Pr 1 (11-09)a Agricultural Prices Washington, D.C. Released November 30, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Agricultural Prices" see page 41, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. ******************************************************************************* Update Alert The following were corrected in the November 2009 Agricultural Prices: Dry Edible Beans: Farm Marketings data on page 37 were corrected. ******************************************************************************* November Farm Prices Received Index Unchanged The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in November, at 134 percent, based on 1990-92=100, was unchanged from October. The Crop Index is down 1 point (0.7 percent) but the Livestock Index increased 4 points (3.6 percent). Producers received higher prices for lettuce, eggs, milk, and tomatoes and lower prices for apples, broccoli, strawberries, and grapes. 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 milk, cotton, cattle, and oranges offset decreased marketings of soybeans, potatoes, peanuts, and lettuce. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is down 8 points (5.6 percent) from November 2008. The Food Commodities Index, at 134, increased 1 point (0.8 percent) from last month but decreased 5 points (3.6 percent) from November 2008. Prices Paid Index Unchanged The November 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 unchanged from October but 6 points (3.3 percent) below November 2008. Lower prices in November for nitrogen, complete feeds, other services, and potash & phosphate offset higher prices for diesel, supplements, LP gas, and feeder cattle. Index Summary Table -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 Index :-------------------------------------------------------------- 1990-92=100 : Oct : Nov : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices Received : 150 142 134 134 : Prices Paid : 187 182 176 176 : Ratio 1/ : 80 78 76 76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid by farmers. Prices Received by Farmers The November All Farm Products Index is 134 percent of its 1990-92 base, unchanged from the October index but 5.6 percent below the November 2008 index. ALL CROPS: The November index is 151, down 0.7 percent from October and 4.4 percent below November 2008. The decline in the fruits & nuts index more than offset increases for commercial vegetables, oil-bearing crops, food grains, feed grains & hay, potatoes & dry beans, and cotton. Food Grains: The November index, at 171, increased 5.6 percent from the previous month but is 25 percent below a year ago. The November all wheat price, at $4.79 per bushel, is up 32 cents from October but $1.50 below November 2008. Feed Grains & Hay: The November index is 157, up 1.3 percent from last month but 16 percent below a year ago. The corn price, at $3.64 per bushel, is up 3 cents from last month but 62 cents below November 2008. The all hay price, at $107 per ton, is up $1.00 from October but down $42.00 from last November. Sorghum grain, at $5.79 per cwt, is 24 cents above October but 69 cents below November last year. Cotton: The November index, at 96, is up 2.1 percent from October and 6.7 percent above last year. The November price, at 57.9 cents per pound, is up 1.2 cents from the previous month and 3.1 cents above last November. Oil-Bearing Crops: The November index, at 165, is up 1.9 percent from October but 4.6 percent lower than November 2008. The soybean price, at $9.48 per bushel, is up 4 cents from October and 9 cents above November 2008. Fruits & Nuts: The November index, at 156, is down 4.3 percent from October but 7.6 percent higher than a year ago. Price decreases for apples, grapefruit, strawberries, and grapes more than offset the price increase for oranges. Commercial Vegetables: The November index, at 194, is up 15 percent from last month and 26 percent above November 2008. Price increases during November for lettuce, tomatoes, and snap beans more than offset price declines for broccoli, cantaloups, and cucumbers. Potatoes & Dry Beans: The November index, at 131, is up 3.1 percent from last month but 16 percent below November 2008. The all potato price, at $7.20 per cwt, is up 17 cents from October but down $1.57 from last November. The all dry bean price, at $31.40 per cwt, is up $1.50 from the previous month but $3.20 below November 2008. LIVESTOCK & PRODUCTS: The November index, at 114, is 3.6 percent above last month but down 7.3 percent from November 2008. Compared with a year ago, prices are lower for milk, broilers, cattle, turkeys, hogs, and eggs. The price for calves is unchanged. Meat Animals: The November index, at 105, is up 1.9 percent from last month but 3.7 percent lower than last year. The November hog price, at $40.00 per cwt, is up $2.20 from October but 70 cents lower than a year ago. The November beef cattle price of $79.80 per cwt is up 60 cents from last month but $4.50 lower than November 2008. Dairy Products: The November index, at 115, is up 5.5 percent from a month ago but 12 percent lower than November last year. The November all milk price of $15.00 per cwt increased 80 cents from last month but is down $2.10 from November 2008. The fluid grade milk price is up 80 cents from last month and the manufacturing grade milk price increased 90 cents. Poultry & Eggs: The November index, at 137, is up 7.9 percent from October but 8.1 percent below a year ago. The November market egg price, at 87.9 cents per dozen, increased 24.4 cents from October but is 2.1 cents below November 2008. The November broiler price, at 41.0 cents per pound, is up 1.0 cent from October but 5.0 cents below a year ago. The November turkey price, at 54.4 cents per pound, is up 2.3 cents from the previous month but down 4.2 cents from a year earlier. Contents U.S. Prices Received and Indexes Page Narrative 2 Price Indexes 5 Index Charts 6 U.S. Prices Received Summary 8 Price Charts 10 Selected Commodities 14 Upland Cotton & Rice Marketings 17 Parity Prices 24 Reliability Statement 40 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 Canola 16 Citrus Fruit 18 Corn 15 Cotton 17 Cottonseed 17 Eggs 22 Flaxseed 16 Hay 17 Hogs, All 21 Barrows and Gilts 21 Sows 21 Milk 23 Milk Cows 23 Manufacturing Grade & Parity Price Equiv 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 for Specified Commodities 26 Monthly Prices by State and U.S. Canola 30 Chickpeas, All 38 Chickpeas, Large 38 Chickpeas, Small 39 Corn 28 Dry Edible Beans 34 Flaxseed 30 Sunflower 31 Percent of Sales by Month, by State and U.S. Canola 36 Corn 35 Dry Edible Beans 37 Flaxseed 36 Sunflower 36 Marketing Year Average Prices by State and U.S. Canola 26 Corn 27 Dry Edible Beans 27 Flaxseed 26 Mustard Seed 27 Proso Millet 26 Rapeseed 27 Safflower 27 Sunflower 26 U.S. Prices Paid, Prices Paid Indexes and Ratios Page Narrative 41 Indexes and Parity Ratios 42 Charts 44 Feed Price Ratios 47 Reliability Statement 48 U.S. Average Prices Prices Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios 47 Feeder Livestock 47 Information Contacts 49 Index Numbers of Prices Received, United States, November 2009, with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-14=100 : 1990-92=100 :------------------------------------------------------ Index : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 :Average :--------------------------------------------- :1990-92 : Nov : Oct : Nov : Nov : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Farm Products : 639 898 *852 851 142 *134 134 : All Crops : 500 782 *753 750 158 *152 151 Food Grains : 325 721 *513 542 227 *162 171 Feed Grains & Hay : 363 668 *554 559 187 *155 157 Cotton : 517 464 *480 490 90 *94 96 Tobacco 2/ : 1263 1395 1569 1569 92 104 104 Oil-Bearing Crops : 554 949 *887 903 173 *162 165 Fruits & Nuts : 716 1011 *1138 1087 145 *163 156 Commercial Vegetables : 698 1098 *1206 1385 154 *169 194 Potatoes & Dry Beans : 540 792 *642 666 156 *127 131 Other Crops : 493 605 604 604 123 123 123 : Livestock & Products : 768 944 *842 877 123 *110 114 Meat Animals : 1021 1114 *1048 1065 109 *103 105 Dairy Products : 799 1052 *874 923 131 *109 115 Poultry & Eggs : 282 418 358 384 149 127 137 : Food Commodities : 139 *133 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 : 145 139 159 161 129 114 169 178 170 181 Feb : 146 126 164 146 131 109 171 177 173 179 Mar : 146 126 167 147 129 109 174 178 177 180 Apr : 146 129 169 151 128 112 179 178 184 181 May : 152 130 173 150 134 113 184 178 191 181 Jun : 158 135 183 161 137 112 187 178 196 181 Jul : 159 132 182 152 138 112 191 177 201 179 Aug : 156 127 177 147 137 109 191 176 202 178 Sep : 154 126 174 143 133 108 190 175 200 177 Oct : 150 134 167 152 127 110 187 176 195 177 Nov : 142 134 158 151 123 114 182 176 189 177 Dec : 135 150 119 178 183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Prices Received, United States, November 2009, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Entire Month :Preliminary : : Average :---------------------------------- Commodity :Unit: 1990-92 : Nov : Oct : Nov : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : : : Field Crops : : : : Barley, All : Bu : 2.12 5.44 4.35 4.10 Feed : Bu : 1.90 3.43 2.33 2.35 Malting : Bu : 2.43 5.63 4.94 4.64 Beans, Dry Edible : Cwt: 19.10 34.60 29.90 31.40 Canola : Cwt: 16.80 15.30 15.20 Chickpeas, All : Cwt: 35.40 25.30 5/ Large : Cwt: 35.60 28.50 5/ Small : Cwt: 35.00 18.60 6/ Corn : Bu : 2.30 4.26 3.61 3.64 Cotton, Upland : Lb : 0.606 0.548 0.567 0.579 Cottonseed 1/ : Ton: 96.00 221.00 161.00 159.00 : : Flaxseed : Bu : 4.27 12.60 6.78 8.35 Hay, All, Baled 2/ : Ton: 76.30 149.00 106.00 107.00 Alfalfa 2/ : Ton: 77.20 165.00 109.00 110.00 Other 2/ : Ton: 60.00 113.00 98.50 99.10 Lentils : Cwt: 38.10 25.70 26.70 Oats : Bu : 1.22 3.00 2.03 2.00 Peanuts, In-Shell : Lb : 0.304 0.201 0.238 0.225 Peas, Dry Edible : Cwt: 13.00 8.33 8.50 Austrian Winter : Cwt: 6/ 23.80 5/ Potatoes : Cwt: 5.82 8.77 7.03 7.20 : : Rice, All : Cwt: 7.07 19.40 14.20 14.10 Long 3/ : Cwt: 16.50 12.60 12.40 Medium & Short 3/ : Cwt: 24.80 17.70 18.90 Sorghum Grain : Cwt: 3.75 6.48 5.55 5.79 Soybeans : Bu : 5.61 9.39 9.44 9.48 Sunflower, All : Cwt: 9.50 23.10 16.20 14.90 : : Wheat, All : Bu : 2.96 6.29 4.47 4.79 Winter : Bu : 2.93 5.65 4.26 4.50 Durum : Bu : 2.86 8.93 4.97 4.47 Other Spring : Bu : 3.11 7.10 4.99 5.22 Hard Red Winter : Bu : 5.72 4.28 Soft Red Winter : Bu : 4.17 3.84 Hard Red Spring : Bu : 7.17 5.04 White : Bu : 3.24 5.97 4.30 : : Fruit : : : : Citrus, Equiv on-tree : : Grapefruit : Box: 5.77 5.49 12.90 8.83 Lemons : Box: 10.10 10.40 21.59 16.96 Oranges : Box: 5.79 7.53 11.47 11.57 Tangelos : Box: 5.82 4.71 6/ 4.89 Tangerines and Mandarins : Box: 15.11 17.47 6.92 11.34 : : Noncitrus, Fresh : : Apples 4/ : Lb : 0.212 0.360 0.310 0.281 Grapes 4/ : Ton: 506.00 360.00 890.00 800.00 Peaches 4/ : Ton: 432.00 6/ 6/ 6/ Pears 4/ : Ton: 370.00 581.00 494.00 449.00 Strawberries : Cwt: 56.00 87.60 108.00 74.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2009, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Entire Month :Preliminary : : Average :-------------------------------------- Commodity :Unit : 1990-92 : Nov : Oct : Nov : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : : : Vegetables, Fresh 1/ : : : : Asparagus : Cwt : 79.80 Broccoli : Cwt : 22.50 41.20 64.60 53.80 Cantaloups 2/ : Cwt : 32.20 23.50 16.40 Carrots : Cwt : 13.20 24.70 25.40 27.10 Cauliflower : Cwt : 26.80 29.50 58.10 53.40 Celery : Cwt : 11.60 16.90 21.00 23.30 Corn, Sweet : Cwt : 15.70 30.80 25.10 22.20 Cucumbers 2/ : Cwt : 42.40 22.90 18.60 Lettuce : Cwt : 11.90 18.80 27.20 37.50 Onions : Cwt : 12.80 10.50 8.64 8.54 Snap Beans 2/ : Cwt : 47.60 48.20 63.90 Tomatoes : Cwt : 32.30 64.90 40.00 68.90 : : Livestock : : : : Calves : Cwt : 94.30 105.00 104.00 105.00 Cattle, All Beef : Cwt : 72.90 84.30 79.20 79.80 Cows 3/ : Cwt : 49.60 43.10 43.60 42.00 Steers & Heifers : Cwt : 77.10 90.90 84.40 85.60 Milk Cows 4/ : Head: 1130.00 1240.00 : : Hogs, All : Cwt : 47.70 40.70 37.80 40.00 Barrows & Gilts : Cwt : 48.40 41.00 38.30 40.20 Sows : Cwt : 39.50 36.20 27.60 35.80 : : Lambs : Cwt : 56.20 100.00 97.00 Sheep : Cwt : 23.40 27.30 30.00 : : Dairy and Poultry : : : : Milk, All 5/ 6/ : Cwt : 13.06 17.10 14.20 15.00 Fluid Grade 6/ : Cwt : 13.10 17.10 14.20 15.00 Mfg Grade 6/ : Cwt : 11.80 16.90 13.50 14.40 : : Broilers, Live 7/ : Lb : 0.317 0.460 0.400 0.410 Eggs, All 8/ : Doz : 0.643 1.020 0.803 1.010 Market 8/ 9/ : Doz : 0.546 0.900 0.635 0.879 Turkeys, live 8/ 10/: Lb : 0.380 0.586 0.521 0.544 : : Adjusted for Seasonal : : Variation 11/ : : Eggs, All : Doz : 0.545 0.880 0.866 0.874 Milk, All 5/ : Cwt : 9.71 16.10 13.40 14.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ November 2009 Fat test percent: all milk, 3.77; fluid milk, 3.77; mfg grade, 4.15. 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 November 2008, 116; October 2009, 93; and November 2009, 116. All Milk November 2008, 106; October 2009, 106; and November 2009, 106. Wheat: Prices Received, by State, October and November 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat : Winter Wheat : Durum Wheat :Oth Spring Wheat State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 1/ : Nov 2/ : Oct 1/ : Nov 2/ : Oct 1/ : Nov 2/ : Oct 1/ : Nov 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : AZ : 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ AR : 3.42 3.70 3.42 3.70 CA : 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ CO : 4.15 4.49 4.15 4.49 3/ 4/ ID : 4.65 4.96 4.35 4.75 3/ 3/ 5.03 5.10 IL : 3.64 3.90 3.64 3.90 IN : 3.77 4.44 3.77 4.44 KS : 4.21 4.59 4.21 4.59 MI : 4.31 4.60 4.31 4.60 MN : 4.84 5.33 4.48 4.55 4.85 5.35 MO : 3.68 4.00 3.68 4.00 MT : 4.96 4.93 4.46 4.37 5.18 4.60 5.54 5.65 NE : 4.29 4.60 4.29 4.60 NC : 3.78 4.49 3.78 4.49 ND : 4.73 4.78 3.94 3.75 4.86 4.30 4.82 5.00 OH : 4.09 4.71 4.09 4.71 OK : 4.26 4.52 4.26 4.52 OR : 4.57 4.68 4.53 4.60 4.89 5.15 SD : 4.71 5.03 4.34 4.62 5.23 5.61 TX : 4.75 4.86 4.75 4.86 WA : 4.45 4.68 4.27 4.49 5.24 5.48 : US : 4.47 4.79 4.26 4.50 4.97 4.47 4.99 5.22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6.20 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 9.54 89.00 78.80 42.20 43.90 Mar :10.50 5.71 4.70 3.85 11.40 9.12 87.80 79.00 40.30 43.80 Apr :10.10 5.75 5.14 3.85 12.00 9.79 86.80 83.50 44.40 44.10 May : 8.87 5.84 5.27 3.96 12.10 10.70 91.30 83.20 55.30 44.50 Jun : 7.62 5.74 5.47 4.01 13.10 11.40 91.90 80.40 53.40 43.30 Jul : 7.15 5.13 5.25 3.60 13.30 10.80 95.00 81.10 54.30 43.20 Aug : 7.61 4.83 5.26 3.33 12.80 10.80 95.80 80.60 60.70 37.40 Sep : 7.43 4.48 5.01 3.25 10.80 9.75 94.20 80.60 52.60 37.70 Oct : 6.65 4.47 4.37 3.61 9.95 9.44 87.40 79.20 48.50 37.80 Nov : 6.29 4.79 4.26 3.64 9.39 9.48 84.30 79.80 40.70 40.00 Dec : 5.95 4.11 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, October and November 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Barley : Corn : Oats : Soybeans : Sorghum Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :Oct 1/:Nov 2/:Oct 1/:Nov 2/:Oct 1/:Nov 2/:Oct 1/:Nov 2/:Oct 1/ :Nov 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----------------- Dollars per Bushel ----------------- Dollars per Cwt : AL : AR : 9.70 9.70 3/ 3/ CA : 4/ 4/ CO : 5.38 3/ 3.82 3.74 ID : 4.69 5.34 IL : 3.59 3.70 3/ 4/ 9.73 9.80 3/ 4/ IN : 3.70 3.65 9.49 9.60 IA : 3.68 3.70 1.90 2.00 9.36 9.45 KS : 3.51 3.54 9.10 9.25 5.29 5.67 KY : 3.59 3.75 9.51 9.50 LA : 9.51 9.50 5.50 4/ MI : 3.37 3.45 2.17 2.25 9.42 9.50 MN : 3/ 3.35 3.60 3.70 1.74 1.80 9.38 9.20 MS : 9.20 9.30 MO : 3.49 3.65 9.33 9.40 3/ 6.00 MT : 4.82 5.08 2.62 4/ NE : 3.55 3.60 2.51 2.40 9.32 9.50 5.53 6.00 NY : 3/ 3/ NC : 3.80 3.99 9.54 9.48 ND : 3.09 2.90 3.03 3.15 2.13 3/ 9.40 9.30 OH : 3.66 3.59 9.63 9.75 OK : 5.27 5.67 OR : 2.79 3.20 3/ 4/ PA : 3.75 3.77 2.67 2.53 SD : 3.23 3.36 1.89 2.14 8.98 9.05 TN : 3.59 3.70 9.57 9.60 TX : 4.04 4.06 3/ 4/ 5.87 6.32 UT : 2.14 2.50 WA : 3.15 2.75 WI : 3.72 3.65 1.95 1.95 9.40 9.32 WY : 3/ 3/ : US : 4.35 4.10 3.61 3.64 2.03 2.00 9.44 9.48 5.55 5.79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October