Agricultural Prices ISSN: 1937-4216 Released April 30, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). April Farm Prices Received Index Down 7 Points The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in April, at 177 percent, based on 1990-1992=100, decreased 7 points (3.8 percent) from March. The Crop Index is down 5 points (2.4 percent) and the Livestock Index decreased 7 points (4.4 percent). Producers received lower prices for broilers, corn, cattle, and eggs and higher prices for soybeans, onions, hay, and oranges. 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 cattle, strawberries, milk, and broilers offset the decreased marketing of soybeans, corn, wheat, and cotton. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 1 point (0.6 percent) from April 2011. The Food Commodities Index, at 166, decreased 5 points (2.9 percent) from last month but is unchanged from April 2011. Prices Paid Index Unchanged The April Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 21 percent of the 1990 1992 average. The index is unchanged from March but 10 points above (4.9 percent) April 2011. Higher prices in April for complete feeds, concentrates, hay & forages, and supplements offset lower prices for feeder cattle, feeder pigs, feed grains, and LP gas. Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes 1990-1992 Base - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Index : April : March : April : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Prices received by farmers ...............: 176 184 177 : Prices paid by farmers ...................: 203 213 213 : Ratio of prices received to prices paid ..: 87 86 83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents Prices Received by Farmers................................................................................. 5 Prices Received Indexes - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons....................................... 6 Prices Received and Prices Paid Indexes by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2011 and 2012, 1990-1992 Base.......................................................................................... 6 Received and Paid Indexes, Annual Average - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart............................. 7 Crop Farm Received and Paid Indexes, All Items by Quarter - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 8 Livestock Farm Received and Paid Indexes All Items by Quarter - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 8 Received Indexes by Month, Livestock Products, All Products, and All Crops - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 9 Received Indexes by Month, Food Grains, Feed Grains & Hay, and Oilseeds - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 9 Received Indexes by Month, Fruit & Nut and Commercial Vegetables - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 10 Received Indexes by Month, Meat Animal, Dairy Products, and Poultry & Eggs - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 10 Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons.................... 11 Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons.................. 12 Prices Received for Corn by Month - United States Chart.................................................... 13 Prices Received for Wheat by Month - United States Chart................................................... 13 Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month - United States Chart........................................... 14 Prices Received for Soybeans by Month - United States Chart................................................ 14 Prices Received for Cattle by Month - United States Chart.................................................. 15 Prices Received for Milk by Month - United States Chart.................................................... 15 Prices Received for Hogs by Month - United States Chart.................................................... 16 Prices Received for Poultry by Month - United States Chart................................................. 16 Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2012 with Comparisons.......... 17 Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2012 with Comparisons............... 17 Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons...................... 18 Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons................... 18 Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons.................... 19 Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons................... 19 Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons..................... 20 Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: April 2012 with Comparisons................................... 20 Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: April 2012 with Comparisons...................................... 20 Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons........................... 21 Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons....................... 21 Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons........................... 22 Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons.................. 22 Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons...................... 23 Prices Received for Peanuts (In-Shell) - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons............. 23 Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons...................... 24 Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons......................... 24 Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons....................... 24 Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons... 25 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons........................................................................................ 25 Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons.................... 26 Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons......................... 26 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: April 2011.................... 27 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: March 2012.................... 28 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: April 2012.................... 29 Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons....................... 30 Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons....................... 31 Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons...................... 32 Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons.. 33 Commodity Parity Prices - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons....................................... 34 Marketing Year for Specified Commodities................................................................... 36 Prices Received for Broilers by Month - United States: 2006-2011........................................... 36 Prices Received for Turkeys by Month - United States: 2006-2011............................................ 36 Prices Received for All Eggs by Month - United States: 2006-2011........................................... 37 Prices Received for Market Eggs by Month - United States: 2006-2011........................................ 37 Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month - States and United States: 2010...................... 38 Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month - States and United States: 2011...................... 39 Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test - States and United States: 2010............. 40 Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test - States and United States: 2011............. 41 Adjustment for Seasonal Variation - All Eggs and All Milk.................................................. 42 Prices Received for All Eggs Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month - United States: 2008-2011........... 42 Prices Received for All Eggs as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month - United States: 2008-2011........... 42 Prices Received for All Eggs Adjustment Factors by Month - United States: 2008-2011........................ 42 Prices Received for All Milk Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month - United States: 2008-2011........... 43 Prices Received for All Milk as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month - United States: 2008-2011........... 43 Prices Received for All Milk Adjustment Factors by Month - United States: 2008-2011........................ 43 Prices Received 1990-1992 Base Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012............... 44 Prices Received 1910-1914 Base Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 .............. 46 Reliability of Prices Received Estimates................................................................... 48 Prices Paid by Farmers..................................................................................... 49 Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons................. 50 Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-Components - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons............................................................................. 51 Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 52 Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 52 Paid Indexes by Farm Type, All Items - United States: 1990-1991=100 Chart.................................. 53 Paid Indexes by Origin, All Production Items - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................... 53 Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector, Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................................................... 54 Paid Indexes by Month, Feed and Replacement Livestock - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart................. 54 Feed Price Ratios - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons............................................. 55 Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons........... 55 Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons.............................. 56 Prices Paid and Value of Hatchery Production for Poultry - United States: 2009-2011........................ 56 Prices Paid for Fuels - Region and United States: March 2012 with Comparisons.............................. 56 Prices Paid for Feed - United States: 2010-2012............................................................ 57 Prices Paid for Feed - Farm Production Regions and United States: March 2012............................... 58 Prices Paid for Seeds - United States: 2010-2012........................................................... 60 Price Paid for Fertilizer - United States: 2010-2012....................................................... 61 Prices Paid for Fertilizer - Fertilizer Regions and United States: March 2012.............................. 62 Prices Paid for Machinery - United States: 2010-2012....................................................... 64 Prices Paid for Chemicals - United States: 2010-2012....................................................... 66 Prices Paid 1990-1992 Base Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012................... 68 Prices Paid 1990-1992 Base Index Sub-Components Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012...... 72 Prices Paid 1910-1914 Base Indexes Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2008-2012 .................. 76 Farm Production Regions Map................................................................................ 79 Fertilizer Regions Map..................................................................................... 80 Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates....................................................................... 81 Information Contacts....................................................................................... 82 Prices Received by Farmers The April All Farm Products Index is 177 percent of its 1990-1992 base, down 3.8 percent from the March index but 0.6 percent above the April 2011 index. All crops: The April index, at 205, decreased 2.4 percent from March but is 2.5 percent above April 2011. Index decreases for feed grains & hay and food grains more than offset the index increases for oilseeds, fruits & nuts, and commercial vegetables. Food grains: The April index, at 223, is down 1.8 percent from the previous month and 8.6 percent below a year ago. The April price for all wheat, at $6.87 per bushel, is down 32 cents from March and $1.14 below April 2011. Feed grains & hay: The April index, at 265, declined 2.2 percent from last month but is 0.8 percent higher than a year ago. The corn price, at $6.14 per bushel, is down 21 cents from last month and 22 cents below April 2011. The all hay price, at $190 per ton, is up $47.00 from March and $9.00 from last April. Sorghum grain, at $10.40 per cwt, is 50 cents below March and down $1.30 from April last year. Cotton, Upland: The April index, at 151, is up 1.3 percent from March and 5.6 percent above last year. The April price, at 91.6 cents per pound, is up 1.4 cents from the previous month and 4.9 cents from last April. Oilseeds: The April index, at 247, is up 6.0 percent from March and 5.1 percent higher than April 2011. The soybean price, at $13.80 per bushel, increased 80 cents from March and is 70 cents above April 2011. Fruits & nuts: The April index, at 169, is up 4.3 percent from March and 17 percent higher than a year ago. Price increases for oranges and strawberries more than offset the price decrease for apples. Commercial vegetables: The April index, at 130, is up 4.8 percent from last month but 18 percent below April 2011. Price increases during April for onions and lettuce more than offset price declines for sweet corn and tomatoes. Potatoes & dry beans: The April index, at 192, is up 5.5 percent from last month and 2.1 percent above April 2011. The all potato price, at $10.57 per cwt, is up 59 cents from March but down 60 cents from last April. The all dry bean price, at $47.90 per cwt, is up 80 cents from the previous month and $16.10 higher than April 2011. Livestock and products: The April index, at 153, is down 4.4 percent from last month and 1.9 percent from April 2011. Compared with a year ago, prices are lower for milk, eggs, and hogs. Prices for cattle, broilers, calves, and turkeys are up from last year. Meat animals: The April index, at 163, is down 1.8 percent from last month but 3.2 percent higher than last year. The April hog price, at $62.60 per cwt, is down $2.60 from March and $5.20 lower than a year ago. The April beef cattle price of $125 per cwt is down $3.00 from last month but $6.00 higher than April 2011. Dairy products: The April index, at 129, is down 2.3 percent from a month ago and 14 percent lower than April last year. The April all milk price of $16.90 per cwt is down 30 cents from last month and $2.70 lower than April 2011. Poultry & eggs: The April index, at 159, is down 8.6 percent from March but 0.6 percent above a year ago. The April market egg price, at 64.2 cents per dozen, decreased 14.9 cents from March and is 24.5 cents below April 2011. The April broiler price, at 51.0 cents per pound, is 6.0 cents lower than March but 2.0 cents above a year ago. The April turkey price, at 73.4 cents per pound, is up 4.4 cents from the previous month and 7.7 cents from a year earlier. Prices Received Indexes - United States: April 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 : April : March : April : April : March : April Index : Average : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : : All products ...................: 639 1115 1166 1122 176 184 177 : All crops ......................: 500 992 1040 1014 200 210 205 Food grains ..................: 325 774 719 706 244 227 223 Feed grains & hay ............: 363 938 967 944 263 271 265 Cotton, Upland ...............: 517 734 763 775 143 149 151 Tobacco ......................: 1263 1491 1566 1566 99 104 104 Oilseeds .....................: 554 1288 1278 1353 235 233 247 Fruits & nuts ................: 716 1015 1132 1183 145 162 169 Commercial vegetables ........: 698 1128 886 929 158 124 130 Potatoes & dry beans .........: 540 955 925 972 188 182 192 Other crops ..................: 493 643 645 645 131 131 131 : Livestock and products .........: 768 1195 1223 1173 156 160 153 Meat animals .................: 1021 1607 1695 1656 158 166 163 Dairy products ...............: 799 1206 1058 1040 150 132 129 Poultry & eggs ...............: 282 444 490 447 158 174 159 : Food commodities ...............: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 166 171 166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 .......: 166 188 189 212 137 156 195 209 204 222 February ......: 171 181 200 205 144 158 197 210 207 223 March .........: 173 184 198 210 152 160 201 213 212 226 April .........: 176 177 200 205 156 153 203 213 215 226 May ...........: 175 203 152 204 216 June ..........: 180 209 153 203 215 July ..........: 181 207 155 204 216 August ........: 183 209 158 205 217 September .....: 179 203 152 205 218 October .......: 184 203 154 205 217 November ......: 184 206 157 206 219 December ......: 179 198 157 206 218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Average : : : Preliminary Commodity : 1990-1992 : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Field crops : Austrian winter peas .........dollars/cwt: (NA) 18.50 (S) (S) Barley, all ...............dollars/bushel: 2.12 4.41 5.33 5.43 Feed .....................dollars/bushel: 1.90 4.89 4.75 4.56 Malting ..................dollars/bushel: 2.43 4.22 5.42 5.68 Beans, dry edible ............dollars/cwt: 19.10 31.80 47.10 47.90 Canola .