Agricultural Prices ISSN: 1937-4216 Released March 30, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). March Farm Prices Received Index Advanced 4 Points The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in March, at 174 percent, based on 1990-1992=100, increased 4 points (2.4 percent) from February. The Crop Index is up 1 point (0.5 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 7 points (4.9 percent). Producers received higher prices for cattle, broilers, milk, and lettuce and lower prices for corn, soybeans, eggs, and cotton. 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 strawberries, soybeans, tomatoes, and milk offset decreased marketings of cattle, corn, cotton, and wheat. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 33 points (23 percent) from March 2010. The Food Commodities Index, at 172, increased 7 points (4.2 percent) from last month and 30 points (21 percent) from March 2010. Prices Paid Index up 2 Points The March Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 199 percent of the 1990-1992 average. The index is up 2 points (1.0 percent) from February and is 19 points (11 percent) above March 2010. Higher prices in March for diesel, complete feeds, gasoline, and feeder cattle more than offset lower prices for feed grains, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides/other. Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes 1990-1992 Base - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Index : March : February : March : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Prices received by farmers ...............: 141 170 174 : Prices paid by farmers ...................: 180 197 199 : Ratio of prices received to prices paid ..: 78 86 87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents Prices Received by Farmers................................................................................. 4 Prices Received Indexes - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons....................................... 5 Prices Received and Prices Paid Indexes by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2010 and 2011, 1990-1992 Base.......................................................................................... 5 Received Indexes by Month, Livestock Products, All Products, and All Crops - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 6 Received Indexes by Month, Food Grains, Feed Grains & Hay, and Oilseeds - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 6 Received Indexes by Month, Fruit & Nut and Commercial Vegetables - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 7 Received Indexes by Month, Meat Animal, Dairy Products, and Poultry & Eggs - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 7 Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons.................... 8 Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons.................. 9 Prices Received for Corn by Month - United States Chart.................................................... 10 Prices Received for Wheat by Month - United States Chart................................................... 10 Prices Received for Cotton by Month - United States Chart.................................................. 11 Prices Received for Soybeans by Month - United States Chart................................................ 11 Prices Received for Cattle by Month - United States Chart.................................................. 12 Prices Received for Milk by Month - United States Chart.................................................... 12 Prices Received for Hogs by Month - United States Chart.................................................... 13 Prices Received for Turkeys and Broilers by Month - United States Chart.................................... 13 Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2011 with Comparisons.......... 14 Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2011 with Comparisons............... 14 Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons...................... 15 Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons................... 15 Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons.................... 16 Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons................... 16 Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons..................... 17 Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: March 2011 with Comparisons................................... 17 Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: March 2011 with Comparisons...................................... 17 Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons........................... 18 Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons....................... 18 Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons........................... 19 Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons.................. 19 Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons...................... 20 Prices Received for Peanuts (In-Shell) - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons............. 20 Prices Received for Sunflowers - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons..................... 21 Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons......................... 21 Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons....................... 21 Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons... 22 Prices Received and Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons..... 22 Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons.................... 23 Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons......................... 23 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: March 2010.................... 24 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: February 2011................. 25 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: March 2011.................... 26 Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons....................... 27 Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons....................... 28 Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: January 2011 with Comparisons.................... 29 Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons.. 30 Commodity Parity Prices - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons....................................... 31 Reliability of Prices Received Estimates................................................................... 33 Prices Paid by Farmers..................................................................................... 34 Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons................. 35 Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-Components - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons............................................................................. 36 Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 37 Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 37 Paid Indexes by Farm Type, All Items - United States: 1990-1991=100 Chart.................................. 38 Paid Indexes by Origin, All Production Items - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................... 38 Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector, Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 39 Paid Indexes by Month, Feed and Replacement Livestock - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart................. 39 Feed Price Ratios - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons............................................. 40 Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons........... 40 Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons.............................. 40 Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates....................................................................... 41 Information Contacts....................................................................................... 