and November 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Malting Barley : Feed Barley State :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 1/ : Nov 2/ : Oct 1/ : Nov 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : ID : 5.01 5.65 2.83 2.55 MN : 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ MT : 4.97 5.25 2.77 2.80 ND : 3.77 3.30 1.94 2.15 WY : 3/ 3/ 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, October and November 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dry Edible : All : : : : Beans : Sunflower : Canola : Flaxseed :Peanuts 4/ 5/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :Oct 1/:Nov 2/:Oct 1/:Nov 2/:Oct 1/:Nov 2/:Oct 1/:Nov 2/:Oct 1/:Nov 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------------- Dollars per ------------- Dollars per Dollars per :------------------ Cwt ----------------- Bushel --- Pound --- : AL : 0.195 6/ CA :44.40 6/ CO :37.50 35.00 7/ 7/ FL : 6/ 0.197 GA : 0.207 0.182 ID :24.90 32.00 KS : 18.20 18.10 MI :32.50 32.00 MN :31.50 6/ 17.90 6/ 6/ 7/ MS : 7/ 7/ NE :29.10 28.30 NM : 6/ 6/ NC : 0.280 0.222 ND :26.50 28.50 15.90 15.00 15.30 15.20 6.78 8.35 OK : 0.216 0.186 SC : 0.261 0.214 SD : 14.00 12.90 TX : 0.272 0.261 VA : 0.237 6/ : US :29.90 31.40 16.20 14.90 15.30 15.20 6.78 8.35 0.238 0.225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ Based on sales through first half of month. 4/ In-Shell. 5/ Monthly published estimates for MS, NM, OK, and SC began in August 2009. 6/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 7/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Field Crops and Apples: Prices Received, by State, October and November 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : November : Cotton, Upland :-------------------------------------------------- State : : Cotton- : Hay, Baled 3/ : Apples :-------------------: seed :-----------------------------: Fresh : Oct 1/ : Nov 2/ : 5/ : All : Alfalfa : Other :Use 2/ 4/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound ---------- Dollars per Ton --------- Dol/Lb : AL : 6/ 7/ 129.00 AZ : 6/ 6/ 177.00 106.00 105.00 120.00 AR : 0.539 0.547 173.00 CA : 6/ 6/ 253.00 100.00 104.00 87.00 0.284 CO : 128.00 130.00 110.00 GA : 0.615 0.628 123.00 ID : 119.00 120.00 84.00 IL : 115.00 128.00 90.00 IA : 101.00 108.00 74.00 KS : 103.00 107.00 78.00 KY : 86.00 150.00 75.00 LA : 0.601 6/ 146.00 MI : 139.00 145.00 120.00 0.190 MN : 98.00 110.00 70.00 MS : 6/ 6/ 156.00 MO : 81.00 135.00 65.00 MT : 93.00 93.00 94.00 NE : 72.00 75.00 59.00 NV : 105.00 105.00 103.00 NM : 146.00 148.00 121.00 NY : 129.00 145.00 125.00 0.251 NC : 0.546 6/ 146.00 ND : 63.00 68.00 49.00 OH : 107.00 152.00 84.00 0.350 OK : 117.00 134.00 90.00 OR : 135.00 128.00 155.00 PA : 134.00 152.00 125.00 0.312 SD : 79.00 82.00 70.00 TN : 0.519 0.642 174.00 TX : 0.555 0.578 155.00 121.00 185.00 110.00 UT : 99.00 100.00 90.00 VA : 0.320 WA : 134.00 120.00 170.00 0.289 WI : 96.00 100.00 70.00 WY : 99.00 100.00 93.00 : US : 0.567 0.579 159.00 107.00 110.00 99.10 0.281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2009, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit :Nov 2008 1/ :Oct 2009 1/ :Nov 2009 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Cotton, Upland : : Average Price :Dollars per Pound: 0.548 0.567 0.579 Marketings 3/ :1,000 Bales : 978 271 NA : : Rice, All : : Average Price :Dollars per Cwt : 19.40 14.20 14.10 Marketings 4/ :1,000 Cwt : 13,046 18,608 NA : : Rice, Long : : Average Price :Dollars per Cwt : 16.50 12.60 12.40 Marketings 4/ :1,000 Cwt : 8,297 12,677 NA : : Rice, Medium & Short : : Average Price :Dollars per Cwt : 24.80 17.70 18.90 Marketings 4/ :1,000 Cwt : 4,749 5,931 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, November 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 : 17.20 7.40 7.40 2/ 4.30 4.30 2/ FL : 24.90 11.01 15.60 2.55 8.36 13.18 -0.53 White : 30.00 12.45 20.65 2.25 9.76 18.00 -0.50 Colored : 23.50 10.51 14.15 2.70 7.87 11.80 -0.55 TX : 26.00 13.38 15.75 1.60 11.94 14.30 0.20 : US : 24.40 11.25 14.74 2.43 8.83 12.50 -0.44 : Lemons : AZ : 39.00 19.84 28.31 3/ 14.09 22.56 3/ CA : 42.50 23.39 31.81 3/ 17.64 26.06 3/ : US : 41.90 22.71 31.17 3/ 16.96 25.42 3/ : Oranges : CA : Navel and Misc: 28.80 18.89 20.41 3/ 16.24 17.76 3/ : FL : Early and Mids: 24.10 9.35 14.20 6.85 6.75 11.40 4.35 : US : 27.60 14.19 18.77 6.31 11.57 16.08 3.79 : Tangerines and : Mandarins : CA : 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ FL : 30.90 14.88 18.90 1.85 10.80 14.90 -2.50 : US : 31.50 15.39 19.60 1.87 11.34 15.63 -2.43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Processed sales insignificant and included in fresh sales. 3/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. Potatoes: Prices Received, by State, October and November 2009 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :: : : State : Oct : Nov 2/ :: State : Oct : Nov 2/ : : :: : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt :: : Dollars per Cwt : :: : CA - All 3/ : 12.20 9.10 :: NC : - Winter : :: ND - All 3/ : 9.50 9.60 - Spring : :: - Fresh 4/ : 11.90 NA - Summer : 5/ :: - Processing : 8.60 NA - Fall : 9.90 9.10 :: OR : 7.25 7.15 CO - All 3/ : 6.35 5.90 :: TX : - Fresh 4/ : 7.20 NA :: VA : FL : :: WA - All 3/ : 6.40 6.40 ID - All 3/ : 6.75 6.25 :: - Processing : 6.40 NA - Fresh 4/ : 4.90 NA :: WI - All 3/ : 8.15 8.15 - Processing : 7.50 NA :: - Fresh 4/ : 8.25 NA ME : 8.80 9.30 :: - Processing : 8.05 NA MI : 9.25 10.50 :: : MN : 6.95 5/ :: US - All 3/ : 7.03 7.20 NY : 12.70 12.40 :: - Fresh 4/ : 7.27 NA : :: - Processing : 6.99 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, October and November 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cows 1/ :Steers & Heifers : Beef Cattle 4/ : Calves State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 2/ : Nov 3/ : Oct 2/ : Nov 3/ : Oct 2/ : Nov 3/ : Oct 2/ : Nov 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : AZ : 45.00 43.00 84.00 86.00 57.50 56.80 95.00 98.00 AR : 40.00 39.00 85.00 84.50 71.50 70.90 92.50 94.00 CA : 44.70 44.60 84.10 85.80 66.80 67.70 100.00 99.00 CO : 45.00 44.50 90.00 91.50 89.10 90.60 100.00 101.00 FL : 39.40 37.50 75.70 76.10 61.70 62.40 88.30 90.50 GA : 44.30 43.50 76.50 77.20 56.50 57.70 90.60 93.10 ID : 45.30 43.70 82.10 85.10 71.80 71.40 96.00 100.00 IL : 43.20 42.40 81.20 84.40 80.40 83.60 91.80 96.00 IA : 44.50 43.50 81.00 84.00 80.30 83.20 98.00 98.00 KS : 44.00 43.00 85.60 86.80 84.80 85.90 110.00 111.00 KY : 42.00 41.00 81.00 80.00 71.60 70.60 90.00 90.00 LA : 39.60 39.00 77.20 77.00 53.50 52.70 89.70 90.00 MI : 45.00 44.00 77.00 78.00 67.40 67.80 81.00 81.00 MN : 46.10 45.10 80.20 82.90 74.20 76.30 104.00 104.00 MO : 42.20 40.20 87.10 87.30 77.20 77.90 97.80 98.80 MT : 40.60 37.90 97.00 97.50 84.00 77.80 107.00 108.00 NE : 46.40 44.90 83.60 85.80 82.50 84.60 107.00 108.00 NM : 47.00 45.50 88.00 89.50 72.40 72.30 100.00 103.00 ND : 45.00 44.00 89.00 90.00 77.60 77.60 98.00 100.00 OH : 38.90 38.00 78.20 80.00 74.30 75.80 89.20 90.00 OK : 42.30 39.60 92.80 94.20 87.10 86.90 101.00 103.00 OR : 46.00 45.00 81.00 85.00 74.00 79.00 91.00 94.00 PA : 42.80 40.50 78.10 79.50 68.90 69.40 101.00 99.00 SD : 47.00 45.80 87.40 91.30 86.60 90.40 106.00 107.00 TN : 40.00 39.00 80.00 80.00 64.00 63.60 87.00 88.00 TX : 39.80 37.00 84.70 83.80 79.30 78.20 102.00 105.00 VA : 40.60 39.60 79.30 78.00 71.20 68.00 86.70 85.20 WI : 42.50 41.00 75.60 76.90 56.40 56.10 125.00 127.00 WY : 43.10 39.00 95.00 95.00 85.10 75.40 109.00 110.00 : US : 43.60 42.00 84.40 85.60 79.20 79.80 104.00 105.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October and November 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sows : Barrows and Gilts : All Hogs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Oct 1/ : Nov 2/ : Oct 1/ : Nov 2/ : Oct 1/ : Nov 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : AR : 27.50 35.50 35.00 37.50 34.30 37.30 IL : 24.50 33.40 41.30 42.70 40.00 42.00 IN : 30.20 38.50 40.60 42.40 39.70 42.00 IA : 28.00 35.20 38.70 40.10 38.50 40.10 KS : 27.70 36.00 34.00 36.70 33.20 36.60 MN : 26.30 34.80 39.40 41.80 39.30 41.80 MO : 25.20 34.00 32.80 35.30 32.30 35.20 NE : 28.60 37.10 39.80 42.10 39.60 42.00 NC : 30.60 39.10 38.50 40.90 38.40 40.90 OH : 28.10 36.50 37.20 39.00 36.60 38.80 OK : 25.60 34.10 31.40 34.00 30.40 34.00 PA : 30.00 35.90 34.20 37.10 33.60 36.90 SD : 26.40 33.90 39.20 41.60 37.70 40.60 : US : 27.60 35.80 38.30 40.20 37.80 40.