Agricultural Prices ISSN: 1937-4216 Released January 31, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January Farm Prices Received Index Increased 7 Points The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in January, at 186 percent, based on 1990-1992=100, increased 7 points (3.9 percent) from December. The Crop Index is up 10 points (5.1 percent) but the Livestock Index decreased 1 point (0.6 percent). Producers received higher prices for cattle, broilers, soybeans, and corn and lower prices for eggs, milk, wheat, and lettuce. 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 movement of corn, soybeans, cattle, and rice offset decreased marketings of milk, broilers, cotton, and cottonseed. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 20 points (12 percent) from January 2011. The Food Commodities Index, at 171, increased 2 points (1.2 percent) from last month and 12 points (7.5 percent) from January 2011. Prices Paid Index Up 2 Points The January Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 207 percent of the 1990-1992 average. The index is up 2 points (1.0 percent) from December and 12 points (6.2 percent) above January 2011. Higher prices in January for feeder cattle, interest expenses, taxes, and land rent offset lower prices for complete feeds, LP gas, concentrates, and diesel. Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes 1990-1992 Base - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Index : January : December : January : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Prices received by farmers ...............: 166 179 186 : Prices paid by farmers ...................: 195 205 207 : Ratio of prices received to prices paid ..: 85 87 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents Prices Received by Farmers..................................................................................... 4 Prices Received Indexes - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons......................................... 5 Prices Received and Prices Paid Indexes by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2011 and 2012, 1990-1992 Base.............................................................................................. 5 Received and Paid Indexes, Annual Average - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart................................. 6 Crop Farm Received and Paid Indexes, All Items by Quarter - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 7 Livestock Farm Received and Paid Indexes All Items by Quarter - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 7 Received Indexes by Month, Livestock Products, All Products, and All Crops - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 8 Received Indexes by Month, Food Grains, Feed Grains & Hay, and Oilseeds - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 8 Received Indexes by Month, Fruit & Nut and Commercial Vegetables - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 9 Received Indexes by Month, Meat Animal, Dairy Products, and Poultry & Eggs - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 9 Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons...................... 10 Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons.................... 11 Prices Received for Corn by Month - United States Chart........................................................ 12 Prices Received for Wheat by Month - United States Chart....................................................... 12 Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month - United States Chart............................................... 13 Prices Received for Soybeans by Month - United States Chart.................................................... 13 Prices Received for Cattle by Month - United States Chart...................................................... 14 Prices Received for Milk by Month - United States Chart........................................................ 14 Prices Received for Hogs by Month - United States Chart........................................................ 15 Prices Received for Poultry by Month - United States Chart..................................................... 15 Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2012 with Comparisons.............. 16 Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2012 with Comparisons................... 16 Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons........................ 17 Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons..................... 17 Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons...................... 18 Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons..................... 18 Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons....................... 19 Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: January 2012 with Comparisons..................................... 19 Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: January 2012 with Comparisons........................................ 19 Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons............................. 20 Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons......................... 20 Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons............................. 21 Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons.................... 21 Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons........................ 22 Prices Received for Peanuts (In-Shell) - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons............... 22 Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons........................ 23 Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons........................... 23 Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons......................... 23 Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons..... 24 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons............................................................................................ 24 Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons...................... 25 Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons........................... 25 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: January 2011...................... 26 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: December 2011..................... 27 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: January 2012...................... 28 Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons......................... 29 Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons......................... 30 Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons........................ 31 Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons.... 32 Commodity Parity Prices - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons......................................... 33 Marketing Year for Specified Commodities....................................................................... 35 Sweet Potato Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010 and 2011............................................................................................... 35 All Rice Market Year Average Prices Received by Length of Grain - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 and 2010............................................................................................... 36 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for All Rice - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012........................................................................................... 36 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Long Grain Rice - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012........................................................................................... 37 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Medium and Short Grain Rice - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012................................................................................. 37 Parity Price Overview.......................................................................................... 38 Prices Received For Average Base Period - United States: January 1910-December 1914............................ 39 The Parity Ratio............................................................................................... 40 Prices Received Adjusted Base Prices and Parity Prices - United States: January 2012........................... 41 Prices Received Calendar Year Average Prices and Index used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2002-2011........................................................................... 46 Prices Received Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012.................................. 56 Reliability of Prices Received Estimates....................................................................... 64 Prices Paid by Farmers......................................................................................... 65 Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons................... 66 Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-Components - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons............................................................................... 67 Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 68 Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 68 Paid Indexes by Farm Type, All Items - United States: 1990-1991=100 Chart...................................... 69 Paid Indexes by Origin, All Production Items - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.............................. 69 Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector, Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 70 Paid Indexes by Month, Feed and Replacement Livestock - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart..................... 70 Feed Price Ratios - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons............................................... 71 Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons............. 71 Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons................................ 71 Grazing Fee Rates for Cattle - States, Regions, and United States: 2010 and 2011............................... 72 Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 ..................................... 73 Prices Paid Index Sub-Components Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 ........................ 84 Prices Paid Program Schedule................................................................................... 92 Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates........................................................................... 93 Information Contacts........................................................................................... 94 Prices Received by Farmers The January All Farm Products Index is 186 percent of its 1990-1992 base, up 3.9 percent from the December index and 12 percent above the January 2011 index. All crops: The January index, at 208, increased 5.1 percent from December and 10 percent above January 2011. Index increases for feed grains & hay and potatoes & dry beans more than offset index decreases for commercial vegetables, food grains, fruits & nuts, and oilseeds. Food grains: The January index, at 225, declined 4.3 percent from the previous month but is 2.3 percent above a year ago. The January all wheat price, at $6.86 per bushel, is down 33 cents from December but 17 cents above January 2011. Feed grains & hay: The January index, at 255, is up 0.8 percent from last month and 22 percent above a year ago. The corn price, at $5.90 per bushel, is up 4 cents from last month and 96 cents above January 2011. The all hay price, at $172 per ton, decreased $5 from December but is $60.00 higher than last January. Sorghum grain, at $10.40 per cwt, is 10 cents less than December but 91 cents above January last year. Cotton, Upland: The January index, at 144, is down 1.4 percent from December but 6.7 percent above last year. The January price, at 87.4 cents per pound, declined 1.1 cents from the previous month but is 5.3 cents above last January. Oilseeds: The January index, at 211, is down 0.5 percent from December but is 1.9 percent higher than January 2011. The soybean price, at $11.70 per bushel, increased 20 cents from December and is 10 cents higher than January 2011. Fruits & nuts: The January index, at 154, is down 1.9 percent from December but 2.7 percent higher than a year ago. Price decreases for apples, grapefruit, and strawberries more than offset price increases for oranges and lemons. Commercial vegetables: The January index, at 120, is down 12 percent from last month and 38 percent below January 2011. Lower prices for lettuce and broccoli during January more than offset higher tomato, celery, and snap bean prices. Potatoes & dry beans: The January index, at 175, is up 4.2 percent from last month and 15 percent above January 2011. The all potato price, at $9.08 per cwt, is unchanged from December and last January. The all dry bean price, at $45.80 per cwt, is up $4.00 from the previous month and $19.60 above January 2011. Livestock and products: The January index, at 156, declined 0.6 percent from last month but is 14 percent higher than January 2011. Compared with a year ago, prices for cattle, milk, broilers, hogs, calves, turkeys, and eggs increased. Meat animals: The January index, at 161, is up 3.2 percent from last month and 15 percent higher than last year. The January hog price, at $62.40 per cwt, is $1.10 lower than December but increased $6.60 from a year ago. The January beef cattle price of $124 per cwt is up $4.00 from last month and $17.00 from January 2011. Dairy products: The January index, at 147, is down 3.3 percent from a month ago but 15 percent higher than January last year. The January all milk price of $19.20 per cwt is down 60 cents from last month but is $2.50 higher than January 2011. Poultry & eggs: The January index, at 152, declined 6.2 percent from December but is 7.8 percent higher than a year ago. The January market egg price, at 66.7 cents per dozen, is 43.3 cents less than December but 0.7 cents higher than January 2011. The January broiler price, at 49.0 cents per pound, is up 2.0 cents from December and 4.0 cents above a year ago. The January turkey price, at 66.0 cents per pound, is down 5.4 cents from the previous month but is up 9.6 cents from a year earlier. Prices Received Indexes - United States: January 2012 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 : January : December : January : January : December : January Index : Average : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : : All products ...................: 639 1054 1136 1180 166 179 186 : All crops ......................: 500 935 981 1031 189 198 208 Food grains ..................: 325 696 745 714 220 235 225 Feed grains & hay ............: 363 745 902 908 209 253 255 Cotton, Upland ...............: 517 695 749 740 135 146 144 Tobacco ......................: 1263 1491 1566 1566 99 104 104 Oilseeds .....................: 554 1132 1164 1155 207 212 211 Fruits & nuts ................: 716 1044 1095 1074 150 157 154 Commercial vegetables ........: 698 1384 975 857 194 136 120 Potatoes & dry beans .........: 540 770 853 887 152 168 175 Other crops ..................: 493 643 643 644 131 131 131 : Livestock and products .........: 768 1052 1201 1193 137 157 156 Meat animals .................: 1021 1421 1594 1638 140 156 161 Dairy products ...............: 799 1028 1218 1181 128 152 147 Poultry & eggs ...............: 282 395 454 427 141 162 152 : Food commodities ...............: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 159 169 171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. Prices Received and Prices Paid Indexes by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2011 and 2012, 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 :---------------------------------------------------------------- :2011 :2012 :2011 : 2012 : 2011 :2012 : 2011 :2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent percent percent percent : January .......: 166 186 189 208 137 156 195 207 204 219 February ......: 171 200 144 197 207 March .........: 173 198 152 201 211 April .........: 176 200 156 203 215 May ...........: 175 203 152 203 215 June ..........: 180 209 153 203 215 July ..........: 181 207 155 204 216 August ........: 183 209 158 204 216 September .....: 179 203 152 204 216 October .......: 184 203 154 204 216 November ......: 184 206 157 205 218 December ......: 179 198 157 205 217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Average : : : Preliminary Commodity :1990-1992=100 : January 2011 :December 2011 : January 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Field crops : Austrian winter peas .........dollars/cwt: (NA) (S) (D) (S) Barley, all ...............dollars/bushel: 2.12 3.86 5.44 5.44 Feed .....................dollars/bushel: 1.90 3.46 4.89 4.29 Malting ..................dollars/bushel: 2.43 3.97 5.54 5.60 Beans, dry edible ............dollars/cwt: 19.10 26.20 41.80 45.80 Canola .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 20.30 23.00 23.40 Chickpeas, all ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) 31.00 38.40 45.70 Large .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 32.30 39.10 45.80 Small .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 22.40 31.40 (D) Corn ......................dollars/bushel: 2.30 4.94 5.86 5.90 : Cotton, Upland .............dollars/pound: 0.606 0.821 0.885 0.874 Cottonseed 1/ ................dollars/ton: 96.00 165.00 264.00 281.00 Flaxseed ..................dollars/bushel: 4.27 13.80 13.60 13.60 Hay, all, baled ..............dollars/ton: 76.30 112.00 177.00 172.00 Alfalfa .....................dollars/ton: 77.20 121.00 199.00 192.00 Other .......................dollars/ton: 60.00 97.30 126.00 127.00 Lentils ......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 28.40 25.00 23.40 Oats ......................dollars/bushel: 1.22 3.13 3.57 3.62 Peanuts, in-shell ..........dollars/pound: 0.304 0.230 0.308 0.343 Peas, dry edible .............dollars/cwt: (NA) 10.50 15.90 15.90 : Potatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 5.82 9.08 9.08 9.08 Rice, all ....................dollars/cwt: 7.07 14.00 14.20 14.50 Long ........................dollars/cwt: (NA) 11.80 13.80 14.00 Medium and short ............dollars/cwt: (NA) 19.60 15.20 15.30 Sorghum grain ................dollars/cwt: 3.75 9.49 10.50 10.40 Soybeans ..................dollars/bushel: 5.61 11.60 11.50 11.70 Sunflowers, all ..............dollars/cwt: 9.50 21.90 29.60 29.60 : Wheat, all ................dollars/bushel: 2.96 6.69 7.19 6.86 Winter ...................dollars/bushel: 2.93 6.35 6.41 6.25 Durum ....................dollars/bushel: 2.86 7.09 10.00 8.87 Other spring .............dollars/bushel: 3.11 7.14 8.26 7.86 Hard red winter 2/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 6.50 6.54 (NA) Soft red winter 2/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 6.31 6.58 (NA) Hard red spring 2/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 7.22 8.44 (NA) White 2/ .................dollars/bushel: 3.24 6.05 6.12 (NA) : Fruits : Citrus, equivalent on-tree : Grapefruit ..................dollars/box: 5.77 6.94 6.21 5.78 Lemons ......................dollars/box: 10.10 8.84 14.02 14.37 Oranges .....................dollars/box: 5.79 6.58 7.02 7.09 Tangelos ....................dollars/box: 5.82 5.70 6.56 7.07 Tangerines and mandarins ....dollars/box: 15.11 16.93 21.15 15.73 : Noncitrus, fresh : Apples 3/ .................dollars/pound: 0.212 0.300 0.367 0.354 Grapes 3/ ...................dollars/ton: 506.00 (S) 1,080.00 680.00 Peaches 3/ ..................dollars/ton: 432.00 (S) (S) (S) Pears 3/ ....................dollars/ton: 370.00 639.00 521.00 510.00 Strawberries ................dollars/cwt: 56.00 217.00 153.00 152.