Pr 1 (5-09) Agricultural Prices National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 29, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Agricultural Prices" see page 47, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. May Farm Prices Received Index Increased 2 Points From Last Month The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in May, at 131 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 2 points (1.6 percent) from April. The Crop Index is up 2 points (1.3 percent) but the Livestock Index was unchanged. Producers received higher prices for broilers, soybeans, corn, and onions and lower prices for eggs, lettuce, tomatoes, and milk. In addition to prices, the overall index is also affected by the seasonal change based on a 3-year average mix of commodities producers sell. Increased monthly marketings of sweet corn, broilers, grapes, and cantaloups offset decreased marketings of cattle, milk, corn, and apples. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is down 21 points (14 percent) from May 2008. The Food Commodities Index, at 128, increased 1 point (0.8 percent) from last month but decreased 20 points (14 percent) from May 2008. Prices Paid Index Down 1 Point The May Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 176 percent of the 1990-92 average. The index is down 1 point (0.6 percent) from April and 8 points (4.3 percent) below May 2008. Lower prices in May for potash & phosphate, feeder pigs, mixed fertilizer, and complete feeds more than offset higher prices for nitrogen, feed grains, gasoline, and LP gas. Index Summary Table -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 Index :-------------------------------------------------------------- 1990-92=100 : Apr : May : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices Received : 146 152 129 131 : Prices Paid : 179 184 177 176 : Ratio 1/ : 82 83 73 74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 131 percent of its 1990-92 base, up 1.6 percent from the April index but 14 percent below the May 2008 index. ALL CROPS: The May index is 153, up 1.3 percent from April but 12 percent below May 2008. Index increases for feed grains & hay, oil-bearing crops, fruits & nuts, and food grains more than offset the index decreases for commercial vegetables, cotton, and potatoes & dry beans. Food Grains: The May index, at 206, is 2.5 percent above the previous month but 27 percent below a year ago. The May all wheat price, at $6.02 per bushel, is up 28 cents from April but $2.85 below May 2008. Feed Grains & Hay: The May index is 177, up 5.4 percent from last month but 22 percent below a year ago. The corn price, at $4.08 per bushel, is up 23 cents from last month but $1.19 below May 2008. The all hay price, at $131 per ton, is up $2.00 from April but down $37.00 from last May. Sorghum grain, at $6.14 per cwt, is 57 cents above April but $3.18 below May last year. Cotton: The May index, at 72, is down 4.0 percent from April and 33 percent below last year. The May price, at 43.9 cents per pound, is down 1.4 cents from the previous month and 20.7 cents below last May. Oil-Bearing Crops: The May index, at 193, is up 10 percent from April but 11 percent lower than May 2008. The soybean price, at $10.80 per bushel, increased $1.01 from April but is $1.30 below May 2008. Fruits & Nuts: The May index, at 130, is up 5.7 percent from April but 14 percent lower than a year ago. Price increases for oranges, strawberries, and grapefruit more than offset a price decrease for apples. Commercial Vegetables: The May index, at 154, is down 13 percent from last month but unchanged from May 2008. Price declines for lettuce, sweet corn, and tomatoes more than offset price increases during May for onions, cauliflower, and celery. Potatoes & Dry Beans: The May index, at 168, is unchanged from last month but 4.3 percent above May 2008. The all potato price, at $9.88 per cwt, is up seven cents from April and 72 cents from last May. The all dry bean price, at $30.00 per cwt, is down $1.70 from the previous month and $5.60 below May 2008. LIVESTOCK & PRODUCTS: The May index, at 112, is unchanged from last month but down 16 percent from May 2008. Compared with a year ago, prices are higher for broilers. Prices are down from last year for milk, cattle, hogs, eggs, turkeys, and calves. Meat Animals: The May index, at 109, is down 0.9 percent from last month and 11 percent lower than last year. The May hog price, at $44.20 per cwt, is up 10 cents from April but $11.10 lower than a year ago. The May beef cattle price of $82.80 per cwt is down 70 cents from last month and $8.50 lower than May 2008. Dairy Products: The May index, at 90, is down 1.1 percent from a month ago and 36 percent lower than May last year. The May all milk price of $11.70 per cwt is down 20 cents from last month and $6.60 from May 2008. The fluid grade and the manufacturing grade milk prices are down 20 cents from the previous month. Poultry & Eggs: The May index, at 142, is up 0.7 percent from April but 4.7 percent below a year ago. The May market egg price, at 41.2 cents per dozen, decreased 35.9 cents from April and 29.0 cents below May 2008. The May broiler price, at 49.0 cents per pound, is up 4.0 cents from April and 1.0 cent above a year ago. The May turkey price, at 49.8 cents per pound, is up 2.2 cents from the previous month but down 8.3 cents from a year earlier. 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...................................36 Monthly State Prices Received Apples..................................................17 Barley..................................................15 Beef Cattle, All........................................20 Calves................................................20 Cows, Beef............................................20 Steers and Heifers....................................20 Canola..................................................16 Citrus Fruit............................................18 Corn....................................................15 Cotton, Upland..........................................17 Cottonseed..............................................17 Dry Edible Beans........................................16 Eggs....................................................22 Flaxseed................................................16 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 Sorghum Grain...........................................15 Soybeans................................................15 Sunflower, All..........................................16 Wheat, All Classes......................................14 Marketing Year Monthly Price Revision Marketing Year for Specified Commodities................26 Broilers..............................................26 Eggs, All.............................................27 Market..............................................28 Milk, Price and Fat Test..............................30 Turkeys...............................................27 Table of Contents (continued) U.S. Prices Paid, Prices Paid Indexes and Ratios Page Narrative...............................................37 Indexes and Parity Ratios...............................38 Charts..................................................40 Feed Price Ratios.......................................43 Prices Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios..............43 Feeder Livestock........................................44 Poultry.................................................44 Reliability Statement...................................46 Feed Price Ratios Monthly Revisions Feed Price Ratios, January 2005 - May 2009..............45 Information Contacts....................................47 Index Numbers of Prices Received, United States, May 2009, with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-14=100 : 1990-92=100 :------------------------------------------------------ Index : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 :Average :--------------------------------------------- :1990-92 : May : Apr : May : May : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Farm Products : 639 962 *821 832 152 *129 131 : All Crops : 500 857 *748 760 173 *151 153 Food Grains : 325 895 *636 653 283 201 206 Feed Grains & Hay : 363 811 *601 632 228 *168 177 Cotton : 517 547 *383 372 107 *75 72 Tobacco 2/ : 1263 1395 *1569 1569 92 104 104 Oil-Bearing Crops : 