42 Prices Received by Farmers The March All Farm Products Index is 174 percent of its 1990-1992 base, up 2.4 percent from the February index and 23 percent above the March 2010 index. All crops: The March index is 200, up 0.5 percent from February and 29 percent above March 2010. Index increases for commercial vegetables, food grains, fruits & nuts, and potatoes & dry beans more than offset the index decreases for feed grains & hay, oilseeds, and cotton. Food grains: The March index, at 239, is 3.5 percent above the previous month and 40 percent above a year ago. The March all wheat price, at $7.63 per bushel, is up 20 cents from February and $2.93 above March 2010. Feed grains & hay: The March index is 227, down 2.2 percent from last month but 48 percent above a year ago. The corn price, at $5.46 per bushel, is down 18 cents from last month but $1.91 above March 2010. The all hay price, at $124.00 per ton, is up $8.00 from February and $17.00 higher than last March. Sorghum grain, at $10.10 per cwt, is 80 cents below February but $4.42 above March last year. Cotton, Upland: The March index, at 135, is down 12 percent from February but 26 percent above last year. The March price, at 81.7 cents per pound, is down 11.0 cents from the previous month but 16.7 cents above last March. Oilseeds: The March index, at 218, is down 4.4 percent from February but 31 percent higher than March 2010. The soybean price, at $12.10 per bushel, decreased 60 cents from February but is $2.71 above March 2010. Fruits & nuts: The March index, at 144, is up 3.6 percent from February but 5.3 percent lower than a year ago. Price increases for oranges, apples, and lemons more than offset price decreases for strawberries, grapefruit, and pears. Commercial vegetables: The March index, at 283, is up 3.3 percent from last month and 34 percent above March 2010. Price increases during March for lettuce, carrots, snap beans, and cauliflower more than offset price declines for celery, onions, sweet corn, and tomatoes. Potatoes & dry beans: The March index, at 169, is up 7.0 percent from last month and 29 percent above March 2010. The all potato price, at $9.95 per cwt, is up 69 cents from February and $2.53 higher than last March. The all dry bean price, at $30.30 per cwt, is up $1.70 from the previous month and 60 cents above March 2010. Livestock and products: The March index, at 151, is 4.9 percent above last month and up 18 percent from March 2010. Compared with a year ago, prices are higher for milk, cattle, hogs, calves, and turkeys. Egg prices are down from last year. Broiler prices are unchanged from a year ago. Meat animals: The March index, at 149, is up 3.5 percent from last month and 24 percent higher than last year. The March hog price, at $62.70 per cwt, is up $1.10 from February and $10.60 higher than a year ago. The March beef cattle price of $113 per cwt is up $5.00 from last month and $22.60 higher than March 2010. Dairy products: The March index, at 156, is up 6.8 percent from a month ago and 38 percent higher than March last year. The March all milk price of $20.40 per cwt is $1.30 higher than last month and up $5.60 from March 2010. Poultry & eggs: The March index, at 150, is up 5.6 percent from February but 5.7 percent below a year ago. The March market egg price, at 65.2 cents per dozen, decreased 12.4 cents from February and is 40.8 cents lower than March 2010. The March broiler price, at 49.0 cents per pound, is up 5.0 cents from February but unchanged from a year ago. The March turkey price, at 59.9 cents per pound, is up 2.1 cents from the previous month and 7.7 cents higher than a year earlier. Prices Received Indexes - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-1914 Base : 1990-1992 Base :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1990-1992 : March : February : March : March : February : March Index : Average : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : : All products ...................: 639 896 1079 1104 141 170 174 : All crops ......................: 500 769 988 990 155 199 200 Food grains ..................: 325 543 733 757 171 231 239 Feed grains & hay ............: 363 546 827 809 153 232 227 Cotton, Upland ...............: 517 550 785 692 107 153 135 Tobacco ......................: 1263 1563 1483 1483 103 98 98 Oilseeds .....................: 554 918 1248 1193 167 228 218 Fruits & nuts ................: 716 1058 968 1007 152 139 144 Commercial vegetables ........: 698 1505 1958 2025 211 274 283 Potatoes & dry beans .........: 540 665 799 858 131 158 169 Other crops ..................: 493 613 621 621 125 126 126 : Livestock and products .........: 768 981 1104 1158 128 144 151 Meat animals .................: 1021 1224 1462 1518 120 144 149 Dairy products ...............: 799 911 1175 1255 113 146 156 Poultry & eggs ...............: 282 445 400 421 159 142 150 : Food commodities ...............: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 142 165 172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. Prices Received and Prices Paid Indexes by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2010 and 2011, 1990-1992 Base [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Index of prices received : Index of prices paid :---------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Livestock : : Month : All farm : All : and : All : Production : products : crops : products : items : items :---------------------------------------------------------------- :2010 :2011 :2010 : 2011 : 2010 :2011 : 2010 :2011 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent percent percent percent : January .......: 140 164 152 186 123 137 181 194 185 202 February ......: 135 170 148 199 123 144 180 197 184 205 March .........: 141 174 155 200 128 151 180 199 184 208 April .........: 138 150 128 181 185 May ...........: 141 151 131 181 186 June ..........: 137 144 129 180 184 July ..........: 140 147 132 180 185 August ........: 143 153 134 181 185 September .....: 147 156 135 182 187 October .......: 154 166 134 184 190 November ......: 158 175 136 186 193 December ......: 158 175 135 188 196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Average : : : Preliminary Commodity :1990-1992=100 : March 2010 :February 2011 : March 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Field crops : Austrian winter peas .........dollars/cwt: (NA) (S) 20.00 (D) Barley, all ...............dollars/bushel: 2.12 4.22 3.97 4.58 Feed .....................dollars/bushel: 1.90 2.66 3.55 4.31 Malting ..................dollars/bushel: 2.43 4.43 4.10 4.64 Beans, dry edible ............dollars/cwt: 19.10 29.70 28.60 30.30 Canola .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 16.50 20.40 21.00 Chickpeas, all ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) 29.70 30.30 34.60 Large .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 30.80 31.40 35.10 Small .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 23.70 20.00 (D) Corn ......................dollars/bushel: 2.30 3.55 5.64 5.46 : Cotton, Upland .............dollars/pound: 0.606 0.650 0.927 0.817 Cottonseed 1/ ................dollars/ton: 96.00 (NA) 172.00 (NA) Flaxseed ..................dollars/bushel: 4.27 8.82 15.30 13.10 Hay, all, baled ..............dollars/ton: 76.30 107.00 116.00 124.00 Alfalfa .....................dollars/ton: 77.20 113.00 127.00 136.00 Other .......................dollars/ton: 60.00 95.30 93.90 97.30 Lentils ......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 28.60 28.90 32.00 Oats ......................dollars/bushel: 1.22 2.29 3.27 3.12 Peanuts, in-shell ..........dollars/pound: 0.304 0.206 0.230 0.234 Peas, dry edible .............dollars/cwt: (NA) 8.49 11.90 11.00 : Potatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 5.82 7.42 9.26 9.95 Rice, all ....................dollars/cwt: 7.07 14.30 13.20 13.90 Long ........................dollars/cwt: (NA) 13.10 12.00 12.30 Medium and short ............dollars/cwt: (NA) 17.90 17.70 20.30 Sorghum grain ................dollars/cwt: 3.75 5.68 10.90 10.10 Soybeans ..................dollars/bushel: 5.61 9.39 12.70 12.10 Sunflowers, all ..............dollars/cwt: 9.50 15.80 27.40 28.20 : Wheat, all ................dollars/bushel: 2.96 4.70 7.43 7.63 Winter ...................dollars/bushel: 2.93 4.45 7.03 6.82 Durum ....................dollars/bushel: 2.86 4.57 8.43 8.58 Other spring .............dollars/bushel: 3.11 5.04 7.70 8.61 Hard red winter 2/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 4.48 7.07 (NA) Soft red winter 2/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 4.14 7.09 (NA) Hard red spring 2/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 5.06 7.73 (NA) White 2/ .................dollars/bushel: 3.24 4.52 6.83 (NA) : Fruits : Citrus, equivalent on-tree : Grapefruit ..................dollars/box: 5.77 5.93 6.58 6.48 Lemons ......................dollars/box: 10.10 8.68 4.74 5.84 Oranges .....................dollars/box: 5.79 7.97 6.36 6.69 Tangelos ....................dollars/box: 5.82 (S) 5.61 (S) Tangerines and mandarins ....dollars/box: 15.11 12.07 14.94 13.15 : Noncitrus, fresh : Apples 3/ .................dollars/pound: 0.212 0.295 0.285 0.292 Grapes 3/ ...................dollars/ton: 506.00 (S) (S) (S) Peaches 3/ ..................dollars/ton: 432.00 (S) (S) (S) Pears 3/ ....................dollars/ton: 370.00 350.00 673.00 653.00 Strawberries ................dollars/cwt: 56.00 116.00 125.00 103.