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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: January 2012 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 : January 2011 :December 2011 : January 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Vegetables, fresh 1/ : Asparagus ....................dollars/cwt: 79.80 (S) (S) (S) Beans, snap 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) 131.00 69.10 80.60 Broccoli .....................dollars/cwt: 22.50 57.10 51.60 28.40 Cantaloupes 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) (S) 11.90 (S) Carrots ......................dollars/cwt: 13.20 38.00 25.50 26.30 Cauliflower ..................dollars/cwt: 26.80 41.10 66.20 38.80 Celery .......................dollars/cwt: 11.60 25.10 14.90 17.20 Corn, sweet ..................dollars/cwt: 15.70 62.20 14.90 31.50 Cucumbers 2/ .................dollars/cwt: (NA) (S) 19.40 (S) Lettuce ......................dollars/cwt: 11.90 27.20 17.40 12.90 Onions 3/ ....................dollars/cwt: 12.80 12.40 9.48 8.93 Tomatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 32.30 51.90 26.50 31.70 : Livestock : Calves .......................dollars/cwt: 94.30 136.00 157.00 166.00 Cattle, all beef .............dollars/cwt: 72.90 107.00 120.00 124.00 Cows 4/ .....................dollars/cwt: 49.60 65.00 70.50 73.80 Steers & heifers ............dollars/cwt: 77.10 110.00 126.00 129.00 Milk cows 5/ ................dollars/head: 1130.00 1300.00 (NA) 1460.00 Hogs, all ....................dollars/cwt: 47.70 55.80 63.50 62.40 Barrows & gilts .............dollars/cwt: 48.40 56.70 63.70 62.60 Sows ........................dollars/cwt: 39.50 47.80 55.90 55.00 : Dairy and poultry : Milk, all 6/ .................dollars/cwt: 13.06 16.70 19.80 19.20 Fat test ........................percent: 3.66 3.83 3.83 3.80 Broilers, live 7/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.317 0.450 0.470 0.490 Eggs, all 8/ ...............dollars/dozen: 0.643 0.850 1.220 0.850 Market 8/ 9/ ..............dollars/dozen: 0.546 0.660 1.100 0.667 Turkeys, live 8/ 10/ 11/ ...dollars/pound: 0.380 0.564 0.714 0.660 : Adjusted for seasonal variation : Eggs, all ..................dollars/dozen: 0.545 0.758 0.967 0.767 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 112 126 111 Milk, all 6/ .................dollars/cwt: 9.71 16.60 18.60 19.00 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 101 106 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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/ Live weight equivalent 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: 2012 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 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per bushel : January ....: 4.90 6.69 6.86 3.66 4.94 5.90 9.79 11.60 11.70 February ...: 4.73 7.42 3.55 5.65 9.41 12.70 March ......: 4.70 7.55 3.55 5.53 9.39 12.70 April ......: 4.41 8.01 3.41 6.36 9.47 13.10 May ........: 4.34 8.16 3.48 6.32 9.41 13.20 June .......: 4.16 7.41 3.41 6.38 9.45 13.20 July .......: 4.49 7.10 3.49 6.33 9.79 13.20 August .....: 5.44 7.61 3.65 6.88 10.10 13.40 September ..: 5.79 7.55 4.08 6.37 9.98 12.20 October ....: 5.88 7.29 4.32 5.71 10.20 11.70 November ...: 6.10 7.26 4.55 5.84 11.10 11.70 December ...: 6.44 7.19 4.82 5.86 11.60 11.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2012 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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Beef cattle 1/ : All hogs 2/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : January ..: 82.30 107.00 124.00 48.40 55.80 62.40 February .: 85.70 108.00 48.90 61.60 March ....: 90.40 115.00 52.10 63.10 April ....: 95.60 119.00 56.50 67.70 May ......: 94.70 112.00 62.20 68.60 June .....: 90.40 107.00 58.20 69.70 July .....: 91.70 111.00 58.50 71.70 August ...: 93.50 111.00 61.30 75.80 September : 94.10 112.00 61.00 67.10 October ..: 93.10 117.00 53.30 68.70 November .: 94.00 120.00 47.80 64.40 December .: 98.10 120.00 52.30 63.50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cows and steers & heifers. 2/ Barrows & gilts and sows. Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ..............: (D) (S) (S) Arkansas .............: 7.31 (D) 6.17 California ...........: 5.30 (D) (D) Colorado .............: 6.33 6.34 6.25 Idaho ................: 5.96 6.62 6.68 Illinois .............: 6.42 6.18 6.20 Indiana ..............: 6.83 6.72 6.00 Kansas ...............: 7.25 6.54 6.45 Michigan .............: 6.28 6.07 6.00 Minnesota ............: 6.74 8.31 7.98 : Missouri .............: 6.02 6.34 6.20 Montana ..............: 6.23 7.79 7.55 Nebraska .............: 6.27 6.20 6.20 North Carolina .......: 6.95 7.59 6.89 North Dakota .........: 7.23 8.40 7.93 Ohio .................: 6.15 6.35 6.30 Oklahoma .............: 6.64 6.81 6.55 Oregon ...............: 6.29 6.66 6.21 South Dakota .........: 7.41 7.85 7.30 Texas ................: 7.15 6.12 6.42 Washington ...........: 6.33 6.36 6.15 : United States ........: 6.69 7.19 6.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 7.31 (D) 6.17 California .........: 5.30 (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 6.32 6.40 6.25 Idaho ..............: 5.78 6.27 6.30 Illinois ...........: 6.42 6.18 6.20 Indiana ............: 6.83 6.72 6.00 Kansas .............: 7.25 6.54 6.45 Michigan ...........: 6.28 6.07 6.00 Minnesota ..........: 5.10 (D) (S) Missouri ...........: 6.02 6.34 6.20 : Montana ............: 5.82 6.64 6.58 Nebraska ...........: 6.27 6.20 6.20 North Carolina .....: 6.95 7.59 6.89 North Dakota .......: 5.61 6.68 6.25 Ohio ...............: 6.15 6.35 6.30 Oklahoma ...........: 6.64 6.81 6.55 Oregon .............: 6.20 6.48 6.00 South Dakota .......: 6.31 6.83 6.40 Texas ..............: 7.15 6.12 6.42 Washington .........: 6.18 6.08 5.92 : United States ......: 6.35 6.41 6.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (D) (S) (S) California .........: (S) (S) (S) Idaho ..............: (D) (D) (D) Montana ............: 6.54 11.40 10.00 North Dakota .......: 7.25 8.94 8.40 : United States ......: 7.09 10.00 8.87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: (D) 5.64 (S) Idaho ..............: 6.35 7.27 7.20 Minnesota ..........: 6.80 8.31 8.00 Montana ............: 6.77 8.47 8.21 North Dakota .......: 7.28 8.44 7.95 Oregon .............: 6.97 7.72 7.30 South Dakota .......: 8.03 8.52 7.90 Washington .........: 7.03 7.62 7.29 : United States ......: 7.14 8.26 7.86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : California .........: (S) (S) (S) Colorado ...........: (D) 4.78 (D) Idaho ..............: 4.00 5.80 5.81 Minnesota ..........: 3.83 (D) (D) Montana ............: 3.91 5.32 5.08 North Dakota .......: 3.61 5.56 5.53 Oregon .............: 3.95 4.28 4.30 Utah ...............: 4.38 5.53 (D) Washington .........: 3.87 4.26 3.98 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (D) : United States ......: 3.86 5.44 5.44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 4.00 5.85 5.85 Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D) Montana ............: 3.94 5.36 (D) North Dakota .......: 3.89 5.60 5.60 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 3.95 4.43 4.50 Minnesota ..........: 3.18 4.08 (D) Montana ............: 3.67 4.94 (D) North Dakota .......: 3.19 5.36 5.10 Wyoming ............: (S) (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: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: 4.77 6.09 6.00 Illinois ...........: 4.94 5.92 6.00 Indiana ............: 4.95 6.02 5.90 Iowa ...............: 5.07 5.78 5.80 Kansas .............: 5.34 6.07 6.05 Kentucky ...........: 4.81 6.24 6.20 Michigan ...........: 5.25 5.63 5.65 Minnesota ..........: 4.76 5.52 5.70 Missouri ...........: 4.99 6.14 6.10 Nebraska ...........: 4.81 5.80 5.90 : North Carolina .....: 6.10 6.48 6.66 North Dakota .......: 4.35 5.40 5.60 Ohio ...............: 5.23 6.04 5.95 Pennsylvania .......: 6.34 6.63 6.75 South Dakota .......: 4.49 5.65 5.65 Tennessee ..........: 5.09 6.30 6.15 Texas ..............: 4.91 6.52 6.67 Wisconsin ..........: 4.90 5.73 5.78 : United States ......: 4.94 5.86 5.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 11.20 11.80 12.00 Illinois ...........: 11.70 11.80 12.10 Indiana ............: 11.70 11.90 11.90 Iowa ...............: 11.80 11.30 11.30 Kansas .............: 12.60 11.00 11.00 Kentucky ...........: 11.50 11.70 11.90 Louisiana ..........: 10.90 11.70 12.00 Michigan ...........: 11.80 11.20 11.30 Minnesota ..........: 11.20 11.20 11.50 Mississippi ........: 11.70 12.00 11.90 : Missouri ...........: 11.60 11.80 11.90 Nebraska ...........: 11.40 11.20 11.50 North Carolina .....: 12.10 11.30 11.60 North Dakota .......: 10.90 11.20 11.10 Ohio ...............: 11.90 11.80 12.00 South Dakota .......: 11.30 11.10 11.10 Tennessee ..........: 11.10 12.00 12.20 Wisconsin ..........: 11.50 11.40 11.60 : United States ......: 11.60 11.50 11.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Illinois ...........: (S) (S) (S) Iowa ...............: 3.76 4.23 3.65 Michigan ...........: 3.74 (D) (D) Minnesota ..........: 2.87 3.44 3.50 Montana ............: 2.62 (D) (S) Nebraska ...........: 3.01 3.80 3.90 New York ...........: (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .......: (D) 2.95 (D) Oregon .............: (D) (S) (S) Pennsylvania .......: 4.31 4.30 4.10 South Dakota .......: 3.25 3.48 3.55 Texas ..............: (S) (S) (S) Wisconsin ..........: 2.69 3.90 3.80 : United States ......: 3.13 3.57 3.62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arkansas ...........: (D) (D) 10.50 Illinois ...........: 10.70 (D) (D) Kansas .............: 9.61 10.50 10.20 Louisiana ..........: (D) (D) (S) Missouri ...........: 9.00 10.80 10.70 Nebraska ...........: 8.99 9.74 10.20 Oklahoma ...........: 9.52 10.60 10.70 Texas ..............: 9.16 11.80 11.20 : United States ......: 9.49 10.50 10.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : : California .........: 50.60 51.20 57.30 Colorado ...........: 24.90 44.10 44.00 Idaho ..............: 29.30 42.30 41.90 Michigan ...........: 32.00 49.50 52.70 Minnesota ..........: 28.00 41.80 45.00 Nebraska ...........: 25.30 43.00 43.40 North Dakota .......: 23.10 39.30 44.90 : United States ......: 26.20 41.80 45.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Peanuts (In-Shell) - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama ............: 0.209 0.281 0.333 Florida ............: 0.230 0.264 0.294 Georgia ............: 0.214 0.302 0.303 Mississippi ........: (S) 0.237 0.298 New Mexico .........: 0.293 (S) (D) North Carolina .....: 0.219 0.367 0.307 Oklahoma ...........: (D) 0.324 (D) South Carolina .....: 0.241 0.314 0.305 Texas ..............: 0.255 0.436 0.460 Virginia ...........: 0.213 0.303 0.296 : United States ......: 0.230 0.308 0.343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Colorado ...........: (D) 31.20 (D) Kansas .............: 21.40 28.50 27.90 Minnesota ..........: 20.90 30.80 (D) North Dakota .......: 22.80 31.10 30.20 South Dakota .......: 19.20 28.10 28.60 : United States ......: 21.90 29.60 29.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Minnesota ..........: 20.20 24.30 (S) North Dakota .......: 20.30 22.90 23.40 : United States ......: 20.30 23.00 23.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : North Dakota .......: 13.80 13.60 13.60 : United States ......: 13.80 13.60 13.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons [Cottonseed marketing year August - February] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Cottonseed State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary : : : Preliminary : January : December : January : January : December : January : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- dollars per pound -------- --------- dollars per ton -------- : Alabama ............: 0.969 0.855 0.880 146.00 208.00 201.00 Arizona ............: (D) 0.954 (D) 227.00 309.00 307.00 Arkansas ...........: 0.770 0.939 0.906 (S) 239.00 (S) California .........: 1.160 1.060 (D) (D) 350.00 340.00 Georgia ............: 1.060 0.945 0.948 140.00 206.00 205.00 Louisiana ..........: 0.764 0.886 0.935 (S) (S) (S) Mississippi ........: 0.820 0.948 0.959 (S) 263.00 (S) North Carolina .....: 1.050 0.889 0.902 (S) 188.00 189.00 Tennessee ..........: 0.784 0.913 (D) (S) 270.00 (S) Texas ..............: 0.775 0.830 0.827 158.00 325.00 315.00 : United States ......: 0.821 0.885 0.874 165.00 264.00 281.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Item : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Average price ......dollars/pound: 0.821 0.885 0.874 Marketings 1/ ........1,000 bales: 2,794 1,965 (NA) : Rice, all : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 14.00 14.20 14.50 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 21,806 14,177 (NA) : Rice, long : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 11.80 13.80 14.00 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 15,722 9,938 (NA) : Rice, medium and short : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 19.60 15.20 15.30 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 6,084 4,239 (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: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hay : Alfalfa hay : Other hay State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary : January : December : January : January : December : January : January : December : January : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : Arizona ......: 139.00 248.00 247.00 140.00 250.00 250.00 125.00 200.00 180.00 California ...: 148.00 226.00 236.00 161.00 237.00 243.00 103.00 177.00 203.00 Colorado .....: 128.00 222.00 231.00 130.00 230.00 240.00 105.00 160.00 165.00 Idaho ........: 133.00 226.00 218.00 135.00 228.00 220.00 106.00 150.00 140.00 Illinois .....: 130.00 165.00 159.00 145.00 180.00 170.00 87.00 150.00 140.00 Iowa .........: 105.00 135.00 144.00 117.00 142.00 152.00 80.00 93.00 98.00 Kansas .......: 103.00 188.00 191.00 115.00 215.00 220.00 75.00 105.00 105.00 Kentucky .....: 91.00 113.00 113.00 140.00 190.00 190.00 75.00 90.00 90.00 Michigan .....: 102.00 103.00 103.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 80.00 90.00 85.00 Minnesota ....: 93.00 122.00 135.00 100.00 140.00 140.00 75.00 80.00 90.00 : Missouri .....: 80.00 103.00 100.00 140.00 250.00 250.00 65.00 75.00 75.00 Montana ......: 77.00 98.00 105.00 77.00 98.00 107.00 77.00 96.00 92.00 Nebraska .....: 76.00 121.00 128.00 79.00 131.00 137.00 63.00 94.00 93.00 Nevada .......: 143.00 227.00 231.00 145.00 230.00 235.00 115.00 160.00 150.00 New Mexico ...: 165.00 298.00 298.00 170.00 305.00 305.00 139.00 227.00 227.00 New York .....: 107.00 96.00 107.00 130.00 105.00 129.00 105.00 95.00 105.00 North Dakota .: 64.00 74.00 69.00 67.00 80.00 75.00 48.00 54.00 55.00 Ohio .........: 114.00 112.00 142.00 156.00 183.00 187.00 79.00 85.00 102.00 Oklahoma .....: 87.00 187.00 189.00 137.00 236.00 236.00 80.00 126.00 129.00 Oregon .......: 151.00 216.00 218.00 144.00 250.00 239.00 160.00 175.00 195.00 : Pennsylvania .: 118.00 156.00 157.00 153.00 194.00 183.00 110.00 130.00 139.00 South Dakota .: 82.00 136.00 122.00 87.00 147.00 133.00 69.00 97.00 87.00 Texas ........: 119.00 181.00 164.00 190.00 270.00 265.00 112.00 169.00 153.00 Utah .........: 109.00 198.00 187.00 109.00 200.00 191.00 99.00 160.00 153.00 Washington ...: 144.00 226.00 229.00 130.00 240.00 245.00 170.00 200.00 200.00 Wisconsin ....: 92.00 116.00 113.00 95.00 130.00 125.00 70.00 90.00 90.00 Wyoming ......: 90.00 139.00 149.00 90.00 145.00 155.00 88.00 125.00 130.00 : United States : 112.00 177.00 172.00 121.00 199.00 192.00 97.30 126.00 127.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: January 2012 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 : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : California .........: (NA) (NA) (NA) Michigan ...........: 0.295 0.345 0.320 New York ...........: 0.239 0.357 0.317 Ohio ...............: 0.360 0.460 0.430 Pennsylvania .......: (NA) 0.318 (NA) Virginia ...........: 0.230 0.360 0.360 Washington .........: 0.314 0.375 0.375 : United States ......: 0.300 0.367 0.354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: January 2011 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos-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 1/ ..............: 20.80 14.40 14.40 (S) 12.30 12.30 (S) Florida ....................: 22.00 8.83 12.21 6.14 6.32 10.02 3.38 White ....................: 25.00 7.90 15.10 5.35 5.46 12.95 2.80 Colored ..................: 21.60 9.08 11.80 6.45 6.55 9.60 3.60 Texas ......................: 22.50 7.60 12.20 1.60 6.12 10.65 0.20 : United States ..............: 21.80 9.41 12.66 6.14 6.94 10.49 3.38 : Lemons : Arizona ....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .................: 31.90 15.55 21.00 (D) 9.68 15.13 (D) : United States ..............: 31.60 14.71 20.67 (D) 8.84 14.80 (D) : Oranges : California : Navel and miscellaneous ..: 23.40 12.97 14.76 (D) 10.54 12.35 (D) : Florida : Early and mids ...........: 21.70 8.20 11.70 8.10 5.69 8.95 5.60 : United States ..............: 23.20 9.08 14.40 7.87 6.58 11.94 5.37 : Tangelos : Florida ....................: 21.40 8.88 11.00 7.85 5.70 7.85 4.65 : Tangerines and : mandarins : California .................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ....................: 32.90 14.51 20.65 6.99 11.01 17.15 3.49 : United States ..............: 33.60 19.98 24.21 5.53 16.93 21.30 1.98 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: December 2011 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos-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 1/ ..............: 14.50 7.97 7.97 (D) 5.83 5.83 (D) Florida ....................: 18.60 8.11 9.02 7.02 5.63 6.78 4.26 White ....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colored ..................: 18.40 8.10 8.80 7.15 5.61 6.55 4.35 Texas ......................: 23.70 9.34 13.40 1.60 7.84 11.85 0.20 : United States ..............: 19.70 8.42 10.16 5.82 6.21 8.13 3.37 : Lemons : Arizona ....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .................: 36.90 20.01 25.78 (D) 14.02 19.79 (D) : United States ..............: 37.00 20.01 25.84 (D) 14.02 19.85 (D) : Oranges : California : Navel and miscellaneous ..: 24.20 13.86 15.39 (D) 11.38 12.93 (D) : Florida : Early and mids ...........: 23.50 8.84 13.25 8.60 6.23 10.45 6.00 : United States ..............: 24.00 9.61 14.87 8.44 7.02 12.32 5.84 : Tangelos : Florida ....................: 21.00 9.69 9.90 9.50 6.56 6.75 6.40 : Tangerines and : mandarins : Arizona ....................: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) California .................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ....................: 25.10 11.68 12.80 9.30 7.85 9.10 5.20 : United States ..............: 40.10 24.37 30.81 4.06 21.15 27.88 -0.09 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: January 2012 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos-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 1/ ..............: 16.30 9.77 9.77 (S) 7.63 7.63 (S) Florida ....................: 18.70 8.14 9.13 7.36 5.62 6.89 4.63 White ....................: 19.80 7.87 10.10 7.10 5.38 7.90 4.50 Colored ..................: 18.55 8.23 8.95 7.50 5.71 6.70 4.70 Texas ......................: 22.80 7.48 12.50 1.60 6.00 10.95 0.20 : United States ..............: 19.50 8.07 9.96 6.30 5.78 7.88 3.82 : Lemons : Arizona ....