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 24.80 27.10 28.70 Chickpeas, all ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) 36.90 43.40 40.50 Large .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 39.70 45.70 42.20 Small .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) (D) 36.60 (D) Corn ......................dollars/bushel: 2.30 6.36 6.35 6.14 : Cotton, Upland .............dollars/pound: 0.606 0.867 0.902 0.916 Cottonseed 1/ ................dollars/ton: 96.00 (NA) (NA) (NA) Flaxseed ..................dollars/bushel: 4.27 13.50 13.80 14.60 Hay, all, baled ..............dollars/ton: 76.30 143.00 181.00 190.00 Alfalfa .....................dollars/ton: 77.20 161.00 201.00 207.00 Other .......................dollars/ton: 60.00 105.00 139.00 140.00 Lentils ......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 28.70 22.60 22.70 Oats ......................dollars/bushel: 1.22 3.54 3.79 3.60 Peanuts, in-shell ..........dollars/pound: 0.304 0.231 0.348 0.350 Peas, dry edible .............dollars/cwt: (NA) 12.00 15.70 16.60 : Potatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 5.82 11.17 9.98 10.57 Rice, all ....................dollars/cwt: 7.07 13.10 13.60 14.30 Long ........................dollars/cwt: (NA) 11.20 13.00 13.30 Medium and short ............dollars/cwt: (NA) 18.60 15.00 15.90 Sorghum grain ................dollars/cwt: 3.75 11.70 10.90 10.40 Soybeans ..................dollars/bushel: 5.61 13.10 13.00 13.80 Sunflowers, all ..............dollars/cwt: 9.50 28.80 28.50 27.90 : Wheat, all ................dollars/bushel: 2.96 8.01 7.19 6.87 Winter ...................dollars/bushel: 2.93 7.37 6.68 6.31 Durum ....................dollars/bushel: 2.86 8.60 8.35 8.11 Other spring .............dollars/bushel: 3.11 8.67 8.04 7.92 Hard red winter 2/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 7.50 6.71 (NA) Soft red winter 2/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 7.27 6.69 (NA) Hard red spring 2/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 8.75 8.12 (NA) White 2/ .................dollars/bushel: 3.24 7.06 6.58 (NA) : Fruits : Citrus, equivalent on-tree : Grapefruit ..................dollars/box: 5.77 5.27 6.28 6.42 Lemons ......................dollars/box: 10.10 8.54 13.00 15.36 Oranges .....................dollars/box: 5.79 7.00 8.12 9.34 Tangelos ....................dollars/box: 5.82 (NA) (NA) (NA) Tangerines and mandarins ....dollars/box: 15.11 13.53 23.52 (D) : Noncitrus, fresh : Apples 3/ .................dollars/pound: 0.212 0.266 0.364 0.329 Grapes 3/ ...................dollars/ton: 506.00 (S) (NA) (NA) Peaches 3/ ..................dollars/ton: 432.00 (S) (S) (S) Pears 3/ ....................dollars/ton: 370.00 599.00 379.00 357.00 Strawberries ................dollars/cwt: 56.00 93.50 103.00 106.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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: April 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 : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Vegetables, fresh 1/ : Asparagus ....................dollars/cwt: 79.80 160.00 108.00 108.00 Beans, snap 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) 57.40 57.60 73.70 Broccoli .....................dollars/cwt: 22.50 33.90 31.90 22.00 Cantaloupes 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) (S) (S) (S) Carrots ......................dollars/cwt: 13.20 46.20 26.80 26.80 Cauliflower ..................dollars/cwt: 26.80 43.10 39.10 28.30 Celery .......................dollars/cwt: 11.60 19.30 12.50 12.40 Corn, sweet ..................dollars/cwt: 15.70 21.50 33.70 23.30 Cucumbers 2/ .................dollars/cwt: (NA) 26.40 20.50 23.60 Lettuce ......................dollars/cwt: 11.90 17.80 11.80 13.60 Onions 3/ ....................dollars/cwt: 12.80 10.80 8.92 18.50 Tomatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 32.30 67.60 36.60 25.20 : Livestock : Calves .......................dollars/cwt: 94.30 147.00 184.00 179.00 Cattle, all beef .............dollars/cwt: 72.90 119.00 128.00 125.00 Cows 4/ .....................dollars/cwt: 49.60 78.90 84.20 84.90 Steers and heifers ..........dollars/cwt: 77.10 122.00 132.00 129.00 Milk cows 5/ ................dollars/head: 1130.00 1420.00 (NA) 1440.00 Hogs, all ....................dollars/cwt: 47.70 67.80 65.20 62.60 Barrows and gilts ...........dollars/cwt: 48.40 68.20 65.50 62.80 Sows ........................dollars/cwt: 39.50 57.90 59.60 56.50 : Dairy and poultry : Milk, all 6/ .................dollars/cwt: 13.06 19.60 17.20 16.90 Fat test ........................percent: 3.66 3.71 3.70 3.67 Broilers, live 7/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.317 0.490 0.570 0.510 Eggs, all 8/ ...............dollars/dozen: 0.643 1.050 0.995 0.863 Market 8/ 9/ ..............dollars/dozen: 0.546 0.888 0.791 0.642 Turkeys, live 8/ 10/ 11/ ...dollars/pound: 0.380 0.657 0.690 0.734 : Adjusted for seasonal variation : Eggs, all ..................dollars/dozen: 0.545 1.100 0.898 0.891 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 96 111 97 Milk, all 6/ .................dollars/cwt: 9.71 20.90 18.40 18.10 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 94 94 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 7.04 3.66 4.94 6.07 9.79 11.60 11.90 February ...: 4.73 7.42 7.10 3.55 5.65 6.28 9.41 12.70 12.20 March ......: 4.70 7.55 7.19 3.55 5.53 6.35 9.39 12.70 13.00 April ......: 4.41 8.01 6.87 3.41 6.36 6.14 9.47 13.10 13.80 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 ..: 82.30 107.00 125.00 48.40 56.00 63.50 February .: 85.70 108.00 127.00 48.90 61.40 65.50 March ....: 90.40 115.00 128.00 52.10 62.90 65.20 April ....: 95.60 119.00 125.00 56.50 67.80 62.60 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 52.40 63.50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cows and steers & heifers. 2/ Barrows & gilts and sows. Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ..............: (D) (S) (S) Arkansas .............: (D) (D) 6.25 California ...........: (D) (D) (D) Colorado .............: 7.71 6.40 5.87 Idaho ................: 7.48 7.10 7.14 Illinois .............: 7.64 6.57 6.20 Indiana ..............: 7.71 7.03 6.50 Kansas ...............: 8.09 6.77 6.15 Michigan .............: 7.04 6.58 6.50 Minnesota ............: 7.74 8.07 7.98 : Missouri .............: 5.78 6.35 6.10 Montana ..............: 7.47 7.23 6.93 Nebraska .............: 7.56 6.33 6.10 North Carolina .......: 7.79 6.32 6.62 North Dakota .........: 9.10 8.01 7.98 Ohio .................: 7.24 6.81 6.48 Oklahoma .............: 7.97 6.79 6.20 Oregon ...............: 7.73 6.82 6.92 South Dakota .........: 8.85 7.24 6.69 Texas ................: 7.68 7.68 6.31 Washington ...........: 7.49 6.76 6.77 : United States ........: 8.01 7.19 6.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: (D) (D) 6.25 California .........: (D) (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 7.71 6.40 5.86 Idaho ..............: 6.98 6.72 6.55 Illinois ...........: 7.64 6.57 6.20 Indiana ............: 7.71 7.03 6.50 Kansas .............: 8.09 6.77 6.15 Michigan ...........: 7.04 6.58 6.50 Minnesota ..........: 7.46 (D) 6.10 Missouri ...........: 5.78 6.35 6.10 : Montana ............: 6.87 6.43 5.95 Nebraska ...........: 7.56 6.33 6.10 North Carolina .....: 7.79 6.32 6.62 North Dakota .......: 7.28 6.49 6.00 Ohio ...............: 7.24 6.81 6.48 Oklahoma ...........: 7.97 6.79 6.20 Oregon .............: 7.38 6.76 6.90 South Dakota .......: 7.07 6.56 6.17 Texas ..............: 7.68 7.68 6.31 Washington .........: 7.14 6.56 6.62 : United States ......: 7.37 6.68 6.31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (D) (S) (S) California .........: (S) (S) (S) Idaho ..............: (D) (D) (D) Montana ............: 8.59 9.04 8.44 North Dakota .......: 8.63 8.16 8.00 : United States ......: 8.60 8.35 8.11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: (D) 6.18 6.13 Idaho ..............: 8.30 7.79 7.75 Minnesota ..........: 7.74 8.07 8.00 Montana ............: 8.01 8.05 7.99 North Dakota .......: 9.31 8.12 8.10 Oregon .............: 9.33 7.22 7.00 South Dakota .......: 10.00 8.11 7.86 Washington .........: 8.87 7.68 7.38 : United States ......: 8.67 8.04 7.92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : California .........: (S) (S) (S) Colorado ...........: (D) 5.28 (D) Idaho ..............: 4.92 5.24 (D) Minnesota ..........: 4.07 (D) (D) Montana ............: 4.43 5.51 5.29 North Dakota .......: 4.16 5.42 5.60 Oregon .............: 4.80 4.09 4.70 Utah ...............: 5.61 (D) (D) Washington .........: 5.40 4.45 4.44 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (S) : United States ......: 4.41 5.33 5.43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 3.85 5.29 (D) Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D) Montana ............: 4.41 5.62 5.39 North Dakota .......: 4.18 5.48 5.80 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (S) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 6.02 4.49 (D) Minnesota ..........: 4.16 (D) (D) Montana ............: 4.52 4.65 4.48 North Dakota .......: 4.09 4.92 4.80 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: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: 6.05 6.37 6.23 Illinois ...........: 6.68 6.48 6.30 Indiana ............: 6.71 6.59 6.39 Iowa ...............: 6.20 6.23 6.00 Kansas .............: 6.82 6.42 6.15 Kentucky ...........: 6.61 6.70 6.50 Michigan ...........: 6.60 6.43 6.15 Minnesota ..........: 5.79 6.19 6.00 Missouri ...........: 6.25 6.50 6.30 Nebraska ...........: 6.18 6.25 6.10 : North Carolina .....: 7.52 7.05 6.69 North Dakota .......: 5.83 6.06 5.75 Ohio ...............: 6.80 6.52 6.31 Pennsylvania .......: 7.23 7.03 6.82 South Dakota .......: 6.08 6.17 5.92 Tennessee ..........: 7.04 6.97 6.65 Texas ..............: 7.09 7.08 6.90 Wisconsin ..........: 6.27 6.25 5.97 : United States ......: 6.36 6.35 6.14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 13.10 13.20 14.00 Illinois ...........: 13.40 13.10 14.00 Indiana ............: 13.30 13.10 14.00 Iowa ...............: 12.90 12.80 13.70 Kansas .............: 13.20 12.90 13.70 Kentucky ...........: 13.60 13.10 14.00 Louisiana ..........: 12.00 12.90 (D) Michigan ...........: 12.70 12.90 13.80 Minnesota ..........: 12.50 12.80 13.60 Mississippi ........: 13.10 13.10 14.00 : Missouri ...........: 13.50 13.10 14.00 Nebraska ...........: 12.90 12.70 13.40 North Carolina .....: 13.50 13.30 13.70 North Dakota .......: 12.40 12.50 13.40 Ohio ...............: 12.90 13.50 14.10 South Dakota .......: 12.70 12.80 13.50 Tennessee ..........: 13.50 13.40 14.00 Wisconsin ..........: 12.40 12.90 13.60 : United States ......: 13.10 13.00 13.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Illinois ...........: 4.36 (D) (S) Iowa ...............: 3.76 3.63 3.70 Michigan ...........: 3.80 3.79 3.80 Minnesota ..........: 3.17 3.53 3.40 Montana ............: (D) 2.97 (S) Nebraska ...........: 3.91 4.33 3.80 New York ...........: 3.34 (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 3.07 3.08 (D) Oregon .............: (S) (S) (S) Pennsylvania .......: 4.60 4.44 4.33 South Dakota .......: 3.68 3.59 3.68 Texas ..............: (S) (S) (S) Wisconsin ..........: 3.60 3.67 3.61 : United States ......: 3.54 3.79 3.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arkansas ...........: (S) (D) (S) Illinois ...........: (D) (D) (S) Kansas .............: 11.60 10.90 10.30 Louisiana ..........: (S) (D) (S) Missouri ...........: (D) 10.90 10.80 Nebraska ...........: 11.60 10.90 10.40 Oklahoma ...........: 11.80 11.20 10.70 Texas ..............: 12.20 11.40 11.40 : United States ......: 11.70 10.90 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: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : : California .........: 45.70 56.30 (D) Colorado ...........: 29.90 50.50 50.90 Idaho ..............: 29.70 45.30 43.50 Michigan ...........: 39.50 50.10 (D) Minnesota ..........: (D) 49.90 (D) Nebraska ...........: 32.70 40.90 44.90 North Dakota .......: 26.80 45.80 45.40 : United States ......: 31.80 47.10 47.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Peanuts (In-Shell) - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama ............: 0.218 0.340 0.362 Florida ............: 0.225 0.360 0.338 Georgia ............: 0.220 0.349 0.351 Mississippi ........: 0.216 0.350 0.298 New Mexico .........: (D) (S) (S) North Carolina .....: 0.257 0.310 0.309 Oklahoma ...........: 0.254 (D) (D) South Carolina .....: 0.241 0.371 0.336 Texas ..............: 0.262 0.378 0.444 Virginia ...........: (D) 0.317 0.283 : United States ......: 0.231 0.348 0.350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Colorado ...........: 29.70 (D) (S) Kansas .............: 29.40 30.40 29.80 Minnesota ..........: 26.20 (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 28.40 28.80 28.00 South Dakota .......: 30.60 27.40 (D) : United States ......: 28.80 28.50 27.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (S) North Dakota .......: 24.80 27.10 28.70 : United States ......: 24.80 27.10 28.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : North Dakota .......: 13.50 13.80 14.60 : United States ......: 13.50 13.80 14.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons [Cottonseed marketing year August - February] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Cottonseed State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary : : : Preliminary : April : March : April : April : March : April : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- dollars per pound -------- -------- dollars per ton ------- : Alabama ............: 0.816 0.954 1.000 (NA) (NA) (NA) Arizona ............: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) Arkansas ...........: 0.816 0.922 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) California .........: (S) (D) (S) (NA) (NA) (NA) Georgia ............: 0.816 0.930 0.938 (NA) (NA) (NA) Louisiana ..........: 0.816 0.929 0.865 (NA) (NA) (NA) Mississippi ........: 0.816 0.968 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) North Carolina .....: 0.816 0.916 1.000 (NA) (NA) (NA) Tennessee ..........: (D) 0.943 1.000 (NA) (NA) (NA) Texas ..............: 0.858 0.831 0.850 (NA) (NA) (NA) : United States ......: 0.867 0.902 0.916 (NA) (NA) (NA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Item : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Average price ......dollars/pound: 0.867 0.902 0.916 Marketings 1/ ........1,000 bales: 205 810 (NA) : Rice, all : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 13.10 13.60 14.30 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 12,727 14,165 (NA) : Rice, long : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 11.20 13.00 13.30 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 9,562 10,041 (NA) : Rice, medium and short : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 18.60 15.00 15.90 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 3,165 4,124 (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: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hay : Alfalfa hay : Other hay State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary : April : March : April : April : March : April : April : March : April : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : Arizona ......: 179.00 255.00 259.00 180.00 260.00 260.00 140.00 195.00 195.00 California ...: 212.00 242.00 232.00 226.00 245.00 235.00 116.00 226.00 215.00 Colorado .....: 135.00 247.00 243.00 140.00 255.00 255.00 115.00 170.00 170.00 Idaho ........: 174.00 207.00 198.00 175.00 210.00 200.00 135.00 145.00 140.00 Illinois .....: 140.00 172.00 171.00 145.00 180.00 180.00 90.00 140.00 130.00 Iowa .........: 109.00 140.00 137.00 118.00 149.00 143.00 80.00 94.00 90.00 Kansas .......: 99.00 184.00 191.00 115.00 220.00 220.00 70.00 100.00 105.00 Kentucky .....: 100.00 114.00 114.00 150.00 185.00 175.00 75.00 85.00 85.00 Michigan .....: 99.00 100.00 109.