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. Sheep and Poultry: Prices Received, by State, October and November 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep 1/ : Lambs 1/ : Market Eggs 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars per Cwt ------ Dollars per Dozen : AL : 0.860 AR : 0.890 CA : 32.50 86.00 0.960 CO : 29.00 96.00 CT : 0.860 FL : 0.865 GA : 0.858 ID : 23.00 94.00 IN : 0.870 IA : 30.50 92.50 0.850 KY : 38.00 93.00 ME : 0.940 MI : 0.890 MN : 33.40 96.20 0.870 MS : 0.860 MO : 37.80 97.30 0.850 MT : 29.90 96.50 NE : 36.20 95.00 NY : 0.863 NC : 0.850 ND : 29.00 96.00 OH : 35.50 100.00 0.882 OR : 38.00 91.00 PA : 43.00 110.00 0.870 SC : 0.866 SD : 26.00 102.00 TX : 30.90 105.00 0.900 VA : 33.00 104.00 WA : 0.990 WV : 32.00 106.00 WY : 29.50 98.00 : US : 30.00 97.00 0.879 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Entire month. 2/ Mid-month. 3/ Also referred to as table eggs. Milk and Milk Cows: Prices Received, by State, October and November 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 2/ : November :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 : 13.40 3.54 13.40 3.54 14.40 3.59 CA : 12.50 3.68 13.40 4.24 12.53 3.70 13.60 3.74 CO : 14.00 3.56 14.00 3.56 14.80 3.60 FL : 17.70 3.64 17.70 3.64 18.30 3.68 ID : 14.00 3.66 14.00 3.66 14.60 3.70 IL : 14.60 3.81 14.00 3.92 14.60 3.81 15.30 3.84 IN : 15.00 3.71 15.00 3.71 15.50 3.78 IA : 14.80 3.77 13.50 4.06 14.80 3.77 15.50 3.80 KS : 15.60 3.72 15.60 3.72 16.20 3.78 MI : 14.60 3.70 14.60 3.70 15.50 3.74 MN : 15.30 3.81 13.60 3.91 15.30 3.81 16.00 3.83 MO : 14.50 3.73 12.50 3.94 14.40 3.74 15.10 3.78 NM : 13.80 3.60 13.80 3.60 14.50 3.65 NY : 14.30 3.79 14.30 3.79 14.80 3.82 OH : 15.70 3.81 12.60 3.90 15.60 3.81 16.10 3.87 OR : 15.20 3.78 15.20 3.78 15.90 3.82 PA : 15.80 3.80 15.80 3.80 16.40 3.85 TX : 14.70 3.79 14.70 3.79 15.00 3.87 UT : 14.30 3.69 14.30 3.69 15.00 3.72 VT : 14.90 3.82 14.90 3.82 15.50 3.84 VA : 16.80 3.68 16.80 3.68 17.30 3.72 WA : 13.40 3.78 13.40 3.78 14.60 3.82 WI : 14.70 3.76 13.80 3.95 14.70 3.77 15.60 3.82 : US : 14.20 3.72 13.50 4.09 14.20 3.73 15.00 3.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Beginning in March 2009, Utah was added and Kentucky removed from the monthly milk price and quarterly milk cow price programs. 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, October and November 2009, with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit :Nov 2008 :Oct 2009 :Nov 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parity Equivalent : Dollars per Cwt : 43.70 41.40 41.70 Average Price F.O.B : Dollars per Cwt : 16.90 13.50 14.40 Average Fat Test of Milk : Percent : 4.17 4.09 4.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : Nov : Oct : Nov : Nov : Oct : Nov : : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Dollars --------- ---- Percent --- : Basic Commodities : All Wheat, Bu : 0.578 13.00 13.40 13.50 48 33 35 Rice, Cwt : 1.54 31.30 35.80 36.10 62 40 39 Corn, Bu : 0.357 8.19 8.30 8.36 52 43 44 Cotton, Lb : American Upland : 0.078 2.24 1.81 1.83 24 31 32 Extra Long Staple : 0.134 3.33 3.12 3.14 30 32 31 Peanuts, Lb : 0.033 0.851 0.768 0.773 24 31 29 Small Chickpeas, Cwt 5/ : Large Chickpeas, Cwt 5/ : Lentils, Cwt 5/ : : Designated Nonbasic : All Milk, Sold to : Plants, Per Cwt 2/ : 1.91 47.40 44.40 44.70 34 30 32 Honey, Extracted, Lb 3/ : 0.121 2.96 2.81 2.83 36 50 50 : Wool and Mohair : Wool, Lb : 0.082 1.94 1.91 1.92 45 46 46 Mohair, Lb : 0.364 9.02 8.47 8.52 40 39 39 : Other Nonbasic : Barley, Bu : 0.390 8.94 9.07 9.13 61 48 45 Canola, Cwt : 1.570 37.20 36.50 36.80 45 42 41 Cottonseed, Ton : 14.30 350.00 333.00 335.00 63 48 47 Dry Edible Beans, Cwt : 2.79 65.90 64.90 65.30 53 46 48 Flaxseed, Bu : 0.946 21.90 22.00 22.20 58 31 38 Mustard Seed, Cwt : 2.41 48.60 56.10 56.40 Oats, Bu : 0.236 5.32 5.49 5.53 56 37 36 Potatoes, Cwt : 0.819 20.10 19.00 19.20 44 37 38 Rapeseed, Cwt : 1.86 42.00 43.30 43.60 Rye, Bu : 0.454 10.20 10.60 10.60 Safflower, Cwt : 1.95 45.70 45.40 45.70 Sorghum Grain, Cwt : 0.639 14.60 14.90 15.00 44 37 39 Soybeans, Bu : 0.868 20.20 20.20 20.30 46 47 47 All Sunflower, Cwt : 1.78 40.80 41.40 41.70 57 39 36 Sweetpotatoes, Cwt : 2.30 56.90 53.50 53.90 Apples, Fresh, Lb 4/ : 0.033 0.778 0.768 0.773 46 40 36 Citrus (equiv on-tree), Box : Grapefruit : 0.644 15.30 15.00 15.10 36 86 58 Lemons : 1.42 29.60 33.00 33.30 35 65 51 Oranges : 0.661 15.80 15.40 15.50 48 74 75 Tangerines : 1.41 33.30 32.80 33.00 52 21 34 Beef Cattle, Cwt : 10.20 248.00 237.00 239.00 34 33 33 Calves, Cwt : 14.60 360.00 340.00 342.00 29 31 31 Hogs, Cwt : 5.57 136.00 130.00 130.00 30 29 31 Lambs, Cwt : 11.50 282.00 267.00 269.00 35 36 Sheep, Cwt : 4.44 113.00 103.00 104.00 24 29 Eggs, Doz 2/ : 0.091 2.16 2.12 2.13 41 41 41 Turkeys, Live, Lb : 0.056 1.360 1.300 1.310 43 40 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 6.65 :: Continued : Spearmint Oil, Lb : 1.35 31.60 :: Papayas (HI) : 0.047 1.100 Tobacco, Lb : :: Peaches : Flue-Cured, 11-14 : 0.222 5.20 :: Fresh, Ton 2/ : 82.20 1,930.00 Fire-Cured, 21-23 : 0.303 7.10 :: Dried, CA, : Burley, 31 : 0.236 5.53 :: Ton : 70.10 1,640.00 Maryland, 32 : 0.188 4.40 :: Processing 3/ : Dark Air-Cured, : :: Excl Dried : 35-37 : 0.271 6.35 :: Clingstone, : PA Seedleaf, 41 : 0.194 4.54 :: CA, Ton : 34.10 799.00 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 : 15.90 372.00 :: 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 5,830.00 :: 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 4,820.00 :: Processing 4/ : Tart, Lb : 0.037 0.867:: Excl Dried : 27.60 646.00 Cranberry, Bbl 3/ : 4.39 103.00 :: : Dates, CA, Ton 5/ :199.00 4,660.00 :: Tree Nuts 8/ : Grapes, Ton : :: Almonds, Lb : 0.203 4.75 Raisin Variety :112.00 2,620.00 :: Hazelnuts, Ton : 166.00 3,890.00 Other Dried : 68.10 1,590.00 :: Pistachio, Lb : 0.185 4.33 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 2,090.00 :: Carrots 6/ : 2.50 58.60 : :: Cauliflower 6/ : 4.23 99.10 : :: Celery 6/ : 2.04 47.80 : :: Honeydew Melons : 2.44 57.10 : :: Lettuce : 2.31 54.10 : :: Onions 6/ : 1.54 36.10 : :: Tomatoes : 4.63 108.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Corn for Grain: September 1 to August 31 for U.S.; July 1 to June 30 for Texas; August 1 to July 31 for Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee; September 1 to August 31 for Arizona, California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia; October 1 to September 30 for all other States. Dry Edible Beans: September 1 to August 31 for U.S. and all States. Canola: July 1 to June 30 for U.S. and all States. Chickpeas (Garbanzo): September 1 to August 31 for U.S. Flaxseed: July 1 to June 30 for U.S. and all States. Sunflower: September 1 to August 31 for U.S.; July 1 to June 30 for Texas; September 1 to August 31 for all other States. Crops: Marketing Year Average Prices Received, by States and United States, 2007 and 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Sunflower : Flaxseed :----------------------------------------------------- State : : All : Oil : Non-Oil :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dollars per Bu ----------------- Dollars per Cwt ---------------- : CO : 18.40 23.20 18.10 21.90 20.20 30.00 KS : 20.60 20.90 20.20 17.90 22.20 29.70 MN : 11.50 11.80 21.80 27.60 21.60 24.00 22.10 34.30 MT : 13.00 17.70 NE : 20.80 21.60 20.10 17.00 22.50 31.00 ND : 13.00 12.70 21.80 22.00 21.50 19.90 23.20 33.00 SD : 12.80 11.30 22.00 19.70 22.00 17.50 22.70 26.50 TX : 19.50 19.80 18.00 18.00 20.50 23.00 : Oth Sts 1/: 19.60 21.70 19.30 21.30 22.20 25.20 : US : 13.00 12.70 21.70 21.80 21.40 19.50 22.90 31.