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .................: 38.40 20.26 27.28 (D) 14.27 21.29 (D) : United States ..............: 38.50 20.36 27.34 (D) 14.37 21.35 (D) : Oranges : California : Navel and miscellaneous ..: 22.20 11.61 13.39 (D) 9.13 10.93 (D) : Florida : Early and mids ...........: 23.10 9.24 12.85 9.15 6.64 10.05 6.55 : United States ..............: 22.30 9.67 13.33 8.89 7.09 10.83 6.29 : Tangelos : Florida ....................: 21.10 10.19 10.00 10.30 7.07 6.85 7.20 : Tangerines and : mandarins : Arizona ....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ....................: 35.00 17.96 22.70 9.80 14.12 19.00 5.70 : United States ..............: 33.20 19.05 23.47 6.21 15.73 20.42 2.10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales. Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California : Spring ...........: (S) (S) (S) Fall .............: 8.70 8.40 8.50 All 1/ ...........: 8.70 8.40 8.50 Colorado : Fresh 1/ .........: 13.50 12.00 (D) All 1/ ...........: 13.00 10.90 10.80 : Florida ............: (S) (S) (S) Idaho : Fresh 2/ .........: 8.30 7.40 (D) Processing .......: 6.50 7.60 (D) All 1/ ...........: 7.25 7.50 7.55 Maine ..............: 9.90 10.30 10.20 Michigan ...........: 11.20 11.90 12.30 Minnesota ..........: 6.80 8.50 (D) New York ...........: 13.70 13.20 13.20 North Carolina .....: (S) (S) (S) : North Dakota : Fresh 2/ .........: 12.00 18.40 (D) Processing .......: 7.60 7.10 (D) All 1/ ...........: 9.15 10.90 10.20 Oregon .............: 9.10 8.55 8.90 Texas ..............: (S) (S) (S) Virginia ...........: (S) (S) (S) : Washington : Processing .......: 6.55 8.10 (D) All 1/ ...........: 8.15 8.90 8.90 Wisconsin : Fresh 2/ .........: 11.80 10.90 (D) Processing .......: 11.10 9.05 (D) All 1/ ...........: 11.40 10.20 10.60 : United States : Fresh 2/ .........: 11.21 10.72 (D) Processing .......: 7.68 8.10 (D) All 1/ ...........: 9.08 9.08 9.08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Average price of potatoes sold for all uses, including table stock, processing, seed, and livestock feed. 2/ Fresh market prices only. Includes table stock prices. Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons [Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary : January 2011 : December 2011 : January 2012 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :Fat test : Price :Fat test : Price : Fat test ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent : Arizona ............: 16.50 3.69 19.10 3.68 18.60 3.67 California .........: 15.35 3.83 17.80 3.85 17.30 3.82 Colorado ...........: 16.70 3.69 19.10 3.69 18.90 3.66 Florida ............: 20.90 3.76 23.20 3.69 24.30 3.68 Idaho ..............: 15.40 3.78 18.30 3.78 17.50 3.76 Illinois ...........: 17.20 3.86 20.40 3.89 19.50 3.85 Indiana ............: 17.90 3.83 20.40 3.76 20.10 3.70 Iowa ...............: 16.50 3.78 20.40 3.85 19.70 3.80 Kansas .............: 17.90 3.89 20.20 3.94 20.10 3.91 Michigan ...........: 17.40 3.77 20.50 3.75 19.50 3.73 : Minnesota ..........: 16.20 3.84 21.00 3.90 20.40 3.87 Missouri ...........: 16.40 3.83 20.40 3.85 20.30 3.81 New Mexico .........: 16.40 3.78 18.70 3.71 18.50 3.65 New York ...........: 17.80 3.84 20.70 3.82 20.30 3.80 Ohio ...............: 18.40 3.93 21.10 3.85 20.90 3.82 Oregon .............: 16.90 3.90 21.50 3.89 21.10 3.85 Pennsylvania .......: 18.90 3.85 21.40 3.80 20.90 3.80 Texas ..............: 17.60 3.96 20.00 3.93 19.50 3.91 Utah ...............: 16.80 3.87 19.00 3.86 18.50 3.84 Vermont ............: 18.20 3.87 20.90 3.88 20.70 3.86 : Virginia ...........: 20.10 3.90 22.10 3.85 22.10 3.82 Washington .........: 17.00 3.90 19.90 3.89 19.50 3.85 Wisconsin ..........: 16.20 3.81 20.90 3.83 19.80 3.81 : United States ......: 16.70 3.83 19.80 3.83 19.20 3.80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: January 2012 with Comparisons [Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices estimated in January, April, July, and October] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2011 : October 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per head : Arizona ............: 1,380 1,550 1,500 California .........: 1,200 1,400 1,400 Colorado ...........: 1,330 1,550 1,500 Florida ............: 1,360 1,620 1,490 Idaho ..............: 1,200 1,450 1,450 Illinois ...........: 1,330 1,460 1,500 Indiana ............: 1,350 1,550 1,450 Iowa ...............: 1,250 1,450 1,400 Kansas .............: 1,200 1,400 1,400 Michigan ...........: 1,450 1,600 1,600 : Minnesota ..........: 1,310 1,440 1,430 Missouri ...........: 1,130 1,270 1,200 New Mexico .........: 1,320 1,480 1,380 New York ...........: 1,300 1,450 1,450 Ohio ...............: 1,360 1,510 1,500 Oregon .............: 1,290 1,430 1,440 Pennsylvania .......: 1,400 1,550 1,500 Texas ..............: 1,200 1,400 1,400 Utah ...............: 1,140 1,380 1,340 Vermont ............: 1,450 1,650 1,550 : Virginia ...........: 1,360 1,490 1,520 Washington .........: 1,300 1,450 1,400 Wisconsin ..........: 1,430 1,560 1,550 : United States ......: 1,300 1,480 1,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: January 2012 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 : January :December : January : January :December : January : : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- dollars ------------- ------- percent ------ : Basic commodities : All wheat ............bushel: 0.634 15.60 16.60 17.50 43 43 39 Rice ....................cwt: 1.46 42.00 44.60 40.30 33 32 36 Corn .................bushel: 0.414 9.88 10.50 11.40 50 56 52 Cotton : Upland ..............pound: 0.072 1.83 1.94 1.99 45 46 44 American Pima .......pound: 0.141 3.32 3.53 3.89 54 51 42 Peanuts ...............pound: 0.026 0.695 0.739 0.718 33 42 48 : Designated nonbasic : All milk, to plants 1/ ...cwt: 1.80 46.80 49.80 49.70 35 37 38 Honey, extracted 2/ ...pound: 0.139 3.45 3.67 3.84 46 44 42 : Wool and mohair : Wool ..................pound: 0.104 2.37 2.52 2.87 49 46 58 Mohair ................pound: 0.333 8.34 8.86 9.19 42 39 45 : Other nonbasic : Apples, fresh 3/ ......pound: 0.033 0.849 0.903 0.911 35 41 39 Barley ...............bushel: 0.436 10.90 11.60 12.00 35 47 45 Canola ..................cwt: 1.820 44.80 47.60 50.20 45 48 47 Cottonseed ..............ton: 17.40 396.00 421.00 480.00 42 63 59 Dry edible beans ........cwt: 3.01 75.20 79.90 83.10 35 52 55 Flaxseed .............bushel: 1.100 26.30 27.90 30.40 52 49 45 Oats .................bushel: 0.263 6.44 6.84 7.26 49 52 50 Potatoes ................cwt: 0.855 21.50 22.80 23.60 42 40 38 Sorghum grain ...........cwt: 0.729 17.40 18.50 20.10 55 57 52 Soybeans .............bushel: 1.000 24.40 25.90 27.60 48 44 42 Sunflower, all ..........cwt: 2.06 49.20 52.30 56.90 45 57 52 : Citrus (equivalent on-tree) : Grapefruit ..............box: 0.690 17.10 18.10 19.00 41 34 30 Lemons ..................box: 1.37 35.00 37.20 37.80 25 38 38 Oranges .................box: 0.698 17.70 18.80 19.30 37 37 37 Tangerines ..............box: 1.49 36.80 39.10 41.10 46 54 38 : Livestock and poultry : Beef cattle .............cwt: 10.10 260.00 276.00 279.00 41 43 44 Calves ..................cwt: 13.90 363.00 386.00 384.00 37 41 43 Hogs ....................cwt: 5.53 142.00 151.00 153.00 39 42 41 Eggs 1/ ...............dozen: 0.091 2.34 2.49 2.51 32 39 31 Turkeys, live .........pound: 0.057 1.440 1.530 1.570 39 47 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2012 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 : January : December : January : : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Field crops and miscellaneous : Hops ..............................pound: 0.306 7.90 8.40 8.45 Mustard seed ........................cwt: 2.82 68.50 72.80 77.80 Rapeseed ............................cwt: 2.23 55.10 58.60 61.50 Rye ..............................bushel: 0.525 12.70 13.50 14.50 Safflower ...........................cwt: 2.02 49.90 53.10 55.80 Spearmint oil .....................pound: 1.50 37.10 39.40 41.40 Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 2.20 58.40 62.10 60.70 : Tobacco : Flue-cured, 11-14 ...............pound: 0.196 5.35 5.69 5.41 Fire-cured, 21-23 ...............pound: 0.283 7.54 8.02 7.81 Burley, 31 ......................pound: 0.202 5.51 5.86 5.58 Maryland, 32 ....................pound: 0.174 4.71 5.01 4.80 Dark air-cured, 35-37 ...........pound: 0.256 6.72 7.14 7.07 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 .......pound: 0.182 4.92 5.23 5.02 Cigar binder, 51 ................pound: 0.640 17.40 18.50 17.70 : : Noncitrus fruit : Apples, processing 1/ 9/ ............ton: 16.10 414.00 440.00 444.00 Apricots : Fresh 2/ 9/ .......................ton: 114.00 2,930.00 3,120.00 3,150.00 Dried (California) 9/ .............ton: 262.00 6,740.00 7,170.00 7,230.00 Avocados 2/ 9/ ......................ton: 198.00 5,100.00 5,420.00 5,460.00 Cherries : Sweet 9/ ..........................ton: 210.00 5,410.00 5,750.00 5,800.00 Tart 9/ .........................pound: 0.034 0.875 0.930 0.938 Cranberry 3/ 9/ ..................barrel: 4.89 126.00 134.00 135.00 Dates (California) 2/ 9/ ............ton: 183.00 4,710.00 5,010.00 5,050.00 : Grapes : Raisin variety 9/ .................ton: 117.00 3,010.00 3,200.00 3,230.00 Other dried 9/ ....................ton: 65.40 1,680.00 1,790.00 1,810.00 Kiwifruit 9/ ........................ton: 94.40 2,430.00 2,580.00 2,610.00 Nectarines, fresh (California) 2/ 9/ ton: 55.30 1,420.00 1,510.00 1,530.00 Olives, canning (California) 3/ 9/ ..ton: 87.40 2,250.00 2,390.00 2,410.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commodity Parity Prices - United States: January 2012 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 : January : December : January : : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Noncitrus fruit - continued : Papayas (Hawaii) 9/ .............pound: 0.046 1.18 1.26 1.27 Peaches : Fresh 4/ 9/ .....................ton: 83.00 2,140.00 2,270.00 2,290.00 Dried (California) 9/ ...........ton: 57.30 1,470.00 1,570.00 1,580.00 Processing, excludes dried : Clingstone (California) 3/ 9/ ton: 33.70 867.00 922.00 930.00 : Pears : Fresh 4/ 9/ .....................ton: 55.60 1,430.00 1,520.00 1,530.00 Dried (California) 1/ 9/ ........ton: 178.00 4,580.00 4,870.00 4,910.00 Plums (California) : Fresh, equivalent on-tree 9/ ....ton: 60.20 1,550.00 1,650.00 1,660.00 Prunes, dried (California) 1/ 9/ ..ton: 147.00 3,780.00 4,020.00 4,060.00 Prunes and plums : Fresh, excludes California 5/ 9/ ton: 63.80 1,640.00 1,750.00 1,760.00 Processing, excludes dried 1/ 9/ ton: 25.70 662.00 703.00 709.00 : Tree nuts 6/ 9/ : Almonds .........................pound: 0.209 5.38 5.72 5.77 Hazelnuts .........................ton: 183.00 4,710.00 5,010.00 5,050.00 Pistachios ......................pound: 0.194 4.99 5.31 5.35 Walnuts ...........................ton: 177.00 4,560.00 4,840.00 4,890.00 : Vegetables, fresh 7/ : Carrots 8/ ........................cwt: 2.69 67.20 71.40 74.20 Cauliflower 8/ ....................cwt: 4.31 110.00 117.00 119.00 Celery 8/ .........................cwt: 2.01 52.80 56.10 55.50 Honeydew melons ...................cwt: 2.09 55.90 59.40 57.70 Lettuce ...........................cwt: 2.29 60.50 64.30 63.20 Onions 8/ .........................cwt: 1.49 40.40 43.00 41.10 Tomatoes ..........................cwt: 4.68 122.00 130.00 129.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 9/ Non-citrus fruit and tree nut estimates discontinued October 2011. The program was later reinstated with a publication date of March 15, 2012. Parity prices will be published in the July 2012 "Agricultural Prices" report to include these prices. Marketing Year for Specified Commodities Rice: August 1 to July 31 for United States; July 1 to June 30 for Louisiana and Texas; August 1 to July 31 for Arkansas and Mississippi; October 1 to September 30 for California; September 1 to August 31 for Missouri. Sweet Potatoes: July - June for United States; July 1 to June 30 for Alabama and California; July 1 to May 31 for Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas; August 1 to May 31 for South Carolina, and Virginia; and August 1 to July 31 for New Jersey. Sweet Potato Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Alabama .................: 6.56 9.30 Arkansas ................: 13.80 15.90 California ..............: 24.30 22.10 Florida .................: (D) (D) Louisiana ...............: 19.20 17.60 Mississippi .............: 20.40 14.80 New Jersey ..............: 32.60 29.30 North Carolina ..........: 18.00 17.70 Texas ...................: 21.80 13.80 : United States ...........: 20.10 18.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Preliminary. All Rice Market Year Average Prices Received by Length of Grain - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : All rice : Arkansas ................: 13.40 11.30 California ..............: 19.60 21.00 Louisiana ...............: 13.00 11.90 Mississippi .............: 12.90 10.50 Missouri ................: 12.90 11.00 Texas ...................: 12.90 11.90 : United States 1/ .......: 14.40 12.70 : Length of grain : United States : Long ..................: 12.90 11.00 Medium and short ......: 18.40 18.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on state prices weighted by marketings for August through July. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for All Rice - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of August through July. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketings 1/ Month :--------------------------------------:-------------------------------------- : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 :2011-2012 2/: 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 :2011-2012 2/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- dollars per cwt ------- ----------- 1,000 cwt ----------- : August ....: 14.90 11.70 13.60 10,503 10,691 11,384 September .: 14.80 11.00 14.40 11,061 15,095 12,507 October ...: 14.50 11.50 14.50 14,148 17,131 11,454 November ..: 14.50 12.60 14.50 13,854 16,929 10,928 December ..: 14.90 13.90 14.20 15,902 19,137 14,177 January 3/ : 15.00 14.00 19,351 21,806 February ..: 14.80 13.40 13,991 14,847 March .....: 14.30 13.00 16,292 15,844 April .....: 14.30 13.10 12,525 12,727 May .......: 13.80 12.70 13,145 14,227 June ......: 13.20 12.10 11,019 11,317 July ......: 12.60 12.90 11,952 12,369 : MYA .......: 14.40 12.70 163,743 182,120 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Purchases from producers as reported by private firms and rice (rough equivalent) shipped from producers as reported by cooperative mills. 2/ Prices and marketings include late reports and revised data for August 2011 - November 2011. Final monthly prices and marketings and MYA prices will be published in the January 2013 "Agricultural Prices" report. 3/ Second year. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Long Grain Rice - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of August through July. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketings 1/ Month :-----------------------------------------------:----------------------------------------------- : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 2/ : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 2/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- dollars per cwt ---------- -------------- 1,000 cwt ------------- : August ....: 13.00 10.30 12.40 8,677 8,570 9,343 September .: 13.10 9.98 13.70 9,125 12,764 10,310 October ...: 12.80 10.10 14.10 9,396 14,295 8,694 November ..: 13.10 10.60 13.90 10,252 12,773 7,196 December ..: 13.60 11.30 13.80 11,078 13,085 9,938 January 3/ : 13.60 11.80 13,585 15,722 February ..: 13.50 12.00 9,999 11,726 March .....: 13.10 11.60 12,248 12,537 April .....: 12.80 11.20 9,128 9,562 May .......: 12.60 10.90 10,055 11,211 June ......: 11.90 11.00 8,373 9,573 July ......: 11.30 11.40 9,089 9,866 : MYA .......: 12.90 11.00 121,005 141,684 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Purchases from producers as reported by private firms and rice (rough equivalent) shipped from producers as reported by cooperative mills. 2/ Prices and marketings include late reports and revised data for August 2011 - November 2011. Final monthly prices and marketings and MYA prices will be published in the January 2013 "Agricultural Prices" report. 3/ Second year. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Medium and Short Grain Rice - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of August through July. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketings 1/ Month :-----------------------------------------------:----------------------------------------------- : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 2/ : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 2/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- dollars per cwt ---------- -------------- 1,000 cwt ------------- : August ....: 24.20 17.10 19.00 1,826 2,121 2,041 September .: 22.60 16.90 17.80 1,936 2,331 2,197 October ...: 17.90 18.80 15.90 4,752 2,836 2,760 November ..: 18.30 18.90 15.70 3,602 4,156 3,732 December ..: 17.80 19.50 15.20 4,824 6,052 4,239 January 3/ : 18.40 19.60 5,766 6,084 February ..: 18.10 18.80 3,992 3,121 March .....: 17.90 18.50 4,044 3,307 April .....: 18.40 18.60 3,397 3,165 May .......: 17.90 19.00 3,090 3,016 June ......: 17.50 18.40 2,646 1,744 July ......: 16.90 19.00 2,863 2,503 : MYA .......: 18.40 18.80 42,738 40,436 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Purchases from producers as reported by private firms and rice (rough equivalent) shipped from producers as reported by cooperative mills. 2/ Prices and marketings include late reports and revised data for August 2011 - November 2011. Final monthly prices and marketings and MYA prices will be published in the January 2013 "Agricultural Prices" report. 