554 1190 *960 1055 217 *175 193 Fruits & Nuts : 716 1062 858 907 152 123 130 Commercial Vegetables : 698 1099 *1265 1100 154 *177 154 Potatoes & Dry Beans : 540 815 *853 852 161 *168 168 Other Crops : 493 602 602 602 122 122 122 : Livestock & Products : 768 1025 *860 862 134 112 112 Meat Animals : 1021 1256 *1117 1111 123 *110 109 Dairy Products : 799 1126 *732 720 140 *91 90 Poultry & Eggs : 282 418 *395 398 149 *141 142 : Food Commodities : 148 *127 128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Revised historical 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, 2008 and 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Index of Prices Received : Index of Prices Paid :---------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Livestock : : Month : All Farm : All : and : All : Production : Products : Crops : Products : Items : Items :---------------------------------------------------------------- :2008 :2009 :2008 : 2009 : 2008 :2009 : 2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan : 144 139 158 160 129 114 169 178 170 181 Feb : 146 126 164 146 131 109 171 177 173 179 Mar : 146 126 167 146 129 109 174 178 177 180 Apr : 146 129 169 151 128 112 179 177 185 179 May : 152 131 173 153 134 112 184 176 191 178 Jun : 158 183 137 187 196 Jul : 159 182 138 191 201 Aug : 156 177 137 191 202 Sep : 154 174 133 190 200 Oct : 150 167 127 187 195 Nov : 141 156 123 182 189 Dec : 135 149 119 177 182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Prices Received, United States, May 2009, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Entire Month :Preliminary : : Average :---------------------------------- Commodity :Unit: 1990-92 : May : Apr : May : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : : : Field Crops : : : : Barley, All : Bu : 2.12 4.52 4.76 5.23 Feed : Bu : 1.90 4.99 2.67 2.75 Malting : Bu : 2.43 4.38 5.30 5.55 Beans, Dry Edible : Cwt: 19.10 35.60 31.70 30.00 Canola : Cwt: 25.30 15.50 17.20 Chickpeas, All : Cwt: 35.40 32.10 5/ Large : Cwt: 37.50 32.20 5/ Small : Cwt: 24.80 5/ 6/ Corn : Bu : 2.30 5.27 3.85 4.08 Cotton, Upland : Lb : 0.606 0.646 0.453 0.439 Cottonseed 1/ : Ton: 96.00 : : Flaxseed : Bu : 4.27 16.90 7.90 7.05 Hay, All, Baled 2/ : Ton: 76.30 168.00 129.00 131.00 Alfalfa 2/ : Ton: 77.20 180.00 133.00 138.00 Other 2/ : Ton: 60.00 135.00 117.00 113.00 Lentils : Cwt: 30.20 31.30 29.50 Oats : Bu : 1.22 3.63 2.37 2.16 Peanuts, In-Shell : Lb : 0.304 0.204 0.252 0.245 Peas, Dry Edible : Cwt: 16.70 11.40 11.10 Austrian Winter : Cwt: 6/ 6/ 6/ Potatoes : Cwt: 5.82 9.16 9.81 9.88 : : Rice, All : Cwt: 7.07 15.90 15.30 15.20 Long 3/ : Cwt: 13.10 12.90 Medium & Short 3/ : Cwt: 26.50 25.60 Sorghum Grain : Cwt: 3.75 9.32 5.57 6.14 Soybeans : Bu : 5.61 12.10 9.79 10.80 Sunflower, All : Cwt: 9.50 27.40 20.10 19.10 : : Wheat, All : Bu : 2.96 8.87 5.74 6.02 Winter : Bu : 2.93 8.17 5.26 5.58 Durum : Bu : 2.86 13.50 7.28 8.34 Other Spring : Bu : 3.11 10.70 6.48 6.78 Hard Red Winter : Bu : 8.03 5.47 Soft Red Winter : Bu : 6.35 4.32 Hard Red Spring : Bu : 10.80 6.57 White : Bu : 3.24 10.00 5.10 : : Fruit : : : : Citrus, Equiv on-tree : : Grapefruit : Box: 5.77 4.94 3.56 5.53 Lemons : Box: 10.10 20.54 3.40 3.99 Oranges : Box: 5.79 7.01 6.48 6.79 Tangelos : Box: 5.82 6/ 6/ 6/ Tangerines and Mandarins : Box: 15.11 4.13 14.88 5/ : : Noncitrus, Fresh : : Apples 4/ : Lb : 0.212 0.362 0.208 0.185 Grapes 4/ : Ton: 506.00 420.00 6/ 6/ Peaches 4/ : Ton: 432.00 960.00 6/ 805.00 Pears 4/ : Ton: 370.00 525.00 443.00 493.00 Strawberries : Cwt: 56.00 83.30 78.90 80.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Marketing year August - February. 2/ Mid-month price. 3/ Published estimates began in August 2008. 4/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for CA, MI, and NY (apples only), and WA (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices as sold for other states. 5/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 6/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Prices Received, United States, May 2009, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Entire Month :Preliminary : : Average :-------------------------------------- Commodity :Unit : 1990-92 : May : Apr : May : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : : : Vegetables, Fresh 1/ : : : : Asparagus : Cwt : 79.80 84.30 149.00 136.00 Broccoli : Cwt : 22.50 25.20 42.00 35.40 Cantaloups 2/ : Cwt : 27.00 15.60 Carrots : Cwt : 13.20 32.00 25.20 25.20 Cauliflower : Cwt : 26.80 24.90 41.90 64.10 Celery : Cwt : 11.60 37.40 17.40 23.30 Corn, Sweet : Cwt : 15.70 21.90 32.20 24.00 Cucumbers 2/ : Cwt : 21.90 28.60 15.00 Lettuce : Cwt : 11.90 15.50 27.80 22.10 Onions : Cwt : 12.80 23.90 16.40 23.70 Snap Beans 2/ : Cwt : 37.30 39.30 32.40 Tomatoes : Cwt : 32.30 48.20 45.40 30.00 : : Livestock : : : : Calves : Cwt : 94.30 120.00 110.00 112.00 Cattle, All Beef : Cwt : 72.90 91.30 83.50 82.80 Cows 3/ : Cwt : 49.60 54.10 48.00 49.20 Steers & Heifers : Cwt : 77.10 96.10 88.40 87.20 Milk Cows 4/ : Head: 1130.00 1390.00 : : Hogs, All : Cwt : 47.70 55.30 44.10 44.20 Barrows & Gilts : Cwt : 48.40 56.60 44.20 44.30 Sows : Cwt : 39.50 25.30 41.90 42.80 : : Lambs : Cwt : 56.20 101.00 102.00 Sheep : Cwt : 23.40 25.40 35.00 : : Dairy and Poultry : : : : Milk, All 5/ 6/ : Cwt : 13.06 18.30 11.90 11.70 Fluid Grade 6/ : Cwt : 13.10 18.30 11.90 11.70 Mfg Grade 6/ : Cwt : 11.80 18.90 11.40 11.20 : : Broilers, Live 7/ : Lb : 0.317 0.480 0.450 0.490 Eggs, All 8/ : Doz : 0.643 0.868 0.923 0.613 Market 8/ 9/ : Doz : 0.546 0.702 0.771 0.412 Turkeys, live 8/ 10/: Lb : 0.380 0.581 0.476 0.498 : : Adjusted for Seasonal : : Variation 11/ : : Eggs, All : Doz : 0.545 1.050 1.020 0.745 Milk, All 5/ : Cwt : 9.71 19.10 12.60 12.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2009 Fat test percent: all milk, 3.61; fluid milk, 3.60; mfg grade, 3.91. 7/ Equivalent live weight price. 8/ Mid-month price. 9/ Also referred to as table eggs. 10/ Live weight equivalent price is used when actual live weight price is not available. 11/ Seasonal adjustment factors are: All Eggs May 2008, 83; April 2009, 90; and May 2009, 82. All Milk May 2008, 96; April 2009, 94; and May 2009, 96. Wheat: Prices Received, by State, April and May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 4.59 4.90 4.59 4.90 CA : 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ CO : 5.72 5.64 5.43 5.64 3/ 4/ ID : 5.23 5.67 4.96 5.10 3/ 3/ 5.50 6.20 IL : 4.30 4.50 4.30 4.50 IN : 4.52 4.56 4.52 4.56 KS : 5.36 5.85 5.36 5.85 MI : 4.48 4.50 4.48 4.50 MN : 6.11 6.96 5.14 5.75 6.14 7.00 MO : 4.13 4.40 4.13 4.40 MT : 6.28 6.17 5.75 5.77 7.84 7.03 7.04 6.78 NE : 5.20 5.75 5.20 5.75 ND : 6.57 7.07 5.02 5.15 7.16 8.70 6.49 6.75 OH : 4.24 4.72 4.24 4.72 OK : 5.17 5.73 5.17 5.73 OR : 5.32 5.57 5.21 5.40 5.96 6.30 SD : 6.09 6.28 5.70 5.85 6.74 7.02 TX : 5.27 5.69 5.27 5.69 WA : 5.54 5.64 5.33 5.42 6.47 6.53 : US : 5.74 6.02 5.26 5.58 7.28 8.34 6.48 6.78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008 and 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat : Corn : Soybeans :Beef Cattle 2/ : All Hogs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- Dollars per Bushel ---------- ------- Dollars per ------- : ----------- Cwt ----------- : Jan : 7.96 6.21 3.98 4.36 9.95 9.97 87.50 80.10 37.40 42.80 Feb :10.10 5.79 4.54 3.87 11.70 9.55 89.00 78.80 42.20 43.90 Mar :10.50 5.70 4.70 3.86 11.40 9.12 87.80 79.00 40.30 43.80 Apr :10.10 5.74 5.14 3.85 12.00 9.79 86.80 83.50 44.40 44.10 May : 8.87 6.02 5.27 4.08 12.10 10.80 91.30 82.80 55.30 44.20 Jun : 7.62 5.47 13.10 91.90 53.40 Jul : 7.16 5.25 13.30 95.00 54.30 Aug : 7.64 5.26 12.80 95.80 60.70 Sep : 7.43 5.02 10.70 94.20 52.60 Oct : 6.67 4.37 9.94 87.40 48.50 Nov : 6.28 4.26 9.38 84.30 40.70 Dec : 5.97 4.10 9.24 79.70 41.