Agricultural Prices ISSN: 1937-4216 Released September 27, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). September Farm Prices Received Index Increased 7 Points The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in September, at 200 percent, based on 1990-1992=100, increased 7 points (3.6 percent) from August. The Crop Index is up 5 points (2.2 percent) but the Livestock Index was unchanged. Producers received higher prices for wheat, milk, cattle, and eggs and lower prices for corn, hogs, sweet corn, and broilers. 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 soybeans, corn, apples, and peanuts offset the decreased marketing of cattle, wheat, broilers, and grapes. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 20 points (11 percent) from September 2011. The Food Commodities Index, at 184, increased 6 points (3.4 percent) from last month and is 17 points (10 percent) higher than September 2011. Prices Paid Index up 3 Points The September Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 219 percent of the 1990-1992 average. The index is up 3 points (1.4 percent) from August and 14 points (6.8 percent) above September 2011. Higher prices in September for complete feeds, supplements, feeder cattle, and diesel offset lower prices for nitrogen, mixed fertilizer, feed grains, and feeder pigs. Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes 1990-1992 Base - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : September : August : September Index :----------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Prices received by farmers ...............: 180 193 200 : Prices paid by farmers ...................: 205 216 219 : Ratio of prices received to prices paid ..: 88 89 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents Prices Received by Farmers..................................................................................... 4 Prices Received Indexes - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons....................................... 5 Prices Received and Prices Paid Indexes by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2011 and 2012, 1990-1992 Base.............................................................................................. 5 Received Indexes by Month, Livestock Products, All Products, and All Crops - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 6 Received Indexes by Month, Food Grains, Feed Grains & Hay, and Oilseeds - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 6 Received Indexes by Month, Fruit & Nut and Commercial Vegetables - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 7 Received Indexes by Month, Meat Animal, Dairy Products, and Poultry & Eggs - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 7 Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons.................... 8 Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons.................. 9 Prices Received for Corn by Month - United States Chart........................................................ 10 Prices Received for Wheat by Month - United States Chart....................................................... 10 Prices Received for Cotton by Month - United States Chart...................................................... 11 Prices Received for Soybeans by Month - United States Chart.................................................... 11 Prices Received for Cattle by Month - United States Chart...................................................... 12 Prices Received for Milk by Month - United States Chart........................................................ 12 Prices Received for Hogs by Month - United States Chart........................................................ 13 Prices Received for Poultry by Month - United States Chart..................................................... 13 Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2012 with Comparisons.............. 14 Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2012 with Comparisons................... 14 Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons...................... 15 Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons................... 15 Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons.................... 16 Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons................... 16 Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons..................... 17 Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: September 2012 with Comparisons................................... 17 Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: September 2012 with Comparisons...................................... 17 Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons........................... 18 Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons....................... 18 Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons........................... 19 Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons.................. 19 Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons...................... 20 Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons............. 20 Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons...................... 21 Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons......................... 21 Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons....................... 21 Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons............................................................................................ 22 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons............................................................................................ 22 Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons.................... 23 Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons......................... 23 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: September 2011.................... 24 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: August 2012....................... 25 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: September 2012.................... 26 Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons....................... 27 Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons....................... 28 Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: July 2012 with Comparisons........................... 29 Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons............................................................................................ 30 Commodity Parity Prices - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons....................................... 31 Marketing Year for Specified Commodities....................................................................... 33 Dry Edible Peas Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 through 2011................................................................................................ 34 Austrian Winter Peas Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 through 2011................................................................................................ 34 Lentils Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 through 2011...... 34 Lentils Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012........................................................................................... 35 Dry Edible Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012........................................................................................... 35 Austrian Winter Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012................................................................................. 36 Corn Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012........................................................................................... 36 Sorghum Grain Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 through 2011................................................................................................ 37 Sorghum Grain Farm Marketing Percent by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012............................................................................................... 37 Sorghum Grain Prices Received by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012............................................................................................... 38 Soybean Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 through 2011...... 40 Soybean Prices Received by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012........... 41 Soybean Farm Marketing Percent by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012............................................................................................... 43 Reliability of Prices Received Estimates....................................................................... 44 Prices Paid by Farmers......................................................................................... 45 Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons................. 46 Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons............................................................................. 47 Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 48 Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 48 Paid Indexes by Farm Type, All Items - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart...................................... 49 Paid Indexes by Origin, All Production Items - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.............................. 49 Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector, Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart.......................................................................... 50 Paid Indexes by Month, Feed and Replacement Livestock - United States: 1990-1992=100 Chart..................... 50 Feed Price Ratios - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons............................................. 51 Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons........... 51 Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons.............................. 51 Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates........................................................................... 52 Information Contacts........................................................................................... 