3/ Second year. Parity Prices Parity prices based on data for January 2012 and adjusted base price data from which parity prices are computed, are presented in the table on pages 41 through 45. Annual average prices for 2001 through 2011 for use in parity computations, and ten-year averages for 2001-2010 and 2002-2011 are shown on pages 46 through 55. Parity Prices shown on the following pages 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, 1954, and 1956. The major provisions of the amended Act relating to the calculation of parity prices are as follows: "(1) (A) The 'parity price' for any agricultural commodity, as of any date, shall be determined by multiplying the adjusted base price of such commodity as of such date by the parity index as of such date." "(B) The 'adjusted base price' of any agricultural commodity, as of any date, shall be (i) the average of the prices received by farmers for such commodity, at such time as the Secretary may select during each year of the ten-year period ending on the 31st of December last before such date, or during each marketing season beginning in such period if the Secretary determines use of a calendar year basis to be impracticable, divided by (ii) the ratio of the general level of prices received by farmers for agricultural commodities during the period January 1910 to December 1914, inclusive." "(C) The 'parity index', as of any date, shall be the ratio of (i) the general level of prices for articles and services that farmers buy, wages paid hired farm labor, interest on farm indebtedness secured by farm real estate, and taxes on farm real estate, for the calendar month ending last before such date to (ii) the general level of such prices, wages, rates, and taxes during the period January 1910 to December 1914, inclusive." "(D) The prices and indexes provided for herein, and the data used in computing them, shall be determined by the Secretary, whose determination shall be final." Section 301(a) (1) (F) outlines authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to make special adjustments in the method of computing parity prices for particular commodities if the method outlined in the Act results in parity prices seriously out of line with those of other commodities. The parity prices shown in this report are based on the provisions of the amended Act. Briefly, the actual method of computation is as follows: a. The average of prices received by farmers for individual commodities for the 10 preceding years is calculated (for 2012 this is the 2002-2011 average). An allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments resulting from price support programs, such as the deficiency payments for grains and cotton, is included for those commodities for which applicable. b. This 10-year average is divided by the average of the Index of Prices Received by Farmers for the same 10 preceding calendar years, adjusted to include an allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental price support operations, to give an "adjusted base price". c. Parity prices are computed by multiplying the "adjusted base prices" by the current Parity Index (the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates, 1910-1914=100). Parity prices are calculated in terms of prices received by farmers in the local markets in which they ordinarily sell. This means that the parity prices apply to the average of all classes and grades of the commodity as sold by all farmers in the United States, except as otherwise specified. Fruits and vegetables for fresh use and for processing are usually considered separate commodities and separate parity prices are calculated. The Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 provided for parity prices for certain commodities covered by a marketing agreement or order program. Under present legislation, United States parity prices, with appropriate adjustments where needed, may be used for the purpose of this Act. The indexes used in the computation of parity prices are published currently in Agricultural Prices. For the purpose of illustrating the computation of parity prices, the calculation of the parity price for corn based on data for January 2012 is given below. The 120-month, January 2002-December 2011 average of prices received by farmers for corn was $3.56 per bushel, adjusted to allow for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments resulting from price support operations. The 120-month average of the Index of Prices Received by Farmers, adjusted to include an allowance for unredeemed loans, etc., was 861 (1910-1914=100). The adjusted base price is obtained by dividing $3.56 by 8.61. The adjusted base prices when multiplied by 2760 percent, the Parity Index (1910-1914=100), results in the corn parity price of $11.40 for January 2012. Prices Received For Average Base Period - United States: January 1910-December 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit : Average Price -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All wheat ................dollars/bushel: 0.880 Rice rough ..................dollars/cwt: 1.81 Corn .....................dollars/bushel: 0.649 Oats .....................dollars/bushel: 0.399 All barley ...............dollars/bushel: 0.617 All hay, baled ..............dollars/ton: 11.90 Cotton, Upland ..............cents/pound: 11.92 Peanuts .....................cents/pound: 4.83 Cottonseed ..................dollars/ton: 21.80 Flaxseed .................dollars/bushel: 1.68 : Potatoes ....................dollars/cwt: 1.13 Sweet potatoes ..............dollars/cwt: 1.61 Dry edible beans ............dollars/cwt: 3.39 All beef cattle .............dollars/cwt: 5.52 Calves ......................dollars/cwt: 6.84 All hogs ....................dollars/cwt: 7.29 Lambs .......................dollars/cwt: 5.96 Sheep .......................dollars/cwt: 4.59 All milk ....................dollars/cwt: 1.61 All eggs ....................cents/dozen: 21.60 Turkeys, live ...............cents/pound: 14.30 Wool ........................cents/pound: 17.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Parity Ratio The parity ratio (the Index of Prices Received by Farmers for the products they sell divided by the Parity Index (1910-1914=100) provides an indication of the per unit purchasing power of farm commodities generally in terms of the goods and services currently bought by farmers, in relation to purchasing power of farm products in the 1910-1914 base period. Thus, a Parity Ratio less than 100 indicates that the average per unit purchasing power of all farm products is lower than during the 1910-1914 period. The parity ratio is a measure of price relationships; not a measure of farm income, farmers' total purchasing power, or farmers' welfare. The latter depends upon a number of factors other than price relationships, such as changes in production efficiency and technology, quantities of farm products sold, and supplementary income, including that from off-farm jobs and federal programs. An adjusted parity ratio is computed and published which incorporates supplementary income for federal farm programs. A "preliminary adjusted parity ratio reflecting government payments" based on the forecast of direct government payments for the year is published each quarter in Agricultural Prices. Prices Received Adjusted Base Prices and Parity Prices - United States: January 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit : Adjusted base price 1/ : Parity price 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Basic commodities : All wheat 3/ .............................bushel: 0.634 17.50 Rice 3/ .....................................cwt: 1.46 40.30 Corn 3/ ..................................bushel: 0.414 11.40 Cotton : Upland 3/ ...............................pound: 0.072 1.99 American Pima ...........................pound: 0.141 3.89 Peanuts ...................................pound: 0.026 0.718 : Tobacco : Flue-cured, 11-14 .......................pound: 0.196 5.41 Fire-cured, 21-23 .......................pound: 0.283 7.81 Burley, 31 ..............................pound: 0.202 5.58 Maryland, 32 ............................pound: 0.174 4.80 Dark air-cured, 35-37 ...................pound: 0.256 7.07 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 ...............pound: 0.182 5.02 Cigar binder, 51 ........................pound: 0.640 17.70 Cigar wrapper, 61 .......................pound: 2.88 79.50 Small chickpeas .............................cwt: (NA) (NA) Large chickpeas .............................cwt: (NA) (NA) Lentils .....................................cwt: (NA) (NA) : Designated nonbasic commodities : Soybeans 3/ ...........................bushels: 1.000 27.60 All milk sold to plants ...................cwt: 1.80 49.70 Honey, wholesale ........................pound: 0.139 3.84 : Wool and mohair : Wool 3/ .................................pound: 0.104 2.87 Mohair ..................................pound: 0.333 9.19 : Other nonbasic commodities : Field crops and miscellaneous : All barley 3/ ..........................bushel: 0.436 12.00 Canola ....................................cwt: 1.82 50.20 Cottonseed ................................ton: 17.40 480.00 Dry edible beans ..........................cwt: 3.01 83.10 Flaxseed ...............................bushel: 1.100 30.40 Hay, baled ................................ton: 13.10 362.00 Hops ....................................pound: 0.306 8.45 Mustard seed ..............................cwt: 2.82 77.80 Oats 3/ ................................bushel: 0.263 7.26 : Peppermint oil 3/ .......................pound: 1.79 49.40 Potatoes ..................................cwt: 0.855 23.60 Rapeseed ..................................cwt: 2.23 61.50 Rye ....................................bushel: 0.525 14.50 Safflower .................................cwt: 2.02 55.80 Sorghum grain 3/ ..........................cwt: 0.729 20.10 Spearmint oil ...........................pound: 1.50 41.40 Sunflower .................................cwt: 2.06 56.90 Sweet potatoes ............................cwt: 2.20 60.70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Adjusted Base Prices and Parity Prices - United States: January 2012 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit : Adjusted base price 1/ : Parity price 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Citrus (equivalent on-tree) : Grapefruit 4/ .............................box: 0.690 19.00 Lemons 4/ .................................box: 1.37 37.80 Oranges 4/ ................................box: 0.698 19.30 Tangerines 4/ .............................box: 1.49 41.10 : Deciduous and other fruit : Apples : Fresh 5/ ..............................pound: 0.033 0.911 Processing 4/ 18/ .......................ton: 16.10 444.00 Apricots : Fresh 18/ ...............................ton: 114.00 3,150.00 Processing ton: Dried (California) 18/ ................ton: 262.00 7,230.00 Excluding dried 18/ ...................ton: 37.30 1,030.00 Avocados 4/ 18/ ...........................ton: 198.00 5,460.00 : Cherries : Sweet 18/ ...............................ton: 210.00 5,800.00 Tart 4/ 18/ ...........................pound: 0.034 0.938 Cranberries 4/ 18/ .....................barrel: 4.89 135.00 Dates (California) 6/ 18/ .................ton: 183.00 5,050.00 Grapes : Raisin varieties dried (California) 18/ .ton: 117.00 3,230.00 Excluding raisin varieties dried 18/ ....ton: 65.40 1,810.00 Kiwifruit 4/ 18/ ..........................ton: 94.40 2,610.00 Nectarines (California) : Fresh 6/ 18/ ............................ton: 55.30 1,530.00 : Olives (California) 8/ : Processing : Crushed for oil 18/ ...................ton: 55.50 1,530.00 Excluding crushed 18/ .................ton: 78.40 2,160.00 Canning 18/ ...........................ton: 87.40 2,410.00 Papayas (Hawaii), fresh 18/ .............pound: 0.046 1.270 Peaches : Fresh 5/ 8/ 18/ .........................ton: 83.00 2,290.00 Processing : Dried (California) 7/ 18/ .............ton: 57.30 1,580.00 Excluding dried : Clingstone (California) 8/ 18/ ......ton: 33.70 930.00 Freestone 7/ 18/ ....................ton: 26.80 740.00 : Pears : Fresh 5/ 18/ ............................ton: 55.60 1,530.00 Processing 7/ 18/ : Dried (California) ....................ton: 178.00 4,910.00 Excluding dried 18/ ...................ton: 36.80 1,020.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Adjusted Base Prices and Parity Prices - United States: January 2012 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit : Adjusted base price 1/ : Parity price 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Deciduous and other fruit, continued : Plums (California) equiv on-tree : Fresh 9/ 18/ ............................ton: 60.20 1,660.00 Processing 18/ ..........................ton: 7.65 211.00 Prunes, dried (California) 4/ 18/ .........ton: 147.00 4,060.00 Prunes & plums (excluding California) : Fresh 9/ 18/ ............................ton: 63.80 1,760.00 Processing 7/ 18/ .......................ton: 25.70 709.00 Strawberries : Fresh 7/ ..............................pound: 9.210 254.00 Processing ............................pound: 3.520 97.20 Sugar crops : Sugarbeets 4/ 11/ .......................ton: 5.27 145.00 Sugarcane 4/ 11/ ........................ton: 3.45 95.20 : Tree nuts 12/ 18/ : Almonds ...............................pound: 0.209 5.77 Hazelnuts ...............................ton: 183.00 5,050.00 Pecans, all .............................ton: 332.00 9,160.00 Pistachio, all ........................pound: 0.194 5.35 Walnuts .................................ton: 177.00 4,890.00 : Vegetables, fresh 10/ : Asparagus ...............................cwt: 11.80 326.00 Broccoli 13/ ............................cwt: 4.02 111.00 Carrots 13/ .............................cwt: 2.69 74.20 Cauliflower 13/ .........................cwt: 4.31 119.00 Celery 13/ ..............................cwt: 2.01 55.50 Honeydew melons .........................cwt: 2.09 57.70 Lettuce .................................cwt: 2.29 63.20 Onions 13/ ..............................cwt: 1.49 41.10 Sweet corn ..............................cwt: 2.71 74.80 Tomatoes ................................cwt: 4.68 129.00 : Vegetables, processing 7/ : Asparagus ...............................ton: 145.00 4,000.00 Green peas ..............................ton: 33.70 930.00 Snap beans ..............................ton: 20.60 569.00 Sweet corn ..............................ton: 9.90 273.00 Tomatoes ................................ton: 8.00 221.00 : Livestock and products : Beef cattle ...............................cwt: 10.10 279.00 Broilers ................................pound: 0.049 1.350 Calves ....................................cwt: 13.90 384.00 Eggs ....................................dozen: 0.091 2.51 Hogs ......................................cwt: 5.53 153.00 Turkeys .................................pound: 0.057 1.57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Adjusted Base Prices and Parity Prices - United States: January 2012 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit : Adjusted base price 1/ : Parity price 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Discontinued nonbasic commodities 14/ : Field crops and miscellaneous : Crude pine gum .........................barrel: 13.90 384.00 Dry field peas ............................cwt: 1.89 52.20 Popcorn ...................................cwt: 1.81 50.00 Tobacco : Virginia fire-cured, 21 .................pound: 0.254 7.01 Kentucky-Tennessee fire-cured, 22-23 ....pound: 0.319 8.80 Dark air-cured, 35-36 ...................pound: 0.282 7.78 Sun-cured, 37 ...........................pound: 0.235 6.49 Cigar filler & binder 42-44, 54-55 ......pound: 0.222 6.13 Puerto Rican filler, 46 .................pound: 0.155 4.28 Tobacco, 62 15/ .........................pound: 3.300 91.10 : Citrus (equiv on-tree) : Temples ...................................box: 0.37 10.30 : Deciduous and other fruit : Berries, processing : Blackberries ..........................pound: 0.620 17.10 Black raspberries .....................pound: 0.106 2.93 Boysenberries/youngberries ............pound: 0.088 2.43 Gooseberries ..........................pound: 0.037 1.020 Loganberries ..........................pound: 0.060 1.66 Red raspberries .......................pound: 0.084 2.32 Nectarines, processing 16/ ................ton: 4.21 116.00 : Seed crops : Alfalfa ...................................cwt: 19.30 533.00 Bentgrass .................................cwt: 18.90 522.00 Chewings fescue ...........................cwt: 10.00 276.00 Crimson clover ............................cwt: 8.40 232.00 Hairy vetch ...............................cwt: 5.81 160.00 Ladino clover .............................cwt: 24.70 682.00 Lespedeza .................................cwt: 8.31 229.00 Merion Kentucky bluegrass .................cwt: 22.00 607.00 Orchardgrass ..............................cwt: 7.16 198.00 Red clover ................................cwt: 12.00 331.00 Red fescue ................................cwt: 10.10 279.00 Tall fescue ...............................cwt: 3.67 101.00 Timothy ...................................cwt: 6.40 177.00 : Vegetables, fresh : Artichokes ..............................cwt: 4.55 126.00 Cabbage .................................cwt: 1.38 38.10 Cantaloupes .............................cwt: 2.13 58.80 Cucumbers ...............................cwt: 2.28 62.90 Eggplant ................................cwt: 2.41 66.50 Escarole ................................cwt: 3.10 85.60 Garlic ..................................cwt: 2.93 80.90 Green peppers ...........................cwt: 3.60 99.40 Snap beans ..............................cwt: 4.51 124.00 Spinach .................................cwt: 3.95 109.00 Watermelon ..............................cwt: 0.846 23.30 : Vegetables, processing : Beets ...................................ton: 7.79 215.00 Cabbage .................................ton: 6.01 166.00 Lima beans ..............................ton: 67.00 1,850.00 Spinach .................................ton: 14.50 400.00 : Livestock and products : Beeswax ...............................pound: 0.291 8.03 Lambs 17/ ...............................cwt: 11.70 323.00 Sheep 17/ ...............................cwt: 4.38 119.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Adjusted Base Price and United States Parity Prices Based on data for January 2012 (continued) (NA) Not available. 1/ Adjusted base price 1910-1914 derived by dividing the average of 10 season average prices 2002-2011, including an allowance where appropriate for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments resulting from price support operations, by 861 percent (120-month, January 2002-December 2011 average of the index of prices received by farmers adjusted to include an allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments) unless otherwise noted. 2/ These parity prices are the legally applicable parity prices for the following calendar month. 3/ Adjusted base price 1910-1914 derived from 120-month, January 2002- December 2011 average including an allowance where appropriate for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments resulting from price support operations. 4/ The 2011 marketing year average prices are not yet available for these commodities. Therefore, the adjusted base prices are brought forward from 2010, except citrus items (excluding limes) and cranberries. 5/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York (apples only), and Washington (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices "as sold" for other states. 6/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse-door. 7/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door. 8/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point. 9/ Based on 'as sold' prices for fresh fruit in all states. 10/ Average FOB shipping point prices. 11/ Relates to prices including average conditional payments per ton made under the sugar acts of 1937 and 1948. Crop deficiency and abandonment payments not included. 12/ Prices on in-shell basis except almonds which are on shelled basis. 13/ Includes some processing. 14/ Monthly and/or season average prices are no longer estimated for these items. Therefore, the adjusted base price is brought forward from July 1986. 15/ Monthly and/or season average prices are no longer estimated for this item. The adjusted base price is brought forward from 1988. 16/ Processing prices combined with fresh beginning in 2002. 17/ Sheep and lamb prices discontinued January 2011. 