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Barley : Corn : Oats : Soybeans : Sorghum Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :Apr 1/:May 2/:Apr 1/:May 2/:Apr 1/:May 2/:Apr 1/:May 2/:Apr 1/ :May 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----------------- Dollars per Bushel ----------------- Dollars per Cwt : AL : AR : 9.96 10.80 3/ 3/ CA : 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ CO : 4/ 4/ 3.87 4.00 ID : 5.54 6.54 IL : 3.81 4.00 4/ 4/ 9.87 10.80 5.38 5.60 IN : 4.09 4.25 10.10 11.10 IA : 3.93 4.20 2.62 2.70 9.72 10.80 KS : 3.70 3.93 2.30 2.29 9.63 10.90 5.59 6.09 KY : 4.09 4.30 10.10 11.20 LA : 9.38 10.80 MI : 3.76 3.95 3.04 2.90 9.89 10.70 MN : 3/ 4.54 3.68 3.90 2.02 2.05 9.69 10.80 MS : 9.59 10.70 MO : 3.92 4.00 9.85 10.70 5.64 5.75 MT : 5.30 4.85 3/ 4/ NE : 3.78 4.00 2.88 2.80 9.65 10.90 5.62 6.20 NY : 3/ 3/ NC : 4.60 4.73 10.00 10.90 ND : 4.92 4.11 3.55 3.65 1.91 1.80 9.56 10.50 OH : 3.91 4.24 3/ 4/ 10.10 11.20 OK : 5.69 6.38 OR : 2.44 2.90 4/ 4/ PA : 4.11 4.44 3.08 2.91 SD : 3/ 3/ 3.58 3.72 1.80 1.83 9.37 10.60 TN : 3.93 4.25 10.20 10.90 TX : 4.31 4.45 4/ 4/ 5.42 6.26 UT : 3/ 3.12 WA : 2.67 2.76 WI : 3.83 4.10 2.22 2.20 9.67 10.80 WY : 3/ 4/ : US : 4.76 5.23 3.85 4.08 2.37 2.16 9.79 10.80 5.57 6.14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 4/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Malting and Feed Barley: Prices Received Selected State, April and May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Malting Barley : Feed Barley State :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 1/ : May 2/ : Apr 1/ : May 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : ID : 5.77 6.75 2.48 2.60 MN : 3/ 4.60 2.07 2.50 MT : 5.91 5.31 2.56 2.74 ND : 5.14 4.25 2.76 2.80 SD : 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ WY : 3/ 4/ 3/ 4/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dry Edible : All : : : : Beans : Sunflower : Canola : Flaxseed : Peanuts 4/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :Apr 1/:May 2/: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 : 0.236 5/ CA :61.00 5/ CO :30.70 32.20 FL : 5/ 5/ GA : 0.238 0.236 ID :32.40 37.60 KS : 19.40 20.10 MI :33.90 34.00 MN : 5/ 6/ 28.10 5/ 5/ 6/ NE :37.20 26.60 NC : 0.300 0.307 ND :25.60 24.70 19.10 17.00 15.50 17.20 7.91 7.05 SD : 23.50 19.90 5/ 6/ TX : 0.261 5/ VA : 0.288 5/ : US :31.70 30.00 20.10 19.10 15.50 17.20 7.90 7.05 0.252 0.245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : May : Cotton, Upland :-------------------------------------------------- State : : Cotton- : Hay, Baled 3/ : Apples :-------------------: seed :-----------------------------: Fresh : Apr 1/ : May 2/ : 5/ : All : Alfalfa : Other :Use 2/ 4/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound -------- Dollars per Ton -------- Dol/Lb : AL : 0.449 0.477 AZ : 6/ 7/ 151.00 150.00 160.00 AR : 0.438 0.466 CA : 0.678 7/ 124.00 126.00 119.00 CO : 158.00 160.00 125.00 GA : 0.452 0.462 ID : 127.00 128.00 124.00 IL : 128.00 130.00 95.00 IA : 113.00 120.00 82.00 KS : 113.00 120.00 80.00 KY : 131.00 160.00 90.00 LA : 0.444 6/ MI : 159.00 165.00 145.00 0.245 MN : 101.00 110.00 75.00 MS : 0.448 0.450 MO : 80.00 150.00 65.00 MT : 113.00 114.00 106.00 NE : 81.00 83.00 74.00 NV : 149.00 150.00 131.00 NM : 180.00 183.00 149.00 NY : 113.00 145.00 105.00 0.239 NC : 0.437 0.450 ND : 83.00 91.00 63.00 OH : 136.00 168.00 94.00 0.390 OK : 125.00 148.00 88.00 OR : 162.00 157.00 174.00 PA : 140.00 162.00 136.00 SD : 80.00 82.00 70.00 TN : 0.442 0.450 TX : 0.423 0.428 132.00 185.00 105.00 UT : 144.00 145.00 120.00 VA : WA : 160.00 150.00 190.00 0.180 WI : 82.00 85.00 70.00 WY : 123.00 125.00 114.00 : US : 0.453 0.439 131.00 138.00 113.00 0.185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2009, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit :May 2008 1/ :Apr 2009 1/ :May 2009 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Cotton, Upland : : Average Price :Dollars per Pound: 0.646 0.453 0.439 Marketings 3/ :1,000 Bales : 631 1,205 NA : : Rice, All : : Average Price :Dollars per Cwt : 15.90 15.30 15.20 Marketings 4/ :1,000 Cwt : 12,271 12,837 NA : : Rice, Long 5/ : : Average Price :Dollars per Cwt : 13.10 12.90 Marketings 4/ :1,000 Cwt : 10,742 NA : : Rice, Medium & Short 5/: : Average Price :Dollars per Cwt : 26.50 25.60 Marketings 4/ :1,000 Cwt : 2,095 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. 5/ Published estimates began in August 2008. Citrus Fruit: Prices and Equivalent Returns, by Utilization, by State and United States, May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ FL : 14.70 3.60 5.83 3.06 0.99 3.49 0.38 White : 9.00 2.75 0.10 2.90 0.17 -2.20 0.30 Colored : 16.00 5.43 7.15 3.70 2.75 4.80 0.70 TX : 20.80 4.84 9.77 1.60 3.59 8.49 0.37 : US : 21.40 8.08 11.66 2.11 5.53 8.91 -0.11 : Lemons : CA : 26.20 9.63 15.72 2/ 3.99 10.08 2/ : Oranges : AZ : Valencia : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ CA : 23.90 10.87 15.65 0.57 8.26 13.03 -2.04 Navel and Misc: 27.40 11.36 19.17 2/ 8.76 16.57 2/ Valencia : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ FL : Valencia : 16.00 9.19 6.75 9.25 6.48 3.80 6.55 : US : 22.80 9.48 14.37 8.68 6.79 11.71 5.99 : Tangerines and : Mandarins : CA : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and Mandarins- AZ & CA-75, FL-95. 2/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. Potatoes: Prices Received, by State, April and May 2009 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :: : : State : Apr : May 2/ :: State : Apr : May 2/ : : :: : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt :: : Dollars per Cwt : :: : AZ : 5/ 19.00 :: NC : CA - All 3/ : 9.90 12.70 :: ND - All 3/ : 8.70 8.90 - Winter : 14.80 :: - Fresh 4/ : 11.20 NA - Spring : 13.70 :: - Processing : 7.45 NA - Summer : :: OR : 9.35 9.35 - Fall : 8.05 7.90 :: TX : 26.00 CO - All 3/ : 9.80 8.35 :: VA : - Fresh 4/ : 9.70 NA :: WA - All 3/ : 8.15 8.15 FL : 19.80 17.00 :: - Processing : 7.05 NA ID - All 3/ : 8.50 7.55 :: WI - All 3/ : 11.30 10.30 - Fresh 4/ : 6.90 NA :: - Fresh 4/ : 9.95 NA - Processing : 6.40 NA :: - Processing : 10.10 NA ME : 10.70 10.70 :: : MI : 11.40 11.70 :: US - All 3/ : 9.81 9.88 MN : 7.20 6.45 :: - Fresh 4/ : 11.98 NA NY : 15.80 15.80 :: - Processing : 7.61 NA : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data indicate no potatoes being marketed. 2/ Preliminary price reflecting prices received for the entire month. 3/ Average price of potatoes sold for all uses, including table stocks, processing, seed, and livestock feed. 4/ Fresh market prices only, includes table stock prices. 5/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. Cattle: Prices Received, by State, April and May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 50.00 86.00 87.00 70.10 71.10 107.00 109.00 AR : 46.50 46.50 93.00 95.00 79.10 80.50 101.00 105.00 CA : 45.20 45.30 88.50 85.90 70.30 68.80 107.00 100.00 CO : 50.50 51.40 96.20 97.00 95.30 96.10 108.00 113.00 FL : 48.70 49.00 85.20 85.80 71.60 71.70 100.00 99.20 GA : 50.80 51.60 85.50 87.80 63.60 63.90 97.60 99.40 ID : 48.70 50.20 88.80 89.00 79.20 79.70 104.00 106.00 IL : 47.70 50.30 88.00 87.20 87.20 86.50 103.00 102.00 IA : 49.50 52.50 87.50 87.00 87.10 86.30 108.00 110.00 KS : 48.20 51.90 87.30 85.80 85.70 84.40 119.00 119.00 KY : 47.00 50.00 89.00 91.00 78.90 81.20 100.00 102.00 LA : 46.70 47.00 88.70 89.00 58.90 60.00 98.30 97.00 MI : 47.00 48.00 80.00 82.00 70.10 71.80 98.00 98.00 MN : 50.00 50.90 84.70 84.10 77.10 76.80 112.00 113.00 MO : 47.70 48.90 96.80 96.50 85.00 84.60 111.00 111.00 MT : 46.80 49.40 97.90 99.40 78.50 72.90 110.00 111.00 NE : 51.60 52.60 89.10 87.10 88.00 86.10 114.00 114.00 NM : 51.00 52.00 91.10 90.00 77.50 74.80 110.00 113.00 ND : 50.50 52.50 96.00 92.00 84.20 76.20 109.00 110.00 OH : 44.60 47.00 84.40 86.00 80.40 82.10 101.00 103.00 OK : 48.40 48.90 95.40 94.90 91.00 90.50 110.00 111.00 OR : 48.00 49.00 87.00 88.00 81.20 82.20 104.00 103.00 PA : 48.00 50.20 81.00 82.50 72.40 74.10 103.00 107.00 SD : 50.20 53.40 99.00 95.00 92.70 87.50 113.00 111.00 TN : 46.00 47.00 89.00 91.00 71.80 73.40 100.00 99.00 TX : 46.80 47.40 87.90 86.50 84.20 82.60 108.00 112.00 VA : 45.20 47.50 86.10 89.00 76.70 73.20 98.40 103.00 WI : 46.10 47.50 80.00 79.50 60.30 60.90 134.00 130.00 WY : 47.20 51.00 96.00 98.00 89.20 88.60 115.00 111.00 : US : 48.00 49.20 88.40 87.20 83.50 82.80 110.00 112.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sows : Barrows and Gilts : All Hogs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Apr 1/ : May 2/ : Apr 1/ : May 2/ : Apr 1/ : May 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : AR : 44.00 44.50 41.00 41.00 41.30 41.40 IL : 38.20 39.00 46.50 46.80 45.80 46.20 IN : 46.80 47.50 48.20 47.40 48.10 47.40 IA : 39.00 40.00 45.00 45.50 44.90 45.40 KS : 43.80 44.80 38.00 39.00 38.80 39.80 MN : 42.50 43.00 44.80 43.80 44.80 43.80 MO : 40.40 40.50 39.50 39.10 39.60 39.20 NE : 44.80 45.30 44.60 44.10 44.60 44.10 NC : 46.80 47.30 43.50 44.20 43.50 44.20 OH : 41.10 41.90 43.30 43.70 43.10 43.60 OK : 39.40 40.40 36.70 36.80 37.20 37.40 PA : 46.40 46.50 43.10 42.80 43.60 43.40 SD : 39.40 39.80 45.40 45.50 44.80 44.90 : US : 41.90 42.80 44.20 44.30 44.10 44.