Pr 1 (12-04) Agricultural Prices National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 29, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Agricultural Prices see page 41, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. December Farm Prices Received Index Down 3 Points From Last Month The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in December, at 112, based on 1990-92=100, is 3 points below the November Index. The Crop Index is down 8 points (7.1 percent) from November while the Livestock Index increased 1 point (0.8 percent). Producers received higher commodity prices for cattle, dairy, eggs, and cauliflower. Lower prices were received for tomatoes, oranges, corn, and cotton. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell, based on the past 3-year average, also affects the overall index. Increased average marketings of dairy, tobacco, and wheat offset decreased marketings of cattle, grapes, and soybeans. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is down 2 points (1.8 percent) from December 2003. The Food Commodities Index decreased 4 points (3.3 percent) from last month to 118. The index is up 2 points (1.7 percent) from December 2003. Prices Paid Index Unchanged The December Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 134 percent of the 1990-92 average. The index is unchanged from November but 5 points (3.9 percent) above December 2003. Lower prices in December for feeder cattle, diesel fuel, complete feeds, and gasoline, are offset by higher prices for feeder pigs, nitrogen fertilizers, LP gas, and feed concentrates. Index Summary Table -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 Index :-------------------------------------------------------------- 1990-92=100 : Nov : Dec : Nov : Dec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices Received : 116 114 115 112 : Prices Paid : 129 129 134 134 : Ratio 1/ : 90 88 86 84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid by farmers. Prices Received by Farmers The December All Farm Products Index is 112 percent of its 1990-92 base, down 2.6 percent from the November index and 1.8 percent below the December 2003 index. ALL CROPS: The December index is 104, down 7.1 percent from November and 9.6 percent below the December 2003 index. Index decreases from November for fruits and nuts, commercial vegetables, cotton, feed grains and hay, and food grains more than offset index increases in tobacco, potatoes and dry beans, and oil-bearing crops. Food Grains: The December index, at 113, is down 0.9 percent from the previous month and 6.6 percent less than December 2003. The all wheat price, at $3.38 per bushel, is down 8 cents from the November price and 30 cents below last December. The rice price, at $7.41 per cwt, is up 2 cents from November but 16 cents below a year ago. Feed Grains & Hay: The December index is 91, down 1.1 percent from last month and 12 percent below December 2003. The corn price, at $1.99 per bushel, is down 6 cents from November and is 32 cents below last year's December price. The all hay price, at $84.30 per ton, is down $1.90 from last month but $3.90 above December 2003. Oil-Bearing Crops: The December index, at 99, is up 2.1 percent from November but 21 percent below the previous December. The soybean price, at $5.41 per bushel, increased 5 cents from November but decreased $1.76 from the December 2003 price. Cotton: The December index, at 68, is down 6.9 percent from a month ago and 35 percent below December 2003. The cotton price, at 41.0 cents per pound, is down 3.4 cents from November and 22 cents below a year ago. Potatoes & Dry Beans: The December index, at 98, is up 2.1 percent from last month and 1.0 percent above December 2003. The all potato price, at $5.10 per cwt, is up 6 cents from the previous month but 67 cents below last December. The all dry bean price, at $27.10 per cwt, is up $1.30 from last month and $9.70 above December 2003. Fruits & Nuts: The December index, at 102, is down 27 percent from the previous month but 9.7 percent above December 2003. Price decreases for oranges and apples more than offset price increases for grapes and grapefruit. Commercial Vegetables: The December index, at 147, is 17 percent below last month and is down 14 percent from December 2003. Price decreases during December for tomatoes, celery, and sweet corn more than offset price increases for cauliflower, cantaloup, and broccoli. LIVESTOCK & PRODUCTS: The December index, at 120, is up 0.8 percent from last month and up 7.1 percent from December 2003. Compared with a year ago, prices are higher for dairy, hogs, broilers, turkeys, and calves, but lower for eggs and all cattle. Meat Animals: The December index, at 119, is up 0.8 percent from last month and up 8.2 percent from last year. The December hog price of $54.50 per cwt is down $1.20 from November but up $20.30 from a year ago. The December beef cattle price of $86.80 is up $1.70 from last month but down $3.60 from December 2003. Dairy Products: The December index, at 126, is up 2.4 percent from November and up 19 percent from December 2003. The December all milk price of $16.50 per cwt is up $0.40 from last month and up $2.70 from December 2003. The fluid grade milk price is up $0.40 and the manufactured grade milk price is up $0.30 from the previous month. Poultry & Eggs: The December index, at 118, is unchanged from November but is down 2.5 percent from a year ago. December market egg prices, at 48.8 cents per dozen, increased 5.2 cents from November but were down 25.1 cents from last year. The December broiler price, at 39.0 cents per pound, was unchanged from November. The December turkey price, at 46.2 cents per pound, is down 2.8 cents from last month. Table of Contents U.S. Prices Received and Indexes Page Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Price Indexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Price Index Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 U.S. Prices Received Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Selected Commodities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Upland Cotton & Rice Marketings . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Parity Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Reliability Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Monthly State Prices Received Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Beans, Dry Edible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Beef Cattle, All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Cows, Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Steers and Heifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Monthly State Prices, continued Page Cottonseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Flaxseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fruit, Citrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hogs, All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Barrows and Gilts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Sows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Milk Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Peanuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Sorghum, Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Sunflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Wheat, All Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Prices Received Special Features Page Marketing Year Average Prices by State and U.S. Hops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Calendar of Prices Received Features in the 2004 Agricultural Price Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Table of Contents (continued) U.S. Prices Paid, Prices Paid Indexes and Ratios Page Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Indexes and Parity Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Feed Price Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Reliability Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 U.S. Average Prices Commodity Prices Used in Feed Price Ratios . . . . 33 Feeder Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Special Features Feed: April Prices Paid, U.S. 1999-2004 . . . . . . 