440 TX : 0.680 0.575 0.490 0.590 0.460 0.350 WA : 0.695 0.698 0.515 0.515 0.505 0.440 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 0.680 0.626 0.511 0.572 0.495 0.387 1997 : 0.798 0.661 0.654 0.608 0.530 0.507 1996 : 0.692 0.681 0.647 0.692 0.649 0.569 1995 : 0.508 0.491 0.486 0.486 0.486 0.419 1994 : 0.523 0.505 0.522 0.547 0.487 0.454 1993 : 0.544 0.530 0.513 0.603 0.559 0.483 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnotes at end of table. (continued) Market Eggs: Prices Received by Month by State 1998, and United States, 1993-1998 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Dozen : AL : 0.410 0.420 0.430 0.450 0.500 0.550 AR : 0.390 0.370 0.390 0.410 0.500 0.570 CA : 0.492 0.425 0.550 0.520 0.540 0.610 CT : 0.460 0.480 0.560 0.590 0.620 0.670 FL : 0.390 0.370 0.500 0.440 0.470 0.550 GA : 0.449 0.425 0.508 0.503 0.541 0.613 IN : 0.490 0.470 0.590 0.540 0.580 0.660 IA : 0.372 0.336 0.398 0.387 0.425 0.501 ME : 0.510 0.520 0.600 0.640 0.680 0.730 MI : 0.410 0.450 0.500 0.480 0.520 0.560 MN : 0.390 0.400 0.440 0.430 0.470 0.510 MS : 0.540 0.490 0.560 0.620 0.610 0.690 MO : 0.330 0.370 0.380 0.370 0.450 0.500 NY : 0.520 0.530 0.600 0.652 0.616 0.692 NC : 0.416 0.387 0.431 0.424 0.464 0.518 OH : 0.466 0.446 0.517 0.508 0.540 0.663 PA : 0.460 0.480 0.590 0.540 0.560 0.660 SC : 0.403 0.440 0.480 0.480 0.536 0.575 TX : 0.467 0.460 0.549 0.496 0.574 0.643 WA : 0.557 0.580 0.580 0.615 0.645 0.710 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 0.448 0.434 0.516 0.496 0.532 0.610 1997 : 0.449 0.525 0.498 0.575 0.531 0.711 1996 : 0.583 0.577 0.626 0.651 0.627 0.726 1995 : 0.436 0.479 0.505 0.545 0.544 0.658 1994 : 0.439 0.445 0.470 0.477 0.444 0.503 1993 : 0.517 0.468 0.510 0.447 0.491 0.521 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ 1994-1997 revised. 2/ December preceding year. All Eggs: Prices Received by Month, United States, 1993-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Dozen : 1998 : 0.787 0.743 0.649 0.699 0.637 0.549 1997 3/ : 0.879 0.765 0.761 0.723 0.660 0.642 1996 3/ : 0.790 0.782 0.757 0.791 0.758 0.693 1995 3/ : 0.620 0.611 0.607 0.604 0.608 0.555 1994 3/ : 0.636 0.623 0.640 0.657 0.613 0.587 1993 : 0.641 0.635 0.620 0.696 0.692 0.633 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov :-------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 : 0.596 0.582 0.650 0.633 0.663 0.728 1997 3/ : 0.594 0.656 0.631 0.696 0.659 0.808 1996 3/ : 0.707 0.698 0.737 0.758 0.735 0.820 1995 3/ : 0.573 0.609 0.629 0.664 0.663 0.757 1994 3/ : 0.577 0.584 0.603 0.608 0.577 0.617 1993 : 0.663 0.577 0.611 0.555 0.600 0.630 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes hatching and market eggs. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Revised. Eggs: Prices Received, Adjusted for Seasonal Variation and this Price as a Percentage of Parity Price, by Month, United States, 1995-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : 1995 : 0.579 0.566 0.573 0.616 0.558 0.555 1996 : 0.752 0.745 0.735 0.783 0.695 0.686 1997 : 0.837 0.729 0.746 0.709 0.623 0.623 1998 : 0.750 0.701 0.624 0.679 0.607 0.538 : : Seasonally Adjusted Price as a Percentage of Parity Price : 1995 : 45 44 44 47 43 42 1996 : 57 55 54 57 50 49 1997 : 60 52 53 50 43 43 1998 : 52 49 44 47 42 37 :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1995 : 0.630 0.648 0.676 0.685 0.663 0.780 1996 : 0.744 0.735 0.784 0.781 0.735 0.854 1997 : 0.625 0.698 0.671 0.710 0.666 0.842 1998 : 0.634 0.633 0.684 0.659 0.663 0.751 : : Seasonally Adjusted Price as a Percentage of Parity Price : 1995 : 48 49 52 52 50 59 1996 : 53 53 56 56 53 61 1997 : 43 49 47 50 47 59 1998 : 44 44 48 46 46 53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Revised. 2/ Preceding year. Milk Sold to Plants, All: Prices Received, Adjusted for Seasonal Variation and this Price as a Percentage of Parity Price, by Month, United States, 1995-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : 1995 : 12.55 12.48 12.76 13.26 12.81 12.81 1996 : 13.63 14.10 14.18 14.38 14.33 14.59 1997 : 14.02 13.37 13.54 14.02 13.33 12.83 1998 : 14.51 14.41 14.80 14.50 14.14 13.57 : : Seasonally Adjusted Price as a Percentage of Parity Price : 1995 : 47 46 47 49 47 47 1996 : 49 51 50 51 50 50 1997 : 49 46 46 48 45 43 1998 : 49 49 51 50 48 46 :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1995 : 12.47 12.00 12.28 12.55 13.01 13.46 1996 : 14.95 15.71 16.06 16.34 16.08 14.62 1997 : 12.32 12.60 12.96 13.10 13.69 14.13 1998 : 14.39 14.64 15.50 16.47 17.12 16.95 : : Seasonally Adjusted Price as a Percentage of Parity Price : 1995 : 46 44 45 46 47 49 1996 : 52 54 55 57 55 51 1997 : 41 43 44 45 46 48 1998 : 50 50 53 57 59 58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Revised. 2/ Preceding year. Milk: Annual Average Prices Received by States, 1997-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sold to Plants : :-----------------------------------------------------: Retailed State : Eligible for : Manufacturing : All : by : Fluid Market 1/ : Grade : Milk : Farmers :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt Dollars per Quart : AL : 14.80 16.50 14.80 16.50 AK : 20.30 20.30 20.30 20.30 .75 .90 AZ : 13.00 14.60 13.00 14.60 AR : 14.50 15.60 14.50 15.60 CA : 12.62 15.02 12.61 14.99 12.62 15.01 .85 1.10 CO : 13.00 15.00 13.00 15.00 .82 .90 CT : 14.60 16.00 14.60 16.00 .75 .80 DE : 13.80 15.70 13.80 15.70 FL : 16.50 18.20 16.50 18.20 GA : 14.70 16.60 14.70 16.60 HI : 24.71 26.36 24.71 26.36 ID : 12.30 14.50 12.00 14.50 12.30 14.50 IL : 13.70 15.10 12.70 14.80 13.60 15.10 IN : 13.10 14.90 11.10 13.00 13.00 14.80 IA : 13.50 15.40 12.30 14.10 13.40 15.40 KS : 12.80 14.70 11.80 13.80 12.80 14.70 KY : 13.80 15.50 11.20 13.20 13.70 15.50 LA : 14.30 16.20 14.30 16.20 ME : 14.50 15.80 14.50 15.80 .57 .57 MD : 13.80 15.70 13.80 15.70 MA : 14.70 16.40 14.70 16.40 .75 .70 MI : 13.60 15.30 11.10 13.70 13.60 15.30 .65 .65 MN : 13.31 15.65 11.95 14.24 13.19 15.55 MS : 14.40 16.20 14.40 16.20 MO : 13.70 15.70 12.00 14.10 13.70 15.60 MT : 13.20 15.00 13.20 15.00 NE : 13.30 15.20 12.20 14.40 13.20 15.10 NV : 11.90 13.80 11.90 13.80 NH : 14.60 16.30 14.60 16.30 NJ : 13.80 15.60 13.80 15.60 NM : 12.90 14.80 12.90 14.80 .79 .88 NY : 13.40 15.40 13.40 15.40 .63 .69 NC : 15.10 17.00 11.20 13.50 15.10 16.90 ND : 13.00 15.00 11.50 13.10 12.40 14.30 OH : 13.40 15.40 11.50 13.10 13.30 15.20 OK : 13.80 15.60 13.80 15.60 OR : 13.20 15.50 12.80 14.90 13.20 15.50 .60 .60 PA : 14.00 15.80 11.90 14.30 14.00 15.80 .58 .58 RI : 14.50 16.30 14.50 16.30 SC : 14.50 16.40 14.50 16.40 .78 .87 SD : 13.60 16.00 12.80 14.90 13.20 15.50 TN : 14.10 15.90 11.50 13.30 14.10 15.90 TX : 13.70 15.70 13.70 15.70 UT : 12.40 14.60 11.70 14.00 12.30 14.60 .67 .68 VT : 14.30 16.00 14.30 16.00 .70 .69 VA : 14.00 16.20 10.70 14.50 14.00 16.20 WA : 13.20 15.40 13.20 15.40 .64 .64 WV : 13.50 15.40 13.50 15.40 WI : 13.39 15.55 12.48 14.72 13.33 15.50 WY : 12.50 13.60 11.10 13.90 12.20 13.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 : 15.44 14.33 15.41 .814 1997 : 13.40 12.17 13.36 .733 1996 : 14.79 13.43 14.75 .785 1995 : 12.80 11.79 12.78 .647 1994 : 13.02 11.85 13.01 .617 1993 : 12.88 11.80 12.84 .585 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes surplus fluid grade milk diverted to manufacturing. Milk: Annual Average Fat Test by States, 1997-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eligible for : Manufacturing : All State : Fluid Market 1/ : Grade : Milk :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3.59 3.66 3.59 3.66 AK : 3.37 3.36 3.37 3.36 AZ : 3.56 3.57 3.56 3.57 AR : 3.53 3.60 3.53 3.60 CA : 3.64 3.66 4.04 4.01 3.64 3.67 CO : 3.60 3.62 3.60 3.62 CT : 3.64 3.62 3.64 3.62 DE : 3.67 3.69 3.67 3.69 FL : 3.58 3.58 3.58 3.58 GA : 3.58 3.61 3.58 3.61 HI : 3.42 3.43 3.42 3.43 ID : 3.53 3.56 3.74 3.71 3.54 3.57 IL : 3.70 3.69 3.78 3.69 3.71 3.69 IN : 3.69 3.66 3.71 3.70 3.69 3.67 IA : 3.72 3.72 3.74 3.76 3.72 3.73 KS : 3.65 3.64 3.68 3.69 3.65 3.64 KY : 3.60 3.61 3.69 3.73 3.60 3.62 LA : 3.47 3.46 3.47 3.46 ME : 3.64 3.62 3.64 3.62 MD : 3.67 3.69 3.67 3.69 MA : 3.70 3.69 3.70 3.69 MI : 3.65 3.63 3.67 3.66 3.65 3.63 MN : 3.73 3.69 3.73 3.70 3.73 3.70 MS : 3.55 3.60 3.55 3.60 MO : 3.63 3.64 3.76 3.73 3.64 3.64 MT : 3.54 3.57 3.54 3.57 NE : 3.69 3.69 3.73 3.71 3.69 3.69 NV : 3.59 3.59 3.59 3.59 NH : 3.77 3.73 3.77 3.73 NJ : 3.62 3.53 3.62 3.53 NM : 3.50 3.51 3.50 3.51 NY : 3.67 3.66 3.67 3.66 NC : 3.64 3.67 3.87 3.92 3.64 3.67 ND : 3.67 3.66 3.65 3.69 3.66 3.67 OH : 3.69 3.69 3.75 3.75 3.69 3.69 OK : 3.58 3.55 3.58 3.55 OR : 3.64 3.64 4.25 4.22 3.65 3.65 PA : 3.62 3.70 3.71 3.76 3.62 3.70 RI : 3.50 3.70 3.50 3.70 SC : 3.66 3.66 3.66 3.66 SD : 3.71 3.72 3.69 3.65 3.70 3.69 TN : 3.57 3.64 3.72 3.74 3.57 3.64 TX : 3.58 3.57 3.58 3.57 UT : 3.60 3.62 3.62 3.69 3.60 3.63 VT : 3.72 3.70 3.72 3.70 VA : 3.56 3.63 3.58 4.00 3.56 3.64 WA : 3.64 3.66 3.64 3.66 WV : 3.67 3.69 3.67 3.69 WI : 3.77 3.72 3.83 3.80 3.77 3.73 WY : 3.61 3.61 3.70 3.65 3.63 3.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 : 3.65 3.75 3.66 1997 : 3.65 3.77 3.66 1996 : 3.69 3.78 3.69 1995 : 3.65 3.75 3.66 1994 : 3.65 3.76 3.66 1993 : 3.66 3.76 3.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes surplus fluid grade milk diverted to manufacturing. Milk, Sold to Plants, Eligible for Fluid Market 1/: Prices Received, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : AL : 16.10 16.20 16.00 15.90 15.40 15.10 AZ : 14.30 14.50 14.10 13.60 12.50 13.50 AR : 15.00 15.30 15.00 14.70 14.00 14.20 CA : 13.56 14.03 13.39 13.15 12.96 13.94 CO : 14.30 14.50 14.40 13.90 13.00 13.60 FL : 17.40 17.70 17.30 17.00 16.70 16.80 GA : 16.00 16.40 16.30 16.40 15.90 15.10 ID : 13.40 13.70 13.00 12.30 11.30 13.40 IL : 14.90 15.10 14.80 14.30 13.10 14.00 IN : 14.50 14.70 14.50 14.30 13.70 13.50 IA : 15.70 14.80 14.60 13.60 12.70 14.40 KS : 14.40 14.50 14.30 13.50 12.60 13.40 KY : 15.00 15.40 15.20 14.80 14.40 14.10 LA : 15.40 15.70 15.70 15.70 15.30 15.00 MD : 14.90 15.30 15.00 14.90 14.40 14.50 MI : 14.70 15.10 14.80 14.50 13.80 13.80 MN : 14.93 14.94 14.39 13.52 12.59 14.32 MS : 15.40 15.70 15.70 15.70 15.30 15.00 MO : 15.20 15.40 15.10 15.20 13.70 14.10 NE : 14.50 14.80 14.60 13.70 12.80 13.60 NM : 14.10 14.10 13.70 13.10 12.70 13.40 NY : 14.70 14.90 14.70 14.20 13.40 14.00 NC : 16.30 16.70 16.50 16.40 15.70 15.40 ND : 14.50 14.30 13.90 14.10 12.30 13.60 OH : 14.90 15.00 15.00 14.60 13.80 13.50 OK : 15.10 15.30 14.80 14.50 13.50 14.00 OR : 14.20 14.60 14.50 14.00 13.50 14.70 PA : 15.40 15.50 15.40 15.20 14.20 14.50 TN : 15.40 15.80 15.60 14.90 14.80 14.50 TX : 15.40 15.40 14.70 14.60 14.00 14.10 UT : 13.80 14.00 13.10 13.00 12.70 13.10 VT : 15.20 15.20 15.20 14.90 14.60 15.10 VA : 15.90 16.60 15.80 15.90 15.40 15.20 WA : 14.30 14.20 14.60 14.00 13.50 14.40 WI : 14.81 14.81 14.38 13.54 12.45 14.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 14.70 14.80 14.50 14.00 13.30 14.10 1997 : 13.50 13.50 13.60 13.20 12.80 12.30 1996 : 14.20 14.00 13.90 13.90 14.30 14.90 1995 : 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.30 12.30 12.20 1994 : 13.60 13.50 13.50 13.50 12.90 12.70 1993 : 12.60 12.30 12.20 12.70 13.00 13.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ continued Milk, Sold to Plants, Eligible for Fluid Market 1/: Prices Received, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98, continued ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : AL : 14.50 16.50 18.00 18.20 18.40 19.00 AZ : 13.80 15.10 16.00 16.80 16.30 15.60 AR : 13.60 15.60 17.00 17.40 17.60 18.40 CA : 14.39 15.62 16.68 18.08 17.22 17.17 CO : 13.10 15.00 16.30 17.20 17.50 18.00 FL : 15.90 18.30 20.00 20.20 20.70 21.30 GA : 13.80 16.20 17.90 18.10 18.20 19.10 ID : 14.10 14.40 15.60 16.70 17.70 17.80 IL : 13.70 14.90 15.70 16.80 17.10 18.10 IN : 12.50 14.60 16.20 16.70 16.80 17.70 IA : 14.40 15.50 16.30 17.90 17.80 17.80 KS : 12.60 14.50 16.00 16.80 17.00 17.30 KY : 12.90 15.10 16.80 17.40 17.50 18.20 LA : 14.30 16.20 17.60 17.90 18.10 18.80 MD : 13.80 15.60 17.20 17.50 17.80 17.90 MI : 13.40 14.80 16.40 17.40 17.60 17.70 MN : 15.19 15.69 16.86 18.15 18.74 18.95 MS : 14.30 16.20 17.60 17.90 18.10 18.80 MO : 13.40 15.30 16.90 17.60 17.90 18.50 NE : 14.10 15.20 16.30 17.20 17.60 18.00 NM : 13.50 15.00 16.00 16.90 17.10 17.50 NY : 14.00 15.30 16.60 17.50 17.70 18.20 NC : 14.20 16.70 18.50 18.90 19.90 19.70 ND : 14.20 14.70 16.00 17.10 17.70 18.10 OH : 13.10 15.10 16.70 17.40 17.80 18.00 OK : 13.80 15.20 16.70 17.30 17.80 18.60 OR : 15.20 15.60 17.50 17.80 17.30 17.30 PA : 13.80 15.60 17.20 18.00 18.00 18.30 TN : 13.30 15.60 17.50 17.90 17.90 18.70 TX : 13.50 15.60 17.20 17.60 17.90 18.20 UT : 13.30 14.70 16.00 16.70 17.10 17.70 VT : 14.80 15.90 17.30 17.90 17.70 18.00 VA : 14.30 16.20 16.90 18.60 18.70 18.90 WA : 14.60 15.60 17.50 17.80 17.30 17.30 WI : 15.08 15.87 16.66 18.07 18.49 18.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 14.20 15.50 16.80 17.80 17.80 18.10 1997 : 12.20 12.80 13.10 14.10 14.70 14.80 1996 : 15.50 16.00 16.60 16.40 15.30 14.40 1995 : 12.10 12.50 12.80 13.40 14.00 14.00 1994 : 12.20 12.50 12.80 13.10 13.10 12.90 1993 : 12.80 12.50 12.80 13.10 13.60 13.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes surplus fluid grade milk diverted to manufacturing. Milk, Sold to Plants, Eligible for Fluid Market 1/: Fat Test, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : AL : 3.75 3.70 3.62 3.59 3.57 3.63 AZ : 3.66 3.63 3.59 3.57 3.51 3.50 AR : 3.75 3.75 3.70 3.55 3.50 3.49 CA : 3.82 3.83 3.72 3.68 3.62 3.57 CO : 3.68 3.64 3.62 3.55 3.52 3.51 FL : 3.62 3.64 3.58 3.49 3.50 3.51 GA : 3.72 3.66 3.62 3.53 3.54 3.51 ID : 3.62 3.58 3.56 3.54 3.47 3.36 IL : 3.83 3.77 3.78 3.72 3.60 3.59 IN : 3.79 3.76 3.74 3.64 3.54 3.55 IA : 3.84 3.78 3.81 3.73 3.61 3.60 KS : 3.82 3.72 3.76 3.62 3.49 3.49 KY : 3.75 3.71 3.68 3.55 3.53 3.51 LA : 3.51 3.46 3.43 3.38 3.40 3.44 MD : 3.80 3.74 3.77 3.67 3.62 3.61 MI : 3.74 3.70 3.70 3.64 3.55 3.52 MN : 3.78 3.73 3.74 3.69 3.60 3.60 MS : 3.63 3.62 3.57 3.51 3.53 3.56 MO : 3.78 3.70 3.72 3.61 3.51 3.50 NE : 3.81 3.74 3.79 3.71 3.57 3.57 NM : 3.75 3.63 3.60 3.52 3.41 3.37 NY : 3.73 3.73 3.74 3.69 3.62 3.57 NC : 3.77 3.75 3.71 3.65 3.60 3.57 ND : 3.79 3.71 3.73 3.68 3.55 3.52 OH : 3.80 3.77 3.70 3.68 3.59 3.57 OK : 3.75 3.61 3.62 3.54 3.42 3.40 OR : 3.78 3.67 3.65 3.64 3.57 3.57 PA : 3.73 3.71 3.71 3.65 3.59 3.56 TN : 3.77 3.75 3.70 3.57 3.50 3.50 TX : 3.74 3.66 3.64 3.52 3.46 3.43 UT : 3.72 3.66 3.64 3.58 3.54 3.49 VT : 3.79 3.77 3.77 3.72 3.66 3.61 VA : 3.73 3.74 3.71 3.61 3.57 3.52 WA : 3.77 3.78 3.67 3.64 3.57 3.57 WI : 3.82 3.79 3.80 3.75 3.65 3.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 3.77 3.74 3.71 3.65 3.58 3.55 1997 : 3.77 3.73 3.68 3.65 3.59 3.53 1996 : 3.80 3.78 3.74 3.69 3.62 3.56 1995 : 3.76 3.72 3.69 3.65 3.60 3.53 1994 : 3.79 3.75 3.70 3.64 3.59 3.53 1993 : 3.78 3.73 3.71 3.65 3.57 3.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ continued Milk, Sold to Plants, Eligible for Fluid Market 1/: Fat Test, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98, continued ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : AL : 3.61 3.64 3.65 3.67 3.76 3.71 AZ : 3.49 3.46 3.45 3.58 3.67 3.70 AR : 3.45 3.53 3.55 3.58 3.72 3.73 CA : 3.52 3.47 3.52 3.68 3.70 3.79 CO : 3.47 3.53 3.57 3.71 3.77 3.83 FL : 3.57 3.61 3.59 3.62 3.62 3.60 GA : 3.49 3.51 3.56 3.63 3.77 3.70 ID : 3.46 3.42 3.58 3.67 3.73 3.75 IL : 3.51 3.54 3.56 3.74 3.84 3.82 IN : 3.46 3.51 3.57 3.74 3.84 3.83 IA : 3.53 3.56 3.65 3.83 3.89 3.86 KS : 3.46 3.49 3.57 3.70 3.82 3.77 KY : 3.47 3.49 3.54 3.64 3.75 3.75 LA : 3.45 3.45 3.50 3.51 3.54 3.53 MD : 3.54 3.56 3.60 3.72 3.85 3.80 MI : 3.43 3.45 3.53 3.73 3.83 3.82 MN : 3.55 3.57 3.64 3.80 3.84 3.80 MS : 3.58 3.59 3.64 3.66 3.69 3.67 MO : 3.47 3.51 3.57 3.68 3.76 3.77 NE : 3.54 3.54 3.57 3.76 3.85 3.81 NM : 3.33 3.37 3.40 3.50 3.65 3.67 NY : 3.52 3.53 3.59 3.72 3.80 3.75 NC : 3.52 3.55 3.61 3.70 3.80 3.79 ND : 3.46 3.48 3.60 3.79 3.83 3.80 OH : 3.53 3.55 3.62 3.73 3.86 3.87 OK : 3.35 3.42 3.48 3.62 3.73 3.68 OR : 3.56 3.50 3.60 3.73 3.76 3.77 PA : 3.55 3.53 3.54 3.72 3.81 3.78 TN : 3.52 3.54 3.59 3.68 3.77 3.77 TX : 3.41 3.44 3.51 3.58 3.71 3.71 UT : 3.46 3.52 3.57 3.69 3.76 3.80 VT : 3.58 3.56 3.62 3.72 3.80 3.77 VA : 3.50 3.46 3.57 3.69 3.70 3.78 WA : 3.56 3.50 3.60 3.73 3.76 3.77 WI : 3.54 3.56 3.63 3.82 3.87 3.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 3.51 3.51 3.57 3.71 3.78 3.78 1997 : 3.51 3.52 3.58 3.70 3.79 3.80 1996 : 3.55 3.56 3.64 3.73 3.78 3.77 1995 : 3.49 3.49 3.59 3.72 3.80 3.81 1994 : 3.50 3.53 3.60 3.69 3.76 3.78 1993 : 3.51 3.52 3.60 3.72 3.79 3.