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. Sheep and Poultry: Prices Received, by State, April and May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep 1/ : Lambs 1/ : Market Eggs 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars per Cwt ------ Dollars per Dozen : AL : 0.390 AR : 0.400 CA : 35.00 85.00 0.500 CO : 37.00 98.00 CT : 0.430 FL : 0.460 GA : 0.418 ID : 30.00 89.00 IN : 0.410 IA : 31.00 98.00 0.341 KY : 38.00 123.00 ME : 0.620 MI : 0.390 MN : 28.90 100.00 0.410 MS : 0.370 MO : 34.80 118.00 0.350 MT : 37.80 104.00 NE : 35.60 86.10 NY : 0.412 NC : 0.410 ND : 28.50 102.00 OH : 26.70 120.00 0.410 OR : 46.00 91.00 PA : 40.00 126.00 0.470 SC : 0.406 SD : 26.90 106.00 TX : 35.60 125.00 0.380 VA : 38.00 131.00 WA : 0.530 WV : 32.00 125.00 WY : 41.70 99.00 : US : 35.00 102.00 0.412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ Also referred to as table eggs. Milk and Milk Cows: Prices Received, by State, April and May 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 2/ : May :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Fluid Grade : Manufacturing : All Milk : All Milk : : Milk 3/ : Grade Milk 4/ : 5/ : 5/ 6/ : Milk :---------------------------------------------------------------:Cows 7/ : : 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 : 11.00 3.44 11.00 3.44 11.10 3.42 CA : 10.60 3.63 11.60 4.10 10.63 3.64 10.50 3.59 CO : 12.10 3.49 12.10 3.49 12.00 3.45 FL : 15.80 3.53 15.80 3.53 16.20 3.52 ID : 10.70 3.61 10.70 3.61 10.20 3.56 IL : 12.70 3.70 12.10 3.80 12.70 3.70 12.60 3.66 IN : 12.50 3.67 12.50 3.67 12.40 3.63 IA : 12.50 3.68 10.60 3.79 12.50 3.68 12.40 3.60 KS : 13.00 3.64 13.00 3.64 12.80 3.57 MI : 12.50 3.63 12.50 3.63 12.40 3.56 MN : 12.40 3.72 10.50 3.79 12.40 3.72 11.70 3.69 MO : 12.00 3.61 9.90 3.72 11.90 3.61 11.90 3.57 NM : 11.10 3.50 11.10 3.50 11.10 3.48 NY : 11.90 3.72 11.90 3.72 11.90 3.68 OH : 13.20 3.75 11.20 3.93 13.10 3.76 13.10 3.68 OR : 12.80 3.67 12.80 3.67 12.60 3.60 PA : 13.40 3.70 13.40 3.70 13.40 3.65 TX : 12.40 3.67 12.40 3.67 12.20 3.62 UT : 11.20 3.63 11.20 3.63 11.40 3.60 VT : 12.80 3.75 12.80 3.75 12.90 3.70 VA : 14.00 3.65 14.00 3.65 14.20 3.58 WA : 11.30 3.67 11.30 3.67 11.10 3.60 WI : 12.50 3.71 11.50 3.91 12.50 3.72 12.00 3.66 : US : 11.90 3.65 11.40 3.99 11.90 3.66 11.70 3.61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Beginning in March 2009, Utah was added and Kentucky removed from the monthly milk price program. The U.S. prices and fat test percents for fluid and all milk include Utah and exclude Kentucky beginning in January 2008. 2/ Entire month. 3/ Including milk diverted to manufacturing. 4/ IN no longer published due to insufficient manufacturing grade milk volume. 5/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 6/ Preliminary. 7/ 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 2009, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit :May 2008 :Apr 2009 :May 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parity Equivalent : Dollars per Cwt : 44.10 42.10 41.70 Average Price F.O.B : Dollars per Cwt : 18.90 11.40 11.20 Average Fat Test of Milk : Percent : 3.97 3.99 3.91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The parity price equivalent during 2009 is 93.2 percent of the parity price of all milk sold to plants, compared with 92.4 percent in 2008. For additional details, see January 2009 issue of "Agricultural Prices". 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 : : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Dollars --------- ---- Percent --- : Basic Commodities : All Wheat, Bu : 0.578 13.10 13.70 13.60 68 42 44 Rice, Cwt : 1.54 31.60 36.40 36.10 50 42 42 Corn, Bu : 0.357 8.25 8.45 8.37 64 46 49 Cotton, Lb : American Upland : 0.078 2.25 1.85 1.83 29 24 24 Extra Long Staple : 0.134 3.36 3.17 3.14 29 36 36 Peanuts, Lb : 0.033 0.857 0.781 0.774 24 32 32 Small Chickpeas, Cwt 5/ : Large Chickpeas, Cwt 5/ : Lentils, Cwt 5/ : : Designated Nonbasic : All Milk, Sold to : Plants, Per Cwt 2/ : 1.91 47.80 45.20 44.80 40 28 27 Honey, Extracted, Lb 3/ : 0.121 2.99 2.86 2.84 35 36 36 : Wool and Mohair : Wool, Lb : 0.082 1.96 1.94 1.92 45 45 46 Mohair, Lb : 0.364 9.09 8.61 8.54 42 38 39 : Other Nonbasic : Barley, Bu : 0.390 9.01 9.23 9.15 50 52 57 Canola, Cwt : 1.570 37.50 37.10 36.80 67 42 47 Cottonseed, Ton : 14.30 353.00 338.00 335.00 50 63 64 Dry Edible Beans, Cwt : 2.79 66.40 66.00 65.40 54 48 46 Flaxseed, Bu : 0.946 22.10 22.40 22.20 76 35 32 Mustard Seed, Cwt : 2.41 49.00 57.00 56.50 Oats, Bu : 0.236 5.36 5.58 5.53 68 42 39 Potatoes, Cwt : 0.819 20.30 19.40 19.20 45 51 51 Rapeseed, Cwt : 1.86 42.40 44.00 43.60 Rye, Bu : 0.454 10.30 10.70 10.60 Safflower, Cwt : 1.95 46.00 46.10 45.70 Sorghum Grain, Cwt : 0.639 14.70 15.10 15.00 63 37 41 Soybeans, Bu : 0.868 20.40 20.50 20.40 59 48 53 All Sunflower, Cwt : 1.78 41.10 42.10 41.70 67 48 46 Sweetpotatoes, Cwt : 2.30 57.30 54.40 53.90 Apples, Fresh, Lb 4/ : 0.033 0.784 0.781 0.774 46 27 24 Citrus (equiv on-tree), Box : Grapefruit : 0.644 15.50 15.20 15.10 32 23 37 Lemons : 1.42 29.90 33.60 33.30 69 10 12 Oranges : 0.661 15.90 15.60 15.50 44 42 44 Tangerines : 1.41 33.60 33.40 33.10 12 45 45 Beef Cattle, Cwt : 10.20 250.00 241.00 239.00 37 35 35 Calves, Cwt : 14.60 362.00 345.00 342.00 33 32 33 Hogs, Cwt : 5.57 137.00 132.00 131.00 40 33 34 Lambs, Cwt : 11.50 284.00 272.00 270.00 36 38 Sheep, Cwt : 4.44 114.00 105.00 104.00 22 33 Eggs, Doz 2/ : 0.091 2.18 2.15 2.13 48 47 35 Turkeys, Live, Lb : 0.056 1.370 1.320 1.310 42 36 38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Not available. Parity Prices for Farm Products, May 2009, 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 : :: : Misc Commodities : :: Noncitrus Fruit, : Hops, Lb : 0.284 6.66 :: Continued : Spearmint Oil, Lb : 1.35 31.70 :: Papayas (HI) : 0.047 1.100 Tobacco, Lb : :: Peaches : Flue-Cured, 11-14 : 0.222 5.21 :: Fresh, Ton 2/ : 82.20 1,930.00 Fire-Cured, 21-23 : 0.303 7.11 :: Dried, CA, : Burley, 31 : 0.236 5.53 :: Ton : 70.10 1,640.00 Maryland, 32 : 0.188 4.41 :: Processing 3/ : Dark Air-Cured, : :: Excl Dried : 35-37 : 0.271 6.35 :: Clingstone, : PA Seedleaf, 41 : 0.194 4.55 :: CA, Ton : 34.10 800.00 Cigar Binder, 51 : 0.699 16.40 :: Pears, Ton : : :: Fresh 2/ : 55.60 1,300.00 : :: Dried, CA 4/ : 169.00 3,960.00 Noncitrus Fruit : :: Plums, CA, Ton : Apples, Ton 4/ : :: Fresh, Equiv : Processing : 15.90 373.00 :: on-Tree : 61.40 1,440.00 Apricots, Ton : :: Prunes, Dried, : Fresh 5/ :105.00 2,460.00 :: CA, Ton 4/ : 146.00 3,420.00 Dried, CA :249.00 5,840.00 :: Prunes and Plums, : Avocados, Ton 5/ :221.00 5,180.00 :: Excl CA, Ton : Cherries : :: Fresh 7/ : 61.70 1,450.00 Sweet, Ton :206.00 4,830.00 :: Processing 4/ : Tart, Lb : 0.037 0.868:: Excl Dried : 27.60 647.00 Cranberry, Bbl 3/ : 4.39 103.00 :: : Dates, CA, Ton 5/ :199.00 4,670.00 :: Tree Nuts 8/ : Grapes, Ton : :: Almonds, Lb : 0.203 4.76 Raisin Variety :112.00 2,630.00 :: Hazelnuts, Ton : 166.00 3,890.00 Other Dried : 68.10 1,600.00 :: Pistachio, Lb : 0.185 4.34 Kiwifruit, Ton : 95.90 2,250.00 :: Walnuts, Ton : 174.00 4,080.00 Nectarines : :: : Fresh, CA, Ton 5/: 54.50 1,280.00 :: Vegetables, Cwt 9/ : Olives, CA : :: Fresh : canning, Ton 3/ : 89.40 2,100.00 :: Carrots 6/ : 2.50 58.60 : :: Cauliflower 6/ : 4.23 99.20 : :: Celery 6/ : 2.04 47.80 : :: Honeydew Melons : 2.44 57.20 : :: Lettuce : 2.31 54.20 : :: Onions 6/ : 1.54 36.10 : :: Tomatoes : 4.63 109.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Marketing Year for Specified Commodities Broilers: December 1, previous year through November 30 for the U.S. Eggs: December 1, previous year to November 30 for the U.S. and all States. Milk: January 1 to December 31 for the U.S. and all States. Turkeys: January 1 to December 31 for the U.S. Broilers: Monthly Prices Received, United States, 2003-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound : 2008 : 0.400 0.440 0.460 0.460 0.460 0.480 2007 : 0.370 0.390 0.440 0.450 0.460 0.470 2006 : 0.360 0.360 0.350 0.340 0.320 0.330 2005 : 0.390 0.430 0.430 0.440 0.440 0.440 2004 : 0.380 0.430 0.470 0.470 0.480 0.500 2003 : 0.290 0.350 0.340 0.330 0.310 0.340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound : 2008 : 0.480 0.500 0.470 0.450 0.450 0.460 2007 : 0.470 0.470 0.460 0.450 0.400 0.410 2006 : 0.360 0.380 0.390 0.390 0.370 0.370 2005 : 0.440 0.440 0.440 0.460 0.430 0.420 2004 : 0.520 0.520 0.460 0.400 0.390 0.390 2003 : 0.360 0.360 0.360 0.370 0.370 0.370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Live weight equivalent price, derived from ready-to-cook prices minus processing costs, then multiplied by a dressing percentage. 