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 80.00 80.00 90.00 Minnesota ....: 106.00 126.00 135.00 115.00 145.00 150.00 80.00 90.00 100.00 : Missouri .....: 77.00 124.00 91.00 140.00 250.00 200.00 65.00 100.00 75.00 Montana ......: 79.00 104.00 99.00 80.00 105.00 98.00 76.00 97.00 105.00 Nebraska .....: 76.00 129.00 128.00 80.00 140.00 139.00 66.00 99.00 98.00 Nevada .......: 159.00 223.00 214.00 160.00 226.00 215.00 135.00 175.00 175.00 New Mexico ...: 186.00 294.00 293.00 190.00 301.00 300.00 155.00 224.00 220.00 New York .....: 119.00 108.00 107.00 149.00 160.00 171.00 116.00 105.00 101.00 North Dakota .: 61.00 68.00 71.00 64.00 78.00 75.00 44.00 56.00 53.00 Ohio .........: 115.00 143.00 150.00 169.00 192.00 209.00 82.00 111.00 118.00 Oklahoma .....: 89.00 193.00 197.00 146.00 249.00 249.00 79.00 143.00 140.00 Oregon .......: 178.00 230.00 226.00 184.00 246.00 229.00 168.00 208.00 220.00 : Pennsylvania .: 131.00 191.00 173.00 165.00 228.00 216.00 127.00 174.00 154.00 South Dakota .: 81.00 122.00 127.00 83.00 129.00 135.00 70.00 85.00 95.00 Texas ........: 124.00 181.00 169.00 195.00 276.00 273.00 115.00 162.00 152.00 Utah .........: 159.00 171.00 171.00 160.00 175.00 175.00 132.00 142.00 142.00 Washington ...: 155.00 236.00 231.00 150.00 245.00 240.00 165.00 215.00 215.00 Wisconsin ....: 97.00 113.00 119.00 100.00 125.00 135.00 75.00 90.00 90.00 Wyoming ......: 100.00 151.00 157.00 101.00 155.00 160.00 93.00 130.00 135.00 : United States : 143.00 181.00 190.00 161.00 201.00 207.00 105.00 139.00 140.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: April 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 : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Michigan ...........: 0.295 0.325 0.305 New York ...........: 0.255 0.302 0.287 Ohio ...............: 0.680 0.490 0.510 Pennsylvania .......: (NA) 0.471 (NA) Virginia ...........: 0.280 0.390 (NA) Washington .........: 0.265 0.341 0.330 : United States ......: 0.266 0.364 0.329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: April 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/ .....................: 21.00 14.60 14.60 (D) 12.50 12.50 (D) Florida ...........................: 21.10 7.12 11.25 6.29 4.54 9.05 3.63 White ...........................: 21.80 6.02 11.90 5.90 3.48 9.75 3.35 Colored .........................: 21.00 8.39 11.20 6.95 5.76 9.00 4.10 Texas .............................: 23.90 6.37 13.60 1.60 4.91 12.05 0.20 : United States .....................: 21.10 7.81 12.52 6.29 5.27 10.35 3.63 : Lemons : California ........................: 31.60 14.41 20.70 (D) 8.54 14.83 (D) : United States .....................: 31.60 14.41 20.70 (D) 8.54 14.83 (D) : Oranges : California ........................: 20.30 8.59 11.61 (D) 6.14 9.20 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: 19.90 8.09 11.26 (D) 5.64 8.85 (D) Valencia ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Florida : Valencia ........................: 22.30 9.90 12.30 9.85 7.30 9.60 7.25 : United States .....................: 20.40 9.56 11.66 9.00 7.00 9.23 6.41 : Tangerines and mandarins : California ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ...........................: 33.30 16.45 21.05 8.90 12.95 17.55 5.40 : United States .....................: 30.50 16.61 21.48 2.80 13.53 18.68 -1.07 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: March 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/ .....................: 20.30 13.77 13.77 (D) 11.63 11.63 (D) Florida ...........................: 20.00 8.66 10.36 8.03 6.06 8.12 5.30 White ...........................: 19.80 7.91 10.10 7.65 5.36 7.90 5.05 Colored .........................: 20.00 8.98 10.40 8.25 6.37 8.15 5.45 Texas .............................: 24.20 8.25 13.90 1.60 6.77 12.35 0.20 : United States .....................: 21.10 8.70 11.47 7.35 6.28 9.41 4.77 : Lemons : California ........................: 35.00 18.99 23.88 (D) 13.00 17.89 (D) : United States .....................: 35.00 18.99 23.88 (D) 13.00 17.89 (D) : Oranges : California ........................: 21.30 10.62 12.52 (D) 8.13 10.06 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: 21.40 10.85 12.59 (D) 8.36 10.13 (D) Valencia ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Florida ...........................: 26.00 10.82 15.75 10.70 8.12 12.90 8.00 Early and mids ..................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Valencia ........................: 26.00 10.82 15.75 10.70 8.12 12.90 8.00 : United States .....................: 21.70 10.77 12.78 10.18 8.12 10.28 7.48 : Tangerines and mandarins : California ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ...........................: 33.20 16.68 20.90 9.65 12.83 17.20 5.55 : United States .....................: 38.30 26.51 29.36 6.90 23.52 26.54 2.77 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 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/ .....................: 21.90 15.37 15.37 (D) 13.23 13.23 (D) Florida ...........................: 22.50 8.71 12.90 7.15 6.14 10.66 4.45 White ...........................: 20.00 7.86 10.30 7.50 5.32 8.10 4.90 Colored .........................: 23.20 9.38 13.60 6.75 6.79 11.35 3.95 Texas .............................: (S) 1.60 (S) 1.60 0.20 (S) 0.20 : United States .....................: 22.20 8.74 14.09 5.82 6.42 11.89 3.44 : Lemons : California ........................: 36.00 21.35 24.88 (D) 15.36 18.89 (D) : United States .....................: 36.00 21.35 24.88 (D) 15.36 18.89 (D) : Oranges : California ........................: 24.50 13.65 15.72 (D) 11.16 13.26 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: 24.30 13.24 15.49 (D) 10.75 13.03 (D) Valencia ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Florida : Valencia ........................: 23.70 11.44 13.45 11.40 8.74 10.60 8.70 : United States .....................: 24.50 11.99 15.56 10.94 9.34 13.08 8.25 : Tangerines and mandarins : California ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California : Spring ...........: 20.20 (S) (S) Fall .............: 10.70 8.75 9.00 All 1/ ...........: 19.30 8.75 9.00 Colorado : Fresh 1/ .........: 15.40 12.90 (D) All 1/ ...........: 13.50 11.20 11.00 : Florida ............: 16.00 (D) (D) Idaho : Fresh 2/ .........: 10.70 9.70 (D) Processing .......: 7.80 8.60 (D) All 1/ ...........: 9.85 9.55 10.00 Maine ..............: 11.00 11.20 11.30 Michigan ...........: 13.10 13.30 13.80 Minnesota ..........: 8.00 6.70 (D) New York ...........: 15.90 15.30 16.30 North Carolina .....: (S) (S) (S) : North Dakota : Fresh 2/ .........: 13.40 12.20 (D) Processing .......: 7.90 7.45 (D) All 1/ ...........: 9.25 9.35 (D) Oregon .............: 9.85 10.00 9.85 Texas ..............: (S) (S) (S) Virginia ...........: (S) (S) (S) : Washington : Processing .......: 7.55 7.80 (D) All 1/ ...........: 9.05 8.80 8.90 Wisconsin : Fresh 2/ .........: 14.70 11.90 (D) Processing .......: 9.75 9.50 (D) All 1/ ...........: 12.00 11.00 11.80 : United States : Fresh 2/ .........: 15.61 12.06 (D) Processing .......: 8.38 8.35 (D) All 1/ ...........: 11.17 9.98 10.57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 2012 with Comparisons [Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :Fat test : Price :Fat test : Price : Fat test ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent : Arizona ............: 19.60 3.50 16.50 3.52 16.20 3.50 California .........: 17.87 3.70 15.51 3.69 15.00 3.65 Colorado ...........: 19.70 3.57 17.50 3.55 17.30 3.52 Florida ............: 24.20 3.63 21.10 3.60 20.40 3.56 Idaho ..............: 17.70 3.70 16.70 3.65 16.70 3.62 Illinois ...........: 20.00 3.74 17.50 3.72 17.20 3.66 Indiana ............: 20.60 3.72 17.50 3.64 17.10 3.58 Iowa ...............: 19.90 3.71 17.60 3.75 17.10 3.71 Kansas .............: 20.90 3.74 17.60 3.78 17.30 3.69 Michigan ...........: 20.60 3.67 17.90 3.67 17.50 3.63 : Minnesota ..........: 19.10 3.73 18.00 3.82 17.80 3.78 Missouri ...........: 20.00 3.68 17.60 3.69 17.20 3.65 New Mexico .........: 19.20 3.56 15.90 3.53 15.70 3.45 New York ...........: 21.20 3.75 18.40 3.74 17.80 3.72 Ohio ...............: 21.60 3.79 18.50 3.74 17.90 3.66 Oregon .............: 20.40 3.79 18.30 3.83 18.00 3.79 Pennsylvania .......: 21.50 3.75 19.00 3.72 18.60 3.70 Texas ..............: 20.40 3.77 17.20 3.75 17.00 3.70 Utah ...............: 19.60 3.70 16.50 3.72 16.10 3.69 Vermont ............: 21.40 3.82 18.50 3.81 18.00 3.78 : Virginia ...........: 22.90 3.69 19.00 3.70 18.70 3.69 Washington .........: 20.30 3.79 17.50 3.83 17.30 3.79 Wisconsin ..........: 19.20 3.72 17.70 3.73 17.60 3.71 : United States ......: 19.60 3.71 17.20 3.70 16.90 3.67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: April 2012 with Comparisons [Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices estimated in January, April, July, and October] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : April 2011 : January 2012 : April 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per head : Arizona ............: 1,450 1,500 1,500 California .........: 1,300 1,400 1,300 Colorado ...........: 1,450 1,500 1,520 Florida ............: 1,480 1,490 1,450 Idaho ..............: 1,450 1,450 1,450 Illinois ...........: 1,430 1,500 1,520 Indiana ............: 1,450 1,450 1,450 Iowa ...............: 1,430 1,400 1,450 Kansas .............: 1,400 1,400 1,450 Michigan ...........: 1,550 1,600 1,600 : Minnesota ..........: 1,410 1,430 1,490 Missouri ...........: 1,280 1,200 1,300 New Mexico .........: 1,380 1,380 1,350 New York ...........: 1,400 1,450 1,460 Ohio ...............: 1,470 1,500 1,510 Oregon .............: 1,390 1,440 1,430 Pennsylvania .......: 1,450 1,500 1,500 Texas ..............: 1,400 1,400 1,400 Utah ...............: 1,300 1,340 1,340 Vermont ............: 1,550 1,550 1,600 : Virginia ...........: 1,410 1,520 1,540 Washington .........: 1,400 1,400 1,350 Wisconsin ..........: 1,560 1,550 1,560 : United States ......: 1,420 1,460 1,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: April 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 : April : March : April : April : March : April : : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- dollars ------------- ------- percent ------ : Basic commodities : All wheat ............bushel: 0.634 16.50 17.70 17.90 49 41 38 Rice ....................cwt: 1.46 44.30 40.80 41.30 30 33 35 Corn .................bushel: 0.414 10.40 11.60 11.70 61 55 52 Cotton : Upland ..............pound: 0.072 1.93 2.01 2.04 45 45 45 American Pima .......pound: 0.141 3.51 3.94 3.99 51 42 41 Peanuts ...............pound: 0.026 0.734 0.726 0.736 31 48 48 : Designated nonbasic : All milk, to plants 1/ ...cwt: 1.80 49.50 50.30 50.90 42 37 36 Honey, extracted 2/ ...pound: 0.139 3.64 3.88 3.93 44 41 41 : Wool and mohair : Wool ..................pound: 0.104 2.50 2.90 2.94 46 58 57 Mohair ................pound: 0.333 8.81 9.30 9.42 40 44 44 : Other nonbasic : Apples, fresh 3/ ......pound: 0.033 0.897 0.922 0.934 30 39 35 Barley ...............bushel: 0.436 11.60 12.20 12.30 38 44 44 Canola ..................cwt: 1.820 47.30 50.80 51.50 52 53 56 Cottonseed ..............ton: 17.40 419.00 486.00 492.00 41 57 56 Dry edible beans ........cwt: 3.01 79.40 84.10 85.20 40 56 56 Flaxseed .............bushel: 1.100 27.70 30.70 31.10 49 45 47 Oats .................bushel: 0.263 6.80 7.35 7.44 52 52 48 Potatoes ................cwt: 0.855 22.70 23.90 24.20 49 42 44 Sorghum grain ...........cwt: 0.729 18.30 20.40 20.60 64 53 50 Soybeans .............bushel: 1.000 25.80 27.90 28.30 51 47 49 Sunflower, all ..........cwt: 2.06 51.90 57.50 58.30 55 50 48 : Citrus (equivalent on-tree) : Grapefruit ..............box: 0.690 18.00 19.30 19.50 29 33 33 Lemons ..................box: 1.37 37.00 38.30 38.80 23 34 40 Oranges .................box: 0.698 18.60 19.50 19.80 38 42 47 Tangerines ..............box: 1.49 38.90 41.60 42.20 35 57 65 : Livestock and poultry : Beef cattle .............cwt: 10.10 275.00 282.00 286.00 43 45 44 Calves ..................cwt: 13.90 383.00 388.00 393.00 38 47 46 Hogs ....................cwt: 5.53 150.00 154.00 156.00 45 42 40 Eggs 1/ ...............dozen: 0.091 2.47 2.54 2.58 45 35 35 Turkeys, live .........pound: 0.057 1.520 1.590 1.610 43 43 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 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 : April : March : April : : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Field crops and miscellaneous : Hops ..............................pound: 0.306 8.34 8.55 8.66 Mustard seed ........................cwt: 2.82 72.30 78.80 79.80 Rapeseed ............................cwt: 2.23 58.20 62.30 63.10 Rye ..............................bushel: 0.525 13.40 14.70 14.90 Safflower ...........................cwt: 2.02 52.70 56.40 57.20 Spearmint oil .....................pound: 1.50 39.10 41.90 42.50 Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 2.20 61.70 61.40 62.30 : Tobacco : Flue-cured, 11-14 ...............pound: 0.196 5.65 5.47 5.55 Fire-cured, 21-23 ...............pound: 0.283 7.96 7.90 8.01 Burley, 31 ......................pound: 0.202 5.82 5.64 5.72 Maryland, 32 ....................pound: 0.174 4.97 4.86 4.92 Dark air-cured, 35-37 ...........pound: 0.256 7.09 7.15 7.24 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 .......pound: 0.182 5.19 5.08 5.15 Cigar binder, 51 ................pound: 0.640 18.30 17.90 18.10 : : Noncitrus fruit : Apples, processing 1/ 9/ ............ton: 16.10 438.00 450.00 456.00 Apricots : Fresh 2/ 9/ .......................ton: 114.00 3,100.00 3,180.00 3,230.00 Dried (California) 9/ .............ton: 262.00 7,120.00 7,320.00 7,410.00 Avocados 2/ 9/ ......................ton: 198.00 5,380.00 5,530.00 5,600.00 Cherries : Sweet 9/ ..........................ton: 210.00 5,710.00 5,870.00 5,940.00 Tart 9/ .........................pound: 0.034 0.924 0.950 0.962 Cranberry 3/ 9/ ..................barrel: 4.89 133.00 137.00 138.00 Dates (California) 2/ 9/ ............ton: 183.00 4,970.00 5,110.00 5,180.00 : Grapes : Raisin variety 9/ .................ton: 117.00 3,180.00 3,270.00 3,310.00 Other dried 9/ ....................ton: 65.40 1,780.00 1,830.00 1,850.00 Kiwifruit 9/ ........................ton: 94.40 2,570.00 2,640.00 2,670.00 Nectarines, fresh (California) 2/ 9/ ton: 55.30 1,500.00 1,540.00 1,560.00 Olives, canning (California) 3/ 9/ ..ton: 87.40 2,380.00 2,440.00 2,470.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commodity Parity Prices - United States: April 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 : April : March : April : : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Noncitrus fruit - continued : Papayas (Hawaii) 9/ .............pound: 0.046 1.25 1.28 1.30 Peaches : Fresh 4/ 9/ .....................ton: 83.00 2,260.00 2,320.00 2,350.00 Dried (California) 9/ ...........ton: 57.30 1,560.00 1,600.00 1,620.00 Processing, excludes dried : Clingstone (California) 3/ 9/ ton: 33.70 916.00 941.00 954.00 : Pears : Fresh 4/ 9/ .....................ton: 55.60 1,510.00 1,550.00 1,570.00 Dried (California) 1/ 9/ ........ton: 178.00 4,840.00 4,970.00 5,040.00 Plums (California) : Fresh, equivalent on-tree 9/ ....ton: 60.20 1,640.00 1,680.00 1,700.00 Prunes, dried (California) 1/ 9/ ..ton: 147.00 4,000.00 4,110.00 4,160.00 Prunes and plums : Fresh, excludes California 5/ 9/ ton: 63.80 1,730.00 1,780.00 1,810.00 Processing, excludes dried 1/ 9/ ton: 25.70 699.00 718.00 727.00 : Tree nuts 6/ 9/ : Almonds .........................pound: 0.209 5.68 5.84 5.91 Hazelnuts .........................ton: 183.00 4,970.00 5,110.00 5,180.00 Pistachios ......................pound: 0.194 5.27 5.42 5.49 Walnuts ...........................ton: 177.00 4,810.00 4,940.00 5,010.00 : Vegetables, fresh 7/ : Carrots 8/ ........................cwt: 2.69 70.90 75.10 76.10 Cauliflower 8/ ....................cwt: 4.31 116.00 120.00 122.00 Celery 8/ .........................cwt: 2.01 55.70 56.10 56.90 Honeydew melons ...................cwt: 2.09 59.00 58.40 59.10 Lettuce ...........................cwt: 2.29 63.90 64.00 64.80 Onions 8/ .........................cwt: 1.49 42.70 41.60 42.20 Tomatoes ..........................cwt: 4.68 129.00 131.00 132.