18/ Non-citrus fruit and tree nut estimates discontinued October 2011. The program was later reinstated with a publication date of March 15, 2012. Parity prices will be published in the July 2012 "Agricultural Prices" report to include these prices. Prices Received Calendar Year Average Prices and Index used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2002-2011 [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2011 and 2002-2011 are preliminary. Simple average of monthly prices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity and unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices received index, 1910-1914=100 ......percent: 620 674 751 726 730 862 947 : dollars : Basic commodities : Corn .....................................bushel: 2.13 2.27 2.47 1.96 2.28 3.39 4.78 Cotton, Upland ............................pound: 0.336 0.517 0.543 0.427 0.475 0.500 0.608 All wheat ................................bushel: 3.41 3.45 3.57 3.36 4.03 5.76 8.02 Rice ........................................cwt: 4.07 5.78 8.43 7.04 8.73 10.50 16.20 Small chickpeas 1/ ..........................cwt: (NA) 16.00 14.20 14.20 15.50 15.70 26.70 Large chickpeas 1/ ..........................cwt: (NA) 22.40 25.60 26.30 27.80 28.40 35.30 Lentils 1/ ..................................cwt: (NA) 17.20 14.40 11.00 10.50 17.20 32.40 : Designated nonbasic commodities : All milk ....................................cwt: 12.10 12.50 16.10 15.10 12.90 19.10 18.30 : Other nonbasic commodities : Field crops and miscellaneous : All barley .............................bushel: 2.39 2.86 2.61 2.43 2.72 3.59 5.00 All dry beans .............................cwt: 22.60 17.70 21.20 24.10 19.50 25.60 34.30 Flaxseed ...............................bushel: 5.23 6.00 7.18 8.87 5.50 8.73 15.40 All hay, baled ............................ton: 93.70 88.80 89.50 96.30 105.00 124.00 148.00 Oats ...................................bushel: 1.88 1.71 1.52 1.64 1.82 2.44 3.29 Sorghum ...................................cwt: 3.80 3.96 4.13 3.21 4.34 6.27 8.12 Soybeans ...............................bushel: 4.93 6.08 7.56 5.95 5.65 7.74 11.30 All sunflower .............................cwt: 11.60 11.80 13.10 14.10 12.00 17.00 25.30 : Fruit : Apples, fresh 2/ ........................pound: 0.241 0.257 0.273 0.217 0.270 0.325 0.394 : Livestock and products : Beef cattle ...............................cwt: 66.60 80.00 85.50 89.60 87.10 90.00 89.20 Broilers ................................pound: 0.298 0.353 0.452 0.433 0.361 0.439 0.466 Calves ....................................cwt: 97.60 103.60 121.60 135.00 133.00 122.00 114.00 Eggs ....................................dozen: 0.607 0.746 0.697 0.545 0.590 0.929 1.060 All hogs ..................................cwt: 33.30 37.50 51.20 49.60 46.30 46.70 47.70 Turkeys .................................pound: 0.365 0.346 0.414 0.445 0.476 0.520 0.564 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Calendar Year Average Prices and Index used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2002-2011 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2011 and 2002-2011 are preliminary. Simple average of monthly prices] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : 2002-2011 Average : : : :2001-2010:--------------------- Commodity and unit : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : Average : As :For parity : : : : :computed :purposes 3/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices received index, 1910-1914=100 ......percent: 829 895 1,126 771 816 861 : dollars : Basic commodities : Corn .....................................bushel: 3.75 3.83 6.01 2.88 3.29 3.56 Cotton, Upland ............................pound: 0.492 0.710 0.880 0.500 0.549 0.616 All wheat ................................bushel: 5.30 5.12 7.44 4.49 4.95 5.46 Rice ........................................cwt: 15.20 13.20 13.50 9.43 10.30 12.60 Small chickpeas 1/ ..........................cwt: 19.90 22.80 23.50 (NA) (NA) (NA) Large chickpeas 1/ ..........................cwt: 31.10 28.50 39.20 (NA) (NA) (NA) Lentils 1/ ..................................cwt: 26.80 25.70 27.50 (NA) (NA) (NA) : Designated nonbasic commodities : All milk ....................................cwt: 12.80 16.30 20.10 15.00 15.50 15.50 : Other nonbasic commodities : Field crops and miscellaneous : All barley .............................bushel: 4.83 4.00 4.78 3.26 3.52 3.75 All dry beans .............................cwt: 31.00 27.90 34.60 24.10 25.90 25.90 Flaxseed ...............................bushel: 8.60 10.20 14.20 7.97 8.99 9.43 All hay, baled ............................ton:117.00 110.00 157.00 107.00 113.00 113.00 Oats ...................................bushel: 2.30 2.37 3.42 2.04 2.24 2.26 Sorghum ...................................cwt: 5.59 6.50 10.70 4.93 5.66 6.28 Soybeans ...............................bushel: 10.10 9.97 12.50 7.37 8.18 8.61 All sunflower .............................cwt: 18.70 16.80 29.10 14.90 17.00 17.70 : Fruit : Apples, fresh 2/ ........................pound: 0.233 0.274 0.336 0.266 0.282 0.282 : Livestock and products : Beef cattle ...............................cwt: 80.40 92.00 113.00 83.20 87.30 87.30 Broilers ................................pound: 0.453 0.493 0.467 0.414 0.422 0.422 Calves ....................................cwt:108.00 121.00 142.00 116.00 120.00 120.00 Eggs ....................................dozen: 0.822 0.857 0.970 0.746 0.782 0.782 All hogs ..................................cwt: 42.00 55.00 66.50 45.30 47.60 47.60 Turkeys .................................pound: 0.499 0.612 0.679 0.463 0.492 0.492 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Data not available for all years to calculate ten year average price. 2/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (applies only starting in 1985), Oregon (except peaches), and Washington. Prices "as sold" for other states. 3/ Includes an allowance for price support operations as authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture, January 30, 1956. This entry is omitted for commodities not affected by the adjustment. Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2002-2011 [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2011 and 2002-2011 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Basic Commodities : Cotton, American Pima ......pound: 0.860 1.210 1.268 1.244 0.943 0.988 Peanuts ....................pound: 0.182 0.193 0.189 0.173 0.177 0.205 Tobacco : Flue-cured 11-14 .........pound: 1.820 1.851 1.845 1.474 1.496 1.527 Fire-cured 21-23 .........pound: 2.357 2.455 2.513 2.369 2.392 2.401 Burley 31 ................pound: 1.974 1.977 1.994 1.564 1.638 (D) Maryland 32 ..............pound: 1.348 1.463 1.308 1.350 1.500 (D) Dark air-cured 35-37 .....pound: 2.098 2.154 2.187 2.137 2.200 2.197 Pennsylvania Seedleaf, 41 pound: 1.450 1.400 1.450 1.450 1.550 1.650 Cigar binder, 51 .........pound: 5.372 3.584 5.309 5.645 6.586 6.472 Cigar wrapper, 61 ........pound:22.500 26.000 25.300 21.000 21.700 24.500 : Designated nonbasic commodities : Honey ......................pound: 1.327 1.387 1.088 0.922 1.005 1.077 : Wool and mohair 1/ : Wool .....................pound: 0.530 0.740 0.800 0.710 0.710 0.870 Mohair ...................pound: 1.58 1.66 1.94 2.73 3.59 3.64 : Other nonbasic commodities : Field crops and miscellaneous : Canola .....................cwt: 10.60 10.60 10.70 9.62 11.90 18.30 Cottonseed .................ton:101.00 117.00 107.00 96.00 111.00 162.00 Hops .....................pound: 1.91 1.86 1.88 1.94 2.05 2.99 Mustard seed ...............cwt: 15.40 16.00 15.20 13.50 13.70 28.00 Peppermint oil ...........pound: 11.90 12.00 11.90 12.20 12.70 13.60 Potatoes ...................cwt: 6.67 5.88 5.65 7.04 7.31 7.51 Rapeseed ...................cwt: 9.73 11.00 14.10 14.30 14.90 17.70 Rye .....................bushel: 3.32 2.93 3.22 3.30 3.32 5.01 Safflower ..................cwt: 12.20 13.70 12.10 12.40 13.50 18.60 Spearmint oil ............pound: 9.11 9.29 9.62 10.70 11.30 12.60 Sweet potatoes .............cwt: 16.80 19.20 17.50 18.10 18.20 18.30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2002-2011 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2011 and 2002-2011 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :2001-10 :2002-11 Commodity and unit : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 :Average :Average ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Basic Commodities .................: Cotton, American Pima ......pound: 0.989 1.170 1.790 (D) 1.130 1.210 Peanuts ....................pound: 0.230 0.217 0.225 0.280 0.203 0.207 Tobacco : Flue-cured 11-14 .........pound: 1.757 1.754 1.690 1.698 1.710 1.690 Fire-cured 21-23 .........pound: 2.460 2.468 2.467 2.558 2.400 2.440 Burley 31 ................pound: 1.669 1.709 1.549 1.747 1.760 1.740 Maryland 32 ..............pound: (D) 1.600 1.550 1.600 1.500 1.500 Dark air-cured 35-37 .....pound: 2.246 2.242 2.242 2.278 2.150 2.200 Pennsylvania Seedleaf, 41 pound: 1.700 1.700 1.750 1.600 1.580 1.570 Cigar binder, 51 .........pound: 5.805 5.039 5.245 6.000 5.460 5.510 Cigar wrapper, 61 ........pound: 28.500 25.000 29.000 (D) 24.400 24.800 : Designated nonbasic commodities : Honey ......................pound: 1.421 1.473 1.603 (NA) 1.200 (NA) : Wool and mohair 1/ : Wool .....................pound: 0.980 0.790 1.150 1.670 0.760 0.892 Mohair ...................pound: 3.31 2.65 3.49 4.12 2.67 2.87 : Other nonbasic commodities : Field crops and miscellaneous : Canola .....................cwt: 18.70 16.20 19.30 23.00 13.50 14.90 Cottonseed .................ton: 223.00 158.00 161.00 260.00 133.00 150.00 Hops .....................pound: 4.03 3.57 3.28 2.77 2.54 2.63 Mustard seed ...............cwt: 43.80 30.40 25.90 33.30 21.40 23.50 Peppermint oil ...........pound: 15.90 20.10 20.30 23.00 14.20 15.40 Potatoes ...................cwt: 9.09 8.25 9.20 (NA) 7.36 (NA) Rapeseed ...................cwt: 25.30 26.30 23.40 27.00 16.80 18.40 Rye .....................bushel: 6.32 4.93 5.03 7.77 4.02 4.52 Safflower ..................cwt: 24.80 17.10 17.20 24.30 15.30 16.60 Spearmint oil ............pound: 14.90 16.50 16.20 18.70 11.90 12.90 Sweet potatoes .............cwt: 21.20 21.80 20.10 18.00 18.70 18.90 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2002-2011 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2011 and 2002-2011 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Fruit, citrus (equivalent on-tree) 2/ : Grapefruit ..........................box: 2.64 3.03 3.66 12.65 8.74 5.19 Lemons ..............................box: 11.36 6.53 8.01 8.17 10.59 15.98 Oranges .............................box: 4.25 3.56 3.74 4.41 6.11 9.84 Tangerines ..........................box: 9.59 10.06 8.36 13.01 10.64 14.81 : Deciduous and : Other Fruit : Apples 3/ : Processing ........................ton: 130.00 131.00 107.00 106.00 129.00 190.00 Apricots : Fresh 4/ ..........................ton: 678.00 618.00 672.00 1,100.00 1,450.00 829.00 Processing 3/ : Dried (California) ..............ton:1,590.00 1,760.00 1,950.00 2,060.00 2,600.00 1,510.00 Excluding dried .................ton: 268.00 262.00 279.00 266.00 314.00 325.00 Avocados ............................ton:1,920.00 1,690.00 1,620.00 1,130.00 1,800.00 1,770.00 Cherries : Sweet .............................ton:1,550.00 1,410.00 1,570.00 1,990.00 1,620.00 1,820.00 Tart ............................pound: 0.448 0.354 0.328 0.238 0.215 0.273 Cranberries ......................barrel: 32.20 33.90 32.90 35.20 41.10 50.70 Dates (California) ..................ton:1,550.00 1,380.00 1,310.00 1,430.00 2,140.00 2,290.00 Grapes : Raisin varieties : Dried (California) ..............ton: 393.00 563.00 1,210.00 1,000.00 1,070.00 1,040.00 Excluding raisin variety, dried ...ton: 490.00 491.00 522.00 507.00 599.00 567.00 Kiwifruit 5/ ........................ton: 783.00 853.00 809.00 620.00 911.00 950.00 Nectarines : Fresh 5/ 6/ .......................ton: 382.00 436.00 342.00 507.00 522.00 340.00 Olives (California) : Processing 7/ : Crushed for oil .................ton: 240.00 238.00 361.00 526.00 405.00 775.00 Excluding crushed ...............ton: 594.00 420.00 589.00 568.00 855.00 643.00 Canning 7/ ........................ton: 662.00 458.00 701.00 667.00 926.00 700.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2002-2011 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2011 and 2002-2011 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :2001-2010:2002-2011 Commodity and unit : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : Average : Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Fruit, citrus (equivalent on-tree) 2/ : Grapefruit ..........................box: 4.80 4.37 7.28 7.06 5.49 5.94 Lemons ..............................box: 26.59 8.32 11.29 11.18 11.20 11.80 Oranges .............................box: 6.74 6.62 7.67 7.15 5.68 6.01 Tangerines ..........................box: 14.25 14.77 14.69 17.84 11.80 12.80 : Deciduous and : Other Fruit : Apples 3/ : Processing ........................ton: 198.00 132.00 183.00 (NA) 141.00 (NA) Apricots : Fresh 4/ ..........................ton: 918.00 1,150.00 1,350.00 (NA) 942.00 (NA) Processing 3/ : Dried (California) ..............ton:2,364.00 2,970.00 2,860.00 (NA) 2,160.00 (NA) Excluding dried .................ton: 350.00 371.00 367.00 (NA) 306.00 (NA) Avocados ............................ton:1,850.00 1,440.00 2,160.00 (NA) 1,710.00 (NA) Cherries : Sweet .............................ton:2,390.00 1,330.00 2,350.00 (NA) 1,730.00 (NA) Tart ............................pound: 0.377 0.192 0.221 (NA) 0.283 (NA) Cranberries ......................barrel: 58.10 48.20 46.50 (NA) 40.30 (NA) Dates (California) ..................ton:1,260.00 1,180.00 1,200.00 (NA) 1,510.00 (NA) Grapes : Raisin varieties : Dried (California) ..............ton:1,130.00 1,130.00 1,540.00 (NA) 965.00 (NA) Excluding raisin variety, dried ...ton: 531.00 569.00 551.00 (NA) 539.00 (NA) Kiwifruit 5/ ........................ton: 888.00 847.00 768.00 (NA) 810.00 (NA) Nectarines : Fresh 5/ ..........................ton: 367.00 631.00 553.00 (NA) 456.00 (NA) Olives (California) : Processing 7/ : Crushed for oil .................ton: 670.00 540.00 575.00 (NA) 463.00 (NA) Excluding crushed ...............ton: (D) (D) (D) (NA) 646.00 (NA) Canning 7/ ........................ton: 767.00 855.00 685.00 (NA) 719.00 (NA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2002-2011 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2011 and 2002-2011 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Commodity and unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Papayas, fresh (Hawaii) .............pound: 0.277 0.319 0.361 0.364 0.413 0.417 : Peaches : Fresh 4/ ............................ton: 613.00 581.00 548.00 718.00 779.00 706.00 Processing 3/ : Dried (California) ................ton: 456.00 446.00 382.00 504.00 802.00 530.00 Excluding dried : Clingstone (California) .........ton: 247.00 215.00 263.00 254.00 292.00 304.00 Freestone .......................ton: 198.00 203.00 182.00 187.00 240.00 235.00 : Pears : Fresh 8/ ............................ton: 361.00 358.00 430.00 461.00 528.00 534.00 Processing 3/ : Dried (California) ................ton:1,320.00 1,350.00 1,030.00 1,620.00 1,410.00 1,800.00 Excluding dried ...................ton: 206.00 197.00 201.00 193.00 199.00 489.00 : Plums (California) : Fresh ...............................ton: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing ..........................ton: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Prunes, dried (California) 3/ .........ton: 810.00 772.00 1,500.00 1,470.00 1,390.00 1,450.00 : Prunes & plums, excluding California : Fresh 4/ ............................ton: 396.00 446.00 468.00 759.00 639.00 622.00 Processing 3/ .......................ton: 204.00 254.00 228.00 257.00 267.00 213.00 : Strawberries : Fresh 9/ 10/ ......................pound: 0.713 0.749 0.684 0.689 0.722 0.821 Processing ..........................ton: 33.100 28.100 26.300 28.900 28.400 27.700 : Sugar crops 11/ : Sugarbeets ..........................ton: 39.60 41.40 36.90 43.50 44.20 42.00 Sugarcane for sugar .................ton: 28.40 29.50 28.30 28.40 30.40 29.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2002-2011 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2011 and 2002-2011 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : 2001-10 : 2002-11 Commodity and unit : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : Average : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Papayas, fresh (Hawaii) .............pound: 0.455 0.467 0.380 (NA) 0.375 (NA) : Peaches : Fresh 4/ ............................ton: 684.00 811.00 782.00 (NA) 684.00 (NA) Processing 3/ : Dried (California) ................ton: 452.00 359.00 278.00 (NA) 472.00 (NA) Excluding dried : Clingstone (California) .........ton: 347.00 338.00 325.00 (NA) 283.00 (NA) Freestone .......................ton: 239.00 263.00 257.00 (NA) 221.00 (NA) : Pears : Fresh 8/ ............................ton: 589.00 458.00 591.00 (NA) 464.00 (NA) Processing 3/ : Dried (California) ................ton:1,400.00 1,710.00 1,800.00 (NA) 1,470.00 (NA) Excluding dried ...................ton: 530.00 390.00 540.00 (NA) 312.00 (NA) : Plums (California) : Fresh ...............................ton: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) Processing ..........................ton: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (NA) : Prunes, dried (California) 3/ .........ton:1,500.00 1,230.00 1,180.00 (NA) 1,200.00 (NA) : Prunes & plums, excluding California : Fresh 4/ ............................ton: 547.00 472.00 551.00 (NA) 525.00 (NA) Processing 3/ .......................ton: 171.00 149.00 193.00 (NA) 212.00 (NA) : Strawberries : Fresh 9/ 10/ ......................pound: 0.841 0.861 0.908 0.944 0.775 0.793 Processing ..........................ton: 36.000 30.900 29.200 34.800 29.800 30.300 : Sugar crops 11/ : Sugarbeets ..........................ton: 48.10 51.50 66.70 (NA) 45.40 (NA) Sugarcane for sugar .................ton: 29.50 34.80 41.70 (NA) 29.70 (NA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2002-2011 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2011 and 2002-2011 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Tree nuts 12/ : Almonds ....................pound: 1.11 1.57 2.21 2.81 2.06 1.75 Hazelnuts ....................ton:1,000.00 1,030.00 1,440.00 2,240.00 1,080.00 2,040.00 Pecans, all ................pound: 0.955 0.984 1.760 1.450 1.560 1.120 Pistachio, all .............pound: 1.10 1.22 1.34 2.05 1.89 1.41 Walnuts ......................ton:1,170.00 1,160.00 1,390.00 1,570.00 1,630.00 2,290.00 : Mushrooms, all ...............pound: 1.05 1.06 1.08 1.07 1.05 1.16 : Vegetables, fresh 9/ : Asparagus ....................cwt: 110.00 105.00 81.30 87.40 88.90 98.90 Broccoli .....................cwt: 31.40 32.70 33.20 (D) 33.70 36.70 Carrots ......................cwt: 19.10 19.00 20.30 21.00 20.60 22.10 Cauliflower ..................cwt: 32.20 35.10 30.80 (D) 32.30 34.40 Celery 13/ ...................cwt: 13.00 13.60 15.00 14.10 18.40 20.80 Honeydew melons ..............cwt: 18.10 18.80 17.60 19.00 18.20 17.70 Lettuce ......................cwt: 21.10 18.10 16.90 15.50 16.90 21.70 Onions 13/ ...................cwt: 12.10 13.70 8.93 12.40 16.10 11.10 Sweet corn ...................cwt: 19.20 19.20 19.20 22.10 23.00 22.70 Tomatoes .....................cwt: 31.60 37.50 37.40 41.60 43.70 34.80 : Vegetables, processing 3/ : Asparagus ....................ton:1,110.00 1,170.00 1,170.00 1,050.00 1,150.00 1,260.00 Green peas ...................ton: 253.00 251.00 255.00 270.00 247.00 259.00 Snap beans ...................ton: 151.00 157.00 158.00 140.00 157.00 168.00 Sweet corn ...................ton: 68.00 70.40 72.10 68.40 66.80 81.80 Tomatoes .....................ton: 58.20 58.70 58.60 60.90 66.40 71.20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2002-2011 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2011 and 2002-2011 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : 2001-10 : 2002-11 Commodity and unit : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : Average : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Tree nuts 12/ : Almonds ....................pound: 1.45 1.65 1.75 (NA) 1.73 (NA) Hazelnuts ....................ton:1,620.00 1,690.00 2,410.00 (NA) 1,530.00 (NA) Pecans, all ................pound: 1.340 1.430 2.300 (NA) 1.350 (NA) Pistachio, all .............pound: 2.05 1.67 2.22 (NA) 1.60 (NA) Walnuts ......................ton:1,280.00 1,710.00 2,110.00 (NA) 1,540.00 (NA) : Mushrooms, all ...............pound: 1.18 1.17 1.17 1.18 1.11 1.12 : Vegetables, fresh 9/ : Asparagus ....................cwt: 103.00 108.00 122.00 120.00 104.00 102.00 Broccoli .....................cwt: 36.20 39.80 37.60 34.90 33.70 34.60 Carrots ......................cwt: 24.50 25.20 26.60 33.10 21.60 23.20 Cauliflower ..................cwt: 40.70 44.30 41.80 46.70 35.30 37.10 Celery 13/ ...................cwt: 18.70 20.40 18.90 20.30 16.80 17.30 Honeydew melons ..............cwt: 17.80 15.50 15.20 22.00 17.90 18.00 Lettuce ......................cwt: 20.10 22.40 21.10 23.10 19.20 19.70 Onions 13/ ...................cwt: 11.90 15.00 15.60 11.20 12.80 12.80 Sweet corn ...................cwt: 25.90 29.30 25.60 26.60 22.60 23.30 Tomatoes .....................cwt: 45.50 40.40 48.40 42.50 39.10 40.30 : Vegetables, processing 3/ : Asparagus ....................ton:1,360.00 1,330.00 1,360.00 1,510.00 1,200.00 1,250.00 Green peas ...................ton: 360.00 319.00 287.00 399.00 277.00 290.00 Snap beans ...................ton: 219.00 191.00 193.00 236.00 170.00 177.00 Sweet corn ...................ton: 120.00 104.00 85.30 115.00 81.00 85.20 Tomatoes .....................ton: 79.80 87.20 72.50 75.60 67.30 68.90 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 1/ Average local market price; does not include incentive payment per pound, the 2001-2010 and 2002-2011 averages for parity purposes include this allowance. 