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes surplus fluid grade milk diverted to manufacturing. Milk, Sold to Plants, Manufacturing Grade: Prices Received, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : CA : 14.71 13.85 13.20 12.39 12.13 13.91 ID : 13.38 13.59 12.85 11.82 11.07 13.23 IL : 14.00 14.10 13.60 12.70 11.80 13.50 IN : 12.60 12.60 12.20 11.30 11.20 11.50 IA : 13.70 13.60 13.00 12.10 11.00 13.20 KS : 13.40 13.40 12.90 12.00 10.80 12.30 KY : 12.70 12.70 12.10 11.50 10.50 12.40 MI : 12.50 12.60 12.20 11.30 10.00 11.80 MN : 13.50 13.48 12.92 11.99 11.05 13.04 MO : 13.70 13.60 12.70 12.00 10.70 13.00 NE : 13.70 13.80 13.30 12.40 11.00 13.20 NC : 13.00 13.00 12.30 11.30 10.70 12.30 ND : 12.80 12.70 12.40 11.70 11.10 12.00 OH : 12.20 12.40 12.00 11.60 11.40 12.30 OR : 14.40 14.50 13.80 12.70 11.90 14.80 PA : 13.50 13.50 13.10 12.00 11.20 13.30 TN : 12.70 12.80 12.20 11.30 10.40 12.40 UT : 13.00 13.20 12.40 11.80 10.90 12.40 VA : 14.50 14.90 14.70 14.70 14.20 13.40 WI : 13.87 13.79 13.32 12.38 11.65 13.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 13.50 13.50 12.90 12.10 11.30 13.10 1997 : 12.10 12.50 12.40 11.60 10.90 10.80 1996 : 12.80 12.60 12.60 12.90 13.40 13.60 1995 : 11.40 11.70 11.70 11.20 11.00 11.10 1994 : 12.30 12.20 12.40 12.50 11.40 11.00 1993 : 11.10 10.90 11.20 12.00 12.30 11.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ continued Milk, Sold to Plants, Manufacturing Grade: Prices Received, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98, continued ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : CA : 15.07 15.77 16.90 18.32 18.65 19.01 ID : 14.08 14.38 15.57 17.52 18.22 18.54 IL : 14.80 15.30 15.90 17.60 18.00 18.30 IN : 12.00 14.20 13.70 14.40 15.20 15.40 IA : 14.10 14.90 15.00 15.90 16.60 16.40 KS : 13.90 14.20 14.60 16.50 16.70 17.00 KY : 12.90 14.20 14.80 15.60 15.40 16.00 MI : 14.00 14.70 14.80 16.40 17.20 17.30 MN : 14.08 14.54 15.45 16.95 17.53 17.70 MO : 14.40 15.10 15.60 16.20 17.00 16.70 NE : 14.70 14.90 15.30 17.00 17.60 17.80 NC : 13.10 14.60 15.10 16.40 17.40 17.30 ND : 12.50 13.00 13.80 15.00 15.60 16.00 OH : 13.00 13.20 14.00 14.60 15.20 15.50 OR : 14.70 14.60 15.20 18.20 19.30 19.60 PA : 14.60 14.90 15.60 16.70 17.40 17.60 TN : 12.80 14.30 14.80 15.80 16.00 16.10 UT : 13.80 14.60 15.20 16.50 17.10 17.30 VA : 12.20 14.40 16.10 16.00 15.80 15.00 WI : 14.56 15.03 15.89 17.60 18.02 17.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 14.10 14.60 15.40 16.80 17.30 17.40 1997 : 10.80 11.90 12.70 13.20 13.60 13.60 1996 : 14.00 14.60 15.30 14.60 12.40 11.80 1995 : 11.00 11.30 12.10 12.80 13.10 12.90 1994 : 11.10 11.40 11.90 12.20 12.00 11.50 1993 : 11.20 11.00 11.90 12.40 12.70 12.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Milk, Sold to Plants, Manufacturing Grade: Fat Test, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : CA : 4.22 4.16 3.99 4.00 3.94 3.87 ID : 3.86 3.75 3.70 3.64 3.58 3.53 IL : 3.88 3.83 3.85 3.76 3.62 3.60 IN : 3.86 3.83 3.81 3.69 3.53 3.52 IA : 3.93 3.83 3.86 3.77 3.66 3.59 KS : 3.95 3.80 3.86 3.68 3.58 3.46 KY : 3.88 3.82 3.74 3.63 3.58 3.58 MI : 3.82 3.76 3.79 3.73 3.55 3.46 MN : 3.83 3.78 3.78 3.72 3.59 3.56 MO : 3.98 3.84 3.84 3.62 3.57 3.63 NE : 3.94 3.84 3.90 3.76 3.51 3.54 NC : 4.05 4.04 3.90 3.84 3.78 3.83 ND : 3.82 3.75 3.76 3.68 3.53 3.53 OH : 3.85 3.84 3.83 3.75 3.69 3.58 OR : 4.50 4.35 4.28 4.26 4.08 4.12 PA : 3.88 3.83 3.93 3.93 3.86 3.65 TN : 3.90 3.86 3.74 3.64 3.59 3.59 UT : 3.85 3.77 3.73 3.69 3.60 3.56 VA : 4.05 4.16 4.21 4.04 3.90 3.92 WI : 3.91 3.87 3.89 3.84 3.72 3.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 3.91 3.86 3.85 3.78 3.67 3.63 1997 : 3.93 3.87 3.84 3.79 3.72 3.60 1996 : 3.93 3.88 3.85 3.78 3.74 3.63 1995 : 3.88 3.83 3.80 3.76 3.71 3.60 1994 : 3.93 3.87 3.81 3.75 3.66 3.57 1993 : 3.89 3.83 3.82 3.76 3.68 3.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ continued Milk, Sold to Plants, Manufacturing Grade: Fat Test, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98, continued ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : CA : 3.84 3.84 3.94 4.05 4.13 4.28 ID : 3.47 3.50 3.73 3.88 3.89 3.93 IL : 3.48 3.50 3.57 3.73 3.77 3.76 IN : 3.44 3.54 3.61 3.79 3.95 3.98 IA : 3.51 3.54 3.67 3.89 4.02 3.95 KS : 3.42 3.49 3.54 3.77 3.89 3.90 KY : 3.55 3.60 3.78 3.93 3.87 3.95 MI : 3.45 3.48 3.52 3.75 3.90 3.85 MN : 3.51 3.53 3.63 3.86 3.91 3.80 MO : 3.59 3.63 3.73 3.83 3.94 3.94 NE : 3.45 3.48 3.56 3.82 3.94 3.89 NC : 3.64 3.92 3.92 4.16 4.18 4.00 ND : 3.49 3.51 3.62 3.83 3.90 3.88 OH : 3.60 3.62 3.69 3.81 3.87 3.94 OR : 3.89 3.80 4.01 4.34 4.16 4.40 PA : 3.57 3.53 3.61 3.66 3.84 3.86 TN : 3.57 3.59 3.77 3.93 3.96 3.95 UT : 3.47 3.52 3.67 3.81 3.84 3.84 VA : 3.79 3.80 3.97 3.95 3.97 4.24 WI : 3.58 3.62 3.71 3.95 4.01 3.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 3.56 3.59 3.69 3.89 3.96 3.93 1997 : 3.58 3.62 3.73 3.86 3.98 3.96 1996 : 3.57 3.59 3.71 3.85 3.95 3.94 1995 : 3.56 3.57 3.70 3.87 3.94 3.94 1994 : 3.57 3.61 3.73 3.86 3.93 3.95 1993 : 3.60 3.60 3.74 3.88 3.96 3.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Milk, Sold to Plants, All: Prices Received, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : AL : 16.10 16.20 16.00 15.90 15.40 15.10 AZ : 14.30 14.50 14.10 13.60 12.50 13.50 AR : 15.00 15.30 15.00 14.70 14.00 14.20 CA : 13.58 14.03 13.39 13.14 12.95 13.94 CO : 14.30 14.50 14.40 13.90 13.00 13.60 FL : 17.40 17.70 17.30 17.00 16.70 16.80 GA : 16.00 16.40 16.30 16.40 15.90 15.10 ID : 13.40 13.70 13.00 12.30 11.30 13.40 IL : 14.90 15.10 14.70 14.20 13.10 13.90 IN : 14.40 14.60 14.40 14.10 13.50 13.40 IA : 15.60 14.70 14.50 13.50 12.60 14.30 KS : 14.40 14.50 14.30 13.50 12.50 13.40 KY : 15.00 15.30 15.10 14.70 14.30 14.10 LA : 15.40 15.70 15.70 15.70 15.30 15.00 MD : 14.90 15.30 15.00 14.90 14.40 14.50 MI : 14.70 15.10 14.80 14.50 13.80 13.80 MN : 14.83 14.84 14.28 13.41 12.47 14.22 MS : 15.40 15.70 15.70 15.70 15.30 15.00 MO : 15.10 15.30 15.00 15.00 13.60 14.00 NE : 14.40 14.70 14.50 13.60 12.70 13.60 NM : 14.10 14.10 13.70 13.10 12.70 13.40 NY : 14.70 14.90 14.70 14.20 13.40 14.00 NC : 16.30 16.70 16.50 16.30 15.70 15.40 ND : 13.90 13.80 13.40 13.10 11.90 13.00 OH : 14.70 14.80 14.80 14.40 13.60 13.40 OK : 15.10 15.30 14.80 14.50 13.50 14.00 OR : 14.20 14.60 14.50 14.00 13.50 14.70 PA : 15.30 15.50 15.40 15.20 14.10 14.40 TN : 15.40 15.80 15.60 14.90 14.70 14.50 TX : 15.40 15.40 14.70 14.60 14.00 14.10 UT : 13.80 14.00 13.10 12.90 12.50 13.10 VT : 15.20 15.20 15.20 14.90 14.60 15.10 VA : 15.90 16.60 15.80 15.90 15.40 15.20 WA : 14.30 14.20 14.60 14.00 13.50 14.40 WI : 14.75 14.75 14.31 13.47 12.40 14.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 14.60 14.80 14.40 14.00 13.30 14.10 1997 : 13.50 13.40 13.60 13.20 12.70 12.20 1996 : 14.10 13.90 13.80 13.90 14.30 14.80 1995 : 12.60 12.50 12.60 12.30 12.30 12.10 1994 : 13.60 13.40 13.50 13.40 12.80 12.60 1993 : 12.50 12.20 12.20 12.60 12.90 13.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ continued Milk, Sold to Plants, All: Prices Received, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98, continued ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : AL : 14.50 16.50 18.00 18.20 18.40 19.00 AZ : 13.80 15.10 16.00 16.80 16.30 15.60 AR : 13.60 15.60 17.00 17.40 17.60 18.40 CA : 14.40 15.62 16.68 18.08 17.24 17.19 CO : 13.10 15.00 16.30 17.20 17.50 18.00 FL : 15.90 18.30 20.00 20.20 20.70 21.30 GA : 13.80 16.20 17.90 18.10 18.20 19.10 ID : 14.10 14.40 15.60 16.70 17.70 17.80 IL : 13.70 14.90 15.70 16.80 17.10 18.10 IN : 12.40 14.60 16.10 16.60 16.70 17.60 IA : 14.40 15.40 16.20 17.80 17.70 17.70 KS : 12.60 14.50 16.00 16.80 17.00 17.30 KY : 12.90 15.10 16.80 17.40 17.50 18.20 LA : 14.30 16.20 17.60 17.90 18.10 18.80 MD : 13.80 15.60 17.20 17.50 17.80 17.90 MI : 13.40 14.80 16.40 17.40 17.60 17.70 MN : 15.11 15.61 16.76 18.07 18.66 18.86 MS : 14.30 16.20 17.60 17.90 18.10 18.80 MO : 13.50 15.30 16.80 17.50 17.90 18.40 NE : 14.10 15.20 16.20 17.20 17.60 18.00 NM : 13.50 15.00 16.00 16.90 17.10 17.50 NY : 14.00 15.30 16.60 17.50 17.70 18.20 NC : 14.20 16.70 18.50 18.90 19.90 19.70 ND : 13.60 14.10 15.20 16.40 17.00 17.40 OH : 13.10 14.90 16.50 17.20 17.60 17.80 OK : 13.80 15.20 16.70 17.30 17.80 18.60 OR : 15.20 15.60 17.50 17.80 17.30 17.30 PA : 13.80 15.60 17.10 18.00 18.00 18.30 TN : 13.30 15.60 17.50 17.90 17.90 18.70 TX : 13.50 15.60 17.20 17.60 17.90 18.20 UT : 13.30 14.60 15.90 16.70 17.10 17.60 VT : 14.80 15.90 17.30 17.90 17.70 18.00 VA : 14.30 16.20 16.90 18.60 18.70 15.80 WA : 14.60 15.60 17.50 17.80 17.30 17.30 WI : 15.05 15.81 16.61 18.04 18.46 18.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 14.20 15.50 16.70 17.70 17.80 18.00 1997 : 12.10 12.70 13.10 14.10 14.70 14.80 1996 : 15.40 15.90 16.50 16.40 15.20 14.30 1995 : 12.00 12.40 12.80 13.40 14.00 13.90 1994 : 12.20 12.40 12.80 13.00 13.10 12.80 1993 : 12.80 12.40 12.80 13.10 13.60 13.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Milk, Sold to Plants, All: Fat Test, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : AL : 3.75 3.70 3.62 3.59 3.57 3.63 AZ : 3.66 3.63 3.59 3.57 3.51 3.50 AR : 3.75 3.75 3.70 3.55 3.50 3.49 CA : 3.83 3.84 3.72 3.69 3.63 3.58 CO : 3.68 3.64 3.62 3.55 3.52 3.51 FL : 3.62 3.64 3.58 3.49 3.50 3.51 GA : 3.72 3.66 3.62 3.53 3.54 3.51 ID : 3.63 3.59 3.57 3.54 3.47 3.37 IL : 3.83 3.77 3.78 3.72 3.60 3.59 IN : 3.79 3.76 3.74 3.64 3.54 3.54 IA : 3.84 3.79 3.81 3.74 3.62 3.60 KS : 3.82 3.74 3.76 3.62 3.49 3.49 KY : 3.75 3.71 3.68 3.55 3.53 3.51 LA : 3.51 3.46 3.43 3.38 3.40 3.44 MD : 3.80 3.74 3.77 3.67 3.62 3.61 MI : 3.74 3.70 3.70 3.64 3.55 3.52 MN : 3.78 3.73 3.74 3.69 3.60 3.60 MS : 3.63 3.62 3.57 3.51 3.53 3.56 MO : 3.79 3.71 3.73 3.61 3.51 3.51 NE : 3.82 3.75 3.80 3.71 3.57 3.57 NM : 3.75 3.63 3.60 3.52 3.41 3.37 NY : 3.73 3.73 3.74 3.69 3.62 3.57 NC : 3.77 3.75 3.71 3.65 3.60 3.57 ND : 3.80 3.73 3.74 3.68 3.54 3.53 OH : 3.80 3.78 3.71 3.69 3.60 3.57 OK : 3.75 3.61 3.62 3.54 3.42 3.40 OR : 3.79 3.68 3.66 3.65 3.56 3.57 PA : 3.73 3.72 3.71 3.65 3.60 3.56 TN : 3.77 3.75 3.70 3.57 3.50 3.50 TX : 3.74 3.66 3.64 3.52 3.46 3.43 UT : 3.74 3.67 3.65 3.59 3.55 3.50 VT : 3.79 3.77 3.77 3.72 3.66 3.61 VA : 3.74 3.75 3.72 3.62 3.57 3.53 WA : 3.77 3.78 3.67 3.64 3.57 3.57 WI : 3.82 3.79 3.80 3.76 3.66 3.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 3.77 3.74 3.71 3.66 3.58 3.55 1997 : 3.79 3.74 3.70 3.66 3.61 3.55 1996 : 3.80 3.78 3.74 3.69 3.62 3.57 1995 : 3.77 3.72 3.70 3.65 3.61 3.54 1994 : 3.80 3.76 3.70 3.64 3.59 3.53 1993 : 3.79 3.74 3.71 3.65 3.58 3.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ continued Milk, Sold to Plants, All: Fat Test, Monthly, by States, 1998; United States, 1993-98, continued ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : AL : 3.61 3.64 3.65 3.67 3.76 3.71 AZ : 3.49 3.46 3.45 3.58 3.67 3.70 AR : 3.45 3.53 3.55 3.58 3.72 3.73 CA : 3.53 3.48 3.53 3.68 3.70 3.80 CO : 3.47 3.53 3.57 3.71 3.77 3.83 FL : 3.57 3.61 3.59 3.62 3.62 3.60 GA : 3.49 3.51 3.56 3.63 3.77 3.70 ID : 3.46 3.42 3.58 3.68 3.73 3.76 IL : 3.51 3.54 3.56 3.74 3.84 3.82 IN : 3.46 3.51 3.57 3.74 3.85 3.84 IA : 3.53 3.56 3.65 3.84 3.90 3.87 KS : 3.46 3.49 3.57 3.70 3.82 3.77 KY : 3.47 3.49 3.54 3.65 3.75 3.75 LA : 3.45 3.45 3.50 3.51 3.54 3.53 MD : 3.54 3.56 3.60 3.72 3.85 3.80 MI : 3.43 3.45 3.53 3.73 3.83 3.82 MN : 3.55 3.57 3.64 3.80 3.84 3.80 MS : 3.58 3.59 3.64 3.66 3.69 3.67 MO : 3.48 3.52 3.58 3.69 3.77 3.77 NE : 3.53 3.54 3.57 3.76 3.85 3.81 NM : 3.33 3.37 3.40 3.50 3.65 3.67 NY : 3.52 3.53 3.59 3.72 3.80 3.75 NC : 3.52 3.55 3.61 3.70 3.80 3.79 ND : 3.47 3.49 3.60 3.81 3.85 3.83 OH : 3.53 3.56 3.62 3.73 3.86 3.87 OK : 3.35 3.42 3.48 3.62 3.73 3.68 OR : 3.56 3.50 3.60 3.74 3.76 3.78 PA : 3.56 3.53 3.54 3.72 3.81 3.78 TN : 3.52 3.54 3.59 3.68 3.77 3.77 TX : 3.41 3.44 3.51 3.58 3.71 3.71 UT : 3.46 3.52 3.58 3.70 3.77 3.80 VT : 3.58 3.56 3.62 3.72 3.80 3.77 VA : 3.50 3.47 3.57 3.69 3.70 3.78 WA : 3.56 3.50 3.60 3.73 3.76 3.77 WI : 3.54 3.57 3.63 3.83 3.88 3.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 : 3.51 3.51 3.57 3.72 3.78 3.79 1997 : 3.52 3.54 3.60 3.71 3.80 3.82 1996 : 3.55 3.56 3.64 3.74 3.78 3.78 1995 : 3.49 3.50 3.60 3.72 3.80 3.81 1994 : 3.50 3.53 3.61 3.70 3.77 3.79 1993 : 3.51 3.52 3.61 3.72 3.80 3.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Asparagus : CA : 1996 : 84.50 84.50 87.90 85.30 85.70 81.10 1997 : 161.00 140.00 116.00 104.00 92.40 154.00 1998 : 179.00 158.00 144.00 134.00 123.00 164.00 WA : 1996 : 110.00 108.00 118.00 1997 : 105.00 102.00 112.00 1998 : 94.00 83.50 115.00 US : 1993 : 121.00 113.00 80.70 107.00 78.70 106.00 1994 : 135.00 141.00 97.60 88.50 92.90 97.00 1995 : 150.00 118.00 93.60 160.00 93.20 103.00 1996 : 84.50 84.50 87.90 87.30 95.40 108.00 1997 : 161.00 140.00 116.00 105.00 97.40 109.00 1998 : 179.00 158.00 144.00 130.00 106.00 114.00 : : Broccoli : CA : 1996 : 34.60 22.00 30.90 25.20 28.20 30.60 1997 : 36.80 27.80 25.90 24.20 23.10 30.30 1998 : 33.80 26.80 30.70 40.70 27.10 29.60 US : 1993 : 32.60 28.10 28.60 23.70 22.30 26.80 1994 : 23.50 21.40 19.50 21.80 27.10 21.10 1995 : 24.70 34.30 54.40 34.00 26.50 27.30 1996 : 34.60 22.00 30.90 25.20 28.20 30.60 1997 : 36.80 27.80 25.90 24.20 23.10 30.30 1998 : 34.70 27.00 31.40 40.50 27.10 29.60 : : Carrots : CA : 1996 : 12.50 13.70 15.90 15.70 11.60 11.00 1997 : 14.90 14.60 13.30 12.50 12.50 12.60 1998 : 12.50 12.70 12.70 12.00 11.40 11.50 MI : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : TX : 1996 : 13.40 14.80 15.90 15.80 15.80 1997 : 17.30 17.30 17.30 17.30 17.30 1998 : 18.00 19.40 20.70 20.30 22.70 US : 1993 : 18.00 13.20 11.20 12.70 11.20 10.20 1994 : 10.70 10.40 11.50 10.30 12.10 12.10 1995 : 19.20 16.90 18.70 19.40 19.20 15.20 1996 : 12.60 13.80 15.90 15.70 12.00 11.00 1997 : 15.00 14.80 13.50 12.60 12.60 12.60 1998 : 13.60 12.90 12.90 12.40 11.80 11.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- continued Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Asparagus : CA : 1996 : 80.00 1997 : 1998 : 234.00 211.00 199.00 152.00 148.00 WA : 1996 : 118.00 1997 : 112.00 1998 : 115.00 US : 1993 : 122.00 171.00 176.00 146.00 1994 : 143.00 144.00 196.00 151.00 1995 : 105.00 1996 : 108.00 1997 : 101.00 1998 : 127.00 211.00 199.00 152.00 148.00 : : Broccoli : CA : 1996 : 24.10 24.10 23.90 24.30 31.10 28.60 1997 : 27.50 23.30 31.20 40.70 27.00 30.20 1998 : 23.30 27.60 29.20 32.80 29.70 35.00 US : 1993 : 24.50 20.00 36.60 22.40 24.20 30.00 1994 : 21.60 18.50 38.60 37.00 57.70 46.00 1995 : 19.50 31.30 27.70 23.60 20.80 26.90 1996 : 24.10 24.10 23.90 24.30 31.10 28.60 1997 : 27.50 23.30 31.20 40.70 27.00 30.20 1998 : 23.30 27.60 29.20 32.80 29.70 35.00 : : Carrots : CA : 1996 : 10.40 14.10 12.50 12.50 17.00 17.20 1997 : 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.30 16.90 1998 : 10.60 10.40 10.20 10.60 11.50 11.70 MI : 1996 : 16.00 11.90 9.90 11.60 12.00 1997 : 16.50 13.00 9.50 13.00 13.00 1998 : 13.50 12.40 12.90 14.10 14.10 TX : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : US : 1993 : 9.04 10.10 9.98 10.30 11.00 10.90 1994 : 13.50 16.10 15.30 15.30 15.10 15.70 1995 : 15.00 16.10 16.10 15.30 15.50 13.00 1996 : 10.50 14.50 12.60 12.00 16.00 17.20 1997 : 12.60 13.20 12.70 12.00 12.50 16.80 1998 : 10.60 10.80 10.60 11.00 11.80 11.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Cauliflower : CA : 1996 : 35.20 36.10 52.80 37.00 37.70 35.70 1997 : 29.60 33.80 32.60 27.70 20.70 31.20 1998 : 35.10 44.00 49.50 43.80 35.50 26.40 NY : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : US : 1993 : 34.30 29.10 24.70 44.90 26.90 37.00 1994 : 24.80 24.90 23.10 20.80 32.20 29.10 1995 : 31.40 31.50 53.90 68.40 47.70 37.60 1996 : 35.20 36.10 52.80 37.00 37.70 35.70 1997 : 29.60 33.80 32.60 27.70 20.70 31.20 1998 : 35.10 44.00 49.50 43.80 35.50 26.40 : : : Celery CA : 1996 : 7.90 8.50 12.20 11.60 8.90 11.50 1997 : 16.20 16.20 12.30 10.50 15.40 9.89 1998 : 11.20 11.40 16.40 13.80 15.40 12.40 MI : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : US : 1993 : 24.00 35.60 27.40 16.50 14.40 9.45 1994 : 11.40 8.85 7.78 8.34 13.50 8.92 1995 : 24.30 26.00 20.60 33.30 24.50 14.40 1996 : 7.90 8.50 12.20 11.60 8.90 11.50 1997 : 16.20 16.20 12.30 10.50 15.40 9.89 1998 : 11.20 11.40 16.40 13.80 15.40 12.