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Broilers: December 1, previous year through November 30 for the United States. Eggs: December 1, previous year to November 30 for the United States and all States. Milk: January 1 to December 31 for the United States. Turkeys: January 1 to December 31 for the United States. Prices Received for Broilers by Month - United States: 2006-2011 [Live weight equivalent price] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : 2006 ...: 0.360 0.360 0.350 0.340 0.320 0.330 2007 ...: 0.370 0.390 0.440 0.450 0.460 0.470 2008 ...: 0.400 0.440 0.460 0.460 0.460 0.480 2009 ...: 0.480 0.480 0.470 0.450 0.450 0.490 2010 ...: 0.430 0.480 0.480 0.500 0.490 0.520 2011 ...: 0.460 0.450 0.440 0.490 0.490 0.500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : June : July : August : September : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : 2006 ...: 0.360 0.380 0.390 0.390 0.370 0.370 2007 ...: 0.470 0.470 0.460 0.450 0.400 0.410 2008 ...: 0.480 0.500 0.470 0.450 0.450 0.460 2009 ...: 0.510 0.490 0.430 0.420 0.400 0.410 2010 ...: 0.520 0.520 0.490 0.490 0.480 0.480 2011 ...: 0.490 0.470 0.480 0.440 0.430 0.450 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for Turkeys by Month - United States: 2006-2011 [Live weight equivalent price] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : January : February : March : April : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : 2006 ...: 0.407 0.391 0.401 0.424 0.435 0.453 2007 ...: 0.399 0.426 0.439 0.466 0.485 0.517 2008 ...: 0.452 0.476 0.528 0.553 0.581 0.598 2009 ...: 0.438 0.465 0.471 0.476 0.501 0.525 2010 ...: 0.466 0.491 0.522 0.537 0.561 0.617 2011 ...: 0.564 0.578 0.599 0.657 0.679 0.695 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : July : August : September : October : November : December -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : 2006 ...: 0.459 0.489 0.529 0.626 0.665 0.434 2007 ...: 0.556 0.573 0.605 0.618 0.623 0.529 2008 ...: 0.609 0.632 0.664 0.646 0.586 0.445 2009 ...: 0.520 0.511 0.485 0.521 0.541 0.537 2010 ...: 0.647 0.668 0.690 0.734 0.736 0.677 2011 ...: 0.675 0.707 0.731 0.773 0.781 0.715 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for All Eggs by Month - United States: 2006-2011 [Includes hatching and market eggs] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per dozen : 2006 ...: 0.716 0.613 0.495 0.663 0.514 0.446 2007 ...: 0.816 0.918 0.784 0.830 0.728 0.780 2008 ...: 1.350 1.300 1.310 1.370 1.030 0.868 2009 ...: 0.995 1.030 0.810 0.812 0.920 0.618 2010 ...: 1.060 1.030 0.920 1.160 0.770 0.637 2011 ...: 1.070 0.849 0.949 0.843 1.050 0.822 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : June : July : August : September : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per dozen : 2006 ...: 0.562 0.456 0.577 0.560 0.569 0.814 2007 ...: 0.679 0.945 0.867 1.070 0.936 1.260 2008 ...: 1.060 0.841 0.964 0.996 1.020 1.020 2009 ...: 0.594 0.708 0.759 0.744 0.800 1.010 2010 ...: 0.619 0.710 0.790 0.635 0.815 1.130 2011 ...: 0.886 0.880 1.140 1.020 1.020 1.020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for Market Eggs by Month - United States: 2006-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per dozen : 2006 ...: 0.561 0.437 0.299 0.496 0.322 0.236 2007 ...: 0.671 0.787 0.629 0.684 0.561 0.618 2008 ...: 1.280 1.210 1.230 1.300 0.890 0.702 2009 ...: 0.864 0.901 0.642 0.648 0.774 0.418 2010 ...: 0.944 0.906 0.776 1.060 0.600 0.442 2011 ...: 0.919 0.660 0.776 0.653 0.888 0.622 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : June : July : August : September : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per dozen : 2006 ...: 0.376 0.253 0.395 0.377 0.389 0.678 2007 ...: 0.499 0.814 0.722 0.961 0.806 1.190 2008 ...: 0.930 0.676 0.820 0.861 0.892 0.900 2009 ...: 0.389 0.524 0.585 0.571 0.638 0.884 2010 ...: 0.423 0.528 0.625 0.447 0.655 1.020 2011 ...: 0.687 0.684 0.991 0.858 0.858 0.862 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/December preceding year. Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month - States and United States: 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : February : March : April : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arizona ......: 15.50 15.30 14.30 14.00 14.90 15.60 California ...: 14.39 13.92 13.16 13.31 13.60 13.97 Colorado .....: 16.20 15.90 15.00 14.70 15.20 15.60 Florida ......: 20.00 20.00 19.60 18.40 19.00 20.50 Idaho ........: 14.60 14.10 13.10 13.70 14.30 14.10 Illinois .....: 16.70 16.60 15.80 15.30 15.60 16.10 Indiana ......: 17.10 16.90 16.20 15.30 15.80 16.60 Iowa .........: 16.40 16.20 15.20 14.90 15.30 15.60 Kansas .......: 17.00 16.80 16.00 15.40 15.90 16.10 Michigan .....: 16.90 16.70 15.70 15.00 15.60 16.30 : Minnesota ....: 16.10 15.90 14.60 14.60 14.90 14.90 Missouri .....: 16.50 16.30 15.50 14.70 15.20 16.10 New Mexico ...: 15.70 15.50 14.50 14.10 14.50 14.90 New York .....: 16.80 16.80 16.10 15.50 16.00 16.80 Ohio .........: 17.70 17.70 16.60 15.90 16.40 16.80 Oregon .......: 17.20 16.60 15.40 15.60 16.10 16.40 Pennsylvania .: 18.00 18.10 17.00 16.30 16.90 17.50 Texas ........: 17.00 16.80 15.80 15.40 15.70 16.10 Utah .........: 15.70 15.40 14.90 14.20 15.10 15.60 Vermont ......: 17.50 17.10 16.20 15.80 16.50 17.10 Virginia .....: 19.10 19.00 18.10 17.00 17.60 18.90 Washington ...: 15.70 15.30 14.40 14.30 15.00 15.60 Wisconsin ....: 16.30 16.00 14.70 14.50 14.90 15.00 : United States : 16.10 15.80 14.80 14.60 15.00 15.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : July : August : September : October : November : December -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arizona ......: 15.90 16.40 17.00 17.80 17.80 16.60 California ...: 14.69 15.42 16.35 16.93 15.86 14.86 Colorado .....: 15.90 16.60 17.70 18.50 18.20 16.80 Florida ......: 21.00 21.00 21.40 22.00 22.80 22.30 Idaho ........: 14.60 15.30 16.50 17.10 16.20 15.00 Illinois .....: 16.40 17.50 18.70 19.60 19.00 17.80 Indiana ......: 17.20 17.90 18.50 19.30 19.10 18.10 Iowa .........: 16.00 16.80 18.10 19.00 18.30 16.80 Kansas .......: 16.60 17.40 18.60 19.80 19.50 18.10 Michigan .....: 16.70 17.50 18.10 19.30 18.90 17.60 : Minnesota ....: 15.30 16.50 18.20 18.90 17.70 16.30 Missouri .....: 16.50 17.30 17.90 18.60 18.40 17.10 New Mexico ...: 15.40 16.10 17.00 18.20 17.90 16.60 New York .....: 17.40 18.00 18.60 19.50 19.40 18.30 Ohio .........: 17.20 18.00 19.20 20.10 19.80 18.60 Oregon .......: 16.60 17.60 19.10 19.80 19.00 17.60 Pennsylvania .: 18.10 18.50 19.60 20.30 20.20 18.90 Texas ........: 16.70 17.40 18.40 19.50 19.20 17.80 Utah .........: 15.80 16.70 17.40 18.40 18.10 17.00 Vermont ......: 17.60 18.00 19.20 20.00 19.60 18.20 Virginia .....: 19.60 19.80 20.50 21.40 21.60 20.60 Washington ...: 15.80 16.40 17.40 18.30 18.10 16.90 Wisconsin ....: 15.20 16.40 17.80 18.80 18.00 16.50 : United States : 15.90 16.70 17.70 18.50 17.90 16.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month - States and United States: 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : February : March : April : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arizona ......: 16.50 18.30 19.90 19.60 19.80 21.00 California ...: 15.69 17.93 18.42 17.87 18.08 20.32 Colorado .....: 16.70 18.90 20.30 19.70 19.60 20.80 Florida ......: 20.80 21.90 23.30 24.20 24.40 25.30 Idaho ........: 15.30 17.90 18.70 17.70 17.70 19.30 Illinois .....: 17.60 19.80 21.30 20.00 19.90 21.70 Indiana ......: 17.50 19.10 20.80 20.60 20.50 21.90 Iowa .........: 16.80 19.30 20.90 19.90 19.70 21.20 Kansas .......: 17.90 20.20 21.70 20.90 20.70 21.80 Michigan .....: 17.40 19.20 21.10 20.60 20.60 21.60 : Minnesota ....: 16.20 19.50 20.90 19.10 19.40 21.20 Missouri .....: 16.40 18.40 20.40 20.00 20.20 21.90 New Mexico ...: 16.20 18.60 20.20 19.20 19.20 20.20 New York .....: 17.80 19.60 21.30 21.20 21.30 22.40 Ohio .........: 18.40 20.40 22.10 21.60 21.50 22.40 Oregon .......: 16.90 20.10 22.20 20.40 20.00 22.10 Pennsylvania .: 18.90 20.60 22.00 21.50 22.10 22.90 Texas ........: 17.60 19.90 21.60 20.40 20.60 21.60 Utah .........: 16.80 18.40 20.10 19.60 19.50 20.50 Vermont ......: 18.20 20.10 21.60 21.40 21.40 22.70 Virginia .....: 20.10 21.30 22.60 22.90 22.80 24.00 Washington ...: 17.00 19.40 21.10 20.30 20.10 21.70 Wisconsin ....: 16.20 19.10 21.10 19.20 18.90 20.60 : United States : 16.70 19.10 20.40 19.60 19.60 21.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : July : August : September : October : November : December -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arizona ......: 21.60 22.00 21.00 19.70 19.60 19.10 California ...: 20.22 20.31 18.99 18.19 18.92 17.40 Colorado .....: 21.60 22.00 21.30 19.70 19.90 19.10 Florida ......: 25.80 26.60 26.60 24.30 23.70 23.20 Idaho ........: 19.90 19.70 18.90 18.30 19.20 18.40 Illinois .....: 22.80 23.10 21.90 20.90 21.30 20.70 Indiana ......: 22.80 23.30 22.90 21.10 21.00 20.40 Iowa .........: 22.10 22.60 21.60 20.60 21.20 20.40 Kansas .......: 22.40 22.60 22.10 20.30 20.90 20.40 Michigan .....: 22.70 23.20 22.60 21.10 21.00 20.60 : Minnesota ....: 22.50 22.70 21.10 20.60 21.70 21.00 Missouri .....: 22.50 23.60 22.70 20.90 20.90 20.50 New Mexico ...: 21.00 21.30 20.30 18.30 18.90 18.80 New York .....: 23.00 23.50 23.00 21.70 21.60 20.70 Ohio .........: 23.10 23.40 22.90 21.50 21.60 21.10 Oregon .......: 23.50 24.00 22.10 21.20 22.20 21.50 Pennsylvania .: 23.50 24.10 23.70 22.20 22.20 21.40 Texas ........: 22.50 23.00 22.00 19.90 20.70 20.00 Utah .........: 20.40 21.30 20.60 19.10 19.50 19.00 Vermont ......: 23.10 23.70 23.00 21.50 21.60 21.20 Virginia .....: 24.30 25.20 25.30 23.40 23.20 22.10 Washington ...: 22.30 22.60 21.60 20.40 21.00 19.90 Wisconsin ....: 22.20 22.60 21.20 20.40 21.40 20.90 : United States : 21.80 22.10 21.10 20.00 20.50 19.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test - States and United States: 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : February : March : April : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arizona ......: 3.59 3.55 3.51 3.42 3.40 3.41 California ...: 3.79 3.73 3.68 3.63 3.59 3.55 Colorado .....: 3.61 3.55 3.52 3.48 3.43 3.33 Florida ......: 3.66 3.62 3.56 3.48 3.48 3.50 Idaho ........: 3.71 3.66 3.64 3.62 3.57 3.50 Illinois .....: 3.84 3.81 3.75 3.69 3.68 3.61 Indiana ......: 3.83 3.77 3.69 3.61 3.57 3.52 Iowa .........: 3.74 3.71 3.66 3.59 3.56 3.50 Kansas .......: 3.80 3.78 3.72 3.62 3.55 3.46 Michigan .....: 3.69 3.66 3.59 3.54 3.51 3.45 : Minnesota ....: 3.80 3.77 3.71 3.65 3.63 3.57 Missouri .....: 3.77 3.74 3.67 3.61 3.55 3.55 New Mexico ...: 3.69 3.69 3.56 3.47 3.42 3.37 New York .....: 3.78 3.77 3.73 3.67 3.62 3.56 Ohio .........: 3.87 3.86 3.77 3.68 3.63 3.56 Oregon .......: 3.78 3.71 3.72 3.74 3.68 3.63 Pennsylvania .: 3.75 3.75 3.70 3.65 3.60 3.50 Texas ........: 3.86 3.88 3.75 3.64 3.61 3.56 Utah .........: 3.78 3.69 3.68 3.63 3.59 3.52 Vermont ......: 3.84 3.83 3.82 3.78 3.73 3.67 Virginia .....: 3.78 3.75 3.61 3.55 3.52 3.49 Washington ...: 3.78 3.71 3.72 3.74 3.68 3.63 Wisconsin ....: 3.73 3.70 3.67 3.62 3.59 3.54 : United States : 3.76 3.73 3.67 3.62 3.58 3.53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : July : August : September : October : November : December -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arizona ......: 3.41 3.42 3.44 3.51 3.65 3.69 California ...: 3.51 3.56 3.63 3.68 3.79 3.85 Colorado .....: 3.31 3.32 3.43 3.51 3.67 3.70 Florida ......: 3.51 3.54 3.60 3.67 3.73 3.77 Idaho ........: 3.42 3.48 3.59 3.64 3.77 3.82 Illinois .....: 3.55 3.58 3.67 3.79 3.86 3.90 Indiana ......: 3.50 3.52 3.62 3.76 3.87 3.93 Iowa .........: 3.47 3.50 3.60 3.71 3.79 3.83 Kansas .......: 3.45 3.48 3.59 3.75 3.85 3.93 Michigan .....: 3.44 3.45 3.55 3.69 3.76 3.79 : Minnesota ....: 3.54 3.56 3.67 3.76 3.84 3.87 Missouri .....: 3.55 3.50 3.51 3.73 3.75 3.82 New Mexico ...: 3.37 3.40 3.48 3.60 3.74 3.78 New York .....: 3.54 3.55 3.65 3.77 3.84 3.86 Ohio .........: 3.54 3.55 3.65 3.80 3.90 3.98 Oregon .......: 3.60 3.62 3.71 3.78 3.91 3.94 Pennsylvania .: 3.50 3.50 3.65 3.75 3.85 3.85 Texas ........: 3.56 3.59 3.67 3.80 3.92 3.96 Utah .........: 3.46 3.50 3.64 3.70 3.85 3.87 Vermont ......: 3.63 3.65 3.75 3.86 3.90 3.91 Virginia .....: 3.42 3.48 3.59 3.75 3.82 3.91 Washington ...: 3.60 3.62 3.71 3.78 3.91 3.94 Wisconsin ....: 3.47 3.51 3.61 3.72 3.79 3.82 : United States : 3.49 3.52 3.62 3.71 3.81 3.85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test - States and United States: 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : February : March : April : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arizona ......: 3.69 3.62 3.54 3.50 3.47 3.49 California ...: 3.85 3.80 3.75 3.70 3.66 3.65 Colorado .....: 3.69 3.66 3.60 3.57 3.56 3.47 Florida ......: 3.76 3.71 3.66 3.63 3.59 3.60 Idaho ........: 3.79 3.74 3.73 3.70 3.63 3.54 Illinois .....: 3.93 3.88 3.78 3.74 3.67 3.59 Indiana ......: 3.89 3.84 3.78 3.72 3.64 3.58 Iowa .........: 3.80 3.76 3.74 3.71 3.64 3.57 Kansas .......: 3.89 3.87 3.83 3.74 3.67 3.60 Michigan .....: 3.77 3.75 3.70 3.67 3.61 3.53 : Minnesota ....: 3.84 3.80 3.77 3.73 3.69 3.63 Missouri .....: 3.85 3.81 3.74 3.68 3.65 3.57 New Mexico ...: 3.78 3.76 3.63 3.56 3.54 3.45 New York .....: 3.84 3.82 3.79 3.75 3.67 3.60 Ohio .........: 3.94 3.88 3.83 3.79 3.70 3.62 Oregon .......: 3.90 3.85 3.83 3.79 3.71 3.67 Pennsylvania .: 3.85 3.80 3.80 3.75 3.65 3.60 Texas ........: 3.96 3.95 3.82 3.77 3.75 3.68 Utah .........: 3.87 3.78 3.75 3.70 3.67 3.58 Vermont ......: 3.87 3.87 3.85 3.82 3.76 3.70 Virginia .....: 3.90 3.82 3.76 3.69 3.61 3.56 Washington ...: 3.90 3.85 3.83 3.79 3.71 3.67 Wisconsin ....: 3.82 3.77 3.75 3.72 3.68 3.60 : United States : 3.84 3.80 3.75 3.71 3.66 3.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : July : August : September : October : November : December -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arizona ......: 3.46 3.48 3.46 3.55 3.60 3.68 California ...: 3.58 3.61 3.64 3.72 3.81 3.84 Colorado .....: 3.41 3.39 3.46 3.57 3.66 3.69 Florida ......: 3.62 3.65 3.67 3.73 3.73 3.69 Idaho ........: 3.51 3.49 3.56 3.65 3.77 3.78 Illinois .....: 3.56 3.54 3.64 3.84 3.95 3.94 Indiana ......: 3.56 3.53 3.64 3.75 3.81 3.81 Iowa .........: 3.57 3.54 3.66 3.76 3.85 3.85 Kansas .......: 3.57 3.55 3.67 3.84 3.91 3.94 Michigan .....: 3.49 3.50 3.61 3.72 3.77 3.76 : Minnesota ....: 3.62 3.63 3.73 3.81 3.91 3.90 Missouri .....: 3.54 3.53 3.63 3.74 3.80 3.83 New Mexico ...: 3.43 3.42 3.48 3.58 3.63 3.71 New York .....: 3.58 3.59 3.68 3.76 3.83 3.82 Ohio .........: 3.56 3.56 3.66 3.77 3.81 3.85 Oregon .......: 3.63 3.63 3.69 3.81 3.92 3.89 Pennsylvania .: 3.60 3.55 3.70 3.75 3.85 3.80 Texas ........: 3.66 3.67 3.73 3.82 3.88 3.93 Utah .........: 3.48 3.54 3.62 3.74 3.84 3.86 Vermont ......: 3.66 3.66 3.73 3.80 3.86 3.88 Virginia .....: 3.57 3.55 3.66 3.81 3.90 3.85 Washington ...: 3.63 3.63 3.69 3.81 3.92 3.89 Wisconsin ....: 3.57 3.56 3.67 3.76 3.84 3.84 : United States : 3.56 3.57 3.64 3.73 3.82 3.83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjustment for Seasonal Variation - All Eggs and All Milk Base prices used in calculating parity prices are averages of prices received by farmers for several years; therefore, any seasonal variation is largely averaged out. To facilitate comparisons with parity prices, monthly prices for All Eggs and All Milk are adjusted for seasonal variation. The seasonally adjusted price is calculated by dividing the monthly price by the adjustment factor. Prices Received for All Eggs Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month - United States: 2008-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received adjusted for seasonal variation State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 ...: 1.140 1.130 1.250 1.240 1.130 1.050 1.160 0.918 1.050 1.020 1.080 0.880 2009 ...: 0.844 0.868 0.773 0.727 1.060 0.781 0.763 0.785 0.802 0.785 0.811 0.845 2010 ...: 0.878 0.885 0.859 1.050 0.794 0.804 0.804 0.837 0.824 0.684 0.836 0.999 2011 ...: 0.871 0.758 0.900 0.759 1.100 1.060 1.130 1.050 1.170 1.020 1.009 0.898 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for All Eggs as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month - United States: 2008-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Seasonally adjusted price as a percentage of parity price State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 ...: 60 57 61 60 53 48 52 40 45 44 48 41 2009 ...: 40 41 37 34 49 37 35 37 37 37 38 40 2010 ...: 41 40 38 47 36 36 37 38 37 31 37 44 2011 ...: 38 32 38 31 45 43 46 42 47 41 41 36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/December preceding year. Prices Received for All Eggs Adjustment Factors by Month - United States: 2008-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Seasonal price adjustment factors State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 ...: 119 114 105 111 91 83 91 92 92 98 95 116 2009 ...: 118 119 105 112 87 79 78 90 94 95 99 120 2010 ...: 120 116 107 110 97 79 77 85 96 93 97 113 2011 ...: 124 112 106 112 96 77 78 84 97 93 101 114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/December preceding year. Prices Received for All Milk Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month - United States: 2008-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received adjusted for seasonal variation State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 ...: 20.90 20.50 19.90 19.10 19.00 19.10 19.10 18.70 17.90 17.30 16.80 16.10 2009 ...: 15.00 13.40 12.30 12.80 12.70 12.10 11.30 11.40 12.00 12.50 13.50 14.40 2010 ...: 15.50 16.00 16.20 15.90 15.60 15.80 15.90 16.40 16.70 17.00 17.40 16.60 2011 ...: 15.50 16.60 19.30 21.80 20.90 20.60 22.00 22.60 22.00 20.30 18.80 19.