53 Prices Received by Farmers The September All Farm Products Index is 200 percent of its 1990-1992 base, up 3.6 percent from the August index and 11 percent above the September 2011 index. All crops: The September index, at 236, increased 2.2 percent from August and is 16 percent above September 2011. Index increases for fruits & nuts and food grains more than offset the index decreases for oilseeds and feed grains & hay. Food grains: The September index, at 273, is 3.8 percent above the previous month and 11 percent above a year ago. The September all wheat price, at $8.49 per bushel, is up 45 cents from August and 95 cents above September 2011. Feed grains & hay: The September index, at 309, is down 1 percent from last month but 14 percent above a year ago. The corn price, at $7.35 per bushel, is down 28 cents from last month but 97 cents above September 2011. The all hay price, at $187 per ton, is up $3.00 from August and $7.00 higher than last September. Sorghum grain, at $12.20 per cwt, is 90 cents above August and $1.70 above September last year. Cotton, Upland: The September index, at 119, is up 0.8 percent from August but 23 percent below last year. The September price, at 72.3 cents per pound, is up 0.9 cents from the previous month but 21.2 cents below last September. Oilseeds: The September index, at 270, is down 5.9 percent from August but 34 percent higher than September 2011. The soybean price, at $16.30 per bushel, increased 10 cents from August and is $4.10 above September 2011. Fruits & nuts: The September index, at 199, is up 12 percent from August and 9.9 percent higher than a year ago. Price increases for apples more than offset price decreases for peaches. Commercial vegetables: The September index, at 153, is down 4.4 percent from last month but 11 percent above September 2011. Price decreases during September for sweet corn and onions more than offset price increases for broccoli and cucumbers. Potatoes & dry beans: The September index, at 148, is up 2.1 percent from last month but 3.9 percent below September 2011. The all potato price, at $7.60 per cwt, is down 20 cents from August and 45 cents below last September. The all dry bean price, at $39.20 per cwt, is down 70 cents from the previous month and $1.00 below September 2011. Livestock and products: The September index, at 155, is unchanged from last month but up 2.0 percent from September 2011. Compared with a year ago, prices are higher for cattle, broilers, eggs, calves, and turkeys. Prices for milk and hogs are down from last year. Meat animals: The September index, at 153, is down 1.9 percent from last month but 2.7 percent higher than last year. The September hog price, at $56.50 per cwt, is down $10.40 from August and $10.60 lower than a year ago. The September beef cattle price of $120 per cwt is up $3.00 from last month and $8.00 higher than September 2011. Dairy products: The September index, at 146, is up 5.0 percent from a month ago but 9.9 percent lower than September last year. The September all milk price of $19.10 per cwt is $1.00 higher than last month but down $2.00 from September 2011. Poultry & eggs: The September index, at 168, is up 1.2 percent from August and 12 percent above a year ago. The September market egg price, at $1.06 per dozen, increased 10.9 cents from August and is 20.2 cents above September 2011. The September broiler price, at 49.0 cents per pound, is down 1.0 cent from August but 5.0 cents above a year ago. The September turkey price, at 74.8 cents per pound, is up 0.4 cents from the previous month and is 1.7 cents higher than a year earlier. Prices Received Indexes - United States: September 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 : September : August : September : September : August : September Index : Average : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : : All products ...................: 639 1140 1224 1266 180 193 200 : All crops ......................: 500 1009 1147 1171 204 231 236 Food grains ..................: 325 780 833 866 246 263 273 Feed grains & hay ............: 363 965 1114 1102 271 312 309 Cotton, Upland ...............: 517 791 604 612 154 118 119 Tobacco ......................: 1263 1491 1559 1559 99 103 103 Oilseeds .....................: 554 1105 1574 1479 202 287 270 Fruits & nuts ................: 716 1262 1236 1386 181 177 199 Commercial vegetables ........: 698 989 1142 1094 138 160 153 Potatoes & dry beans .........: 540 780 732 748 154 145 148 Other crops ..................: 493 644 651 651 131 132 132 : Livestock and products .........: 768 1167 1187 1190 152 155 155 Meat animals .................: 1021 1521 1591 1560 149 156 153 Dairy products ...............: 799 1298 1114 1175 162 139 146 Poultry & eggs ...............: 282 420 466 471 150 166 168 : Food commodities ...............: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 167 178 184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 .......: 166 189 189 212 137 156 195 210 204 222 February ......: 171 181 200 206 144 158 197 211 207 223 March .........: 173 184 198 210 152 160 201 213 212 227 April .........: 176 178 201 208 156 152 203 215 215 228 May ...........: 178 178 209 209 152 151 204 215 216 228 June ..........: 180 182 210 214 153 152 203 214 215 228 July ..........: 183 190 212 228 155 150 204 214 217 227 August ........: 184 193 211 231 158 155 205 216 217 231 September .....: 180 200 204 236 152 155 205 219 218 234 October .......: 185 204 154 205 217 November ......: 184 206 157 206 219 December ......: 179 198 157 206 218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Average : : : Preliminary Commodity : 1990-1992 :September 2011: August 2012 :September 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Field crops : Austrian winter peas .........dollars/cwt: (NA) (S) (S) (S) Barley, all ...............dollars/bushel: 2.12 5.45 6.42 6.44 Feed .....................dollars/bushel: 1.90 5.07 5.62 5.76 Malting ..................dollars/bushel: 2.43 5.57 6.58 6.76 Beans, dry edible ............dollars/cwt: 19.10 40.20 39.90 39.20 Canola .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 23.20 25.30 27.50 Chickpeas, all ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) 33.80 44.40 (D) Large .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 40.10 44.40 (D) Small .......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 20.20 (S) (S) Corn ......................dollars/bushel: 2.30 6.38 7.63 7.35 : Cotton, Upland .............dollars/pound: 0.606 0.935 0.714 0.723 Cottonseed ...................dollars/ton: 96.00 245.00 235.00 254.00 Flaxseed ..................dollars/bushel: 4.27 13.50 13.30 13.10 Hay, all, baled ..............dollars/ton: 76.30 180.00 184.00 187.00 Alfalfa .....................dollars/ton: 77.20 198.00 203.00 205.00 Other .......................dollars/ton: 60.00 129.00 140.00 142.00 Lentils ......................dollars/cwt: (NA) 29.10 18.00 19.80 Oats ......................dollars/bushel: 1.22 3.67 3.81 3.75 Peanuts, in-shell ..........dollars/pound: 0.304 0.235 0.304 0.353 Peas, dry edible .............dollars/cwt: (NA) 15.30 14.20 14.90 : Potatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 5.82 8.05 7.80 7.60 Rice, all ....................dollars/cwt: 7.07 14.40 14.40 14.60 Long ........................dollars/cwt: (NA) 13.70 14.00 14.10 Medium and short ............dollars/cwt: (NA) 17.80 15.90 16.90 Sorghum grain ................dollars/cwt: 3.75 10.50 11.30 12.20 Soybeans ..................dollars/bushel: 5.61 12.20 16.20 16.30 Sunflowers, all ..............dollars/cwt: 9.50 32.90 28.50 29.30 : Wheat, all ................dollars/bushel: 2.96 7.54 8.04 8.49 Winter ...................dollars/bushel: 2.93 7.00 7.92 8.51 Durum ....................dollars/bushel: 2.86 10.80 7.70 7.84 Other spring .............dollars/bushel: 3.11 8.09 8.27 8.52 Hard red winter 1/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 7.27 7.95 (NA) Soft red winter 1/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 6.91 8.32 (NA) Hard red spring 1/ .......dollars/bushel: (NA) 8.21 8.32 (NA) White 1/ .................dollars/bushel: 3.24 6.56 7.67 (NA) : Fruits : Citrus, equivalent on-tree : Grapefruit ..................dollars/box: 5.77 9.50 10.33 10.13 Lemons ......................dollars/box: 10.10 17.98 11.89 11.93 Oranges .....................dollars/box: 5.79 7.60 7.81 10.23 Tangelos ....................dollars/box: 5.82 (NA) (NA) (NA) Tangerines and mandarins ....dollars/box: 15.11 (NA) (NA) (NA) : Noncitrus, fresh : Apples 2/ .................dollars/pound: 0.212 0.421 0.529 0.616 Grapes 2/ ...................dollars/ton: 506.00 820.00 780.00 840.00 Peaches 2/ ..................dollars/ton: 432.00 564.00 738.00 659.00 Pears 2/ ....................dollars/ton: 370.00 490.00 527.00 568.00 Strawberries ................dollars/cwt: 56.00 87.60 85.00 91.