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- continued Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Cauliflower : CA : 1996 : 24.30 26.80 22.60 28.70 30.00 31.10 1997 : 38.90 22.90 34.50 49.30 27.60 28.90 1998 : 23.20 25.30 31.30 23.60 42.30 50.00 NY : 1996 : 33.30 33.30 33.30 1997 : 34.80 34.80 34.80 1998 : 37.00 37.30 33.40 US : 1993 : 28.30 29.30 38.70 27.40 21.60 30.90 1994 : 31.40 24.30 34.00 31.30 42.50 29.80 1995 : 26.70 34.20 25.40 21.10 22.60 33.20 1996 : 24.30 27.20 23.80 29.20 30.00 31.10 1997 : 38.90 23.40 34.60 46.90 27.60 28.90 1998 : 23.20 26.00 32.30 25.90 42.30 50.00 : : : Celery CA : 1996 : 11.10 9.20 10.80 9.30 12.40 13.40 1997 : 19.00 16.40 14.00 13.40 18.40 19.10 1998 : 9.99 9.39 9.80 9.91 11.90 14.00 MI : 1996 : 16.50 13.00 13.50 12.90 1997 : 23.60 19.40 15.40 13.50 1998 : 15.80 14.00 14.10 14.40 US : 1993 : 9.41 11.80 14.20 13.30 11.50 11.10 1994 : 12.40 14.90 12.60 12.00 13.90 25.50 1995 : 11.60 10.50 16.50 13.20 12.90 11.40 1996 : 11.50 10.30 11.60 9.79 12.40 13.40 1997 : 19.30 17.00 14.30 13.40 18.40 19.10 1998 : 10.60 10.40 10.60 10.40 11.90 14.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Sweet Corn : CA : 1996 : 21.50 17.10 16.20 1997 : 20.30 18.80 14.90 1998 : 33.60 20.00 14.80 FL : 1996 : 29.90 30.20 28.90 22.00 17.60 13.10 1997 : 29.00 25.80 33.90 26.40 22.00 18.60 1998 : 18.70 31.60 24.20 19.60 16.30 12.70 MI : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : NJ : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : NY : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : OH : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : PA : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : US : 1993 : 23.30 39.20 25.20 23.50 20.60 17.70 1994 : 24.50 15.50 22.80 18.50 20.40 20.20 1995 : 25.00 44.70 27.80 16.60 24.50 18.80 1996 : 29.90 30.20 28.90 21.90 17.50 14.00 1997 : 29.00 25.80 33.90 26.00 21.20 17.00 1998 : 18.70 31.60 24.20 19.60 16.90 13.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- continued Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Sweet Corn : CA : 1996 : 16.70 16.10 19.50 19.20 20.00 21.00 1997 : 15.80 14.90 16.50 18.20 19.80 19.70 1998 : 12.60 11.00 15.20 26.20 25.60 24.50 FL : 1996 : 12.00 16.60 18.90 16.80 1997 : 12.60 13.70 18.10 20.00 1998 : 22.40 18.00 MI : 1996 : 30.00 17.00 15.00 1997 : 18.90 16.40 1998 : 17.80 16.30 18.20 NJ : 1996 : 26.70 19.10 16.00 20.30 1997 : 24.60 20.40 15.80 17.60 1998 : 16.40 18.30 21.50 23.00 NY : 1996 : 10.00 16.10 14.90 14.50 1997 : 22.00 15.90 13.50 14.00 1998 : 19.00 17.20 18.70 OH : 1996 : 20.80 15.70 16.20 1997 : 21.50 15.90 15.80 1998 : 19.70 18.50 16.60 PA : 1996 : 21.90 20.70 19.60 1997 : 28.40 29.30 27.10 1998 : 23.70 23.60 22.90 US : 1993 : 18.50 16.80 14.70 22.10 16.60 24.30 1994 : 19.10 11.90 15.30 19.70 19.90 26.00 1995 : 18.60 17.10 18.50 20.70 24.00 23.30 1996 : 18.90 17.40 16.70 17.90 19.40 17.70 1997 : 18.40 18.10 16.90 15.30 18.90 19.90 1998 : 16.80 16.60 18.20 25.40 23.50 19.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Lettuce : AZ-Yuma : 1996 : 9.03 17.20 12.80 1997 : 14.80 9.40 13.40 13.70 1998 : 18.80 10.70 11.60 24.40 13.10 AZ-Other : 1996 : 15.90 11.10 12.00 20.50 1997 : 14.70 8.70 8.89 1998 : 27.90 15.00 CA : 1996 : 17.80 9.26 17.20 13.30 13.20 15.10 1997 : 15.20 10.00 13.80 15.80 10.50 14.70 1998 : 19.40 11.30 16.60 28.10 14.70 11.40 NJ : 1996 : 38.60 19.80 1997 : 25.30 1998 : 29.70 NM : 1996 : 6.80 8.74 1997 : 13.70 8.90 1998 : 8.70 8.95 NY : 1996 : 1997 : 15.00 1998 : US : 1993 : 10.80 18.70 14.30 37.80 12.60 11.50 1994 : 7.91 11.80 9.71 11.70 11.40 13.80 1995 : 13.40 9.32 27.00 48.20 47.00 15.60 1996 : 11.30 14.90 16.50 13.20 13.30 15.20 1997 : 14.90 9.58 13.50 15.60 10.40 14.90 1998 : 19.00 10.90 12.50 24.60 14.10 11.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- continued Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Lettuce : AZ-Yuma : 1996 : 12.40 8.65 1997 : 23.20 1998 : AZ-Other : 1996 : 13.50 12.60 18.20 23.00 1997 : 34.10 39.70 1998 : 23.50 8.80 CA : 1996 : 12.70 23.60 13.60 15.60 20.50 9.52 1997 : 17.00 22.80 22.30 35.10 29.40 14.00 1998 : 15.40 16.20 14.00 21.30 10.80 9.00 NJ : 1996 : 13.50 15.00 26.30 16.40 34.70 1997 : 26.40 26.00 34.40 28.80 31.90 1998 : 50.00 50.00 45.60 28.00 25.90 NM : 1996 : 13.20 20.30 1997 : 38.70 39.10 1998 : 9.90 11.60 NY : 1996 : 13.00 13.00 13.00 1997 : 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 1998 : 20.00 US : 1993 : 18.80 14.90 16.80 12.20 10.50 8.28 1994 : 10.60 10.90 17.30 22.10 22.40 37.20 1995 : 12.60 15.20 25.60 13.30 11.50 16.10 1996 : 12.70 23.50 13.70 15.40 17.70 8.87 1997 : 17.10 22.80 22.30 34.80 29.90 21.30 1998 : 15.50 16.30 14.00 21.10 10.90 9.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Spring Onions : AZ : 1996 : 8.00 8.50 9.00 1997 : 17.40 13.60 15.40 1998 : 17.00 13.10 CA : 1996 : 10.70 9.60 9.90 1997 : 16.60 12.60 15.50 1998 : 15.90 14.40 13.40 TX : 1996 : 8.74 9.45 10.10 1997 : 17.90 14.00 18.30 1998 : 22.80 20.30 20.80 US : 1993 : 25.40 33.10 23.80 10.40 1994 : 14.20 10.10 8.64 8.69 1995 : 18.60 22.20 14.60 9.35 1996 : 8.74 9.53 9.75 9.75 1997 : 17.60 13.20 16.20 1998 : 22.40 18.20 16.50 : : Summer Onions : Non-Storage : NM : 1996 : 12.40 1997 : 16.50 1998 : 12.40 TX : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : WA : 1996 : 25.20 1997 : 19.40 1998 : 26.50 US : 1993 : 14.60 10.30 1994 : 8.27 1995 : 11.80 1996 : 12.80 1997 : 16.90 1998 : 12.70 : : Summer Onions : Storage : CA : 1996 : 15.90 15.80 16.00 1997 : 19.60 14.60 1998 : 17.00 21.00 23.00 CO : 1996 : 12.90 9.70 8.90 1997 : 11.20 9.20 7.90 1998 : 14.00 17.30 ID, E-OR : 1996 : 9.60 7.10 5.20 1997 : 9.70 7.50 8.13 10.40 1998 : 13.60 16.30 23.00 14.60 MI : 1996 : 9.50 9.50 9.00 1997 : 10.00 10.50 11.00 1998 : 7.20 9.40 11.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summer storage onions continued on page 58. -- continued Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Spring Onions : AZ : 1996 : 9.50 1997 : 1998 : CA : 1996 : 9.50 1997 : 14.10 1998 : 21.10 TX : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : US : 1993 : 10.90 1994 : 10.20 1995 : 11.20 1996 : 9.50 1997 : 14.10 1998 : 25.20 : : Summer Onions : Non-Storage : NM : 1996 : 14.40 14.00 1997 : 14.30 12.10 1998 : 14.00 12.10 TX : 1996 : 13.20 12.20 1997 : 14.00 14.00 1998 : 24.70 20.40 WA : 1996 : 20.60 20.60 1997 : 15.90 15.90 1998 : 26.00 26.00 US : 1993 : 13.80 14.40 13.10 1994 : 13.90 10.10 1995 : 14.90 11.40 1996 : 14.60 13.90 1997 : 14.30 12.80 1998 : 18.30 15.90 : : Summer Onions : Storage : CA : 1996 : 9.50 10.00 13.10 15.60 12.10 16.40 1997 : 14.10 14.20 11.20 9.90 12.40 16.20 1998 : 20.20 13.50 13.40 12.20 13.00 16.50 CO : 1996 : 13.50 14.50 14.40 14.40 14.50 13.50 1997 : 14.60 11.60 11.00 11.40 12.30 1998 : 14.70 14.40 15.10 16.80 17.00 ID, E-OR : 1996 : 14.10 13.00 11.10 10.30 10.10 1997 : 12.20 9.10 8.30 10.20 10.90 1998 : 10.90 11.90 12.40 14.20 15.90 MI : 1996 : 12.40 11.40 10.50 10.00 1997 : 10.60 8.80 8.00 8.00 1998 : 10.60 8.80 8.00 8.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summer storage onions continued on page 59. Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Summer Onions : Storage : NY : 1996 : 14.90 22.40 11.40 9.35 1997 : 9.10 8.10 7.65 8.40 1998 : 9.10 8.10 7.65 8.40 OH : 1996 : 1997 : 8.00 8.00 8.00 1998 : 9.00 9.00 9.00 OR-West : 1996 : 10.70 11.00 11.00 11.00 1997 : 9.40 8.00 10.10 11.20 1998 : 9.50 10.00 11.00 12.00 WA : 1996 : 9.75 7.50 6.95 4.80 4.80 1997 : 7.80 6.00 7.95 14.00 14.00 1998 : 13.30 15.90 21.20 15.00 15.00 : : Summer Onions : Storage : US : 1993 : 16.60 14.00 16.30 19.40 1994 : 31.40 33.90 18.90 13.90 1995 : 13.50 17.60 17.80 15.70 16.60 1996 : 10.70 10.10 7.98 7.39 4.80 1997 : 9.75 7.87 8.09 11.60 14.00 1998 : 11.40 13.50 17.10 14.00 15.00 : : All Summer Onions : US : 1993 : 16.60 14.00 16.30 19.40 14.60 10.30 1994 : 31.40 33.90 18.90 13.90 8.27 1995 : 13.50 17.60 17.80 15.70 16.60 11.80 1996 : 10.70 10.10 7.98 7.39 4.80 12.80 1997 : 9.75 7.87 8.09 11.60 14.00 16.90 1998 : 11.40 13.50 17.10 14.00 15.00 11.80 : : All Onions : US : 1993 : 16.60 14.00 17.30 31.00 23.60 10.40 1994 : 31.40 33.90 18.80 10.80 8.64 8.49 1995 : 13.50 17.60 17.90 20.00 14.70 10.40 1996 : 10.70 10.10 8.11 8.86 9.54 11.10 1997 : 9.75 7.87 8.09 14.90 13.30 16.50 1998 : 11.40 13.50 17.10 17.80 17.70 14.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- continued Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Summer Onions : Storage : NY : 1996 : 13.50 13.50 12.50 10.20 9.70 1997 : 26.80 15.00 12.00 11.60 11.50 1998 : 31.40 17.40 15.00 14.30 17.10 OH : 1996 : 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 1997 : 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 1998 : 6.00 5.40 10.00 10.00 9.00 OR-West : 1996 : 9.60 9.00 8.50 1997 : 10.10 9.70 10.80 1998 : 11.30 10.90 12.80 14.20 WA : 1996 : 11.70 10.90 9.30 8.30 8.10 1997 : 12.00 8.90 7.70 8.65 9.60 1998 : 11.00 10.00 11.20 12.40 13.80 : : Summer Onions : Storage : US : 1993 : 10.90 15.00 13.30 12.10 18.70 24.50 1994 : 10.30 9.31 9.32 10.60 12.20 12.70 1995 : 11.40 8.24 10.00 9.83 9.48 10.10 1996 : 9.59 12.00 12.70 11.50 10.40 10.20 1997 : 14.10 14.00 10.20 9.21 9.87 10.90 1998 : 20.20 13.60 12.80 12.70 14.00 15.90 : : All Summer Onions : US : 1993 : 13.00 14.80 13.30 12.10 18.70 24.50 1994 : 12.70 9.54 9.32 10.60 12.20 12.70 1995 : 14.00 9.56 10.00 9.83 9.48 10.10 1996 : 12.50 12.60 12.70 11.50 10.40 10.20 1997 : 14.20 13.60 10.20 9.19 9.86 10.90 1998 : 19.00 14.30 12.80 12.70 14.00 15.90 : : All Onions : US : 1993 : 12.70 14.80 13.30 12.10 18.70 24.50 1994 : 12.30 9.54 9.32 10.60 12.20 12.70 1995 : 13.60 9.56 10.00 9.83 9.48 10.10 1996 : 12.10 12.60 12.70 11.50 10.40 10.20 1997 : 14.20 13.60 10.20 9.19 9.86 10.90 1998 : 19.10 14.30 12.80 12.70 14.00 15.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Winter Strawberries : FL : 1993 : 88.00 91.00 59.00 52.00 1994 : 80.90 59.00 47.40 40.30 1995 : 131.00 92.00 56.00 42.00 1996 : 93.00 78.00 51.00 51.00 1997 : 97.00 71.00 69.00 1998 : 103.00 108.00 72.00 85.00 : : Spring Strawberries : CA : 1996 : 80.30 76.70 38.50 45.60 65.00 1997 : 116.00 98.30 85.80 42.70 54.30 74.80 1998 : 120.00 147.00 86.50 67.50 67.40 54.60 MI : 1996 : 78.00 1997 : 80.00 1998 : 79.00 US : 1993 : 102.00 80.20 57.70 42.40 38.30 46.10 1994 : 77.90 99.00 94.40 57.50 56.40 52.30 1995 : 65.50 67.00 65.60 57.60 66.90 54.00 1996 : 80.30 76.70 38.50 45.60 65.40 1997 : 116.00 98.30 85.80 42.70 54.30 75.10 1998 : 120.00 147.00 86.50 67.50 67.40 55.50 : : All Strawberries : US : 1993 : 90.70 88.50 58.40 43.80 38.30 46.10 1994 : 79.50 71.90 67.90 56.70 56.40 52.30 1995 : 87.60 80.20 59.20 54.30 66.90 54.00 1996 : 93.00 79.40 65.90 39.30 45.60 65.40 1997 : 102.00 78.40 80.40 42.70 54.30 75.10 1998 : 103.00 119.00 78.00 70.00 67.00 55.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- continued Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Winter Strawberries : FL : 1993 : 150.00 141.00 1994 : 129.00 1995 : 144.00 1996 : 160.00 1997 : 184.00 1998 : 108.00 : : Spring Strawberries : CA : 1996 : 44.10 54.80 61.50 40.70 1997 : 56.20 53.10 67.50 69.80 1998 : 56.30 65.00 59.00 80.20 116.00 MI : 1996 : 78.00 1997 : 80.00 1998 : 79.00 US : 1993 : 32.80 46.90 48.90 64.20 93.70 1994 : 49.50 49.00 46.60 82.40 89.90 1995 : 50.70 63.30 41.50 49.70 115.00 1996 : 44.70 54.80 61.50 40.70 1997 : 56.60 53.10 67.50 69.80 1998 : 56.50 65.00 59.00 80.20 116.00 : : All Strawberries : US : 1993 : 32.80 46.90 48.90 64.20 95.70 141.00 1994 : 49.50 49.00 46.60 82.40 89.90 129.00 1995 : 50.70 63.30 41.50 49.70 115.00 144.00 1996 : 44.70 54.80 61.50 40.70 160.00 1997 : 56.60 53.10 67.50 69.80 184.00 1998 : 56.00 65.00 59.00 80.00 116.00 108.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Tomatoes AR : 1996 : 37.00 1997 : 40.00 1998 : 33.30 CA : 1996 : 35.90 26.80 1997 : 36.90 27.30 1998 : 29.20 25.70 FL : 1996 : 18.40 40.00 81.70 50.50 23.60 20.30 1997 : 33.50 47.30 58.80 26.30 32.40 37.80 1998 : 26.40 44.00 34.00 37.20 37.10 10.40 MI : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : NJ : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : NY : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : SC : 1996 : 29.30 1997 : 59.90 1998 : 24.90 VA : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : US : 1993 : 38.30 21.90 21.20 45.20 58.10 22.90 1994 : 41.50 19.30 24.50 16.50 20.60 31.30 1995 : 41.10 29.80 37.10 20.50 14.70 35.70 1996 : 18.40 40.00 81.70 50.50 24.40 24.20 1997 : 33.50 47.30 58.80 26.30 33.40 32.60 1998 : 26.40 44.00 34.00 37.20 36.50 17.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- continued Vegetables for Fresh Market: Prices Received Monthly, by State, 1996-98, and United States, 1993-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : : : and : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec Year : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dollars per Cwt : : Tomatoes AR : 1996 : 40.00 40.00 1997 : 32.00 32.00 1998 : 44.30 CA : 1996 : 23.50 20.60 22.40 27.60 29.40 25.30 1997 : 25.40 25.40 23.20 23.30 41.10 1998 : 43.10 20.40 26.60 43.10 35.80 FL : 1996 : 29.30 29.70 30.70 1997 : 31.00 48.10 48.80 1998 : 55.90 46.30 47.70 MI : 1996 : 24.20 24.20 24.20 1997 : 24.20 24.20 24.20 1998 : 38.50 38.50 38.50 NJ : 1996 : 46.00 28.00 28.70 44.00 43.20 1997 : 58.40 31.50 27.40 30.90 1998 : 50.00 36.60 32.60 50.00 NY : 1996 : 100.00 40.00 17.50 20.00 1997 : 30.00 30.00 28.30 29.10 1998 : 80.00 31.40 22.80 SC : 1996 : 30.20 28.30 28.90 37.60 32.80 1997 : 27.50 27.90 33.00 1998 : 28.70 24.40 VA : 1996 : 23.00 24.00 26.00 25.50 1997 : 36.00 35.00 34.00 30.00 30.00 1998 : 41.00 34.50 32.50 31.00 US : 1993 : 23.30 32.70 29.80 19.40 31.60 57.60 1994 : 26.90 30.60 22.70 28.50 31.20 37.40 1995 : 24.40 19.60 19.50 22.50 33.10 25.00 1996 : 26.00 22.10 23.40 28.30 29.70 30.40 1997 : 28.60 27.30 25.20 27.40 45.40 48.80 1998 : 40.60 25.50 28.60 44.90 43.60 47.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Indexes of Prices Received by Months and Annual Average, United States, 1991-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Jan: Feb: Mar: Apr: May: Jun: Jul: Aug: Sep: Oct: Nov: Dec: Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All Farm Products : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 617 630 638 627 629 635 630 634 629 617 611 613 626 1993 : 618 623 632 662 657 641 640 648 650 642 650 656 643 1994 : 665 663 664 650 643 636 617 618 617 604 608 627 634 1995 : 623 620 628 630 637 637 646 653 662 661 670 685 646 1996 : 686 676 695 686 709 750 754 746 738 714 699 688 712 1997 : 683 666 685 676 686 683 678 684 680 682 681 667 679 1998 : 652 640 649 658 656 650 647 645 632 631 635 627 644 1999 : 617 612 614 621 616 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 97 99 100 99 99 100 99 100 99 97 96 96 98 1993 : 97 98 99 104 103 101 101 102 102 101 102 103 101 1994 : 105 104 105 102 101 100 97 97 97 95 96 99 100 1995 : 98 98 99 99 100 100 102 103 104 104 106 108 102 1996 : 108 106 109 108 112 118 119 117 116 112 110 108 112 1997 : 107 105 108 106 108 107 107 108 107 107 107 105 107 1998 : 103 101 102 104 103 102 102 102 100 99 100 99 101 1999 : 97 96 97 98 97 : : All Crops : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 497 512 534 510 498 509 495 497 494 477 471 476 498 1993 : 474 478 478 528 512 490 503 515 517 508 524 537 505 1994 : 545 545 540 520 528 534 506 499 507 490 498 525 520 1995 : 508 504 528 556 574 559 565 567 564 559 571 584 553 1996 : 597 606 638 634 646 691 674 656 621 589 575 558 624 1997 : 569 558 584 572 581 587 565 575 564 566 567 548 570 1998 : 539 536 546 562 554 526 529 516 498 494 505 494 525 1999 : 483 487 489 524 496 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 101 104 108 103 101 103 100 101 100 97 95 97 101 1993 : 96 97 97 107 104 99 102 104 105 103 106 109 102 1994 : 111 110 109 106 107 108 103 101 103 99 101 106 105 1995 : 103 102 107 113 116 113 114 115 114 113 116 118 112 1996 : 121 123 129 129 131 140 137 133 126 119 117 113 127 1997 : 115 113 118 116 118 119 115 117 114 115 115 111 116 1998 : 109 109 111 114 112 107 107 105 101 100 102 100 106 1999 : 98 99 99 106 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average required for parity regulations. Weighted 1990-92 average equals 100. Average is year-to-date for current year. Indexes of Prices Received by Months and Annual Average, United States, 1991-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Jan: Feb: Mar: Apr: May: Jun: Jul: Aug: Sep: Oct: Nov: Dec: Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Food Grains : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 375 395 388 379 379 365 337 321 337 336 341 346 358 1993 : 349 337 330 325 316 300 301 310 320 336 369 390 332 1994 : 387 402 411 396 382 348 327 345 374 385 382 387 377 1995 : 382 368 360 358 379 407 434 448 472 489 498 511 426 1996 : 501 505 512 534 584 555 504 487 467 445 437 437 497 1997 : 434 426 431 446 442 382 352 388 399 395 392 379 406 1998 : 369 372 376 