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for All Milk as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month - United States: 2008-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Seasonally adjusted price as a percentage of parity price State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 ...: 50 47 44 42 40 40 39 38 35 34 34 34 2009 ...: 33 30 28 29 28 27 25 25 27 28 30 32 2010 ...: 34 36 36 35 35 35 36 37 38 38 39 36 2011 ...: 33 35 41 45 42 42 45 45 45 41 38 38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/December preceding year. Prices Received for All Milk Adjustment Factors by Month - United States: 2008-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Seasonal price adjustment factors State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 ...: 103 100 96 95 95 96 101 104 103 105 106 106 2009 ...: 104 99 95 92 94 96 100 99 101 104 106 107 2010 ...: 107 101 98 93 93 95 97 97 100 104 106 108 2011 ...: 108 101 99 94 94 95 96 97 100 104 106 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/December preceding year. Prices Received 1990-1992 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All products :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 188 181 184 177 183 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All crops :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 212 205 210 205 208 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Food grains :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 229 226 227 223 226 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feed grains & hay :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 261 268 271 265 266 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cotton :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 149 152 149 151 150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Tobacco :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 104 104 104 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Oilseeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 214 220 233 247 229 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fruits & nuts :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 152 155 162 169 160 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received 1990-1992 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Commercial vegetables :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 119 112 124 130 121 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Potatoes & dry beans :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 173 174 182 192 180 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Other crops :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 127 130 130 130 126 2011 ..: 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 2012 ..: 131 131 131 131 131 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Food commodities :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 145 144 144 143 148 155 156 153 152 149 139 133 147 2009 ..: 134 122 122 127 126 130 128 124 125 132 135 137 129 2010 ..: 134 131 137 135 138 135 139 142 141 146 149 148 140 2011 ..: 159 163 168 166 165 171 172 173 167 173 172 169 168 2012 ..: 172 168 171 166 169 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Livestock and products :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 156 158 160 153 157 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Meat animals :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 140 143 151 158 151 146 152 153 149 156 158 156 151 2012 ..: 163 166 166 163 165 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dairy products :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 123 121 113 112 115 118 122 128 136 142 137 128 125 2011 ..: 128 146 156 150 150 162 167 169 162 153 157 151 154 2012 ..: 145 136 132 129 136 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Poultry & eggs :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 150 147 161 146 150 151 155 151 147 152 163 154 152 2011 ..: 141 142 150 158 155 155 150 160 150 149 154 162 152 2012 ..: 153 161 174 159 162 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Simple average required for parity regulations. Weighted 1990-1992 average equals 100. Average is year-to-date for current year. Prices Received 1910-1914 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All products :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 861 840 869 857 875 859 879 896 908 956 977 968 895 2011 ..: 1054 1083 1100 1115 1111 1139 1147 1162 1138 1166 1167 1136 1127 2012 ..: 1195 1148 1166 1122 1158 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All crops :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 787 814 829 839 857 909 903 878 862 831 784 742 836 2009 ..: 797 725 730 747 739 779 737 718 701 747 758 742 743 2010 ..: 737 719 745 723 732 713 728 748 753 809 851 843 758 2011 ..: 935 992 979 992 1004 1036 1024 1037 1007 1005 1020 981 1001 2012 ..: 1049 1018 1040 1014 1030 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Food grains :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 726 715 719 706 717 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feed grains & hay :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 932 955 967 944 950 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cotton :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 764 782 763 775 771 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Tobacco :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1569 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 1497 2012 ..: 1566 1566 1566 1566 1566 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Oilseeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 1173 1208 1278 1353 1253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fruits & nuts :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1031 2011 ..: 1044 988 1007 1015 1041 1112 1018 1208 1250 1229 1219 1095 1102 2012 ..: 1064 1079 1132 1183 1115 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received 1910-1914 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Commercial vegetables :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 849 803 886 929 867 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Potatoes & dry beans :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 875 881 925 972 913 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Other crops :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 602 602 602 602 602 602 603 603 607 607 607 607 604 2009 ..: 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 610 614 614 614 609 2010 ..: 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 626 640 640 640 622 2011 ..: 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 643 2012 ..: 645 645 645 645 645 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Livestock and products :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1026 996 2011 ..: 1052 1103 1166 1195 1163 1169 1186 1215 1167 1180 1204 1200 1167 2012 ..: 1199 1208 1223 1173 1201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Meat animals :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1296 1256 2011 ..: 1422 1461 1538 1607 1537 1490 1543 1559 1521 1593 1611 1594 1540 2012 ..: 1655 1694 1695 1656 1675 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dairy products :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1298 1341 1360 1298 1231 1261 1212 1239 2012 ..: 1169 1089 1058 1040 1089 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Poultry & eggs :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 422 413 452 409 420 424 434 424 412 426 457 432 427 2011 ..: 395 399 421 444 435 436 421 450 420 418 434 454 427 2012 ..: 430 452 490 447 455 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Simple average required for parity regulations. Weighted 1910-1914 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 April Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) at 213 (1990-1992=100), is unchanged from March 2012 but up 4.9 percent from April 2011. Production index: The April index, at 226, is unchanged from last month but increased 5.1 percent from last year. Higher prices in April for complete feeds, concentrates, hay & forages, and supplements offset lower prices for feeder cattle, feeder pigs, feed grains, and LP gas. Feed: The April index, at 237, increased 1.3 percent from March and 6.3 percent from last April. Since March, higher prices for complete feeds, concentrates, hay & forages, and supplements more than offset lower prices for feed grains. Livestock and poultry: The April index, at 177, decreased 3.8 percent from last month but increased 11 percent from last year. Since March, prices for feeder cattle, feeder pigs, and milk cows are lower. The April feeder cattle price, at $155.30 per cwt, is down $4.10 per cwt from the March price. April feeder pigs averaged $166.00 per cwt, down $32.00 per cwt from March. Fertilizer: The April index, at 333, is unchanged from March but 2.1 percent above April a year ago. Since March, higher prices for nitrogen and mixed fertilizer offset lower prices for potash & phosphate. Chemicals: The April index, at 151, decreased 0.7 percent from March but increased 4.9 percent from last April. Compared with last month, prices for herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides/other are lower. Fuels: The April index, at 381, is down 0.3 percent from a month earlier but 0.3 percent above April 2011. Compared with last month, prices are lower for LP gas and diesel but higher for gasoline. Machinery: The April index, at 252, is unchanged from March but is 5.0 percent above last April. Compared with last month, prices are lower for self-propelled machinery. Consumer price index: The March 2012 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 229.392 (1982-1984=100). The February index is 227.663. For the 12 month period ending in March, the overall index increased 2.7 percent. Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: April 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 : April : March : April : April : March : April ratios : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Prices paid by farmers for : commodities, services, : interest, taxes, and wage : rates (PPITW) ...................: 2706 2829 2830 203 213 213 Production ....................: 2089 2192 2190 215 226 226 Feed ........................: 1089 1144 1159 223 234 237 Livestock and poultry .......: 2039 2350 2264 160 184 177 Seeds .......................: 3327 3496 3496 336 353 353 Fertilizer ..................: 1195 1219 1219 326 333 333 Chemicals ...................: 892 939 937 144 152 151 Fuels .......................: 2931 2950 2941 380 382 381 Supplies and repairs ........: 1169 1206 1212 165 170 171 : Autos and trucks ............: 3076 3136 3138 116 118 118 Machinery ...................: 6029 6330 6329 240 252 252 Building materials ..........: 2318 2377 2385 171 175 176 Services and rent ...........: 2120 2180 2179 (NA) (NA) (NA) Services ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 164 167 167 Rent ........................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 205 212 212 : Interest 1/ ...................: 3381 3635 3635 135 145 145 Taxes 2/ ......................: 5935 6225 6225 222 232 232 Wage rates ....................: 7075 7205 7205 189 193 193 Production, interest, taxes, : and wage rates (PITW) .......: 2819 2957 2955 210 220 220 Family living-CPI 3/ ..........: 2136 2179 2195 167 170 171 : Ratio (received/paid) .........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 87 86 83 Parity ratio 4/ ...............: 41 41 40 (NA) (NA) (NA) Parity ratio adjusted 5/ ......: 42 42 41 (NA) (NA) (NA) PPITW adjusted for : productivity 6/ .............: 1454 1481 1483 (NA) (NA) (NA) : Crop sector (PPITW) ...........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 213 221 221 Livestock sector (PPITW) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 193 204 204 : Farm sector (production) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 220 238 237 Non-farm sector (production) ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) 213 219 219 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 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) :------------------------------------------------------- : : : April : March : April : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Production items ............: 70.6 71.1 215 226 226 : Feed ......................: 12.2 12.7 223 234 237 Feed grains .............: 1.7 1.8 273 272 263 Complete feeds ..........: 6.0 6.2 222 230 234 Hay and forages .........: 1.5 1.6 184 234 239 Concentrates ............: 1.9 2.0 204 210 220 Supplements .............: 1.0 1.1 236 238 243 Livestock and poultry .....: 8.5 8.3 160 184 177 Feeder cattle ...........: 6.6 6.5 159 188 183 Feeder pigs .............: 0.7 0.7 200 215 181 Milk cow replacements ...: 0.7 0.7 126 129 128 Poultry .................: 0.5 0.5 157 157 157 : Seeds .....................: 4.1 4.3 336 353 353 Field crops .............: 3.7 3.9 356 374 374 Grasses and legumes .....: 0.4 0.4 145 151 151 Fertilizer ................: 5.5 5.7 326 333 333 Mixed fertilizer ........: 2.4 2.5 313 321 321 Nitrogen ................: 2.3 2.4 323 327 328 Potash and phosphate ....: 0.8 0.8 379 386 383 Chemicals .................: 3.3 3.2 144 152 151 Herbicides ..............: 2.1 2.0 130 136 136 Insecticides ............: 0.7 0.7 167 176 176 Fungicides and other ....: 0.5 0.5 174 182 182 : Fuels .....................: 4.0 4.0 380 382 381 Diesel ..................: 2.5 2.5 419 423 423 Gasoline ................: 0.8 0.8 328 333 339 LP gas ..................: 0.7 0.7 299 292 278 Supplies and repairs ......: 4.6 4.6 165 170 171 Supplies ................: 1.5 1.5 159 165 166 Repairs .................: 3.0 3.0 168 172 173 Autos and trucks ..........: 1.4 1.2 116 118 118 Autos ...................: 0.2 0.2 113 115 115 Trucks ..................: 1.2 1.1 116 118 118 : Machinery .................: 4.3 4.3 240 252 252 Tractors ................: 0.9 0.9 203 210 210 Self-propelled ..........: 1.7 1.7 252 270 270 Other machinery .........: 1.6 1.6 250 259 259 Building materials ........: 4.4 4.2 171 175 176 Services ..................: 12.1 12.0 164 167 167 Custom rates ............: 1.2 1.2 148 148 148 Other services ..........: 10.9 10.7 165 169 169 Rent ......................: 6.3 6.6 205 212 212 Cash ....................: 3.4 3.5 262 270 270 Share ...................: 2.9 3.0 139 145 145 : Interest ....................: 3.5 3.4 135 145 145 Taxes .......................: 3.1 3.1 222 232 232 Wage rates ..................: 7.4 7.2 189 193 193 Family living-CPI ...........: 15.4 15.3 167 170 171 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed Price Ratios - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Feed price ratio 1/ : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal : in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ ......: 3.1 3.6 3.2 : Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in : value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ ............................: 6.4 5.7 4.6 : Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight ......................: 10.7 10.3 10.2 : Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal : in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4/ ................: 1.81 1.48 1.45 : Steer and heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal in value : to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, live weight .......: 19.2 20.8 21.0 : Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in : value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5/ ..........: 4.5 4.8 5.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Effective January 1995, prices of commercial prepared feeds are based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, alfalfa hay, and all wheat. 2/ The price of commercial prepared broiler feed is based on current United States prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 58 percent corn and 42 percent soybeans. 3/ The price of commercial prepared layer feed is based on current United States prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 75 percent corn and 25 percent soybeans. 4/ The price of commercial prepared dairy feed is based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and alfalfa hay. The modeled feed uses 51 percent corn, 41 percent alfalfa hay, and 8 percent soybeans. 5/ The price of commercial prepared turkey feed is based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and wheat. The modeled feed uses 51 percent corn, 28 percent soybeans, and 21 percent wheat. Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Preliminary Item : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Broilers, live ..........pound: 0.490 0.570 0.510 Eggs, market ............dozen: 0.887 0.791 0.642 : Hogs, all .................cwt: 67.80 65.20 62.60 Milk, all .................cwt: 19.60 17.20 16.90 : Steers and heifers ........cwt: 122.00 132.00 129.00 Turkeys, live ...........pound: 0.657 0.690 0.734 : Corn ...................bushel: 6.36 6.35 6.14 Hay, alfalfa ..............ton: 161.00 201.00 207.00 : Soybeans ...............bushel: 13.10 13.00 13.80 Wheat, all .............bushel: 8.01 7.19 6.