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Preliminary estimates not set for this item. 2/ 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: September 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 :September 2011: August 2012 :September 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Vegetables, fresh 1/ : Asparagus ....................dollars/cwt: 79.80 (S) (S) (S) Beans, snap 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) 77.70 94.00 92.60 Broccoli .....................dollars/cwt: 22.50 33.60 28.10 38.10 Cantaloupes 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: (NA) 15.50 21.90 21.90 Carrots ......................dollars/cwt: 13.20 17.30 23.40 21.50 Cauliflower ..................dollars/cwt: 26.80 29.70 29.60 40.90 Celery .......................dollars/cwt: 11.60 16.30 22.10 25.90 Corn, sweet ..................dollars/cwt: 15.70 24.40 26.20 18.90 Cucumbers 2/ .................dollars/cwt: (NA) 35.00 25.90 38.00 Lettuce ......................dollars/cwt: 11.90 14.80 19.20 20.30 Onions 3/ ....................dollars/cwt: 12.80 8.59 15.00 11.40 Tomatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 32.30 35.50 31.70 34.80 : Livestock : Calves .......................dollars/cwt: 94.30 132.00 155.00 163.00 Cattle, all beef .............dollars/cwt: 72.90 112.00 117.00 120.00 Cows 4/ .....................dollars/cwt: 49.60 67.30 79.90 79.90 Steers and heifers ..........dollars/cwt: 77.10 117.00 120.00 124.00 Milk cows 5/ ................dollars/head: 1130.00 (NA) (NA) (NA) Hogs, all ....................dollars/cwt: 47.70 67.10 66.90 56.50 Barrows and gilts ...........dollars/cwt: 48.40 67.20 68.00 57.10 Sows ........................dollars/cwt: 39.50 65.10 40.40 41.90 : Dairy and poultry : Milk, all 6/ .................dollars/cwt: 13.06 21.10 18.10 19.10 Fat test ........................percent: 3.66 3.64 3.60 3.66 Broilers, live 7/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.317 0.440 0.500 0.490 Eggs, all 8/ ...............dollars/dozen: 0.643 1.020 1.130 1.230 Market 8/ 9/ ..............dollars/dozen: 0.546 0.858 0.951 1.060 Turkeys, live 8/ 10/ .......dollars/pound: 0.380 0.731 0.744 0.748 : Adjusted for seasonal variation : Eggs, all ..................dollars/dozen: 0.545 1.020 1.130 1.230 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 100 100 100 Milk, all 6/ .................dollars/cwt: 9.71 20.30 17.70 18.40 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 104 102 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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. 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 7.05 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 7.20 3.55 5.53 6.35 9.39 12.70 13.00 April ......: 4.41 8.01 7.11 3.41 6.36 6.34 9.47 13.10 13.80 May ........: 4.34 8.16 6.67 3.48 6.32 6.34 9.41 13.20 14.00 June .......: 4.16 7.41 6.70 3.41 6.38 6.37 9.45 13.20 13.90 July .......: 4.49 7.10 7.93 3.49 6.33 7.14 9.79 13.20 15.40 August .....: 5.44 7.59 8.04 3.65 6.88 7.63 10.10 13.40 16.20 September ..: 5.79 7.54 8.49 4.08 6.38 7.35 9.98 12.20 16.30 October ....: 5.88 7.27 4.32 5.73 10.20 11.80 November ...: 6.10 7.30 4.55 5.83 11.10 11.70 December ...: 6.44 7.20 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 ....: 95.60 119.00 124.00 56.50 67.80 62.80 May ......: 94.70 112.00 122.00 62.20 68.60 62.80 June .....: 90.40 107.00 121.00 58.20 69.70 70.20 July .....: 91.70 111.00 114.00 58.50 71.70 72.10 August ...: 93.50 111.00 117.00 61.30 75.80 66.90 September : 94.10 112.00 120.00 61.00 67.10 56.50 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: September 2012 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ..............: (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .............: 6.87 8.47 8.40 California ...........: (D) (D) (D) Colorado .............: 6.84 7.91 8.32 Idaho ................: 7.01 7.69 8.34 Illinois .............: 7.16 8.42 8.60 Indiana ..............: 6.71 8.55 8.55 Kansas ...............: 7.53 8.34 8.70 Michigan .............: 6.85 8.44 8.50 Minnesota ............: 8.13 8.20 8.60 : Missouri .............: 6.83 7.88 8.30 Montana ..............: 7.89 7.92 8.71 Nebraska .............: 7.15 7.85 8.20 North Carolina .......: 7.55 7.77 8.00 North Dakota .........: 8.27 8.04 8.28 Ohio .................: 6.87 8.44 8.49 Oklahoma .............: 7.60 8.42 8.50 Oregon ...............: 7.22 8.06 8.56 South Dakota .........: 7.71 8.23 8.33 Texas ................: 7.95 7.80 8.80 Washington ...........: 7.00 7.81 8.53 : United States ........: 7.54 8.04 8.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 6.87 8.47 (D) California .........: (D) (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 7.27 7.92 8.33 Idaho ..............: 6.70 7.64 8.50 Illinois ...........: 7.16 8.42 8.60 Indiana ............: 6.71 8.55 8.55 Kansas .............: 7.53 8.34 8.70 Michigan ...........: 6.85 8.44 8.50 Minnesota ..........: 7.23 7.62 (S) Missouri ...........: 6.83 7.88 8.30 : Montana ............: 6.84 7.69 8.60 Nebraska ...........: 7.15 7.85 8.20 North Carolina .....: 7.55 7.77 8.00 North Dakota .......: 7.01 7.48 7.75 Ohio ...............: 6.87 8.44 8.49 Oklahoma ...........: 7.60 8.42 8.50 Oregon .............: 6.63 7.99 8.50 South Dakota .......: 7.18 8.03 8.10 Texas ..............: 7.95 7.80 8.80 Washington .........: 6.62 7.68 8.42 : United States ......: 7.00 7.92 8.51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (D) (D) (D) California .........: (S) (S) (S) Idaho ..............: 8.77 (D) (D) Montana ............: 10.20 7.51 8.10 North Dakota .......: 11.40 7.48 7.80 : United States ......: 10.80 7.70 7.84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..............: 7.43 7.83 8.00 Minnesota ..........: 8.13 8.20 8.60 Montana ............: 8.60 8.47 9.00 North Dakota .......: 8.06 8.27 8.40 Oregon .............: 8.94 8.30 8.90 South Dakota .......: 8.39 8.38 8.50 Washington .........: 8.32 8.35 9.00 : United States ......: 8.09 8.27 8.52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : California .........: (S) (D) (S) Colorado ...........: (D) 6.71 (D) Idaho ..............: 5.89 6.56 7.18 Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (S) Montana ............: 5.23 6.30 6.16 North Dakota .......: 5.42 6.14 6.23 Oregon .............: 4.59 5.99 (D) Utah ...............: 5.80 5.96 6.02 Washington .........: 5.26 5.71 5.59 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (D) : United States ......: 5.45 6.42 6.44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 5.96 6.63 7.25 Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (S) Montana ............: 5.25 6.49 6.28 North Dakota .......: 5.49 6.46 6.40 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 5.33 5.83 6.00 Minnesota ..........: (D) 5.34 (S) Montana ............: 5.08 5.28 5.56 North Dakota .......: 4.75 5.44 5.70 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: 6.61 7.60 7.53 Illinois ...........: 6.10 7.58 7.20 Indiana ............: 6.14 7.92 7.65 Iowa ...............: 6.63 7.89 7.50 Kansas .............: 6.08 7.45 7.40 Kentucky ...........: 6.01 7.04 7.00 Michigan ...........: 6.71 7.96 7.75 Minnesota ..........: 6.43 7.54 7.35 Missouri ...........: 6.20 7.41 7.20 Nebraska ...........: 6.55 7.76 7.20 : North Carolina .....: 7.17 7.24 7.67 North Dakota .......: 6.46 7.37 7.10 Ohio ...............: 6.95 8.09 7.70 Pennsylvania .......: 7.02 8.59 8.33 South Dakota .......: 6.62 7.39 7.00 Tennessee ..........: 6.32 6.98 7.20 Texas ..............: 6.34 7.29 7.19 Wisconsin ..........: 6.95 7.39 7.15 : United States ......: 6.38 7.63 7.35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 11.80 14.70 15.60 Illinois ...........: 12.80 16.70 17.10 Indiana ............: 12.90 16.40 16.90 Iowa ...............: 12.60 16.80 16.80 Kansas .............: 12.10 16.60 16.90 Kentucky ...........: 12.60 16.40 16.50 Louisiana ..........: 12.00 13.90 15.00 Michigan ...........: 13.00 15.90 16.70 Minnesota ..........: 11.90 16.60 16.70 Mississippi ........: 11.80 (D) 15.20 : Missouri ...........: 12.70 16.90 16.90 Nebraska ...........: 11.70 16.60 16.40 North Carolina .....: 13.30 17.00 16.90 North Dakota .......: 11.60 15.40 15.30 Ohio ...............: 13.50 16.50 16.90 South Dakota .......: 11.50 16.00 16.00 Tennessee ..........: 11.70 15.00 15.50 Wisconsin ..........: 13.40 16.60 16.70 : United States ......: 12.20 16.20 16.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Illinois ...........: (D) 3.99 (S) Iowa ...............: 3.73 3.77 3.90 Michigan ...........: 3.52 4.12 4.00 Minnesota ..........: 3.10 3.56 3.60 Montana ............: (D) (D) (S) Nebraska ...........: 3.89 4.21 3.80 New York ...........: 4.58 (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 3.00 3.29 (D) Oregon .............: (D) (D) (S) Pennsylvania .......: 4.08 3.98 4.02 South Dakota .......: 3.46 3.77 3.75 Texas ..............: (D) (D) (S) Wisconsin ..........: 3.58 3.69 3.90 : United States ......: 3.67 3.81 3.75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arkansas ...........: 10.10 11.10 10.70 Illinois ...........: (S) (D) (S) Kansas .............: 11.60 13.30 12.90 Louisiana ..........: 10.20 11.60 10.40 Missouri ...........: 11.40 12.90 12.50 Nebraska ...........: 11.50 12.20 12.00 Oklahoma ...........: 11.90 12.80 11.90 Texas ..............: 12.10 10.90 12.60 : United States ......: 10.50 11.30 12.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : : California .........: 55.00 (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 44.70 47.10 39.30 Idaho ..............: 33.60 50.00 50.00 Michigan ...........: 44.60 40.70 38.00 Minnesota ..........: 40.60 46.30 44.00 Nebraska ...........: 40.70 42.60 38.80 North Dakota .......: 37.90 38.50 35.90 : United States ......: 40.20 39.90 39.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama ............: 0.215 (D) 0.356 Florida ............: 0.214 (D) 0.358 Georgia ............: 0.239 (D) 0.358 Mississippi ........: 0.242 (S) 0.368 New Mexico .........: (S) (S) 0.364 North Carolina .....: 0.255 0.383 0.308 Oklahoma ...........: (S) (S) (S) South Carolina .....: 0.265 0.305 0.316 Texas ..............: 0.472 0.583 0.301 Virginia ...........: 0.215 0.398 (S) : United States ......: 0.235 0.304 0.353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Colorado ...........: (S) (D) (S) Kansas .............: 33.50 (D) 29.10 Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (S) North Dakota .......: 31.80 25.80 28.40 South Dakota .......: 34.60 29.20 30.50 : United States ......: 32.90 28.50 29.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Minnesota ..........: 24.00 25.80 (S) North Dakota .......: 23.20 25.30 27.50 : United States ......: 23.20 25.30 27.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : North Dakota .......: 13.50 13.30 13.10 : United States ......: 13.50 13.30 13.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons [Cottonseed marketing year August - February] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Cottonseed State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary : : : Preliminary : September : August : September : September : August : September : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- dollars per pound -------- --------- dollars per ton -------- : Alabama ............: 0.864 (D) (S) (S) (NA) (S) Arizona ............: (D) 0.668 (D) (D) (NA) 360.00 Arkansas ...........: (D) (D) (S) 314.00 (NA) 275.00 California .........: (S) (S) (S) (S) (NA) (S) Georgia ............: (D) (D) (D) (S) (NA) 219.00 Louisiana ..........: 0.934 0.747 (D) 257.00 (NA) 222.00 Mississippi ........: (D) (D) (S) (S) (NA) (S) North Carolina .....: 0.941 (D) (S) (S) (NA) (S) Tennessee ..........: (D) (D) (S) (S) (NA) (S) Texas ..............: 0.940 0.715 0.724 236.00 235.00 252.00 : United States ......: 0.935 0.714 0.723 245.00 235.00 254.