Pr 1 (5-07) Agricultural Prices National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 31, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Agricultural Prices" see page 36, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. May Farm Prices Received Index Up 4 Points From Last Month The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in May, at 138 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 4 points (3.0 percent) from April. The Crop Index is up 3 points (2.1 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 5 points (3.9 percent). Producers received higher commodity prices for milk, hogs, hay, and broilers. Lower prices were received for lettuce, cattle, broccoli, and cauliflower. The overall index is also affected by the seasonal change based on a 3-year average mix of commodities producers sell. Increased average marketings of sweet corn, broilers, peaches, and wheat offset decreased marketings of cattle, milk, oranges, and apples. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 27 points (24 percent) from May 2006. The Food Commodities Index, at 139, increased 4 points (3.0 percent) from last month and increased 28 points (25 percent) from May 2006. Prices Paid Index up 1 Point The May Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 158 percent of the 1990-92 average. The index is up 1 point (0.6 percent) from April and 9 points (6.0 percent) above May 2006. Higher prices in May for hay & forages, gasoline, mixed fertilizers, and nitrogen fertilizers more than offset lower prices for feed supplements, complete feeds, diesel fuel, and feeder cattle. Index Summary Table -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 Index :-------------------------------------------------------------- 1990-92=100 : Apr : May : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices Received : 111 111 134 138 : Prices Paid : 148 149 157 158 : Ratio 1/ : 75 74 85 87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid by farmers. Prices Received by Farmers The May All Farm Products Index is 138 percent of its 1990-92 base, up 3.0 percent from the April index and 24 percent above the May 2006 index. ALL CROPS: The May index is 144, up 2.1 percent from April and 20 percent above May 2006. Index increases for fruits & nuts, feed grains & hay, oil-bearing crops, and potatoes & dry beans more than offset the index decreases for commercial vegetables, cotton, and food grains. Food Grains: The May index, at 155, is 1.9 percent below the previous month but 17 percent above a year ago. The May all wheat price, at $4.70 per bushel, is down 19 cents from April but 61 cents above May 2006. Feed Grains & Hay: The May index is 158, up 4.6 percent from last month and 48 percent above a year ago. The corn price, at $3.48 per bushel, is up 9 cents from last month and $1.31 above May 2006. The all hay price, at $138 per ton, is up $14.00 from April and $25.00 from last May. Sorghum grain, at $5.78 per cwt, is 18 cents below April but $1.77 above May last year. Oil-Bearing Crops: The May index, at 128, is up 4.1 percent from April and 25 percent higher than May 2006. The soybean price, at $7.15 per bushel, increased 27 cents from April and is $1.47 above May 2006. Cotton: The May index, at 75, is down 3.8 percent from April and 2.6 percent below last year. The May price, at 45.2 cents per pound, is down 2.1 cents from the previous month and 1.2 cents below last May. Potatoes & Dry Beans: The May index, at 148, is up 2.8 percent from last month and 13 percent above May 2006. The all potato price, at $8.69 per cwt, is up 16 cents from April and 86 cents higher than last May. The all dry bean price, at $25.90 per cwt, is up $1.30 from the previous month and $6.60 above May 2006. Fruits & Nuts: The May index, at 155, is up 4.7 percent from April and 9.9 percent higher than a year ago. Price increases for grapefruit and oranges more than offset price decreases for strawberries and lemons. Commercial Vegetables: The May index, at 157, is down 5.4 percent from last month but 29 percent above May 2006. Price decreases during May for lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, and tomatoes more than offset higher prices for cucumbers and carrots. LIVESTOCK & PRODUCTS: The May index, at 134, is 3.9 percent above last month and up 29 percent from May 2006. Compared with a year ago, prices are higher for milk, broilers, cattle, eggs, hogs, and turkeys. The price for calves is down from last year. Meat Animals: The May index, at 124, is up 0.8 percent from last month and 11 percent higher than last year. The May hog price, at $52.00 per cwt, is up $4.70 from April and $3.80 higher than a year ago. The May beef cattle price of $93.50 per cwt is down 80 cents from last month but $11.30 higher than May 2006. Dairy Products: The May index, at 136, is up 7.1 percent from a month ago and 49 percent higher than May last year. The May all milk price of $17.80 per cwt is up $1.20 from last month and $5.90 from May 2006. The fluid grade milk price is up $1.20 and the manufacturing grade milk price is up $1.30 from the previous month. Poultry & Eggs: The May index, at 150, is up 2.7 percent from April and 46 percent above a year ago. The May market egg price, at 61.5 cents per dozen, increased 5.7 cents from April and is 39.3 cents higher than May 2006. The May broiler price, at 51.0 cents per pound, is up 1.0 cent from April and 16.0 cents above a year ago. The May turkey price, at 48.3 cents per pound, is up 1.5 cents from the previous month and 5.0 cents from a year earlier. Table of Contents U.S. Prices Received and IndexesPage 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 Calves . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Cows, Beef . . . . . . . . . 20 Steers and Heifers . . . . . 20 Citrus Fruit . . . . . . . . . 18 Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Monthly State Prices, continuedPage Cotton, Upland . . . . . . . . 17 Cottonseed . . . . . . . . . . 17 Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Flaxseed . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Grain Sorghum . . . . . . . . 15 Hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hogs, All . . . . . . . . . . 21 Barrows and Gilts . . . . . 21 Sows . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Milk Cows . . . . . . . . . 23 Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Peanuts . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Lambs . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Sunflower, All . . . . . . . . 16 Wheat, All Classes . . . . . . 14 Table of Contents (continued) U.S. Prices Paid, Prices Paid Indexes and RatiosPage Narrative . . . . . . . 27 Indexes and Parity Ratios 28 Charts . . . . . . . . 30 Feed Price Ratios . . . 33 Reliability Statement . . 35 U.S. Average Prices Prices Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios 33 Feeder Livestock . . . 33 Special Features Feed Price Ratios, January 2003 - May 2007 34 Information Contacts . 36 Index Numbers of Prices Received, United States, May 2007, with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-14=100 : 1990-92=100 :------------------------------------------------------ Index : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 :Average :--------------------------------------------- :1990-92 : May : Apr : May : May : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Farm Products : 639 707 *853 878 111 *134 138 : All Crops : 500 589 *694 708 120 *141 144 Food Grains : 325 423 *502 492 133 *158 155 Feed Grains & Hay : 363 384 *539 565 107 *151 158 Cotton : 517 396 *400 382 77 *78 75 Tobacco 2/ : 1,263 1,363 1,392 1,392 90 92 92 Oil-Bearing Crops : 554 556 *675 701 102 *123 128 Fruits & Nuts : 716 986 *1,034 1,080 141 148 155 Commercial Vegetables : 698 813 *1,110 1,048 122 *166 157 Potatoes & Dry Beans : 540 662 *731 748 131 *144 148 Other Crops : 493 586 598 598 119 121 121 : Livestock & Products : 768 801 *992 1,026 104 129 134 Meat Animals : 1,021 1,135 *1,250 1,263 112 123 124 Dairy Products : 799 731 *1,020 1,094 91 *127 136 Poultry & Eggs : 282 289 410 423 103 146 150 : Food Commodities : 111 *135 139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Revised historic price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. 2/ Monthly prices discontinued July 2005. Selected Index Numbers for Prices Received and Paid, 1990-92=100, by Month, United States, 2006 and 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Index of Prices Received : Index of Prices Paid :---------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Livestock : : Month : All Farm : All : and : All : Production : Products : Crops : Products : Items : Items :---------------------------------------------------------------- :2006 :2007 :2006 : 2007 : 2006 :2007 : 2006 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan : 113 124 109 131 117 116 148 151 145 148 Feb : 113 128 113 138 113 120 147 153 144 150 Mar : 113 134 117 145 110 126 147 156 144 153 Apr : 111 134 119 141 105 129 148 157 145 156 May : 111 138 120 144 104 134 149 158 146 156 Jun : 118 127 110 149 147 Jul : 118 127 111 149 147 Aug : 120 125 114 149 147 Sep : 119 121 116 149 146 Oct : 116 115 116 148 145 Nov : 119 122 116 148 145 Dec : 120 127 113 149 147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised historic price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Prices Received, United States, May 2007, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Entire Month :Preliminary : : Average :-------------------------------------- Commodity :Unit: 1990-92 : May : Apr : May : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : : : Field Crops : : : : Barley, All : Bu : 2.12 2.97 3.07 3.33 Feed : Bu : 1.90 2.45 3.20 3.47 Malting : Bu : 2.43 3.11 3.02 3.29 Beans, Dry Edible : Cwt: 19.10 19.30 24.60 25.90 Chickpeas, All : Cwt: 15.90 30.00 27.00 Large : Cwt: 4/ 30.10 29.00 Small : Cwt: 14.50 4/ 4/ Corn : Bu : 2.30 2.17 3.39 3.48 Cotton, Upland : Lb : 0.606 0.464 0.473 0.452 Cottonseed 3/ : Ton: 96.00 : : Flaxseed : Bu : 4.27 5.59 6.73 6.85 Hay, All, Baled 1/ : Ton: 76.30 113.00 124.00 138.00 Alfalfa 1/ : Ton: 77.20 117.00 128.00 144.00 Other 1/ : Ton: 60.00 95.80 113.00 116.00 Lentils : Cwt: 9.68 13.30 14.60 Oats : Bu : 1.22 1.85 2.46 2.36 Peanuts, In-Shell : Lb : 0.304 0.173 0.183 0.179 Peas, Dry Edible : Cwt: 5.25 9.64 10.60 Austrian Winter : Cwt: 5/ 4/ 4/ Potatoes : Cwt: 5.82 7.83 8.53 8.69 : : Rice, Rough : Cwt: 7.07 8.03 9.94 10.00 Sorghum Grain : Cwt: 3.75 4.01 5.96 5.78 Soybeans : Bu : 5.61 5.68 6.88 7.15 Sunflower, All : Cwt: 9.50 11.80 15.90 16.40 : : Wheat, All : Bu : 2.96 4.09 4.89 4.70 Winter : Bu : 2.93 4.06 4.87 4.58 Durum : Bu : 2.86 3.94 5.45 5.28 Other Spring : Bu : 3.11 4.18 4.86 4.91 Hard Red Winter : Bu : 4.40 4.83 Soft Red Winter : Bu : 3.56 4.02 Hard Red Spring : Bu : 4.28 4.84 White : Bu : 3.24 3.23 5.31 : : Fruit : : : : Citrus, Equiv on-tree : : Grapefruit : Box: 5.77 11.41 2.87 4.85 Lemons : Box: 10.10 15.09 27.07 25.94 Oranges : Box: 5.79 7.13 10.21 10.58 Tangelos 5/ : Box: 5.82 Tangerines : Box: 15.11 5.88 13.27 16.50 : : Noncitrus, Fresh : : Apples 2/ : Lb : 0.212 0.189 0.284 0.295 Grapes 2/ 5/ : Ton: 506.00 Peaches 2/ : Ton: 432.00 5/ 5/ 820.00 Pears 2/ : Ton: 370.00 419.00 615.00 677.00 Strawberries : Cwt: 56.00 61.80 64.60 61.