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include CA, IL, MI, MO, MT OK, WI, and WY. Canola: Marketing Year Average Prices Received, by States and United States, 2007 and 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : MN : 18.90 18.50 MT : 19.50 16.50 ND : 18.30 18.70 : Oth Sts 1/ : 15.50 20.00 : US : 18.30 18.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include CO, ID, KS, MI, OK, OR, and WA. Proso Millet: Marketing Year Average Prices Received, by State and United States, 2007 and 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bu : CO : 4.50 3.25 NE : 4.90 3.10 SD : 4.80 3.35 : US : 4.67 3.23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Oilseeds: Marketing Year Average Prices Received, United States, 2007 and 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Rapeseed : Mustard Seed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : 2008 : 25.30 43.80 2007 : 17.70 28.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Safflower: Marketing Year Average Prices Received, by States and United States, 2007 and 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : CA : 19.10 23.90 MT : 16.50 27.50 : Oth Sts 1/ : 18.70 28.70 : US : 18.60 24.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AZ, CO, ID, ND, SD, and UT. Crops: Marketing Year Average Prices Received, by States and United States, 2007 and 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Corn : All Dry Beans State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Dollars per Bu --- --- Dollars per Cwt --- : AL : 4.54 5.26 AZ : 5.03 5.80 AR : 3.80 4.42 CA : 4.28 4.77 48.90 61.40 CO : 3.96 4.14 31.20 35.80 DE : 4.76 4.57 FL : 4.00 4.50 GA : 4.50 4.50 ID : 4.96 4.32 29.00 37.00 IL : 4.09 4.01 IN : 4.39 4.10 IA : 4.29 4.10 KS : 4.13 4.12 27.60 36.20 KY : 4.14 4.36 LA : 3.80 4.45 MD : 4.64 4.42 MI : 4.37 3.84 31.90 36.30 MN : 4.13 3.92 29.10 41.80 MS : 3.68 4.63 MO : 4.17 4.11 MT : 4.76 3.80 25.00 33.50 NE : 4.14 4.05 29.90 35.70 NJ : 4.65 4.15 NM : 5.20 5.30 39.00 50.00 NY : 5.05 4.32 41.20 56.00 NC : 4.00 4.91 ND : 4.06 3.74 25.70 29.70 OH : 4.29 4.21 OK : 4.07 4.46 OR : 4.36 4.15 32.50 34.90 PA : 4.56 4.16 SC : 3.88 4.59 SD : 4.17 3.78 24.80 29.60 TN : 3.80 4.53 TX : 4.35 4.82 29.20 35.00 UT : 4.18 4.40 29.10 31.00 VA : 4.39 4.51 WA : 4.50 4.56 30.80 36.90 WV : 4.60 4.34 WI : 4.11 3.89 38.00 53.50 WY : 3.12 4.25 27.40 36.40 : US : 4.20 4.06 28.80 34.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received: Corn, by State and Month, for Marketing Years, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Jan 1/ : Feb :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : CO : 4.71 4.59 4.50 4.10 4.50 4.21 4.37 3.97 IL : 5.43 5.17 4.99 4.29 4.11 4.09 4.34 3.75 IN : 5.92 5.67 4.73 4.15 4.04 4.14 4.46 4.06 IA : 5.26 5.34 5.16 4.48 4.35 4.21 4.44 3.96 KS : 5.97 5.37 5.02 4.93 4.53 3.72 4.15 3.54 KY : 6.13 5.58 4.78 4.50 4.38 4.31 4.74 4.37 MI : 5.47 5.07 5.02 4.15 4.05 3.95 4.12 3.67 MN : 4.64 4.82 4.91 4.40 4.31 4.13 4.33 3.69 MO : 5.75 5.48 4.89 4.38 4.10 4.14 4.37 3.99 NE : 5.12 5.23 5.27 4.34 4.43 4.04 4.28 3.96 NC : 6.63 5.29 5.13 5.11 4.51 4.44 4.68 4.33 ND : 5.32 4.87 5.18 4.55 4.34 4.23 4.11 3.55 OH : 5.56 5.79 4.88 4.35 4.25 4.24 4.59 4.15 PA : 6.27 5.71 5.63 4.09 3.87 4.14 4.04 4.36 SD : 5.08 4.91 5.07 3.99 4.01 3.75 3.96 3.67 TN : 6.48 6.14 5.06 4.42 4.34 4.37 4.64 3.87 TX : 6.60 5.82 5.14 4.85 4.93 4.52 4.65 4.11 WI : 5.16 5.36 4.57 3.98 3.94 4.07 4.05 3.73 : US : 5.25 5.26 5.01 4.37 4.26 4.11 4.36 3.87 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- CO : 3.48 3.54 3.61 3.43 3.51 3.60 3.91 4.36 IL : 3.32 3.16 3.21 3.31 3.53 3.73 3.88 4.58 IN : 3.36 3.27 3.32 3.34 3.68 4.07 4.23 4.67 IA : 3.29 3.26 3.23 3.26 3.43 3.74 3.97 4.50 KS : 3.63 3.26 3.44 3.53 3.63 3.98 4.37 4.86 KY : 3.69 3.35 3.32 3.39 3.74 4.06 4.01 4.61 MI : 3.38 3.30 3.38 3.19 3.37 3.81 4.07 4.67 MN : 3.02 3.09 3.14 3.16 3.20 3.44 3.81 4.24 MO : 3.60 3.29 3.24 3.26 3.54 3.93 4.05 4.51 NE : 3.42 3.26 3.22 3.20 3.38 3.82 4.00 4.44 NC : 4.01 3.58 3.51 3.53 3.89 4.25 4.54 5.04 ND : 3.26 3.16 3.15 2.99 3.12 3.48 3.67 4.39 OH : 3.33 3.33 3.34 3.29 3.46 3.84 4.04 4.66 PA : 4.18 3.98 3.24 3.80 4.01 4.28 4.22 5.47 SD : 3.28 3.23 3.29 3.09 3.26 3.50 3.96 4.44 TN : 4.64 3.27 3.14 3.60 3.92 4.10 4.26 4.82 TX : 4.03 3.75 3.77 3.88 3.85 3.94 4.36 5.09 WI : 3.33 3.24 3.31 2.89 3.35 3.95 3.78 4.39 : US : 3.32 3.26 3.28 3.29 3.44 3.77 3.98 4.54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received: Corn, by State and Month, for Marketing Years, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : CO : 3.86 3.87 3.97 4.02 3.74 3.62 3.51 IL : 3.74 3.81 3.95 4.01 3.56 3.32 3.27 IN : 3.92 4.11 4.12 4.14 3.64 3.45 3.31 IA : 3.98 3.93 4.06 4.04 3.65 3.30 3.23 KS : 3.60 3.70 3.93 3.92 3.30 3.13 3.18 KY : 4.10 4.09 4.18 4.39 3.79 3.46 3.42 MI : 3.67 3.76 3.87 4.01 3.41 3.35 3.33 MN : 3.80 3.68 3.77 4.02 3.61 3.24 3.17 MO : 3.87 3.92 3.98 4.12 3.61 3.39 3.28 NE : 3.90 3.78 3.86 3.94 3.60 3.29 3.18 NC : 4.47 4.60 4.73 4.75 4.26 3.99 3.51 ND : 3.47 3.55 3.66 3.85 3.18 2.96 2.94 OH : 4.05 3.91 4.13 4.30 3.61 3.43 3.34 PA : 4.32 4.11 4.61 4.38 3.88 3.94 3.90 SD : 3.56 3.58 3.76 3.67 3.53 3.14 2.98 TN : 3.82 3.93 4.12 4.32 4.20 3.58 3.43 TX : 4.00 4.31 4.04 4.61 3.72 3.68 3.47 WI : 3.83 3.83 3.88 3.92 3.75 3.48 3.53 : US : 3.85 3.85 3.96 4.01 3.60 3.33 3.25 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- CO : 4.33 4.70 4.55 5.04 4.71 4.59 4.50 IL : 4.69 5.15 5.25 5.71 5.43 5.17 4.99 IN : 4.96 5.49 5.82 5.89 5.92 5.67 4.73 IA : 4.61 4.98 5.07 5.40 5.26 5.34 5.16 KS : 5.08 5.47 5.66 6.26 5.97 5.37 5.02 KY : 4.83 5.08 5.46 5.70 6.13 5.58 4.78 MI : 4.81 5.10 5.45 5.88 5.47 5.07 5.02 MN : 4.56 4.95 4.84 5.07 4.64 4.82 4.91 MO : 4.73 5.12 5.12 5.47 5.75 5.48 4.89 NE : 4.53 5.01 5.13 5.40 5.12 5.23 5.27 NC : 5.28 5.39 6.08 6.51 6.63 5.29 5.13 ND : 4.58 4.89 4.88 5.28 5.32 4.87 5.18 OH : 4.78 5.36 5.54 5.91 5.56 5.79 4.88 PA : 5.28 5.95 5.47 6.78 6.27 5.71 5.63 SD : 4.82 5.11 5.24 5.55 5.08 4.91 5.07 TN : 5.09 5.78 6.09 6.57 6.48 6.14 5.06 TX : 5.37 6.18 6.14 5.96 6.60 5.82 5.14 WI : 4.71 5.05 5.03 5.13 5.16 5.36 4.57 : US : 4.70 5.14 5.27 5.47 5.25 5.26 5.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. 2/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. Prices Received: Flaxseed, by State and Month, for Marketing Years, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : ND : 18.10 16.50 15.50 12.20 12.60 11.50 SD : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ : US : 18.10 16.50 15.50 12.20 12.60 11.50 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- ND : 8.14 8.64 9.60 11.60 12.90 13.10 SD : 3/ 3/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ : US : 8.13 8.63 9.59 11.60 12.90 13.10 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 1/ : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- ND : 11.00 9.98 8.91 8.14 8.96 9.59 SD : 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ : US : 11.00 9.98 8.84 8.13 8.96 9.59 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- ND : 13.50 16.00 17.60 16.60 16.90 18.00 SD : 3/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 2/ : US : 13.50 16.00 17.50 16.60 16.90 18.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. 2/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 3/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Prices Received: Canola, by State and Month, for Marketing Years, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Bushel : MN : 24.70 2/ 18.40 2/ 2/ 2/ ND : 26.80 22.40 20.60 19.20 16.80 18.00 : US : 26.70 22.40 20.60 19.10 16.80 18.00 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- MN : 13.80 14.40 16.00 18.10 16.90 16.90 ND : 15.10 14.60 15.10 16.70 16.70 18.30 : US : 15.00 14.60 15.10 16.70 16.70 18.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 1/ : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MN : 2/ 2/ 19.70 2/ 2/ 2/ ND : 18.20 15.60 15.00 15.50 17.20 2/ : US : 18.20 15.60 15.20 15.50 17.20 17.20 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- MN : 20.30 19.40 24.70 24.00 24.00 2/ ND : 19.00 22.30 26.50 25.00 2/ 25.40 : US : 19.00 22.20 26.40 24.90 25.30 25.