2/ December preceding year. Turkeys: Monthly Prices Received, United States, 2003-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound : 2008 : 0.452 0.476 0.528 0.553 0.581 0.598 2007 : 0.399 0.426 0.439 0.466 0.485 0.517 2006 : 0.407 0.391 0.401 0.424 0.435 0.453 2005 : 0.387 0.374 0.376 0.386 0.407 0.422 2004 : 0.346 0.338 0.360 0.384 0.402 0.416 2003 : 0.341 0.339 0.346 0.348 0.335 0.338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound : 2008 : 0.609 0.632 0.664 0.646 0.586 0.445 2007 : 0.556 0.573 0.605 0.618 0.623 0.529 2006 : 0.459 0.489 0.529 0.626 0.665 0.434 2005 : 0.444 0.457 0.493 0.519 0.539 0.530 2004 : 0.429 0.441 0.453 0.471 0.475 0.453 2003 : 0.327 0.310 0.333 0.373 0.392 0.364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Eggs: Monthly Prices Received, United States, 2003-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Dec 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Dozen : 2008 : 1.350 1.300 1.310 1.370 1.030 0.868 2007 : 0.816 0.918 0.784 0.830 0.728 0.780 2006 : 0.716 0.613 0.495 0.663 0.514 0.446 2005 : 0.653 0.562 0.553 0.528 0.475 0.457 2004 : 0.864 0.928 0.877 1.090 0.766 0.644 2003 : 0.676 0.691 0.637 0.685 0.686 0.587 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Dozen : 2008 : 1.060 0.841 0.963 0.996 1.020 1.020 2007 : 0.679 0.945 0.867 1.070 0.936 1.260 2006 : 0.562 0.456 0.577 0.560 0.569 0.814 2005 : 0.453 0.528 0.472 0.637 0.512 0.651 2004 : 0.665 0.582 0.526 0.538 0.494 0.604 2003 : 0.672 0.687 0.808 0.776 0.838 1.020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes hatching and market eggs. 2/ December preceding year. Market Eggs: Monthly Prices Received by State, 2008; and United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Dozen : AL : 1.390 1.320 1.320 1.370 1.010 0.780 AR : 1.300 1.240 1.240 1.300 0.900 0.690 CA : 1.300 1.200 1.250 1.330 0.930 0.730 CT : 1.180 1.150 1.150 1.200 0.800 0.660 FL : 1.370 1.340 1.300 1.350 0.970 0.680 GA : 1.380 1.350 1.300 1.360 0.961 0.764 IN : 1.330 1.210 1.240 1.340 0.850 0.700 IA : 1.230 1.170 1.180 1.250 0.820 0.634 ME : 1.490 1.510 1.520 1.490 1.130 0.950 MI : 1.290 1.170 1.200 1.290 0.800 0.660 MN : 1.310 1.270 1.270 1.330 0.940 0.740 MS : 1.300 1.250 1.250 1.310 0.890 0.700 MO : 1.240 1.170 1.180 1.250 0.810 0.660 NY : 1.290 1.280 1.250 1.310 0.865 0.708 NC : 1.260 1.190 1.210 1.290 0.870 0.700 OH : 1.250 1.220 1.220 1.310 0.960 0.760 PA : 1.160 1.060 1.120 1.220 0.830 0.670 SC : 1.170 1.080 1.080 1.130 0.850 0.670 TX : 1.300 1.200 1.230 1.290 0.900 0.690 WA : 1.410 1.260 1.350 1.430 1.010 0.820 : US : 2008 : 1.280 1.210 1.230 1.300 0.890 0.702 2007 : 0.671 0.787 0.629 0.684 0.561 0.618 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Market Eggs: Monthly Prices Received by State, 2008; and United States, 2007-2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Dozen : AL : 0.940 0.710 0.840 0.850 0.920 0.940 AR : 0.900 0.690 0.800 0.880 0.890 0.920 CA : 0.960 0.640 0.850 0.950 0.950 0.960 CT : 0.880 0.640 0.810 0.830 0.840 0.850 FL : 0.880 0.680 0.780 0.900 0.830 0.890 GA : 0.951 0.696 0.826 0.920 0.895 0.953 IN : 0.970 0.690 0.850 0.820 0.920 0.890 IA : 0.882 0.627 0.776 0.810 0.830 0.843 ME : 1.140 0.950 1.060 1.130 1.090 1.120 MI : 0.960 0.680 0.820 0.820 0.910 0.880 MN : 0.980 0.730 0.850 0.900 0.930 1.000 MS : 0.930 0.690 0.870 0.860 0.900 0.910 MO : 0.880 0.640 0.730 0.810 0.820 0.870 NY : 0.958 0.647 0.883 0.882 0.915 0.926 NC : 0.890 0.660 0.830 0.930 0.910 0.900 OH : 0.954 0.670 0.791 0.780 0.883 0.850 PA : 0.890 0.670 0.790 0.840 0.900 0.850 SC : 0.821 0.640 0.859 0.846 0.862 0.926 TX : 0.920 0.680 0.840 0.910 0.900 0.920 WA : 1.020 0.670 0.890 0.980 0.970 1.030 : US : 2008 : 0.930 0.677 0.820 0.861 0.891 0.900 2007 : 0.499 0.814 0.722 0.961 0.806 1.190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Milk, Sold at Plants, Eligible for Fluid Market 1/ 2/: Monthly Prices Received by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : AZ : 20.10 18.30 17.00 17.30 17.20 18.70 CA : 18.50 17.60 16.80 16.60 17.40 18.00 CO : 20.30 19.30 17.80 18.50 18.00 18.80 FL : 24.50 23.20 20.40 22.00 21.90 22.80 ID : 18.80 17.60 17.60 16.70 18.00 18.50 IL : 21.80 20.50 19.50 19.40 19.40 20.10 IN : 22.20 20.80 18.80 19.60 18.80 20.00 IA : 20.80 19.30 18.30 18.40 18.30 19.30 KS : 21.20 19.60 18.50 19.10 18.60 19.50 MI : 21.80 20.00 18.70 18.80 18.70 19.80 MN : 21.20 19.50 19.00 18.70 19.70 20.60 MO : 21.50 19.80 18.00 18.70 18.20 19.30 NM : 20.00 18.50 17.10 17.50 17.20 18.20 NY : 21.30 19.50 18.00 18.20 17.90 18.90 OH : 22.10 20.60 19.30 19.50 19.20 20.20 OR : 19.60 18.30 17.40 18.00 17.50 18.00 PA : 22.60 21.00 19.10 19.90 19.30 20.30 TX : 21.30 19.10 18.20 18.70 18.50 19.40 UT : 20.20 18.70 18.70 18.20 18.50 19.50 VT : 22.10 20.50 18.90 19.30 18.80 19.90 VA : 23.80 23.10 20.70 22.10 20.80 21.90 WA : 21.00 18.20 16.70 17.50 17.10 18.30 WI : 21.10 19.20 19.20 18.40 19.10 20.50 : US : 2008 : 20.50 19.00 18.00 18.10 18.30 19.20 2007 : 14.50 14.90 15.60 16.50 18.00 20.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Milk, Sold at Plants, Eligible for Fluid Market 1/ 2/: Monthly Fat Test by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AZ : 3.70 3.64 3.54 3.50 3.48 3.51 CA : 3.81 3.77 3.69 3.66 3.62 3.59 CO : 3.64 3.59 3.53 3.51 3.48 3.42 FL : 3.65 3.59 3.55 3.54 3.53 3.54 ID : 3.72 3.67 3.59 3.63 3.53 3.49 IL : 3.90 3.95 3.85 3.80 3.70 3.65 IN : 3.83 3.80 3.78 3.71 3.63 3.59 IA : 3.79 3.77 3.74 3.69 3.63 3.56 KS : 3.84 3.78 3.74 3.70 3.60 3.51 MI : 3.73 3.72 3.71 3.64 3.57 3.51 MN : 3.83 3.80 3.78 3.75 3.68 3.63 MO : 3.78 3.74 3.71 3.64 3.59 3.53 NM : 3.74 3.67 3.63 3.56 3.51 3.48 NY : 3.79 3.77 3.78 3.73 3.67 3.61 OH : 3.87 3.87 3.85 3.75 3.67 3.59 OR : 3.81 3.74 3.71 3.70 3.59 3.55 PA : 3.75 3.80 3.80 3.75 3.65 3.60 TX : 3.87 3.79 3.76 3.69 3.64 3.58 UT : 3.78 3.73 3.69 3.64 3.59 3.53 VT : 3.80 3.78 3.81 3.76 3.72 3.64 VA : 3.77 3.74 3.70 3.64 3.58 3.53 WA : 3.81 3.74 3.71 3.70 3.59 3.55 WI : 3.80 3.79 3.76 3.73 3.67 3.61 : US : 2008 : 3.79 3.76 3.72 3.68 3.62 3.57 2007 : 3.77 3.77 3.71 3.67 3.61 3.57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Milk, Sold at Plants, Eligible for Fluid Market 1/ 2/: Monthly Prices Received by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : AZ : 19.30 18.50 17.70 16.70 16.10 14.50 CA : 17.80 16.90 16.90 16.30 15.20 13.30 CO : 19.80 18.90 18.50 17.80 17.10 15.90 FL : 25.50 23.90 23.10 21.00 22.20 21.00 ID : 17.40 16.50 16.90 16.70 15.70 14.40 IL : 20.30 19.50 19.40 19.00 18.40 17.10 IN : 21.30 20.00 19.60 18.30 18.60 16.70 IA : 19.30 18.50 18.20 18.20 17.50 15.90 KS : 19.70 19.10 18.90 18.70 18.10 16.50 MI : 20.30 19.50 19.20 18.50 18.10 16.80 MN : 19.60 18.50 18.80 18.80 17.70 16.60 MO : 20.80 19.60 19.00 17.80 17.80 16.10 NM : 19.00 17.70 17.10 17.10 16.40 14.90 NY : 20.00 19.10 19.00 17.80 17.40 16.10 OH : 20.60 20.00 19.80 19.50 19.20 17.20 OR : 19.70 19.20 18.90 18.40 18.10 17.00 PA : 21.40 20.50 20.40 19.30 19.20 17.10 TX : 19.80 19.20 18.50 18.40 17.80 15.80 UT : 19.00 17.80 17.40 17.20 16.70 15.70 VT : 20.80 19.90 19.70 18.70 18.40 16.40 VA : 23.90 22.40 22.20 20.30 20.70 18.00 WA : 19.10 18.30 17.60 16.20 16.10 14.50 WI : 19.50 18.50 18.10 18.80 17.80 16.90 : US : 2008 : 19.30 18.40 18.20 17.80 17.10 15.50 2007 : 21.60 21.60 21.80 21.40 21.90 21.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes surplus fluid grade milk diverted to manufacturing. 2/ Beginning in March 2009, Utah was added and Kentucky removed from the monthly milk price program. The U.S. prices include Utah and exclude Kentucky beginning in January 2008. Milk, Sold at Plants, Eligible for Fluid Market 1/ 2/: Monthly Fat Test by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AZ : 3.50 3.51 3.52 3.55 3.60 3.61 CA : 3.56 3.58 3.60 3.67 3.70 3.77 CO : 3.39 3.41 3.49 3.54 3.57 3.60 FL : 3.57 3.60 3.62 3.65 3.70 3.69 ID : 3.45 3.49 3.57 3.64 3.68 3.73 IL : 3.60 3.62 3.80 3.81 3.90 3.95 IN : 3.59 3.60 3.67 3.78 3.87 3.90 IA : 3.55 3.55 3.65 3.75 3.79 3.81 KS : 3.50 3.55 3.66 3.73 3.78 3.78 MI : 3.49 3.52 3.60 3.69 3.75 3.78 MN : 3.60 3.61 3.70 3.80 3.82 3.84 MO : 3.53 3.55 3.62 3.70 3.75 3.78 NM : 3.48 3.51 3.55 3.62 3.62 3.64 NY : 3.58 3.62 3.69 3.79 3.83 3.84 OH : 3.58 3.60 3.70 3.84 3.92 3.95 OR : 3.56 3.58 3.63 3.70 3.76 3.78 PA : 3.55 3.60 3.70 3.80 3.85 3.85 TX : 3.59 3.63 3.70 3.77 3.81 3.83 UT : 3.48 3.48 3.59 3.66 3.74 3.76 VT : 3.62 3.67 3.73 3.83 3.85 3.87 VA : 3.51 3.54 3.63 3.75 3.81 3.81 WA : 3.56 3.58 3.67 3.70 3.76 3.78 WI : 3.58 3.60 3.67 3.77 3.81 3.83 : US : 2008 : 3.55 3.57 3.64 3.72 3.76 3.79 2007 : 3.55 3.56 3.62 3.71 3.77 3.81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes surplus fluid grade milk diverted to manufacturing. 