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 2007, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Entire Month :Preliminary : : Average :-------------------------------------- Commodity :Unit : 1990-92 : May : Apr : May : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : : : Vegetables, Fresh 1/ : : : : Asparagus : Cwt : 79.80 74.70 114.00 121.00 Broccoli : Cwt : 22.50 29.00 36.80 28.50 Cantaloupes 2/ : Cwt : 29.10 Carrots : Cwt : 13.20 20.80 29.60 33.00 Cauliflower : Cwt : 26.80 29.00 51.20 24.40 Celery : Cwt : 11.60 12.70 18.80 21.80 Corn, Sweet : Cwt : 15.70 15.40 24.80 22.20 Cucumbers 2/ : Cwt : 21.30 17.60 26.40 Lettuce : Cwt : 11.90 33.70 17.80 13.90 Onions : Cwt : 12.80 15.60 57.20 22.60 Snap Beans 2/ : Cwt : 34.80 58.10 41.80 Tomatoes : Cwt : 32.30 23.30 54.90 49.80 : : Livestock : : : : Calves : Cwt : 94.30 134.00 127.00 126.00 Cattle, All Beef : Cwt : 72.90 82.20 94.30 93.50 Cows 3/ : Cwt : 49.60 47.40 49.20 51.60 Steers & Heifers : Cwt : 77.10 86.30 99.90 98.60 Milk Cows 4/ : Head: 1,130.00 : : Hogs, All : Cwt : 47.70 48.20 47.30 52.00 Barrows & Gilts : Cwt : 48.40 48.90 48.10 52.80 Sows : Cwt : 39.50 30.10 27.90 32.60 : : Lambs : Cwt : 56.20 88.90 97.20 Sheep : Cwt : 23.40 32.50 33.80 : : Dairy and Poultry : : : : Milk, All 5/ 6/ : Cwt : 13.06 11.90 16.60 17.80 Fluid Grade 6/ : Cwt : 13.10 11.90 16.60 17.80 Mfg Grade 6/ : Cwt : 11.80 11.30 15.90 17.20 : : Broilers, Live 7/ : Lb : 0.317 0.350 0.500 0.510 Eggs, All 8/ : Doz : 0.643 0.427 0.723 0.773 Market 8/ : Doz : 0.546 0.222 0.558 0.615 Turkeys, live 7/ 8/: Lb : 0.380 0.433 0.468 0.483 : : Adjusted for Seasonal : : Variation 9/ : : Eggs, All : Doz : 0.545 0.499 0.768 0.903 Milk, All 5/ : Cwt : 9.71 12.10 16.90 18.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Beginning January 2006, point of first sale. F.O.B. shipping point for prior years. 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/ May 2007 Fat test percent: all milk, 3.62; fluid milk, 3.62; mfg grade, 3.89. 7/ Equivalent live weight returns to producers. 8/ Mid-month price. 9/ Seasonal adjustment factors are: All Eggs May 2006, 86; April 2007, 94; and May 2007, 86. All Milk May 2006, 98; April~2007, 98; and May~2007, 98. Wheat: Prices Received, by State, April and May 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat : Winter Wheat : Durum Wheat :Oth Spring Wheat State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 1/ : May 2/ : Apr 1/ : May 2/ : Apr 1/ : May 2/ : Apr 1/ : May 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : AR : 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ CA : 4.32 3/ 4.30 3/ 3/ 4/ CO : 4.63 4.55 4.63 4.55 4/ 4/ ID : 5.06 4.94 5.06 5.00 4/ 4/ 5.05 4.88 IL : 4.16 4.30 4.16 4.30 IN : 4.07 4.53 4.07 4.53 KS : 4.93 4.65 4.93 4.65 MI : 3.94 4.10 3.94 4.10 MN : 4.89 4.85 3/ 4.55 4.89 4.85 MO : 4.06 4.20 4.06 4.20 MT : 4.87 4.86 4.79 4.67 5.57 5.25 4.82 4.97 NE : 4.75 4.70 4.75 4.70 ND : 4.85 4.89 4.40 4.55 5.40 5.30 4.79 4.80 OH : 4.10 4.39 4.10 4.39 OK : 4.77 4.49 4.77 4.49 OR : 5.41 5.34 5.37 5.30 5.56 5.60 SD : 4.74 4.69 4.71 4.51 4.77 4.86 TX : 4.74 4.36 4.74 4.36 WA : 5.46 5.26 5.43 5.22 5.54 5.37 : US : 4.89 4.70 4.87 4.58 5.45 5.28 4.86 4.91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Month, United States, 2006 and 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat : Corn : Soybeans :Beef Cattle 2/ : All Hogs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Dollars per Bushel --------- ------- Dollars per ------- : ----------- Cwt ----------- : Jan : 3.52 4.54 2.00 3.05 5.87 6.38 95.00 84.30 40.70 42.70 Feb : 3.66 4.71 2.02 3.44 5.67 6.87 92.40 86.60 42.60 47.30 Mar : 3.79 4.75 2.06 3.43 5.57 6.95 87.90 92.00 42.80 45.00 Apr : 3.81 4.89 2.11 3.39 5.52 6.88 84.80 94.30 41.30 47.30 May : 4.09 4.70 2.17 3.48 5.68 7.15 82.20 93.50 48.20 52.00 Jun : 4.01 2.14 5.62 84.00 53.80 Jul : 3.89 2.14 5.61 85.80 50.20 Aug : 3.91 2.09 5.23 87.20 51.60 Sep : 4.06 2.20 5.24 90.00 48.90 Oct : 4.59 2.54 5.52 88.20 46.50 Nov : 4.59 2.87 6.07 84.40 44.90 Dec : 4.51 3.01 6.18 83.10 43.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April and May 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :All Barley 1/: Corn : Oats : Soybeans : Sorghum Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :Apr 2/:May 3/:Apr 2/:May 3/:Apr 2/:May 3/:Apr 2/:May 3/:Apr 2/ :May 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----------------- Dollars per Bushel ----------------- Dollars per Cwt : AL : AR : 7.08 7.25 5/ 5/ CA : 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ CO : 4/ 4/ 3.15 3.30 ID : 3.25 3.32 IL : 3.48 3.60 4/ 4/ 7.00 7.30 4/ 4/ IN : 3.57 3.55 7.13 7.44 IA : 3.40 3.45 2.88 2.75 6.85 7.00 KS : 3.58 3.55 2.94 2.60 6.86 6.99 5.95 5.68 KY : 3.58 3.70 7.11 7.50 LA : 7.12 7.39 MI : 3.35 3.40 2.49 2.25 6.77 7.00 MN : 2.85 2.96 3.14 3.14 2.56 2.40 6.76 7.05 MS : 7.08 7.27 MO : 3.56 3.60 6.94 7.20 5.85 5.80 MT : 3.28 3.51 2.32 5/ NE : 3.32 3.40 2.66 2.60 6.63 6.80 5.98 5.90 NY : 2.28 2.01 NC : 3.96 4.07 7.21 7.42 ND : 2.91 3.10 2.92 3.10 2.42 2.05 6.58 6.65 OH : 3.48 3.66 4/ 5/ 7.06 7.44 OK : 6.04 5.98 OR : 3.71 3.80 4/ 5/ PA : 3.97 4.11 2.56 2.20 SD : 4/ 4/ 3.21 3.25 2.57 2.55 6.69 6.95 TN : 3.25 3.65 7.10 7.40 TX : 3.82 3.85 5/ 5/ 6.29 6.11 UT : 3.18 3.72 WA : 3.91 3.90 WI : 3.11 3.30 2.26 2.30 6.64 6.85 WY : 4/ 4/ : US : 3.07 3.33 3.39 3.48 2.46 2.36 6.88 7.15 5.96 5.78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The Three-State (MN, ND and SD) Feed Barley price is discontinued. 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, April and May 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Malting Barley : Feed Barley State :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 1/ : May 2/ : Apr 1/ : May 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : ID : 3.18 3.25 3.43 3.65 MN : 2.66 2.85 3.16 3.15 MT : 3.35 3.59 2.91 3.07 ND : 2.89 3.10 3.00 3.10 SD : 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ WY : 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April and May 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dry Edible : All : : : Beans : Sunflower : Flaxseed : Peanuts 4/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- :Apr 1/ :May 2/ :Apr 1/ :May 2/ :Apr 1/ :May 2/ :Apr 1/ :May 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- Dollars per -------- Dollars per Dollars per : ------------ Cwt ------------ --- Bushel -- ---- Pound --- : AL : 5/ 0.175 CA : 42.50 5/ CO : 24.60 25.40 FL : 0.174 0.175 GA : 0.180 0.175 ID : 25.00 25.00 KS : 16.10 5/ MI : 24.60 25.00 MN : 25.80 28.30 17.30 17.60 NE : 25.50 26.00 NC : 0.205 0.191 ND : 23.00 21.80 15.70 15.90 6.73 6.85 SD : 16.40 16.70 6/ 6/ TX : 0.186 5/ VA : 5/ 5/ : US : 24.60 25.90 15.90 16.40 6.73 6.85 0.183 0.179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Field Crops and Apples: Prices Received, by State, April and May 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : May : Cotton, Upland :-------------------------------------------------- State : : Cotton- : Hay, Baled 3/ : Apples :-------------------: seed :-----------------------------: Fresh : Apr 1/ : May 2/ : 5/ : All : Alfalfa : Other : Use 1/4/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound --------- Dollars per Ton -------- Dol/Lb : AL : 0.470 0.470 AZ : 0.502 7/ 149.00 149.00 142.00 AR : 0.470 0.468 CA : 6/ 7/ 155.00 164.00 115.00 CO : 140.00 140.00 145.00 GA : 0.470 0.469 ID : 117.00 120.00 100.00 IL : 106.00 110.00 84.00 IA : 105.00 106.00 73.00 KS : 116.00 119.00 84.00 KY : 98.00 135.00 75.00 LA : 0.463 0.445 MI : 101.00 105.00 80.00 0.235 MN : 103.00 104.00 86.00 MS : 0.468 0.461 MO : 108.00 150.00 85.00 MT : 89.00 89.00 84.00 NE : 98.00 99.00 92.00 NV : 126.00 127.00 114.00 NM : 172.00 175.00 145.00 NY : 125.00 150.00 110.00 0.277 NC : 0.478 0.470 ND : 63.00 65.00 45.00 OH : 136.00 155.00 95.00 0.385 OK : 129.00 150.00 94.00 OR : 142.00 144.00 138.00 PA : 147.00 161.00 139.00 7/ SD : 95.00 97.00 79.00 TN : 0.468 0.445 TX : 0.436 0.438 146.00 166.00 135.00 UT : 119.00 120.00 90.00 VA : WA : 131.00 130.00 135.00 0.300 WI : 64.00 70.00 45.00 WY : 113.00 114.00 111.00 : US : 0.473 0.452 138.00 144.00 116.00 0.295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 firms. 7/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Upland Cotton and Rice: Prices Received and Marketings, United States, May 2007, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : Mar 2007 1/ : Apr 2007 1/ : May 2007 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Cotton, Upland : : Average Price : Dollars per Pound : 0.474 0.473 0.452 Marketings 3/ : 1,000 Bales : 1,566 1,155 NA : : Rice : : Average Price : Dollars per Cwt : 9.73 9.94 10.00 Marketings 4/ : 1,000 Cwt : 13,337 11,462 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, May 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 : CA : 24.10 12.93 14.86 -0.30 10.01 11.94 -3.22 FL : 19.50 5.09 11.08 2.35 2.34 8.73 -0.58 White : 15.40 2.79 6.70 2.55 0.02 4.35 -0.25 Colored : 19.70 5.87 11.30 2.25 3.13 8.95 -0.75 TX : 21.70 4.71 11.10 1.00 3.51 9.87 -0.18 : US : 22.30 7.21 13.01 1.71 4.85 10.60 -0.63 : Lemons : CA : 51.60 31.36 41.53 -0.42 25.94 36.11 -5.84 : Oranges : CA : 32.90 9.59 24.93 1.51 7.08 22.41 -0.99 Navel and Misc: 35.80 8.08 27.89 1.48 5.58 25.39 -1.02 Valencia : 30.00 12.93 21.97 1.64 10.39 19.43 -0.90 : FL : Valencia : 26.20 14.17 17.30 14.10 11.32 14.50 11.25 : TX : Valencia : 27.80 15.50 17.09 2.94 14.08 15.66 1.55 : US : 31.20 13.36 22.93 12.49 10.58 20.40 9.69 : Tangerines : CA : 40.30 22.26 31.06 0.26 19.02 27.82 -2.98 FL : 35.00 19.84 24.00 12.90 16.15 20.50 8.90 : US : 35.70 20.13 24.96 11.70 16.50 21.50 7.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Potatoes: Prices Received, by State, April and May 2007 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :: : : State : Apr : May :: State : Apr : May : : :: : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt :: : Dollars per Cwt : :: : AL : :: : AZ : 4/ :: NC : CA - All 2/ : 7.40 14.10 :: ND - All 2/ : 7.85 7.10 - Winter : :: - Fresh 3/ : 7.15 NA - Spring : 18.70 :: - Processing : 7.70 NA - Summer : :: OR : 7.80 8.10 - Fall : 7.40 7.65 :: TX : 24.10 10.40 CO - All 2/ : 7.80 7.80 :: VA : - Fresh 3/ : 8.65 NA :: WA - All 2/ : 7.20 7.00 FL : 27.40 19.20 :: - Processing : 6.40 NA ID - All 2/ : 7.05 6.65 :: WI - All 2/ : 8.25 7.65 - Fresh 3/ : 6.90 NA :: - Fresh 3/ : 7.20 NA - Processing : 5.80 NA :: - Processing : 8.85 NA ME : 8.05 8.15 :: : MI : 10.00 10.20 :: US - All 2/ : 8.53 8.69 MN : 5.85 5.55 :: - Fresh 3/ : 11.68 NA NY : 11.50 11.60 :: - Processing : 6.78 NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data indicates no potatoes being marketed. 2/ Average price of potatoes sold for all uses, including table stocks, processing, seed, and livestock feed. 3/ Fresh market prices only, includes table stock prices. 4/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. Cattle: Prices Received, by State, April and May 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cows 1/ :Steers & Heifers : Beef Cattle 4/ : Calves State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 2/ : May 3/ : Apr 2/ : May 3/ : Apr 2/ : May 3/ : Apr 2/ : May 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : AZ : 49.00 51.00 100.00 99.00 83.20 83.20 119.00 115.00 AR : 47.00 49.00 107.00 105.00 89.00 88.20 119.00 117.00 CA : 47.40 47.80 98.20 96.90 74.80 73.80 116.00 115.00 CO : 51.00 53.70 107.00 105.00 106.00 104.00 124.00 121.00 FL : 49.40 51.40 97.50 97.00 82.90 77.10 117.00 114.00 GA : 49.70 50.70 95.80 95.50 66.30 65.90 118.00 117.00 ID : 48.60 53.00 97.20 96.30 85.50 85.90 111.00 110.00 IL : 50.00 52.00 99.00 99.00 98.00 98.10 119.00 121.00 IA : 51.00 53.70 96.70 96.50 96.20 95.60 118.00 120.00 KS : 49.00 53.40 98.90 98.20 96.90 96.40 128.00 128.00 KY : 47.00 51.00 99.00 101.00 86.50 89.00 115.00 114.00 LA : 48.50 51.00 103.00 101.00 64.30 66.50 121.00 121.00 MI : 50.00 51.00 91.00 93.00 78.70 80.40 120.00 126.00 MN : 51.30 54.00 95.20 95.50 85.30 86.20 125.00 126.00 MO : 48.80 51.30 109.00 110.00 94.60 95.30 124.00 124.00 MT : 49.90 53.50 102.00 99.70 87.40 85.80 121.00 114.00 NE : 50.60 53.50 100.00 98.00 98.50 96.70 127.00 124.00 NM : 49.00 50.00 103.00 103.00 84.60 85.00 130.00 127.00 ND : 49.50 51.00 102.00 100.00 88.90 80.90 120.00 123.00 OH : 47.00 51.00 95.00 94.00 90.20 89.70 111.00 110.00 OK : 50.70 53.80 103.00 103.00 98.30 98.60 121.00 122.00 OR : 47.00 48.70 96.50 93.60 81.70 80.10 114.00 110.00 PA : 48.20 52.40 92.80 94.50 81.20 83.60 115.00 116.00 SD : 49.00 52.60 100.00 98.50 93.40 90.20 122.00 121.00 TN : 47.00 49.00 101.00 100.00 79.40 79.60 115.00 113.00 TX : 49.10 51.10 101.00 99.10 96.80 94.80 134.00 130.00 VA : 45.00 49.00 96.50 95.80 84.70 78.00 111.00 110.00 WI : 49.00 52.50 93.80 94.00 67.80 69.90 154.00 151.00 WY : 49.50 54.00 106.00 106.00 89.60 95.60 130.00 125.00 : US : 49.20 51.60 99.90 98.60 94.30 93.50 127.00 126.