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. 2/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 3/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Prices Received: All Sunflower, by State and Month, for Marketing Years, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Jan 1/ : Feb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : KS : 27.90 28.40 19.60 21.20 17.40 20.90 MN : 2/ 30.30 27.20 28.00 28.50 29.90 ND : 27.80 24.80 23.60 23.80 22.50 22.70 SD : 29.70 21.50 22.10 20.60 21.40 20.20 : US : 28.10 25.20 23.10 22.80 22.10 22.60 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- KS : 17.40 20.10 18.50 18.70 20.90 2/ MN : 18.00 18.40 19.20 19.00 18.90 20.10 ND : 17.80 17.40 18.30 19.30 18.80 22.30 SD : 17.70 17.60 17.80 19.50 20.00 27.30 : US : 17.70 18.00 18.30 19.20 19.10 24.20 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- KS : 20.50 19.40 19.30 2/ 15.40 17.60 MN : 29.00 28.10 25.60 29.20 24.80 22.90 ND : 21.80 19.00 20.80 19.00 18.70 21.20 SD : 19.90 23.50 24.70 16.60 13.70 16.70 : US : 22.10 20.20 21.50 18.40 17.70 20.60 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- KS : 27.40 28.00 2/ 27.80 2/ 2/ MN : 23.80 22.80 27.00 29.60 28.10 28.10 ND : 25.40 23.70 26.40 27.80 28.60 26.20 SD : 29.20 28.30 29.40 29.50 26.00 24.90 : US : 25.90 24.50 27.40 28.10 28.40 26.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. 2/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 3/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Prices Received: Oil Sunflower, by State and Month, for Marketing Years, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Jan 1/ : Feb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : KS : 24.10 25.30 15.90 22.90 17.40 14.20 MN : 2/ 28.10 25.20 22.30 27.20 2/ ND : 27.20 23.10 21.90 21.80 21.80 20.70 SD : 30.80 20.80 19.20 17.30 20.10 19.80 : US : 27.20 23.20 21.10 21.10 21.30 20.10 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- KS : 17.40 17.80 18.20 18.40 20.40 2/ MN : 18.00 18.30 18.50 18.20 18.60 19.30 ND : 17.50 17.10 18.00 19.00 18.50 22.40 SD : 17.50 17.50 17.80 19.50 20.10 27.30 : US : 17.50 17.30 18.00 19.00 18.80 24.50 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- KS : 13.00 13.90 2/ 2/ 14.80 2/ MN : 23.70 24.00 2/ 20.10 23.60 18.40 ND : 19.10 16.90 17.00 16.90 15.60 15.30 SD : 15.40 19.00 22.30 15.60 13.60 13.10 : US : 18.50 17.20 17.60 16.50 15.40 15.50 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- KS : 2/ 26.20 2/ 27.80 2/ 2/ MN : 23.40 22.60 28.80 30.20 30.00 29.80 ND : 25.70 23.40 27.00 27.40 27.90 25.90 SD : 29.90 28.50 30.10 31.60 25.00 20.80 : US : 26.20 24.60 28.30 27.80 28.00 26.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. 2/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 3/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Prices Received: Non-Oil Sunflower, by State and Month, for Marketing Years, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Jan 1/ : Feb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : KS : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ MN : 2/ 36.40 2/ 36.00 36.20 2/ ND : 31.10 34.50 35.00 34.50 32.70 33.80 SD : 2/ 24.70 24.70 26.90 26.80 2/ : US : 30.80 31.50 30.20 28.80 31.20 34.00 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- KS : 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ MN : 2/ 2/ 21.10 20.50 20.10 2/ ND : 18.00 20.00 19.80 20.50 20.50 22.10 SD : 2/ 19.40 2/ 20.10 2/ 26.40 : US : 18.50 20.60 20.20 20.70 20.40 22.60 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- KS : 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 2/ MN : 36.00 35.90 2/ 33.50 26.90 2/ ND : 32.80 32.80 34.10 30.90 28.50 34.30 SD : 29.60 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ : US : 33.30 34.00 34.40 30.80 28.10 33.20 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- KS : 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ MN : 2/ 23.10 23.40 28.30 26.10 2/ ND : 24.10 24.10 24.80 29.80 31.60 26.80 SD : 23.80 2/ 2/ 28.20 2/ 28.20 : US : 24.30 24.00 24.30 29.20 29.70 26.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. 2/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 3/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. Prices Received: Dry Edible Beans, by State and Month, for Marketing Years, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Jan 1/ : Feb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Cwt : CA : 53.00 66.80 64.10 66.70 67.10 58.50 CO : 38.30 35.90 40.30 36.80 35.40 32.00 ID : 38.50 39.20 38.90 39.30 37.40 39.80 MI : 39.40 37.90 36.00 30.90 34.40 31.30 MN : 37.60 45.20 42.20 57.10 47.80 2/ NE : 38.60 39.10 36.80 39.10 33.40 29.40 ND : 33.20 30.50 30.80 28.80 29.90 26.20 : US : 36.80 36.30 34.60 34.20 35.00 30.10 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- CA : 39.00 2/ 46.90 49.20 45.10 47.30 CO : 27.90 27.80 28.20 30.40 30.80 32.20 ID : 27.40 22.50 25.50 28.90 29.40 28.90 MI : 26.00 28.20 30.80 33.50 30.80 37.20 MN : 24.00 27.60 28.90 26.90 34.20 32.20 NE : 28.90 29.90 29.70 29.90 26.80 32.20 ND : 21.70 23.50 23.60 23.10 24.00 29.40 : US : 24.60 26.00 28.10 27.30 27.40 32.00 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008-2009 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- CA : 66.80 61.00 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ CO : 33.10 30.70 30.90 30.90 38.50 31.30 ID : 33.60 32.40 31.40 37.30 25.70 34.20 MI : 30.80 33.90 34.70 31.70 29.10 31.40 MN : 2/ 2/ 2/ 29.10 2/ 2/ NE : 35.20 37.20 26.50 27.00 31.60 32.40 ND : 26.60 25.60 25.00 27.90 29.60 29.90 : US : 32.50 31.50 27.60 29.80 32.50 32.00 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007-2008 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- CA : 2/ 2/ 47.70 2/ 49.10 2/ CO : 35.40 36.70 36.90 33.00 36.80 35.70 ID : 31.30 33.80 33.70 32.40 33.80 34.30 MI : 40.00 42.10 41.60 43.00 42.50 37.50 MN : 39.70 39.80 39.50 34.70 2/ 2/ NE : 35.40 33.10 36.90 39.60 36.10 40.50 ND : 29.90 30.20 30.90 30.50 34.40 35.50 : US : 32.20 34.30 35.60 33.50 36.30 38.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. 2/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. Corn: Farm Marketings, Percent of Sales, by Month and State, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :Jul:Aug:Sep:Oct :Nov:Dec :Jan:Feb :Mar:Apr :May:Jun :Jul:Aug:Sep : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pct : CO 2007-2008 : 16 19 14 16 5 6 5 3 5 5 4 2 2008-2009 : 3 16 26 13 5 11 5 7 6 3 2 3 : IL 2007-2008 : 12 12 6 10 27 7 7 5 3 4 4 3 2008-2009 : 3 9 10 8 18 7 9 7 10 6 6 7 : IN 2007-2008 : 10 16 9 8 20 6 6 6 7 5 4 3 2008-2009 : 4 16 11 6 16 7 9 6 7 6 5 7 : IA 2007-2008 : 6 12 12 7 13 7 8 8 6 7 9 5 2008-2009 : 4 6 13 8 10 6 10 7 10 9 10 7 : KS 2007-2008 : 15 21 13 13 13 8 5 5 3 2 1 1 2008-2009 : 6 17 13 11 12 7 9 5 9 4 3 4 : KY 2007-2008 : 22 9 4 6 26 10 8 6 4 2 2 1 2008-2009 : 12 10 4 6 18 8 12 9 7 5 4 5 : MI 2007-2008 : 14 16 9 11 7 6 8 5 7 7 4 6 2008-2009 : 9 16 10 10 7 8 7 9 7 5 6 6 : MN 2007-2008 : 17 10 8 11 7 7 5 5 11 11 5 3 2008-2009 : 11 13 8 10 5 9 6 9 9 8 6 6 : MO 2007-2008 : 14 15 7 8 17 8 8 6 4 5 4 4 2008-2009 : 9 12 8 8 12 8 10 7 7 6 6 7 : NE 2007-2008 : 4 15 14 12 13 8 8 6 3 7 6 4 2008-2009 : 3 7 13 12 12 7 11 7 9 7 6 6 : NC 2007-2008 : 11 37 16 5 4 9 6 5 3 2 1 1 2008-2009 : 4 41 17 8 4 6 4 5 3 4 2 2 : ND 2007-2008 : 10 18 10 14 8 10 5 3 9 8 3 2 2008-2009 : 2 12 12 12 7 10 7 7 11 8 6 6 : OH 2007-2008 : 3 17 16 7 15 8 9 8 4 6 4 3 2008-2009 : 5 16 8 7 14 7 10 6 10 7 5 5 : PA 2007-2008 : 5 22 16 10 14 7 8 5 4 3 4 2 2008-2009 : 3 15 29 7 9 7 9 3 7 5 5 1 : SD 2007-2008 : 5 9 18 8 13 9 9 6 5 7 6 5 2008-2009 : 4 5 15 11 9 7 9 7 9 11 9 4 : TN 2007-2008 : 25 30 4 2 11 13 6 4 2 1 1 1 2008-2009 : 3 26 15 3 14 12 8 7 3 5 2 2 : TX 2007-2008 : 7 9 12 18 11 8 13 4 4 6 6 2 2008-2009 : 5 8 7 17 14 13 12 6 5 4 5 4 : WI 2007-2008 : 14 21 6 12 5 8 7 5 7 7 3 5 2008-2009 : 11 20 9 11 5 8 6 9 7 5 5 4 : US 2007-2008 : 7.9 13.711.1 8.716.5 7.3 7.5 6.2 4.6 6.1 6.4 4.0 2008-2009 : 4.5 9.411.9 8.912.8 6.4 9.6 6.7 9.1 7.4 6.9 6.