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: April 2012 with Comparisons [Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Preliminary Item : April 2011 : March 2012 : April 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Feeder cattle and calves ..cwt: 134.70 159.40 155.30 Feeder pigs ...............cwt: 184.00 198.00 166.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Paid and Value of Hatchery Production for Poultry - United States: 2009-2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Poultry prices paid : Broilers-type chicks ..........per 100: 26.60 27.00 28.10 Egg-type chicks ...............per 100: 81.20 82.90 85.60 Turkey poults ....................each: 1.32 1.43 1.47 : : 1,000 dollars : Value of hatchery production : All chicks ...........................: 2,605,675 2,707,588 2,816,240 All poults ...........................: 362,399 393,866 409,292 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid for Fuels - Region and United States: March 2012 with Comparisons [See the Farm Production Regions map on page 79. Includes Federal, State and local per gallon taxes. Excludes Federal and State excise tax] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farm : Gasoline : Diesel : L.P. Gas production :-------------------------------------------------------------- region : Service : Bulk : Bulk : Bulk : station : delivery : delivery : delivery -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per gallon : Appalachian .....: 3.807 3.855 3.721 2.532 Corn Belt .......: 3.770 3.832 3.677 2.009 Delta ...........: 3.764 3.755 3.696 2.435 Lake States .....: 3.789 3.804 3.657 2.055 Mountain ........: 3.727 3.762 3.859 2.354 Northeast .......: 3.891 4.005 3.888 3.112 Northern Plains .: 3.775 3.790 3.637 1.893 Pacific .........: 4.288 4.264 3.843 2.831 Southeast .......: 3.810 3.812 3.699 2.243 Southern Plains .: 3.836 3.841 3.714 2.540 : United States : 2012 March ....: 3.832 3.854 3.712 2.237 2011 March ....: 3.543 3.575 3.533 2.176 2010 March ....: 2.787 2.818 2.540 2.014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid for Feed - United States: 2010-2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : March : March Item : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Alfalfa meal ..............................dollars/cwt: 23.80 24.00 25.30 Alfalfa pellets ...........................dollars/cwt: 23.20 24.10 25.60 Bran ......................................dollars/cwt: 22.70 24.70 26.00 Beef cattle concentrate, 32-36% protein ...dollars/ton: 413.00 498.00 521.00 Corn meal .................................dollars/cwt: 12.80 17.10 18.50 Cottonseed meal, 41% ......................dollars/cwt: 25.40 26.60 27.40 Dairy feed : 14% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 264.00 333.00 349.00 16% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 274.00 369.00 383.00 18% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 284.00 365.00 379.00 20% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 274.00 356.00 361.00 32-38% protein concentrate ..............dollars/ton: 419.00 522.00 538.00 : Hog feed : 14-18% protein 1/ 2/ ....................dollars/ton: 303.00 385.00 404.00 38-42% protein concentrate ..............dollars/ton: 446.00 563.00 575.00 Molasses, liquid ..........................dollars/cwt: 21.30 22.30 23.40 Poultry feed 1/ : Broiler grower ..........................dollars/ton: 456.00 502.00 560.00 Chick starter ...........................dollars/ton: 485.00 541.00 554.00 Laying feed .............................dollars/ton: 374.00 450.00 475.00 Turkey grower ...........................dollars/ton: 434.00 495.00 510.00 Soybean meal : 44% .....................................dollars/cwt: 23.80 26.80 27.60 over 44% ................................dollars/cwt: 21.20 24.80 25.50 Stock salt ..........................dollars/50 pounds: 5.92 6.18 6.33 Trace mineral blocks ................dollars/50 pounds: 8.02 8.16 8.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Complete ration feed, fed without mixing or supplementation. 2/ Excluding pig starter. Prices Paid for Feed - Farm Production Regions and United States: March 2012 [See the Farm Production Regions map on page 79] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : Appala- : Corn : : Lake : : North- : chian : Belt : Delta : States : Mountain : east ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Alfalfa meal ..............................dollars/cwt: 29.50 23.60 25.00 24.70 25.90 31.70 Alfalfa pellets ...........................dollars/cwt: 28.10 25.50 24.00 24.20 24.50 30.50 Bran ......................................dollars/cwt: 25.30 25.00 24.30 22.70 29.60 24.90 Beef cattle concentrate, 32-36% protein ...dollars/ton: 553.00 532.00 378.00 579.00 579.00 543.00 Corn meal .................................dollars/cwt: 20.20 16.80 19.40 16.10 25.00 19.60 Cottonseed meal, 41% ......................dollars/cwt: 24.60 25.30 22.60 25.30 29.30 29.00 Dairy feed : 14% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 326.00 337.00 318.00 344.00 489.00 415.00 16% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 336.00 391.00 339.00 413.00 528.00 359.00 18% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 324.00 409.00 401.00 459.00 562.00 376.00 20% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 335.00 445.00 380.00 493.00 523.00 359.00 32-38% protein concentrate ..............dollars/ton: 546.00 531.00 379.00 562.00 576.00 496.00 : Hog feed : 14-18% protein 1/ 2/ ....................dollars/ton: 471.00 384.00 466.00 380.00 587.00 461.00 38-42% protein concentrate ..............dollars/ton: 618.00 558.00 518.00 563.00 686.00 606.00 Molasses, liquid ..........................dollars/cwt: 22.10 24.30 25.20 22.60 29.60 20.30 Poultry feed 1/ : Broiler grower ..........................dollars/ton: 581.00 486.00 540.00 476.00 651.00 585.00 Chick starter ...........................dollars/ton: 582.00 466.00 557.00 517.00 642.00 556.00 Laying feed .............................dollars/ton: 509.00 403.00 458.00 436.00 573.00 422.00 Turkey grower ...........................dollars/ton: 568.00 502.00 606.00 487.00 673.00 544.00 Soybean meal : 44% .....................................dollars/cwt: 30.20 25.40 29.00 21.30 36.70 28.30 over 44% ................................dollars/cwt: 28.80 24.00 28.40 21.70 34.20 27.70 Stock salt ..........................dollars/50 pounds: 7.01 6.22 5.66 5.96 6.79 7.39 Trace mineral blocks ................dollars/50 pounds: 9.14 8.26 7.39 8.35 8.56 9.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid for Feed - Farm Production Regions and United States: March 2012 (continued) [See the Farm Production Regions map on page 79] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : Northern : : : Southern : United : Plains : Pacific : Southeast : Plains : States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Alfalfa meal ..............................dollars/cwt: 20.90 30.90 26.10 23.60 25.30 Alfalfa pellets ...........................dollars/cwt: 23.80 25.40 27.30 24.00 25.60 Bran ......................................dollars/cwt: 27.00 28.80 27.00 28.90 26.00 Beef cattle concentrate, 32-36% protein ...dollars/ton: 519.00 641.00 448.00 469.00 521.00 Corn meal .................................dollars/cwt: 14.30 23.90 21.80 19.20 18.50 Cottonseed meal, 41% ......................dollars/cwt: 22.80 35.80 26.10 24.50 27.40 Dairy feed : 14% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 343.00 349.00 371.00 323.00 349.00 16% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 451.00 370.00 419.00 367.00 383.00 18% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 625.00 506.00 350.00 (D) 379.00 20% protein 1/ ..........................dollars/ton: 606.00 427.00 364.00 345.00 361.00 32-38% protein concentrate ..............dollars/ton: 584.00 520.00 (D) 451.00 538.00 : Hog feed : 14-18% protein 1/ 2/ ....................dollars/ton: 452.00 536.00 483.00 485.00 404.00 38-42% protein concentrate ..............dollars/ton: 605.00 761.00 671.00 669.00 575.00 Molasses, liquid ..........................dollars/cwt: 17.70 34.20 20.40 20.90 23.40 Poultry feed 1/ : Broiler grower ..........................dollars/ton: 483.00 654.00 530.00 577.00 560.00 Chick starter ...........................dollars/ton: 541.00 675.00 542.00 565.00 554.00 Laying feed .............................dollars/ton: 483.00 603.00 409.00 514.00 475.00 Turkey grower ...........................dollars/ton: 563.00 641.00 576.00 562.00 510.00 Soybean meal : 44% .....................................dollars/cwt: 26.70 38.40 31.40 30.70 27.60 over 44% ................................dollars/cwt: 23.20 31.40 30.50 23.10 25.50 Stock salt ..........................dollars/50 pounds: 5.17 7.43 7.02 5.72 6.33 Trace mineral blocks ................dollars/50 pounds: 7.75 9.84 8.55 7.81 8.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Complete ration feed, fed without mixing or supplementation. 2/ Excluding pig starter. Prices Paid for Seeds - United States: 2010-2012 [Biotech varieties are made to be resistant to herbicides, insects, or both. A technology fee is included within the price] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : March : March Item : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Grasses : Bluegrass, Kentucky : Proprietary, including Merion ...........pound: 2.84 2.59 2.65 Public and common .......................pound: 2.24 1.89 1.97 Fescue, tall ................................cwt: 99.00 102.00 106 Orchardgrass ................................cwt: 185.00 170.00 175.00 Rye grass, annual ...........................cwt: 70.30 73.40 77.60 Sudangrass ..................................cwt: 73.60 75.70 78.60 Timothy .....................................cwt: 135.00 146.00 152.00 : Legumes : Alfalfa : Proprietary ................................cwt: 379 411 425 Public and common ..........................cwt: 273 284 299 Clover : Ladino ..................................pound: 3.49 3.21 3.31 Red .......................................cwt: 213.00 200.00 208.00 Lespedeza : Korean ....................................cwt: 105.00 123.00 126.00 Striate, Kobe .............................cwt: 141 128 135 : Row crops : Corn, hybrid, all ................80,000 kernels: 229.00 237.00 252.00 Biotech ........................80,000 kernels: 247.00 249.00 263.00 Non-biotech ....................80,000 kernels: 152.00 163.00 167.00 Cottonseed, all .............................cwt: 570.00 684.00 702.00 Biotech ...................................cwt: 648.00 702.00 754.00 Non-biotech ...............................cwt: 130.00 242.00 249.00 Flax .....................................bushel: 13.80 19.10 19.50 Grain sorghum ...............................cwt: 165.00 162.00 166.00 Peanuts .....................................cwt: 75.40 91.00 95.40 Potatoes ....................................cwt: 12.90 14.40 15.90 Soybeans, all ............................bushel: 51.90 49.70 52.10 Biotech ................................bushel: 53.50 51.00 53.20 Non-biotech ............................bushel: 33.90 33.50 35.30 Sunflower ...................................cwt: 729 897 931 : Small grains : Barley, spring ...........................bushel: 8.52 10.30 10.50 Oats, spring .............................bushel: 7.78 8.34 8.71 Rice ........................................cwt: 48.90 49.80 50.60 Wheat, spring ............................bushel: 10.00 14.20 14.80 Wheat, winter ............................bushel: 13.70 15.40 15.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price Paid for Fertilizer - United States: 2010-2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : March 2010 : March 2011 : March 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : 00-18-36 ..............: 460.00 581.00 606.00 03-10-30 ..............: 398.00 503.00 515.00 05-10-30 ..............: 462.00 534.00 562.00 05-20-20 ..............: 455.00 553.00 592.00 06-06-18 ..............: 433.00 522.00 548.00 06-24-24 ..............: 565.00 675.00 691.00 09-23-30 ..............: 499.00 641.00 658.00 10-10-10 ..............: 408.00 477.00 499.00 10-20-20 ..............: 516.00 613.00 643.00 10-34-00 ..............: 422.00 675.00 701.00 : 11-52-00 ..............: 535.00 740.00 762.00 13-13-13 ..............: 461.00 549.00 566.00 16-04-08 ..............: 523.00 545.00 567.00 16-06-12 ..............: 402.00 477.00 494.00 16-20-00 ..............: 439.00 596.00 610.00 17-17-17 ..............: 503.00 605.00 644.00 18-46-00 (DAP) ........: 508.00 703.00 726.00 19-19-19 ..............: 520.00 648.00 674.00 24-08-00 ..............: 302.00 419.00 429.00 : Ammonium nitrate ......: 398.00 479.00 506.00 Anhydrous ammonia .....: 499.00 749.00 783.00 Aqua ammonia ..........: 196.00 249.00 256.00 Limestone, spread .....: 27.50 46.40 49.00 Muriate of potash : 60-62% K2O .. : 511.00 601.00 647.00 Nitrogen solutions : 28% N ...............: 261.00 369.00 388.00 30% N ...............: 283.00 351.00 373.00 32% N ...............: 303.00 403.00 426.00 : Sulfate of ammonia ....: 326.00 423.00 451.00 Superphosphate : 44-46% P2O5 : 507.00 633.00 665.00 Urea 44-46% ...........: 448.00 526.00 554.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid for Fertilizer - Fertilizer Regions and United States: March 2012 [See the Fertilizer Regions map on page 80] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :East South : : North : : Northern Item : Central : Mountain : Central : Northeast : Plains ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : 00-18-36 ..............: 618.00 (X) (X) (X) (X) 03-10-30 ..............: (X) (X) 515.00 (X) (X) 05-10-30 ..............: (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 05-20-20 ..............: 605.00 (X) (X) (X) (X) 06-06-18 ..............: (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 06-24-24 ..............: 658.00 (X) 696.00 660.00 (X) 09-23-30 ..............: 657.00 (X) 658.00 (X) (X) 10-10-10 ..............: 449.00 (X) (X) 497.00 (X) 10-20-20 ..............: (X) (X) (X) 641.00 (X) 10-34-00 ..............: 550.00 735.00 653.00 618.00 766.00 : 11-52-00 ..............: (X) 727.00 734.00 750.00 738.00 13-13-13 ..............: 559.00 (X) 621.00 (X) (X) 16-04-08 ..............: (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 16-06-12 ..............: (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 16-20-00 ..............: (X) 559.00 (X) (X) (D) 17-17-17 ..............: 608.00 (X) (X) (X) (X) 18-46-00 (DAP) ........: 705.00 753.00 721.00 741.00 726.00 19-19-19 ..............: 701.00 (X) 660.00 676.00 (X) 24-08-00 ..............: (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ammonium nitrate ......: 516.00 529.00 485.00 586.00 487.00 Anhydrous ammonia .....: 811.00 780.00 812.00 (X) 774.00 Aqua ammonia ..........: (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Limestone, spread .....: 67.50 (X) 23.70 92.70 (X) Muriate of potash : 60-62% K2O .. : 639.00 669.00 641.00 (X) 635.00 Nitrogen solutions : 28% N ...............: 393.00 (X) 381.00 (X) 381.00 30% N ...............: (X) (X) (X) 398.00 (X) 32% N ...............: 406.00 (X) 424.00 (X) 431.00 : Sulfate of ammonia ....: (X) 464.00 413.00 (X) (X) Superphosphate : 44-46% P2O5 : 695.00 (D) 582.00 858.00 532.00 Urea 44-46% ...........: 537.00 594.00 547.00 623.00 528.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid for Fertilizer - Fertilizer Regions and United States: March 2012 (continued) [See the Fertilizer Regions map on page 80] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : South : : : United Item : Northwest : Central : Southeast : Southwest : States ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : 00-18-36 ..............: (X) 592.00 (X) (X) 606.00 03-10-30 ..............: (X) (X) (X) (X) 515.00 05-10-30 ..............: (X) (X) 562.00 (X) 562.00 05-20-20 ..............: (X) (X) 562.00 (X) 592.00 06-06-18 ..............: (X) (X) 548.00 (X) 548.00 06-24-24 ..............: (X) (X) (X) (X) 691.00 09-23-30 ..............: (X) (X) (X) (X) 658.00 10-10-10 ..............: (X) (X) 512.00 (X) 499.00 10-20-20 ..............: (X) (X) 645.00 (X) 643.00 10-34-00 ..............: 696.00 664.00 (X) 692.00 701.00 : 11-52-00 ..............: 830.00 736.00 (X) 855.00 762.00 13-13-13 ..............: (X) 565.00 (X) (X) 566.00 16-04-08 ..............: (X) (X) 567.00 (X) 567.00 16-06-12 ..............: (X) 494.00 (X) (X) 494.00 16-20-00 ..............: 601.00 515.00 (X) 685.00 610.00 17-17-17 ..............: (X) 609.00 657.00 (X) 644.00 18-46-00 (DAP) ........: 895.00 717.00 757.00 814.00 726.00 19-19-19 ..............: (X) 648.00 (X) (X) 674.00 24-08-00 ..............: (X) 429.00 (X) (X) 429.00 : Ammonium nitrate ......: 508.00 484.00 556.00 (X) 506.00 Anhydrous ammonia .....: 974.00 631.00 (X) 846.00 783.00 Aqua ammonia ..........: 259.00 (X) (X) 255.00 256.00 Limestone, spread .....: (X) 80.30 97.40 (X) 49.00 Muriate of potash : 60-62% K2O .. : 752.00 650.00 714.00 (X) 647.00 Nitrogen solutions : 28% N ...............: (X) 399.00 (X) (D) 388.00 30% N ...............: (X) (X) 368.00 (X) 373.00 32% N ...............: 456.00 423.00 390.00 499.00 426.00 : Sulfate of ammonia ....: 454.00 407.00 (X) 525.00 451.00 Superphosphate : 44-46% P2O5 : 758.00 660.00 796.00 1,180.00 665.00 Urea 44-46% ...........: 640.00 527.00 (X) 726.00 554.