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April and May 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sows : Barrows and Gilts : All Hogs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Apr 1/ : May 2/ : Apr 1/ : May 2/ : Apr 1/ : May 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : AR : 28.40 32.20 46.10 50.50 44.30 48.70 IL : 27.00 31.60 47.00 51.00 45.40 49.40 IN : 32.00 36.50 47.40 51.60 46.20 50.40 IA : 28.50 32.00 49.70 54.00 49.50 53.80 KS : 27.40 32.70 43.50 49.20 41.40 47.10 MN : 29.60 34.50 48.90 55.00 48.80 54.90 MO : 27.50 32.70 43.40 48.60 42.30 47.60 NE : 29.50 33.50 49.40 54.40 49.00 54.00 NC : 26.40 32.30 49.20 54.00 49.00 53.80 OH : 27.70 32.20 47.20 50.00 46.20 49.10 OK : 26.80 31.80 42.10 46.50 39.80 44.30 PA : 27.40 31.30 43.30 47.90 40.90 45.40 SD : 27.80 31.90 49.50 54.90 47.30 52.40 : US : 27.90 32.60 48.10 52.80 47.30 52.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. Sheep and Poultry: Prices Received, by State, April and May 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep 1/ : Lambs 1/ : Eggs 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars per Cwt ------ Dollars per Dozen : AL : 0.660 AR : 0.609 CA : 42.00 87.00 0.600 CO : 34.00 97.00 CT : 0.580 FL : 0.650 GA : 0.630 ID : 28.00 87.00 IN : 0.610 IA : 32.80 90.00 0.568 KY : 33.00 106.00 ME : 0.840 MI : 0.590 MN : 30.00 96.00 0.680 MS : 0.620 MO : 33.20 106.00 0.580 MT : 28.20 96.00 NE : 32.50 100.00 NY : 0.620 NC : 0.614 ND : 33.00 100.00 OH : 33.60 113.00 0.700 OR : 35.00 92.00 PA : 39.40 126.00 0.560 SC : 0.640 SD : 25.20 94.70 TX : 41.30 105.00 0.590 VA : 42.00 113.00 WA : 0.710 WV : 33.00 112.00 WY : 32.40 94.10 : US : 33.80 97.20 0.615 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ Market (table) eggs. Milk and Milk Cows: Prices Received, by State, April and May 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 1/ : May :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Fluid Grade : Manufacturing : All Milk : All Milk : : Milk 2/ : Grade Milk 3/ : 4/ : 4/ 5/ : Milk :---------------------------------------------------------------:Cows 6/ : : 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 : 16.50 3.53 16.50 3.53 17.80 3.52 CA : 15.40 3.65 16.00 4.08 15.42 3.66 17.00 3.61 CO : 16.70 3.54 16.70 3.54 17.70 3.50 FL : 18.90 3.57 18.90 3.57 19.70 3.56 ID : 15.50 3.65 15.50 3.65 16.60 3.60 IL : 17.30 3.70 16.90 3.60 17.30 3.70 18.00 3.70 IN : 16.40 3.65 16.00 3.78 16.40 3.65 17.50 3.63 IA : 16.70 3.69 16.10 3.87 16.70 3.69 17.60 3.65 KS : 16.10 3.65 16.10 3.65 17.60 3.58 KY : 17.40 3.63 17.40 3.63 18.50 3.59 MI : 16.90 3.60 16.90 3.60 17.90 3.55 MN : 17.40 3.75 15.80 3.82 17.40 3.75 18.50 3.71 MO : 16.70 3.63 15.60 3.74 16.70 3.63 17.90 3.59 NM : 16.00 3.58 16.00 3.58 17.10 3.55 NY : 17.00 3.72 17.00 3.72 18.00 3.69 OH : 17.20 3.70 15.80 3.87 17.10 3.71 18.00 3.63 OR : 16.70 3.66 16.70 3.66 18.10 3.61 PA : 18.00 3.70 18.00 3.70 19.40 3.60 TX : 17.00 3.70 17.00 3.70 17.80 3.66 VT : 17.60 3.75 17.60 3.75 18.90 3.70 VA : 17.70 3.65 17.70 3.65 18.60 3.60 WA : 16.40 3.66 16.40 3.66 18.10 3.61 WI : 17.20 3.71 15.90 3.88 17.10 3.72 18.20 3.66 : US : 16.60 3.67 15.90 3.94 16.60 3.67 17.80 3.62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Including milk diverted to manufacturing. 3/ ID, MI, and PA are no longer published due to insufficient manufacturing grade milk volume. 4/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 5/ Preliminary. 6/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices published January, April, July and October. Parity Price Equivalent for Manufacturing Grade Milk 1/: United States, April and May 2007, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : May 2006 : Apr 2007 : May 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parity Equivalent : Dollars per Cwt : 35.10 37.00 37.10 Average Price F.O.B 2/ : Dollars per Cwt : 11.30 15.90 17.20 Average Fat Test of Milk 2/ : Percent : 3.86 3.94 3.89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The parity price equivalent during 2007 is 92.1 percent of the parity price of all milk sold to plants, compared with 91.5 percent in 2006. For additional details, see January 2007 issue of "Agricultural Prices". 2/ Preliminary for May 2007. Parity Prices for Farm Products and Average Prices Received as Percent of Parity Prices, United States, with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity Price : Price as Percent :Adjusted: : of Parity Commodity and Unit : Base :----------------------------------------- : Price : May : Apr : May : May : Apr : May : : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Dollars --------- ---- Percent ---- : Basic Commodities : All Wheat, Bu : 0.519 10.40 10.90 10.90 39 45 43 Rice, Cwt : 1.40 28.30 29.30 29.40 28 34 34 Corn, Bu : 0.384 7.76 8.04 8.06 28 42 43 Cotton, Lb : American Upland : 0.098 2.28 2.05 2.06 20 23 22 Extra Long Staple : 0.142 2.69 2.97 2.98 Peanuts, Lb : 0.031 0.683 0.649 0.650 25 28 28 : Designated Nonbasic : All Milk, Sold to : Plants, Per Cwt 2/ : 1.92 38.40 40.20 40.30 32 42 45 Honey, Extracted, Lb 3/ : 0.123 2.28 2.58 2.58 : Wool and Mohair : Wool, Lb : 0.082 1.62 1.72 1.72 Mohair, Lb : 0.359 6.61 7.52 7.53 : Other Nonbasic : Barley, Bu : 0.362 7.25 7.58 7.59 41 41 44 Canola, Cwt : 1.37 26.90 28.70 28.70 Cottonseed, Ton : 14.80 300.00 310.00 311.00 33 40 40 Dry Edible Beans, Cwt : 2.72 54.80 57.00 57.10 35 43 45 Flaxseed, Bu : 0.841 15.50 17.60 17.60 36 38 39 Mustard Seed, Cwt : 1.92 38.20 40.20 40.30 Oats, Bu : 0.215 4.31 4.50 4.51 43 55 52 Potatoes, Cwt : 0.818 16.00 17.10 17.20 49 50 51 Rapeseed, Cwt : 1.59 31.40 33.30 33.40 Rye, Bu : 0.414 6.92 8.67 8.69 Safflower, Cwt : 1.84 36.30 38.50 38.60 Sorghum Grain, Cwt : 0.656 12.00 13.70 13.80 33 44 42 Soybeans, Bu : 0.850 17.20 17.80 17.80 33 39 40 All Sunflower, Cwt : 1.66 36.30 34.80 34.80 33 46 47 Sweetpotatoes, Cwt : 2.31 45.40 48.40 48.50 Apples, Fresh, Lb 4/ : 0.030 0.527 0.630 0.631 26 35 34 Citrus (equiv on-tree), Box : Grapefruit : 0.622 10.50 13.00 13.00 109 22 37 Lemons : 1.14 22.60 23.90 23.90 67 113 109 Oranges : 0.598 11.50 12.50 12.50 62 82 85 Tangerines : 1.35 27.10 28.30 28.30 22 47 58 Temples (FL) : 0.372 7.68 