361 345 306 283 270 279 319 335 322 328 1999 : 319 321 312 311 315 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 118 124 122 119 119 115 106 101 106 106 107 109 113 1993 : 110 106 104 102 99 94 95 98 101 106 116 123 105 1994 : 122 126 129 125 120 109 103 109 118 121 120 122 119 1995 : 120 116 113 113 119 128 137 141 148 154 157 161 134 1996 : 158 159 161 168 184 175 159 153 147 140 137 137 157 1997 : 137 134 136 140 139 120 111 122 126 124 123 119 128 1998 : 116 117 118 114 109 96 89 85 88 100 105 101 103 1999 : 101 101 98 98 100 : : Feed Grains and Hay : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 368 373 376 375 385 375 354 341 334 319 313 315 352 1993 : 323 324 337 348 354 345 354 358 351 359 382 410 354 1994 : 417 427 421 416 413 406 368 354 352 331 322 344 381 1995 : 347 355 364 373 387 393 408 410 414 435 446 468 400 1996 : 474 502 520 568 605 593 607 593 525 444 415 411 521 1997 : 421 423 440 452 442 422 401 407 405 402 399 399 418 1998 : 402 405 405 388 385 374 361 326 307 306 308 319 357 1999 : 324 326 327 319 324 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 103 104 105 105 108 105 99 95 93 89 87 88 98 1993 : 90 91 94 97 99 97 99 100 98 100 107 115 99 1994 : 117 119 118 116 115 113 103 99 98 92 90 96 106 1995 : 97 99 102 104 108 110 114 115 116 122 125 131 112 1996 : 133 140 146 159 169 166 170 166 147 124 116 115 146 1997 : 118 118 123 127 124 118 112 114 113 112 112 112 117 1998 : 113 113 113 109 108 105 101 91 86 85 86 89 100 1999 : 91 91 92 89 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average required for parity regulations. Weighted 1990-92 average equals 100. Average is year-to-date for current year. Indexes of Prices Received by Months and Annual Average, United States, 1991-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Jan: Feb: Mar: Apr: May: Jun: Jul: Aug: Sep: Oct: Nov: Dec: Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Cotton : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 437 421 425 449 450 490 476 445 446 456 445 459 450 1993 : 448 455 476 466 460 453 454 443 434 443 451 478 455 1994 : 530 555 563 571 583 535 496 565 551 560 579 620 559 1995 : 665 678 698 656 644 670 677 610 632 627 634 640 653 1996 : 646 640 649 667 648 650 622 608 605 604 589 586 626 1997 : 574 576 586 571 577 567 571 566 588 587 574 539 573 1998 : 516 528 540 538 537 589 575 560 567 561 550 513 548 1999 : 493 473 467 471 476 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 85 82 83 88 88 96 93 87 87 89 87 90 88 1993 : 87 89 93 91 90 88 89 86 85 86 88 93 89 1994 : 103 108 110 111 114 104 97 110 108 109 113 121 109 1995 : 130 132 136 128 126 131 132 119 123 122 124 125 127 1996 : 126 125 127 130 127 127 121 119 118 118 115 114 122 1997 : 112 112 114 112 113 111 111 111 115 115 112 105 112 1998 : 101 103 105 105 105 115 112 109 111 110 107 100 107 1999 : 96 92 91 92 93 : : Tobacco 2/ : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 1552 1670 1517 1374 1361 1439 1587 1583 1591 1587 1526 1993 : 1574 1739 1604 1370 1370 1383 1496 1517 1574 1578 1521 1994 : 1596 1752 1478 1478 1309 1391 1539 1570 1609 1596 1532 1995 : 1630 1709 1491 1326 1526 1535 1591 1574 1600 1604 1559 1996 : 1652 1791 1517 1396 1391 1517 1643 1661 1674 1674 1592 1997 : 1678 1661 1678 1374 1387 1526 1552 1604 1670 1570 1998 : 1670 1665 1574 1474 1417 1409 1557 1622 1657 1661 1571 1999 : 1674 1696 1709 1417 1624 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 103 110 100 91 90 95 105 105 105 105 101 1993 : 104 115 106 91 91 91 99 100 104 104 101 1994 : 105 116 98 98 86 92 102 104 106 105 101 1995 : 108 113 99 88 101 101 105 104 106 106 103 1996 : 109 118 100 92 92 100 109 110 111 111 105 1997 : 111 110 111 91 92 101 103 106 110 104 1998 : 110 110 104 97 94 93 103 107 109 110 104 1999 : 111 112 113 94 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average required for parity regulations. Weighted 1990-92 average equals 100. Average is year-to-date for current year. 2/ Missing data indicates insufficient sales volume to establish a price. Indexes of Prices Received by Months and Annual Average, United States, 1991-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Jan: Feb: Mar: Apr: May: Jun: Jul: Aug: Sep: Oct: Nov: Dec: Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Oil-Bearing Crops : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 537 543 552 552 572 578 545 527 534 518 530 539 544 1993 : 546 545 553 560 568 577 641 639 598 582 620 652 590 1994 : 658 658 661 645 663 660 580 547 541 519 531 534 600 1995 : 534 527 539 543 543 556 577 569 568 586 619 653 568 1996 : 659 682 683 725 750 726 744 755 686 649 656 680 700 1997 : 695 719 775 801 817 792 731 700 620 615 655 656 715 1998 : 652 642 626 613 614 609 606 538 510 511 551 556 586 1999 : 525 481 454 452 478 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 98 99 101 101 105 106 100 96 98 95 97 98 100 1993 : 100 100 101 102 104 105 117 117 109 106 113 119 108 1994 : 120 120 121 118 121 121 106 100 99 95 97 98 110 1995 : 98 96 98 99 99 102 105 104 104 107 113 119 104 1996 : 120 125 125 132 137 133 136 138 125 119 120 124 128 1997 : 127 131 142 146 149 145 134 128 113 112 120 120 131 1998 : 119 117 114 112 112 111 111 98 93 93 101 102 107 1999 : 96 88 83 83 88 : : Fruit and Nuts : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 734 743 759 723 686 700 645 711 705 667 640 558 689 1993 : 500 501 481 511 564 677 706 786 845 833 741 602 646 1994 : 550 551 583 603 641 678 698 715 733 678 616 534 632 1995 : 515 514 533 569 708 730 773 885 822 790 692 629 680 1996 : 660 666 729 700 798 933 910 912 1006 979 872 717 824 1997 : 647 627 674 617 740 886 886 879 913 838 743 624 756 1998 : 556 601 652 708 773 852 936 1014 942 912 866 694 792 1999 : 695 705 736 810 737 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 105 106 109 104 98 100 92 102 101 96 92 80 99 1993 : 72 72 69 73 81 97 101 113 121 119 106 86 93 1994 : 79 79 84 86 92 97 100 102 105 97 88 76 90 1995 : 74 74 76 81 101 105 111 127 118 113 99 90 97 1996 : 95 95 104 100 114 134 130 131 144 140 125 103 118 1997 : 93 90 97 88 106 127 127 126 131 120 106 89 108 1998 : 80 86 93 101 111 122 134 145 135 131 124 99 113 1999 : 100 101 105 116 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average required for parity regulations. Weighted 1990-92 average equals 100. Average is year-to-date for current year. Indexes of Prices Received by Months and Annual Average, United States, 1991-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Jan: Feb: Mar: Apr: May: Jun: Jul: Aug: Sep: Oct: Nov: Dec: Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Commercial Vegetables : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 648 789 961 706 623 631 679 757 771 836 731 812 745 1993 : 807 841 731 1112 856 677 710 741 757 642 696 851 785 1994 : 775 755 623 586 649 694 654 631 699 784 828 1094 731 1995 : 803 772 989 1161 1037 808 653 680 781 651 658 678 806 1996 : 631 742 986 818 691 774 661 775 679 727 747 643 740 1997 : 753 717 813 767 743 785 761 836 796 985 951 907 818 1998 : 801 749 804 981 841 704 792 744 743 883 752 746 795 1999 : 718 769 777 959 806 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 97 118 144 106 93 94 102 113 115 125 109 121 111 1993 : 121 126 109 166 128 101 106 111 113 96 104 127 117 1994 : 116 113 93 88 97 104 98 94 105 117 124 164 109 1995 : 120 116 148 174 155 121 98 102 117 97 98 101 121 1996 : 94 111 147 122 103 116 99 116 102 109 112 96 111 1997 : 113 107 122 115 111 118 114 125 119 147 142 136 122 1998 : 120 112 120 147 126 105 119 111 111 132 113 112 119 1999 : 107 115 116 144 121 : : Potatoes and Dry Beans : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 363 364 404 443 393 408 573 561 454 428 465 472 444 1993 : 477 477 528 601 599 540 621 532 474 469 593 562 539 1994 : 565 580 670 599 591 595 661 567 469 448 460 462 556 1995 : 466 450 484 505 529 612 729 586 497 539 548 547 541 1996 : 564 589 633 668 696 707 700 521 482 461 452 434 576 1997 : 426 431 433 433 477 431 499 544 440 433 457 477 457 1998 : 491 524 554 546 555 537 532 488 447 413 450 461 500 1999 : 478 488 498 553 504 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 72 72 80 88 78 81 113 111 90 85 92 93 88 1993 : 94 94 104 119 118 107 123 105 94 93 117 111 107 1994 : 112 115 132 118 117 118 131 112 93 89 91 91 110 1995 : 92 89 96 100 105 121 144 116 98 106 108 108 107 1996 : 111 116 125 132 138 140 138 103 95 91 89 86 114 1997 : 84 85 86 85 94 85 99 107 87 85 90 94 90 1998 : 97 104 109 108 110 106 105 96 88 82 89 91 99 1999 : 94 96 98 109 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average required for parity regulations. Weighted 1990-92 average equals 100. Average is year-to-date for current year. Indexes of Prices Received by Months and Annual Average, United States, 1991-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Jan: Feb: Mar: Apr: May: Jun: Jul: Aug: Sep: Oct: Nov: Dec: Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Other Crops : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 502 502 502 502 502 502 502 502 502 502 502 502 502 1993 : 510 510 510 510 510 510 510 510 510 510 510 510 510 1994 : 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 517 1995 : 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 1996 : 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 1997 : 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 1998 : 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 1999 : 532 532 532 532 532 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 1993 : 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 1994 : 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 1995 : 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 1996 : 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 1997 : 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 1998 : 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 1999 : 108 108 108 108 108 : : Food Commodities : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 96 99 100 98 98 99 99 101 100 98 98 97 99 1993 : 98 99 100 105 104 101 101 103 103 102 103 102 102 1994 : 102 102 103 100 99 98 96 97 96 94 94 96 98 1995 : 95 95 97 97 99 98 100 101 102 100 100 103 99 1996 : 102 101 105 102 106 113 113 113 113 111 109 106 108 1997 : 105 102 106 104 106 106 106 108 106 106 106 103 105 1998 : 100 98 100 103 102 101 101 103 100 101 101 99 101 1999 : 97 96 96 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average required for parity regulations. Weighted 1990-92 average equals 100. Average is year-to-date for current year. Indexes of Prices Received by Months and Annual Average, United States, 1991-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Jan: Feb: Mar: Apr: May: Jun: Jul: Aug: Sep: Oct: Nov: Dec: Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Livestock and Products : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 719 737 729 734 748 749 754 760 751 750 744 740 743 1993 : 755 760 778 784 791 785 766 769 766 756 755 746 768 1994 : 754 765 775 768 742 718 709 721 700 687 690 692 727 1995 : 711 721 711 687 675 689 694 708 717 706 722 737 707 1996 : 718 717 719 713 741 765 786 794 809 790 786 789 761 1997 : 753 751 761 761 766 747 763 761 756 741 753 748 755 1998 : 726 720 728 731 734 754 740 756 751 753 743 741 740 1999 : 738 721 725 694 720 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 94 96 95 96 97 98 98 99 98 98 97 96 97 1993 : 98 99 101 102 103 102 100 100 100 99 98 97 100 1994 : 98 100 101 100 97 94 92 94 91 89 90 90 95 1995 : 93 94 93 89 88 90 90 92 93 92 94 96 92 1996 : 94 93 94 93 97 100 102 104 105 103 102 103 99 1997 : 98 98 99 99 100 97 99 99 99 97 98 98 98 1998 : 95 94 95 95 96 98 96 99 98 98 97 97 97 1999 : 96 94 95 90 94 : : Meat Animals : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 921 976 971 980 992 982 976 987 972 974 955 960 971 1993 : 1009 1030 1056 1054 1058 1037 1005 1014 1002 975 957 936 1011 1994 : 967 990 997 986 933 884 883 913 854 836 839 841 910 1995 : 907 931 902 856 835 859 861 865 866 840 834 854 868 1996 : 832 839 841 820 853 869 907 923 936 920 918 920 882 1997 : 913 918 937 956 982 952 963 952 935 910 899 881 933 1998 : 851 831 834 856 888 873 808 792 745 765 728 674 804 1999 : 763 787 801 818 792 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 91 96 96 96 98 97 96 97 96 96 94 94 96 1993 : 99 101 104 104 104 102 99 100 99 96 94 92 100 1994 : 95 97 98 97 92 87 87 90 84 82 83 83 90 1995 : 89 92 89 84 82 85 85 85 85 83 82 84 85 1996 : 82 82 83 81 84 85 89 91 92 91 90 90 87 1997 : 90 90 92 94 97 94 95 94 92 89 88 87 92 1998 : 84 82 82 84 87 86 80 78 73 75 72 66 79 1999 : 75 77 79 80 78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average required for parity regulations. Weighted 1990-92 average equals 100. Average is year-to-date for current year. Indexes of Prices Received by Months and Annual Average, United States, 1991-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Jan: Feb: Mar: Apr: May: Jun: Jul: Aug: Sep: Oct: Nov: Dec: Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dairy Products : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 823 793 768 774 787 811 823 830 830 823 805 787 805 1993 : 768 750 750 774 793 799 787 762 787 805 836 830 787 1994 : 836 823 830 823 787 774 750 762 787 799 805 787 797 1995 : 774 768 774 756 756 744 737 762 787 823 860 854 783 1996 : 866 854 848 854 879 910 946 977 1014 1008 934 879 914 1997 : 830 823 836 811 780 750 744 780 805 866 903 910 820 1998 : 903 910 891 860 817 866 873 953 1032 1094 1094 1112 950 1999 : 1069 953 922 799 936 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 103 99 96 96 98 101 103 103 103 103 100 98 100 1993 : 96 93 93 96 99 100 98 95 98 100 104 103 98 1994 : 104 103 103 103 98 96 93 95 98 100 100 98 99 1995 : 96 96 96 94 94 93 92 95 98 103 107 106 98 1996 : 108 106 106 106 109 113 118 122 126 126 116 109 114 1997 : 103 103 104 101 97 93 93 97 100 108 113 113 102 1998 : 113 113 111 107 102 108 109 119 129 136 136 139 119 1999 : 133 119 115 100 117 : : Poultry and Eggs : : 1910-14=100 : 1992 : 262 258 258 258 271 270 280 283 277 280 291 281 272 1993 : 278 278 294 298 299 300 295 305 299 299 301 294 295 1994 : 289 294 302 300 310 308 304 300 301 294 290 287 298 1995 : 283 280 282 281 274 284 296 315 324 319 336 328 300 1996 : 329 318 315 315 326 344 343 345 346 341 355 361 337 1997 : 335 325 318 313 314 313 333 330 325 303 314 301 319 1998 : 299 292 305 305 304 326 346 369 361 353 348 336 329 1999 : 321 307 307 292 307 : : 1990-92=100 : 1992 : 93 92 92 92 96 96 100 101 98 100 103 100 97 1993 : 99 99 105 106 106 107 105 108 106 106 107 105 105 1994 : 103 104 107 107 110 110 108 107 107 104 103 102 106 1995 : 101 100 100 100 97 101 105 112 115 113 119 117 107 1996 : 117 113 112 112 116 122 122 123 123 121 126 128 120 1997 : 119 116 113 111 112 111 118 117 116 108 112 107 113 1998 : 106 104 108 109 108 116 123 131 128 126 124 119 117 1999 : 114 109 109 104 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average required for parity regulations. Weighted 1990-92 average equals 100. Average is year-to-date for current year. Reliability of Prices Received Estimates Definition: Prices received represent sales from producers to first buyers. They include all grades and qualities. The average commodity price from the survey multiplied by the total quantity marketed theoretically should give the total cash receipts for the commodity. Survey Procedures: Primary sales data used to determine grain prices were obtained from probability samples of 2600 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 U.S. 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 marketings. 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 U.S. price based on expanded marketings. Recommendations are prepared by the State Statistical 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: For most items, the current month's price represents a 3-5 day period around the mid-month. Previous month's prices represent actual dollars received for quantities sold during the entire month. Revisions are published in monthly issues of "Agricultural Prices". Reliability: U.S. 