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. Prices Paid for Machinery - United States: 2010-2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : March : March Item : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Baler, pick-up, PTO : Square, conventional size bales under 200 pounds ..................: 21,900 23,100 23,400 Round, 1200-1500 pound bale .......................................: 25,100 25,900 27,300 Round, 1900-2200 pound bale .......................................: 36,600 37,700 39,400 Chisel plow, max. 1 foot depth of tillage, : Chisel or sweep type, drawn or mounted : 16-20 foot ......................................................: 26,100 26,500 26,300 21-25 foot ......................................................: 33,900 36,100 35,800 Combine, self-propelled with grain head : Extra large capacity ..............................................: 315,000 335,000 365,000 Large capacity ....................................................: 257,000 275,000 295,000 Corn head for combine : 6-row .............................................................: 40,000 41,200 42,600 8-row .............................................................: 52,500 53,800 58,100 Cotton picker, self-propelled, with spindle, : 6-row .............................................................: 487,000 530,000 584,000 : Cultivator, row crop, front or rear mounted : 8-row .............................................................: 17,400 17,900 17,300 12-row, flexible ..................................................: 23,300 26,500 28,500 Disk harrow, tandem, drawn with hydraulic lift : transport wheels, tires. : 15-17 foot ......................................................: 22,500 22,300 21,800 18-20 foot ......................................................: 28,800 29,700 29,700 21-25 foot ......................................................: 35,100 36,800 37,400 Elevator, portable, without power unit, : Auger type, 8 inch diameter, 60 foot ..............................: 6,820 7,470 9,030 Feed grinder-mixer, trailer mounted, PTO ............................: 28,300 30,800 35,000 Field cultivator, mounted or drawn : 17-19 foot ........................................................: 20,800 21,000 20,300 20-25 foot, flexible ..............................................: 28,300 28,400 29,400 : Forage harvester, shear bar, class II or III : With pick-up attachment ...........................................: 43,800 46,600 48,000 With row crop unit, 2-row .........................................: 47,200 51,400 54,100 Self-propelled, with row crop unit, 4-6 row .........................: 359,000 374,000 383,000 Front-end loader, hydraulic, tractor mounted : 1800-2500 pound capacity, 60 inch bucket ..........................: 6,550 6,640 6,810 Grain drill, most common spacing : Plain, 15-17 openers ..............................................: 24,200 22,200 22,200 Press, 23-25 openers ..............................................: 36,600 38,700 40,500 With fertilizer attachment, 20-24 openers .........................: 29,600 31,000 31,200 Minimum no-till with fertilizer attachment, 15 foot ...............: 41,500 43,300 43,900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid for Machinery - United States: 2010-2012 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : March : March Item : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Hay rake, side-delivery, or wheel rake, : Traction drive, 8-12 foot working width ...........................: 7,440 7,320 7,430 Hay tedder, 15-18 foot ..............................................: 6,890 6,990 7,090 Manure spreader, conveyor type, PTO, : 2-wheel, with tires : 141-190 bushel capacity .........................................: 9,740 9,830 11,000 225-310 bushel capacity .........................................: 13,500 14,200 15,500 Mower-conditioner, PTO, pull type, : 8-10 foot, sickle (cutter) bar or disc ............................: 20,200 20,800 21,300 14-16 foot, sickle (cutter) bar or disc ...........................: 30,600 32,700 33,900 Mower, mounted or drawn : 7-8 foot sickle (cutter) bar ......................................: 7,070 7,720 7,930 13-14 foot sickle (cutter) bar ....................................: 16,600 17,900 19,900 Planter, row crop, with fertilizer attachment : 4-row .............................................................: 23,400 24,400 25,700 8-row .............................................................: 42,900 43,100 44,900 24-row ............................................................: 153,000 158,000 168,000 12-row conservation (no-till conditions) ..........................: 75,300 79,800 84,500 : Rotary hoe, 20-25 foot ..............................................: 12,700 13,200 13,900 Rotary cutter, 7-8 foot .............................................: 4,580 4,340 4,370 Sprayer, field crop, power, boom type : (excludes self-propelled and orchard) : Tractor mounted, w/ 300 gallon spray tank .........................: 7,370 7,460 7,530 Trailer type, w/ 500-700 gallon spray tank ........................: 19,600 18,900 18,900 Tractor, 2-wheel drive or mechanical front wheel drive : 30-39 PTO horsepower .............................................: 18,800 19,000 19,800 50-59 PTO horsepower .............................................: 25,000 25,700 26,300 70-89 PTO horsepower .............................................: 39,900 41,000 42,700 110-129 PTO horsepower ...........................................: 78,000 80,400 82,000 140-159 PTO horsepower ...........................................: 114,000 123,000 128,000 190-220 PTO horsepower ...........................................: 163,000 172,000 185,000 : Tractor, 4-wheel drive, articulated with usual accessories : 200-280 PTO horsepower ...........................................: 198,000 216,000 223,000 281-350 engine horsepower ........................................: 222,000 234,000 246,000 351-500 engine horsepower ........................................: 256,000 277,000 296,000 Wagon, gravity unload, box and running : gear, and tires, without side extensions : 200-400 bushel capacity ...........................................: 7,210 7,950 8,560 Wagon, running gear, without box, with tires : 8-10 ton capacity .................................................: 2,410 2,560 2,650 Windrower, self-propelled, 14-16 foot ...............................: 101,000 102,000 115,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid for Chemicals - United States: 2010-2012 [Active Ingredient (Common Names) and Formulation abbreviations: EC - Emulsifiable Concentrate, DF - Dry Flowable, DG - Dry Granular, G - Granular, L - Liquid, S - Solution, SP - Soluble Powder, WP - Wettable Powder, and WSP - Water Soluble Packet] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : March : March Item : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Fungicides : Captan, 50% WP ......................................pound: 7.18 7.55 7.80 Captan, 80% WP ......................................pound: 7.64 8.09 8.43 Chlorothalonil (Bravo 720), 6 pounds/gallon EC .gallon : 50.00 40.80 43.80 Copper Hydroxide (Kocide 2000), 54% WP ..............pound: 5.43 6.20 6.63 Copper Hydroxide (Kocide 101), 77% WP ...............pound: 4.31 4.79 5.27 Fenarimol (Rubigan), 1 pound/gallon EC .........gallon : 371.00 370.00 386.00 Ferbam (Carbamate), 76% WDG .........................pound: 4.24 4.54 4.81 : Fosethyl-AL (Aliette), 80% WDG ......................pound: 15.70 15.70 15.30 Mancozeb (Dithane), 75% DF ..........................pound: 4.77 4.81 5.11 Maneb (Manex), 4 pounds/gallon WP ...................pound: 27.60 38.70 40.10 Maneb, 80% WP 1/ ....................................pound: 4.76 (NA) (NA) Myclobutanil (Nova, Rally), : 40% WP .............................................pound: 67.90 67.20 68.90 Oxytetraycline (Mycoshield), 17% WP .................pound: 24.60 22.60 24.10 Sulfur, 80% - Microthiol Disperss, Kumulus DF .......pound: 0.78 0.86 0.93 Triadimefon (Bayleton), 50% WP ......................pound: 81.80 111.00 106.00 Ziram, 76% DF .......................................pound: 4.07 4.38 4.47 : Herbicides : 2,4-D, 3.8 pounds/gallon EC ....................gallon : 18.00 18.00 19.20 Acetochlor (Surpass), : 6.4 pounds/gallon EC .........................gallon : 70.30 69.60 72.70 Alachlor (Lasso), 4 pounds/gallon EC ...........gallon : 26.70 28.90 29.70 Atrazine (AAtrex), 4 pounds/gallon L ...........gallon : 18.90 17.30 17.80 Sodium Bentazon (Basagran), 4 pounds/gallon L ..gallon : 101.00 109.00 112.00 Butylate (Sutan), 6.7 pounds/gallon EC .........gallon : 32.80 33.00 34.40 Chlorimuron-ethyl (Classic), 25% DF .................ounce: 14.40 15.50 16.10 Chlorsulfuron (Glean), 75% DF .......................ounce: 22.00 20.20 21.60 : DCPA (Dacthal), 75% WP ..............................pound: 19.20 20.40 21.90 Dicamba (Banvel), 4 pounds/gallon EC 1/ ........gallon : 72.40 (NA) (NA) Diuron (Karmex), 80% DG .............................pound: 5.96 6.20 6.39 EPTC (Eradicane, Eptam), 6.7-7 pounds/gallon EC gallon : 45.00 45.00 48.10 Glyphosate (Roundup), 4 pounds/gallon EC .......gallon : 22.80 16.80 17.70 Glyphosate (Roundup), 5.5 pounds/gallon EC .....gallon : 40.40 25.00 26.00 Linuron (Lorox), 50% DF .............................pound: 20.50 21.50 22.70 MCPA, 3.7-4 pounds/gallon EC ...................gallon : 21.80 20.70 21.60 Metribuzin (Sencor), 75% DF .........................pound: 17.10 16.90 17.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid for Chemicals - United States: 2010-2012 (continued) [Active Ingredient (Common Names) and Formulation abbreviations: EC - Emulsifiable Concentrate, DF - Dry Flowable, DG - Dry Granular, G - Granular, L - Liquid, S - Solution, SP - Soluble Powder, WP - Wettable Powder, and WSP - Water Soluble Packet] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : March : March Item : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Herbicides (continued) : Napropamide (Devrinol), 50% DF ......................pound: 10.90 11.60 11.90 Pendimethalin (Prowl), 3.3-3.8 pounds/gallon EC gallon : 36.30 38.70 41.00 Sethoxydim (Poast), 1.5 pounds/gallon EC .......gallon : 80.90 83.30 87.00 Simazine (Princep), 4 pounds/gallon EC .........gallon : 25.60 24.50 25.40 Terbacil (Sinbar), 80% WP ...........................pound: 40.50 40.50 42.50 Trifluralin (Treflan HFP), 4 pounds/gallon EC ..gallon : 23.80 24.60 25.70 : Insecticides : Acephate (Orthene), 75% WSP .........................pound: 13.40 12.00 12.40 Acephate (Orthene), 90% WSP .........................pound: 10.60 9.01 9.30 Aldicarb (Temik), 15% G .............................pound: 3.87 4.09 4.36 Azinphos-methyl (Guthion), 50% WP ...................pound: 13.50 13.50 14.70 Bt (Dipel), WP ......................................pound: 12.90 13.50 14.20 Carbaryl (Sevin), 80% SP, or WSP ....................pound: 8.14 7.78 8.10 Carbaryl (Sevin), 4 pounds/gallon 4F or XLR Plus WP .pound: 44.20 46.50 48.70 Carbofuran (Furadan), 4F G .........................gallon: 92.50 89.70 94.20 Chlorpyrifos 4 pounds/gallon EC ................gallon : 40.30 39.40 40.90 Cyfluthrin (Baythroid) 2 pounds/gallon EC ......gallon : 310.00 294.00 306.00 Dicofol, 4 pounds/gallon 4E WP ......................pound: 35.00 46.10 49.80 Dicrotophos (Bidrin), 8 pounds/gallon EC .......gallon : 109.00 114.00 120.00 : Dimethoate 2.67 pounds/gallon EC ...............gallon : 46.30 45.50 47.30 Disulfoton (Di-Syston), 8 pounds/gallon EC 2/ ..gallon : 134.00 134.00 (NA) Endosulfan (Thiodan), 3 pounds/gallon EC .......gallon : 33.40 32.30 33.20 Esfenvalerate (Asana XL), 0.66 pounds/gallon EC gallon : 98.70 97.40 101.00 Malathion, 5 pounds/gallon EC ..................gallon : 41.00 40.60 42.30 Malathion (Fyfanon ULV AG), 9.9 pounds/gallon EC gallon : 36.90 40.80 43.30 Methidathion (Supracide), 25% WP ....................pound: 10.50 10.50 10.80 Methomyl (Lannate LV), 2.4 pounds/gallon EC ....gallon : 74.00 60.70 62.70 Methyl Parathion (Penncap-M), 2 pounds/gallon EC gallon : 33.60 35.50 38.50 Oil (Oil, Superior Oil, Supreme, Volck) ............gallon: 9.06 9.39 9.61 Oxamyl (Vydate-L), 2 pounds/gallon L ...........gallon : 84.90 91.60 94.80 Oxydemeton-methyl (MSR Spray), : 2 pounds/gallon EC ...........................gallon : 126.00 125.00 129.00 : Phorate (Thimet), 20% G .............................pound: 3.16 3.33 3.44 Phosmet (Imidan), 50% WSP ...........................pound: 10.20 11.20 12.00 Phosmet (Imidan), 70% WSP ...........................pound: 10.40 10.50 11.00 Propargite (Comite, Omite), 32% WP ..................pound: 9.26 9.26 10.10 Synthetic Pyrethroids, : (Pounce, Ambush), 2-3.2 pounds/gallon EC .....gallon : 88.30 78.10 86.30 Terbufos (Counter), 15% G ...........................pound: 2.64 2.73 2.79 Zeta-Cypermethrin (Zeta-cype), 0.8 pounds/gallon EC gallon: 231.00 192.00 199.00 Zeta-Cypermethrin (Fury), 1.5 pounds/gallon EC .gallon : 218.00 205.00 213.00 : Other : Gibberellic Acid (Pro-Gibb), 4.0% L ................gallon: 136.00 127.00 128.00 NAD Naphthaleneacetamide : (Amid-Thin W), 8.4% WP ............................pound: 69.80 70.30 72.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Discontinued in 2011. 2/ Discontinued in 2012. Prices Paid 1990-1992 Base 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 data 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) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 195 197 201 203 204 203 204 205 205 205 206 206 203 2012 ..: 209 210 213 213 211 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Items used for production, interest, taxes, and wage rates : (PITW) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 201 203 207 210 210 210 211 211 212 212 213 213 209 2012 ..: 217 218 220 220 219 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Items used for production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 204 207 212 215 216 215 216 217 218 217 219 218 215 2012 ..: 222 223 226 226 224 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feed :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 204 212 212 223 229 231 231 238 240 230 228 224 225 2012 ..: 226 229 234 237 232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Livestock & poultry :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 151 155 159 160 149 146 152 147 146 155 165 168 154 2012 ..: 178 186 184 177 181 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Seeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 336 336 353 353 345 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fertilizer :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 305 304 318 326 327 328 333 331 332 342 349 346 328 2012 ..: 347 333 333 333 337 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Chemicals :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 144 145 145 144 144 143 144 145 146 148 147 148 145 2012 ..: 149 152 152 151 151 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid 1990-1992 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fuels :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 320 335 363 380 383 373 371 368 368 360 369 359 362 2012 ..: 356 364 382 381 371 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Supplies & repairs :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 162 163 163 165 166 166 167 168 169 169 169 169 166 2012 ..: 169 169 170 171 170 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Autos & trucks :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 117 118 118 118 118 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Machinery :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 237 238 239 240 242 242 243 245 247 249 250 251 244 2012 ..: 251 252 252 252 252 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Building materials :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 163 164 165 166 167 166 166 166 166 166 166 167 166 2011 ..: 168 169 170 171 171 172 173 173 173 172 172 172 171 2012 ..: 173 174 175 176 175 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Services :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 167 167 167 167 167 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Rent :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 212 212 212 212 212 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Ratio :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 87 90 89 87 88 2012 ..: 90 86 86 83 86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid 1990-1992 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Interest :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 145 145 145 145 145 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Taxes :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 232 232 232 232 232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Wage rates :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 187 187 187 183 183 183 179 179 179 185 185 185 183 2009 ..: 189 189 189 188 188 188 184 184 184 189 189 189 188 2010 ..: 191 191 191 187 187 187 186 186 186 192 192 192 189 2011 ..: 195 195 195 189 189 189 189 189 189 193 193 193 192 2012 ..: 193 193 193 193 193 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Family living :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 168 169 170 171 170 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid 1990-1992 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Production items with farm origin 2/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 203 209 214 220 219 219 221 223 224 222 224 224 219 2012 ..: 229 233 238 237 234 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Production items with non-farm origin 3/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 204 206 210 213 214 213 214 214 214 215 216 215 212 2012 ..: 218 218 219 219 219 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crop sector (PPITW) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 205 207 211 213 213 213 214 214 214 215 216 215 213 2012 ..: 219 218 221 221 220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Livestock Sector (PPITW) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 184 188 190 193 193 193 194 195 196 195 196 196 193 2012 ..: 200 202 204 204 203 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. 