34 Feeder Livestock: Annual Average Prices Paid, U.S., 1999-2004 34 Prices Paid Index for Beef Cattle Production . . . . 35 Beef Cattle Prices Received, Selected Regions . . . 35 Calendar of Prices Paid Features in the 2004 Agricultural Price Reports 40 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Index Numbers of Prices Received, United States, December 2004, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-14=100 : 1990-92=100 :------------------------------------------------------ Index : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :Average :--------------------------------------------- :1990-92 : Dec : Nov : Dec : Dec : Nov : Dec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Farm Products : 639 723 *732 711 114 *115 112 : All Crops : 500 569 *550 514 115 *112 104 Food Grains : 325 385 *362 358 121 *114 113 Feed Grains & Hay : 363 368 *330 325 103 *92 91 Cotton : 517 535 *375 347 104 *73 68 Tobacco : 1,263 1,735 *1,726 1,783 115 *114 118 Oil-Bearing Crops : 554 692 *529 544 126 *97 99 Fruits & Nuts : 716 648 981 716 93 *140 102 Commercial Vegetables : 698 1,136 *1,182 983 170 *177 147 Potatoes & Dry Beans : 540 493 *487 494 97 *96 98 Other Crops : 493 564 569 569 114 115 115 : Livestock & Products : 768 859 *915 924 112 *119 120 Meat Animals : 1,021 1,123 *1,201 1,205 110 *118 119 Dairy Products : 799 848 *989 1,014 106 *123 126 Poultry & Eggs : 282 340 332 332 121 118 118 : Food Commodities : 116 *122 118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Selected Index Numbers for Prices Received and Paid, 1990-92=100, by Months, United States, 2003 and 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Index of Prices Received : Index of Prices Paid :---------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Livestock : : Month : All Farm : All : and : All : Production : Products : Crops : Products : Items : Items :---------------------------------------------------------------- :2003 :2004 :2003 : 2004 : 2003 :2004 : 2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan : 99 112 103 113 96 110 127 130 122 126 Feb : 99 116 103 121 95 112 128 131 123 127 Mar : 99 121 106 120 93 121 128 132 124 129 Apr : 101 125 110 123 93 126 128 133 124 131 May : 105 129 116 124 96 133 127 135 123 132 Jun : 108 128 118 123 99 133 127 135 123 132 Jul : 105 124 109 120 101 128 127 135 123 133 Aug : 109 120 113 118 105 123 127 134 123 132 Sep : 111 115 111 112 110 118 128 134 125 131 Oct : 113 113 111 110 116 117 129 135 126 132 Nov : 116 115 115 112 117 119 129 134 126 131 Dec : 114 112 115 104 112 120 129 134 126 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received, United States, December 2004, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Entire Month :Preliminary : : Average :-------------------------------------- Commodity :Unit: 1990-92 : Dec : Nov : Dec : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : : : Field Crops : : : : Barley, All : Bu : 2.12 2.93 2.51 2.46 Feed : Bu : 1.90 2.26 1.78 1.61 Malting : Bu : 2.43 3.20 2.95 2.82 Beans, Dry Edible : Cwt: 19.10 17.40 25.80 27.10 Chickpeas, All : Cwt: 16.20 23.00 4/ Large : Cwt: 16.20 23.00 4/ Small : Cwt: 4/ 5/ 5/ Corn : Bu : 2.30 2.31 2.05 1.99 Cotton, Upland : Lb : 0.606 0.633 0.444 0.410 Cottonseed 3/ : Ton: 96.00 127.00 104.00 111.00 : : Flaxseed : Bu : 4.27 6.15 8.70 8.60 Hay, All, Baled 1/ : Ton: 76.30 80.60 86.20 84.30 Alfalfa 1/ : Ton: 77.20 87.00 94.00 92.40 Other 1/ : Ton: 60.00 66.50 67.80 67.10 Lentils : Cwt: 18.10 15.80 15.60 Oats : Bu : 1.22 1.58 1.49 1.42 Peanuts, In-Shell : Lb : 0.304 0.196 0.202 0.226 Peas, Dry Edible : Cwt: 7.36 6.01 5.73 Austrian Winter : Cwt: 11.40 9.40 5/ Potatoes : Cwt: 5.82 5.77 5.04 5.10 : : Rice, Rough : Cwt: 7.07 7.57 7.39 7.41 Sorghum Grain : Cwt: 3.75 4.20 3.06 2.94 Soybeans : Bu : 5.61 7.17 5.36 5.41 Sunflower, All : Cwt: 9.50 11.70 13.00 13.90 Tobacco, Types 11-37 : Lb : 1.740 1.995 1.985 2.050 : : Wheat, All : Bu : 2.96 3.68 3.46 3.38 Winter : Bu : 2.93 3.62 3.39 3.29 Durum : Bu : 2.86 3.95 3.77 3.64 Other Spring : Bu : 3.11 3.72 3.56 3.45 Hard Red Winter : Bu : 3.64 3.37 Soft Red Winter : Bu : 3.77 2.93 Hard Red Spring : Bu : 3.73 3.56 White : Bu : 3.24 3.53 3.53 : : Fruit : : : : Citrus, Equiv on-tree: : Grapefruit : Box: 5.77 3.57 14.22 14.55 Lemons : Box: 10.10 3.83 9.37 8.20 Oranges : Box: 5.79 2.55 7.41 2.62 Tangelos : Box: 5.82 7.50 6.76 2.84 Tangerines : Box: 15.11 8.63 11.61 12.71 Temples : Box: 6.23 : : Noncitrus, Fresh : : Apples 2/ : Lb : 0.212 0.279 0.239 0.223 Grapes 2/ : Ton: 506.00 740.00 1,080.00 1,150.00 Peaches 2/ : Lb : 0.216 Pears 2/ : Ton: 370.00 384.00 484.00 489.00 Strawberries : Cwt: 56.00 190.00 182.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Mid-month price. 2/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for CA, MI, and NY (apples only), and WA (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices as sold for other states. 3/ Marketing year August - February. 4/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 5/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Prices Received, United States, December 2004, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Entire Month :Preliminary : : Average :-------------------------------------- Commodity :Unit : 1990-92 : Dec : Nov : Dec : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : : : Vegetables, Fresh 1/ : : : : Asparagus : Cwt : 79.80 128.00 Broccoli : Cwt : 22.50 40.00 43.70 47.10 Cantaloupes 2/ : Cwt : 25.00 20.50 33.80 Carrots : Cwt : 13.20 24.30 17.10 18.00 Cauliflower : Cwt : 26.80 75.50 43.10 59.20 Celery : Cwt : 11.60 14.50 18.10 13.40 Corn, Sweet : Cwt : 15.70 22.60 28.00 23.10 Cucumbers 2/ : Cwt : 17.60 19.50 Lettuce : Cwt : 11.90 21.30 17.00 17.50 Onions : Cwt : 12.80 12.70 9.47 9.42 Snap Beans 2/ : Cwt : 61.20 51.70 51.80 Tomatoes : Cwt : 32.30 29.10 124.00 66.00 : : Livestock : : : : Calves : Cwt : 94.30 112.00 124.00 121.00 Cattle, All Beef : Cwt : 72.90 90.40 85.10 86.80 Cows 3/ : Cwt : 49.60 49.20 48.90 48.70 Steers & Heifers : Cwt : 77.10 95.60 90.20 91.90 Milk Cows 4/ : Head: 1,130.00 : : Hogs, All : Cwt : 47.70 34.20 55.70 54.50 Barrows & Gilts : Cwt : 48.40 34.60 56.10 54.90 Sows : Cwt : 39.50 28.10 45.70 46.00 : : Lambs : Cwt : 56.20 97.70 101.00 Sheep : Cwt : 23.40 45.10 41.50 : : Dairy and Poultry : : : : Milk, All 5/ 6/ : Cwt : 13.06 13.80 16.10 16.50 Fluid Grade 6/ : Cwt : 13.10 13.80 16.10 16.50 Mfg Grade 6/ : Cwt : 11.80 12.70 15.60 15.90 : : Broilers, Live 7/ : Lb : 0.317 0.380 0.390 0.390 Eggs, All 8/ : Doz : 0.643 0.868 0.612 0.654 Market 8/ : Doz : 0.546 0.739 0.436 0.488 Turkeys, live 7/ 8/: Lb : 0.380 0.382 0.490 0.462 : : Adjusted for Seasonal : : Variation : : Eggs, All : Doz : 0.545 0.775 0.546 0.623 Milk, All 5/ : Cwt : 9.71 13.80 15.48 16.34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ F.O.B. shipping point. 2/ Monthly estimates began January 1995. 3/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 4/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices available for Jan, Apr, Jul, and Oct. 5/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 6/ December 2004 Fat test percent: all milk 3.81, fluid milk 3.80, mfg grade 4.03. 7/ Equivalent liveweight returns to producers for most States. Includes growers and contractors. 8/ Mid-month price. 