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Marketing year August - February. 2/ Preliminary estimates not set for this item. 3/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York (apples only), and Washington (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices as sold for other states. Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Average : : : Preliminary Commodity :1990-1992=100 : March 2010 :February 2011 : March 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Vegetables, fresh 1/ : Asparagus ....................dollars/cwt: 79.80 122.00 (S) (S) Beans, snap 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) 97.70 48.50 62.80 Broccoli .....................dollars/cwt: 22.50 48.30 46.70 46.00 Cantaloupes 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) (S) (S) (S) Carrots ......................dollars/cwt: 13.20 27.50 40.70 43.40 Cauliflower ..................dollars/cwt: 26.80 50.40 56.10 61.50 Celery .......................dollars/cwt: 11.60 25.70 46.50 32.30 Corn, sweet ..................dollars/cwt: 15.70 62.70 51.80 46.10 Cucumbers 2/ .................dollars/cwt: (NA) 18.50 (S) (S) Lettuce ......................dollars/cwt: 11.90 20.80 54.40 63.90 Onions 3/ ....................dollars/cwt: 12.80 34.20 9.90 6.89 Tomatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 32.30 109.00 108.00 104.00 : Livestock : Calves .......................dollars/cwt: 94.30 117.00 139.00 148.00 Cattle, all beef .............dollars/cwt: 72.90 90.40 108.00 113.00 Cows 4/ .....................dollars/cwt: 49.60 53.50 72.50 73.40 Steers & heifers ............dollars/cwt: 77.10 95.70 111.00 116.00 Milk cows 5/ ................dollars/head: 1130.00 (NA) (NA) (NA) Hogs, all ....................dollars/cwt: 47.70 52.10 61.60 62.70 Barrows & gilts .............dollars/cwt: 48.40 52.30 62.60 63.50 Sows ........................dollars/cwt: 39.50 48.80 53.30 56.20 Lambs ........................dollars/cwt: 56.20 115.00 155.00 (NA) Sheep ........................dollars/cwt: 23.40 51.30 76.00 (NA) : Dairy and poultry : Milk, all 6/ .................dollars/cwt: 13.06 14.80 19.10 20.40 Fat test ........................percent: 3.66 3.68 3.79 3.74 Broilers, live 7/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.317 0.490 0.440 0.490 Eggs, all 8/ ...............dollars/dozen: 0.643 1.160 0.954 0.848 Market 8/ 9/ ..............dollars/dozen: 0.546 1.060 0.776 0.652 Turkeys, live 8/ 10/ 11/ ...dollars/pound: 0.380 0.522 0.578 0.599 : Adjusted for seasonal variation : Eggs, all ..................dollars/dozen: 0.545 1.050 0.880 0.774 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 110 108 110 Milk, all 6/ .................dollars/cwt: 9.71 15.90 19.40 22.00 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 93 98 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Beginning January 2006, point of first sale. FOB shipping point for prior years. 2/ Monthly estimates began January 1995. 3/ Includes some processing. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 5/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices available for January, April, July, and October. 6/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 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/ Beginning January 2011, price reflects FOB shipping point basis. Prior year price reflects delivered basis. Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2011 with Comparisons [Current month prices are mid-month; prices for previous months and years are for the entire month. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All wheat : Corn : Soybeans Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : January ..: 6.20 4.90 6.71 4.36 3.66 4.94 9.97 9.79 11.60 February .: 5.79 4.73 7.43 3.87 3.55 5.64 9.54 9.41 12.70 March ....: 5.71 4.70 7.63 3.85 3.55 5.46 9.12 9.39 12.10 April ....: 5.75 4.41 3.85 3.41 9.79 9.47 May ......: 5.85 4.33 3.96 3.48 10.70 9.41 June .....: 5.72 4.16 4.01 3.41 11.40 9.45 July .....: 5.17 4.50 3.60 3.49 10.80 9.79 August ...: 4.85 5.44 3.33 3.65 10.80 10.10 September : 4.48 5.83 3.25 4.08 9.75 9.98 October ..: 4.47 5.87 3.61 4.32 9.43 10.20 November .: 4.79 6.13 3.65 4.55 9.53 11.10 December .: 4.87 6.45 3.60 4.82 9.80 11.60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2011 with Comparisons [Current month prices are mid-month; prices for previous months and years are for the entire month. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun. Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Beef cattle 1/ : All hogs 2/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : January ..: 80.10 82.30 107.00 42.80 48.40 55.80 February .: 78.90 85.70 108.00 43.80 48.90 61.60 March ....: 79.10 90.40 113.00 43.90 52.10 62.70 April ....: 83.80 95.60 44.00 56.50 May ......: 83.20 94.70 44.60 62.20 June .....: 80.10 90.40 43.30 58.20 July .....: 80.90 91.70 43.30 58.50 August ...: 80.40 93.50 37.30 61.30 September : 80.50 94.10 37.70 61.00 October ..: 79.20 93.10 37.80 53.30 November .: 79.60 94.00 40.30 47.80 December .: 78.50 98.10 45.10 52.30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cows and steers & heifers. 2/ Barrows & gilts and sows. Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ...........: 4.26 (D) (D) California .........: (D) 6.47 (D) Colorado ...........: 4.37 6.88 6.79 Idaho ..............: 5.02 6.72 7.00 Illinois ...........: 4.18 7.64 6.40 Indiana ............: 4.17 7.77 6.19 Kansas .............: 4.34 7.99 7.05 Michigan ...........: 4.68 6.80 6.20 Minnesota ..........: 4.56 6.78 8.47 : Missouri ...........: 3.80 7.47 6.00 Montana ............: 5.21 6.52 7.92 Nebraska ...........: 4.07 7.24 6.30 North Carolina .....: 4.67 (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 4.69 8.30 8.37 Ohio ...............: 4.36 6.87 5.45 Oklahoma ...........: 4.03 7.65 7.00 Oregon .............: 4.63 6.79 6.91 South Dakota .......: 4.95 8.13 8.34 Texas ..............: 5.09 8.37 7.24 Washington .........: 4.84 7.67 7.25 : United States ......: 4.70 7.43 7.63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 4.26 (D) (D) California .........: (D) 6.47 (D) Colorado ...........: 4.37 6.92 6.79 Idaho ..............: 4.55 6.23 6.50 Illinois ...........: 4.18 7.64 6.40 Indiana ............: 4.17 7.77 6.19 Kansas .............: 4.34 7.99 7.05 Michigan ...........: 4.68 6.80 6.20 Minnesota ..........: 4.56 5.44 5.60 Missouri ...........: 3.80 7.47 6.00 : Montana ............: 4.76 5.98 6.86 Nebraska ...........: 4.07 7.24 6.30 North Carolina .....: 4.67 (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 3.76 6.51 6.55 Ohio ...............: 4.36 6.87 5.45 Oklahoma ...........: 4.03 7.65 7.00 Oregon .............: 4.56 6.76 6.85 South Dakota .......: 4.53 7.21 6.83 Texas ..............: 5.09 8.37 7.24 Washington .........: 4.45 7.24 6.71 : United States ......: 4.45 7.03 6.82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (D) (D) (D) California .........: (D) (S) (S) Idaho ..............: (D) (D) (D) Montana ............: 5.25 7.00 7.16 North Dakota .......: 4.32 8.58 8.80 : United States ......: 4.57 8.43 8.58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: (D) (D) (S) Idaho ..............: 5.51 7.48 7.60 Minnesota ..........: 4.56 6.80 8.50 Montana ............: 5.77 7.13 9.24 North Dakota .......: 4.80 8.29 8.40 Oregon .............: 5.06 