2/ Consistent with legislation quoted in this report, citrus prices shown for 2011 relate to the citrus crop designated as 2010-2011 in the production reports. 3/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door. 4/ Based on "as sold" prices for fresh fruit in all states. 5/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse-door. Includes some processing beginning in 2002. 6/ Processed estimates discontinued in 2009. 7/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point. 8/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (applies only starting in 1985), Oregon (except peaches), and Washington. Prices "as sold" for other states. 9/ Average F.O.B. shipping point prices. 10/ Includes strawberries for processing in states where the processing crop is not estimated separately. 11/ Prices include average conditional payments per ton made under the sugar acts of 1937 and 1948. Crop deficiency and abandonment payments not included. 12/ Prices on in-shell basis except almonds which are on shelled basis. 13/ Includes some processing. Prices Received Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All products : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 917 926 929 926 962 1005 1011 990 980 955 899 858 947 2009 ..: 882 799 800 820 820 842 823 798 797 848 858 861 829 2010 ..: 861 839 869 857 875 858 878 896 908 956 977 970 895 2011 ..: 1054 1083 1100 1115 1111 1140 1147 1161 1137 1165 1166 1136 1126 2012 ..: 1180 1180 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All products Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 145 146 146 146 152 158 159 156 154 151 142 135 149 2009 ..: 139 126 126 129 129 133 130 126 126 134 135 136 131 2010 ..: 136 132 137 135 138 135 138 141 143 151 154 153 141 2011 ..: 166 171 173 176 175 180 181 183 179 184 184 179 178 2012 ..: 186 186 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All crops Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 787 814 829 839 857 909 903 878 862 831 784 742 836 2009 ..: 797 725 730 747 739 779 737 718 700 747 758 742 743 2010 ..: 737 719 744 722 732 713 728 748 753 809 851 843 758 2011 ..: 935 992 979 992 1004 1036 1024 1037 1007 1005 1019 981 1001 2012 ..: 1031 1031 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All crops Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 159 164 167 169 173 183 182 177 174 168 158 150 169 2009 ..: 161 146 147 151 149 157 149 145 141 151 153 150 150 2010 ..: 149 145 150 146 148 144 147 151 152 163 172 170 153 2011 ..: 189 200 198 200 203 209 207 209 203 203 206 198 202 2012 ..: 208 208 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Food grains : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 787 927 971 954 895 809 765 813 789 736 725 672 820 2009 ..: 698 649 638 633 633 616 559 537 509 516 547 548 590 2010 ..: 559 556 547 525 502 459 487 575 598 603 630 677 560 2011 ..: 696 735 739 774 801 771 747 789 781 751 745 745 756 2012 ..: 714 714 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Food grains Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 248 293 306 301 283 255 241 257 249 232 229 212 259 2009 ..: 220 205 201 200 200 194 177 170 161 163 172 173 186 2010 ..: 177 175 173 166 158 145 154 181 189 190 199 214 177 2011 ..: 220 232 233 244 253 243 236 249 247 237 235 235 239 2012 ..: 225 225 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Feed grains & hay Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 619 689 713 768 809 824 803 808 779 686 668 640 734 2009 ..: 671 604 602 599 612 604 551 527 511 553 560 552 579 2010 ..: 564 544 546 527 540 529 539 559 617 660 692 721 587 2011 ..: 745 828 820 938 948 933 934 1001 961 888 902 902 900 2012 ..: 908 908 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Feed grains & hay Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 173 193 200 215 227 231 225 227 218 193 187 179 206 2009 ..: 188 169 169 168 172 169 154 148 143 155 157 155 162 2010 ..: 158 153 153 148 152 148 151 157 173 185 194 202 165 2011 ..: 209 232 230 263 266 262 262 281 269 249 253 253 252 2012 ..: 255 255 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 521 533 533 554 547 542 560 455 517 498 464 451 515 2009 ..: 389 349 342 378 380 381 369 419 450 495 504 537 416 2010 ..: 515 550 550 565 564 580 580 640 633 654 690 687 601 2011 ..: 695 786 714 734 704 705 698 796 791 781 783 749 745 2012 ..: 740 740 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 101 104 104 108 107 106 109 89 101 97 90 88 100 2009 ..: 76 68 67 74 74 74 72 82 88 97 98 105 81 2010 ..: 100 107 107 110 110 113 113 125 123 128 134 134 117 2011 ..: 135 153 139 143 137 137 136 155 154 152 153 146 145 2012 ..: 144 144 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tobacco Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1395 1395 1395 1395 1395 1395 1395 1395 1395 1395 1395 1569 1409 2009 ..: 1569 1569 1569 1569 1569 1569 1569 1569 1569 1569 1569 1563 1568 2010 ..: 1563 1563 1563 1563 1563 1563 1563 1563 1563 1563 1563 1491 1557 2011 ..: 1491 1491 1491 1491 1491 1491 1491 1491 1491 1491 1491 1566 1498 2012 ..: 1566 1566 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tobacco Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 104 93 2009 ..: 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 103 104 2010 ..: 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 99 103 2011 ..: 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 104 83 2012 ..: 104 104 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Oilseeds : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 974 1150 1125 1180 1190 1292 1308 1248 975 951 949 943 1107 2009 ..: 981 945 899 960 1048 1113 1055 1055 867 884 905 942 971 2010 ..: 951 920 918 925 919 923 956 976 816 917 1017 1092 944 2011 ..: 1132 1248 1250 1288 1296 1301 1299 1311 1104 1124 1179 1164 1225 2012 ..: 1155 1155 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Oilseeds Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 178 210 205 215 217 236 239 228 178 174 173 172 202 2009 ..: 179 172 164 175 191 203 192 192 158 161 165 172 177 2010 ..: 173 168 167 169 168 168 174 178 149 167 186 199 172 2011 ..: 207 228 228 235 237 237 237 239 201 205 215 212 223 2012 ..: 211 211 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fruits & nuts Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1062 1047 1040 957 1067 1054 1063 1067 1114 1083 1022 883 1038 2009 ..: 846 851 859 856 898 912 950 974 1036 1040 1027 958 934 2010 ..: 922 998 1000 911 990 992 1030 1054 1101 1136 1228 1004 1030 2011 ..: 1044 988 1007 1015 1041 1112 1018 1208 1250 1229 1219 1095 1102 2012 ..: 1074 1074 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fruits & nuts Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 152 150 149 137 153 151 152 153 160 155 146 127 149 2009 ..: 121 122 123 123 129 131 136 139 148 149 147 137 134 2010 ..: 132 143 143 130 142 142 148 151 158 163 176 144 148 2011 ..: 150 142 144 145 149 159 146 173 179 176 175 157 158 2012 ..: 154 154 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Commercial vegetables : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 985 846 962 1157 1100 1091 1022 1030 1248 1278 1109 1078 1076 2009 ..: 1239 992 1077 1256 1010 1106 967 1001 963 1196 1544 1489 1153 2010 ..: 1060 1054 1501 1357 1226 1087 1069 1079 1061 1018 1311 1106 1161 2011 ..: 1384 1946 1523 1128 1213 1183 1162 972 989 888 1134 975 1208 2012 ..: 857 857 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Commercial vegetables Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 138 118 135 162 154 153 143 144 175 179 155 151 151 2009 ..: 173 139 151 176 141 155 135 140 135 167 216 208 161 2010 ..: 148 147 210 190 172 152 150 151 149 142 183 155 162 2011 ..: 194 272 213 158 170 166 163 136 138 124 159 136 169 2012 ..: 120 120 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Potatoes & dry beans Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 667 699 705 756 820 901 957 941 795 710 792 826 797 2009 ..: 831 791 819 824 812 821 769 756 718 647 661 682 761 2010 ..: 683 696 697 738 768 712 713 694 643 624 699 828 708 2011 ..: 770 799 915 955 959 992 1178 910 797 725 810 853 889 2012 ..: 887 887 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Potatoes & dry beans Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 132 138 139 149 162 178 189 186 157 140 156 163 157 2009 ..: 164 156 162 163 160 162 152 149 142 128 130 135 150 2010 ..: 135 137 138 146 152 141 141 137 127 123 138 163 140 2011 ..: 152 158 181 188 189 196 232 180 157 143 160 168 175 2012 ..: 175 175 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other crops : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 602 602 602 602 602 602 603 603 607 607 607 607 604 2009 ..: 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 609 613 613 613 609 2010 ..: 613 613 613 613 613 613 613 613 626 640 640 640 621 2011 ..: 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 2012 ..: 644 644 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other crops Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 122 122 122 122 122 122 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 2009 ..: 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 124 125 125 125 124 2010 ..: 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 127 130 130 130 126 2011 ..: 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 2012 ..: 131 131 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Food commodities Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 145 144 144 143 148 155 156 153 152 149 139 133 147 2009 ..: 134 122 122 127 126 130 128 124 125 132 135 137 128 2010 ..: 134 131 137 135 138 135 139 142 141 146 149 148 140 2011 ..: 159 163 168 166 165 171 172 172 167 173 172 169 168 2012 ..: 171 171 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Livestock and products : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 988 1004 990 978 1026 1048 1059 1053 1021 975 944 911 1000 2009 ..: 878 836 832 861 863 854 859 833 831 843 882 917 857 2010 ..: 930 937 974 978 1004 987 1008 1024 1028 1024 1030 1030 996 2011 ..: 1052 1104 1167 1195 1163 1171 1187 1214 1163 1179 1202 1201 1166 2012 ..: 1193 1193 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Livestock and products Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 129 131 129 128 134 137 138 137 133 127 123 119 130 2009 ..: 115 109 109 112 113 111 112 109 108 110 115 120 112 2010 ..: 121 122 127 128 131 129 132 134 134 134 134 134 130 2011 ..: 137 144 152 156 152 153 155 158 152 154 157 157 152 2012 ..: 156 156 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Meat animals Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1132 1171 1144 1157 1256 1252 1285 1325 1263 1178 1114 1058 1195 2009 ..: 1075 1067 1067 1120 1117 1078 1086 1060 1050 1048 1064 1067 1075 2010 ..: 1119 1156 1218 1300 1325 1260 1274 1308 1308 1261 1243 1295 1256 2011 ..: 1421 1462 1539 1607 1537 1490 1543 1559 1521 1593 1611 1594 1540 2012 ..: 1638 1638 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Meat animals Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 111 115 112 114 123 123 126 130 124 116 109 104 117 2009 ..: 106 105 105 110 110 106 107 104 103 103 104 105 106 2010 ..: 110 113 120 128 130 124 125 128 128 124 122 127 123 2011 ..: 140 144 151 158 151 146 152 153 149 156 158 156 151 2012 ..: 161 161 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dairy products : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1261 1175 1114 1114 1132 1188 1194 1132 1120 1095 1052 954 1128 2009 ..: 818 714 720 732 714 695 695 745 800 880 948 1015 790 2010 ..: 991 972 911 898 923 948 978 1028 1089 1138 1101 1028 1000 2011 ..: 1028 1175 1255 1206 1206 1304 1348 1354 1298 1224 1255 1218 1239 2012 ..: 1181 1181 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dairy products Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 157 146 139 139 141 148 149 141 139 136 131 119 140 2009 ..: 102 89 90 91 89 87 87 93 100 109 118 126 98 2010 ..: 123 121 113 112 115 118 122 128 136 142 137 128 124 2011 ..: 128 146 156 150 150 162 168 168 162 152 156 152 154 2012 ..: 147 147 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Poultry & eggs Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 417 435 445 415 418 433 431 423 417 417 418 416 424 2009 ..: 419 395 384 394 399 412 407 372 362 357 384 400 390 2010 ..: 422 412 452 409 420 424 434 424 412 426 457 438 428 2011 ..: 395 400 421 444 435 435 421 450 414 418 434 454 427 2012 ..: 427 427 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Poultry & eggs Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 148 155 158 148 149 154 154 151 149 149 149 148 151 2009 ..: 149 141 137 140 142 147 145 133 129 127 137 142 139 2010 ..: 150 147 161 146 150 151 155 151 147 152 163 156 152 2011 ..: 141 142 150 158 155 155 150 160 148 149 154 162 152 2012 ..: 152 152 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average required for parity regulations. Weighted 1990-1992 average equals 100. Average is year-to-date for current year. 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 January Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) at 207 (1990-1992=100), up 1.0 percent from December 2011 and up 6.2 percent from January 2011. Production index: The January index, at 219, increased 0.9 percent from last month and 7.4 percent from last year. Higher prices in January for feeder cattle, interest expenses, taxes, and land rent offset lower prices for complete feeds, LP gas, concentrates, and diesel. Feed: The January index, at 217, decreased 1.4 percent from December but increased 6.4 percent from last January. Since December, prices for complete feeds and concentrates were lower. Livestock and poultry: The January index, at 174, increased 3.6 percent from last month and 15 percent from last year. Since December, prices for feeder cattle were higher. The January feeder cattle price, at $151.40 per cwt, is up $5.20 per cwt from the December price. January feeder pigs averaged $178.00 per cwt, up $20.00 per cwt from December. Fertilizer: The January index, at 348, is up 0.3 percent from December and 14 percent above January a year ago. Since December, higher prices for nitrogen more than offset lower prices for potash & phosphate and mixed fertilizer. Chemicals: The January index, at 152, increased 2.0 percent from December and 5.6 percent from last January. Compared with last month, prices for herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides/other were slightly higher. Fuels: The January index, at 350, is down 1.4 percent from a month earlier but 9.4 percent above January 2011. Compared with last month, prices for LP gas and diesel are lower. Machinery: The January index, at 245, is unchanged from December but is 3.4 percent above last January. Compared with last month, prices are higher for other machinery but lower for self-propelled machinery. Consumer price index: The December 2011 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPIU) decreased 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 225.672 (1982-1984=100). The November index is 226.230. For the 12 month period ending in December, the overall index increased 3.0 percent. Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: January 2012 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 : January : December : January : January : December : January ratios : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Prices paid by farmers for : commodities, services, : interest, taxes, and wage : rates (PPITW) ...................: 2596 2727 2760 195 205 207 Production ....................: 1976 2106 2128 204 217 219 Feed ........................: 996 1076 1058 204 220 217 Livestock & poultry .........: 1924 2147 2228 151 168 174 Seeds .......................: 3082 3327 3327 311 336 336 Fertilizer ..................: 1119 1272 1276 305 347 348 Chemicals ...................: 891 923 938 144 149 152 Fuels .......................: 2468 2739 2704 320 355 350 Supplies & repairs ..........: 1151 1197 1198 162 169 169 : Autos & trucks ..............: 3026 3090 3095 114 116 116 Machinery ...................: 5937 6139 6137 237 245 245 Building materials ..........: 2277 2344 2347 168 172 173 Services & rent .............: 2112 2125 2176 (NA) (NA) (NA) Services ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 163 164 166 Rent ........................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 205 205 212 : Interest 1/ ...................: 3381 3381 3635 135 135 145 Taxes 2/ ......................: 5935 5935 6225 222 222 232 Wage rates ....................: 7301 7205 7205 195 193 193 Production, interest, taxes, : and wage rates (PITW) .......: 2696 2843 2883 201 212 215 Family living-CPI 3/ ..........: 2092 2143 2138 163 167 167 : Ratio (received/paid) .........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 85 87 90 Parity ratio 4/ ...............: 41 42 43 (NA) (NA) (NA) Parity ratio adjusted 5/ ......: 42 43 44 (NA) (NA) (NA) PPITW adjusted for : productivity 6/ .............: 1448 1467 1466 (NA) (NA) (NA) : Crop sector (PPITW) ...........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 205 215 218 Livestock sector (PPITW) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 184 194 196 : Farm sector (production) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 203 221 223 Non-farm sector (production) ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) 204 215 217 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2012 and the revised factor is 1.041 for 2011. 