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2012 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Item : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Average price ......dollars/pound: 0.935 0.714 0.723 Marketings 1/ ........1,000 bales: 432 316 (NA) : Rice, all : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 14.40 14.40 14.60 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 12,507 10,493 (NA) : Rice, long : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 13.70 14.00 14.10 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 10,310 8,208 (NA) : Rice, medium and short : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 17.80 15.90 16.90 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 2,197 2,285 (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: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hay : Alfalfa hay : Other hay State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary: : :Preliminary : September : August : September : September : August : September : September : August : September : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : Arizona ......: 218.00 208.00 201.00 220.00 210.00 200.00 170.00 190.00 220.00 California ...: 222.00 202.00 198.00 237.00 207.00 201.00 168.00 185.00 187.00 Colorado .....: 196.00 233.00 231.00 200.00 235.00 235.00 160.00 210.00 205.00 Idaho ........: 221.00 185.00 186.00 228.00 190.00 190.00 139.00 130.00 130.00 Illinois .....: 140.00 153.00 151.00 155.00 180.00 165.00 100.00 130.00 120.00 Iowa .........: 126.00 200.00 206.00 132.00 208.00 217.00 90.00 132.00 133.00 Kansas .......: 157.00 182.00 192.00 185.00 210.00 220.00 95.00 115.00 125.00 Kentucky .....: 107.00 124.00 116.00 175.00 195.00 195.00 80.00 90.00 90.00 Michigan .....: 105.00 163.00 165.00 115.00 175.00 175.00 85.00 140.00 145.00 Minnesota ....: 116.00 150.00 155.00 125.00 155.00 160.00 85.00 100.00 110.00 : Missouri .....: 89.00 94.00 97.00 225.00 200.00 200.00 70.00 80.00 80.00 Montana ......: 91.00 124.00 142.00 91.00 125.00 144.00 91.00 117.00 113.00 Nebraska .....: 112.00 179.00 197.00 122.00 202.00 219.00 90.00 135.00 146.00 Nevada .......: 216.00 199.00 201.00 220.00 200.00 203.00 170.00 187.00 178.00 New Mexico ...: 280.00 226.00 233.00 285.00 233.00 240.00 212.00 173.00 179.00 New York .....: 99.00 131.00 131.00 115.00 175.00 175.00 95.00 117.00 117.00 North Dakota .: 69.00 104.00 126.00 71.00 110.00 131.00 53.00 72.00 83.00 Ohio .........: 136.00 166.00 191.00 177.00 245.00 221.00 98.00 120.00 142.00 Oklahoma .....: 123.00 154.00 153.00 222.00 223.00 229.00 117.00 110.00 109.00 Oregon .......: 226.00 199.00 205.00 235.00 217.00 226.00 190.00 182.00 175.00 : Pennsylvania .: 103.00 141.00 145.00 161.00 198.00 189.00 89.00 126.00 133.00 South Dakota .: 124.00 204.00 206.00 130.00 215.00 222.00 97.00 144.00 151.00 Texas ........: 185.00 145.00 131.00 249.00 239.00 238.00 155.00 110.00 101.00 Utah .........: 181.00 184.00 184.00 181.00 188.00 187.00 159.00 151.00 150.00 Washington ...: 213.00 225.00 232.00 220.00 225.00 235.00 200.00 225.00 225.00 Wisconsin ....: 111.00 124.00 121.00 120.00 140.00 135.00 80.00 95.00 95.00 Wyoming ......: 136.00 195.00 205.00 140.00 200.00 210.00 120.00 180.00 190.00 : United States : 180.00 184.00 187.00 198.00 203.00 205.00 129.00 140.00 142.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: September 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 : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : California .........: (NA) 0.756 0.583 Michigan ...........: 0.420 (NA) 0.615 New York ...........: 0.393 (NA) 0.602 Ohio ...............: 0.490 0.590 0.770 Pennsylvania .......: (S) 0.526 (S) Virginia ...........: 0.430 (NA) 0.570 Washington .........: 0.524 0.490 0.620 : United States ......: 0.421 0.529 0.616 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: September 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/ .....................: 18.00 11.60 11.60 (D) 9.50 9.50 (D) : United States .....................: 18.00 11.60 11.60 (D) 9.50 9.50 (D) : Lemons : California ........................: 39.70 23.97 28.58 (D) 17.98 22.59 (D) : United States .....................: 39.70 23.97 28.58 (D) 17.98 22.59 (D) : Oranges : California ........................: 22.50 10.06 13.86 (D) 7.60 11.45 (D) Valencia ........................: 22.50 10.06 13.86 (D) 7.60 11.45 (D) : United States .....................: 22.50 10.06 13.86 (D) 7.60 11.45 (D) : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 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/ .....................: 19.00 12.47 12.47 (D) 10.33 10.33 (D) : United States .....................: 19.00 12.47 12.47 (D) 10.33 10.33 (D) : Lemons : California ........................: 36.60 18.00 25.26 (D) 11.89 19.15 (D) : United States .....................: 36.60 18.00 25.26 (D) 11.89 19.15 (D) : Oranges : California ........................: 21.50 10.32 12.69 (D) 7.81 10.23 (D) Valencia ........................: 21.50 10.32 12.69 (D) 7.81 10.23 (D) : United States .....................: 21.50 10.32 12.69 (D) 7.81 10.23 (D) : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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/ .....................: 18.80 12.27 12.27 (D) 10.13 10.13 (D) : United States .....................: 18.80 12.27 12.27 (D) 10.13 10.13 (D) : Lemons : California ........................: 35.20 18.04 23.86 (D) 11.93 17.75 (D) : United States .....................: 35.20 18.04 23.86 (D) 11.93 17.75 (D) : Oranges : California ........................: 23.80 12.73 14.99 (D) 10.23 12.53 (D) Valencia ........................: 23.80 12.73 14.99 (D) 10.23 12.53 (D) : United States .....................: 23.80 12.73 14.99 (D) 10.23 12.53 (D) : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales. Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: September 2012 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary State : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California : Spring ...........: (S) (S) (S) Fall .............: (S) (S) (S) All 1/ ...........: (S) (S) (S) Colorado : Fresh 2/ .........: 13.60 (S) (D) All 1/ ...........: 12.10 (S) 6.95 : Florida ............: (S) (S) (S) Idaho : Fresh 2/ .........: 9.70 6.60 (D) Processing .......: 6.60 7.90 (D) All 1/ ...........: 7.20 7.35 6.85 Maine ..............: (D) (D) (D) Michigan ...........: 9.30 9.60 9.75 Minnesota ..........: 13.30 6.75 (D) New York ...........: 17.50 (S) 14.50 North Carolina .....: (S) (S) (S) : North Dakota : Fresh 2/ .........: 20.30 (S) (D) Processing .......: 6.80 (S) (D) All 1/ ...........: 8.90 (S) (D) Oregon .............: 6.90 7.65 7.35 Texas ..............: (S) (S) (S) Virginia ...........: (S) 12.00 (S) : Washington : Processing .......: 6.05 7.40 7.35 All 1/ ...........: 7.00 7.60 7.30 Wisconsin : Fresh 2/ .........: 11.50 10.40 (D) Processing .......: 7.30 9.10 (D) All 1/ ...........: 9.55 9.90 (D) : United States : Fresh 2/ .........: 13.69 8.35 (D) Processing .......: 6.56 7.65 (D) All 1/ ...........: 8.05 7.80 7.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2012 with Comparisons [Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary : September 2011 : August 2012 : September 2012 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :Fat test : Price :Fat test : Price : Fat test ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent : Arizona ............: 21.00 3.46 17.70 3.54 18.80 3.55 California .........: 18.99 3.64 16.42 3.62 17.40 3.64 Colorado ...........: 21.30 3.46 18.10 3.42 19.00 3.49 Florida ............: 26.60 3.67 21.90 3.67 22.60 3.69 Idaho ..............: 18.90 3.56 17.60 3.58 18.20 3.62 Illinois ...........: 21.90 3.64 18.70 3.56 19.60 3.65 Indiana ............: 22.90 3.64 18.10 3.53 19.00 3.62 Iowa ...............: 21.60 3.66 18.90 3.60 19.70 3.67 Kansas .............: 22.10 3.67 18.60 3.54 19.60 3.63 Michigan ...........: 22.60 3.61 18.20 3.51 19.50 3.59 : Minnesota ..........: 21.10 3.73 19.60 3.69 20.40 3.79 Missouri ...........: 22.70 3.63 18.40 3.57 19.30 3.65 New Mexico .........: 20.30 3.48 17.30 3.51 18.30 3.55 New York ...........: 23.00 3.68 18.60 3.61 19.60 3.70 Ohio ...............: 22.90 3.66 18.60 3.56 19.60 3.65 Oregon .............: 22.10 3.69 19.50 3.68 20.40 3.74 Pennsylvania .......: 23.70 3.70 18.90 3.59 19.90 3.67 Texas ..............: 22.00 3.73 18.70 3.72 19.20 3.78 Utah ...............: 20.60 3.62 17.40 3.55 18.00 3.60 Vermont ............: 23.00 3.73 18.80 3.64 19.80 3.72 : Virginia ...........: 25.30 3.66 20.00 3.63 21.00 3.71 Washington .........: 21.60 3.69 18.00 3.68 19.30 3.74 Wisconsin ..........: 21.20 3.67 19.20 3.61 20.30 3.69 : United States ......: 21.10 3.64 18.10 3.60 19.10 3.66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: July 2012 with Comparisons [Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices estimated in January, April, July, and October] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : July 2011 : April 2012 : July 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per head : Arizona ............: 1,500 1,500 1,450 California .........: 1,400 1,300 1,300 Colorado ...........: 1,550 1,520 1,430 Florida ............: 1,550 1,450 1,440 Idaho ..............: 1,500 1,450 1,400 Illinois ...........: 1,440 1,520 1,490 Indiana ............: 1,500 1,450 1,400 Iowa ...............: 1,470 1,450 1,470 Kansas .............: 1,400 1,450 1,400 Michigan ...........: 1,550 1,600 1,600 : Minnesota ..........: 1,480 1,490 1,410 Missouri ...........: 1,290 1,300 1,200 New Mexico .........: 1,460 1,350 1,350 New York ...........: 1,450 1,460 1,460 Ohio ...............: 1,520 1,510 1,460 Oregon .............: 1,450 1,430 1,420 Pennsylvania .......: 1,550 1,500 1,460 Texas ..............: 1,450 1,400 1,400 Utah ...............: 1,340 1,340 1,290 Vermont ............: 1,650 1,600 1,550 : Virginia ...........: 1,460 1,540 1,500 Washington .........: 1,450 1,350 1,300 Wisconsin ..........: 1,570 1,560 1,560 : United States ......: 1,480 1,440 1,420 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: September 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 :September: August :September:September: August :September : : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- dollars ------------- ------- percent ------ : Basic commodities : All wheat ............bushel: 0.634 16.60 18.20 18.50 45 44 46 Rice ....................cwt: 1.46 44.50 41.90 42.50 32 34 34 Corn .................bushel: 0.414 10.50 11.90 12.10 61 64 61 Cotton : Upland ..............pound: 0.072 1.94 2.07 2.10 48 34 34 American Pima .......pound: 0.141 3.52 4.05 4.11 51 40 40 Peanuts ...............pound: 0.026 0.737 0.746 0.758 32 41 47 : Designated nonbasic : All milk, to plants 1/ ...cwt: 1.80 49.70 51.70 52.50 41 34 35 Honey, extracted 2/ ...pound: 0.139 3.66 3.99 4.05 44 43 43 : Wool and mohair : Wool ..................pound: 0.104 2.51 2.98 3.03 46 56 55 Mohair ................pound: 0.333 8.85 9.56 9.70 39 43 42 : Other nonbasic : Apples, fresh 3/ ......pound: 0.033 0.901 0.947 0.962 47 56 64 Barley ...............bushel: 0.436 11.60 12.50 12.70 47 51 51 Canola ..................cwt: 1.820 47.50 52.20 53.00 49 48 52 Cottonseed ..............ton: 17.40 420.00 499.00 507.00 58 47 50 Dry edible beans ........cwt: 3.01 79.70 86.40 87.70 50 46 45 Flaxseed .............bushel: 1.100 27.80 31.60 32.10 49 42 41 Oats .................bushel: 0.263 6.83 7.55 7.66 54 50 49 Potatoes ................cwt: 0.855 22.80 24.50 24.90 35 32 31 Sorghum grain ...........cwt: 0.729 18.40 20.90 21.20 57 54 58 Soybeans .............bushel: 1.000 25.90 28.70 29.10 47 56 56 Sunflower, all ..........cwt: 2.06 52.10 59.10 60.00 63 48 49 : Citrus (equivalent on-tree) : Grapefruit ..............box: 0.690 18.10 19.80 20.10 52 52 50 Lemons ..................box: 1.37 37.10 39.30 39.90 48 30 30 Oranges .................box: 0.698 18.70 20.00 20.30 41 39 50 Tangerines ..............box: 1.49 39.00 42.80 43.40 50 69 68 : Livestock and poultry : Beef cattle .............cwt: 10.10 276.00 290.00 294.00 41 40 41 Calves ..................cwt: 13.90 385.00 399.00 405.00 34 39 40 Hogs ....................cwt: 5.53 150.00 159.00 161.00 45 42 35 Eggs 1/ ...............dozen: 0.091 2.48 2.61 2.65 41 43 46 Turkeys, live .........pound: 0.057 1.530 1.640 1.660 48 45 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Oregon, and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states. Commodity Parity Prices - United States: September 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 : September : August : September : : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Field crops and miscellaneous : Hops ..............................pound: 0.306 8.38 8.78 8.92 Mustard seed ........................cwt: 2.82 72.60 80.90 82.20 Rapeseed ............................cwt: 2.23 58.40 64.00 65.00 Rye ..............................bushel: 0.525 13.40 15.10 15.30 Safflower ...........................cwt: 2.02 53.00 58.00 58.90 Spearmint oil .....................pound: 1.50 39.30 43.10 43.70 Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 2.21 62.00 63.40 64.40 : Tobacco : Flue-cured, 11-14 ...............pound: 0.196 5.68 5.63 5.71 Fire-cured, 21-23 ...............pound: 0.283 8.00 8.12 8.25 Burley, 31 ......................pound: 0.202 5.84 5.80 5.89 Maryland, 32 ....................pound: 0.174 5.00 4.99 5.07 Dark air-cured, 35-37 ...........pound: 0.256 7.13 7.35 7.46 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 .......pound: 0.184 5.21 5.28 5.36 Cigar binder, 51 ................pound: 0.642 18.40 18.40 18.70 : : Noncitrus fruit : Apples, processing 1/ ...............ton: 16.50 440.00 474.00 481.00 Apricots : Fresh 2/ ..........................ton: 123.00 3,110.00 3,530.00 3,580.00 Dried (California) ................ton: 259.00 7,150.00 7,430.00 7,550.00 Avocados 2/ .........................ton: 204.00 5,410.00 5,850.00 5,940.00 Cherries : Sweet .............................ton: 215.00 5,730.00 6,170.00 6,270.00 Tart ............................pound: 0.034 0.928 0.976 0.991 Cranberry 3/ .....................barrel: 4.84 133.00 139.00 141.00 Dates (California) 2/ ...............ton: 177.00 5,000.00 5,080.00 5,160.00 : Grapes : Raisin variety ....................ton: 125.00 3,190.00 3,590.00 3,640.00 Other dried .......................ton: 56.10 1,790.00 1,610.00 1,630.00 Kiwifruit ...........................ton: 94.10 2,580.00 2,700.00 2,740.00 Nectarines, fresh (California) 2/ ...ton: 54.10 1,510.00 1,550.00 1,580.00 Olives, canning (California) 3/ .....ton: 89.50 2,390.00 2,570.00 2,610.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commodity Parity Prices - United States: September 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 : September : August : September : : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Noncitrus fruit - continued : Papayas (Hawaii) 9/ .............pound: 0.044 1.26 1.26 1.28 Peaches : Fresh 4/ 9/ .....................ton: 81.90 2,270.00 2,350.00 2,390.00 Dried (California) 9/ ...........ton: 53.70 1,560.00 1,540.00 1,560.00 Processing, excludes dried : Clingstone (California) 3/ 9/ ton: 33.30 920.00 956.00 970.00 : Pears : Fresh 4/ 9/ .....................ton: 55.50 1,520.00 1,590.00 1,620.00 Dried (California) 1/ 9/ ........ton: 171.00 4,860.00 4,910.00 4,980.00 Plums (California) : Fresh, equivalent on-tree 9/ ....ton: 58.70 1,640.00 1,680.00 1,710.00 Prunes, dried (California) 1/ 9/ ..ton: 148.00 4,010.00 4,250.00 4,310.00 Prunes and plums : Fresh, excludes California 5/ 9/ ton: 62.40 1,740.00 1,790.00 1,820.00 Processing, excludes dried 1/ 9/ ton: 25.20 702.00 723.00 734.00 : Tree nuts 6/ 9/ : Almonds .........................pound: 0.213 5.71 6.11 6.21 Hazelnuts .........................ton: 196.00 5,000.00 5,630.00 5,710.00 Pistachios ......................pound: 0.196 5.30 5.63 5.71 Walnuts ...........................ton: 179.00 4,830.00 5,140.00 5,220.00 : Vegetables, fresh 7/ : Carrots 8/ ........................cwt: 2.69 71.30 77.20 78.40 Cauliflower 8/ ....................cwt: 4.31 116.00 124.00 126.00 Celery 8/ .........................cwt: 2.01 56.00 57.70 58.60 Honeydew melons ...................cwt: 2.09 59.20 60.00 60.90 Lettuce ...........................cwt: 2.29 64.20 65.70 66.70 Onions 8/ .........................cwt: 1.49 42.90 42.80 43.40 Tomatoes ..........................cwt: 4.68 130.00 134.00 136.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Marketing Year for Specified Commodities Corn for grain: September 1 to August 31 for United States, Arizona, California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia; July 1 to June 30 for Texas; August 1 to July 31 for Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee; October 1 to September 30 for Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Sorghum for grain: September 1 to August 31 for United States, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, and South Dakota; June 1 to May 31 for Texas; August 1 to July 31 for Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. Soybeans: September 1 to August 31 for United States and all States except Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; July 1 to June 30 for Texas; August 1 to July 31 for Louisiana and Mississippi. Austrian Winter Peas: July 1 to June 30 for United States, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. Dry Edible Peas: July 1 to June 30 for United States, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington. Lentils: July 1 to June 30 for United States, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington. Dry Edible Peas Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 through 2011 [Excludes both wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Idaho ...........: 10.40 11.10 15.40 Montana .........: 8.46 9.13 14.80 North Dakota ....: 8.44 9.47 15.30 Oregon ..........: 17.50 20.70 16.00 Washington ......: 11.30 11.50 15.70 : United States ...: 8.98 9.77 15.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Austrian Winter Peas Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 through 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Idaho ...........: 23.40 17.70 20.00 Montana .........: 21.70 15.50 20.00 Oregon ..........: 21.80 20.40 16.20 : United States ...: 22.70 17.10 19.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lentils Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 through 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Idaho ...........: 26.80 27.90 31.50 Montana .........: 27.20 23.90 23.70 North Dakota ....: 26.60 25.10 20.40 Washington ......: 26.80 30.20 31.40 : United States ...: 26.80 25.70 25.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lentils Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of July - June. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketing percentages Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ dollars per cwt ------ ---------- percent ---------- : July ......: 33.50 27.00 27.30 0.8 1.0 3.0 August ....: 27.00 21.30 24.90 5.5 11.9 6.4 September .: 25.60 23.30 29.10 14.4 21.6 11.3 October ...: 25.40 25.00 28.70 18.7 11.5 12.5 November ..: 25.90 25.60 24.60 13.4 11.5 8.7 December ..: 27.10 26.80 24.30 16.6 9.4 6.9 January 1/ : 27.60 28.40 26.80 11.1 7.9 9.5 February ..: 29.60 29.20 23.60 5.9 7.7 5.2 March .....: 28.60 29.70 22.80 6.6 7.1 8.8 April .....: 28.70 28.70 24.90 4.0 5.9 6.8 May .......: 29.40 29.50 22.70 1.4 2.1 8.2 June ......: 26.30 26.00 20.10 1.6 2.4 12.7 : MYA .......: 26.80 25.70 25.00 100.0 100.0 100.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Dry Edible Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of July - June. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketing percentages Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ dollars per cwt ------ ---------- percent ---------- : July ......: 10.90 7.60 12.90 5.7 14.0 13.0 August ....: 9.02 8.77 14.60 11.1 20.4 21.3 September .: 8.57 8.69 15.30 11.4 10.5 11.7 October ...: 8.95 8.26 16.40 13.1 5.4 10.4 November ..: 8.78 9.04 15.90 9.8 6.4 5.7 December ..: 8.99 10.20 15.80 10.1 7.2 3.6 January 1/ : 9.79 10.50 15.70 9.3 7.2 7.3 February ..: 9.14 12.10 15.30 8.5 3.6 4.0 March .....: 8.49 10.90 15.70 5.9 9.1 6.3 April .....: 8.43 12.00 16.30 5.6 6.7 8.4 May .......: 9.35 12.60 16.50 3.7 4.8 4.3 June ......: 7.48 14.00 16.10 5.8 4.7 4.0 : MYA .......: 8.98 9.77 15.30 100.0 100.0 100.