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 U.S. relative sampling errors at around five percent. Any nonsampling 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 nonsampling errors. Prices Paid by Farmers The April Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) was 116 (1990-92=100), the same as March 1999 but 1.7 percent below April 1998. Production Index: The farm production, goods, and services index for April, at 113, was unchanged from last month but 2.6 percent below last year. Since March, lower prices for feed grains and seeds offset higher prices for feed supplements, complete feeds, hays and forages, and diesel fuel. Feed: The feed index, at 101, was the same as March but 11 percent less than last April. Since March, slightly lower prices for feed grains offset slightly higher prices for feed supplements, complete feeds, hays and forages, and feed concentrates. Livestock and Poultry: The index for livestock and poultry purchases, at 92, was unchanged from last month but 2.1 percent below last April. Since March, there were slightly higher prices for feeder pigs and feeder cattle. Fertilizer: The fertilizer index, at 107, was down 0.9 percent from March and 6.1 percent less than April a year ago. Since March, lower prices for nitrogen fertilizers and potash and phosphate materials more than offset higher prices for mixed fertilizers. Agricultural Chemicals: The chemicals index, at 121, was unchanged from last month but 0.8 percent less than last April. Slightly lower prices in April for insecticides offset slightly higher prices for herbicides and other chemicals. Fuels: The fuels index, at 88, was up 1.1 percent from a month earlier but 1.1 percent below April 1998. Compared to last month, prices were higher for all fuel items. Seeds: The seeds index, at 121, fell 1.6 percent from April 1998. Prices were mixed for row crops, with corn, cottonseed, and grain sorghum higher but all other row crop seeds were down. Prices for all small grains were down. Seed prices for all grass and legume seeds were down, with the exception of timothy. Farm Machinery: The April farm machinery index was 135, up 0.7 percent from March and 2.3 percent above last April. Since March, prices were higher for self-propelled machinery, other machinery, and tractors. Consumer Price Index: The March 1999 Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 165.0 (1982-84=100). This compares to the February index of 164.5. For the 12-month period ending in March, the overall index has increased 1.7 percent. Index Numbers of Prices Paid by Farmers and Related Parity Ratios United States, April 1999 With Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-14 = 100 : 1990-92 = 100 Indexes :---------------------------------------------- and : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 Ratios :---------------------------------------------- : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid by Farmers for : Commodities & Services, : Interest, Taxes, & Wage : Rates (PPITW) : 1565 *1549 1549 118 *116 116 Production : 1126 *1096 1096 116 *113 113 Feed : 556 *494 493 114 *101 101 Livestock and Poultry : 1202 1178 1180 94 92 92 Seeds : 1216 1216 1196 123 123 121 Fertilizer : 416 *394 394 114 108 107 Agricultural Chemicals : 753 *748 749 122 *121 121 Fuels : 686 *674 682 89 *87 88 Supplies & Repairs : 845 855 855 119 *121 120 Autos & Trucks : 3171 3168 3168 119 119 119 Farm Machinery : 3300 *3369 3377 132 134 135 Building Material : 1607 1614 1614 118 119 119 Farm Services & Rent : 1470 *1445 1445 Farm Services : 116 116 116 Rent : 134 130 130 Interest 1/ : 2739 *2757 2757 109 *110 110 Taxes 2/ : 3185 *3214 3214 119 *120 120 Wage Rates : 4840 5105 5105 129 136 136 Production, Interest, Taxes, : & Wage Rates (PITW) : 1570 *1545 1545 117 *115 115 Family Living-CPI 3/ : 1543 1567 1567 121 122 122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratio (Received\Paid) : 88 *84 84 Parity Ratio 4/ : 42 40 40 Parity Ratio Adjusted 5/ : 45 42 42 PPITW Adjusted for : Productivity 6/ : 1048 *1057 1057 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Sector (PPITW) : 120 120 120 Livestock Sector (PPITW) : 115 *112 112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farm Sector (Production) : 108 *101 101 Non-Farm Sector (Production) : 120 *119 119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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 (1910-14=100). 5/ Based on estimated cash receipts, from marketings and government payments, the preliminary adjustment factor is 1.057 for 1999 and the revised factor is 1.065 for 1998. 6/ PPITW is adjusted based on productivity trend for the prior 15 years. Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-Components United States, April 1999 With Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Input Indexes : Relative Weights :--------------------------- Index :5-Year Moving Average 1/ : 1998 : 1999 :----------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : Apr : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Percent ---- ---- (1990-92=100) --- : Production Items : 67.0 67.4 116 *113 113 : Feed : 11.6 11.6 114 *101 101 Feed Grains : 2.1 2.1 102 *87 83 Complete Feeds : 5.1 5.1 115 *105 106 Hay/Forages : 1.3 1.3 126 103 104 Concentrates : 1.9 1.9 110 *94 95 Supplements : 1.3 1.3 122 *116 118 Livestock & Poultry : 7.5 7.2 94 92 92 Feeder Cattle : 5.9 5.6 95 88 88 Feeder Pigs : 0.6 0.6 70 *103 104 Milk Cow Replacements : 0.6 0.6 98 111 110 Poultry : 0.5 0.4 110 *110 110 Seeds : 2.8 2.8 123 123 121 Field Crops : 2.5 2.6 123 123 121 Grasses/Legumes : 0.3 0.3 123 123 121 Fertilizer : 4.8 4.9 114 108 107 Mixed Fertilizer : 2.1 2.1 117 115 115 Nitrogen : 2.0 2.0 111 *97 97 Potash & Phosphate : 0.7 0.7 114 *116 116 Agricultural Chemicals : 3.7 3.8 122 *121 121 Herbicides : 2.4 2.4 118 *115 116 Insecticides : 0.9 0.9 136 *139 139 Fungicides/Other : 0.5 0.5 117 *117 117 Fuels : 2.7 2.7 89 *87 88 Diesel : 1.4 1.4 84 *82 83 Gasoline : 1.0 1.0 92 *94 96 LP Gas : 0.3 0.3 100 *91 91 Farm Supplies & Repairs : 5.4 5.6 119 *121 120 Supplies : 1.8 1.9 115 *117 117 Repairs : 3.6 3.7 121 122 122 Autos & Trucks : 1.4 1.4 119 119 119 Autos : 0.2 0.2 113 112 112 Trucks : 1.2 1.3 120 120 120 Farm Machinery : 4.1 4.0 132 *134 135 Tractors : 0.9 0.9 130 *132 132 Self-Propelled : 1.7 1.6 131 133 134 Other Machinery : 1.6 1.5 133 *137 137 Building Materials : 2.7 2.8 118 119 119 Farm Services : 12.2 12.4 116 116 116 Custom Rates : 1.3 1.3 117 117 117 Other Services : 10.9 11.1 116 116 116 Rent : 8.1 8.2 134 130 130 Cash : 3.7 3.7 141 141 141 Share : 4.5 4.5 129 121 121 Interest : 5.0 4.5 109 *110 110 Taxes : 3.2 3.1 119 *120 120 Wage Rates : 6.9 6.9 129 136 136 Family Living-CPI : 18.0 17.7 121 122 122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Weights may not add due to rounding. * Revised. Feed Price Ratios: United States, April 1999 With Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 Feed Price Ratio 1/ :---------------------------- : Apr : Mar : Apr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Broiler-Feed: Pounds of Broiler Grower feed : equal in value to 1 pound of broiler live weight : 5.3 *6.7 6.5 : Market-Egg-Feed: Pounds of Laying Feed equal in : value to 1 dozen eggs : 8.5 *11.3 9.5 : Hog-Corn: Bushels of Corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight : *14.8 *13.5 15.5 : Milk-Feed: Pounds of 16% Mixed Dairy Feed equal : in value to 1 pound of Whole Milk : 2.70 *3.59 3.12 : Steer & Heifer-Corn: Bushels of Corn equal : in value to 100 pounds of Steer & Heifers, : live weight : 27.5 *31.8 33.1 : Turkey-Feed: Pounds of Turkey Grower equal in : value to 1 pound of Turkey, live weight : 5.7 7.5 7.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Effective January 1995, prices of commercial prepared feeds are based on current U.S. prices received for corn, soybeans, alfalfa hay, and all wheat. * Revised. Prices Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios United States, April 1999 With Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : 1998 : 1999 Commodity : Unit :---------------------------------------------- : : Apr : Mar : Apr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broilers, Live : Lb : .365 .358 .343 Eggs, Market : Doz : *.495 .531 .432 : : Hogs, All : Cwt : *35.60 *27.80 30.50 Milk, All : Cwt : 14.00 15.00 13.00 : : Steers and Heifers : Cwt : 66.30 65.50 65.30 Turkeys, Live : Lb : .357 .370 .387 : : Corn : Bu : 2.41 *2.06 1.97 Hay, Alfalfa, Baled : Ton : 105.00 82.40 85.60 : : Soybeans : Bu : 6.26 *4.61 4.59 Wheat, All : Bu : 3.18 *2.65 2.71 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Feeder Livestock: Prices Paid, United States April 1999 With Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : 1998 : 1999 ITEM : Unit :------------------------------------------ : : Apr : Mar : Apr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Dollars Feeders and Stockers : : Cattle and Calves : Cwt : 80.30 74.30 74.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Replacement Poultry: Prices Paid and Value of Production United States, 1995-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars Replacement Poultry : : : : Broiler-Type Chicks :Per 100: 18.60 18.60 19.70 20.40 : : Egg-Type Chicks :Per 100: 49.80 53.80 53.10 54.50 : : Turkey Poults : Each : 1.06 1.10 1.08 1.15 : : Value of Hatchery : : Production : : 1,000 Dollars : : All Chicks : -- : 1,577,782 1,611,380 *1,756,004 1,855,280 : : All Poults : -- : 340,748 358,610 348,547 343,776 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Fuels: Prices Paid, April 1999 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farm : Unleaded Gasoline 2/ : Diesel 3/ 4/ : L.P. Gas 3/ Production :-------------------------------------------------------------- Region 1/ : Service : Bulk : Bulk : Bulk and Month : Station : Delivery : Delivery : Delivery -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Gallon : Appalachian : 1.04 1.07 0.730 0.850 Corn Belt : 1.06 1.13 0.740 0.650 Delta : 1.04 1.05 0.640 0.840 Lake States : 1.14 1.17 0.760 0.670 Mountain : 1.19 1.20 0.760 0.660 Northeast : 1.10 1.17 0.750 1.020 Northern Plains : 1.11 1.15 0.670 0.550 Pacific : 1.57 1.59 0.940 0.980 Southeast : 1.07 1.05 0.710 0.790 Southern Plains : 1.04 1.07 0.650 0.690 United States : 1999 April : 1.10 1.13 0.728 0.699 1998 April : 1.06 1.09 0.740 0.764 1997 April : 1.23 1.26 0.874 0.852 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ See footnotes on page B-10 and B-11. 2/ Includes federal, State and local per gallon taxes. 3/ Excludes State road taxes, but includes State and local per gallon taxes where applicable. 4/ Excludes federal excise tax. Feed: Prices Paid, United States, April, 1997-99 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 Item : Unit :------------------------------------------- : : Apr : Apr : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Alfalfa Meal : Cwt : 13.60 13.80 12.80 Alfalfa Pellets : Cwt : 13.40 13.60 12.80 Bran : Cwt : 14.20 13.80 13.40 Beef Cattle Conc. : : 32-36% Protein : Ton : 325 292 258 Corn Meal : Cwt : 9.30 8.57 7.54 Cottonseed Meal, 41% : Cwt : 17.20 16.00 14.60 : : Dairy Feed : : 14% Protein : Ton : 202 186 167 16% Protein : Ton : 215 194 180 18% Protein : Ton : 230 206 181 20% Protein : Ton : 238 207 186 32-38% Protein Conc. : Ton : 362 302 272 : : Hog Feed : : 14-18% Protein : Ton : 252 227 200 38-42% Protein Conc. : Ton : 389 317 280 : : Molasses, Liquid : Cwt : 12.20 11.90 12.00 : : Poultry Feed : : Broiler Grower : Ton : 270 257 242 Chick Starter : Ton : 284 268 242 Laying Feed : Ton : 251 224 208 Turkey Grower : Ton : 305 278 261 : : Soybean Meal, 44% : Cwt : 17.70 14.30 12.20 Stock Salt : 50 Lb : 3.92 3.91 3.99 Trace Mineral Blocks : 50 Lb : 5.05 4.98 4.98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed: Prices Paid, by Regions and United States, April 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farm Production Regions 1/ 2/ Item : Unit :------------------------------------------------- : :Appala-: Corn : : Lake : :North- : : chian : Belt : Delta : States :Mountain: east -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Alfalfa Meal : Cwt : 16.50 12.10 10.50 12.30 11.20 15.80 Alfalfa Pellets : Cwt : 16.00 12.30 12.00 12.70 12.10 16.20 Bran : Cwt : 13.50 12.40 12.60 12.10 14.00 12.30 Beef Cattle Conc. : : 32-36% Protein : Ton :280 279 247 292 261 276 : : Corn Meal : Cwt : 8.70 5.30 8.40 6.20 10.40 8.50 Cottonseed Meal, 41% : Cwt : 14.50 14.50 11.60 17.10 16.50 11.30 : : Dairy Feed : : 14% Protein : Ton : 176 158 163 179 16% Protein : Ton :172 189 172 171 207 175 18% Protein : Ton :169 194 187 179 20% Protein : Ton :172 214 192 187 32-38% Protein Conc. : Ton :265 294 245 279 237 254 : : Hog Feed : : 14-18% Protein : Ton :238 193 214 177 242 227 38-42% Protein Conc. : Ton :294 273 314 273 330 323 : : Molasses, Liquid : Cwt : 13.50 14.20 8.90 11.40 11.50 9.30 : : Poultry Feed : : Broiler Grower : Ton :284 248 226 253 254 Chick Starter : Ton :250 249 231 273 254 Laying Feed : Ton :210 215 172 223 244 210 Turkey Grower : Ton :228 270 292 253 221 261 : : Soybean Meal, 44% : Cwt : 12.30 10.60 13.00 9.50 19.10 12.20 : : Stock Salt : 50 Lb: 4.90 4.00 3.40 3.90 3.70 5.40 Trace Mineral Blocks : 50 Lb: 5.20 5.10 4.60 4.90 4.70 6.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Appalachian: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV; Corn Belt: IL, IN, IA, MO, OH; Delta: AR, LA, MS; Lake States: MI, MN, WI; Mountain: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY; Northeast: CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. 2/ Items left blank were not surveyed. Feed: Prices Paid, by Regions and United States, April 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farm Production Regions 1/ 2/ Item : Unit :------------------------------------------------- : :Northern : : :Southern : United : : Plains : Pacific :Southeast: Plains : States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Alfalfa Meal : Cwt : 11.00 16.00 13.50 13.00 12.80 Alfalfa Pellets : Cwt : 10.00 14.10 14.40 12.30 12.80 Bran : Cwt : 13.00 17.20 15.40 14.90 13.40 Beef Cattle Conc. : : 32-36% Protein : Ton : 249 243 279 227 258 : : Corn Meal : Cwt : 7.40 11.50 9.30 8.80 7.54 Cottonseed Meal, 41% : Cwt : 11.30 20.40 13.20 12.20 14.60 : : Dairy Feed : : 14% Protein : Ton : 164 163 169 174 167 16% Protein : Ton : 168 182 184 189 180 18% Protein : Ton : 176 181 20% Protein : Ton : 177 186 32-38% Protein Conc. : Ton : 290 223 207 196 272 : : Hog Feed : : 14-18% Protein : Ton : 193 262 248 232 200 38-42% Protein Conc. : Ton : 253 293 330 319 280 : : Molasses, Liquid : Cwt : 10.20 16.60 10.20 8.40 12.00 : : Poultry Feed : : Broiler Grower : Ton : 237 234 256 242 Chick Starter : Ton : 234 241 245 242 Laying Feed : Ton : 221 217 193 219 208 Turkey Grower : Ton : 200 287 323 258 261 : : Soybean Meal, 44% : Cwt : 10.70 22.10 15.10 15.10 12.20 : : Stock Salt : 50 Lb: 3.00 4.20 4.30 3.50 3.99 Trace Mineral Blocks : 50 Lb: 4.30 4.90 4.80 4.60 4.98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Northern Plains: KS, NE, ND, SD; Pacific: CA, OR, WA; Southeast, AL, FL, GA, SC; Southern Plains: OK, TX. 2/ Items left blank were not surveyed. Fertilizer and Agricultural Limestone: Price Paid, United States, April 1997-99 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Item : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Ton : 0-15-40 : 182 189 195 0-18-36 : 180 191 192 0-20-20 : 185 195 200 3-10-30 : 164 165 178 5-10-10 : 153 148 151 5-10-15 : 159 167 170 5-10-30 : 174 177 184 : 5-20-20 : 185 190 193 6- 6- 6 : 178 188 197 6- 6-18 : 193 214 209 6-12-12 : 159 156 164 6-24-24 : 224 228 231 8- 8- 8 : 160 155 159 8-20- 5 : 219 226 248 : 8-32-16 : 239 236 235 9-23-30 : 210 214 215 10- 3- 3 : 146 3/ 3/ 10- 6- 4 : 180 164 151 10-10-10 : 173 172 171 10-20-10 : 209 202 200 10-20-20 : 224 222 213 : 10-34- 0 : 253 260 252 11-52- 0 : 289 283 277 13-13-13 : 196 197 193 15-15-15 : 239 231 215 16- 0-13 : 175 160 131 16- 4- 8 : 230 236 228 16- 6-12 : 177 170 163 : 16-16-16 : 272 279 264 16-20- 0 : 247 250 244 17-17-17 : 226 216 212 18-46- 0 (DAP) : 272 264 264 19-19-19 : 233 222 216 24- 8- 0 : 180 162 156 : Ammonium Nitrate : 227 193 181 Anhydrous Ammonia : 303 253 211 Aqua Ammonia : 111 118 97.30 Limestone, Spread : 18.20 18.50 18.10 Muriate of Potash : 60-62% K20 : 152 163 168 Nitrate of Soda : 265 266 265 Nitrogen Solutions : 28% N : 157 133 122 30% N : 160 134 128 32% N : 175 148 133 Sulfate of Ammonia : 185 187 171 Superphosphate : 44-46% P205 : 257 253 255 Urea 44-46% : 257 195 176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/ Insufficient data. Fertilizer and Agricultural Limestone: Prices Paid, Region and United States, April 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Region 1/ 2/ :-------------------------------------------------------- Item : E. South : : North : : Northern : Central : Mountain : Central :Northeast : Plains -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Ton : 0-15-40 : 195 0-18-36 : 193 0-20-20 : 203 205 3-10-30 : 178 5-10-10 : 165 5-10-15 : 166 5-10-30 : : 5-20-20 : 193 6- 6- 6 : 6- 6-18 : 6-12-12 : 164 6-24-24 : 219 233 213 8- 8- 8 : 8-20- 5 : 210 : 8-32-16 : 234 243 9-23-30 : 215 10- 3- 3 3/ : 10- 6- 4 : 151 10-10-10 : 140 173 10-20-10 : 200 202 10-20-20 : 211 : 10-34- 0 : 258 252 245 241 11-52- 0 : 268 272 265 261 13-13-13 : 198 208 15-15-15 : 196 193 16- 0-13 : 131 16- 4- 8 : 16- 6-12 : : 16-16-16 : 16-20- 0 : 208 239 17-17-17 : 18-46- 0 (DAP) : 263 273 267 259 250 19-19-19 : 212 217 222 24- 8- 0 : : Ammonium Nitrate : 184 178 168 198 171 Anhydrous Ammonia : 212 218 211 190 Aqua Ammonia : Limestone, Spread : 22.30 13.60 25.40 Muriate of Potash : 60-62% K2O : 174 173 166 164 Nitrate of Soda : 274 Nitrogen Solutions : 28% N : 115 118 111 30% N : 136 32% N : 120 132 125 Sulfate of Ammonia : 177 174 Superphosphate : 44-46% P2O5 : 252 262 252 264 238 Urea 44-46% : 164 181 176 180 165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ East South Central: AL, KY, LA, MS, TN; Mountain: CO, MT, NM, WY; North Central: IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI; Northeast: CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WV; Northern Plains: KS, NE, ND, SD. 2/ Items left blank were not surveyed. 