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: January 2012 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Relative weights : Indexes (1990-1992=100) :------------------------------------------------------- : : : January :December : January : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Production items ............: 70.6 71.1 204 217 219 : Feed ......................: 12.2 12.7 204 220 217 Feed grains .............: 1.7 1.8 215 253 254 Complete feeds ..........: 6.0 6.2 208 219 215 Hay & forages ...........: 1.5 1.6 150 225 220 Concentrates ............: 1.9 2.0 213 179 171 Supplements .............: 1.0 1.1 230 243 245 Livestock & poultry .......: 8.5 8.3 151 168 174 Feeder cattle ...........: 6.6 6.5 149 173 179 Feeder pigs .............: 0.7 0.7 199 172 194 Milk cow replacements ...: 0.7 0.7 115 131 129 Poultry .................: 0.5 0.5 151 151 151 : Seeds .....................: 4.1 4.3 311 336 336 Field crops .............: 3.7 3.9 329 356 356 Grasses & legumes .......: 0.4 0.4 139 145 145 Fertilizer ................: 5.5 5.7 305 347 348 Mixed fertilizer ........: 2.4 2.5 292 326 325 Nitrogen ................: 2.3 2.4 284 358 363 Potash & phosphate ......: 0.8 0.8 410 382 376 Chemicals .................: 3.3 3.2 144 149 152 Herbicides ..............: 2.1 2.0 130 134 136 Insecticides ............: 0.7 0.7 166 173 175 Fungicides & other ......: 0.5 0.5 172 180 183 : Fuels .....................: 4.0 4.0 320 355 350 Diesel ..................: 2.5 2.5 347 398 395 Gasoline ................: 0.8 0.8 269 283 292 LP gas ..................: 0.7 0.7 282 283 259 Supplies & repairs ........: 4.6 4.6 162 169 169 Supplies ................: 1.5 1.5 158 164 165 Repairs .................: 3.0 3.0 164 171 171 Autos & trucks ............: 1.4 1.2 114 116 116 Autos ...................: 0.2 0.2 111 115 115 Trucks ..................: 1.2 1.1 114 116 117 : Machinery .................: 4.3 4.3 237 245 245 Tractors ................: 0.9 0.9 201 206 206 Self-propelled ..........: 1.7 1.7 248 254 252 Other machinery .........: 1.6 1.6 245 257 259 Building materials ........: 4.4 4.2 168 172 173 Services ..................: 12.1 12.0 163 164 166 Custom rates ............: 1.2 1.2 148 148 148 Other services ..........: 10.9 10.7 164 166 168 Rent ......................: 6.3 6.6 205 205 212 Cash ....................: 3.4 3.5 262 262 270 Share ...................: 2.9 3.0 139 139 145 : Interest ....................: 3.5 3.4 135 135 145 Taxes .......................: 3.1 3.1 222 222 232 Wage rates ..................: 7.4 7.2 195 193 193 Family living-CPI ...........: 15.4 15.3 163 167 167 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed Price Ratios - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Feed price ratio 1/ : January 2011 :December 2011 : January 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal : in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ ......: 3.4 3.3 3.4 : Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in : value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ ............................: 5.8 8.7 5.2 : Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight ......................: 11.3 10.8 10.6 : Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal : in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4/ ................: 1.96 1.81 1.77 : Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal : in value to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, : live weight .......................................: 22.3 21.5 21.9 : Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in : value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5/ ..........: 4.6 5.4 5.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 perpared 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. 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 United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and wheat. The modeled feed used 51 percent corn, 28 percent soybeans, and 21 percent wheat. Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Item :January 2011 :December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Broilers, live ................pound: 0.450 0.470 0.490 Eggs, market ..................dozen: 0.660 1.100 0.667 : Hogs, all .......................cwt: 55.80 63.50 62.40 Milk, all .......................cwt: 16.70 19.80 19.20 : Steers and heifers ..............cwt: 110.00 126.00 129.00 Turkeys, live .................pound: 0.564 0.714 0.660 : Corn .........................bushel: 4.94 5.86 5.90 Hay, alfalfa ....................ton: 121.00 199.00 192.00 : Soybeans .....................bushel: 11.60 11.50 11.70 Wheat, all ...................bushel: 6.69 7.19 6.86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: January 2012 with Comparisons [Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Item :January 2011 :December 2011 : January 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Feeder cattle & calves ..........cwt: 126.30 146.20 151.40 Feeder pigs .....................cwt: 183.00 158.00 178.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grazing Fee Rates for Cattle - States, Regions, and United States: 2010 and 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Survey average rates 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : Animal unit 2/ : Cow-calf : Per head :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per month : Arizona .........: 9.00 9.00 12.00 (S) 11.00 12.00 California ......: 16.40 17.30 20.50 21.50 17.00 18.20 Colorado ........: 15.00 15.30 17.10 17.50 16.50 16.60 Idaho ...........: 12.00 14.50 15.00 16.50 14.00 15.00 Kansas ..........: 15.00 17.00 19.00 21.00 15.00 18.50 Montana .........: 18.40 19.40 20.20 21.60 19.30 19.50 Nebraska ........: 25.60 27.30 31.00 32.90 27.40 27.40 Nevada ..........: 12.50 13.00 (S) 14.00 13.00 14.00 New Mexico ......: 11.50 13.00 13.50 (S) 12.50 13.00 North Dakota ....: 18.10 18.00 19.80 19.80 18.50 15.50 : Oklahoma ........: 9.50 11.00 12.50 12.50 11.50 13.10 Oregon ..........: 14.20 14.80 17.00 17.30 14.00 16.50 South Dakota ....: 22.90 24.20 27.00 29.00 24.50 27.00 Texas ...........: 11.50 14.40 12.40 13.90 13.10 13.90 Utah ............: 13.10 13.20 17.00 18.60 15.50 15.80 Washington ......: 12.00 12.00 15.00 14.00 13.00 13.00 Wyoming .........: 16.60 17.60 19.30 20.50 17.20 18.30 : 17-State 3/ .....: 15.30 17.00 17.90 19.20 16.60 17.60 16-State 4/ .....: 16.70 17.90 19.90 21.10 17.90 18.90 11-State 5/ .....: 15.00 16.00 17.60 18.60 16.10 16.80 9-State 6/ ......: 15.30 17.20 17.90 19.30 16.70 17.70 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ The average rates are estimates based on survey indications of monthly lease rates for private, non-irrigated grazing land from the January Cattle Survey. 2/ Includes animal unit plus cow-calf rates. Cow-calf rate converted to animal unit (AUM) using (1 aum=cow-calf *0.833). 3/ 17 Western States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 4/ 16 Western States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 5/ 11 Western States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 6/ 9 Great Plains States: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates : (PPITW) : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 2262 2293 2334 2396 2456 2505 2552 2557 2543 2497 2433 2379 2434 2009 ..: 2381 2369 2377 2386 2383 2381 2359 2341 2332 2342 2355 2358 2364 2010 ..: 2401 2394 2406 2420 2422 2411 2413 2419 2432 2465 2492 2521 2433 2011 ..: 2596 2626 2674 2704 2707 2703 2712 2718 2720 2718 2732 2727 2695 2012 ..: 2760 2760 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates : (PPITW) Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 170 172 175 180 184 188 192 192 191 188 183 179 183 2009 ..: 179 178 179 179 179 179 177 176 175 176 177 177 178 2010 ..: 180 180 181 182 182 181 181 182 183 185 187 189 183 2011 ..: 195 197 201 203 203 203 204 204 204 204 205 205 202 2012 ..: 207 207 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Items used for production, interest, taxes, and wage rates : (PITW) Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 2320 2357 2404 2477 2546 2602 2656 2665 2648 2597 2527 2466 2522 2009 ..: 2463 2447 2455 2464 2460 2454 2428 2406 2394 2405 2421 2425 2435 2010 ..: 2472 2464 2476 2492 2494 2481 2484 2490 2505 2545 2576 2611 2507 2011 ..: 2696 2730 2784 2817 2819 2815 2825 2831 2832 2831 2849 2843 2806 2012 ..: 2883 2883 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Items used for production, interest, taxes, and wage rates : (PITW) Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 173 175 179 184 190 194 198 198 197 193 188 184 188 2009 ..: 183 182 183 183 183 183 181 179 178 179 180 181 181 2010 ..: 184 183 184 185 186 185 185 185 186 189 192 194 187 2011 ..: 201 203 207 210 210 210 210 211 211 211 212 212 209 2012 ..: 215 215 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Items used for production : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1658 1690 1732 1800 1860 1910 1961 1969 1954 1902 1841 1787 1839 2009 ..: 1788 1774 1782 1791 1787 1782 1763 1744 1734 1738 1752 1755 1766 2010 ..: 1792 1785 1796 1814 1816 1805 1808 1813 1826 1854 1882 1912 1825 2011 ..: 1976 2005 2052 2087 2089 2085 2094 2099 2100 2095 2110 2106 2075 2012 ..: 2128 2128 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Items used for production Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 171 174 178 185 192 197 202 203 201 196 190 184 190 2009 ..: 184 183 184 185 184 184 182 180 179 179 181 181 182 2010 ..: 185 184 185 187 187 186 186 187 188 191 194 197 188 2011 ..: 204 207 211 215 215 215 216 216 216 216 218 217 214 2012 ..: 219 219 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Feed Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 820 860 891 902 968 988 1057 1048 1021 956 934 901 945 2009 ..: 921 911 903 901 937 959 925 900 881 883 894 891 909 2010 ..: 905 868 854 835 836 831 841 849 881 917 952 974 878 2011 ..: 996 1035 1037 1086 1113 1120 1117 1151 1159 1097 1090 1076 1090 2012 ..: 1058 1058 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Feed Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 168 176 183 185 198 202 216 215 209 196 191 184 194 2009 ..: 189 187 185 185 192 196 190 184 180 181 183 183 186 2010 ..: 185 178 175 171 171 170 172 174 180 188 195 200 180 2011 ..: 204 212 212 223 228 229 229 236 237 225 223 220 223 2012 ..: 217 217 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Livestock & poultry : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1572 1638 1599 1562 1626 1588 1580 1639 1596 1514 1511 1617 1587 2009 ..: 1539 1517 1518 1565 1516 1436 1445 1418 1399 1409 1444 1463 1472 2010 ..: 1547 1611 1674 1786 1750 1709 1724 1704 1662 1684 1717 1811 1698 2011 ..: 1924 1979 2027 2035 1903 1861 1934 1875 1861 1983 2099 2147 1969 2012 ..: 2228 2228 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Livestock & poultry Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 123 128 125 122 127 124 124 128 125 118 118 127 124 2009 ..: 120 119 119 122 119 112 113 111 109 110 113 114 115 2010 ..: 121 126 131 140 137 134 135 133 130 132 134 142 133 2011 ..: 151 155 159 159 149 146 151 147 146 155 164 168 154 2012 ..: 174 174 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Seeds Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 2086 2086 2086 2722 2722 2722 2722 2722 2722 2722 2722 2722 2563 2009 ..: 2722 2722 3008 3008 3008 3008 3008 3008 3008 3008 3008 3008 2960 2010 ..: 3008 3008 3082 3082 3082 3082 3082 3082 3082 3082 3082 3082 3070 2011 ..: 3082 3082 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3286 2012 ..: 3327 3327 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Seeds Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 211 211 211 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 259 2009 ..: 275 275 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 299 2010 ..: 304 304 311 311 311 311 311 311 311 311 311 311 310 2011 ..: 311 311 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 332 2012 ..: 336 336 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fertilizer : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1007 1065 1155 1260 1333 1489 1616 1718 1755 1757 1622 1452 1436 2009 ..: 1246 1191 1173 1181 1102 992 944 881 856 849 845 848 1009 2010 ..: 851 866 871 903 918 914 904 907 935 975 1010 1049 925 2011 ..: 1119 1116 1165 1195 1197 1204 1221 1216 1211 1257 1269 1272 1204 2012 ..: 1276 1276 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fertilizer Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 275 291 315 344 364 406 441 469 479 479 443 396 392 2009 ..: 340 325 320 322 301 271 258 240 234 232 230 231 275 2010 ..: 232 236 238 246 250 249 247 247 255 266 276 286 252 2011 ..: 305 304 318 326 327 329 333 332 330 343 346 347 328 2012 ..: 348 348 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chemicals Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 820 822 827 833 840 854 868 871 883 889 903 899 859 2009 ..: 877 915 930 941 944 913 919 895 906 914 943 954 921 2010 ..: 885 885 887 892 893 895 899 900 903 900 893 887 893 2011 ..: 891 895 894 893 891 888 894 897 918 920 909 923 901 2012 ..: 938 938 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chemicals Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 133 133 134 135 136 138 140 141 143 144 146 145 139 2009 ..: 142 148 150 152 153 148 149 145 146 148 153 154 149 2010 ..: 143 143 143 144 144 145 145 146 146 146 144 144 144 2011 ..: 144 145 145 144 144 144 145 145 148 149 147 149 146 2012 ..: 152 152 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fuels : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 2369 2400 2690 2847 3091 3282 3310 3036 2870 2443 1903 1601 2653 2009 ..: 1575 1526 1476 1546 1600 1835 1788 1874 1897 1948 2048 2061 1765 2010 ..: 2151 2093 2133 2224 2229 2125 2100 2147 2152 2245 2305 2387 2191 2011 ..: 2468 2589 2801 2928 2952 2864 2848 2825 2818 2753 2822 2739 2784 2012 ..: 2704 2704 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fuels Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 307 311 349 369 400 425 429 393 372 317 247 207 344 2009 ..: 204 198 191 200 207 238 232 243 246 252 265 267 229 2010 ..: 279 271 276 288 289 275 272 278 279 291 299 309 284 2011 ..: 320 335 363 379 382 371 369 366 365 357 366 355 361 2012 ..: 350 350 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Supplies & repairs Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1072 1074 1069 1076 1081 1084 1094 1100 1104 1114 1115 1115 1091 2009 ..: 1119 1116 1114 1114 1109 1106 1111 1111 1111 1114 1114 1114 1113 2010 ..: 1120 1124 1125 1127 1131 1133 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1134 2011 ..: 1151 1154 1155 1169 1176 1179 1187 1193 1195 1192 1196 1197 1179 2012 ..: 1198 1198 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Supplies & repairs Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 151 151 151 152 152 153 154 155 156 157 157 157 154 2009 ..: 158 157 157 157 156 156 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 2010 ..: 158 158 159 159 159 160 160 161 161 161 161 161 160 2011 ..: 162 163 163 165 166 166 167 168 168 168 169 169 166 2012 ..: 169 169 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Autos & trucks : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 2965 2956 2940 2922 2907 2896 2883 2847 2818 2817 2819 2818 2882 2009 ..: 2841 2874 2892 2901 2909 2924 2932 2895 2903 2958 2987 2993 2917 2010 ..: 2996 3004 3003 2996 2985 2979 2976 2975 2980 2989 3003 3014 2992 2011 ..: 3026 3053 3067 3076 3089 3091 3084 3074 3071 3078 3084 3090 3074 2012 ..: 3095 3095 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Autos & trucks Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 111 111 111 110 109 109 108 107 106 106 106 106 108 2009 ..: 107 108 109 109 109 110 110 109 109 111 112 113 110 2010 ..: 113 113 113 113 112 112 112 112 112 112 113 113 113 2011 ..: 114 115 115 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 2012 ..: 116 116 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Machinery Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 4968 4986 5005 5063 5204 5220 5277 5319 5358 5393 5543 5431 5231 2009 ..: 5380 5501 5527 5523 5517 5508 5660 5662 5658 5655 5655 5652 5575 2010 ..: 5677 5678 5674 5694 5717 5726 5769 5782 5802 5825 5894 5907 5762 2011 ..: 5937 5982 6002 6013 6034 6034 6044 6069 6065 6110 6142 6139 6048 2012 ..: 6137 6137 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Machinery Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 198 199 199 202 207 208 210 212 214 215 221 216 209 2009 ..: 214 219 220 220 220 220 226 226 226 225 225 225 222 2010 ..: 226 226 226 227 228 228 230 230 231 232 235 235 230 2011 ..: 237 238 239 240 241 241 241 242 242 244 245 245 241 2012 ..: 245 245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Building materials : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 2125 2139 2157 2188 2222 2257 2293 2327 2339 2319 2298 2272 2245 2009 ..: 2263 2239 2232 2221 2217 2208 2207 2203 2208 2207 2205 2208 2218 2010 ..: 2211 2224 2236 2253 2267 2258 2255 2254 2251 2251 2255 2263 2248 2011 ..: 2277 2290 2305 2318 2326 2336 2347 2346 2338 2341 2340 2344 2326 2012 ..: 2347 2347 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Building materials Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 156 157 159 161 164 166 169 171 172 171 169 167 165 2009 ..: 167 165 164 163 163 163 162 162 163 162 162 163 163 2010 ..: 163 164 165 166 167 166 166 166 166 166 166 167 165 2011 ..: 168 169 170 171 171 172 173 173 172 172 172 172 171 2012 ..: 173 173 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Services & rent 2/ Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1796 1797 1799 1805 1808 1826 1833 1836 1832 1833 1825 1825 1818 2009 ..: 1980 1978 1977 1974 1974 1985 1976 1975 1975 1974 1970 1970 1976 2010 ..: 2027 2025 2031 2030 2033 2043 2043 2044 2043 2040 2037 2038 2036 2011 ..: 2112 2114 2119 2120 2125 2134 2132 2132 2133 2128 2125 2125 2125 2012 ..: 2176 2176 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Services Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 143 143 144 144 145 147 148 148 148 148 147 147 146 2009 ..: 157 157 156 156 156 158 156 156 156 156 156 156 156 2010 ..: 160 159 160 160 160 162 162 162 162 161 161 161 161 2011 ..: 163 163 164 164 164 165 165 165 165 165 164 164 164 2012 ..: 166 166 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rent Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 2009 ..: 184 184 184 184 184 184 184 184 184 184 184 184 184 2010 ..: 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 2011 ..: 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 2012 ..: 212 212 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Interest : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 3727 3727 3727 3727 3727 3727 3727 3727 3727 3727 3727 3727 3727 2009 ..: 3431 3431 3431 3431 3431 3431 3431 3431 3431 3431 3431 3431 3431 2010 ..: 3312 3312 3312 3312 3312 3312 3312 3312 3312 3312 3312 3312 3312 2011 ..: 3381 3381 3381 3381 3381 3381 3381 3381 3381 3381 3381 3381 3381 2012 ..: 3635 3635 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Interest Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 2009 ..: 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 2010 ..: 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 2011 ..: 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 2012 ..: 145 145 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Taxes Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 5598 5598 5598 5598 5598 5598 5598 5598 5598 5598 5598 5598 5598 2009 ..: 5453 5453 5453 5453 5453 5453 5453 5453 5453 5453 5453 5453 5453 2010 ..: 5646 5646 5646 5646 5646 5646 5646 5646 5646 5646 5646 5646 5646 2011 ..: 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 2012 ..: 6225 6225 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Taxes Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 209 