2/ Feed, livestock & poultry purchases, and seed. 3/ Fertilizer, agricultural chemicals, fuels, supplies & repairs, autos & trucks, machinery, building materials, and services & rent. Prices Paid 1990-1992 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feed grains :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 261 269 272 263 266 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Complete feeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 208 212 217 222 227 231 229 234 239 231 229 224 225 2012 ..: 226 226 230 234 229 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Hay & forages :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 220 227 234 239 230 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Concentrates :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 190 187 183 176 182 184 190 193 187 197 209 208 191 2011 ..: 213 214 204 204 207 213 212 211 216 201 192 184 206 2012 ..: 194 201 210 220 206 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Supplements :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 230 206 200 204 182 182 180 181 215 225 220 229 205 2011 ..: 230 238 225 236 242 240 240 257 268 250 257 251 245 2012 ..: 234 232 238 243 237 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feeder Cattle :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 182 190 188 183 186 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feeder pigs :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 207 223 215 181 207 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Milk cow replacements :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 129 129 129 128 129 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid 1990-1992 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Poultry :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 2012 ..: 157 157 157 157 157 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Field crop seeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 218 218 218 287 287 287 287 287 287 287 287 287 270 2009 ..: 287 287 319 319 319 319 319 319 319 319 319 319 314 2010 ..: 319 319 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 327 2011 ..: 329 329 356 356 356 356 356 356 356 356 356 356 352 2012 ..: 356 356 374 374 365 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Grass & legume seeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 145 145 151 151 148 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Mixed fertilizer :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 292 305 310 313 310 310 310 308 310 318 321 319 311 2012 ..: 319 322 321 321 321 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Nitrogen :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 284 286 311 323 330 337 344 343 337 348 356 355 330 2012 ..: 355 327 327 328 334 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Potash & phosphate :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 410 357 361 379 368 362 370 368 387 399 416 407 382 2012 ..: 408 386 386 383 391 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Herbicides :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 130 130 130 130 129 129 129 130 131 132 132 133 130 2012 ..: 133 137 136 136 136 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Insecticides :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 166 167 167 167 166 166 167 167 169 171 171 172 168 2012 ..: 172 177 176 176 175 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid 1990-1992 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fungicides & other :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 172 174 174 174 173 172 173 174 175 177 177 178 174 2012 ..: 179 183 182 182 182 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Diesel :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 347 369 403 419 417 405 402 397 395 390 407 397 396 2012 ..: 393 406 423 423 411 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Gasoline :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 269 278 308 328 338 318 316 315 313 299 294 284 305 2012 ..: 293 310 333 339 319 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : LP Gas :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 282 284 284 299 316 319 325 328 339 323 324 313 311 2012 ..: 293 279 292 278 286 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Supplies :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 158 158 158 159 162 162 163 164 164 164 164 164 162 2012 ..: 165 164 165 166 165 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Repairs :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 164 165 165 168 168 168 169 170 171 171 171 171 168 2012 ..: 171 171 172 173 172 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Autos :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 109 109 109 108 108 108 109 108 108 108 108 108 108 2009 ..: 109 109 109 109 109 109 110 108 108 110 112 112 110 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 ..: 115 116 115 115 115 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Trucks :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 117 118 118 118 118 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid 1990-1992 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Tractors :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 201 202 203 203 203 203 204 204 208 208 209 209 205 2012 ..: 209 209 210 210 210 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Self-propelled :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 248 249 250 252 253 254 255 257 259 263 265 266 256 2012 ..: 267 269 270 270 269 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Other machinery :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 245 248 249 250 253 253 254 256 256 256 257 259 253 2012 ..: 259 258 259 259 259 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Custom rates :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 148 148 148 148 148 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Other services :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 169 169 169 169 169 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cash rent :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 270 270 270 270 270 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Share rent :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 145 145 145 145 145 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid 1910-1914 Base 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 data 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) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2706 2710 2708 2718 2725 2730 2731 2747 2739 2701 2012 ..: 2787 2799 2829 2830 2811 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Items used for production, interest, taxes, and wage rates : (PITW) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2508 2011 ..: 2697 2731 2784 2819 2823 2820 2832 2839 2845 2847 2866 2857 2813 2012 ..: 2912 2925 2957 2955 2937 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Items used for production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2006 2052 2089 2092 2089 2100 2106 2111 2109 2126 2118 2081 2012 ..: 2154 2164 2192 2190 2175 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feed :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 820 860 891 902 968 988 1,057 1,048 1,021 956 934 901 945 2009 ..: 921 911 903 901 937 959 925 900 881 883 894 891 909 2010 ..: 905 868 854 835 836 831 841 849 881 917 952 974 879 2011 ..: 996 1,035 1,037 1,089 1,117 1,127 1,126 1,163 1,174 1,124 1,112 1,096 1,100 2012 ..: 1,102 1,116 1,144 1,159 1,130 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Livestock & poultry :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 1929 1983 2031 2039 1908 1866 1938 1879 1865 1987 2103 2151 1973 2012 ..: 2281 2371 2350 2264 2317 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Seeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3496 3496 3412 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fertilizer :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1,007 1,065 1,155 1,260 1,333 1,489 1,616 1,718 1,755 1,757 1,622 1,452 1,436 2009 ..: 1,246 1,191 1,173 1,181 1,102 992 944 881 856 849 845 848 1,009 2010 ..: 851 866 871 903 918 914 904 907 935 975 1,010 1,049 925 2011 ..: 1,119 1,116 1,165 1,195 1,197 1,203 1,220 1,214 1,217 1,253 1,279 1,270 1,204 2012 ..: 1,270 1,220 1,219 1,219 1,232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Chemicals :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 891 895 894 892 890 886 891 894 902 912 910 918 898 2012 ..: 919 942 939 937 934 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid 1910-1914 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fuels :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2931 2959 2875 2863 2843 2841 2778 2850 2769 2797 2012 ..: 2745 2813 2950 2941 2862 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Supplies & repairs :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1198 1198 1198 1198 1180 2012 ..: 1200 1199 1206 1212 1204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Autos & trucks :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..: 3109 3133 3136 3138 3129 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Machinery :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 4,968 4,986 5,005 5,063 5,204 5,220 5,277 5,319 5,358 5,393 5,543 5,431 5,231 2009 ..: 5,380 5,501 5,527 5,523 5,517 5,508 5,660 5,662 5,658 5,655 5,655 5,652 5,575 2010 ..: 5,677 5,678 5,674 5,694 5,717 5,726 5,769 5,782 5,802 5,825 5,894 5,907 5,762 2011 ..: 5,937 5,982 6,002 6,029 6,067 6,083 6,108 6,150 6,190 6,237 6,259 6,287 6,111 2012 ..: 6,304 6,315 6,330 6,329 6,320 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Building materials :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 2,125 2,139 2,157 2,188 2,222 2,257 2,293 2,327 2,339 2,319 2,298 2,272 2,245 2009 ..: 2,263 2,239 2,232 2,221 2,217 2,208 2,207 2,203 2,208 2,207 2,205 2,208 2,218 2010 ..: 2,211 2,224 2,236 2,253 2,267 2,258 2,255 2,254 2,251 2,251 2,255 2,263 2,248 2011 ..: 2,277 2,290 2,305 2,318 2,326 2,336 2,347 2,346 2,345 2,344 2,341 2,344 2,327 2012 ..: 2,347 2,370 2,377 2,385 2,370 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Services & rent :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 1,796 1,797 1,799 1,805 1,808 1,826 1,833 1,836 1,832 1,833 1,825 1,825 1,818 2009 ..: 1,980 1,978 1,977 1,974 1,974 1,985 1,976 1,975 1,975 1,974 1,970 1,970 1,976 2010 ..: 2,027 2,025 2,031 2,030 2,033 2,043 2,043 2,044 2,043 2,040 2,037 2,038 2,036 2011 ..: 2,112 2,114 2,119 2,120 2,125 2,134 2,132 2,132 2,133 2,129 2,126 2,125 2,125 2012 ..: 2,178 2,181 2,180 2,179 2,180 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid 1910-1914 Base 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 data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Interest :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3635 3635 3635 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Taxes :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6225 6225 6225 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Wage rates :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7205 7205 7205 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Family living :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 ..: 2,005 2,011 2,028 2,040 2,057 2,078 2,089 2,081 2,078 2,057 2,018 1,997 2,045 2009 ..: 2,005 2,015 2,020 2,025 2,031 2,049 2,045 2,050 2,051 2,053 2,055 2,051 2,038 2010 ..: 2,058 2,059 2,067 2,071 2,072 2,070 2,071 2,073 2,075 2,077 2,078 2,082 2,071 2011 ..: 2,092 2,102 2,122 2,136 2,146 2,144 2,146 2,152 2,155 2,150 2,149 2,143 2,136 2012 ..: 2,153 2,162 2,179 2,195 2,172 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Commodities, services, interest,taxes, and wage rates : Adjusted for productivity :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1456 1456 1458 1459 1469 1471 1469 1460 2012 ..: 1472 1475 1481 1483 1478 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Parity ratio 2/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 41 42 2012 ..: 43 41 41 40 41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Adjusted parity ratio (PPITW) 3/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 44 43 44 44 43 43 2012 ..: 44 42 42 41 42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Simple average and is year-to-date for current year. 2/ Ratio of index of prices received to index of prices paid for commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates. 3/ 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. Farm Production Regions Region 1, Appalachian Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia Region 2, Corn Belt Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio Region 3, Delta States Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi Region 4, Lake States Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin Region 5, Mountain Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming Region 6, Northeast Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont Region 7, Northern Plains Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota Region 8, Pacific California, Oregon, Washington Region 9, Southeast Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina Region 10, Southern Plains Oklahoma, Texas Fertilizer Regions Region 1, East South Central Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee Region 2, Mountain Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming Region 3, North Central Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin Region 4, Northeast Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia Region 5, Northern Plains Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota Region 6, Northwest Idaho, Oregon, Washington Region 7, South Central Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas Region 8, Southeast Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Region 9, Southwest Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah 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 Dale Hawks, 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 - Turkeys................................................. (202) 690-3237 LaKeya Jones - Honey..................................................... (202) 720-0585 Kim Linonis - Eggs........................................................ (202) 690-8632 Miste Salmon - Broilers................................................... (202) 720-3244 Indexes, Prices Paid, and Parity Prices Dale Hawks, Acting Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch...................................................... (202) 720-6146 Scott Shimmin, Acting Head, Economics Section............................... (202) 690-3231 Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices.................. (202) 720-8844 Scott Shimmin - Grazing Fees............................................. (202) 690-3231 Vincent Davis - Prices Paid Indexes, Prices Paid for Feed, Fertilizer, Agricultural Chemicals, Seeds, Farm Supplies and Repairs, Farm Machinery, Fuels, Feeder Livestock, Poultry Chicks, Feed Price Ratios, Autos & Trucks.................................. 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