3/ Insufficient data. Fertilizer and Agricultural Limestone: Prices Paid, Region and United States, April 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Region 1/ 2/ :-------------------------------------------------------- Item : : South : : : United :Northwest : Central :Southeast :Southwest : States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Ton : 0-15-40 : 195 0-18-36 : 190 192 0-20-20 : 192 191 200 3-10-30 : 178 5-10-10 : 148 151 5-10-15 : 171 170 5-10-30 : 184 184 : 5-20-20 : 193 6- 6- 6 : 197 197 6- 6-18 : 209 209 6-12-12 : 164 6-24-24 : 231 8- 8- 8 : 159 159 8-20- 5 : 264 248 : 8-32-16 : 235 9-23-30 : 215 10- 3- 3 : 3/ 10- 6- 4 : 151 10-10-10 : 178 171 10-20-10 : 198 200 10-20-20 : 217 213 : 10-34- 0 : 296 225 292 252 11-52- 0 : 301 319 277 13-13-13 : 177 193 15-15-15 : 349 215 16- 0-13 : 131 16- 4- 8 : 228 228 16- 6-12 : 163 163 : 16-16-16 : 264 264 16-20- 0 : 244 197 277 244 17-17-17 : 198 217 212 18-46- 0 (DAP) : 324 247 263 327 264 19-19-19 : 216 24- 8- 0 : 156 156 : Ammonium Nitrate : 175 169 210 247 181 Anhydrous Ammonia : 364 194 213 323 211 Aqua Ammonia : 104 93.10 97.30 Limestone, Spread : 25.20 26.20 18.10 Muriate of Potash : 60-62% K2O : 201 162 180 168 Nitrate of Soda : 263 265 Nitrogen Solutions : 28% N : 122 197 122 30% N : 127 128 32% N : 174 126 130 172 133 Sulfate of Ammonia : 159 152 195 171 Superphosphate : 44-46% P2O5 : 282 240 256 367 255 Urea 44-46% : 202 164 270 176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Northwest: ID, OR, WA; South Central: AR, OK, TX; Southeast: FL, GA, NC, SC, VA; Southwest: AZ, CA, NV, UT. 2/ Items left blank were not surveyed. 3/ Insufficient data. Farm Machinery and Tractors: Prices Paid, United States, April 1997-99, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item and Unit : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : Baler, Square, Pick-Up, Automatic Tie, P.T.O. : Conventional Size Bales Under 200 Lb : 14,600 15,200 15,400 Round, 1200-1500 Lb bale : 16,900 17,300 17,700 Round, 1900-2200 Lb bale : 21,600 22,300 22,800 : Chisel Plow, Maxiumum 1 Foot Depth of : Tillage, Chisel or Sweep Type, Drawn or : Mounted, 16-20 Foot : 11,300 11,700 12,300 : Combine, Self Propelled with Grain Head : Extra-Large capacity : 155,000 162,000 163,000 Large Capacity : 135,000 140,000 142,000 : Corn Head for combine, 6-Row : 21,700 22,400 22,600 Corn Head for combine, 8-Row : 28,500 29,000 29,500 : Cotton Picker, Self Propelled, with spindle, : 4-Row : 195,000 198,000 207,000 : Cultivator, Row Crop : 6-Row : 5,680 5,900 5,670 12-Row, Flexible : 12,500 13,500 13,300 : Disk Harrow, Tandem, Drawn with hydraulic lift : transport wheels, tires. : 15-17 Foot : 12,100 12,200 12,700 18-20 Foot : 16,100 16,600 17,300 : Elevator, Portable, Without Power Unit, : Auger Type, 8 Inch Diameter, 60 Foot : 3,660 3,660 3,870 : Feed Grinder-Mixer, Trailer Mounted, P.T.O. : 12,200 12,900 12,900 : Field Cultivator, Mounted or Drawn : 17-19 Foot : 9,060 9,670 9,920 20-25 Foot, Flexible : 12,500 13,500 13,800 : Forage Harvester, P.T.O., Shear Bar, : With Pick-Up Attachment : 23,500 24,200 25,500 With Row Crop Unit, 2-Row : 26,000 26,200 27,900 Forage Harvester, Self Propelled, Shear Bar : 4-6 Row Crop : 177,000 191,000 200,000 : Front-End Loader, Hydraulic, Tractor Mounted : 1800-2500 Lb. Capacity, 60 Inch Bucket : 4,860 4,910 5,060 : Grain Drill, Most Common Spacing : Plain, 15-17 Openers : 10,200 10,600 10,500 Press, 23-25 Openers : 14,400 16,300 15,600 With Fertilizer Attachment, 20-24 Openers : 11,700 12,700 13,400 Min/No-Till W/Fert. Attach., 15 Foot : 25,300 26,200 26,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Farm Machinery and Tractors: Prices Paid, United States, April 1997-99, with Comparisons (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item and Unit : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : Hayrake, Side-Delivery, or Wheel Rake, : Traction Drive, 8-12 Foot Working Width : 4,240 4,410 4,250 Hay Tedder, 15-18 Foot : 4,120 4,130 4,230 : Manure Spreader, Conveyor Type, P.T.O., : 2-Wheel, with Tires : 141-190 Bushel Capacity : 6,250 6,330 6,300 225-300 Bushel Capacity : 8,440 8,610 9,010 : Mower-Conditioner, P.T.O., Pull Type, With : 8-10 Foot, Sickle (Cutter) Bar or Disc : 12,200 12,600 12,700 14-16 Foot, Sickle (Cutter) Bar or Disc : 18,900 19,700 19,400 : Mower, Mounted or Drawn, : 7-8 Foot Sickle (Cutter) Bar : 4,130 4,220 4,370 13-14 Foot Sickle (Cutter) Bar : 11,600 13,000 13,500 : Planter, Row Crop : With Fertilizer Attachment, 4-Row : 13,300 14,200 14,500 With Fertilizer Attachment, 8 Row : 25,800 25,700 26,000 With Fertilizer Attachment, 24-Row : 89,000 87,200 90,400 12-Row Conservation (No-Till Cond), w/Fert : 43,900 44,300 46,600 : Rotary Hoe, 20-25 Foot : 5,700 5,940 6,320 Rotary Cutter, 7-8 Foot : 2,860 2,810 2,980 : Sprayer, Field Crop, Power, Boom Type : (Excl. Self-Propelled and Orchard) : Tractor Mounted, w/ 300 Gal. Spray Tank : 4,290 4,350 4,940 Trailer Type, w/ 500-700 Gal. Spray Tank : 9,650 9,950 10,600 : Tractor, 2-Wheel Drive : 30 - 39 P.T.O. horsepower : 15,400 15,300 15,400 50 - 59 P.T.O. horsepower : 21,200 21,800 21,900 70 - 89 P.T.O. horsepower : 31,800 32,800 32,300 : 110 - 129 P.T.O. horsepower : 57,400 59,500 60,100 140 - 159 P.T.O. horsepower : 74,800 77,100 79,000 190 - 220 P.T.O. horsepower : 102,000 105,000 109,000 : Tractor, 4-Wheel Drive : 200 - 280 P.T.O. horsepower : 111,000 116,000 116,000 : Wagon, Gravity Unload, W/Box and Running : Gear, and Tires, Without Side Extensions : 200-400 Bushel Capacity : 3,720 3,870 3,960 Wagon, Running Gear, W/O Box, : 8-10 Ton Capacity : 1,690 1,680 1,650 Windrower, Self-Propelled, : 14-16 Foot : 52,100 54,500 56,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agricultural Chemicals: Prices Paid, United States, April 1996-99 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1/ :Unit : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Fungicides : : Basic Copper Sulfate, 53% WP : Lb : 1.31 1.29 1.28 1.21 Benomyl (Benlate), 50% WP : Lb : 18.30 18.20 18.30 18.60 Calcium Polysulfide : : (Lime Sulfur), Liq.Conc : Gal : 5.94 6.14 6.39 6.91 Captan, 50% WP : Lb : 3.30 3.25 3.36 3.43 Chlorothalonil (Bravo), 6#/Gal EC : Gal : 55.90 57.00 55.80 58.50 : : Copper Hydroxide (Kocide), 77% WP : Lb : 2.58 2.56 2.53 2.53 Dodine (Cyprex), 65% WP : Lb : 9.96 9.74 10.40 11.00 Ferbam (Carbamate), 76% WP : Lb : 4.20 4.08 3.88 4.03 Fosethyl-AL (Aliette), 80% WP : Lb : 16.10 13.30 12.70 13.10 Iprodione (Rovral), 50% WP : Lb : 23.30 22.80 23.20 23.10 : : Mancozeb (Dithane M-45, 80% WP or : : Manzate, 75% DF) : Lb : 3.23 3.32 3.35 3.10 Maneb, 80% WP : Lb : 2.98 3.13 3.11 3.12 Metalaxyl (Ridomil), 2#/Gal EC : Gal :172 177 180 187 Myclobutanil (Systhane, Nova, Rally), : : 40% WP : Lb : 73.90 71.90 70.00 72.80 Oxytetraycline (Mycoshield), 17% WP : Lb : 15.90 16.20 18.00 20.50 : : Rubigan (Fenarimol), 1#/Gal EC : Gal :314 301 314 321 Sulfur, 95% WP : Lb : 0.363 0.335 0.305 0.312 Triforine (Funginex), 1.6#/Gal EC : Gal : 89.90 91.00 92.70 96.30 Triadimefon (Bayleton), 50% WP : Lb : 61.70 63.60 66.70 67.50 Ziram, 76% WP : Lb : 2.85 2.98 2.88 2.92 : : Fumigants : : Methl Bromide (Terr-o-gas 98) : Lb : 2.96 3.24 3.17 3.09 : : Herbicides : : 2,4-D, 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 14.80 14.90 14.90 14.90 Acetochlor(Harness, Surpass), : : 6.4-7#/Gal EC : Gal : 2/ 69.20 66.40 68.00 Alachlor (Lasso), 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 28.70 25.30 25.70 24.90 Atrazine (AAtrex), 4#/Gal L : Gal : 14.50 13.80 13.70 13.70 Bentazon (Basagran), 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 74.80 76.30 78.60 78.70 Butylate (Sutan), 6.7#/Gal EC : Gal : 20.80 19.60 21.10 21.50 : : Chlorimuron-ethyl (Classic), 25% DF : Oz : 18.60 19.00 12.90 11.60 Chlorsulfuron (Glean), 75% DF : Oz : 19.10 17.70 18.20 18.20 Cyanazine (Bladex), 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 29.40 30.00 31.60 32.30 DCPA (Dacthal), 75% WP : Lb : 7.93 8.31 12.10 12.60 Dicamba (Banvel), 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 90.20 93.40 94.10 94.80 : : Diuron (Karmex, Diurex), 80% WP : Lb : 5.20 5.25 5.26 5.11 EPTC (Eptam, Eradicane), 6.7-7#/Gal EC : Gal : 29.00 30.50 32.30 32.40 Glyphosate (Roundup), 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 55.70 56.70 56.30 45.50 Imazaquin (Scepter), 1.5#/Gal EC : Gal :210 225 3/ 3/ Linuron (Lorox, Linex), 50% DF : Lb : 11.70 12.00 11.90 12.10 : : MCPA, 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 16.80 16.80 16.90 16.50 Metolachlor (Dual), 8#/Gal EC : Gal : 69.40 69.50 72.60 77.70 Metribuzin (Lexone or Sencor), 75% DF : Lb : 27.70 27.70 22.00 21.20 Paraquat (Gramoxone Extra), 2.5#/Gal EC : Gal : 36.20 37.80 39.00 34.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Agricultural Chemicals: Prices Paid, United States, April 1996-99 with Comparisons, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1/ :Unit : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Herbicides : : MSMA (Super Arsonade), 4-6# Gal EC : Gal : 23.60 24.70 24.30 21.00 Napropamide (Devrinol), 50% WP : Lb : 8.66 8.93 9.21 9.26 Pendimethalin (Prowl), 3.3#/Gal EC : Gal : 29.20 29.40 29.60 28.70 Sethoxydim (Poast), 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 112 101 89.60 84.30 Simazine (Princep), 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 18.40 18.20 18.50 18.20 Terbacil (Sinbar), 80% WP : Lb : 26.70 26.40 27.40 28.00 Trifluralin (Treflan), 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 32.60 31.40 29.90 29.20 : : Insecticides : : Acephate (Orthene), 75% SP : Lb : 12.00 12.80 12.50 12.60 Aldicarb (Temik), 15% G : Lb : 3.62 3.70 3.70 3.77 Azinphos-Methyl (Guthion), 50% WP : Lb : 8.66 8.62 8.97 9.20 Bt (Dipel 2X), WP : Lb : 12.50 12.30 12.10 12.10 : : Carbaryl (Sevin), 80% WP : : 4.64 4.76 4.96 5.14 Carbofuran (Furadan), 15% G : Lb : 1.99 1.99 2.24 4/ Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban), 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 51.10 50.70 51.00 51.00 Cyfluthrin (Baythroid) 2#/Gal EC : Gal : 489 479 486 515 Cypermethrin (Ammo, Cymbush), : : 2.5-3#/Gal EC : Gal : 256 252 264 258 Diazinon, 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 36.50 36.10 34.90 35.70 Dicofol (Kelthane), 35% WP : Lb : 9.98 10.20 10.60 10.40 Dicrotophos (Bidrin), 8#/Gal EC : Gal : 87.30 88.60 86.80 88.80 Dimethoate (Cygon), 2.67#/Gal EC : Gal : 31.20 32.90 34.70 35.10 Disulfoton (Di-Syston), 8#/Gal EC : Gal : 75.40 76.30 79.50 82.00 : : Endosulfan (Thiodan, Phaser),3#/Gal EC : Gal : 40.30 39.10 39.40 37.30 Esfenvalerate (Asana XL), 0.66#/Gal EC : Gal : 149 148 148 136 Ethion, 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 35.70 38.60 41.60 36.10 Fonofos (Dyfonate II), 20% G : Lb : 1.95 2.04 2.03 2.13 Imidacloprid (Admire, Provado), : : 1.6-2#/Gal EC : Gal : 2/ 537 552 567 Malathion, 5#/Gal EC : Gal : 23.20 24.10 25.00 25.10 Methidathion (Supracide), 2#/Gal EC : Gal : 52.20 50.60 55.70 57.80 Methomyl (Lannate L), 1.81 #/Gal : Gal : 47.00 48.00 46.70 48.30 Methyl Parathion, 4#/Gal EC : Gal : 27.50 27.30 29.40 29.80 Oil (Oil, Superior Oil, Supreme, Volck): Gal : 4.99 5.13 5.32 5.15 : : Oxamyl (Vydate-L), 2#/Gal L : Gal : 61.90 61.80 63.50 64.60 Oxydemeton-methyl (Metasystox-R), : : 2#/Gal EC : Gal : 64.10 63.10 66.70 72.20 Oxythioquinox (Morestan), 25% WP : Lb : 15.90 17.30 17.60 18.50 Phorate (Thimet), 20% G : Lb : 2.03 2.14 2.24 2.40 Phosmet (Imidan, Prolate), 50% WP : Lb : 5.44 5.79 6.22 6.25 Propargite (Comite, Omite), 30% WP : Lb : 6.21 6.49 6.41 6.81 Synthetic Pyrethroids, : : (Pounce, Ambush), 2-3.2 #/Gal EC : Gal : 156 159 162 148 Terbufos (Counter), 15% G : Lb : 2.20 2.31 2.56 2.65 Zeta-Cypermethrin (Fury), 1.5 #/Gal EC : Gal : 2/ 280 290 311 : : Other : : Gibberellic Acid (RyzUp,Pro-Gibb)4.0% L: Gal : 208 202 189 182 NAD Napthaleneacetamide : : (Amid-Thin W), 8.4% WP : Lb : 55.80 61.50 62.80 61.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Formulation abbreviations: EC - Emulsifiable Concentrate, DF-Dry Flowable, DG - Dry Granular, G - Granular, L - Liquid, S - Solution, SP - Soluble Powder, and WP - Wettable Powder. 2/ Added in 1997. 3/ Discontinued in 1998. 4/ Insufficient data. Field Seeds: Prices Paid, United States, April, 1996-1999 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :Unit : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : GRASSES : : Bluegrass, Kentucky : : Proprietary, Including Merion : Lb : 2.43 2.24 2.16 2.04 Public and Common : Lb : 1.72 1.53 1.52 1.29 Fescue, Tall : Cwt : 109 148 101 99.50 : : Orchardgrass : Cwt : 141 119 116 107 Rye Grass, Annual : Cwt : 58.80 57.90 65.30 64.20 Sudangrass : Cwt : 51.90 51.40 53.70 52.20 Timothy : Cwt : 76.00 73.00 71.20 78.80 : : LEGUMES : : Alfalfa : : Proprietary : Cwt : 277 282 288 287 Public and Common : Cwt : 185 185 205 184 : : Clover : : Ladino : Lb : 3.18 3.07 3.08 2.98 Red : Cwt : 172 184 194 178 : : Lespedeza : : Korean : Cwt : 99.00 90.00 89.00 76.15 Striate, Kobe : Cwt : 125 112 108 96.00 Sericea : Cwt : 291 220 290 294 : : ROW CROPS : : Corn, Hybrid : 1/ : 77.70 83.50 86.90 88.10 Cottonseed : Cwt : 73.00 74.90 79.30 82.40 Flax : Bu : 8.14 9.31 10.00 8.50 Grain Sorghum, Hybrid : Cwt : 84.00 92.00 96.00 97.60 : : Peanuts : Cwt : 82.00 81.75 83.60 80.90 Potatoes : Cwt : 10.30 7.60 9.10 8.50 Soybeans : Bu : 14.80 16.10 17.15 17.00 Sunflower : Cwt : 313 355 380 362 : : SMALL GRAINS : : Barley, Spring : Bu : 6.49 6.13 6.04 5.80 Oats, Spring : Bu : 5.19 5.32 5.02 4.60 Rice : Cwt : 17.50 19.00 19.50 19.10 Wheat, Spring : Bu : 8.10 7.30 6.85 6.10 Wheat, Winter : Bu : 8.50 10.00 8.25 7.35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 80,000 kernels. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates : (PPITW) : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :1444 1443 1446 1447 1446 1451 1452 1454 1457 1461 1467 1479 1454 1996 :1506 1508 1515 1527 1539 1538 1540 1543 1545 1538 1535 1537 1531 1997 :1559 1564 1571 1577 1582 1578 1572 1573 1581 1579 1582 1581 1575 1998 :1582 1579 1569 1565 1563 1557 1550 1542 1529 1540 1542 1536 1555 1999 :1548 1549 1549 1549 1549 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 108 108 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 110 110 111 109 1996 : 113 113 114 115 116 115 116 116 116 115 115 115 115 1997 : 117 117 118 118 119 118 118 118 119 119 119 119 118 1998 : 119 119 118 118 117 117 116 116 115 116 116 115 117 1999 : 116 116 116 116 116 : : Items Used for Production, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates : (PITW) : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :1448 1445 1448 1448 1447 1451 1453 1454 1457 1462 1469 1484 1456 1996 :1515 1516 1523 1537 1550 1549 1551 1554 1556 1546 1541 1544 1540 1997 :1570 1575 1582 1589 1596 1590 1582 1584 1592 1589 1593 1591 1586 1998 :1592 1588 1575 1570 1567 1559 1550 1539 1524 1536 1538 1532 1556 1999 :1545 1546 1545 1545 1545 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 109 109 110 108 1996 : 113 113 113 114 115 115 115 116 116 115 115 115 115 1997 : 117 117 118 118 119 118 118 118 119 118 119 118 118 1998 : 119 118 117 117 117 116 115 115 113 114 115 114 116 1999 : 115 115 115 115 115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Items Used for Production : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :1042 1040 1042 1047 1046 1050 1047 1047 1050 1057 1063 1076 1051 1996 :1094 1095 1101 1116 1128 1126 1132 1134 1136 1120 1116 1118 1118 1997 :1135 1140 1146 1155 1161 1156 1152 1153 1160 1150 1153 1152 1151 1998 :1144 1140 1129 1126 1123 1116 1113 1103 1090 1094 1096 1091 1114 1999 :1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 107 107 107 108 108 108 108 108 108 109 110 111 108 1996 : 113 113 114 115 116 116 117 117 117 115 115 115 115 1997 : 117 117 118 119 120 119 119 119 120 119 119 119 119 1998 : 118 117 116 116 116 115 115 114 112 113 113 112 115 1999 : 113 113 113 113 113 : : Feed : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 : 472 466 475 488 483 484 493 501 508 528 552 579 502 1996 : 593 599 609 638 673 670 683 678 660 604 583 584 631 1997 : 587 592 617 622 636 621 598 605 625 604 616 621 612 1998 : 599 593 576 556 547 535 542 518 496 489 502 503 538 1999 : 512 505 494 493 501 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 97 95 97 100 99 99 101 103 104 108 113 119 103 1996 : 121 123 125 131 138 137 140 139 135 124 119 120 129 1997 : 120 121 126 127 130 127 122 124 128 124 126 127 125 1998 : 123 122 118 114 112 110 111 106 102 100 103 103 110 1999 : 105 103 101 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Livestock and Poultry : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :1169 1124 1073 1050 1025 1054 1029 1021 1016 1016 983 1005 1047 1996 : 939 929 917 877 889 930 956 990 1019 1009 1044 1047 962 1997 :1092 1136 1144 1205 1226 1220 1282 1242 1231 1209 1198 1218 1200 1998 :1199 1209 1169 1202 1172 1124 1062 1067 1019 1094 1100 1092 1126 1999 :1155 1200 1178 1180 1178 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 91 88 84 82 80 83 80 80 79 80 77 79 82 1996 : 73 73 72 69 70 73 75 77 80 79 82 82 75 1997 : 85 89 89 94 96 95 100 97 96 95 94 95 94 1998 : 94 95 91 94 92 88 83 83 80 86 86 85 88 1999 : 90 94 92 92 92 : : Seeds : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :1092 1092 1092 1087 1087 1087 1087 1087 1087 1087 1087 1087 1088 1996 :1087 1087 1087 1161 1161 1161 1161 1161 1161 1161 1161 1161 1142 1997 :1161 1161 1161 1186 1186 1186 1186 1186 1186 1186 1186 1186 1179 1998 :1186 1186 1186 1216 1216 1216 1216 1216 1216 1216 1216 1216 1208 1999 :1216 1216 1216 1196 1211 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 1996 : 110 110 110 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 115 1997 : 117 117 117 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 119 1998 : 120 120 120 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 122 1999 : 123 123 123 121 122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fertilizer : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 : 420 432 442 462 462 459 448 435 434 436 445 452 444 1996 : 466 471 478 476 468 457 444 440 441 448 449 455 458 1997 : 455 457 457 455 453 446 439 438 437 432 429 423 443 1998 : 426 422 423 416 420 419 416 410 403 401 396 390 412 1999 : 390 392 394 394 392 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 115 118 121 126 126 125 122 119 118 119 121 123 121 1996 : 127 128 130 130 128 125 121 120 120 122 123 124 125 1997 : 124 125 125 124 124 122 120 120 119 118 117 115 121 1998 : 116 115 115 114 115 114 113 112 110 109 108 106 112 1999 : 106 107 108 107 107 : : Agricultural Chemicals : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 : 707 713 711 710 710 713 715 717 720 721 723 726 716 1996 : 732 734 736 734 729 730 724 732 741 739 739 741 734 1997 : 743 729 730 738 741 740 739 739 745 751 756 758 742 1998 : 761 758 758 753 756 757 754 760 738 746 744 764 754 1999 : 743 741 748 749 745 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 114 115 115 115 115 115 116 116 116 117 117 117 116 1996 : 118 119 119 119 118 118 117 118 120 120 120 120 119 1997 : 120 118 118 119 120 120 119 119 120 121 122 123 120 1998 : 123 123 123 122 122 122 122 123 119 121 120 124 122 1999 : 120 120 121 121 120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fuels : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 : 714 714 729 709 729 708 662 663 674 662 651 662 690 1996 : 693 670 708 813 821 752 757 766 832 880 884 896 789 1997 : 887 870 808 799 785 775 750 809 825 840 848 790 816 1998 : 733 700 657 686 717 686 675 658 687 698 687 598 682 1999 : 626 605 674 682 647 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 93 92 94 92 94 92 86 86 87 86 84 86 89 1996 : 90 87 92 105 106 97 98 99 108 114 115 116 102 1997 : 115 113 105 104 102 100 97 105 107 109 110 102 106 1998 : 95 91 85 89 93 89 87 85 89 90 89 78 88 1999 : 81 78 87 88 84 : : Farm Supplies and Repairs : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 : 787 790 792 795 798 798 800 800 800 805 805 806 798 1996 : 810 811 813 817 814 815 814 817 817 819 820 820 816 1997 : 825 829 831 834 837 836 839 837 838 837 839 838 835 1998 : 838 839 840 845 844 846 848 848 851 855 851 850 846 1999 : 855 852 855 855 854 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 111 111 112 112 112 112 113 113 113 113 113 114 112 1996 : 114 114 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 116 116 115 1997 : 116 117 117 117 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 1998 : 118 118 118 119 119 119 119 120 120 120 120 120 119 1999 : 120 120 121 120 120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Autos and Trucks : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :3025 3031 3035 3045 3050 3051 3045 3041 3055 3077 3085 3100 3053 1996 :3114 3118 3111 3120 3119 3120 3115 3109 3117 3135 3166 3166 3126 1997 :3176 3188 3186 3180 3164 3154 3148 3135 3134 3152 3158 3160 3161 1998 :3169 3170 3170 3171 3147 3125 3133 3138 3133 3133 3160 3173 3152 1999 :3182 3177 3168 3168 3174 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 114 114 114 114 115 115 115 114 115 116 116 117 115 1996 : 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 118 119 119 118 1997 : 119 120 120 120 119 119 118 118 118 119 119 119 119 1998 : 119 119 119 119 118 118 118 118 118 118 119 119 119 1999 : 120 119 119 119 119 : : Farm Machinery : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :2977 2978 2980 2986 2991 2995 2998 3002 3012 3039 3072 3073 3009 1996 :3092 3096 3100 3111 3113 3114 3129 3135 3142 3161 3169 3176 3128 1997 :3181 3185 3188 3196 3202 3205 3207 3214 3221 3260 3263 3269 3216 1998 :3274 3279 3288 3300 3309 3321 3328 3339 3350 3389 3391 3334 3325 1999 :3347 3358 3369 3377 3363 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 120 120 121 122 123 120 1996 : 123 123 124 124 124 124 125 125 125 126 126 127 125 1997 : 127 127 127 127 128 128 128 128 128 130 130 130 128 1998 : 131 131 131 132 132 132 133 133 134 135 135 133 133 1999 : 133 134 134 135 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Building Materials : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :1536 1541 1549 1554 1554 1552 1559 1562 1564 1560 1555 1553 1553 1996 :1551 1552 1554 1558 1569 1574 1571 1575 1583 1577 1584 1582 1569 1997 :1585 1593 1598 1605 1609 1607 1609 1608 1605 1600 1602 1600 1602 1998 :1599 1600 1604 1607 1606 1604 1609 1611 1610 1604 1602 1602 1605 1999 :1605 1609 1614 1614 1611 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 113 113 114 114 114 114 115 115 115 115 114 114 114 1996 : 114 114 114 115 115 116 116 116 116 116 117 116 115 1997 : 117 117 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 1998 : 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 119 119 118 118 118 118 1999 : 118 118 119 119 119 : : Farm Services and Rent 2/ : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :1369 1372 1377 1377 1382 1393 1394 1395 1394 1389 1385 1383 1384 1996 :1441 1439 1440 1438 1438 1444 1449 1449 1449 1442 1438 1437 1442 1997 :1473 1473 1474 1472 1474 1484 1485 1483 1485 1475 1474 1471 1477 1998 :1473 1470 1470 1470 1472 1480 1480 1478 1476 1471 1466 1465 1473 1999 :1445 1445 1445 1445 1445 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. 2/ For the 1990-92=100 period, the Farm Services and Rent Index is separated. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farm Services : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 113 114 114 114 115 117 117 117 117 116 115 115 115 1996 : 116 115 116 115 115 116 117 117 117 116 115 115 116 1997 : 116 116 116 115 116 117 117 117 117 116 116 115 116 1998 : 117 116 116 116 116 118 118 117 117 116 116 116 117 1999 : 116 116 116 116 116 : : Rent : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 1996 : 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 1997 : 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 1998 : 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 1999 : 130 130 130 130 130 : : Interest : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :2548 2548 2548 2548 2548 2548 2548 2548 2548 2548 2548 2548 2548 1996 :2652 2652 2652 2652 2652 2652 2652 2652 2652 2652 2652 2652 2652 1997 :2662 2662 2662 2662 2662 2662 2662 2662 2662 2662 2662 2662 2662 1998 :2739 2739 2739 2739 2739 2739 2739 2739 2739 2739 2739 2739 2739 1999 :2757 2757 2757 2757 2757 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 1996 : 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 1997 : 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 1998 : 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 1999 : 110 110 110 110 110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Taxes : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :2915 2915 2915 2915 2915 2915 2915 2915 2915 2915 2915 2915 2915 1996 :3001 3001 3001 3001 3001 3001 3001 3001 3001 3001 3001 3001 3001 1997 :3093 3093 3093 3093 3093 3093 3093 3093 3093 3093 3093 3093 3093 1998 :3185 3185 3185 3185 3185 3185 3185 3185 3185 3185 3185 3185 3185 1999 :3214 3214 3214 3214 3214 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 1996 : 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 1997 : 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 1998 : 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 1999 : 120 120 120 120 120 : : Wage Rates : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :4349 4349 4349 4161 4161 4161 4349 4349 4349 4252 4252 4252 4278 1996 :4452 4452 4452 4368 4368 4368 4232 4232 4232 4504 4504 4504 4389 1997 :4652 4652 4652 4542 4542 4542 4446 4446 4446 4723 4723 4723 4591 1998 :4917 4917 4917 4840 4840 4840 4678 4678 4678 4911 4911 4911 4836 1999 :5105 5105 5105 5105 5105 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 116 116 116 111 111 111 116 116 116 114 114 114 114 1996 : 119 119 119 117 117 117 113 113 113 120 120 120 117 1997 : 124 124 124 121 121 121 119 119 119 126 126 126 123 1998 : 131 131 131 129 129 129 125 125 125 131 131 131 129 1999 : 136 136 136 136 136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Family Living : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 :1428 1433 1438 1443 1446 1448 1448 1452 1455 1460 1459 1458 1447 1996 :1466 1471 1479 1484 1487 1488 1491 1494 1499 1503 1506 1506 1490 1997 :1511 1516 1520 1522 1521 1522 1524 1527 1531 1535 1534 1532 1525 1998 :1535 1538 1541 1543 1546 1548 1550 1552 1554 1558 1558 1557 1548 1999 :1560 1562 1567 1567 1564 : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 111 112 112 113 113 113 113 113 114 114 114 114 113 1996 : 115 115 116 116 116 116 116 117 117 117 118 118 116 1997 : 118 118 119 119 119 119 119 119 120 120 120 120 119 1998 : 120 120 120 121 121 121 121 121 121 122 122 122 121 1999 : 122 122 122 122 122 : : Production Items With Farm Origin 2/ : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 96 94 94 95 93 94 94 95 96 98 99 103 96 1996 : 102 102 103 106 110 111 113 113 112 106 105 105 107 1997 : 107 109 112 115 117 115 114 114 116 113 114 115 113 1998 : 112 112 109 108 106 104 103 100 97 98 100 99 104 1999 : 102 103 101 101 102 : : Production Items With Non-Farm Origin 3/ : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 113 114 114 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 1996 : 118 118 119 120 119 119 119 119 120 120 120 120 119 1997 : 122 122 121 121 121 121 121 121 122 121 121 121 121 1998 : 121 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 119 119 120 1999 : 118 118 119 119 118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. 2/ Feed, livestock and poultry purchases, and seed. 3/ Fertilizer, agricultural chemicals, fuels, farm supplies and repairs, autos and trucks, farm machinery, building materials, and farm services and rent. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop Sector (PPITW) : : 1990-92 = 100 : : 1995 : 112 112 112 112 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 1996 : 116 116 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 118 118 118 117 1997 : 120 120 120 120 120 120 119 120 120 120 120 120 120 1998 : 121 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 119 120 120 120 120 1999 : 120 120 120 120 120 : : Livestock Sector (PPITW) : : 1990-92 = 100 : : 1995 : 106 105 105 106 105 106 106 106 106 107 108 109 106 1996 : 111 111 111 112 114 114 115 115 115 113 113 113 113 1997 : 114 115 116 117 118 117 117 117 118 117 117 117 117 1998 : 117 117 115 115 114 113 113 112 110 111 112 111 113 1999 : 113 113 112 112 113 : : Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates : : Adjusted for Productivity : : 1910-14 = 100 : : 1995 : 980 981 982 970 971 973 985 985 987 982 983 985 980 1996 :1013 1014 1017 1015 1017 1017 1010 1010 1012 1028 1028 1028 1017 1997 :1028 1030 1032 1026 1027 1026 1019 1020 1022 1040 1040 1040 1029 1998 :1055 1054 1053 1048 1048 1047 1035 1034 1032 1049 1050 1049 1046 1999 :1056 1056 1057 1057 1057 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Indexes: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Parity Ratio 2/ : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 : 43 43 43 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 46 46 44 1996 : 46 45 46 45 46 49 49 48 48 46 46 45 47 1997 : 44 43 44 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 42 43 1998 : 41 41 41 42 42 42 42 42 41 41 41 41 41 1999 : 40 40 40 40 40 : : Adjusted Parity Ratio 3/ : : 1910-14 = 100 : 1995 : 45 45 45 45 46 46 46 47 47 47 47 48 46 1996 : 47 46 48 47 48 51 51 50 50 48 47 46 48 1997 : 45 44 45 44 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 44 45 1998 : 44 43 44 45 45 44 44 45 44 44 44 43 44 1999 : 42 42 42 42 42 : : Ratio : : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 91 91 91 91 92 92 94 94 95 95 96 97 93 1996 : 96 94 96 94 97 103 103 101 100 97 96 94 98 1997 : 91 90 92 90 91 91 91 92 90 90 90 88 91 1998 : 87 85 86 88 88 87 88 88 87 85 86 86 87 1999 : 84 83 84 84 84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. 2/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid for commodities and services, interest, taxes, and wage rates. 