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Austrian Winter Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of July - June. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketing percentages Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- dollars per cwt ------ ---------- percent ---------- : July ......: 24.00 15.80 (S) 5.1 2.2 (S) August ....: 23.20 16.70 19.30 24.3 19.8 20.4 September .: 22.30 16.60 (S) 27.1 28.3 (S) October ...: 23.30 16.80 19.70 30.6 34.1 26.8 November ..: 21.10 17.70 (S) 4.4 4.3 (S) December ..: 21.70 (S) 19.10 2.0 (S) 5.7 January 1/ : 23.20 (S) 19.90 2.2 (S) 18.9 February ..: (S) 20.00 19.70 (S) 6.5 9.2 March .....: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) April .....: 19.40 18.50 (S) 1.1 0.4 (S) May .......: (S) 19.00 (S) (S) 1.2 (S) June ......: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : MYA .......: 22.70 17.10 19.50 100.0 100.0 100.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Second year. Corn Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2009-2010 through 2011-2012 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of September - August. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketing percentages Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 : 2009-2010 : 2010-2011 : 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- dollars per bushel ---- ---------- percent ---------- : September .: 3.25 4.08 6.38 5.4 10.7 5.0 October ...: 3.61 4.32 5.73 6.9 16.7 13.9 November ..: 3.65 4.55 5.83 14.3 8.5 12.6 December ..: 3.60 4.82 5.86 11.3 8.2 9.1 January 1/ : 3.66 4.94 6.07 11.3 15.7 15.2 February ..: 3.55 5.65 6.28 6.7 6.8 8.1 March .....: 3.55 5.53 6.35 7.2 7.4 8.8 April .....: 3.41 6.36 6.34 7.1 5.9 5.3 May .......: 3.48 6.32 6.34 6.4 4.7 5.1 June ......: 3.41 6.38 6.37 6.8 5.3 5.9 July ......: 3.49 6.33 7.14 8.9 5.5 5.7 August ....: 3.65 6.88 7.63 7.7 4.6 5.3 : MYA .......: 3.55 5.18 6.22 100.0 100.0 100.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Sorghum Grain Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 through 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arizona ............: 6.20 9.10 12.50 Arkansas ...........: 5.77 7.14 10.20 Colorado ...........: 5.28 9.00 10.70 Georgia ............: 5.70 6.65 11.70 Illinois ...........: 6.86 10.40 10.50 Kansas .............: 5.47 9.00 10.70 Louisiana ..........: 5.70 6.90 10.20 Mississippi ........: 4.72 7.02 10.20 Missouri ...........: 5.86 10.20 11.00 Nebraska ...........: 5.62 8.74 10.50 : New Mexico .........: 6.12 9.60 10.60 Oklahoma ...........: 5.68 9.00 10.80 South Dakota .......: 4.88 8.56 10.20 Texas ..............: 6.00 7.26 10.40 : United States ......: 5.75 8.96 10.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorghum Grain Farm Marketing Percent by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 [Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as a percent of total used for calculating marketing year average prices. Blank cells indicate month is outside State's designated marketing year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State and : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Marketing :Jun :Jul :Aug :Sep :Oct :Nov :Dec :Jan :Feb :Mar :Apr :May :Jun :Jul :Aug Year : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : % : Arkansas : 2010-2011 .....................: 70 26 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - 2011-2012 .....................: 13 48 18 3 8 7 1 1 - - - 1 Illinois : 2010-2011 .....................: 15 23 10 4 9 3 6 8 10 3 4 5 2011-2012 .....................: 3 15 38 1 13 1 2 22 - - - 5 Kansas : 2010-2011 .....................: 5 29 17 19 11 5 3 4 3 2 1 1 2011-2012 .....................: 1 11 28 19 13 9 7 4 3 2 2 1 Louisiana : 2010-2011 .....................: 86 3 1 2 2 3 - - - - - 3 2011-2012 .....................: 61 14 2 2 2 5 1 1 - - - 12 : Missouri : 2010-2011 .....................: 11 7 13 7 5 5 5 28 4 10 4 1 2011-2012 .....................: 8 24 14 8 12 3 14 4 - 6 - 7 Nebraska : 2010-2011 .....................: 4 31 21 10 16 3 3 4 3 3 1 1 2011-2012 .....................: 1 20 17 22 13 7 8 2 3 3 3 1 Oklahoma : 2010-2011 .....................: 6 15 15 11 17 17 5 3 5 3 2 1 2011-2012 .....................: 9 4 3 26 21 10 7 11 4 1 1 3 Texas : 2010-2011 .....................: 3 23 18 6 24 8 10 4 1 1 1 1 2011-2012 .....................: 35 33 15 1 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 : United States : 2010-2011 .....................: 7.0 28.0 13.8 15.5 8.7 4.0 2.7 2.9 2.2 5.7 4.8 4.7 2011-2012 .....................: 2.6 8.1 16.4 12.2 8.5 5.2 4.4 2.7 1.6 4.2 19.4 14.7 : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Sorghum Grain Prices Received by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010-2011 State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : August :September:October :November:December:January 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arkansas .....: (S) (S) 6.94 7.61 (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .....: (D) (D) 6.66 7.35 9.55 9.26 10.80 10.70 Kansas .......: 5.02 5.42 5.92 7.16 8.00 8.36 8.98 9.61 Louisiana ....: (D) (D) 6.74 7.76 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri .....: (S) 5.45 5.78 7.10 7.90 8.18 9.02 9.00 Nebraska .....: 5.38 5.35 5.96 6.59 7.77 8.21 8.86 8.99 Oklahoma .....: 5.03 5.39 6.41 7.43 8.34 8.66 8.99 9.52 Texas ........: 5.85 6.14 6.35 7.33 7.41 8.67 8.24 9.16 : United States : 5.38 5.97 6.36 7.26 7.80 8.44 8.79 9.49 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011-2012 State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : August :September:October :November:December:January 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arkansas .....: (S) (S) 10.90 10.10 9.71 9.74 (D) 11.00 Illinois .....: 11.60 12.20 (D) (S) 10.30 10.20 (D) 11.70 Kansas .......: 12.00 11.60 12.20 11.60 10.70 10.70 10.50 10.80 Louisiana ....: (S) (D) 10.10 10.20 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri .....: (D) 12.10 (D) 10.20 11.30 10.70 10.80 10.90 Nebraska .....: 12.30 12.40 11.70 11.50 10.70 10.40 9.74 10.20 Oklahoma .....: 12.30 11.10 11.80 11.90 10.40 10.20 10.50 10.80 Texas ........: 10.00 10.30 10.60 12.10 10.90 10.70 11.80 11.40 : United States : 10.50 10.40 10.70 10.50 10.70 10.70 10.50 10.80 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Sorghum Grain Prices Received by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2010-2011 State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :February : March : April : May : June : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per cwt : Arkansas .....: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) 10.90 Illinois .....: 12.40 10.50 (D) 12.40 11.60 12.20 (D) Kansas .......: 10.80 10.80 11.60 11.50 12.00 11.60 12.20 Louisiana ....: (D) (S) (S) (D) (S) (D) 10.10 Missouri .....: 11.40 (D) (D) (D) (D) 12.10 (D) Nebraska .....: 10.60 10.30 11.60 11.10 12.30 12.40 11.70 Oklahoma .....: 10.80 10.90 11.80 11.70 12.30 11.10 11.80 Texas ........: 11.00 9.75 12.20 11.60 10.00 10.30 10.60 : United States : 10.90 10.60 11.70 11.60 10.50 10.40 10.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2011-2012 State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :February : March : April : May : June : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per cwt : Arkansas .....: (D) (D) (D) (S) (S) (D) 11.10 Illinois .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (S) (D) Kansas .......: 10.80 10.90 10.60 10.30 10.40 12.50 13.30 Louisiana ....: (D) (D) (D) (S) (S) 11.10 11.60 Missouri .....: 10.70 10.90 (D) (S) (D) (S) 12.90 Nebraska .....: 10.60 10.90 10.90 10.90 10.90 12.00 12.20 Oklahoma .....: 10.90 11.20 10.90 10.40 11.10 12.20 12.80 Texas ........: 11.20 11.40 11.60 11.50 9.23 10.50 10.90 : United States : 10.80 10.90 10.60 10.40 9.56 10.60 11.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Second year. Soybean Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2009 through 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Alabama ............: 10.00 11.10 12.00 Arkansas ...........: 9.66 10.90 12.30 Delaware ...........: 9.60 12.20 12.20 Florida ............: 9.50 11.00 11.00 Georgia ............: 9.80 11.70 12.10 Illinois ...........: 9.80 11.80 12.80 Indiana ............: 9.80 11.50 12.70 Iowa ...............: 9.52 11.20 12.60 Kansas .............: 9.38 11.50 12.10 Kentucky ...........: 9.90 11.40 12.40 : Louisiana ..........: 9.66 10.50 12.00 Maryland ...........: 9.50 12.00 12.10 Michigan ...........: 9.54 11.10 12.10 Minnesota ..........: 9.39 10.90 12.40 Mississippi ........: 9.24 10.40 12.00 Missouri ...........: 9.61 11.70 12.50 Nebraska ...........: 9.48 11.00 12.00 New Jersey .........: 9.37 11.70 12.10 New York ...........: 9.10 11.40 12.30 North Carolina .....: 9.59 12.00 12.10 : North Dakota .......: 9.26 10.90 11.90 Ohio ...............: 9.78 11.50 13.00 Oklahoma ...........: 9.40 11.40 11.90 Pennsylvania .......: 9.40 12.10 12.50 South Carolina .....: 9.50 11.80 12.00 South Dakota .......: 9.18 10.90 12.20 Tennessee ..........: 9.74 11.10 12.20 Texas ..............: 9.25 10.40 12.00 Virginia ...........: 9.40 12.00 12.10 West Virginia ......: 9.60 12.00 12.40 Wisconsin ..........: 9.62 10.80 12.40 : United States ......: 9.59 11.30 12.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybean Prices Received by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010-2011 State :---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : October : November : December :January 1/: February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ......: 10.10 10.10 10.80 11.40 11.50 11.20 12.80 Illinois ......: 10.30 10.00 10.80 11.10 11.90 11.70 12.90 Indiana .......: 10.50 10.10 10.60 11.50 12.20 11.70 13.00 Iowa ..........: 10.00 9.87 9.98 10.90 11.60 11.80 12.60 Kansas ........: 10.20 9.82 10.50 11.50 12.20 12.60 13.20 Kentucky ......: 10.00 9.79 10.70 11.40 11.40 11.50 12.60 Louisiana .....: 9.75 10.10 10.80 12.10 10.30 10.90 12.50 Michigan ......: 10.20 9.71 10.30 11.40 11.90 11.80 12.30 Minnesota .....: 9.87 9.48 9.69 10.50 11.30 11.20 12.10 Mississippi ...: 9.68 10.10 10.30 10.80 10.50 11.70 12.30 : Missouri ......: 10.20 10.10 10.50 11.30 11.80 11.60 12.40 Nebraska ......: 9.93 9.71 9.98 10.90 11.80 11.40 12.40 North Carolina : 10.80 11.00 10.90 11.20 11.80 12.10 13.30 North Dakota ..: 9.58 9.50 9.83 10.50 10.70 10.90 12.50 Ohio ..........: 10.70 10.20 10.60 11.60 12.10 11.90 12.60 South Dakota ..: 9.59 9.64 9.88 10.60 11.10 11.30 12.60 Tennessee .....: 10.20 10.30 10.80 11.60 11.50 11.10 12.80 Wisconsin .....: 10.20 9.80 10.20 10.80 11.60 11.50 12.90 : United States .: 10.10 9.98 10.20 11.10 11.60 11.60 12.