209 209 209 209 209 209 209 209 209 209 209 209 2009 ..: 204 204 204 204 204 204 204 204 204 204 204 204 204 2010 ..: 211 211 211 211 211 211 211 211 211 211 211 211 211 2011 ..: 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 2012 ..: 232 232 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Wage rates Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 6985 6985 6985 6830 6830 6830 6701 6701 6701 6927 6927 6927 6860 2009 ..: 7062 7062 7062 7017 7017 7017 6888 6888 6888 7062 7062 7062 7007 2010 ..: 7159 7159 7159 6991 6991 6991 6972 6972 6972 7192 7192 7192 7079 2011 ..: 7301 7301 7301 7075 7075 7075 7062 7062 7062 7205 7205 7205 7161 2012 ..: 7205 7205 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Wage rates Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 187 187 187 183 183 183 179 179 179 185 185 185 183 2009 ..: 189 189 189 188 188 188 184 184 184 189 189 189 187 2010 ..: 191 191 191 187 187 187 186 186 186 192 192 192 189 2011 ..: 195 195 195 189 189 189 189 189 189 193 193 193 191 2012 ..: 193 193 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Family living : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 2005 2011 2028 2040 2057 2078 2089 2081 2078 2057 2018 1997 2045 2009 ..: 2005 2015 2020 2025 2031 2049 2045 2050 2051 2053 2055 2051 2038 2010 ..: 2058 2059 2067 2071 2072 2070 2071 2073 2075 2077 2078 2082 2071 2011 ..: 2092 2102 2122 2136 2146 2144 2146 2152 2155 2150 2149 2143 2136 2012 ..: 2138 2138 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Family living Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 157 157 158 159 161 162 163 163 162 161 158 156 160 2009 ..: 157 157 158 158 159 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 159 2010 ..: 161 161 161 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 163 162 2011 ..: 163 164 166 167 168 167 168 168 168 168 168 167 167 2012 ..: 167 167 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production items with farm origin 3/ Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 159 165 167 178 186 187 194 194 191 182 180 179 180 2009 ..: 179 177 181 182 185 185 181 178 176 176 178 179 180 2010 ..: 182 180 181 183 182 180 181 182 184 188 192 197 184 2011 ..: 203 209 214 219 219 218 220 222 222 219 222 221 217 2012 ..: 223 223 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production items with non-farm origin 4/ Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 177 179 184 189 195 202 206 207 207 203 195 187 194 2009 ..: 187 186 185 186 184 183 182 181 180 181 182 182 183 2010 ..: 186 186 187 189 190 189 189 190 191 193 195 197 190 2011 ..: 204 206 210 213 213 213 214 213 213 214 215 215 212 2012 ..: 217 217 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Parity ratio 5/ Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 41 40 40 39 39 40 40 39 39 38 37 36 39 2009 ..: 37 34 34 34 34 35 35 34 34 36 36 37 35 2010 ..: 36 35 36 35 36 36 36 37 37 39 39 38 37 2011 ..: 41 41 41 41 41 42 42 43 42 43 43 42 42 2012 ..: 43 43 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Adjusted parity ratio 6/ Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 42 42 41 40 41 42 41 40 40 40 38 37 40 2009 ..: 39 35 35 36 36 37 36 36 36 38 38 38 37 2010 ..: 37 36 38 37 38 37 38 38 39 40 41 40 38 2011 ..: 42 42 42 42 42 43 44 44 43 44 44 43 43 2012 ..: 44 44 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ratio Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 85 85 83 81 83 84 83 81 81 80 78 75 82 2009 ..: 78 71 70 72 72 74 73 72 72 76 76 77 74 2010 ..: 76 73 76 74 76 75 76 77 78 82 82 81 77 2011 ..: 85 87 86 87 86 89 89 90 88 90 90 87 88 2012 ..: 90 90 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop sector (PPITW) : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 178 179 183 190 194 199 202 203 202 201 195 189 193 2009 ..: 189 188 190 191 189 188 187 186 185 186 187 187 188 2010 ..: 191 190 192 193 193 193 192 193 194 196 197 199 194 2011 ..: 205 207 211 213 213 213 213 213 213 214 215 215 212 2012 ..: 218 218 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Livestock sector (PPITW) Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 163 166 168 170 176 178 182 182 180 175 171 169 173 2009 ..: 169 168 168 168 169 170 168 166 165 166 167 167 168 2010 ..: 170 169 170 171 171 170 170 171 172 175 177 180 172 2011 ..: 184 188 190 193 193 193 194 195 195 193 195 194 192 2012 ..: 196 196 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates : Adjusted for productivity Year : 1910-1914 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1442 1447 1456 1456 1468 1479 1478 1478 1475 1481 1466 1454 1465 2009 ..: 1420 1420 1422 1421 1421 1423 1410 1408 1407 1421 1424 1423 1418 2010 ..: 1409 1408 1410 1401 1402 1400 1399 1400 1402 1423 1427 1432 1409 2011 ..: 1448 1454 1464 1454 1456 1455 1456 1457 1458 1467 1469 1467 1459 2012 ..: 1466 1466 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. 2/ For the 1990-92=100 base period, the Services & Rent Index is separated. 3/ Feed, livestock & poultry purchases, and seed. 4/ Fertilizer, agricultural chemicals, fuels, supplies & repairs, autos & trucks, machinery, building materials, and services & rent. 5/ Ratio of index of prices received to index of prices paid for commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates. 6/ Ratio of the index of prices received after adjustment for government payments to the index of prices paid for commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates. Prices Paid Index Sub-Components Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Feed grains : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 174 198 206 223 227 237 226 225 215 189 183 173 206 2009 ..: 183 163 164 164 169 171 154 145 142 154 156 155 160 2010 ..: 157 152 153 146 150 146 151 157 176 186 197 208 165 2011 ..: 215 245 240 273 271 270 268 288 271 249 253 253 258 2012 ..: 254 254 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Complete feeds Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 161 168 177 178 188 195 215 215 213 204 196 184 191 2009 ..: 188 193 193 191 200 206 206 199 196 191 191 191 195 2010 ..: 195 187 183 178 178 177 178 179 182 189 198 202 186 2011 ..: 208 212 217 222 225 229 226 231 236 227 224 219 223 2012 ..: 215 215 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hay & forages Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 169 172 178 180 212 206 209 207 204 199 192 180 192 2009 ..: 177 171 170 166 164 153 146 139 141 141 141 140 154 2010 ..: 142 139 142 143 147 147 148 146 148 147 147 149 145 2011 ..: 150 155 166 184 209 203 213 220 224 230 222 225 200 2012 ..: 220 220 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Concentrates Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 174 175 180 178 199 196 221 216 197 164 178 192 189 2009 ..: 190 183 179 186 197 215 199 198 188 190 193 194 193 2010 ..: 190 187 183 176 182 184 190 193 187 197 209 208 190 2011 ..: 213 214 204 203 205 211 209 208 212 186 187 179 203 2012 ..: 171 171 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Index Sub-Components Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Supplements : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 182 192 188 178 185 193 212 202 205 212 205 202 196 2009 ..: 215 222 206 210 219 214 204 208 200 210 225 223 213 2010 ..: 230 206 200 204 182 182 180 181 215 225 220 229 204 2011 ..: 230 238 225 235 240 238 237 252 257 234 241 243 239 2012 ..: 245 245 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Feeder cattle Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 117 123 119 118 124 123 123 126 122 114 110 119 120 2009 ..: 112 110 109 116 117 113 116 114 111 109 111 111 112 2010 ..: 115 120 125 134 131 129 132 132 127 130 134 141 129 2011 ..: 149 153 157 159 151 150 156 151 151 162 171 173 157 2012 ..: 179 179 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Feeder pigs Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 114 123 122 95 99 73 57 88 90 90 123 145 102 2009 ..: 159 156 162 160 109 66 62 49 65 89 107 127 109 2010 ..: 160 174 189 209 201 181 169 150 152 148 140 162 170 2011 ..: 199 220 221 200 152 121 124 112 108 114 145 172 157 2012 ..: 194 194 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk cow replacements Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 174 174 174 172 172 172 176 176 176 170 170 170 173 2009 ..: 145 145 145 123 123 123 113 113 113 110 110 110 123 2010 ..: 119 119 119 118 118 118 117 117 117 118 118 118 118 2011 ..: 115 115 115 126 126 126 131 131 131 131 131 131 126 2012 ..: 129 129 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Index Sub-Components Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Poultry : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 2009 ..: 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 2010 ..: 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 2011 ..: 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 2012 ..: 151 151 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Field crop seeds Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 218 218 218 287 287 287 287 287 287 287 287 287 270 2009 ..: 287 287 319 319 319 319 319 319 319 319 319 319 313 2010 ..: 319 319 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 328 2011 ..: 329 329 356 356 356 356 356 356 356 356 356 356 352 2012 ..: 356 356 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Grass & legume seeds Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 142 142 142 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 154 2009 ..: 157 157 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 160 2010 ..: 161 161 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 143 2011 ..: 139 139 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 144 2012 ..: 145 145 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mixed fertilizer Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 272 288 322 354 362 403 430 440 441 441 416 364 378 2009 ..: 337 331 298 293 281 272 260 251 247 241 240 237 274 2010 ..: 230 229 225 233 238 241 245 250 256 263 275 284 247 2011 ..: 292 305 310 313 312 312 313 312 313 323 327 326 313 2012 ..: 325 325 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Index Sub-Components Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Nitrogen : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 283 294 310 322 349 375 411 434 447 443 411 396 373 2009 ..: 333 276 295 308 291 263 250 219 211 215 215 212 257 2010 ..: 220 227 229 242 244 241 231 229 237 255 260 273 241 2011 ..: 284 286 311 323 330 338 346 345 334 351 353 358 330 2012 ..: 363 363 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Potash & phosphate Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 257 287 311 377 410 511 566 662 693 710 622 497 492 2009 ..: 369 453 463 456 394 289 274 271 261 251 247 272 333 2010 ..: 275 287 301 304 310 301 298 295 306 308 326 332 304 2011 ..: 410 357 361 376 363 354 359 355 372 379 387 382 371 2012 ..: 376 376 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Herbicides Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 123 123 124 125 126 129 131 132 134 136 138 138 130 2009 ..: 135 141 144 145 145 140 141 137 138 138 142 144 141 2010 ..: 133 132 132 133 133 132 133 133 133 132 131 130 132 2011 ..: 130 130 130 130 129 129 130 130 133 134 132 134 131 2012 ..: 136 136 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insecticides Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 153 153 154 156 156 157 158 158 158 158 159 157 156 2009 ..: 152 157 158 161 163 158 160 157 160 162 168 171 161 2010 ..: 159 160 161 163 163 164 165 166 167 166 165 165 164 2011 ..: 166 167 167 167 167 166 167 168 172 172 170 173 168 2012 ..: 175 175 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Index Sub-Components Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fungicides & other : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 141 142 143 145 146 149 152 153 155 157 160 159 150 2009 ..: 156 163 165 167 169 164 166 162 164 166 173 175 166 2010 ..: 163 164 165 166 167 168 170 170 172 172 171 171 168 2011 ..: 172 174 174 174 174 173 174 175 179 179 177 180 175 2012 ..: 183 183 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Diesel Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 332 339 391 413 443 465 464 421 390 344 274 231 376 2009 ..: 215 204 192 206 208 237 240 250 251 257 271 268 233 2010 ..: 279 275 290 305 307 296 293 299 298 310 320 331 300 2011 ..: 347 369 403 419 418 406 403 398 396 392 409 398 396 2012 ..: 395 395 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Gasoline Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 250 249 267 285 311 336 337 315 310 257 183 145 270 2009 ..: 154 165 169 177 195 226 218 226 221 222 231 227 203 2010 ..: 237 231 242 249 248 239 238 238 236 244 249 260 243 2011 ..: 269 278 308 328 337 318 316 315 313 299 293 283 305 2012 ..: 292 292 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : LP Gas Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 286 278 279 297 343 386 419 397 393 286 222 199 315 2009 ..: 242 226 226 216 228 261 214 234 262 284 302 337 253 2010 ..: 339 312 263 265 262 231 221 238 248 268 269 275 266 2011 ..: 282 284 284 295 309 309 310 310 317 299 296 283 298 2012 ..: 259 259 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Index Sub-Components Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Supplies : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 143 144 144 145 145 146 149 152 154 156 156 156 149 2009 ..: 156 155 154 154 153 152 152 152 152 152 153 153 153 2010 ..: 153 153 153 154 154 154 155 155 156 156 156 156 155 2011 ..: 158 158 158 159 162 162 163 164 164 164 163 164 161 2012 ..: 165 165 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Repairs Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 155 155 154 155 156 156 156 156 156 158 158 158 156 2009 ..: 158 158 158 159 158 158 159 159 159 159 159 159 159 2010 ..: 160 161 161 161 162 162 163 163 163 163 163 163 162 2011 ..: 164 165 165 168 168 168 169 170 171 170 171 171 168 2012 ..: 171 171 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Autos Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 109 109 109 108 108 108 109 108 108 108 108 108 108 2009 ..: 109 109 109 109 109 109 110 108 108 110 112 112 109 2010 ..: 112 111 111 111 110 110 110 110 110 110 111 111 111 2011 ..: 111 112 112 113 114 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 114 2012 ..: 115 115 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Trucks Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 112 112 111 110 109 109 108 107 106 106 106 106 108 2009 ..: 107 108 109 109 109 110 110 109 109 111 112 113 110 2010 ..: 113 113 113 113 113 112 112 112 112 113 113 114 113 2011 ..: 114 115 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 2012 ..: 117 117 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Index Sub-Components Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tractors : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 175 175 174 175 175 175 178 178 180 181 181 182 177 2009 ..: 184 183 185 186 186 186 186 187 188 188 189 189 186 2010 ..: 188 189 189 190 191 191 194 195 197 198 199 200 193 2011 ..: 201 202 203 203 203 203 203 203 203 203 206 206 203 2012 ..: 206 206 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Self-propelled Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 207 208 209 210 212 213 213 214 214 216 230 217 214 2009 ..: 218 229 229 229 229 229 230 230 230 230 231 231 229 2010 ..: 234 234 234 235 236 236 237 238 239 240 247 247 238 2011 ..: 248 249 250 250 250 250 250 251 252 256 256 254 251 2012 ..: 252 252 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other machinery Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 202 203 204 209 221 222 226 230 232 234 235 236 221 2009 ..: 228 230 231 230 230 229 244 243 242 242 241 241 236 2010 ..: 240 240 240 240 241 241 243 243 243 243 244 244 242 2011 ..: 245 248 249 250 252 252 253 255 254 254 255 257 252 2012 ..: 259 259 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Custom rates Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 2009 ..: 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 2010 ..: 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 2011 ..: 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 2012 ..: 148 148 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Index Sub-Components Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other services : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 143 143 144 144 145 147 148 149 148 148 147 147 146 2009 ..: 158 158 158 157 157 159 158 157 158 157 157 157 158 2010 ..: 161 161 162 162 162 164 164 164 164 163 163 163 163 2011 ..: 164 164 165 165 166 167 167 167 167 167 166 166 166 2012 ..: 168 168 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cash rent Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 2009 ..: 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 2010 ..: 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 2011 ..: 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 2012 ..: 270 270 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Share rent Year : 1990-1992 = 100 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 2009 ..: 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 2010 ..: 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 2011 ..: 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 2012 ..: 145 145 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. 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 Hintzman, Acting 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 - Oats, Rye, Wheat........................................... (202) 720-8068 Steve Maliszewski - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum...................... (202) 720-5944 Anthony Prillaman - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed.......................... (202) 720-9526 Julie Schmidt - Crop Weather, Barley, Hay................................. (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 Erika White - Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts .............. (202) 720-4215 Chris Hawthorn - Citrus, Coffee, Sugar Crops, Grapes, Tropical Fruits..... (202) 720-5412 Daphne Schauber - 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 Livestock Prices Received Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch....................................... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section....................................... (202) 720-3570 Travis Averill - Cattle................................................... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk, Milk Cows............................................ (202) 720-3278 Doug Bounds - Hogs....................................................... (202) 720-3106 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section................ (202) 720-3570 Cody Brokmeyer - Honey, Turkeys.......................................... (202) 690-3237 Kim Linonis - Eggs....................................................... (202) 690-8632 Miste Salmon - Broilers................................................... (202) 720-3244 Indexes, Prices Paid, and Parity Prices Kevin Hintzman, Acting Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch...................................................... (202) 720-6146 Kevin Hintzman, Head, Economics Section..................................... (202) 720-6146 Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices.................. (202) 720-8844 Scott Shimmin - Grazing Fees............................................. 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