7.06 7.30 South Dakota .......: 5.72 8.52 8.99 Washington .........: 5.73 8.83 8.85 : United States ......: 5.04 7.70 8.61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : California .........: (S) (S) (S) Colorado ...........: (D) 4.08 (S) Idaho ..............: 4.71 4.26 4.02 Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D) Montana ............: 4.41 3.99 5.00 North Dakota .......: 3.99 3.84 4.77 Oregon .............: 3.03 4.21 4.60 Utah ...............: 2.95 4.49 4.80 Washington .........: 2.83 4.60 4.94 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (D) : United States ......: 4.22 3.97 4.58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 4.90 4.23 4.00 Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D) Montana ............: 4.49 4.03 5.17 North Dakota .......: 4.16 4.11 4.95 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 2.96 4.60 4.40 Minnesota ..........: 2.26 3.51 (D) Montana ............: 2.41 3.77 4.19 North Dakota .......: 2.63 3.31 4.05 Wyoming ............: (D) (S) (S) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: 3.62 5.36 5.29 Illinois ...........: 3.53 5.86 5.60 Indiana ............: 3.62 5.77 5.63 Iowa ...............: 3.61 5.60 5.45 Kansas .............: 3.52 6.11 5.80 Kentucky ...........: 3.87 5.60 5.40 Michigan ...........: 3.35 5.88 5.65 Minnesota ..........: 3.41 5.31 5.15 Missouri ...........: 3.64 5.63 5.40 Nebraska ...........: 3.60 5.49 5.30 : North Carolina .....: 4.19 6.44 6.37 North Dakota .......: 3.15 5.36 5.25 Ohio ...............: 3.50 5.90 5.59 Pennsylvania .......: 3.92 6.82 6.67 South Dakota .......: 3.13 5.32 5.30 Tennessee ..........: 3.88 5.87 5.65 Texas ..............: 4.13 5.82 5.35 Wisconsin ..........: 3.56 5.59 5.43 : United States ......: 3.55 5.64 5.46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 9.25 12.80 12.50 Illinois ...........: 9.52 12.90 12.30 Indiana ............: 9.70 12.90 12.40 Iowa ...............: 9.27 12.60 12.20 Kansas .............: 9.24 13.20 12.30 Kentucky ...........: 9.66 12.60 12.30 Louisiana ..........: (D) 12.50 (D) Michigan ...........: 9.40 12.30 12.00 Minnesota ..........: 9.08 12.10 11.50 Mississippi ........: 8.88 12.30 12.30 : Missouri ...........: 9.44 12.40 12.10 Nebraska ...........: 9.22 12.40 12.00 North Carolina .....: 9.55 13.30 12.50 North Dakota .......: 9.05 12.50 11.90 Ohio ...............: 9.73 12.60 12.00 South Dakota .......: 9.00 12.60 12.10 Tennessee ..........: 9.43 12.80 12.50 Wisconsin ..........: 9.33 12.90 12.00 : United States ......: 9.39 12.70 12.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Illinois ...........: (D) (D) (D) Iowa ...............: 1.97 2.96 3.10 Michigan ...........: 2.63 3.79 3.70 Minnesota ..........: 2.33 3.12 2.95 Montana ............: 2.53 3.13 (S) Nebraska ...........: (D) 3.16 3.15 New York ...........: (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 1.73 3.34 (D) Oregon .............: (S) (D) (S) Pennsylvania .......: 2.82 3.99 3.90 South Dakota .......: 2.14 3.62 3.00 Texas ..............: (S) (S) (S) Wisconsin ..........: 2.00 3.12 2.90 : United States ......: 2.29 3.27 3.12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arkansas ...........: 4.36 (S) (S) Illinois ...........: (D) 12.40 11.80 Kansas .............: 5.53 10.80 9.95 Lousiana ...........: (S) (D) (S) Missouri ...........: (S) 11.40 10.40 Nebraska ...........: 5.66 10.60 10.10 Oklahoma ...........: 5.40 10.80 9.66 Texas ..............: 5.79 11.00 10.70 : United States ......: 5.68 10.90 10.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California .........: (D) 47.90 51.20 Colorado ...........: 31.50 27.50 27.70 Idaho ..............: 30.80 28.70 32.50 Michigan ...........: 35.60 34.10 (D) Minnesota ..........: 32.10 29.10 32.00 Nebraska ...........: 30.80 29.30 32.70 North Dakota .......: 26.30 25.60 26.80 : United States ......: 29.70 28.60 30.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Peanuts (In-Shell) - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama ............: 0.197 0.217 0.218 Florida ............: 0.196 0.224 0.218 Georgia ............: 0.197 0.224 0.223 Mississippi ........: (S) 0.220 0.217 New Mexico .........: (D) 0.242 (D) North Carolina .....: 0.237 0.254 0.260 Oklahoma ...........: 0.211 (D) 0.225 South Carolina .....: 0.222 0.247 0.253 Texas ..............: 0.219 0.254 0.274 Virginia ...........: 0.232 0.232 0.255 : United States ......: 0.206 0.230 0.234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Sunflowers - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Colorado ...........: (D) (D) (S) Kansas .............: 15.90 28.10 28.10 Minnesota ..........: 16.40 26.60 (S) North Dakota .......: 16.50 27.20 28.10 South Dakota .......: 13.90 28.40 28.70 : United States ......: 15.80 27.40 28.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (S) North Dakota .......: 16.50 20.40 21.00 : United States ......: 16.50 20.40 21.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : North Dakota .......: 8.82 15.30 13.10 : United States ......: 8.82 15.30 13.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons [Cottonseed marketing year August - February] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Cottonseed State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary : : : Preliminary : March : February : March : March : February : March : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- dollars per pound ------- -------- dollars per ton ------- : Alabama ............: 0.641 0.811 (D) (NA) 149.00 (NA) Arizona ............: 0.665 1.070 (D) (NA) (S) (NA) Arkansas ...........: 0.590 0.826 (D) (NA) (S) (NA) California .........: 0.739 (D) (S) (NA) (D) (NA) Georgia ............: 0.692 1.020 (D) (NA) 141.00 (NA) Lousiana ...........: 0.633 0.777 (D) (NA) (S) (NA) Mississippi ........: 0.652 0.778 (D) (NA) (S) (NA) North Carolina .....: 0.667 0.971 (D) (NA) (S) (NA) Tennessee ..........: 0.660 0.895 0.833 (NA) (S) (NA) Texas ..............: 0.625 0.899 0.818 (NA) 150.00 (NA) : United States ......: 0.650 0.927 0.817 (NA) 172.00 (NA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received and Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Item : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Average price ......dollars/pound: 0.650 0.927 0.817 Marketings 1/ ........1,000 bales: 588 1,082 (NA) : Rice, all : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 14.30 13.20 13.90 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 16,292 14,895 (NA) : Rice, long : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 13.10 12.00 12.30 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 12,248 11,750 (NA) : Rice, medium and short : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 17.90 17.70 20.30 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 4,044 3,145 (NA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Marketings based on a survey of cotton buyers in the major producing States - Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. 2/ Purchases by private firms and rice (rough equivalent) shipped by cooperatives. Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hay : Alfalfa hay : Other hay State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary : March : February : March : March : February : March : March : February : March : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : Arizona ......: 115.00 144.00 154.00 115.00 145.00 155.00 110.00 125.00 125.00 California ...: 114.00 159.00 192.00 118.00 170.00 209.00 98.00 109.00 114.00 Colorado .....: 120.00 132.00 137.00 120.00 135.00 140.00 120.00 105.00 115.00 Idaho ........: 105.00 147.00 156.00 107.00 149.00 157.00 72.00 115.00 120.00 Illinois .....: 125.00 131.00 135.00 130.00 145.00 145.00 92.00 90.00 90.00 Iowa .........: 127.00 110.00 112.00 132.00 118.00 118.00 92.00 80.00 79.00 Kansas .......: 98.00 104.00 107.00 105.00 115.00 115.00 67.00 70.00 75.00 Kentucky .....: 98.00 93.00 98.