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011-2012 State :---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : October : November : December :January 1/: February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ......: 13.20 11.80 12.00 12.10 11.80 12.20 12.40 Illinois ......: 13.70 12.80 11.90 11.90 11.80 12.10 12.40 Indiana .......: 13.70 12.90 11.80 11.80 11.90 12.20 12.50 Iowa ..........: 13.50 12.60 11.80 11.60 11.30 11.80 12.10 Kansas ........: 13.50 12.10 11.60 11.30 11.00 11.50 12.00 Kentucky ......: 13.50 12.60 12.00 12.10 11.70 12.30 12.50 Louisiana .....: 11.80 12.00 12.00 11.90 11.70 12.20 12.60 Michigan ......: 13.30 13.00 11.60 11.50 11.20 11.70 12.10 Minnesota .....: 13.00 11.90 11.50 11.50 11.20 11.70 12.00 Mississippi ...: 13.60 11.80 11.80 11.90 12.00 11.90 12.30 : Missouri ......: 13.70 12.70 11.90 11.80 11.80 12.00 12.40 Nebraska ......: 13.30 11.70 11.70 11.50 11.20 11.40 11.90 North Carolina : 14.00 13.30 11.90 11.40 11.30 11.80 12.40 North Dakota ..: 12.80 11.60 11.40 11.20 11.10 11.30 11.70 Ohio ..........: 13.60 13.50 11.90 11.80 11.80 12.20 12.60 South Dakota ..: 13.00 11.50 11.50 11.50 11.10 11.60 12.00 Tennessee .....: 13.00 11.70 11.90 12.10 12.00 12.10 12.40 Wisconsin .....: 13.40 13.40 11.70 11.90 11.40 11.90 12.20 : United States .: 13.40 12.20 11.80 11.70 11.50 11.90 12.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Soybean Prices Received by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010-2011 State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : May : June : July : August --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ......: 12.50 13.10 12.00 12.80 13.80 13.20 Illinois ......: 13.10 13.40 13.40 13.50 13.40 13.70 Indiana .......: 12.80 13.30 13.70 13.40 13.70 13.70 Iowa ..........: 12.40 12.90 13.20 13.20 13.00 13.50 Kansas ........: 12.90 13.20 13.50 13.70 13.40 13.50 Kentucky ......: 13.00 13.60 13.60 13.80 13.70 13.50 Louisiana .....: 13.30 12.00 12.80 12.50 12.30 11.80 Michigan ......: 12.20 12.70 12.60 13.10 13.20 13.30 Minnesota .....: 12.50 12.50 12.70 12.80 12.80 13.00 Mississippi ...: 13.20 13.10 12.90 13.30 (D) 13.60 : Missouri ......: 12.60 13.50 13.60 13.60 13.50 13.70 Nebraska ......: 12.60 12.90 13.10 13.00 13.10 13.30 North Carolina : 13.20 13.50 13.80 14.00 14.00 14.00 North Dakota ..: 12.50 12.40 12.50 12.70 12.80 12.80 Ohio ..........: 12.90 12.90 13.50 13.40 13.50 13.60 South Dakota ..: 12.50 12.70 12.90 12.90 12.80 13.00 Tennessee .....: 12.80 13.50 13.60 13.30 13.40 13.00 Wisconsin .....: 12.00 12.40 12.60 12.40 12.90 13.40 : United States .: 12.70 13.10 13.20 13.20 13.20 13.40 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011-2012 State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : May : June : July : August --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ......: 13.20 14.00 13.80 14.30 16.50 14.70 Illinois ......: 13.10 14.10 14.30 14.10 15.60 16.70 Indiana .......: 13.10 14.00 14.10 14.10 15.90 16.40 Iowa ..........: 12.80 13.60 13.80 13.70 15.00 16.80 Kansas ........: 12.90 13.60 13.70 13.90 15.50 16.60 Kentucky ......: 13.10 14.20 14.50 13.80 16.40 16.40 Louisiana .....: 12.90 13.90 13.60 (D) 14.20 13.90 Michigan ......: 12.90 13.70 13.70 13.90 15.50 15.90 Minnesota .....: 12.80 13.70 13.70 13.60 15.20 16.60 Mississippi ...: 13.10 13.60 (D) 14.00 (D) (D) : Missouri ......: 13.10 13.90 14.10 14.10 16.20 16.90 Nebraska ......: 12.70 13.60 13.80 13.60 15.30 16.60 North Carolina : 13.30 14.00 14.10 14.50 15.70 17.00 North Dakota ..: 12.60 13.20 13.60 13.50 14.70 15.40 Ohio ..........: 13.50 13.70 14.30 14.20 15.70 16.50 South Dakota ..: 12.80 13.70 13.30 13.50 14.90 16.00 Tennessee .....: 13.40 14.10 14.30 13.60 15.60 15.00 Wisconsin .....: 12.90 13.40 13.70 14.10 14.80 16.60 : United States .: 13.00 13.80 14.00 13.90 15.40 16.20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Second year. Soybean Farm Marketing Percent by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 [Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as a percent of total used for calculating marketing year average prices. Blank cells indicate month is outside State's designated marketing year] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State and : : : : : : : : : : : : : Marketing : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug Year : : : : : : : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : % : Arkansas : 2010-2011 ........................: 38 21 14 12 9 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 2011-2012 ........................: 9 26 27 10 13 3 2 1 - 1 1 7 Illinois : 2010-2011 ........................: 8 20 5 12 26 8 5 3 3 4 3 3 2011-2012 ........................: 2 15 5 10 24 12 9 7 4 5 5 2 Indiana : 2010-2011 ........................: 28 18 3 6 18 7 5 3 3 3 3 3 2011-2012 ........................: 3 28 8 5 15 11 9 5 5 4 4 3 Iowa : 2010-2011 ........................: 7 39 6 6 14 5 6 3 3 4 4 3 2011-2012 ........................: 3 27 4 6 12 11 11 9 3 4 6 4 : Kansas : 2010-2011 ........................: 5 36 21 13 8 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 2011-2012 ........................: 3 27 11 14 11 12 8 5 2 1 3 3 Kentucky : 2010-2011 ........................: 5 32 6 9 28 9 4 2 2 1 1 1 2011-2012 ........................: 1 17 19 11 28 10 6 3 1 1 2 1 Louisiana : 2010-2011 ........................: 13 30 31 5 13 7 1 - - - - - 2011-2012 ........................: 11 33 22 8 8 9 5 2 1 - - 1 Michigan : 2010-2011 ........................: 13 41 8 6 11 5 4 3 2 3 2 2 2011-2012 ........................: 1 34 14 8 12 10 9 5 3 2 1 1 : Minnesota : 2010-2011 ........................: 7 35 8 9 14 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 2011-2012 ........................: 6 22 6 7 13 11 9 6 4 7 6 3 Mississippi : 2010-2011 ........................: 10 32 18 5 24 6 2 1 - 1 - 1 2011-2012 ........................: 2 20 22 10 22 14 6 2 1 - - 1 Missouri : 2010-2011 ........................: 3 28 11 10 17 5 5 6 3 4 3 5 2011-2012 ........................: 4 24 12 10 15 11 10 6 2 2 3 1 Nebraska : 2010-2011 ........................: 9 33 8 7 24 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 2011-2012 ........................: 5 31 7 12 13 13 7 5 1 2 2 2 : North Carolina : 2010-2011 ........................: 3 11 27 20 17 7 5 3 2 2 2 1 2011-2012 ........................: 1 9 28 20 17 8 5 4 3 1 1 3 North Dakota : 2010-2011 ........................: 4 34 9 9 17 5 4 2 1 5 7 3 2011-2012 ........................: 5 24 8 9 14 16 9 4 3 4 3 1 Ohio : 2010-2011 ........................: 20 29 6 7 13 5 6 3 2 3 3 3 2011-2012 ........................: 1 17 13 8 12 12 10 7 4 5 6 5 South Dakota : 2010-2011 ........................: 4 46 6 8 12 5 3 2 2 4 5 3 2011-2012 ........................: 4 29 4 7 11 14 10 7 4 4 3 3 : Tennessee : 2010-2011 ........................: 21 39 8 6 16 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2011-2012 ........................: 4 38 23 9 13 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 Wisconsin : 2010-2011 ........................: 9 53 6 4 11 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2011-2012 ........................: 1 32 10 5 13 8 6 9 1 13 1 1 : United States : 2010-2011 ........................: 11.0 30.6 7.4 9.2 17.2 5.5 4.4 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.9 2011-2012 ........................: 3.8 23.8 8.8 8.5 15.0 11.1 8.7 5.9 3.0 4.2 4.0 3.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. 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 September Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) at 219 (1990-1992=100) is up 1.4 percent from August 2012 and 6.8 percent from September 2011. Production index: The September index, at 234, increased 1.3 percent from last month and 7.3 percent from last year. Higher prices in September for complete feeds, supplements, feeder cattle, and diesel offset lower prices for nitrogen, mixed fertilizer, feed grains, and feeder pigs. Feed: The September index, at 307, increased 7.0 percent from August and 27 percent from last September. Since August, higher prices for complete feeds, supplements, concentrates, and hay & forages offset lower prices for feed grains. Livestock and poultry: The September index, at 155, increased 2.6 percent from last month and 6.2 percent from last year. Since August, higher prices for feeder cattle offset lower prices for feeder pigs. The September feeder cattle price, at $143.80 per cwt, is up $5.90 per cwt from the August price. September feeder pigs averaged $40.00 per cwt, down $6.00 per cwt from August. Fertilizer: The September index, at 305, is down 5.9 percent from August and 8.1 percent below September a year ago. Since August, lower prices for nitrogen and mixed fertilizer more than offset higher prices for potash & phosphate. Chemicals: The September index, at 154, was unchanged from August but increased 5.5 percent from last September. Compared with last month, prices for herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides/other are higher. Fuels: The September index, at 370, is up 3.6 percent from a month earlier and 0.5 percent above September 2011. Compared with last month, prices for diesel, gasoline, and LP gas are higher. Machinery: The September index, at 258, was unchanged from August but is 4.5 percent above last September. Compared with last month, prices for self- propelled machinery and other machinery are slightly lower. Consumer price index: The August 2012 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 230.379 (1982-1984=100). The July index is 229.104. For the 12 month period ending in August, the overall index increased 1.7 percent. Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: September 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 : September : August : September : September : August : September ratios : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Prices paid by farmers for : commodities, services, : interest, taxes, and wage : rates (PPITW) ...................: 2731 2881 2914 205 216 219 Production ....................: 2112 2240 2271 218 231 234 Feed ........................: 1175 1403 1497 241 287 307 Livestock and poultry .......: 1866 1924 1987 146 151 155 Seeds .......................: 3327 3581 3581 336 362 362 Fertilizer ..................: 1217 1186 1118 332 324 305 Chemicals ...................: 902 951 953 146 154 154 Fuels .......................: 2841 2754 2857 368 357 370 Supplies and repairs ........: 1198 1213 1210 169 171 171 : Autos and trucks ............: 3071 3121 3119 116 117 117 Machinery ...................: 6190 6481 6475 247 258 258 Building materials ..........: 2345 2388 2392 173 176 176 Services and rent ...........: 2133 2194 2195 (NA) (NA) (NA) Services ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 165 169 169 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 ....................: 7062 7373 7373 189 197 197 Production, interest, taxes, : and wage rates (PITW) .......: 2846 3017 3054 212 225 227 Family living-CPI 3/ ..........: 2155 2188 2200 168 171 172 : Ratio (received/paid) .........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 88 89 91 Parity ratio 4/ ...............: 42 42 43 (NA) (NA) (NA) Parity ratio adjusted 5/ ......: 43 44 45 (NA) (NA) (NA) PPITW adjusted for : productivity 6/ .............: 1460 1501 1508 (NA) (NA) (NA) : Crop sector (PPITW) ...........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 214 221 220 Livestock sector (PPITW) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 196 212 217 : Farm sector (production) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 224 255 266 Non-farm sector (production) ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) 214 218 216 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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) :------------------------------------------------------- : : :September: August :September : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Production items ............: 70.6 71.1 218 231 234 : Feed ......................: 12.2 12.7 241 287 307 Feed grains .............: 1.7 1.8 271 319 313 Complete feeds ..........: 6.0 6.2 239 287 311 Hay and forages .........: 1.5 1.6 226 236 239 Concentrates ............: 1.9 2.0 216 283 299 Supplements .............: 1.0 1.1 268 319 384 Livestock and poultry .....: 8.5 8.3 146 151 155 Feeder cattle ...........: 6.6 6.5 151 163 170 Feeder pigs .............: 0.7 0.7 108 50 44 Milk cow replacements ...: 0.7 0.7 131 126 126 Poultry .................: 0.5 0.5 158 158 158 : Seeds .....................: 4.1 4.3 336 362 362 Field crops .............: 3.7 3.9 356 381 381 Grasses and legumes .....: 0.4 0.4 145 178 178 Fertilizer ................: 5.5 5.7 332 324 305 Mixed fertilizer ........: 2.4 2.5 310 295 277 Nitrogen ................: 2.3 2.4 337 337 312 Potash and phosphate ....: 0.8 0.8 387 373 375 Chemicals .................: 3.3 3.2 146 154 154 Herbicides ..............: 2.1 2.0 131 138 138 Insecticides ............: 0.7 0.7 169 174 174 Fungicides and other ....: 0.5 0.5 175 191 192 : Fuels .....................: 4.0 4.0 368 357 370 Diesel ..................: 2.5 2.5 395 408 424 Gasoline ................: 0.8 0.8 313 322 334 LP gas ..................: 0.7 0.7 339 208 217 Supplies and repairs ......: 4.6 4.6 169 171 171 Supplies ................: 1.5 1.5 164 165 164 Repairs .................: 3.0 3.0 171 174 174 Autos and trucks ..........: 1.4 1.2 116 117 117 Autos ...................: 0.2 0.2 115 115 115 Trucks ..................: 1.2 1.1 116 118 118 : Machinery .................: 4.3 4.3 247 258 258 Tractors ................: 0.9 0.9 208 209 209 Self-propelled ..........: 1.7 1.7 259 276 275 Other machinery .........: 1.6 1.6 256 269 269 Building materials ........: 4.4 4.2 173 176 176 Services ..................: 12.1 12.0 165 169 169 Custom rates ............: 1.2 1.2 148 157 157 Other services ..........: 10.9 10.7 167 170 170 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 7.2 189 197 197 Family living-CPI ...........: 15.4 15.3 168 171 172 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed Price Ratios - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Preliminary Feed price ratio 1/ :September 2011: August 2012 :September 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal : in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ ......: 2.9 2.6 2.6 : Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in : value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ ............................: 6.3 5.6 6.4 : Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight ......................: 10.5 8.8 7.7 : Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal : in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4/ ................: 1.84 1.36 1.46 : Steer and heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal in value : to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, live weight .......: 18.3 15.7 16.9 : Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in : value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5/ ..........: 5.2 4.3 4.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2012 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Preliminary Item :September 2011 : August 2012 :September 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Broilers, live ..........pound: 0.440 0.500 0.490 Eggs, market ............dozen: 0.769 0.951 1.060 : Hogs, all .................cwt: 67.10 66.90 56.50 Milk, all .................cwt: 21.10 18.10 19.10 : Steers and heifers ........cwt: 117.00 120.00 124.00 Turkeys, live ...........pound: 0.731 0.744 0.748 : Corn ...................bushel: 6.38 7.63 7.35 Hay, alfalfa ..............ton: 198.00 203.00 205.00 : Soybeans ...............bushel: 12.20 16.20 16.30 Wheat, all .............bushel: 7.54 8.04 8.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: September 2012 with Comparisons [Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Preliminary Item :September 2011 : August 2012 :September 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Feeder cattle and calves ..cwt: 127.40 137.90 143.80 Feeder pigs ...............cwt: 99.00 46.00 40.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates Definition: Prices paid by farmers represent the average costs of inputs purchased by farmers and ranchers to produce agricultural commodities. Conceptually, the average price when multiplied by quantity purchased should equal total producer expenditures for the item. Survey procedures: The prices paid data are obtained from establishments that sell goods and services to farmers and ranchers. Annually, about 8,500 firms are randomly selected from lists by type of item sold with an average response rate in the range of 75-80 percent. Firms are asked to report the price for the specified item "most commonly bought by farmers" or that was the "volume seller". Approximately 135 items are surveyed each March to represent all production input items purchased. The survey reference period for most items is the five business days centered around the 15th of the month. Separate prices paid surveys are conducted for agricultural chemicals, fuels, feed, fertilizer, machinery, and seed. Summary and estimation procedures: The annual March Prices Paid Survey is summarized as a nonprobability survey. Average prices reported are aggregated to the region and United States level using weights available from expenditure data and other administrative sources. Price recommendations are prepared by the State Field Offices and Headquarters for review by the Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington, D.C. Also, the change in price level for individual items surveyed are combined to the regional and United States levels, and are published as prices paid indexes referenced to a specific base period. Prices paid indexes for new autos and trucks, building materials, farm supplies, motor supplies, and marketing containers are updated based on price changes measured in selected Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indexes. Revisions: Any revisions are published in the monthly and in annual issues of Agricultural Prices. The basis for revision must be supported by additional data that directly affect the level of the estimate. More revisions are likely for March when separate prices paid surveys are conducted, in lieu of BLS indexes, by the USDA to measure price change. Reliability: Current methods of summarization for the March data are not designed directly to calculate sampling errors. However, analytical measures approximate the United States relative sampling errors for major items around 10 percent. Any nonsampling errors are attributed to such things as the inability to obtain correct information, differences in interpreting questions or definitions, mistakes in coding or processing the data, etc. Efforts are made at each step in the survey process to minimize these nonsampling errors. Program change: Effective January 1, 1995, the National Agricultural Statistics Service updated the weights and changed the construction of its prices paid and received by farmers indexes. A Federal Register Notice dated October 28, 1994 discussed these program modifications. A 1990-1992 reference and base period replaced the 1977 reference and 1971- 1973 base weight period. Five-year moving average weights replaced the current fixed 1971-1973 base period weights. The 1910-1914=100 price indexes, required by statute for computing parity prices, were linked forward based on the changes in the new 1990-1992=100 indexes. The new indexes were constructed by multiplying the ratios of the current prices to the base period prices by the moving average weights (adjusted for seasonal marketing patterns for the prices received indexes). Information Contacts Direct general questions to Troy Joshua, 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 Jacqueline Moore - Oats, Rye, Wheat....................................... (202) 720-2127 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 Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch...................................................... (202) 720-6146 Tony Dorn, Head, Economics Section.......................................... (202) 690-3223 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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