2/ Beginning in March 2009, Utah was added and Kentucky removed from the monthly milk price program. The U.S. fat test percents include Utah and exclude Kentucky beginning in January 2008. Milk, Sold at Plants, Manufacturing Grade: Monthly Prices Received by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : CA : 18.80 19.30 18.40 18.30 20.20 20.60 IL : 21.00 19.20 19.70 18.50 19.40 21.00 IA : 19.40 17.60 17.10 17.00 17.40 18.30 MN : 19.60 17.80 17.20 17.10 18.50 18.90 MO : 18.50 16.10 16.40 16.00 17.30 18.90 OH : 18.90 18.00 17.50 17.10 17.30 17.20 WI : 19.70 18.20 18.30 17.50 18.50 19.30 : US : 2008 : 19.20 18.50 18.10 17.70 18.90 19.50 2007 : 13.90 14.40 15.10 16.10 18.20 20.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Milk, Sold at Plants, Manufacturing Grade: Monthly Fat Test by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : CA : 4.49 4.48 4.36 4.30 4.28 4.28 IL : 3.90 3.85 3.80 3.80 3.65 3.65 IA : 4.00 3.96 3.91 3.85 3.72 3.62 MN : 3.89 3.84 3.87 3.86 3.78 3.64 MO : 4.00 3.97 3.92 3.80 3.65 3.66 OH : 4.08 4.06 4.00 4.00 3.82 3.73 WI : 3.94 3.91 3.90 3.88 3.79 3.68 : US : 2008 : 4.17 4.15 4.09 4.05 3.97 3.90 2007 : 4.19 4.15 4.07 4.00 3.92 3.86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Milk, Sold at Plants, Manufacturing Grade: Monthly Prices Received by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008, 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : CA : 19.10 17.80 18.30 18.70 17.10 15.60 IL : 19.70 19.00 18.50 19.00 18.00 16.80 IA : 17.30 16.70 16.70 17.40 16.40 15.00 MN : 17.60 16.50 17.00 17.30 15.90 14.70 MO : 17.00 16.10 15.90 16.70 15.20 14.90 OH : 16.50 16.60 16.50 17.20 16.50 15.60 WI : 17.90 17.00 17.20 18.10 17.20 16.00 : US : 2008 : 18.20 17.20 17.50 18.00 16.90 15.60 2007 : 20.60 19.70 20.30 19.40 21.00 20.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ IN is no longer published due to insufficient manufacturing grade milk volume. Milk, Sold at Plants, Manufacturing Grade: Monthly Fat Test by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008, 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : CA : 4.12 4.17 4.24 4.43 4.44 4.58 IL : 3.63 3.64 3.80 3.85 3.90 4.00 IA : 3.61 3.59 3.78 3.96 4.09 4.06 MN : 3.58 3.59 3.74 3.89 3.92 3.94 MO : 3.66 3.67 3.75 3.84 3.92 4.02 OH : 3.67 3.68 3.77 3.95 4.03 4.14 WI : 3.63 3.65 3.77 3.90 4.00 4.02 : US : 2008 : 3.82 3.84 3.95 4.10 4.17 4.25 2007 : 3.80 3.80 3.89 4.10 4.16 4.23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ IN is no longer published due to insufficient manufacturing grade milk volume. Milk, Sold at Plants, All: Monthly Prices Received by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : AZ : 20.10 18.30 17.00 17.30 17.20 18.70 CA : 18.51 17.63 16.83 16.63 17.46 18.05 CO : 20.30 19.30 17.80 18.50 18.00 18.80 FL : 24.50 23.20 20.40 22.00 21.90 22.80 ID : 18.80 17.60 17.60 16.70 18.00 18.50 IL : 21.80 20.50 19.50 19.40 19.40 20.10 IN : 22.20 20.80 18.80 19.60 18.80 20.00 IA : 20.80 19.30 18.30 18.40 18.30 19.30 KS : 21.20 19.60 18.50 19.10 18.60 19.50 MI : 21.80 20.00 18.70 18.80 18.70 19.80 MN : 21.20 19.50 19.00 18.70 19.70 20.60 MO : 21.40 19.70 17.90 18.60 18.20 19.30 NM : 20.00 18.50 17.10 17.50 17.20 18.20 NY : 21.30 19.50 18.00 18.20 17.90 18.90 OH : 22.00 20.50 19.20 19.40 19.10 20.10 OR : 19.60 18.30 17.40 18.00 17.50 18.00 PA : 22.60 21.00 19.10 19.90 19.30 20.30 TX : 21.30 19.10 18.20 18.70 18.50 19.40 UT : 20.20 18.70 18.70 18.20 18.50 19.50 VT : 22.10 20.50 18.90 19.30 18.80 19.90 VA : 23.80 23.10 20.70 22.10 20.80 21.90 WA : 21.00 18.20 16.70 17.50 17.10 18.30 WI : 21.10 19.20 19.20 18.40 19.10 20.50 : US : 2008 : 20.50 19.00 18.00 18.10 18.30 19.30 2007 : 14.50 14.90 15.60 16.50 18.00 20.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Milk, Sold at Plants, All: Monthly Fat Test by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AZ : 3.70 3.64 3.54 3.50 3.48 3.51 CA : 3.82 3.78 3.70 3.67 3.63 3.60 CO : 3.64 3.59 3.53 3.51 3.48 3.42 FL : 3.65 3.59 3.55 3.54 3.53 3.54 ID : 3.72 3.67 3.59 3.63 3.53 3.49 IL : 3.90 3.94 3.84 3.80 3.69 3.65 IN : 3.83 3.80 3.78 3.71 3.63 3.59 IA : 3.79 3.77 3.74 3.69 3.63 3.56 KS : 3.84 3.78 3.74 3.70 3.60 3.51 MI : 3.73 3.72 3.71 3.64 3.57 3.51 MN : 3.83 3.80 3.78 3.75 3.68 3.63 MO : 3.79 3.75 3.72 3.65 3.59 3.54 NM : 3.74 3.67 3.63 3.56 3.51 3.48 NY : 3.79 3.77 3.78 3.73 3.67 3.61 OH : 3.88 3.88 3.86 3.76 3.68 3.60 OR : 3.81 3.74 3.71 3.70 3.59 3.55 PA : 3.75 3.80 3.80 3.75 3.65 3.60 TX : 3.87 3.79 3.76 3.69 3.64 3.58 UT : 3.78 3.73 3.69 3.64 3.59 3.53 VT : 3.80 3.78 3.81 3.76 3.72 3.64 VA : 3.77 3.74 3.70 3.64 3.58 3.53 WA : 3.81 3.74 3.71 3.70 3.59 3.55 WI : 3.80 3.79 3.76 3.73 3.67 3.61 : US : 2008 : 3.79 3.76 3.72 3.68 3.62 3.57 2007 : 3.78 3.77 3.71 3.67 3.61 3.58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Milk, Sold at Plants, All: Monthly Prices Received by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008, 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : AZ : 19.30 18.50 17.70 16.70 16.10 14.50 CA : 17.83 16.92 16.93 16.35 15.24 13.35 CO : 19.80 18.90 18.50 17.80 17.10 15.90 FL : 25.50 23.90 23.10 21.00 22.20 21.00 ID : 17.40 16.50 16.90 16.70 15.70 14.40 IL : 20.30 19.50 19.40 19.00 18.40 17.10 IN : 21.30 20.00 19.60 18.30 18.60 16.70 IA : 19.30 18.50 18.20 18.20 17.50 15.90 KS : 19.70 19.10 18.90 18.70 18.10 16.50 MI : 20.30 19.50 19.20 18.50 18.10 16.80 MN : 19.60 18.50 18.80 18.80 17.70 16.60 MO : 20.60 19.50 18.90 17.80 17.70 16.10 NM : 19.00 17.70 17.10 17.10 16.40 14.90 NY : 20.00 19.10 19.00 17.80 17.40 16.10 OH : 20.40 19.90 19.70 19.40 19.10 17.10 OR : 19.70 19.20 18.90 18.40 18.10 17.00 PA : 21.40 20.50 20.40 19.30 19.20 17.10 TX : 19.80 19.20 18.50 18.40 17.80 15.80 UT : 19.00 17.80 17.40 17.20 16.70 15.70 VT : 20.80 19.90 19.70 18.70 18.40 16.40 VA : 23.90 22.40 22.20 20.30 20.70 18.00 WA : 19.10 18.30 17.60 16.20 16.10 14.50 WI : 19.50 18.50 18.10 18.80 17.80 16.90 : US : 2008 : 19.30 18.40 18.20 17.80 17.10 15.50 2007 : 21.60 21.60 21.80 21.40 21.90 21.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Beginning in March 2009, Utah was added and Kentucky removed from the monthly milk price program. The U.S. prices include Utah and exclude Kentucky beginning in January 2008. Milk, Sold at Plants, All: Monthly Fat Test by State, 2008; United States, 2007-2008, 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AZ : 3.50 3.51 3.52 3.55 3.60 3.61 CA : 3.57 3.59 3.61 3.68 3.71 3.78 CO : 3.39 3.41 3.49 3.54 3.57 3.60 FL : 3.57 3.60 3.62 3.65 3.70 3.69 ID : 3.45 3.49 3.57 3.64 3.68 3.73 IL : 3.60 3.62 3.80 3.82 3.90 3.96 IN : 3.59 3.60 3.67 3.78 3.87 3.90 IA : 3.55 3.55 3.65 3.75 3.79 3.81 KS : 3.50 3.55 3.66 3.73 3.78 3.78 MI : 3.49 3.52 3.60 3.69 3.75 3.78 MN : 3.60 3.61 3.70 3.80 3.82 3.84 MO : 3.53 3.55 3.62 3.70 3.76 3.79 NM : 3.48 3.51 3.55 3.62 3.62 3.64 NY : 3.58 3.62 3.69 3.79 3.83 3.84 OH : 3.58 3.60 3.70 3.84 3.92 3.96 OR : 3.56 3.58 3.63 3.70 3.76 3.78 PA : 3.55 3.60 3.70 3.80 3.85 3.85 TX : 3.59 3.63 3.70 3.77 3.81 3.83 UT : 3.48 3.48 3.59 3.66 3.74 3.76 VT : 3.62 3.67 3.73 3.83 3.85 3.87 VA : 3.51 3.54 3.63 3.75 3.81 3.81 WA : 3.56 3.58 3.67 3.70 3.76 3.78 WI : 3.58 3.60 3.67 3.77 3.81 3.83 : US : 2008 : 3.55 3.58 3.64 3.72 3.76 3.79 2007 : 3.56 3.56 3.62 3.71 3.77 3.82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Beginning in March 2009, Utah was added and Kentucky removed from the monthly milk price program. The U.S. fat test percents include Utah and exclude Kentucky beginning in January 2008. 