7.79 7.80 Beef Cattle, Cwt : 10.15 192.00 213.00 213.00 43 44 44 Calves, Cwt : 14.60 267.00 306.00 306.00 50 42 41 Hogs, Cwt : 5.83 117.00 122.00 122.00 41 39 43 Lambs, Cwt : 11.90 232.00 249.00 250.00 38 39 Sheep, Cwt : 4.90 95.40 103.00 103.00 34 33 Eggs, Doz 2/ : 0.088 1.77 1.84 1.85 28 42 49 Turkeys, Live, Lb : 0.056 1.090 1.170 1.170 40 40 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Parity Prices for Farm Products, May 2007, United States 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Nonbasic :Adjusted:Parity :: Other Nonbasic :Adjusted:Parity Commodities : Base : Price :: Commodities : Base : Price : Price : :: : Price : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dollars Dollars:: :Dollars Dollars : :: : Field Crops and : :: Fresh, CA, Ton 5/: 60.80 1,280.00 Misc Commodities : :: Noncitrus Fruit, : Hops, Lb : 0.250 5.25 :: Continued : Spearmint Oil, Lb : 1.40 29.40 :: Olives, CA : Tobacco, Lb : :: canning, Ton 3/ : 94.20 1,980.00 Flue-Cured, 11-14 : 0.240 5.04 :: Papayas (HI) : 0.050 1.050 VA Fire-Cured, 21 : 0.254 5.41 :: Peaches : KY-TN Fire-Cured, : :: Fresh, Ton 2/ : 83.80 1,760.00 22-23 : 0.319 6.69 :: Dried, CA, : Fire-Cured, 21-23 : 0.319 6.69 :: Ton : 77.00 1,620.00 Burley, 31 : 0.259 5.43 :: Processing 3/ : Maryland, 32 : 0.196 4.11 :: Excl Dried : Dark Air-Cured, : :: Clingstone, : 35-36 : 0.282 5.92 :: CA, Ton : 34.10 715.00 Sun-Cured, 37 : 0.235 4.93 :: Pears, Ton : Dark Air-Cured, : :: Fresh 2/ : 53.50 1,120.00 35-37 : 0.284 5.96 :: Dried, CA 4/ : 178.00 3,730.00 PA Seedleaf, 41 : 0.200 4.20 :: Plums, CA, Ton : Cigar Filler & : :: Fresh, Equiv : Binder, : :: on-Tree : 63.40 1,330.00 42-44, 54-55 : 0.222 4.66 :: Prunes, Dried, : Puerto Rican : :: CA, Ton 4/ : 139.00 2,920.00 Filler, 46 : 0.155 3.25 :: Prunes and Plums, : Cigar Binder, : :: Excl CA, Ton : 51-52 : 0.749 15.70 :: Fresh 7/ : 62.80 1,320.00 Type 61 : 3.30 69.20 :: Processing 4/ : : :: Excl Dried : 28.30 594.00 Noncitrus Fruit : :: : Apples, Ton 4/ : :: Tree Nuts 8/ : Processing : 16.70 350.00 :: Almonds, Lb : 0.214 4.49 Apricots, Ton : :: Hazelnuts, Ton : 154.00 3,230.00 Fresh 5/ :104.00 2,180.00 :: Pistachio, Lb : 0.180 3.78 Dried, CA :264.00 5,540.00 :: Walnuts, Ton : 174.00 3,650.00 Avocados, Ton 5/ :231.00 4,850.00 :: : Cherries : :: Vegetables, Cwt 9/ : Sweet, Ton :197.00 4,130.00 :: Fresh : Tart, Lb : 0.034 0.720:: Carrots 6/ : 2.38 49.90 Cranberry, Bbl 3/ : 5.02 105.00 :: Cauliflower 6/ : 4.45 93.40 Dates, CA, Ton 5/ :188.00 3,940.00 :: Celery 6/ : 2.00 42.00 Grapes, Ton : :: Honeydew Melons : 2.67 56.00 Raisin Variety :121.00 2,540.00 :: Lettuce : 2.35 49.30 Other Dried : 71.50 1,500.00 :: Onions 6/ : 1.63 34.20 Kiwifruit, Ton : 90.50 1,900.00 :: Tomatoes : 4.77 100.00 Nectarines : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for CA, NY (apples only), OR (except peaches), and WA. Price at point of first sale for other states. 3/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point. 4/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door. 5/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse door. 6/ Includes some processing. 7/ Based on "as sold" prices for fresh fruit in all states. 8/ Prices in-shell basis except almonds which are shelled basis. 9/ F.O.B. shipping point prices. 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 Field Offices and reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington, D.C. State recommendations are reviewed for reasonableness with survey data, other States, and recent historic estimates. Revisions: 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 May Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) at 158 (1990-92=100), is up 0.6 percent from April 2007 and up 6.0 percent from May 2006. PRODUCTION INDEX: The May index, at 156, is unchanged from last month but increased 6.8 percent from last year. Higher prices in May for hay & forages, gasoline, mixed fertilizers, and nitrogen fertilizers more than offset lower prices for feed supplements, complete feeds, diesel fuel, and feeder cattle. Feed: The May index, at 146, decreased 0.7 percent from April but increased 19 percent from last May. Since April, lower prices for feed supplements, complete feeds, and feed concentrates more than offset higher prices for hay & forages and feed grains. Livestock & Poultry: The May index, at 132, decreased 0.8 percent from last month but increased 1.5 percent from last year. Since April, prices are lower for feeder cattle and feeder pigs. The May feeder cattle price, at $108.60 per cwt, is down 50 cents per cwt from the April price. May feeder pigs averaged $144.00 per cwt, down $3.00 per cwt from April. Fertilizer: The May index, at 217, is up 3.8 percent from April and 23 percent above May a year ago. Since April, prices are higher for mixed fertilizers, nitrogen fertilizers, and potash & phosphate materials. Agricultural Chemicals: The May index, at 130, is unchanged from April but increased 0.8 percent from last May. Fuels: The May index, at 262, is up 1.6 percent from a month earlier and 1.6 percent above May 2006. Compared with last month, prices are higher for gasoline and LP gas but lower for diesel fuel. Farm Machinery: The May index, at 190, increased 0.5 percent from April and 5.0 percent above last May. Since April, prices are higher for other machinery and self-propelled machinery. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: The April 2007 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 206.686 (1982-84=100). This compares with the March index of 205.352. For the 12-month period ending in April, the overall index increased 2.6 percent. Indexes of Prices Paid by Farmers and Related Parity Ratios United States, May 2007 With Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-14 = 100 : 1990-92 = 100 Indexes :---------------------------------------------- and : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 Ratios :---------------------------------------------- : May : Apr : May : May : Apr : May : Prices Paid by Farmers for : Commodities & Services, : Interest, Taxes, & Wage : Rates (PPITW) : 1,980 2,094 2,098 149 157 158 Production : 1,417 1,512 1,517 146 156 156 Feed : 601 720 713 123 147 146 Livestock & Poultry : 1,663 1,701 1,691 130 133 132 Seeds : 1,838 2,086 2,086 186 211 211 Fertilizer : 649 766 796 177 209 217 Agricultural Chemicals : 796 805 801 129 130 130 Fuels : 1,988 1,992 2,020 258 258 262 Farm Supplies & Repairs : 1,028 1,053 1,053 145 148 148 Autos & Trucks : 2,999 2,967 2,960 113 112 111 Farm Machinery : 4,539 4,740 4,766 181 189 190 Building Materials : 2,057 2,102 2,115 151 155 156 Farm Services & Rent : 1,568 1,589 1,589 Farm Services : 138 141 141 Rent : 121 119 119 Interest 2/ : 3,452 3,778 3,778 138 151 151 Taxes 3/ : 4,343 4,570 4,570 162 171 171 Wage Rates : 6,326 6,571 6,571 169 176 176 Production, Interest, Taxes, : & Wage Rates (PITW) : 1,993 2,122 2,128 148 158 158 Family Living-CPI 4/ : 1,923 1,963 1,963 150 153 153 : : :---------------------------------------------- Ratio (Received\Paid) : 74 85 87 Parity Ratio 5/ : 36 41 42 Parity Ratio Adjusted 6/ : 38 43 44 PPITW Adjusted for : Productivity 7/ : 1,328 1,363 1,364 : : :---------------------------------------------- Crop Sector (PPITW) : 154 162 162 Livestock Sector (PPITW) : 144 153 153 : : :---------------------------------------------- Farm Sector (Production) : 136 153 152 Non-Farm Sector (Production) : 151 157 158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised historic price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. 2/ Interest per acre on farm real estate debt and interest rate on farm non-real estate debt. 3/ Farm real estate taxes payable per acre. 4/ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), for the previous month converted by the USDA. 5/ Ratio of index of prices received to PPITW (1910-14=100). 6/ Based on estimated cash receipts, from marketings and government payments, the preliminary adjustment factor is 1.079 for 2007 and the revised factor is 1.096 for 2006. 7/ PPITW is adjusted based on productivity trend for the prior 15 years. Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-Components United States, May 2007 With Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Input Indexes : Relative Weights :--------------------------- Index :5-Year Moving Average 2/ : 2006 : 2007 :----------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : May : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Percent ---- ---- (1990-92=100) --- : Production Items : 66.8 67.4 146 156 156 : Feed : 10.9 10.9 123 147 146 Feed Grains : 1.6 1.6 96 147 149 Complete Feeds : 5.3 5.3 119 142 140 Hay/Forages : 1.4 1.4 146 164 178 Concentrates : 1.7 1.7 128 140 138 Supplements : 0.9 0.9 148 170 144 Livestock & Poultry : 7.6 7.7 130 133 132 Feeder Cattle : 6.0 6.0 127 129 128 Feeder Pigs : 0.6 0.6 137 160 157 Milk Cow Replacements : 0.6 0.6 157 153 153 Poultry : 0.5 0.5 125 125 124 Seeds : 3.6 3.7 186 211 211 Field Crops : 3.3 3.4 191 218 218 Grasses/Legumes : 0.3 0.4 133 142 142 Fertilizer : 4.3 4.4 177 209 217 Mixed Fertilizer : 1.9 1.9 151 189 197 Nitrogen : 1.8 1.8 209 236 243 Potash & Phosphate : 0.6 0.6 163 192 202 Agricultural Chemicals : 3.5 3.4 129 130 130 Herbicides : 2.2 2.2 124 123 122 Insecticides : 0.8 0.8 143 148 148 Fungicides/Other : 0.5 0.5 126 133 132 Fuels : 2.9 3.1 258 258 262 Diesel : 1.7 1.9 276 277 273 Gasoline : 0.8 0.7 237 228 250 LP Gas : 0.4 0.4 224 225 233 Farm Supplies & Repairs : 5.0 4.8 145 148 148 Supplies : 1.7 1.6 136 140 140 Repairs : 3.3 3.2 149 153 153 Autos & Trucks : 1.8 1.8 113 112 111 Autos : 0.2 0.2 109 109 109 Trucks : 1.6 1.6 113 112 112 Farm Machinery : 4.4 4.5 181 189 190 Tractors : 1.0 1.0 161 166 166 Self-Propelled : 1.7 1.8 188 196 197 Other Machinery : 1.7 1.7 185 195 197 Building Materials : 4.0 4.3 151 155 156 Farm Services : 12.2 12.2 138 141 141 Custom Rates : 1.3 1.3 123 123 123 Other Services : 10.9 10.9 139 144 144 Rent : 6.7 6.7 121 119 119 Cash : 3.6 3.6 144 140 140 Share : 3.1 3.1 95 95 95 Interest : 4.2 4.0 138 151 151 Taxes : 2.9 2.9 162 171 171 Wage Rates : 7.8 7.8 169 176 176 Family Living-CPI : 18.4 18.0 150 153 153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised historic price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. 2/ Weights may not add due to rounding. Feed Price Ratios: United States, May 2007 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 Feed Price Ratio 1/ :----------------------------- : May : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-Feed: Pounds of Broiler Grower Feed : equal in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight : 5.6 *6.0 5.9 : Market Egg Feed: Pounds of Laying Feed equal in : Value to 1 dozen eggs : 4.2 *7.5 8.0 : Hog-Corn: Bushels of Corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight : 22.2 *14.0 14.9 : Milk-Feed: Pounds of 16% Mixed Dairy Feed equal : in value to 1 pound of Whole Milk : 2.32 *2.50 2.52 : Steer & Heifer-Corn: Bushels of Corn equal : in value to 100 pounds of Steer & Heifers, : 39.8 *29.5 28.3 live weight : : Turkey-Feed: Pounds of Turkey Grower equal in : value to 1 pound of Turkey, live weight : 7.1 *5.8 5.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 2007 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Entire Month : Preliminary Commodity : Unit :------------------------------------------- : : May : Apr : May : : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broilers, Live : Lb : 0.350 0.500 0.510 Eggs, Market : Doz : 0.222 0.558 0.615 : : Hogs, All : Cwt : 48.20 47.30 52.00 Milk, All : Cwt : 11.90 16.60 17.80 : : Steers and Heifers : Cwt : 86.30 99.90 98.60 Turkeys, Live : Lb : 0.433 0.468 0.483 : : Corn : Bu : 2.17 3.39 3.48 Hay, Alfalfa, Baled : Ton : 117.00 128.00 144.00 : : Soybeans : Bu : 5.68 6.88 7.15 Wheat, All : Bu : 4.09 4.89 4.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feeder Livestock: Prices Paid, United States May 2007 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 2006 : 2007 Commodity : Unit :------------------------------------------- : : May : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Feeders and Stockers : : Cattle and Calves : Cwt : 107.50 *109.10 108.60 Feeder Pigs : Cwt : 126.00 *147.00 144.