9/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 10/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Wheat: Prices Received, by State, November and December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat : Winter Wheat : Durum Wheat :Oth Spring Wheat State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 1/ : Dec 2/ : Nov 1/ : Dec 2/ : Nov 1/ : Dec 2/ : Nov 1/ : Dec 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : AR : 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ CA : 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ CO : 3.35 3.22 3.35 3.22 3/ 3/ ID : 3.50 3.52 3.35 3.40 3.74 3.70 IL : 3.27 3.30 3.27 3.30 IN : 2.83 2.78 2.83 2.78 KS : 3.33 3.24 3.33 3.24 MI : 2.80 2.85 2.80 2.85 MN : 3.31 3.22 2.36 2.22 3.31 3.23 MO : 3.00 2.95 3.00 2.95 MT : 3.72 3.63 3.48 3.40 3.85 3.82 3.86 3.75 NE : 3.37 3.25 3.37 3.25 ND : 3.38 3.31 2.77 2.55 3.75 3.60 3.32 3.25 OH : 2.86 2.86 2.86 2.86 OK : 3.42 3.27 3.42 3.27 OR : 3.73 3.71 3.64 3.65 4.17 4.00 SD : 3.53 3.42 3.23 3.23 3.70 3.53 TX : 3.20 3.12 3.20 3.12 WA : 3.75 3.70 3.64 3.59 4.10 4.04 : US : 3.46 3.38 3.39 3.29 3.77 3.64 3.56 3.45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 4/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Prices Received for Selected Agricultural Commodities, by Months, United States, 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat : Corn : Soybeans :Beef Cattle 2/ : All Hogs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Dollars per Bushel --------- ----- Dollars per Cwt ----- : Jan : 3.89 3.68 2.33 2.39 5.51 7.35 72.90 80.90 32.90 36.80 Feb : 3.70 3.77 2.34 2.61 5.55 8.28 73.90 78.50 34.30 42.60 Mar : 3.55 3.83 2.33 2.75 5.59 9.28 72.60 83.40 34.70 47.20 Apr : 3.37 3.88 2.34 2.89 5.82 9.62 74.50 84.80 34.80 47.40 May : 3.33 3.82 2.38 2.87 6.07 9.56 75.50 88.40 41.30 56.80 Jun : 3.08 3.57 2.34 2.79 6.09 9.08 74.90 89.50 45.00 56.60 Jul : 2.95 3.37 2.17 2.51 5.82 8.46 75.80 88.50 42.70 57.10 Aug : 3.35 3.27 2.15 2.34 5.68 6.83 79.30 88.90 39.60 55.40 Sep : 3.39 3.36 2.20 2.20 6.06 5.84 84.90 85.80 39.70 54.80 Oct : 3.44 3.44 2.12 2.15 6.60 5.56 91.50 86.10 36.70 52.10 Nov : 3.61 3.46 2.20 2.05 7.05 5.36 93.40 85.10 34.70 55.70 Dec : 3.68 3.38 2.31 1.99 7.17 5.41 90.40 86.80 34.20 54.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Current month prices are mid-month; prices for previous months are for the entire month. 2/ Cows, steers and heifers. Grains: Prices Received, by State, November and December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :All Barley 1/: Corn : Oats : Soybeans : Sorghum Grain Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :Nov 2/:Dec 3/:Nov 2/:Dec 3/:Nov 2/:Dec 3/:Nov 2/:Dec 3/:Nov 2/ :Dec 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----------------- Dollars per Bushel ----------------- Dollars per Cwt : AL : AR : 5.65 5.60 4/ 4/ CA : 4/ 5/ CO : 2.99 3.10 2.42 1.96 ID : 3.02 3.01 IL : 2.08 2.10 5/ 5/ 5.37 5.50 3.27 3.30 IN : 1.82 1.87 5.22 5.35 IA : 2.00 1.90 1.42 1.55 5.33 5.45 KS : 2.29 1.89 5.05 5.04 3.02 2.81 KY : 2.11 2.00 5.65 5.50 LA : 5.75 5.40 MI : 1.92 1.80 1.95 1.90 5.38 5.30 MN : 2.29 2.21 2.03 2.04 1.25 1.27 5.73 5.60 MS : 5.56 5.54 MO : 1.89 1.90 5.26 5.40 2.79 2.85 MT : 2.92 2.70 4/ 5/ NE : 2.13 2.00 1.56 1.60 5.18 5.30 3.04 2.95 NC : 2.23 2.39 5.39 5.21 ND : 2.05 1.98 2.12 1.90 5/ 5/ 5.73 5.50 OH : 1.95 2.08 4/ 5/ 5.24 5.49 OK : 3.16 3.12 OR : 1.88 1.95 4/ 4/ PA : 2.26 2.07 1.67 1.69 SD : 2.09 2.10 1.76 1.59 1.53 1.65 5.21 5.16 TN : 2.62 2.60 5.31 5.30 TX : 2.68 2.14 5/ 5/ 3.48 3.36 UT : 2.39 1.97 WA : 2.18 2.22 WI : 2.19 2.05 1.40 1.40 5.40 5.30 WY : 3.42 3.39 : US : 2.51 2.46 2.05 1.99 1.49 1.42 5.36 5.41 3.06 2.94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The Three-State (MN, ND and SD) Feed Barley price for December 2004 is $1.35. 2/ Entire month. 3/ Mid-month. 4/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 5/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Malting and Feed Barley: Prices Received Selected State, November and December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Malting Barley : Feed Barley State :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 1/ : Dec 2/ : Nov 1/ : Dec 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : ID : 3.07 3.10 2.23 2.20 MN : 3/ 3/ 1.66 1.52 MT : 3/ 3/ 1.69 1.65 ND : 2.52 2.40 1.44 1.35 SD : 2.09 2.10 4/ 4/ WY : 3/ 3/ 1.68 1.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 4/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Field Crops: Prices Received, by State, November and December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dry Edible : All : : : : Beans : Sunflower : Flaxseed : Tobacco : Peanuts 4/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :Nov 1/:Dec 2/:Nov 1/:Dec 2/:Nov 1/:Dec 2/:Nov 1/:Dec 3/:Nov 1/:Dec 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- Dollars per ------ Dollars per ------- Dollars per ------- :----------- Cwt ---------- -- Bushel -- ---------- Pound ---------- : AL : 0.198 0.186 CA :36.80 36.90 CO :28.70 28.80 FL : 6/ 6/ 5/ 5/ GA : 6/ 6/ 0.199 0.194 ID :22.40 27.00 IN : 1.990 1.975 KS : 5/ 5/ KY : 1.990 1.985 MD : 6/ 6/ MI :23.70 23.00 MN :24.40 25.60 15.80 17.30 MO : NE :23.80 24.30 NC : 1.910 1.930 0.255 0.249 ND :26.30 28.50 13.70 14.40 8.70 8.60 OH : 2.010 1.980 OK : SC : 6/ 6/ SD : 11.80 13.70 6/ 6/ TN : 1.985 2.465 TX : 5/ 5/ VA : 1.910 1.860 0.250 5/ WV : : US :25.80 27.10 13.00 13.90 8.70 8.60 1.985 2.050 0.202 0.226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ Based on sales through first half of month. 4/ In-Shell. 5/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 6/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Tobacco: Prices Received, by Area and Type, December 2004, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class by Type : Type : Dec 2003 : Nov 2004 : Dec 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars per Pound : : Total Flue-cured Area 2/ : 11-14 : 1.855 : : Fire-cured : : VA Belt : 21 : 1.665 1.755 1.810 Total Fire-cured : 21-23 : 1.665 1.755 1.810 : : Light Air-cured : : Burley : 31 : 1.980 1.990 2.060 Total Light Air-cured : 31-32 : 1.980 1.990 2.060 : : Dark Air-cured : : One Sucker Belt : 35 : 2.430 1.730 1.365 Green River Belt 3/ : 36 : 2.300 1.690 Sun-cured Belt 3/ : 37 : 1.730 1.475 Total Dark Air-cured : 35-37 : 2.395 1.730 1.610 : : US : 11-37 : 1.995 1.985 2.050 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 2/ Markets closed in November of both 2003 and 2004. 3/ Markets opened in December 2004. Field Crops and Apples: Prices Received, by State, November and December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : December : Cotton, Upland :-------------------------------------------------- State : : Cotton- : Hay, Baled 3/ : Apples :-------------------: seed :-----------------------------: Fresh : Nov 1/ : Dec 2/ : 5/ : All : Alfalfa : Other : Use 1/4/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound ---------- Dollars per Ton --------- Dol/Lb : AL : 0.456 0.456 92.00 AZ : 0.497 0.517 159.00 95.00 95.00 90.00 AR : 0.451 0.489 99.00 CA : 0.561 0.544 155.00 120.00 125.00 87.00 0.213 CO : 86.00 86.00 81.00 GA : 0.444 0.429 84.00 ID : 108.00 112.00 65.00 IL : 86.00 92.00 70.00 IA : 82.00 85.00 58.00 KS : 61.00 71.00 49.00 KY : 67.00 100.00 58.00 LA : 0.462 0.409 81.00 MI : 99.00 100.00 75.00 0.210 MN : 71.00 75.00 55.00 MS : 0.479 0.452 88.00 MO : 57.00 99.00 44.00 MT : 81.00 82.00 74.00 NE : 51.00 51.00 50.00 NV : 102.00 102.00 104.00 NM : 117.00 120.00 98.00 NY : 108.00 145.00 90.00 0.218 NC : 0.380 0.374 93.00 ND : 56.00 61.00 45.00 OH : 96.00 128.00 53.00 0.290 OK : 74.00 93.00 49.00 OR : 99.00 101.00 96.00 PA : 126.00 141.00 114.00 0.223 SD : 66.00 69.00 51.00 TN : 0.456 0.456 109.00 TX : 0.395 0.372 107.00 74.00 122.00 69.00 UT : 87.00 87.00 83.00 VA : 0.280 WA : 108.00 105.00 115.00 0.223 WI : 79.00 85.00 45.00 WY : 75.00 76.00 70.00 : US : 0.444 0.410 111.00 84.30 92.40 67.10 0.223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Based on sales during the first half of the month. 3/ Mid-month. 4/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for CA, 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 firms. 7/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Upland Cotton and Rice: Prices Received and Marketings, United States, December 2004, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : Oct 2004 1/ : Nov 2004 1/ : Dec 2004 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Cotton, Upland : : Average Price : Dollars per Pound : 0.495 0.444 0.410 Marketings 3/ : 1,000 Bales : 923 1,437 NA : : Rice : : Average Price : Dollars per Cwt : 7.59 7.39 7.41 Marketings 4/ : 1,000 Cwt : 13,422 11,314 NA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Based on purchases for the first half of the month. 3/ Marketings based on a survey of cotton buyers in the major producing States - AL, AZ, AR, CA, GA, LA, MS, NC, TN, and TX. 