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 80.00 75.00 75.00 Michigan .....: 130.00 99.00 96.00 140.00 110.00 105.00 110.00 80.00 80.00 Minnesota ....: 117.00 94.00 100.00 125.00 105.00 110.00 80.00 75.00 80.00 : Missouri .....: 67.00 68.00 74.00 140.00 140.00 135.00 50.00 60.00 60.00 Montana ......: 85.00 77.00 79.00 85.00 78.00 80.00 82.00 74.00 74.00 Nebraska .....: 77.00 76.00 76.00 83.00 80.00 80.00 62.00 65.00 65.00 Nevada .......: 101.00 142.00 150.00 101.00 143.00 151.00 99.00 120.00 129.00 New Mexico ...: 143.00 162.00 161.00 147.00 165.00 164.00 120.00 133.00 134.00 New York .....: 119.00 112.00 116.00 155.00 144.00 140.00 110.00 105.00 110.00 North Dakota .: 59.00 59.00 57.00 68.00 64.00 66.00 48.00 45.00 47.00 Ohio .........: 120.00 120.00 111.00 154.00 160.00 152.00 91.00 85.00 85.00 Oklahoma .....: 79.00 112.00 106.00 124.00 147.00 143.00 72.00 74.00 74.00 Oregon .......: 137.00 160.00 168.00 116.00 160.00 168.00 165.00 160.00 170.00 : Pennsylvania .: 124.00 128.00 130.00 160.00 163.00 159.00 115.00 113.00 118.00 South Dakota .: 87.00 80.00 81.00 89.00 83.00 83.00 75.00 70.00 70.00 Texas ........: 127.00 124.00 125.00 183.00 190.00 190.00 115.00 112.00 112.00 Utah .........: 100.00 112.00 114.00 100.00 113.00 116.00 105.00 99.00 101.00 Washington ...: 129.00 143.00 151.00 115.00 130.00 140.00 170.00 170.00 170.00 Wisconsin ....: 112.00 96.00 97.00 120.00 100.00 100.00 85.00 70.00 75.00 Wyoming ......: 89.00 90.00 92.00 90.00 90.00 93.00 85.00 90.00 90.00 : United States : 107.00 116.00 124.00 113.00 127.00 136.00 95.30 93.90 97.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons [Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York, and Washington. Prices at point of first sale for other States] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Apples, fresh use State :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : California .........: (NA) (NA) (NA) Michigan ...........: 0.205 0.305 0.295 New York ...........: 0.200 0.247 0.260 Ohio ...............: 0.348 0.330 0.400 Pennsylvania .......: 0.306 0.214 (S) Virginia ...........: 0.295 0.340 0.350 Washington .........: 0.320 0.301 0.295 : United States ......: 0.295 0.285 0.292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: March 2010 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-67, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-76; oranges in California-75, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos in Florida-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-75, Florida-95] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse-door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California .................: 19.40 9.60 9.60 (S) 6.50 6.50 (S) Florida ....................: 22.90 8.63 13.58 6.12 5.81 11.18 3.09 White ....................: 24.00 7.38 14.65 5.90 4.64 12.00 3.15 Colored ..................: 22.70 9.32 13.35 6.30 6.46 11.00 3.05 Texas ......................: 24.60 7.98 14.35 1.60 6.53 12.85 0.20 : United States ..............: 23.00 8.55 13.51 5.58 5.93 11.25 2.74 : Lemons : California .................: 37.70 14.43 27.01 (D) 8.68 21.26 (D) : United States ..............: 37.70 14.43 27.01 (D) 8.68 21.26 (D) : Oranges : California : Navel and miscellaneous ..: 21.70 11.89 13.31 (D) 9.24 10.66 (D) Florida : Valencia .................: 22.70 9.44 12.80 9.25 6.83 10.00 6.65 : United States ..............: 22.10 10.59 13.48 8.63 7.97 10.83 6.03 : Tangerines and : mandarins : Arizona ....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ....................: 26.90 11.64 14.90 3.80 7.54 10.90 -0.55 : United States ..............: 30.30 15.68 19.97 2.46 12.07 16.40 -1.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: February 2011 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos in Florida-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse-door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California .................: 12.80 6.40 6.40 (D) 4.30 4.30 (D) Florida ....................: 22.10 8.83 12.33 5.78 6.34 10.14 3.03 White ....................: 24.60 9.74 14.70 6.85 7.33 12.55 4.30 Colored ..................: 21.50 8.50 11.70 5.30 5.98 9.50 2.45 Texas ......................: 22.60 8.46 12.30 1.60 6.96 10.75 0.20 : United States ..............: 22.10 8.63 12.16 4.34 6.58 10.30 2.05 : Lemons : Arizona ....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .................: 29.40 10.41 18.50 (D) 4.54 12.63 (D) : United States ..............: 29.40 10.61 18.51 (D) 4.74 12.64 (D) : Oranges : California : Navel and miscellaneous ..: 20.70 9.44 12.06 (D) 6.99 9.65 (D) Florida : Early and mids ...........: 22.10 8.64 12.10 8.55 6.14 9.35 6.05 : United States ..............: 20.80 8.85 12.06 7.90 6.36 9.62 5.39 : Tangelos : Florida ....................: 21.40 8.80 11.00 8.25 5.61 7.85 5.05 : Tangerines and : mandarins : Arizona ....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ....................: 30.60 14.28 18.35 8.00 10.78 14.85 4.50 : United States ..............: 30.40 17.93 21.42 3.94 14.94 18.62 0.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: March 2011 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos in Florida-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse-door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California .................: 17.00 10.60 10.60 (D) 8.50 8.50 (D) Florida ....................: 21.70 8.27 11.92 6.50 5.70 9.73 3.75 White ....................: 24.00 7.68 14.10 5.90 5.21 11.95 3.35 Colored ..................: 21.20 8.51 11.40 6.80 5.90 9.20 3.95 Texas ......................: 24.00 8.75 13.70 1.60 7.26 12.15 0.20 : United States ..............: 23.00 8.52 12.98 4.71 6.48 11.19 2.46 : Lemons : Arizona ....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .................: 29.70 11.88 18.80 (D) 6.01 12.93 (D) : United States ..............: 29.70 11.71 18.79 (D) 5.84 12.92 (D) : Oranges : California : Navel and miscellaneous ..: 19.40 8.23 10.76 (D) 5.78 8.35 (D) Valencia .................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida : Early and mids ...........: 21.70 9.26 11.70 9.00 6.74 8.95 6.50 Valencia .................: 23.00 9.66 13.00 9.50 7.06 10.30 6.90 : United States ..............: 20.10 9.20 11.39 7.66 6.69 8.96 5.08 : Tangerines and : mandarins : Arizona ....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) California .................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ....................: 27.60 13.45 15.35 8.60 9.95 11.85 5.10 : United States ..............: 27.50 16.10 18.53 3.24 13.15 15.74 -0.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California : Spring 1/ ........: (S) (S) (S) Fall .............: 8.35 9.70 10.50 All 2/ ...........: 8.35 9.70 10.50 Colorado : Fresh 3/ .........: 5.50 13.90 (D) All 2/ ...........: 5.60 13.40 13.90 : Florida ............: 36.70 (S) 26.50 Idaho : Fresh 3/ .........: 2.90 9.10 (D) Processing .......: 7.80 6.50 (D) All 2/ ...........: 5.35 7.60 8.75 Maine ..............: 10.60 10.30 10.80 Michigan ...........: 11.90 11.90 12.70 Minnesota ..........: 8.70 6.65 (D) New York ...........: 12.40 14.00 14.10 North Carolina .....: (S) (S) (S) : North Dakota : Fresh 3/ .........: 8.85 12.10 (D) Processing .......: 10.30 7.90 (D) All 2/ ...........: 9.90 9.30 9.15 Oregon .............: 8.10 9.05 9.95 Texas ..............: (S) (S) (S) Virginia ...........: (S) (S) (S) : Washington : Processing .......: 8.05 7.00 (D) All 2/ ...........: 7.80 8.70 8.75 Wisconsin : Fresh 3/ .........: 5.20 12.70 (D) Processing .......: 11.30 10.10 (D) All 2/ ...........: 9.75 11.00 11.50 : United States : Fresh 3/ .........: 5.26 12.07 (D) Processing .......: 8.86 7.63 (D) All 2/ ...........: 7.42 9.26 9.95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Beginning in 2010, winter and summer potatoes included in spring potatoes. 2/ Average price of potatoes sold for all uses, including table stock, processing, seed, and livestock feed. 3/ Fresh market prices only. Includes table stock prices. Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: March 2011 with Comparisons [Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary : March 2010 : February 2011 : March 2011 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :Fat test : Price :Fat test : Price : Fat test ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent : Arizona ............: 14.30 3.51 18.30 3.62 19.90 3.55 California .........: 13.32 3.68 18.01 3.77 18.40 3.71 Colorado ...........: 15.00 3.52 18.90 3.66 20.20 3.58 Florida ............: 19.60 3.56 21.90 3.71 24.00 3.65 Idaho ..............: 13.10 3.64 17.90 3.75 20.00 3.72 Illinois ...........: 15.20 3.75 19.50 3.82 21.00 3.79 Indiana ............: 16.00 3.64 19.70 3.78 21.50 3.73 Iowa ...............: 15.20 3.66 19.30 3.76 20.50 3.72 Kansas .............: 16.00 3.72 20.20 3.87 22.00 3.82 Michigan ...........: 15.70 3.62 19.20 3.74 21.20 3.71 : Minnesota ..........: 14.60 3.72 19.50 3.80 20.40 3.76 Missouri ...........: 15.50 3.66 18.40 3.79 20.20 3.77 New Mexico .........: 14.50 3.56 18.50 3.76 19.70 3.65 New York ...........: 16.10 3.73 19.60 3.82 21.30 3.79 Ohio ...............: 16.60 3.78 20.40 3.88 21.90 3.81 Oregon .............: 15.40 3.72 20.10 3.85 22.10 3.80 Pennsylvania .......: 17.00 3.70 20.70 3.80 22.50 3.75 Texas ..............: 15.80 3.75 19.90 3.95 21.00 3.89 Utah ...............: 14.90 3.68 18.40 3.78 19.50 3.75 Vermont ............: 16.30 3.77 20.10 3.86 21.50 3.82 : Virginia ...........: 18.10 3.61 21.30 3.82 23.00 3.79 Washington .........: 14.40 3.72 19.40 3.85 21.10 3.82 Wisconsin ..........: 14.70 3.68 19.20 3.77 21.00 3.75 : United States ......: 14.80 3.68 19.10 3.79 20.40 3.74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: January 2011 with Comparisons [Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices estimated in January, April, July, and October] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2010 : October 2010 : January 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per head : Arizona ............: 1,350 1,400 1,380 California .........: 1,300 1,300 1,200 Colorado ...........: 1,250 1,350 1,330 Florida ............: 1,360 1,400 1,360 Idaho ..............: 1,350 1,350 1,200 Illinois ...........: 1,400 1,320 1,330 Indiana ............: 1,300 1,340 1,350 Iowa ...............: 1,250 1,250 1,250 Kansas .............: 1,250 1,250 1,200 Michigan ...........: 1,400 1,400 1,450 : Minnesota ..........: 1,290 1,280 1,310 Missouri ...........: 1,100 1,190 1,130 New Mexico .........: 1,360 1,370 1,320 New York ...........: 1,300 1,300 1,300 Ohio ...............: 1,350 1,360 1,360 Oregon .............: 1,350 1,300 1,290 Pennsylvania .......: 1,400 1,400 1,400 Texas ..............: 1,300 1,260 1,200 Utah ...............: 1,100 1,150 1,140 Vermont ............: 1,350 1,350 1,400 : Virginia ...........: 1,260 1,340 1,360 Washington .........: 1,300 1,300 1,300 Wisconsin ..........: 1,460 1,410 1,430 : United States ......: 1,340 1,330 1,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons [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. Parity data not available for blank cells. Primary source of data for livestock and milk prices is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity price : Price as percent :Adjusted : : of parity Commodity and unit : base :----------------------------------------------------------- : price : March :February : March : March :February : March : : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- dollars ------------- ------- percent ------- : Basic commodities : All wheat ............bushel: 0.608 14.60 15.90 16.10 32 47 47 Rice ....................cwt: 1.63 33.80 42.70 43.20 42 31 32 Corn .................bushel: 0.384 9.11 10.10 10.20 39 56 54 Cotton : Upland ..............pound: 0.071 2.06 1.86 1.88 32 50 43 American Pima .......pound: 0.129 3.23 3.38 3.42 36 35 34 Peanuts ...............pound: 0.027 0.710 0.707 0.715 29 33 33 : Designated nonbasic : All milk, to plants 1/ ...cwt: 1.82 44.80 47.60 48.20 35 41 46 Honey, extracted 2/ ...pound: 0.134 3.11 3.51 3.55 46 41 41 : Wool and mohair : Wool ..................pound: 0.092 2.08 2.41 2.44 38 48 47 Mohair ................pound: 0.324 8.40 8.48 8.58 32 41 41 : Other nonbasic : Apples, fresh 3/ ......pound: 0.033 0.808 0.864 0.874 37 33 33 Barley ...............bushel: 0.425 10.20 11.10 11.30 41 36 41 Canola ..................cwt: 1.740 39.90 45.60 46.10 41 45 46 Cottonseed ..............ton: 15.40 370.00 403.00 408.00 41 43 42 Dry edible beans ........cwt: 2.92 70.50 76.40 77.30 42 37 39 Flaxseed .............bushel: 1.020 23.80 26.70 27.00 37 57 49 Oats .................bushel: 0.250 5.97 6.55 6.62 38 50 47 Potatoes ................cwt: 0.834 20.40 21.80 22.10 36 42 45 Sorghum grain ...........cwt: 0.675 16.10 17.70 17.90 35 62 56 Soybeans .............bushel: 0.948 22.40 24.80 25.10 42 51 48 Sunflower, all ..........cwt: 1.91 45.30 50.00 50.60 35 55 56 : Citrus (equivalent on-tree) : Grapefruit ..............box: 0.663 15.90 17.40 17.60 37 38 37 Lemons ..................box: 1.36 33.80 35.60 36.00 26 13 16 Oranges .................box: 0.686 16.20 18.00 18.20 49 35 37 Tangerines ..............box: 1.43 34.00 37.40 37.90 36 40 35 : Livestock and poultry : Beef cattle .............cwt: 10.10 250.00 264.00 267.00 36 41 42 Calves ..................cwt: 14.10 353.00 369.00 373.00 33 38 40 Hogs ....................cwt: 5.51 136.00 144.00 146.00 38 43 43 Lambs ...................cwt: 11.70 282.00 306.00 310.00 41 51 (NA) Sheep ...................cwt: 4.38 106.00 115.00 116.00 48 66 (NA) Eggs 1/ ...............dozen: 0.091 2.23 2.38 2.41 47 37 32 Turkeys, live .........pound: 0.056 1.370 1.470 1.480 38 39 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Seasonally adjusted price as percentage of parity price. 2/ 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. 3/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (apples only), Oregon (except peaches), and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states. Commodity Parity Prices - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons [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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity price : Adjusted : Commodity and unit : base :----------------------------------------- : price : March : February : March : : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Field crops and miscellaneous : Hops ...........................pound: 0.307 7.34 8.04 8.13 Mustard seed .....................cwt: 2.66 63.40 69.60 70.40 Rapeseed .........................cwt: 2.14 49.90 56.00 56.70 Rye ...........................bushel: 0.492 11.60 12.90 13.00 Safflower ........................cwt: 1.94 47.70 50.80 51.40 Spearmint oil ..................pound: 1.44 34.80 37.70 38.10 Sweetpotatoes ....................cwt: 2.27 55.60 59.40 60.10 : Tobacco : Flue-cured, 11-14 ............pound: 0.208 5.29 5.45 5.51 Fire-cured, 21-23 ............pound: 0.293 7.30 7.67 7.76 Burley, 31 ...................pound: 0.214 5.56 5.60 5.67 Maryland, 32 .................pound: 0.183 4.55 4.79 4.85 Dark air-cured, 35-37 ........pound: 0.261 6.56 6.83 6.91 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 ....pound: 0.191 4.75 5.00 5.06 Cigar binder, 51 .............pound: 0.675 15.90 17.70 17.90 : : Noncitrus fruit : Apples, processing 1/ ............ton: 16.10 409.00 421.00 426.00 Apricots : Fresh 2/ .......................ton: 114.00 2,640.00 2,980.00 3,020.00 Dried (California) .............ton: 262.00 6,190.00 6,860.00 6,940.00 Avocados 2/ ......................ton: 198.00 5,170.00 5,180.00 5,240.00 Cherries : Sweet ..........................ton: 210.00 5,020.00 5,500.00 5,560.00 Tart .........................pound: 0.034 0.857 0.890 0.900 Cranberry 3/ ..................barrel: 4.89 116.00 128.00 129.00 Dates 2/ (California) ............ton: 183.00 4,820.00 4,790.00 4,850.00 : Grapes : Raisin variety .................ton: 117.00 2,690.00 3,060.00 3,100.00 Other dried ....................ton: 65.40 1,630.00 1,710.00 1,730.00 Kiwifruit ........................ton: 94.40 2,330.00 2,470.00 2,500.00 Nectarines, fresh 2/ (California) ton: 55.30 1,360.00 1,450.00 1,460.00 Olives, canning 3/ (California) ..ton: 87.40 2,320.00 2,290.00 2,310.