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 176 (1990-92=100), is down 0.6 percent from April 2009 and 4.3 percent from May 2008. PRODUCTION INDEX: The May index, at 178, decreased 0.6 percent from last month and 6.8 percent from last year. Lower prices in May for potash & phosphate, feeder pigs, mixed fertilizer, and complete feeds more than offset higher prices for nitrogen, feed grains, gasoline, and LP gas. Feed: The May index, at 185, increased 0.5 percent from April but decreased 7.0 percent from last May. Since April, higher prices for feed grains, concentrates, hay & forages, and feed supplements more than offset lower prices for complete feeds. Livestock & Poultry: The May index, at 119, decreased 2.5 percent from last month and 6.3 percent from last year. Since April, lower prices for feeder pigs more than offset higher prices for feeder cattle. The May feeder cattle price, at $99.00 per cwt, is up $0.40 from the April price. May feeder pigs averaged $106.00 per cwt, down $41.00 from April. Fertilizer: The May index, at 282, is down 5.4 percent from April and 23 percent below May a year ago. Since April, lower prices for potash & phosphate and mixed fertilizer more than offset higher prices for nitrogen. Chemicals: The May index, at 151, is unchanged from April but increased 11 percent from last May. Since April, prices are higher for herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides/other. Fuels: The May index, at 204, is up 2.0 percent from a month earlier but 49 percent below May 2008. Compared with last month, prices are higher for gasoline, LP gas, and diesel. Machinery: The May index, at 220, is unchanged from April but increased 6.3 percent from last May. Since April, prices are higher for self-propelled machinery but lower for tractors. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: The April 2009 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 213.240 (1982-84=100). This compares with the March index of 212.709. For the 12-month period ending in April, the overall index decreased 0.7 percent. Indexes of Prices Paid by Farmers and Related Parity Ratios United States, May 2009 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-14 = 100 : 1990-92 = 100 Indexes :---------------------------------------------- and : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 Ratios :---------------------------------------------- : May : Apr : May : May : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid by Farmers for : Commodities & Services, : Interest, Taxes, & Wage : Rates (PPITW) : 2444 2355 2345 184 177 176 Production : 1851 1737 1726 191 179 178 Feed : 970 899 904 199 184 185 Livestock & Poultry : 1626 1561 1520 127 122 119 Seeds : 2722 3008 3008 275 304 304 Fertilizer : 1333 1091 1034 364 298 282 Chemicals : 840 932 934 136 151 151 Fuels : 3091 1544 1576 400 200 204 Supplies & Repairs : 1081 1112 1111 152 157 157 Autos & Trucks : 2907 2901 2909 109 109 109 Machinery : 5204 5526 5526 207 220 220 Building Materials : 2222 2213 2195 164 163 162 Services & Rent : 1762 1813 1812 Services : 145 148 148 Rent : 154 160 160 Interest 2/ : 3542 3862 3862 141 154 154 Taxes 3/ : 5670 6273 6273 212 234 234 Wage Rates : 6830 7004 7004 183 187 187 Production, Interest, Taxes, : & Wage Rates (PITW) : 2532 2427 2414 188 181 180 Family Living-CPI 4/ : 2057 2025 2030 161 158 159 : :---------------------------------------------- : :---------------------------------------------- Ratio (Received\Paid) : 83 73 74 Parity Ratio 5/ : 39 35 35 Parity Ratio Adjusted 6/ : 41 36 37 PPITW Adjusted for : Productivity 7/ : 1460 1450 1449 : :---------------------------------------------- : :---------------------------------------------- Crop Sector (PPITW) : 192 187 186 Livestock Sector (PPITW) : 175 168 167 : :---------------------------------------------- : :---------------------------------------------- Farm Sector (Production) : 186 182 181 Non-Farm Sector (Production) : 193 178 176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised historical 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 1.044 for 2009 and the revised factor is 1.041 for 2008. 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 2009 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Input Indexes : Relative Weights :--------------------------- Index :5-Year Moving Average 2/ : 2008 : 2009 :----------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : May : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Percent ---- ---- (1990-92=100) --- : Production Items : 67.9 68.9 191 179 178 : Feed : 10.9 11.4 199 184 185 Feed Grains : 1.6 1.6 227 164 174 Complete Feeds : 5.3 5.6 188 191 189 Hay/Forage : 1.4 1.4 216 171 172 Concentrates : 1.7 1.8 199 180 182 Supplements : 0.9 1.0 185 207 208 Livestock & Poultry : 8.0 8.2 127 122 119 Feeder Cattle : 6.2 6.4 124 116 117 Feeder Pigs : 0.6 0.7 99 160 115 Milk Cow Replacements : 0.6 0.7 172 123 123 Poultry : 0.5 0.5 145 145 145 Seeds : 3.8 3.8 275 304 304 Field Crops : 3.5 3.5 287 319 319 Grasses/Legumes : 0.4 0.4 157 161 161 Fertilizer : 4.4 4.7 364 298 282 Mixed Fertilizer : 2.0 2.1 362 286 274 Nitrogen : 1.9 2.0 349 304 313 Potash & Phosphate : 0.6 0.7 410 316 216 Chemicals : 3.3 3.3 136 151 151 Herbicides : 2.1 2.1 126 144 145 Insecticides : 0.8 0.8 156 159 159 Fungicides/Other : 0.5 0.5 146 166 167 Fuels : 3.3 3.6 400 200 204 Diesel : 2.1 2.3 443 204 204 Gasoline : 0.8 0.8 311 176 187 LP Gas : 0.4 0.4 343 222 235 Supplies & Repairs : 4.7 4.6 152 157 157 Supplies : 1.6 1.5 145 153 153 Repairs : 3.1 3.1 156 158 158 Autos & Trucks : 1.7 1.6 109 109 109 Autos : 0.2 0.2 108 109 109 Trucks : 1.5 1.4 109 109 109 Machinery : 4.5 4.4 207 220 220 Tractors : 1.0 1.0 175 185 185 Self-Propelled : 1.8 1.8 212 230 230 Other Machinery : 1.7 1.7 221 231 231 Building Materials : 4.5 4.6 164 163 162 Services : 12.2 12.2 145 148 148 Custom Rates : 1.3 1.3 144 144 144 Other Services : 10.9 11.0 145 148 148 Rent : 6.6 6.4 154 160 160 Cash : 3.5 3.4 197 217 217 Share : 3.0 3.0 103 95 95 Interest : 3.8 3.7 141 154 154 Taxes : 2.9 3.0 212 234 234 Wage Rates : 7.8 7.6 183 187 187 Family Living-CPI : 17.6 16.9 161 158 159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised historical 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 2009 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 Feed Price Ratio 1/ :----------------------- : May : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-Feed: Pounds of Broiler Grower Feed equal : in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ : 3.4 *4.2 4.2 : Market Egg Feed: Pounds of Laying Feed equal in : value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ : 5.8 8.3 4.1 : Hog-Corn: Bushels of Corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight : 10.5 *11.5 10.8 : Milk-Feed: Pounds of 16% Mixed Dairy Feed equal : in value to 1 pound of Whole Milk 4/ : 1.81 *1.58 1.47 : Steer & Heifer-Corn: Bushels of Corn equal : in value to 100 pounds of Steer & Heifers, : 18.2 *23.0 21.4 live weight : : Turkey-Feed: Pounds of Turkey Grower equal in : value to 1 pound of Turkey, live weight 5/ : 4.3 4.7 4.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. 2/ The price of commercial prepared broiler feed is based on current U.S. prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 58 percent corn and 42 percent soybeans. 3/ The price of commercial prepared layer feed is based on current U.S. prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 75 percent corn and 25 percent soybeans. 4/ The price of commercial prepared dairy feed is based on current U.S. prices received for corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. The modeled feed uses 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans, and 41 percent alfalfa. 5/ The price of commercial prepared turkey feed is based on current U.S. prices received for corn, soybeans, and wheat. The modeled feed used 51 percent corn, 28 percent soybeans, and 21 percent wheat. Prices Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios: United States, May 2009 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Entire Month : Preliminary Commodity : Unit :------------------------------------------- : : May : Apr : May : : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Broilers, Live : Lb : 0.480 0.450 0.490 Eggs, Market : Doz : 0.702 0.771 0.412 : : Hogs, All : Cwt : 55.30 44.10 44.20 Milk, All : Cwt : 18.30 11.90 11.70 : : Steers and Heifers : Cwt : 96.10 88.40 87.20 Turkeys, Live : Lb : 0.581 0.476 0.498 : : Corn : Bu : 5.27 3.85 4.08 Hay, Alfalfa, Baled : Ton : 180.00 133.00 138.00 : : Soybeans : Bu : 12.10 9.79 10.80 Wheat, All : Bu : 8.87 5.74 6.02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feeder Livestock: Prices Paid, United States May 2009 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 2008 : 2009 Commodity : Unit :------------------------------------------- : : May : Apr : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Feeders and Stockers : : Cattle and Calves : Cwt : 105.10 *98.60 99.00 Feeder Pigs : Cwt : 91.00 *147.00 106.