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, December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent Returns 1/ Commodity, :F.O.B. :----------------------------------------------------- State :Packed : Packinghouse-door : On-tree and Type : Fresh :----------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh :Process : All : Fresh :Process -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Box : Grapefruit : AZ : 24.20 17.56 17.56 15.19 15.19 CA : 23.50 15.38 16.86 -0.28 13.01 14.49 -2.65 FL : 29.00 16.86 20.44 8.27 14.20 17.94 5.22 White : 30.90 17.29 21.90 9.30 14.64 19.40 6.40 Colored : 28.60 16.75 20.10 7.90 14.09 17.60 4.80 TX : 34.20 17.00 24.01 1.20 15.83 22.82 0.06 : US : 30.00 16.85 21.09 6.42 14.55 18.89 3.86 : Lemons : AZ : 30.20 13.29 19.90 0.18 8.86 15.47 -4.25 CA : 31.20 12.33 20.90 0.18 7.90 16.47 -4.25 : US : 30.90 12.63 20.57 0.18 8.20 16.14 -4.25 : Oranges : AZ : Navel and Misc: 22.10 10.52 14.57 0.38 8.01 12.06 -2.13 CA : Navel and Misc: 21.60 12.97 14.07 0.38 10.46 11.56 -2.13 FL : Early and Mids: 16.70 4.14 8.70 3.85 1.93 6.35 1.65 TX : Early and Mids: 18.70 6.60 8.41 2.04 5.24 7.04 0.71 : US : 19.40 4.85 11.56 3.82 2.62 9.17 1.62 : Tangelos : FL : 15.70 5.37 6.70 3.00 2.84 4.20 0.40 : Tangerines : AZ : 24.20 17.00 17.00 14.46 14.46 CA : 33.40 24.20 26.20 0.30 21.66 23.66 -2.24 FL : 28.00 14.36 18.00 3.00 10.52 14.40 -1.60 : US : 29.00 16.27 19.71 2.81 12.71 16.38 -1.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Net lbs. per box: Grapefruit - AZ & CA-67, FL-85, TX-80; Lemons - 76; Oranges - AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85; Tangelos~-~90; Tangerines - AZ, CA-75, FL-95; Temples - 90. Potatoes: Prices Received, by State, November and December 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :: : : State : Nov : Dec :: State : Nov : Dec : : :: : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt :: : Dollars per Cwt : :: : AL : :: NC : AZ : :: ND - All 1/ : 5.85 5.40 CA - All : 8.40 7.80 :: - Fresh 2/ : 6.15 NA - Winter : 16.40 16.40 :: - Processing : 5.65 NA - Spring : :: OH : 7.30 7.70 - Summer : :: OR : 4.70 4.65 - Fall : 7.50 7.55 :: PA : 7.20 7.50 CO - All 1/ : 4.80 4.85 :: TX : - Fresh 2/ : 4.85 NA :: VA : FL : :: WA - All : 4.75 4.85 ID - All 1/ : 4.15 4.15 :: - Processing : 4.55 NA - Fresh 2/ : 3.60 NA :: WI - All 1/ : 5.10 5.10 - Processing : 4.40 NA :: - Fresh 2/ : 4.80 NA ME : 6.15 6.15 :: - Processing : 5.50 NA MI : 6.80 7.10 :: : MN : 5.70 5.50 :: US - All 1/ : 5.04 5.10 NY : 7.40 7.40 :: - Fresh 2/ : 5.23 NA : :: - Processing : 4.94 NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average price of potatoes sold for all uses, including table stocks, processing, seed and livestock feed. 2/ Fresh market prices only, includes table stock prices. Cattle: Prices Received, by State, November and December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cows 1/ :Steers & Heifers : Beef Cattle 4/ : Calves State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 2/ : Dec 3/ : Nov 2/ : Dec 3/ : Nov 2/ : Dec 3/ : Nov 2/ : Dec 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : AZ : 50.70 53.40 105.00 104.00 104.00 103.00 122.00 120.00 AR : 45.70 45.00 99.00 101.00 83.00 84.20 119.00 119.00 CA : 44.60 45.60 88.80 90.30 65.40 66.20 120.00 120.00 CO : 49.60 48.60 110.00 106.00 109.00 105.00 127.00 126.00 FL : 51.10 49.50 95.70 95.60 69.80 69.30 126.00 124.00 GA : 50.50 50.00 95.20 93.00 65.30 64.60 121.00 118.00 ID : 45.70 46.40 88.70 89.90 74.50 77.70 116.00 118.00 IL : 49.40 48.40 85.00 83.00 84.30 82.30 114.00 108.00 IA : 48.70 48.10 88.10 89.10 87.30 88.30 117.00 112.00 KS : 49.10 48.70 86.00 88.80 84.90 87.60 134.00 134.00 KY : 49.00 47.00 97.00 94.00 85.50 82.70 112.00 109.00 LA : 48.70 48.00 98.10 98.00 66.50 64.00 117.00 116.00 MI : 48.00 48.00 75.00 75.00 66.90 66.90 115.00 115.00 MN : 51.00 50.50 80.00 82.00 73.90 75.40 107.00 108.00 MO : 48.20 47.50 105.00 102.00 93.60 90.60 121.00 121.00 MT : 49.30 50.50 110.00 112.00 88.10 90.50 126.00 128.00 NE : 51.10 50.60 90.00 93.10 88.80 91.80 130.00 131.00 NM : 51.40 52.00 106.00 105.00 82.50 81.20 124.00 124.00 ND : 49.90 50.50 110.00 111.00 95.00 98.90 124.00 125.00 OH : 46.40 46.00 81.50 82.00 78.00 78.40 104.00 100.00 OK : 49.90 48.80 109.00 105.00 101.00 97.70 126.00 124.00 OR : 45.80 46.00 96.50 95.00 81.30 80.30 110.00 111.00 PA : 47.30 47.10 78.70 80.60 70.50 71.90 110.00 109.00 SD : 49.70 49.00 104.00 102.00 94.20 88.20 129.00 129.00 TN : 48.00 47.00 98.00 98.00 78.00 77.60 111.00 110.00 TX : 48.90 48.30 90.00 92.40 85.90 88.00 127.00 123.00 VA : 44.60 45.20 92.40 89.70 80.00 70.60 106.00 104.00 WI : 49.70 48.50 81.50 82.00 63.10 62.60 140.00 137.00 WY : 50.80 52.00 114.00 112.00 92.50 94.00 130.00 131.00 : US : 48.90 48.70 90.20 91.90 85.10 86.80 124.00 121.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 State, November and December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sows : Barrows and Gilts : All Hogs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Nov 1/ : Dec 2/ : Nov 1/ : Dec 2/ : Nov 1/ : Dec 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : AR : 47.10 47.90 53.30 54.10 52.70 53.50 IL : 43.50 45.50 58.00 58.30 56.80 57.30 IN : 47.80 49.30 53.90 54.60 53.30 54.10 IA : 51.60 49.60 57.80 56.30 57.70 56.20 KS : 45.50 48.70 54.00 54.50 53.10 53.80 MI : 44.00 44.00 52.00 52.00 51.40 51.40 MN : 47.10 46.50 56.20 56.00 56.20 56.00 MO : 45.80 46.30 50.20 51.10 49.90 50.80 NE : 47.30 48.30 56.80 56.80 56.60 56.60 NC : 47.50 46.40 57.50 53.40 57.40 53.30 OH : 47.10 45.00 53.60 52.00 53.20 51.60 OK : 44.50 44.20 49.60 48.00 48.80 47.40 PA : 43.30 43.40 51.80 52.90 50.50 51.50 SD : 43.90 46.00 58.60 59.00 56.70 57.60 TX : 39.70 40.70 54.00 54.00 51.90 52.00 WI : 42.30 42.30 49.90 47.50 48.90 46.80 : US : 45.70 46.00 56.10 54.90 55.70 54.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. Sheep and Poultry: Prices Received, by State, November and December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep 1/ : Lambs 1/ : Eggs 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars per Cwt ------ Dollars per Dozen : AL : 0.500 AR : 0.500 CA : 36.50 86.50 0.540 CO : 43.00 98.90 CT : 0.590 FL : 0.530 GA : 0.455 ID : 44.00 92.00 IN : 0.490 IA : 44.30 90.10 0.400 KS : 40.00 92.00 ME : 0.670 MI : 0.520 MN : 35.00 92.20 0.430 MS : 0.495 MO : 0.410 MT : 45.30 116.00 NE : 38.00 89.00 NY : 0.500 NC : 0.520 ND : 38.00 107.00 OH : 42.80 88.00 0.530 OR : 37.00 95.00 PA : 0.550 SC : 0.480 SD : 43.50 121.00 TX : 47.70 114.00 0.470 UT : 37.00 98.00 WA : 0.540 WY : 40.50 118.00 : US : 41.50 101.00 0.488 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ Market (table) eggs. Milk and Milk Cows: Prices Received, by State, November and December 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November 1/ : December :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Fluid Grade : Manufacturing : All Milk : All Milk : : Milk 2/ : Grade Milk : 3/ : 3/ 4/ : Milk :---------------------------------------------------------------:Cows 5/ : : Fat : : Fat : : Fat : : Fat : : Price : Test : Price : Test : Price : Test : Price : Test : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dol/Cwt Percent Dol/Cwt Percent Dol/Cwt Percent Dol/Cwt Percent Dol/Head : AZ : 15.60 3.73 15.60 3.73 16.50 3.71 CA : 14.40 3.78 15.20 4.08 14.42 3.79 14.30 3.84 FL : 18.60 3.64 18.60 3.64 18.70 3.64 ID : 15.50 3.72 16.80 4.19 15.50 3.72 16.50 3.78 IL : 16.60 3.76 15.80 3.67 16.60 3.76 17.20 3.80 IN : 16.70 3.81 14.90 3.94 16.60 3.82 17.30 3.82 IA : 16.60 3.82 15.80 3.95 16.60 3.82 17.00 3.84 KY : 16.80 3.72 16.80 3.72 16.90 3.75 MI : 16.20 3.72 14.90 3.82 16.20 3.72 17.00 3.73 MN : 16.60 3.87 15.10 3.92 16.60 3.87 17.10 3.85 MO : 16.40 3.75 15.80 3.96 16.40 3.76 17.00 3.80 NM : 15.20 3.72 15.20 3.72 16.20 3.70 NY : 16.80 3.78 16.80 3.78 17.00 3.78 OH : 16.90 3.77 14.90 3.96 16.80 3.78 17.40 3.84 PA : 17.70 3.80 16.30 3.95 17.70 3.80 18.30 3.85 TX : 16.30 3.84 16.30 3.84 16.80 3.85 VT : 16.90 3.78 16.90 3.78 17.50 3.80 VA : 17.20 3.66 17.20 3.66 17.30 3.66 WA : 15.70 3.79 15.70 3.79 16.50 3.81 WI : 16.90 3.82 16.20 4.00 16.90 3.83 17.40 3.81 : US : 16.10 3.78 15.60 4.00 16.10 3.79 16.50 3.81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Including milk diverted to manufacturing. 3/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 4/ Preliminary. 