3/ Ratio of the index of prices received by farmers after adjustment for govenment payments to the index of prices paid for commodities and services, interest, taxes, and wage rates. Prices Paid Index Sub-Components: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Feed Sub-Components : : Feed Grains : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 93 95 98 100 103 109 114 113 116 121 125 134 110 1996 : 135 146 152 167 179 178 185 178 150 122 113 111 151 1997 : 114 113 118 118 114 109 104 107 107 108 107 107 111 1998 : 109 109 108 102 99 98 94 82 78 81 82 85 94 1999 : 87 87 87 83 86 : : Complete Feeds : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 98 97 98 97 96 97 99 101 102 106 111 116 101 1996 : 121 121 122 125 132 133 134 134 136 128 122 122 128 1997 : 121 122 125 126 129 128 125 125 127 124 125 126 125 1998 : 121 119 118 115 113 112 114 112 106 104 107 109 113 1999 : 109 108 105 106 107 : : Hay and Forages : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 108 107 108 111 113 105 105 104 103 103 103 102 106 1996 : 103 103 105 114 123 120 120 118 117 116 117 117 114 1997 : 126 131 135 137 142 134 123 124 125 129 126 122 130 1998 : 123 125 123 126 128 117 114 116 112 110 106 103 117 1999 : 104 104 103 104 104 : : Concentrates : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 89 85 87 96 90 90 89 95 97 102 110 114 95 1996 : 119 115 115 120 121 117 121 124 132 118 116 118 120 1997 : 117 120 130 135 148 143 142 145 160 133 146 149 139 1998 : 131 131 122 110 109 110 121 108 104 98 104 99 112 1999 : 102 98 94 95 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Index Sub-Components: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Supplements : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 98 93 99 108 102 97 102 102 104 110 114 129 105 1996 : 123 124 124 125 133 134 138 137 131 126 127 128 129 1997 : 126 125 131 127 124 123 115 117 124 129 134 139 126 1998 : 139 133 125 122 117 109 110 109 107 108 114 116 117 1999 : 122 121 116 118 119 : : Livestock and Poultry Sub-Components : : Feeder Cattle : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 93 88 83 79 76 79 79 78 78 77 73 76 80 1996 : 70 68 66 62 64 69 72 73 75 72 75 75 70 1997 : 80 84 84 89 92 92 98 95 95 94 94 96 91 1998 : 95 95 92 95 92 87 81 82 78 85 86 85 88 1999 : 89 91 88 88 89 : : Feeder Pigs : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 61 61 61 84 84 84 60 60 60 73 73 73 70 1996 : 67 73 81 78 73 67 64 86 90 105 111 112 84 1997 : 112 118 121 136 128 119 119 109 97 87 81 77 109 1998 : 68 81 68 70 72 70 65 62 55 55 53 55 65 1999 : 66 96 103 104 92 : : Milk Cow Replacements : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 102 102 102 101 101 101 100 100 100 97 97 97 100 1996 : 94 94 94 95 95 95 97 97 97 100 100 100 96 1997 : 97 97 97 98 98 98 98 98 98 97 97 97 97 1998 : 95 95 95 98 98 98 99 99 99 105 105 105 99 1999 : 111 111 111 110 111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Index Sub-Components: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Poultry : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1996 : 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 1997 : 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 1998 : 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 1999 : 110 110 110 110 110 : : Seeds Sub-Components : : Field Crops : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 110 110 110 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 1996 : 109 109 109 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 115 1997 : 117 117 117 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 118 1998 : 119 119 119 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 122 1999 : 123 123 123 121 122 : : Grasses and Legumes : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 114 114 114 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 118 1996 : 119 119 119 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 1997 : 120 120 120 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 128 1998 : 130 130 130 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 124 1999 : 123 123 123 121 122 : : Fertilizer Sub-Components : : Mixed Fertilizer : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 102 104 106 116 117 117 117 117 117 117 118 118 114 1996 : 121 123 124 126 125 125 123 122 122 121 120 119 123 1997 : 119 119 119 118 118 118 117 117 117 116 116 116 117 1998 : 119 118 118 117 116 116 116 116 116 115 115 114 116 1999 : 115 115 115 115 115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Index Sub-Components: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Nitrogen : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 130 135 138 143 143 141 135 126 125 126 130 134 134 1996 : 139 139 143 140 137 131 125 123 124 130 130 135 133 1997 : 136 137 136 135 134 130 126 126 125 122 121 117 129 1998 : 115 114 114 111 113 112 110 106 102 101 98 95 108 1999 : 95 96 97 97 96 : : Potash and Phosphate : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 108 111 115 107 105 102 101 101 102 103 106 107 106 1996 : 109 111 113 111 108 107 103 104 105 105 107 107 107 1997 : 107 108 109 110 110 108 108 109 109 109 110 111 109 1998 : 111 111 112 114 115 115 115 116 115 118 118 115 115 1999 : 115 116 116 116 116 : : Agricultural Chemicals Sub-Components : : Herbicides : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 113 113 113 113 113 114 114 114 115 115 116 116 114 1996 : 116 117 117 117 116 116 116 117 119 119 119 118 117 1997 : 117 114 114 116 118 117 117 117 117 119 120 120 117 1998 : 120 119 119 118 117 118 118 120 114 115 115 122 118 1999 : 115 113 115 116 115 : : Insecticides : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 117 117 117 121 120 121 121 122 121 122 122 123 120 1996 : 126 126 128 126 125 125 121 123 126 125 125 127 125 1997 : 130 129 129 129 129 130 128 128 132 132 133 134 130 1998 : 135 136 136 136 136 135 133 134 134 139 136 133 135 1999 : 135 140 139 139 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Index Sub-Components: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fungicides and Other : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 116 121 121 115 114 115 115 114 115 115 115 115 116 1996 : 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 116 114 115 115 115 1997 : 116 116 117 118 113 114 115 115 115 116 117 116 116 1998 : 118 118 118 117 121 121 121 117 117 117 118 118 118 1999 : 118 118 117 117 117 : : Fuels Sub-Components : : Diesel : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 87 85 88 87 89 84 79 82 85 85 86 86 85 1996 : 88 84 88 105 104 92 94 95 108 116 112 112 100 1997 : 108 109 100 100 97 94 90 97 97 103 106 96 100 1998 : 89 85 80 84 85 79 78 79 86 86 85 72 82 1999 : 75 70 82 83 78 : : Gasoline : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 97 97 99 97 103 101 94 92 91 86 81 84 93 1996 : 90 87 95 106 112 106 104 103 105 106 110 110 103 1997 : 111 109 108 107 109 108 106 114 118 112 109 105 110 1998 : 98 93 87 92 101 101 100 94 94 98 95 82 95 1999 : 89 89 94 96 92 : : LP Gas : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 106 111 109 96 95 98 91 87 87 89 89 90 96 1996 : 97 100 101 105 99 98 100 107 118 128 138 156 112 1997 : 157 142 119 111 104 110 105 111 119 125 129 124 121 1998 : 115 110 104 100 102 96 91 89 86 87 92 87 97 1999 : 85 84 91 91 88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Index Sub-Components: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farm Supplies & Repairs Sub-Components : : Supplies : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 108 109 109 109 110 110 110 110 110 112 112 112 110 1996 : 112 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 1997 : 114 114 114 114 115 115 115 115 115 114 114 114 114 1998 : 114 114 115 115 115 116 116 116 115 116 115 115 115 1999 : 117 116 117 117 117 : : Repairs : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 112 112 113 113 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 1996 : 115 115 115 116 116 116 116 116 116 117 117 117 116 1997 : 118 118 118 119 119 119 120 120 120 120 120 120 119 1998 : 120 120 120 121 121 121 121 121 122 123 122 122 121 1999 : 122 122 122 122 122 : : Autos and Trucks Sub-Components : : Autos : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 111 111 111 112 112 111 111 110 110 111 112 113 111 1996 : 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 114 114 113 1997 : 114 114 114 114 114 113 113 112 112 113 113 113 113 1998 : 114 113 113 113 113 112 112 112 112 112 113 113 113 1999 : 113 113 112 112 113 : : Trucks : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 114 114 115 115 115 115 115 115 116 116 117 117 115 1996 : 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 119 120 120 118 1997 : 120 121 121 120 120 119 119 119 119 119 120 120 120 1998 : 120 120 120 120 119 118 119 119 119 119 120 120 119 1999 : 121 120 120 120 120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Index Sub-Components: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farm Machinery Sub-Components : : Tractors : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 116 116 116 117 117 117 117 117 117 118 119 119 117 1996 : 120 120 119 119 120 120 120 121 122 122 123 124 121 1997 : 124 125 125 125 126 126 126 126 126 129 129 129 126 1998 : 129 129 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 132 132 132 130 1999 : 132 132 132 132 132 : : Self Propelled : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 122 122 122 121 122 122 122 122 122 124 126 126 123 1996 : 127 127 127 128 127 127 128 128 127 128 128 128 128 1997 : 128 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 128 129 129 130 128 1998 : 130 130 130 131 131 132 133 133 134 136 136 131 132 1999 : 132 133 133 134 133 : : Other Machinery : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 116 116 117 118 118 118 119 119 119 120 121 121 119 1996 : 121 122 122 123 123 123 124 125 125 126 127 127 124 1997 : 127 128 129 129 129 130 130 130 131 131 131 132 130 1998 : 132 132 133 133 134 134 134 135 136 136 137 135 134 1999 : 136 136 137 137 137 : : Farm Services Sub-Components : : Custom Rates : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 1996 : 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 1997 : 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 1998 : 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 1999 : 117 117 117 117 117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Index Sub-Components: Quarterly and Annual Average United States, 1995-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun :Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other Services : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 113 114 115 115 116 117 117 118 117 117 116 116 116 1996 : 116 116 116 116 116 117 117 117 117 116 115 115 116 1997 : 116 116 116 116 116 117 118 117 118 116 116 115 116 1998 : 117 116 116 116 116 118 118 118 117 116 116 115 117 1999 : 116 116 116 116 116 : : Rent Sub-Components : : Cash : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 1996 : 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 1997 : 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 1998 : 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 1999 : 141 141 141 141 141 : : Share : 1990-92 = 100 : 1995 : 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 1996 : 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 1997 : 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 1998 : 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 1999 : 121 121 121 121 121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid by Farmers 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 April to represent all production input items purchased. The survey reference period for most items is the 5 business days centered around 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 April Prices Paid Survey is summarized as a nonprobability survey. Average prices reported are aggregated to the region and U.S. level using weights available from expenditure data and other administrative sources. Price recommendations are prepared by the State Statistical 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 U.S. 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 in April when separate prices paid surveys are conducted, in lieu of BLS indexes, by the USDA to measure price change. Reliability: Current methods of summarization in April are not designed directly to calculate sampling errors. However, analytical measures approximate the U.S. relative sampling errors for major items around 10 percent. Any nonsampling 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 nonsampling errors. Program Change: Effective January 1, 1995, the National Agricultural Statistics Service updated the weights and changed the construction of its prices paid and received by farmers indexes. A Federal Register Notice dated October 28, 1994 discussed these program modifications. A 1990-92 reference and base period replaced the 1977 reference and 1971-73 base weight period. Five-year moving average weights replaced the current fixed 1971-73 base period weights. The 1910-14=100 price indexes, required by statute for computing parity prices, were linked forward based on the changes in the new 1990-92=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 (adjusted for seasonal marketing patterns for the prices received indexes). Index Prices Received U.S. Prices and Indexes Page Page Narrative................ A-2 Cottonseed............. A-17 Price Indexes............ A-3 Cows, Beef............. A-20 Prices Received Cows, Milk............. A-23 U.S. Summary........... A-8-9 Eggs................... A-22 Selected Commodities... A-14 Flaxseed............... A-16 Upland Cotton and Rice: Fruit, Citrus.......... A-18 Prices and Marketings.. A-17 Hay.................... A-17 Parity Prices............ A-24-25 All Hogs............... A-21 Reliability Statement.... A-72 Lambs.................. A-22 Milk................... A-23 Monthly State Prices Oats................... A-15 Peanuts................ A-16 Apples................... A-17 Potatoes............... A-19 Barley................... A-15 Sheep.................. A-22 Barrows and Gilts........ A-21 Sorghum, Grain......... A-15 Beans, Dry Edible........ A-16 Soybeans............... A-15 Beef Cattle.............. A-20 Sows................... A-21 Broilers................. A-22 Steers and Heifers..... A-20 Calves................... A-20 Sunflower.............. A-16 Corn..................... A-15 Tobacco................ A-16 Cotton................... A-17 Turkeys................ A-22 Wheat.................. A-14 Special Features Poultry and Eggs: Marketing Year Average Prices by State and U.S., 1997-98 ................................................ A-26-27 Poultry and Eggs: Prices by Month, by State, 1998 and U.S., 1993-98 ................................................ A-28-32 Eggs and Milk: Seasonally Adjusted Prices for Eggs and All Milk Sold to Plants, U.S., 1995-98 ............................... A-33 Milk: Annual Average Prices and Fat Test, by State, 1997-98, and U.S., 1993-98 ................................................ A-34-35 Milk: Prices and Fat Test Revisions, by Month, by State, 1998, and U.S., 1993-98 ................................................ A-36-47 Vegetables: Monthly Fresh Market Prices by State, 1996-98, and U.S., 1993-98 ................................................ A-48-63 Index of Prices Received: All Groups, Monthly and Annual, 1992-98 Revised and 1999 to date ................................. A-64-71 Index Prices Paid Page Narrative ............................................... B-1 Indexes and Parity Ratios ................................. B-2-3 Charts ................................................. B-4-6 Feed Ratios .............................................. B-7 Commodity Prices Used in Feed Price Ratios .............. B-7 Reliability Statement ................................... B-40 U.S. Average Prices: Farm Machinery .......................................... B-15-16 Feed .................................................... B-9 Feeder Livestock and Poultry ............................. B-8 Fertilizer .............................................. B-12 Field Seeds .............................................. B-19 Fuels ................................................... B-9 Agricultural Chemicals .................................. B-17-18 Regional Average Prices: Feed .................................................... B-10-11 Fertilizer .............................................. B-13-14 Fuels ................................................... B-9 Special Features: Prices Paid Index Components: 1910-14=100 and 1990-92=100, Monthly and Annual Averages, 1994-98: PPITW, PITW, Production Items ........................... B-20-21 Prices Paid Index Component Items, Interest, Taxes, Wage Rates, Farm and Non Farm Origin ........... ..................... B-21-29 Crop Sector, Livestock Sector, and PPITW adjusted for Productivity ............................................. B-30 Ratios ................................................... B-31 Prices Paid Index Sub-Components: Monthly and Annual Averages B-32-39 Replacement Poultry, Annual Average prices and Value ..... B-8 Report Features Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Estimates Division of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Crops Branch C. Ray Halley, Chief (202) 720-2127 Field Crops Section Brad Parks, Head (202) 720-3843 Rhonda Brandt - Corn (202) 720-9526 Herman Ellison - Barley, Peanuts, Rice (202) 720-7688 Lance Honig - Hay, Sorghum (202) 720-3234 Roger Latham - Cotton (202) 720-5944 Mark E. Miller - Oats (202) 720-7621 Jerry Ramirez - Oilseeds (202) 690-7369 Vaughn Siegenthaler - Wheat (202) 720-8068 Fruit and Vegetable Section Dean Groskurth, Head (202) 720-3843 Arvin Budge - Potatoes (202) 720-4285 Dave DeWalt - Citrus (202) 720-5412 Howard Hill - Apples, Grapes, Tobacco (202) 720-7235 Jeffery Kissel - Dry Beans, Peaches, Pears (202) 690-0270 Biz Wallingsford - Vegetables, Strawberries (202) 720-2157 Commodity Prices Coordinator Charles Van Lahr (202) 720-5446 Kirby Cavett - Prices Received Indexes (202) 690-3237 Livestock and Economic Branch Robert W. 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