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Feed Price Ratios, Monthly, United States, January 2003 - May 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun : Jul :Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-Feed Ratio 3/ : 2003: 5.6 5.4 5.2 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.4 2004: 5.6 5.5 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.6 5.9 2005: 7.1 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.4 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.5 7.0 2006: 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.6 6.3 6.7 7.2 7.1 6.2 5.5 5.4 6.2 2007: 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.8 : : Market Egg-Feed Ratios 4/ : 2003: 9.7 8.5 9.5 9.3 6.9 8.8 9.8 12.7 11.6 12.6 15.7 12.1 10.6 2004:12.9 10.8 13.2 7.9 6.0 6.6 5.9 5.7 6.6 5.9 8.8 9.7 8.3 2005: 7.3 7.4 6.4 5.2 4.6 4.4 5.9 5.1 9.3 6.6 10.3 10.6 6.9 2006: 8.5 5.5 9.2 6.3 4.2 7.1 4.6 7.5 6.9 6.4 10.6 10.1 7.2 2007:11.7 8.4 9.1 7.5 8.0 9.0 : : Turkey-Feed Ratio 5/ : 2003: 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 2004: 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.8 7.0 7.8 8.4 8.7 8.2 6.2 2005: 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.3 8.0 9.0 9.5 10.0 9.5 7.8 2006: 7.0 6.8 6.9 7.3 7.1 7.6 7.7 8.5 9.1 9.7 9.4 5.9 7.8 2007: 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.6 : : Milk-Feed Ratio 6/ : 2003:2.42 2.33 2.27 2.25 2.18 2.19 2.59 2.89 3.11 3.23 3.05 2.85 2.61 2004:2.70 2.60 2.81 3.11 3.16 3.12 2.96 2.93 3.24 3.29 3.57 3.67 3.10 2005:3.49 3.48 3.33 3.18 2.96 2.94 2.98 3.08 3.27 3.39 3.45 3.28 3.24 2006:3.14 2.93 2.70 2.48 2.32 2.35 2.33 2.47 2.60 2.54 2.46 2.42 2.56 2007:2.42 2.31 2.40 2.50 2.52 2.43 : : Hog-Corn Ratio 7/ : 2003:14.1 14.7 14.9 14.9 17.4 19.2 19.7 18.4 18.0 17.3 15.8 14.8 16.6 2004:15.3 16.3 17.2 16.4 19.7 20.3 22.7 23.6 24.9 24.4 27.1 25.6 21.1 2005:25.0 26.0 25.3 25.6 27.7 24.4 23.6 26.2 26.0 25.8 24.6 23.0 25.3 2006:20.4 21.1 20.8 19.6 22.2 25.1 23.5 24.7 22.2 18.3 15.6 14.5 20.7 2007:14.0 13.8 13.1 14.0 14.9 14.0 : : Steer & Heifer-Corn Feed Ratio 8/ : 2003:33.3 33.4 32.9 33.7 33.4 33.6 36.4 38.6 40.6 46.1 45.4 41.4 37.4 2004:35.8 31.5 32.0 30.8 32.3 33.6 36.4 38.9 40.7 42.6 44.0 45.0 37.0 2005:44.4 47.7 47.1 49.1 48.5 45.1 41.8 45.0 48.5 52.8 54.9 51.9 48.1 2006:50.5 48.3 45.0 42.3 39.8 41.2 42.1 43.8 43.3 36.9 31.4 29.6 41.2 2007:29.4 26.6 28.5 29.5 28.3 28.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Quarterly commercial feed surveys discontinued in January 1995. Comparable complete feeds are based on US prices for Corn, Alfalfa Hay, Soybeans, and All Wheat. 2/ Simple average of monthly ratios, January through December. 3/ Number of pounds of Broiler Grower Feed (corn-58 pounds, soybeans-42 pounds) equal in value to one pound of Broilers, live weight. 4/ Number of pounds of Laying Feed (corn-75 pounds, soybeans-25 pounds) equal in value to one dozen Market Eggs. 5/ Number of pounds of Turkey Grower Feed (corn-51 pounds, soybeans-28 pounds, all wheat-21 pounds) equal in value to one pound of Turkeys, live weight. 6/ Number of pounds of 16% protein Mixed Dairy Feed (corn-51 pounds, soybeans-8 pounds, alfalfa hay-41 pounds) equal in value to one pound of All Milk. 7/ Number of bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of All Hogs, live weight. 8/ Number of bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of Steers & Heifers, live weight. 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 Field Offices and Headquarters for review by the Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington, D.C. Also, the change in price level for individual items surveyed are combined to the regional and 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). Information Contacts General questions should be directed to Kevin Barnes, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch at (202) 720-6146. Below are the commodity specialists to contact for additional information. Crop Prices Received Jeff Geuder, Chief, Crops Branch (202) 720-2127 Greg Thessen, Field Crops Section (202) 720-2127 Todd Ballard - Wheat, Rye (202) 690-8533 Ty Kalaus - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed (202) 720-9526 Shiela Corley - Cotton, Cottonseed (202) 720-5944 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds (202) 720-7369 King Whetstone - Hay, Oats, Sorghum (202) 690-3234 Dennis Koong - Peanuts, Rice (202) 720-7688 Greg Thessen - Sugarcane, Sugarbeets, Barley (202) 720-2127 Lance Honig, Fruits,Vegetables & Special Crops Section (202) 720-2127 Dan Norris - Peaches, Pears, Hops, Pulses, Mint (202) 720-3250 Rich Holcomb - Citrus (202) 720-5412 Faye Propsom - 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 Debbie Flippin - Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries (202) 720-2157 Doug Marousek - Tree Nuts (202) 720-4215 Livestock Prices Received Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch (202) 720-3570 Bill Weaver, Livestock Section (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis - Sheep, Lambs, Wool, Mohair (202) 720-4751 Jason Hardegree- Milk, Milk Cows (202) 720-3278 Bruce Boess - Hogs (202) 720-3106 Mike Miller - Cattle (202) 720-3040 Darin Jantzi, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section (202) 720-3570 Toby Paterson - Turkeys (202) 720-0585 Sharyn Lavender - Broilers, Eggs (202) 720-3244 Indexes, Prices Paid, and Parity Prices Kevin Barnes, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch (202) 720-6146 Kevin Hintzman, Economics Section (202) 720-6146 Jen Brown - Prices Paid Indexes, Prices Paid for Feed, Fertilizer, Agricultural Chemicals, Seeds, Farm Supplies and Repairs, Farm Machinery, Fuels, Feeder Livestock, Poultry Chicks, Feed Price Ratios, Autos & Trucks (202) 720-5446 Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices (202) 720-8844 Jennifer Sissom - Grazing Fees (202) 690-3229 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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