5/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices published January, April, July and October. Parity Price Equivalent for Manufacturing Milk 1/: United States, November and December 2004, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : Dec 2003 : Nov 2004 : Dec 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parity Equivalent : Dollars per Cwt : 30.92 31.82 31.64 Average Price F.O.B 2/ : Dollars per Cwt : 12.70 15.60 15.90 Average Fat Test of Milk 2/ : Percent : 3.97 4.00 4.03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The parity price equivalent during 2004 is 90.4 percent of the parity price of all milk sold to plants, compared with 90.4 percent in 2003. For additional details, see January 2004 issue of "Agricultural Prices". 2/ Preliminary for December 2004. United States Parity Prices for Farm Products and Average Prices Received as Percent of Parity Prices Based on Data for December 2004, with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity Prices : Prices as Percent :Adjusted: Based on Data for : of Parity Commodity and Unit : Base :----------------------------------------- : Prices : Dec : Nov : Dec : Dec : Nov : Dec : : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- Dollars ---------- ---- Percent --- : Basic Commodities : All Wheat, Bu : 0.564 9.88 10.10 10.00 37 34 34 Rice, Cwt : 1.63 27.10 29.10 29.00 28 25 26 Corn, Bu : 0.379 6.75 6.77 6.74 34 30 30 Cotton, Lb : American Upland : 0.113 1.74 2.02 2.01 36 22 20 Extra Long Staple : 0.144 2.43 2.57 2.56 Peanuts, Lb : 0.0370 0.674 0.660 0.658 29 31 34 Tobacco, By Type, Lb : Flue-Cured 11-14 : 0.259 4.44 4.62 4.61 40 VA Fire-Cured, 21 : 0.257 4.50 4.59 4.57 37 38 40 KY-TN Fire-Cured, 22-23 : 0.322 5.56 5.75 5.73 Burley, 31 : 0.277 4.77 4.94 4.93 42 40 42 Maryland, 32 : 0.215 3.78 3.84 3.82 Dark Air-Cured, 35-36 : 0.282 4.79 5.03 5.01 Sun-Cured, 37 : 0.246 4.22 4.39 4.37 41 34 PA Seedleaf, 41 : 0.206 3.45 3.68 3.66 Cigar Filler & Binder, : 42-44, 54-55 : 0.225 3.84 4.02 4.00 Puerto Rican Filler, 46 : 0.162 2.83 2.89 2.88 Cigar Binder, 51-52 : 0.736 12.50 13.10 13.10 : Designated Nonbasic : All Milk, Sold to : Plants, Per Cwt 2/ : 1.97 34.20 35.20 35.00 40 44 47 Honey, Extracted, Lb 3/ : 0.1050 1.63 1.87 1.87 : Wool and Mohair : Wool, Lb : 0.0880 1.58 1.57 1.56 Mohair, Lb : 0.334 5.64 5.96 5.94 : Other Nonbasic : Barley, Bu : 0.376 6.68 6.71 6.69 44 37 37 Cottonseed, Ton :15.80 271.00 282.00 281.00 47 37 40 Dry Edible Beans, Cwt : 2.92 51.60 52.10 51.90 33 50 52 Flaxseed, Bu : 0.728 12.20 13.00 12.90 51 67 67 Oats, Bu : 0.221 4.22 3.94 3.93 37 38 36 Potatoes, Cwt : 0.854 14.10 15.20 15.20 40 34 34 Rye, Bu : 0.353 5.95 6.30 6.28 Sorghum Grain, Cwt : 0.616 11.40 11.00 11.00 37 28 27 Soybeans Bu : 0.892 14.80 15.90 15.90 48 34 34 Sweetpotatoes, Cwt : 2.25 38.00 40.20 40.00 Apples, Fresh, Lb 4/ : 0.0296 0.498 0.528 0.526 57 45 42 Citrus (equiv on-tree), Box : Grapefruit : 0.387 6.74 6.91 6.88 53 206 211 Lemons : 1.10 19.10 19.60 19.60 20 48 42 Oranges : 0.618 9.90 11.00 11.00 26 67 24 Tangerines : 1.42 25.30 25.30 25.20 34 46 50 Temples (FL) : 0.451 8.04 8.05 8.02 Beef Cattle, Cwt : 9.55 164.00 170.00 170.00 55 50 51 Calves, Cwt :12.80 220.00 228.00 228.00 51 54 53 Hogs, Cwt : 5.91 105.00 105.00 105.00 33 53 52 Lambs, Cwt :11.30 189.00 202.00 201.00 52 50 Sheep, Cwt : 4.70 80.70 83.90 83.60 56 49 Eggs, Doz 2/ : 0.0949 1.62 1.69 1.69 44 32 37 Turkeys, Live, Lb : 0.0574 1.010 1.020 1.020 38 48 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Parity Prices Based on Data for December 2004, United States 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Nonbasic :Adj Base: Parity :: Other Nonbasic :Adj Base: Parity Commodities : Prices : Prices :: Commodities : Prices : Prices ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dollars Dollars :: :Dollars Dollars : :: : Field Crops and : :: Noncitrus Fruit : Misc Commodities : :: Peaches, cont. : Hops, Lb : 0.256 4.55 :: Processing 5/ : Spearmint Oil, Lb : 1.53 27.20 :: Excl Dried : Tobacco, Lb : :: Clingstone, : Type 61 : 2.51 44.60 :: CA, Ton : 32.80 583.00 : :: Pears, Ton : Noncitrus Fruit : :: Fresh 4/ : 51.60 917.00 Apples, Ton 6/ : :: Dried, CA 6/ : 166.00 2,950.00 Processing : 17.90 318.00 :: Plums, CA, Ton : Apricots, Ton : :: Fresh, Equiv : Fresh 7/ : 99.70 1,770.00 :: on-Tree : 57.40 1,020.00 Dried, CA :273.00 4,850.00 :: Prunes, Dried, : Avocados, Ton 7/ :238.00 4,230.00 :: CA, Ton 6/ : 129.00 2,290.00 Cherries Bbl : :: Prunes and Plums, : Sweet, Ton :184.00 3,270.00 :: Excl CA, Ton : Tart, Lb : 0.0267 0.475:: Fresh 9/ : 56.90 1,010.00 Cranberry, Bbl 5/ : 5.92 105.00 :: Processing 6/ : Dates, CA, Ton 7/ :170.00 3,020.00 :: Excl Dried : 26.30 468.00 Grapes, Ton : :: : Raisin Variety :121.00 2,150.00 :: Tree Nuts 10/ : Other Dried : 68.20 1,210.00 :: Almonds, Lb : 0.204 3.63 Kiwifruit, Ton : 80.80 1,440.00 :: Hazelnuts, Ton : 130.00 2,310.00 Nectarines : :: Pistachio, Lb : 0.159 2.83 Fresh, CA, : :: Walnuts, Ton : 176.00 3,130.00 Ton 7/ : 63.00 1,120.00 :: : Olives, CA : :: Vegetables, Cwt 11/ : canning, Ton 5/ : 95.50 1,700.00 :: Fresh : Papayas (HA) : 0.0520 0.925:: Carrots 8/ : 2.21 39.30 Peaches : :: Cauliflower 8/ : 4.55 80.90 Fresh, Lb 4/ : 0.0408 0.725:: Celery 8/ : 1.98 35.20 Dried, CA, : :: Honeydew Melons : 2.79 49.60 Ton : 92.50 1,640.00 :: Lettuce : 2.50 44.50 : :: Onions 8/ : 1.68 29.90 : :: Tomatoes : 4.39 78.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for CA, NY (apples only), OR (except peaches), and WA. Price at point of first sale for other states. 5/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point. 6/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door. 7/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse door. 8/ Includes some processing. 9/ Based on "as sold" prices for fresh fruit in all states. 10/ Prices in-shell basis except almonds which are shelled basis. 11/ F.O.B. shipping point prices. Hops: Marketing Year Average Prices Received, by State and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound : ID : 1.62 1.60 OR : 2.31 2.31 WA : 1.79 1.85 : US : 1.86 1.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of Prices Received Estimates Definition: Prices received represent sales from producers to first buyers. They include all grades and qualities. The average commodity price from the survey multiplied by the total quantity marketed theoretically should give the total cash receipts for the commodity. Survey Procedures: Primary sales data used to determine grain prices were obtained from probability samples of about 2000 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 preliminary price represents a 3-5 day period around the 15th of the 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 December Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 134 (1990-92=100), unchanged from November 2004 but 3.9 percent above December 2003. PRODUCTION INDEX: The December index, at 130, is down 0.8 percent from last month but 3.2 percent above last year. Lower prices in December for feeder cattle, diesel fuel, complete feeds, and gasoline more than offset higher prices for feeder pigs, nitrogen fertilizers, LP gas, and feed concentrates. Feed: The December index, at 101, is 1.0 percent less than November and 14 percent below last December. Since November, lower prices for complete feeds, feed grains, hay and forages, and feed supplements more than offset higher prices for feed concentrates. Livestock & Poultry: The December index for livestock and poultry purchases, at 133, is 2.9 percent lower than last month but 12 percent above last year. Since November, lower prices for feeder cattle more than offset higher prices for feeder pigs. The December feeder cattle price at $109.70 per cwt, is down $6.10 per cwt from the November price. December feeder pigs averaged $155.00 per cwt, up $17.00 per cwt from November. Fertilizer: The December index, at 149, is up 2.1 percent from November and 16 percent more than December a year ago. Since November, prices are higher for nitrogen fertilizers, potash and phosphate materials, and mixed fertilizers. Agricultural Chemicals: The December index, at 120, is unchanged from last month. Fuels: The December index, at 186, is down 4.6 percent from a month earlier but 43 percent above December 2003. Compared to last month, prices are lower for diesel fuel and gasoline but higher for LP gas. Farm Machinery: The December Farm Machinery Index is 165, unchanged from November but 7.1 percent above last December. Since November, prices are lower for self-propelled machinery. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: The November 2004 Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 191.0 (1982-4=100). This compares to the October index of 190.9. For the 12-month period ending in November, the overall index has increased 3.5 percent. Indexes of Prices Paid by Farmers and Related Parity Ratios United States, December 2004 With Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-14 = 100 : 1990-92 = 100 Indexes :---------------------------------------------- and : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 Ratios :---------------------------------------------- : Dec : Nov : Dec : Dec : Nov : Dec : Prices Paid by Farmers for : Commodities & Services, : Interest, Taxes, & Wage : Rates (PPITW) : 1,719 1,785 1,778 129 134 134 Production : 1,221 1,274 1,266 126 131 130 Feed : 574 *499 493 117 *102 101 Livestock & Poultry : 1,522 *1,752 1,699 119 137 133 Seeds : 1,553 1,564 1,564 157 158 158 Fertilizer : 469 *534 544 128 146 149 Agricultural Chemicals : 744 *745 744 120 *120 120 Fuels : 1,001 *1,503 1,438 130 *195 186 Farm Supplies & Repairs : 954 985 985 134 139 139 Autos & Trucks : 3,050 *3,034 3,084 115 *114 116 Farm Machinery : 3,875 *4,149 4,132 154 *165 165 Building Materials : 1,701 *1,865 1,864 125 137 137 Farm Services & Rent : 1,442 *1,454 1,454 Farm Services : 122 *123 123 Rent : 120 120 120 Interest 1/ : 2,599 2,616 2,616 104 104 104 Taxes 2/ : 3,426 3,474 3,474 128 130 130 Wage Rates : 5,848 6,009 6,009 156 161 161 Production, Interest, Taxes, : & Wage Rates (PITW) : 1,712 1,779 1,770 127 132 132 Family Living-CPI 3/ : 1,750 *1,814 1,814 137 142 142 : : :---------------------------------------------- Ratio (Received\Paid) : 88 *86 84 Parity Ratio 4/ : 42 41 40 Parity Ratio Adjusted 5/ : 46 43 42 PPITW Adjusted for : Productivity 6/ : 1,173 1,220 1,219 : : :---------------------------------------------- Crop Sector (PPITW) : 131 138 137 Livestock Sector (PPITW) : 127 *130 129 : : :---------------------------------------------- Farm Sector (Production) : 124 *123 121 Non-Farm Sector (Production) : 127 *135 135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 1.048 for 2004 and the revised factor is 1.082 for 2003. 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, December 2004 With Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Input Indexes : Relative Weights :--------------------------- Index :5-Year Moving Average 1/ : 2003 : 2004 :----------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : Dec : Nov : Dec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Percent ---- ---- (1990-92=100) --- : Production Items : 66.7 66.2 126 131 130 : Feed : 11.0 10.7 117 *102 101 Feed Grains : 1.6 1.5 101 *88 85 Complete Feeds : 5.4 5.2 119 *105 104 Hay/Forages : 1.4 1.3 105 111 110 Concentrates : 1.7 1.7 127 *91 93 Supplements : 0.9 0.9 135 *116 114 Livestock & Poultry : 7.2 7.4 119 137 133 Feeder Cattle : 5.6 5.8 122 137 130 Feeder Pigs : 0.6 0.6 96 *150 169 Milk Cow Replacements : 0.6 0.6 122 145 145 Poultry : 0.4 0.4 112 112 112 Seeds : 3.2 3.3 157 158 158 Field Crops : 2.9 3.0 162 163 163 Grasses/Legumes : 0.3 0.3 109 111 111 Fertilizer : 4.5 4.4 128 146 149 Mixed Fertilizer : 2.0 1.9 115 *127 128 Nitrogen : 1.9 1.8 147 172 176 Potash & Phosphate : 0.6 0.6 111 *125 129 Agricultural Chemicals : 3.8 3.7 120 *120 120 Herbicides : 2.4 2.4 112 *113 113 Insecticides : 0.9 0.9 145 *143 143 Fungicides/Other : 0.5 0.5 116 *116 116 Fuels : 2.7 2.7 130 *195 186 Diesel : 1.5 1.5 127 *199 187 Gasoline : 0.8 0.8 120 *169 159 LP Gas : 0.4 0.4 163 *231 240 Farm Supplies & Repairs : 5.5 5.4 134 139 139 Supplies : 1.8 1.8 126 129 129 Repairs : 3.6 3.6 139 144 144 Autos & Trucks : 1.8 1.8 115 *114 116 Autos : 0.2 0.2 108 *108 110 Trucks : 1.5 1.6 116 *115 117 Farm Machinery : 4.0 4.0 154 *165 165 Tractors : 0.9 0.9 145 147 147 Self-Propelled : 1.6 1.6 160 *174 173 Other Machinery : 1.5 1.5 155 167 167 Building Materials : 3.1 3.3 125 137 137 Farm Services : 12.4 12.4 122 *123 123 Custom Rates : 1.3 1.3 125 125 125 Other Services : 11.1 11.1 121 *123 123 Rent : 7.4 7.1 120 120 120 Cash : 4.0 3.8 145 145 145 Share : 3.4 3.3 91 91 91 Interest : 4.7 4.7 104 104 104 Taxes : 3.0 3.0 128 130 130 Wage Rates : 7.4 7.6 156 161 161 Family Living-CPI : 18.2 18.5 137 142 142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Weights may not add due to rounding. Feed Price Ratios: United States, December 2004 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 Feed Price Ratio 1/ :----------------------------- : Dec : Nov : Dec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-Feed: Pounds of Broiler Grower Feed : equal in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight : 5.1 *6.6 6.7 : Market Egg Feed: Pounds of Laying Feed equal in : Value to 1 dozen eggs : 12.2 *8.8 9.9 : Hog-Corn: Bushels of Corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight : 14.8 *27.2 27.4 : Milk-Feed: Pounds of 16% Mixed Dairy Feed equal : in value to 1 pound of Whole Milk : 2.85 *3.57 3.73 : Steer & Heifer-Corn: Bushels of Corn equal : in value to 100 pounds of Steer & Heifers, : 41.4 *44.0 46.2 live weight : : Turkey-Feed: Pounds of Turkey Grower equal in : value to 1 pound of Turkey, live weight : 5.7 *8.8 8.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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. Prices Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios: United States, December 2004 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 2003 : 2004 Commodity : Unit :------------------------------------------- : : Dec : Nov : Dec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broilers, Live : Lb : 0.380 0.390 0.390 Eggs, Market : Doz : 0.739 0.436 0.488 : : Hogs, All : Cwt : 34.20 *55.70 54.50 Milk, All : Cwt : 13.80 *16.10 16.50 : : Steers and Heifers : Cwt : 95.60 *90.20 91.90 Turkeys, Live : Lb : 0.382 0.490 0.462 : : Corn : Bu : 2.31 *2.05 1.99 Hay, Alfalfa, Baled : Ton : 87.00 94.00 92.40 : : Soybeans : Bu : 7.17 *5.36 5.41 Wheat, All : Bu : 3.68 *3.46 3.38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Feeder Livestock: Prices Paid, United States December 2004 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 2003 : 2004 Commodity : Unit :------------------------------------------- : : Dec : Nov : Dec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Feeders and Stockers : : Cattle and Calves : Cwt : 103.00 115.80 109.70 Feeder Pigs : Cwt : 88.00 *138.00 155.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Feed: April Prices Paid, United States, 1999-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Alfalfa Meal : Cwt : 12.80 12.50 13.40 14.40 15.00 14.90 Alfalfa Pellets : " : 12.80 12.40 13.40 14.40 15.30 15.20 Bran : " : 13.40 13.20 13.40 13.60 13.70 14.80 Beef Cattle Conc., : : 32-36% Protein : Ton :258 261 279 277 290 342 Corn Meal : Cwt : 7.54 7.67 7.59 8.06 9.90 9.84 Cottonseed Meal, 41% : " : 14.60 14.90 15.70 15.80 16.60 18.40 Dairy Feed : : 14% Protein 2/ : Ton :167 170 176 175 183 200 16% Protein 2/ : " :180 175 184 190 200 218 18% Protein 2/ : " :181 179 185 194 207 229 20% Protein 2/ : " :186 183 184 191 201 233 32% Protein Conc. : " :272 287 291 298 311 381 Hog Feed : : 14-18% Protein 2/ 3/ : " :200 203 215 216 223 256 38-42% Protein Conc. : " :280 297 302 307 322 415 : : Molasses, Liquid : Cwt : 12.00 12.00 12.40 12.90 13.30 14.20 Poultry Feed : : Broiler Grower 2/ : Ton :242 226 232 259 234 278 Chick Starter 2/ : " :242 249 239 240 241 299 Laying Feed 2/ : " :208 206 212 225 232 249 Turkey Grower 2/ : " :261 255 259 264 279 315 : : Soybean Meal, 44% : Cwt : 12.20 13.00 13.40 13.50 14.50 19.60 Stock Salt : 50 Lb : 3.99 4.01 4.05 4.12 4.30 4.53 Trace Mineral Blocks : 50 Lb : 4.98 5.02 5.14 5.24 5.40 5.53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Index (1990-92=100) : :------------------------------------------------ Feed : : Prices Paid Index 4/ : Pct : 100 102 109 112 114 121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ April survey only, quarterly surveys discontinued January 1995. 