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as a percent of total used for calculating marketing year average prices. All Sunflower: Farm Marketings, Percent of Sales, by Month and State, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Sep :Oct : Nov :Dec : Jan :Feb : Mar :Apr : May :Jun : Jul :Aug : : : : : : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : KS 2007-2008 : 1 26 37 14 8 11 2 1 2008-2009 : 3 14 20 18 9 7 6 6 3 9 1 4 : MN 2007-2008 : 1 15 15 8 13 9 11 6 4 6 8 4 2008-2009 : 2 10 16 11 5 9 10 9 5 4 10 9 : ND 2007-2008 : 1 13 15 9 16 8 13 5 3 7 7 3 2008-2009 : 1 8 18 9 14 7 8 8 5 9 8 5 : SD 2007-2008 : 6 14 21 11 11 12 10 4 7 2 1 1 2008-2009 : 1 9 17 17 7 7 4 3 4 14 14 3 : US 2007-2008 : 1.8 14.8 18.2 9.9 13.8 9.2 10.9 4.8 3.7 5.2 5.4 2.3 2008-2009 : 1.4 8.9 18.4 11.6 11.6 7.1 7.1 6.7 4.8 9.4 8.4 4.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as a percent of total used for calculating marketing year average prices. Flaxseed: Farm Marketings, Percent of Sales, by Month and State, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Jul :Aug : Sep :Oct : Nov :Dec : Jan :Feb :Mar :Apr :May :Jun : : : : : : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : ND 2007-2008 :17 9 10 7 5 7 7 4 18 4 4 8 2008-2009 :13 4 20 13 6 4 7 8 6 7 3 9 : SD 2007-2008 2/ : 2008-2009 2/ : : US 2007-2008 :16.5 9.0 10.3 7.3 5.3 6.7 7.1 3.4 18.2 4.3 3.5 8.4 2008-2009 :13.0 3.5 20.5 12.6 6.1 3.6 6.6 7.9 6.6 7.2 3.1 9.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as a percent of total used for calculating marketing year average prices. 2/ Marketing percents not available due to insufficient sales data. Canola : Farm Marketings, Percent of Sales, by Month and State, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Jul :Aug : Sep :Oct : Nov :Dec : Jan :Feb :Mar :Apr :May :Jun : : : : : : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : MN 2007-2008 : 5 27 8 2 9 4 5 7 10 6 6 11 2008-2009 : 9 2 15 7 6 4 5 3 17 8 7 17 : ND 2007-2008 : 4 28 13 5 4 7 14 8 7 2 1 7 2008-2009 : 5 8 23 6 4 5 12 6 8 12 6 5 : US 2007-2008 : 3.9 28.0 12.7 4.9 4.5 6.7 13.3 8.4 6.7 2.5 1.7 6.7 2008-2009 : 5.5 8.3 22.4 6.2 3.8 4.8 12.0 5.6 8.6 11.4 5.8 5.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as a percent of total used for calculating marketing year average prices. Dry Edible Beans: Farm Marketings, Percent of Sales, by Month and State, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : Year : Sep :Oct : Nov :Dec : Jan :Feb : Mar :Apr : May :Jun : Jul :Aug : : : : : : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : CA 2007-2008 :10 9 16 11 11 12 8 10 4 2 3 4 2008-2009 : 3 9 12 11 12 12 9 14 3 4 7 4 : CO 2007-2008 :24 14 7 8 10 4 9 6 6 4 6 2 2008-2009 :42 9 4 6 8 9 3 4 7 5 2 1 : ID 2007-2008 : 1 13 14 16 12 6 17 4 3 10 2 2 2008-2009 : 9 14 6 18 10 4 24 3 1 8 1 2 : MI 2007-2008 :18 28 13 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 16 2008-2009 :25 38 6 3 4 4 2 1 1 2 1 13 : MN 2007-2008 :34 16 7 7 10 13 4 3 3 2 1 2008-2009 :44 33 2 3 13 1 1 1 1 1 : NE 2007-2008 :44 15 8 5 11 4 2 5 3 1 1 1 2008-2009 :42 15 3 1 7 6 5 4 7 4 1 5 : ND 2007-2008 :16 22 8 9 10 8 10 7 2 3 3 2 2008-2009 :19 22 9 8 12 7 4 5 3 6 4 1 : US 2007-2008 :19.4 20.7 9.2 8.4 9.3 6.9 7.7 5.8 2.8 3.1 2.2 4.5 2008-2009 :25.7 24.5 7.0 5.8 9.3 5.6 4.2 3.7 3.2 4.2 2.3 4.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as a percent of total used for calculating marketing year average prices. Chickpeas, All (Garbanzo): Monthly Prices Received, Monthly Farm Marketing Percentages, and Marketing Year Average Prices, United States, 2006-2007 through 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices Received : Farm Marketing Percentages 2/ Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2006-2007 :2007-2008 :2008-2009 : 2006-2007 :2007-2008 :2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars per Cwt ----- ---------- Percent --------- : Sep : 25.40 30.90 38.30 10.0 4.3 6.2 Oct : 22.10 25.20 39.10 15.7 24.4 11.2 Nov : 24.80 27.10 35.40 24.1 13.4 4.0 Dec : 25.10 29.10 35.70 14.2 10.2 8.2 Jan 3/ : 27.80 30.70 34.20 12.1 6.2 7.7 Feb : 26.80 30.30 37.10 11.6 6.5 5.2 Mar : 27.40 30.50 28.40 2.2 9.8 16.6 Apr : 20.80 31.20 32.20 1.3 1.2 4.5 May : 29.50 35.40 27.00 3.0 4.0 8.8 Jun : 28.40 27.60 32.80 2.1 12.4 2.8 Jul : 27.20 35.50 36.80 2.0 3.7 15.0 Aug : 29.50 38.60 25.50 1.7 3.9 9.8 : MYA : 25.40 29.00 33.10 100.0 100.0 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the U.S. marketing year of September - August. 2/ Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices. 3/ Second year. Chickpeas, Large (Garbanzo, larger than 20/64 in.): Monthly Prices Received, Monthly Farm Marketing Percentages, and Marketing Year Average Prices, United States, 2006-2007 through 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices Received : Farm Marketing Percentages 2/ Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2006-2007 :2007-2008 :2008-2009 : 2006-2007 :2007-2008 :2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars per Cwt ----- ---------- Percent --------- : Sep : 25.50 31.70 38.30 10.8 4.5 6.5 Oct : 25.60 27.00 39.30 10.9 23.7 10.7 Nov : 24.90 27.10 35.60 26.0 15.2 3.1 Dec : 25.20 31.00 36.20 15.3 9.5 8.0 Jan 3/ : 28.00 31.10 35.50 12.9 6.8 7.3 Feb : 27.70 32.10 37.20 11.8 5.8 5.5 Mar : 29.60 30.60 28.40 2.0 10.8 17.3 Apr : 20.80 33.60 32.30 1.4 1.2 4.6 May : 30.00 37.50 27.30 3.1 3.8 8.7 Jun : 29.90 28.10 33.60 2.1 12.4 2.8 Jul : 28.70 40.70 37.00 1.9 2.5 15.5 Aug : 29.60 40.60 25.90 1.8 3.8 10.0 : MYA : 26.30 30.00 33.40 100.0 100.0 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the U.S. marketing year of September - August. 2/ Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices. 3/ Second year. Chickpeas, Small (Garbanzo, smaller than 20/64 in.): Monthly Prices Received, Monthly Farm Marketing Percentages, and Marketing Year Average Prices, United States, 2006-2007 through 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices Received : Farm Marketing Percentages 2/ Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2006-2007 :2007-2008 :2008-2009 : 2006-2007 :2007-2008 :2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars per Cwt ----- ---------- Percent --------- : Sep : 4/ 4/ 32.00 4/ 4/ 1.6 Oct : 15.90 14.50 37.70 69.1 30.5 20.7 Nov : 4/ 5/ 35.00 4/ 5/ 20.8 Dec : 4/ 20.80 29.50 4/ 15.5 12.5 Jan 3/ : 4/ 21.00 21.90 4/ 1.8 15.0 Feb : 12.90 23.80 18.10 9.0 11.6 0.4 Mar : 17.30 25.60 4/ 4.8 1.8 4/ Apr : 4/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ May : 19.50 24.80 22.80 1.7 5.7 10.9 Jun : 4/ 23.90 18.00 4/ 12.3 2.9 Jul : 4/ 27.70 28.70 4/ 12.5 7.3 Aug : 4/ 25.20 13.30 4/ 4.2 5.7 : MYA : 15.90 20.90 29.10 100.0 100.0 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the U.S. marketing year of September - August. 2/ Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices. 3/ Second year. 4/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. 5/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 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 November Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) at 176 (1990-92=100), is unchanged from October 2009 but down 3.3 percent from November 2008. PRODUCTION INDEX: The November index, at 177, is unchanged from last month but decreased 6.3 percent from last year. Lower prices in November for nitrogen, complete feeds, other services, and potash & phosphate offset higher prices for diesel, supplements, LP gas, and feeder cattle. Feed: The November index, at 180, is unchanged percent from October but decreased 5.8 percent from last November. Since October, lower prices for complete feeds offset higher prices for supplements, feed grains, concentrates, and hay & forages. Livestock & Poultry: The November index, at 113, increased 2.7 percent from last month but decreased 4.2 percent from last year. Since October, prices are higher for feeder cattle and feeder pigs. The November feeder cattle price, at $94.10 per cwt, is up $1.40 per cwt from the October price. November feeder pigs averaged $96.00 per cwt, up $14.00 per cwt from October. Fertilizer: The November index, at 247, is down 2.4 percent from October and 44 percent below November a year ago. Since October, lower prices for nitrogen and potash & phosphate more than offset higher mixed fertilizer prices. Chemicals: The November index, at 144, increased 0.7 percent from October but decreased 1.4 percent from last November. Compared with last month, prices are higher for herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides/other. Fuels: The November index, at 265, is up 5.2 percent from a month earlier and 7.3 above percent November 2008. Compared with last month, prices are higher for diesel, LP gas, and gasoline. Machinery: The November index, at 226, was unchanged from October but is 2.3 percent above last November. Compared with last month, prices are lower for self-propelled machinery and tractors. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: The October 2009 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 216.177 (1982-84=100). The September index is 215.969. For the 12-month period ending in October, the overall index decreased 0.2 percent. Indexes of Prices Paid by Farmers and Related Parity Ratios United States, November 2009 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-14 = 100 : 1990-92 = 100 Indexes :---------------------------------------------- and : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 Ratios :---------------------------------------------- : Nov : Oct : Nov : Nov : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid by Farmers for : Commodities & Services, : Interest, Taxes, & Wage : Rates (PPITW) : 2420 2339 2342 182 176 176 Production : 1830 1714 1717 189 177 177 Feed : 934 880 877 191 180 180 Livestock & Poultry : 1511 1406 1438 118 110 113 Seeds : 2722 3008 3008 275 304 304 Fertilizer : 1622 929 904 443 253 247 Chemicals : 903 883 888 146 143 144 Fuels : 1903 1946 2047 247 252 265 Supplies & Repairs : 1115 1110 1107 157 156 156 Autos & Trucks : 2819 2958 3015 106 111 113 Machinery : 5543 5676 5661 221 226 226 Building Materials : 2298 2207 2208 169 162 163 Services & Rent : 1778 1813 1806 Services : 147 148 147 Rent : 154 160 160 Interest 2/ : 3542 3862 3862 141 154 154 Taxes 3/ : 5670 6273 6273 212 234 234 Wage Rates : 6914 7049 7049 185 188 188 Production, Interest, Taxes, : & Wage Rates (PITW) : 2511 2402 2405 187 179 179 Family Living-CPI 4/ : 2018 2053 2055 158 160 161 : :---------------------------------------------- : :---------------------------------------------- Ratio (Received\Paid) : 78 76 76 Parity Ratio 5/ : 37 36 36 Parity Ratio Adjusted 6/ : 39 38 38 PPITW Adjusted for : Productivity 7/ : 1457 1455 1456 : :---------------------------------------------- : :---------------------------------------------- Crop Sector (PPITW) : 193 186 186 Livestock Sector (PPITW) : 171 166 167 : :---------------------------------------------- : :---------------------------------------------- Farm Sector (Production) : 180 176 176 Non-Farm Sector (Production) : 193 177 177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2009 with Comparisons 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Input Indexes : Relative Weights :--------------------------- Index :5-Year Moving Average 2/ : 2008 : 2009 :----------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : Nov : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Percent ---- ---- (1990-92=100) --- : Production Items : 67.9 68.9 189 177 177 : Feed : 10.9 11.4 191 180 180 Feed Grains : 1.6 1.6 183 154 155 Complete Feeds : 5.3 5.6 196 194 189 Hay/Forage : 1.4 1.4 192 141 143 Concentrates : 1.7 1.8 178 174 175 Supplements : 0.9 1.0 205 213 229 Livestock & Poultry : 8.0 8.2 118 110 113 Feeder Cattle : 6.2 6.4 110 109 111 Feeder Pigs : 0.6 0.7 123 89 104 Milk Cow Replacements : 0.6 0.7 170 110 110 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 4.7 443 253 247 Mixed Fertilizer : 2.0 2.1 416 254 257 Nitrogen : 1.9 2.0 411 237 219 Potash & Phosphate : 0.6 0.7 622 302 296 Chemicals : 3.3 3.3 146 143 144 Herbicides : 2.1 2.1 138 137 138 Insecticides : 0.8 0.8 159 150 151 Fungicides/Other : 0.5 0.5 160 158 158 Fuels : 3.3 3.6 247 252 265 Diesel : 2.1 2.3 274 246 258 Gasoline : 0.8 0.8 183 219 228 LP Gas : 0.4 0.4 222 346 372 Supplies & Repairs : 4.7 4.6 157 156 156 Supplies : 1.6 1.5 156 151 150 Repairs : 3.1 3.1 158 159 159 Autos & Trucks : 1.7 1.6 106 111 113 Autos : 0.2 0.2 108 110 113 Trucks : 1.5 1.4 106 111 113 Machinery : 4.5 4.4 221 226 226 Tractors : 1.0 1.0 181 185 185 Self-Propelled : 1.8 1.8 230 230 229 Other Machinery : 1.7 1.7 235 245 245 Building Materials : 4.5 4.6 169 162 163 Services : 12.2 12.2 147 148 147 Custom Rates : 1.3 1.3 144 145 145 Other Services : 10.9 11.0 147 148 147 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 7.6 185 188 188 Family Living-CPI : 17.6 16.9 158 160 161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2009 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 Feed Price Ratio 1/ :----------------------- : Nov : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-Feed: Pounds of Broiler Grower Feed equal : in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ : 4.2 *3.9 3.9 : Market Egg Feed: Pounds of Laying Feed equal in : value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ : 9.4 7.2 10.0 : Hog-Corn: Bushels of Corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight : 9.6 10.5 11.0 : Milk-Feed: Pounds of 16% Mixed Dairy Feed equal : in value to 1 pound of Whole Milk 4/ : 2.01 *2.09 2.19 : Steer & Heifer-Corn: Bushels of Corn equal : in value to 100 pounds of Steer & Heifers, : 21.3 *23.4 23.5 live weight : : Turkey-Feed: Pounds of Turkey Grower equal in : value to 1 pound of Turkey, live weight 5/ : 5.6 5.6 5.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, November 2009 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Entire Month : Preliminary Commodity : Unit :------------------------------------------- : : Nov : Oct : Nov : : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Broilers, Live : Lb : 0.460 0.400 0.410 Eggs, Market : Doz : 0.900 0.635 0.879 : : Hogs, All : Cwt : 40.70 37.80 40.00 Milk, All : Cwt : 17.10 14.20 15.00 : : Steers and Heifers : Cwt : 90.90 84.40 85.60 Turkeys, Live : Lb : 0.586 0.521 0.544 : : Corn : Bu : 4.26 3.61 3.64 Hay, Alfalfa, Baled : Ton : 165.00 109.00 110.00 : : Soybeans : Bu : 9.39 9.44 9.48 Wheat, All : Bu : 6.29 4.47 4.79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feeder Livestock: Prices Paid, United States November 2009 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 2008 : 2009 Commodity : Unit :------------------------------------------- : : Nov : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Feeders and Stockers : : Cattle and Calves : Cwt : 93.40 *92.70 94.10 Feeder Pigs : Cwt : 113.00 *82.00 96.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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 Anthony Prillaman - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed (202) 720-9526 Shiela Corley - Cotton, Cottonseed (202) 720-5944 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Canola, Other Oilseeds (202) 720-7369 Bryan Durham - Hay, Oats, Sorghum (202) 690-3234 Suzanne Avilla - 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 - Dry Edible Beans, Peaches, Pears, Hops, Pulses, Mint (202) 720-3250 Suzanne Avilla - Citrus, Grapes, Tropical Fruits (202) 720-5412 Fred Granja - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco (202) 720-4288 Debbie Flippin - Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries (202) 720-2157 Dawn Keen - Tree Nuts (202) 720-4215 Mike Jacobsen - Cranberries (202) 720-9085 Tierra Mobley - Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes (202) 720-4285 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 Doug Bounds - Turkeys (202) 690-3237 Troy Marshall - 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, Grazing Fees (202) 690-3229 Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices (202) 720-8844 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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