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commodity Parity Prices - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons (continued) [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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity price :Adjusted : Commodity and unit : base :-------------------------------------------- : price : March : February : March : : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Noncitrus fruit - continued : Papayas (Hawaii) ................pound: 0.046 1.13 1.13 1.22 Peaches : Fresh 4/ ........................ton: 83.00 2,030.00 2,040.00 2,200.00 Dried (California) ..............ton: 57.30 1,590.00 1,600.00 1,520.00 Processing, excludes dried : Clingstone 3/ (California) ...ton: 33.70 825.00 829.00 892.00 : Pears : Fresh 4/ ........................ton: 55.60 1,340.00 1,350.00 1,470.00 Dried 1/ (California) ...........ton: 178.00 4,240.00 4,260.00 4,710.00 Plums (California) : Fresh, equivalent on-tree .......ton: 60.20 1,490.00 1,500.00 1,590.00 Prunes, dried 1/ (California) .....ton: 147.00 3,570.00 3,590.00 3,890.00 Prunes and plums : Fresh, excludes California 5/ ...ton: 63.80 1,550.00 1,550.00 1,690.00 Processing, excludes dried 1/ ...ton: 25.70 649.00 652.00 681.00 : Tree nuts 6/ : Almonds .........................pound: 0.209 4.94 4.97 5.53 Hazelnuts .........................ton: 183.00 4,190.00 4,210.00 4,850.00 Pistachios ......................pound: 0.194 4.65 4.67 5.14 Walnuts ...........................ton: 177.00 4,210.00 4,230.00 4,690.00 : Vegetables, fresh 7/ : Carrots 8/ ........................cwt: 2.61 62.20 62.50 69.10 Cauliflower 8/ ....................cwt: 4.26 106.00 106.00 113.00 Celery 8/ .........................cwt: 2.05 51.20 51.40 54.30 Honeydew melons ...................cwt: 2.17 56.50 56.80 57.50 Lettuce ...........................cwt: 2.35 57.50 57.80 62.20 Onions 8/ .........................cwt: 1.57 37.20 37.40 41.60 Tomatoes ..........................cwt: 4.75 115.00 115.00 126.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door. 2/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse door. 3/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point. 4/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (apples only), Oregon (except peaches), and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states. 5/ Based on "as sold" prices for fresh fruit in all states. 6/ Prices In-Shell basis except almonds which are shelled basis. 7/ FOB shipping point prices. 8/ Includes some processing. 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 1900 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 United States 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 United States 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: United States 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 United States 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 March Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) at 199 (1990-1992=100), is up 1.0 percent from February 2011 and 11 percent from March 2010. Production index: The March index, at 208, increased 1.5 percent from last month and 13 percent from last year. Higher prices in February for diesel, complete feeds, gasoline, and feeder cattle more than offset lower prices for feed grains, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides/other. Feed: The March index, at 228, increased 1.8 percent from February and 30 percent from last March. Since February, higher prices for complete feeds, hay & forages, supplements, and concentrates more than offset lower prices for feed grains. Livestock and poultry: The March index, at 157, increased 1.3 percent from last month and 20 percent from last year. Since February, prices are higher for feeder cattle and feeder pigs. The March feeder cattle price, at $132.10 per cwt, is up $3.00 from the February price. March feeder pigs averaged $203.00 per cwt, up $1.00 from February. Fertilizer: The March index, at 292, is up 2.8 percent from February and is 23 percent above March a year ago. Since February, prices are higher for mixed fertilizer, potash & phosphate, and nitrogen. Chemicals: The March index, at 140, decreased 1.4 percent from February and 2.8 percent from last March. Compared with last month, prices are lower for herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides/other. Fuels: The March index, at 362, is up 7.7 percent from a month earlier and is 31 percent above March 2010. Compared with last month, prices are higher for diesel, gasoline, and LP gas. Machinery: The March index, at 234, increased 0.4 percent from February and is 3.5 percent above last March. Compared with last month, prices are higher for other machinery but lower for self-propelled machinery. Consumer price index: The February 2011 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPIU) increased 0.5 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 221.309 (1982-1984=100). The January index is 220.223. For the 12-month period ending in February, the overall index increased 2.1 percent. Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-1914 Base : 1990-1992 Base Indexes :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and : March : February : March : March : February : March ratios : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Prices paid by farmers for : commodities, services, : interest, taxes, and wage : rates (PPITW) ...................: 2393 2618 2648 180 197 199 Production ....................: 1782 1991 2021 184 205 208 Feed ........................: 854 1095 1113 175 224 228 Livestock & poultry .........: 1672 1976 2012 131 155 157 Seeds .......................: 2815 2815 2815 284 284 284 Fertilizer ..................: 871 1042 1069 238 284 292 Chemicals ...................: 887 878 866 144 142 140 Fuels .......................: 2133 2590 2793 276 336 362 Supplies & repairs ..........: 1125 1150 1151 159 162 162 : Autos & trucks ..............: 3003 3053 3081 113 115 116 Machinery ...................: 5678 5835 5861 226 233 234 Building materials ..........: 2236 2286 2299 165 168 169 Services & rent .............: 2033 2116 2116 (NA) (NA) (NA) Services ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 160 165 165 Rent ........................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 191 203 203 : Interest 1/ ...................: 3389 3646 3646 135 145 145 Taxes 2/ ......................: 5549 6032 6032 207 225 225 Wage rates ....................: 7159 7295 7295 191 195 195 Production, interest, taxes, : and wage rates (PITW) .......: 2460 2721 2755 183 203 205 Family living-CPI 3/ ..........: 2067 2102 2112 161 164 165 : Ratio (received/paid) .........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 78 86 87 Parity ratio 4/ ...............: 37 41 42 (NA) (NA) (NA) Parity ratio adjusted 5/ ......: 39 43 43 (NA) (NA) (NA) PPITW adjusted for : productivity 6/ .............: 1405 1459 1465 (NA) (NA) (NA) : Crop sector (PPITW) ...........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 190 203 205 Livestock sector (PPITW) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 170 190 192 : Farm sector (production) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 177 210 213 Non-farm sector (production) ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) 187 202 206 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Interest per acre on farm real estate debt and interest rate on farm non-real estate debt. 2/ Farm real estate taxes payable per acre. 3/ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), for the previous month converted by the USDA. 4/ Ratio of index of prices received to PPITW (1910-1914=100). 5/ Based on estimated cash receipts, from marketings and government payments, the preliminary adjustment factor is 1.044 for 2011 and the revised factor is 1.041 for 2010. 6/ PPITW is adjusted based on productivity trend for the prior 15 years. Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-Components - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Relative weights are a five year moving average] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Indexes (1990-1992=100) : Relative weights :----------------------------- :-------------------------: March :February : March : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Production items ............: 70.2 70.6 184 205 208 : Feed ......................: 11.9 12.2 175 224 228 Feed grains .............: 1.7 1.7 153 244 236 Complete feeds ..........: 5.8 6.0 183 225 231 Hay & forages ...........: 1.5 1.5 142 152 161 Concentrates ............: 1.9 1.9 183 224 226 Supplements .............: 1.0 1.0 202 295 300 Livestock & poultry .......: 8.6 8.5 131 155 157 Feeder cattle ...........: 6.7 6.6 125 153 156 Feeder pigs .............: 0.7 0.7 189 220 221 Milk cow replacements ...: 0.7 0.7 119 115 115 Poultry .................: 0.5 0.5 148 148 148 : Seeds .....................: 3.9 4.1 284 284 284 Field crops .............: 3.6 3.7 299 299 299 Grasses & legumes .......: 0.4 0.4 139 139 139 Fertilizer ................: 5.2 5.5 238 284 292 Mixed fertilizer ........: 2.3 2.4 225 254 261 Nitrogen ................: 2.2 2.3 229 284 288 Potash & phosphate ......: 0.7 0.8 301 379 399 Chemicals .................: 3.2 3.3 144 142 140 Herbicides ..............: 2.0 2.1 132 131 129 Insecticides ............: 0.7 0.7 162 160 158 Fungicides & other ......: 0.5 0.5 165 163 161 : Fuels .....................: 3.9 4.0 276 336 362 Diesel ..................: 2.5 2.5 290 356 387 Gasoline ................: 0.9 0.8 242 280 309 LP gas ..................: 0.5 0.7 263 329 335 Supplies & repairs ........: 4.6 4.6 159 162 162 Supplies ................: 1.5 1.5 153 157 157 Repairs .................: 3.0 3.0 161 164 165 Autos & trucks ............: 1.5 1.4 113 115 116 Autos ...................: 0.2 0.2 111 112 113 Trucks ..................: 1.3 1.2 113 115 116 : Machinery .................: 4.5 4.3 226 233 234 Tractors ................: 1.0 0.9 189 191 191 Self-propelled ..........: 1.8 1.7 234 240 240 Other machinery .........: 1.7 1.6 240 249 252 Building materials ........: 4.5 4.4 165 168 169 Services ..................: 12.1 12.1 160 165 165 Custom rates ............: 1.2 1.2 145 145 145 Other services ..........: 10.8 10.9 162 167 167 : Rent ......................: 6.3 6.3 191 203 203 Cash ....................: 3.4 3.4 243 258 258 Share ...................: 2.9 2.9 130 138 138 Interest ....................: 3.6 3.5 135 145 145 Taxes .......................: 3.0 3.1 207 225 225 Wage rates ..................: 7.5 7.4 191 195 195 Family living-CPI ...........: 15.7 15.4 161 164 165 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed Price Ratios - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Feed price ratio 1/ : March 2010 :February 2011 : March 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal : in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ ...: 4.8 3.0 3.5 : Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in : value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ .........................: 12.2 6.0 5.3 : Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight ...................: 14.7 10.9 11.5 : Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal : in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4/ .............: 2.18 2.02 2.18 : Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal in value : to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, live weight ....: 27.0 19.7 21.2 : Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in : value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5/ .......: 5.6 4.2 4.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Effective January 1995, prices of commercial prepared feeds are based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, alfalfa hay, and all wheat. 2/ The price of commercial prepared broiler feed is based on current United States 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 United States 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 United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and alfalfa hay. The modeled feed uses 51 percent corn, 41 percent alfalfa hay, and 8 percent soybeans. 5/ The price of commercial prepared turkey feed is based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and wheat. The modeled feed uses 51 percent corn, 28 percent soybeans, and 21 percent wheat. Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Item : March 2010 :February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Broilers, live ................pound: 0.490 0.440 0.490 Eggs, market ..................dozen: 1.060 0.776 0.652 : Hogs, all .......................cwt: 52.10 61.60 62.70 Milk, all .......................cwt: 14.80 19.10 20.40 : Steers and heifers ..............cwt: 95.70 111.00 116.00 Turkeys, live .................pound: 0.522 0.578 0.599 : Corn .........................bushel: 3.55 5.64 5.46 Hay, alfalfa ....................ton: 113.00 127.00 136.00 : Soybeans .....................bushel: 9.39 12.70 12.10 Wheat, all ...................bushel: 4.70 7.43 7.63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: March 2011 with Comparisons [Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Item : March 2010 :February 2011 : March 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Feeder cattle & calves ..........cwt: 105.60 129.10 132.10 Feeder pigs .....................cwt: 174.00 202.00 203.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 five 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 United States 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 United States 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 United States 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 1990-1992 reference and base period replaced the 1977 reference and 1971- 1973 base weight period. Five-year moving average weights replaced the current fixed 1971-1973 base period weights. The 1910-1914=100 price indexes, required by statute for computing parity prices, were linked forward based on the changes in the new 1990-1992=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 Direct general questions 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, Head, Field Crops Section................................... (202) 720-2127 Suzanne Avilla - Peanuts, Rice.............................................. (202) 720-7688 Bryan Durham - Hay, Oats.................................................... (202) 690-3234 Steve Maliszewski - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum........................ (202) 720-5944 Anthony Prillaman - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed............................ (202) 720-9526 Nick Schauer - Wheat, Rye................................................... (202) 720-8068 Julie Schmidt - Crop Weather, Barley, Sugar Crops........................... (202) 720-7621 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds........................ (202) 720-7369 Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section....... (202) 720-2127 Debbie Flippin - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries...... (202) 720-2157 Fred Granja - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco ........... (202) 720-4288 Dawn Keen - Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts .................. (202) 720-4215 Chris Hawthorn - Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Tropical Fruits.................... (202) 720-5412 Tierra Mobley - Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ............. (202) 720-4285 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mints, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans ................. (202) 720-3250 Kim Ritchie - Hops.......................................................... (360) 709-2400 Livestock Prices Received Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch......................................... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Livestock Section............................................... (202) 720-3570 Jason Hardegree - Cattle.................................................... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk, Milk Cows.............................................. (202) 720-3278 Everett Olbert - Sheep, Lambs, Goats, Wool, Mohair......................... (202) 720-4751 Doug Bounds - Hogs......................................................... (202) 720-3106 Bruce Boess, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section........................ (202) 720-3570 Doug Bounds - Turkeys...................................................... (202) 720-3106 Kim Linonis - Eggs......................................................... (202) 690-8632 Troy Marshall - Broilers, Honey............................................. (202) 720-3244 Indexes, Prices Paid, and Parity Prices Kevin Barnes, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch........................................................ (202) 720-6146 Kevin Hintzman, Economics Section............................................. (202) 720-6146 Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices.................... 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