2/ Complete ration feed, fed without mixing or supplementation. 3/ Excluding pig starter. 4/ Annual average for all years. Feeder Livestock: Annual Average Prices Paid, United States, 1999-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Broiler Chicks : 100 : 20.30 20.50 20.60 21.10 21.20 1/ Egg-Type Chicks : 100 : 52.60 48.00 53.90 *52.00 52.50 1/ Feeders and Stockers : : Cattle and Calves : Cwt : 79.10 91.00 91.30 83.20 92.00 109.20 Feeder Pigs : Cwt : 76.90 112.00 110.50 85.80 93.80 114.50 Turkey Poults : Each : 1.14 1.14 1.15 1.15 1.15 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Index (1990-92=100) : :------------------------------------------------- Livestock and Poultry : : Prices Paid Index 2/ : Pct : 95 110 111 102 109 127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Annual average data are published in April 2005. 2/ Annual average. The data presented in the following tables are calculated and published for use by the Forest Service, USDA and the Bureau of Land Management, USDI in computing Public Land Grazing Fees. 2004 Prices Paid Index for Beef Cattle Production (1964-68=100) 1/: 618 1/ The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers and Ranchers for Beef Cattle Production input items is for the period of November 2003 through October 2004. The components of this index include the production indexes of Fuels & Energy, Farm & Motor Supplies, Autos & Trucks, Tractors & Self Propelled Machinery, Other Machinery, Building & Fencing Materials, Interest, Farm Wage Rates, and Farm Services. These components are weighted to the overall index value by their importance in the cost of producing beef cattle, the weights are unchanged from a year earlier. Beef Cattle: Prices Received, Selected Regions, 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Beef Cattle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars Per Cwt : 9 Great Plains States 2/ : 89.86 11 Western States 3/ : 88.53 16 Western States 4/ : 89.40 17 Western States 5/ : 88.81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average for November 2003 through October 2004, except NV, UT, and WA which are marketing year averages. 2/ CO, KS, NE, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, and WY. 3/ AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 4/ Eleven Western States plus KS, NE, ND, OK, and SD. 5/ Sixteen Western States plus TX. 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). Calendar of Prices Received Features in the 2004 Agricultural Price Reports Annual or Marketing Year Average Prices: Month Published Apricots, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Austrian Winter Peas, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Barley, U.S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Broilers, by State and U.S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Cattle, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Chickens, Other by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . Apr Chickpeas, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Citrus Crops (Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Tangelos, Tangerines, Temples), by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Corn, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Cotton, by Type, State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . Oct Cottonseed, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct Cranberries, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . Jul Dry Beans, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Dry Edible Peas, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Eggs, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Figs, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Flaxseed, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Goats, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Grapes, by State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Hay, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Other Hay, 3-year Average by Region . . . . . . . . Feb Hogs, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Hops, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec Lentils, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Milk, Sold to Plants, by Grade, Price and Fat Test, by State and U.S. Apr Mohair, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Oats, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Nectarines, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Peaches, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Peanuts, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Pears, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Potatoes, by State and U.S., Preliminary . . . . . . . Feb Final and Revised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Plums, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Rice, U.S. (year-to-date) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug by State and U.S., by Length of Grain . . . . . . . Jan Rye, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Sheep and Lambs, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . Feb Sorghum, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Soybeans, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Sweetpotatoes, by State and U.S., Preliminary . . . . Jan Final and Revised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun Sugarbeets, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul Sugarcane, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul Sunflower, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Tobacco, by Type, State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . May Turkeys, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Wheat, by Class, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Wool, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Monthly Prices Received - Revised: Month Published Apples, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan, Jul by State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb, Jul Austrian Winter Peas, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Barley, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Broilers, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Cattle, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Chickens, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Chickpeas, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Citrus Crops (Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Tangelos, Tangerines, Temples), by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Corn, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Cotton, by Type, State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . Oct Cottonseed, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct Dry Beans, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Dry Edible Peas, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Eggs, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Flaxseed, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Grapes, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan, Jul Hay, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Hogs, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb Hops, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec Lentils, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Milk, Sold to Plants, by Grade, Price and Fat Test by State and U.S. Apr Milk Cows, by Quarter, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . Feb Oats, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Onions, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . Apr, Jul Peaches, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan, Jul Peanuts, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Pears, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan, Jul Pears, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul Potatoes, by State and U.S., Preliminary . . . . . . . Feb Final and Revised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Rice, U.S. (year-to-date). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug by State and U.S., by Length of Grain . . . . . . . Jan Sheep and Lambs, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . Feb Sorghum, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Soybeans, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Sunflower, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Tobacco, by Type, State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . May Turkeys, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Vegetable Crops, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . Apr Wheat, by Type, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Monthly Marketing Percents: Month Published Austrian Winter Peas, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Barley, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Chickpeas, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Corn, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Cotton, Upland, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . Oct Dry Beans, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Dry Edible Peas, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Flaxseed, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Hay, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Lentils, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Oats, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Peanuts, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Rice, U.S. (year-to-date) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan Sorghum, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Soybeans, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep Sunflower, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov Tobacco, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . May Wheat, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug Prices Received Index Numbers - Revised: Index of Prices Received by Farmers, U.S., by Month and Year Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct Milk and Egg Prices Received, Adjusted for Seasonal Variation: Seasonally Adjusted Prices, Revised, U.S. . . . . . . Apr Seasonal Adjustment Factors, U.S. . . . . . . . . . Jul Parity Prices: Method of Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan Average Prices Used for Parity Computations . . . . . Jan Manufacturing Milk: Method of Computing Parity Price Equivalent Jan Average Price Received, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan Calendar of Prices Paid Features in the 2004 Agricultural Price Reports Indexes (1910-1914=100): Month Published PPITW, PITW, Production Items, Component Items, Interest, Taxes and Wage Rates, Family Living, Farm and Non-Farm Origin, Crop and Livestock Sectors, Adjusted for Productivity, Ratio, Parity Ratio and Adjusted Parity Ratio Annual Average (1999-2004) . . . . . Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct By Month (1999-2004) . . . . . . . . Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct U.S. Current Month, Previous Month, Previous Year Monthly Indexes (1990-1992=100): Month Published PPITW, PITW, Production Items, Component and Subcomponent Items, Interest, Taxes and Wage Rates, Family Living Farm and Non-Farm Origin, Crop and Livestock Sectors, Adjusted for Productivity, Ratio, Parity Ratio and Adjusted Parity Ratio Annual Average (2000-2004) . . . . . Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct By Month (2000-2004) . . . . . . . Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct U.S. Current Month, Previous Month, Previous Year Monthly Feed and Feeder Livestock & Poultry Annual Average, U.S. (1999-2004) Dec Prices Paid: Month Published Farm Machinery, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Feed, by Region and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Feed, U.S. (1999-2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec Feeder Livestock, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monthly Poultry, Chicks and Poults, Annual Average . . . . . . . Apr Fertilizer Materials, Mixed Fertilizer and Agricultural Limestone, by Region and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Field Seeds, Retail U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Fuels, by Region and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Agricultural Chemicals, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr Feed-Price Ratios: Month Published U.S. by Months and Annual Average, Jan 2001 - May 2004 . May U.S. Current Month, Previous Month, Previous Year. . Monthly Prices Paid Program Overview: Month Published Prices Paid Survey Months, Month Published and Geographic Levels of Estimates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan Prices Paid Regions, and States Included . . . . . . . . Apr Private Grazing Fee Rates and Components of Federal Fees:Month Published Private Non-Irrigated Grazing Fee Rates, by State and Region (Data for 2003-2004 will be published in January 2005) Jan Prices Paid Index for Beef Cattle Production (1964-68=100) Dec Beef Cattle Prices Received, Selected Regions (November-October) Dec Other Hay Prices Received, Selected Eastern Regions. . . Feb Information Contacts General questions should be directed to Linda Hutton, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch at (202) 720-6146. Below are the commodity specialists to contact for additional information. Crop Prices Received Joe Prusacki Chief, Crops Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-2127 Greg Thessen, Field Crops Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-2127 Lance Honig - Wheat, Rye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-8068 Darin Jantzi - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed. . . . . . . . .(202) 720-9526 Troy Joshua - Cotton, Cottonseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-5944 Dennis Koong - Hay, Oats, Sorghum. . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 690-3234 Jason Lamprecht - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds. . . .(202) 720-7369 Mark R. Miller - Peanuts, Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-7688 Brian Young - Sugarcane, Sugarbeets, Barley. . . . . . . . .(202) 720-7621 Jim Smith, Fruit and Vegetable Section . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-2127 Debbie Flippin - Peaches, Pears, Hops, Pulses, Mint. . . . .(202) 720-3250 Jorge Garcia-Pratts - Citrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-5412 Terry O'Connor - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Cranberries, Plums, Prunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-4288 Leslie Colburn - Grapes, Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-7235 Cathy Scherrer, Potatoes, Dry Edible Beans, Sweet Potatoes .(202) 720-4285 Biz Wallingsford - Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries. . . . .(202) 720-2157 Livestock Prices Received Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-3570 Wil Hundl, Livestock Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis - Sheep, Lambs, Wool, Mohair. . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-4751 Ty Kalaus - Milk, Milk Cows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 690-3236 Dan Lofthus - Hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-3106 Mike Miller - Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-3040 Nathan Crisp, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section. . . .(202) 720-3570 John Lange - Turkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-0585 Sharyn Lavender - Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-3244 Jody Roberts - Broilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 690-8632 Indexes, Prices Paid, and Parity Prices Linda Hutton, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-6146 Kevin Hintzman, Economics Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-6146 Eric Barnes - Farm Supplies and Repairs, Farm Machinery, Fuels, Feeder Livestock, Poultry Chicks, Feed Price Ratios, Grazing Fees, Autos & Trucks . . . . .(202) 690-3225 Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(202) 720-8844 Tara Jackson - Prices Paid Indexes, Prices Paid for Feed, Fertilizer, Agricultural Chemicals, Seeds. . . . . . .(202) 690-3229 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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