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Poultry: Prices Paid and Value of Production United States 2005-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Poultry : : : : Broilers-Type Chicks: Per 100 : 20.60 22.90 25.60 26.30 : : Egg-Type Chicks : Per 100 : 53.50 66.50 69.40 75.60 : : Turkey Poults : Each : 1.13 1.20 1.32 1.44 : : : : : : 1,000 Dollars : : Value of Hatchery : : Production : : : : All Chicks : -- : 2,071,207 2,297,743 2,605,945 2,663,524 : : All Poults : -- : *317,909 *357,442 408,228 426,770 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Feed Price Ratios, Monthly, United States, January 2005 - May 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year: Jan : Feb : Mar :Apr : May : Jun : Jul :Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Avg : : : : : : : : : : : : : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-Feed Ratio 3/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005: 7.1 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.4 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 2006: 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.9 6.2 6.7 6.6 5.7 5.1 5.0 5.7 2007: 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 2008: 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.5 3.7 2009: 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market Egg-Feed Ratios 4/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005: 7.3 7.4 6.4 5.2 4.6 4.4 5.9 5.1 9.3 6.6 10.3 11.3 7.0 2006: 8.5 5.9 9.8 6.3 4.5 7.2 4.9 7.9 7.4 6.8 10.6 10.2 7.5 2007:11.7 8.4 9.1 7.6 8.1 6.4 10.7 9.5 12.3 10.2 13.9 13.9 10.2 2008:12.8 11.2 11.8 7.5 5.8 7.3 5.4 6.6 7.7 8.9 9.4 9.2 8.6 2009: 9.0 7.0 7.2 8.3 4.1 7.1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkey-Feed Ratio 5/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7.2 7.6 7.7 8.6 9.0 9.6 9.4 6.0 7.8 2007: 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.2 4.9 6.0 2008: 4.1 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.7 5.5 5.9 5.6 4.4 4.6 2009: 4.1 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk-Feed Ratio 6/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005:3.49 3.48 3.33 3.18 2.96 2.94 2.98 3.08 3.27 3.39 3.46 3.29 3.24 2006:3.16 2.93 2.70 2.46 2.35 2.38 2.35 2.48 2.61 2.51 2.44 2.43 2.57 2007:2.45 2.33 2.39 2.50 2.56 2.88 3.17 3.19 3.19 3.10 3.05 2.85 2.80 2008:2.65 2.24 2.07 1.88 1.81 1.88 1.91 1.81 1.89 2.00 2.02 1.92 2.01 2009:1.59 1.50 1.57 1.58 1.47 1.54 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hog-Corn Ratio 7/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18.2 15.6 14.5 20.6 2007:14.0 13.8 13.1 14.0 15.2 15.4 15.7 15.7 14.3 12.9 11.0 10.6 13.8 2008: 9.4 9.3 8.6 8.6 10.5 9.8 10.3 11.5 10.5 11.1 9.6 10.2 10.0 2009: 9.8 11.3 11.3 11.5 10.8 11.0 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Steer & Heifer-Corn Feed Ratio 8/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36.7 31.3 29.6 41.1 2007:29.3 26.6 28.5 29.4 28.1 26.4 28.0 29.4 30.0 29.4 27.9 25.3 28.2 2008:23.5 20.8 19.8 17.9 18.2 17.6 19.0 19.0 19.8 21.3 21.3 20.9 19.9 2009:19.7 21.7 21.8 23.0 21.4 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2/ Simple average of monthly ratios, January through December. 3/ The price of commercial perpared broiler feed is based on current U.S. prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 58 percent corn and 42 percent soybeans. 4/ The price of commercial prepared layer feed is based on current U.S. prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 75 percent corn and 25 percent soybeans. 5/ The price of commercial prepared turkey feed is based on current U.S. prices received for corn, soybeans, and wheat. The modeled feed used 51 percent corn, 28 percent soybeans, and 21 percent wheat. 6/ The price of commercial prepared dairy feed is based on current U.S. prices received for corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. The modeled feed uses 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans, and 41 percent alfalfa. 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. Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates Definition: Prices paid by farmers represent the average costs of inputs purchased by farmers and ranchers to produce agricultural commodities. Conceptually, the average price when multiplied by quantity purchased should equal total producer expenditures for the item. Survey Procedures: The prices paid data are obtained from establishments that sell goods and services to farmers and ranchers. Annually, about 8,500 firms are randomly selected from lists by type of item sold with an average response rate in the range of 75-80 percent. Firms are asked to report the price for the specified item "most commonly bought by farmers" or that was the "volume seller". Approximately 135 items are surveyed each March to represent all production input items purchased. The survey reference period for most items is the 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 March 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 for March when separate prices paid surveys are conducted, in lieu of BLS indexes, by the USDA to measure price change. Reliability: Current methods of summarization for the March data are not designed directly to calculate sampling errors. However, analytical measures approximate the 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 Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch................................(202) 720-2127 Jacqueline Moore, Field Crops Section...........................(202) 720-2127 Nick Schauer - Wheat, Rye...............................(202) 720-8068 Ty Kalaus - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed................(202) 720-9526 Shiela Corley - Cotton, Cottonseed......................(202) 720-5944 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Canola, Other Oilseeds..................................(202) 720-7369 Jacqueline Moore - Hay, Oats, Sorghum...................(202) 720-2127 Anthony Prillaman - Peanuts, Rice.......................(202) 720-7688 Julie Schmidt - Sugarcane, Sugarbeets, Barley...........(202) 720-7621 Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Fruits,Vegetables & Special Crops Section..(202) 720-2127 Dan Norris - Peaches, Pears, Hops, Pulses, Mint.........(202) 720-3250 Suzanne Avilla - Citrus, Tropical Fruits................(202) 720-5412 Fred Granja - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Cranberries, Plums, Prunes............................(202) 720-4288 Leslie Colburn - Grapes, Tobacco........................(202) 720-7235 Faye Propsom - Potatoes, Dry Edible Beans, Sweet Potatoes..................................(202) 720-4285 Debbie Flippin - Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries.......(202) 720-2157 Dawn Keen - Tree Nuts...................................(202) 720-4215 Livestock Prices Received Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch...........................(202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Livestock Section.................................(202) 720-3570 Everett Olbert - Sheep, Lambs, Goats, Wool, Mohair......(202) 720-4751 Mike Miller - Milk, Milk Cows...........................(202) 720-3278 Nicholas Streff - Hogs..................................(202) 720-3106 Jason Hardegree - Cattle................................(202) 720-3040 Bruce Boess, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section..........(202) 720-3570 Troy Marshall - Turkeys.................................(202) 690-3237 Sharyn Lavender - Broilers, Honey.......................(202) 720-3244 Kim Linonis - Eggs......................................(202) 690-8632 Indexes, Prices Paid, and Parity Prices Kevin Barnes, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch.....................................(202) 720-6146 Kevin Hintzman, Economics Section...............................(202) 720-6146 Jennifer Sissom - 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) 690-3229 Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices.(202) 720-8844 Seth Riggins - Grazing Fees.............................(202) 720-9168 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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