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Agricultural Prices
ISSN: 1937-4216

Released September 29, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).

August Farm Prices Received Index Up 3.0 percent
The August Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 102, increased 3.0 percent from July. At 88, the Crop
Production Index increased 2.3 percent. At 117, the Livestock Production Index increased 1.7 percent. Producers received
higher prices for market eggs, lettuce, strawberries, and apples but lower prices for broilers, wheat, onions, and hay. In
addition to prices, the indexes are influenced by the monthly mix of commodities producers market. Increased monthly
movement of cattle, grapes, calves, and hogs offset the decreased marketing of wheat, soybeans, corn, and hay.
The Prices Received Index is down 6.4 percent from the previous year. The Food Commodities Index, at 110, increased
3.8 percent from the previous month but is down 9.1 percent from August 2014.

August Prices Paid Index Down 0.9 percent
The August Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 108,
is down 0.9 percent from July and down 3.6 percent from August 2014. Lower prices in August for feeder cattle,
hay & forages, nitrogen, and diesel more than offset higher prices for complete feeds, supplements, herbicides, and
insecticides.
Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes 2011 Base –
United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
Index Group

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

Prices received by farmers .........................................................................

109

99

102

Prices paid by farmers ................................................................................

112

109

108

Ratio of prices received to prices paid ........................................................

97

91

94

Contents
Prices Received by Farmers .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ......................................................... 5
Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ................................................ 5
Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups – United States: 2014 and 2015 .................................. 5
Prices Paid Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups – United States: 2014 and 2015 .......................................... 6
Received and Paid Indexes, Annual Average – United States: 2011=100 Chart .................................................................... 6
Crop Farm Received and Paid Indexes, All Items by Quarter – United States: 2011=100 Chart ........................................... 7
Livestock Farm Received and Paid Indexes All Items by Quarter – United States: 2011=100 Chart .................................... 7
Received Indexes by Month, Livestock Product, All Product, and All Crop – United States: 2011=100 Chart .................... 8
Received Indexes by Month, Food Grain, Feed Grain, and Oilseed – United States: 2011=100 Chart ................................. 8
Received Indexes by Month, Fruit & Tree Nut and Commercial Vegetable – United States: 2011=100 Chart ..................... 9
Received Indexes by Month, Meat Animal, Dairy Product, and Poultry & Egg – United States: 2011=100 Chart ............... 9
Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ............................................. 10
Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ....................................... 11
Prices Received for Corn by Month – United States Chart ................................................................................................... 12
Prices Received for Wheat by Month – United States Chart ................................................................................................ 12
Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month – United States Chart ................................................................................... 13
Prices Received for Soybeans by Month – United States Chart ........................................................................................... 13
Prices Received for Cattle by Month – United States Chart ................................................................................................. 14
Prices Received for Milk by Month – United States Chart ................................................................................................... 14
Prices Received for Hogs by Month – United States Chart .................................................................................................. 15
Prices Received for Poultry by Month – United States Chart ............................................................................................... 15
Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month – United States: 2015 with Comparisons .......................... 16
Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month – United States: 2015 with Comparisons .................................... 16
Prices Received for All Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ............................................... 17
Prices Received for Winter Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ......................................... 17
Prices Received for Durum Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons......................................... 18
Prices Received for Spring Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ......................................... 18
Prices Received for Oats – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ........................................................ 18
Prices Received for All Barley – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .............................................. 19
Prices Received for Malting Barley – States: August 2015 with Comparisons .................................................................... 19
Prices Received for Feed Barley – States: August 2015 with Comparisons ......................................................................... 19
Prices Received for Sorghum Grain – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons....................................... 19
Prices Received for Corn – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ....................................................... 20
Prices Received for Soybeans – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ................................................ 20
Prices Received for Dry Beans – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .............................................. 21
Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons.................................... 21
Prices Received for Sunflower – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons............................................... 21
Prices Received for Canola – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .................................................... 21
Prices Received for Flaxseed – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ................................................. 22
Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .............. 22
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice – United States: August 2015
with Comparisons .............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Prices Received for Hay by Type – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .......................................... 23
Prices Received for Apples – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .................................................... 23
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: August 2014 .................................................. 24
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: July 2015 ....................................................... 25
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: August 2015 .................................................. 26
Prices Received for Potatoes – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .................................................. 27
Prices Received for All Milk – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ................................................. 28
Prices Received for Milk Cows – States and United States: July 2015 with Comparisons .................................................. 28
Parity Price Overview ........................................................................................................................................................... 29
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Agricultural Prices (September 2015)
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Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ............... 30
Commodity Parity Prices – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ........................................................................ 31
Marketing Year for Specified Commodities ......................................................................................................................... 33
Austrian Winter Peas Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012
through 2014 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Dry Edible Peas Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012
through 2014 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Lentils Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012 through 2014 .............. 34
Sorghum Grain Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012
through 2014 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Soybean Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012 through 2014 ........... 35
Austrian Winter Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing Years
2012-2013 through 2014-2015 .......................................................................................................................................... 36
Dry Edible Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 36
Lentils Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 37
Corn Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 37
Sorghum Grain Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014
and 2014-2015 ................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Soybean Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Year 2013-2014 ............................................. 39
Soybean Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Year 2014-2015 ............................................. 40
Sorghum Grain Farm Marketing Percent by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014
and 2014-2015 ................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Soybean Farm Marketing Percent by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014
and 2014-2015 ................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Reliability of Prices Received Estimates .............................................................................................................................. 43
Prices Paid by Farmers.......................................................................................................................................................... 44
Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons........................................ 45
Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components – United States:
August 2015 with Comparisons ........................................................................................................................................ 46
Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items – United States: 2011=100 Chart ................................................ 47
Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages – United States: 2011=100 Chart ............ 47
Paid Indexes by Farm Type, All Items – United States: 2011=100 Chart ............................................................................ 48
Paid Indexes by Origin, All Production Items – United States: 2011=100 Chart................................................................. 48
Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector, Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel –
United States: 2011=100 Chart.......................................................................................................................................... 49
Paid Indexes by Month, Feed and Replacement Livestock – United States: 2011=100 Chart ............................................. 49
Feed Price Ratios – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons .................................................................................... 50
Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ............................ 50
Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons ............................................................ 50
Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates ...................................................................................................................................... 51
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 52

Agricultural Prices (September 2015)
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August Prices Received by Farmers
The August Prices Received Index for agricultural production is 102 percent of its 2011 base, up 3.0 percent from the July
index but 6.4 percent below the August 2014 index.
Crop Production: The August index, at 88, increased 2.3 percent from July but is 3.3 percent below August 2014. Index
increase for fruit & tree nut production more than offset the index decrease for oilseeds & grains.
Feed grain: The August index, at 65, is up 1.6 percent from last month and 3.2 percent above a year ago. The
corn price, at $3.68 per bushel, is down 12 cents from last month but is 5 cents higher than August 2014. At
$7.90 per cwt, sorghum grain is up 22 cents from July and 77 cents above August a year earlier.
Food grain: At 67, the index for August is 5.6 percent lower than the previous month and 19 percent below a
year earlier. The August price for all wheat, at $4.85 per bushel, is down 38 cents from July and $1.12 below
August 2014.
Oilseed: At 78, the index for August is down 2.5 percent from July and 20 percent lower than August 2014. The
soybean price, at $9.71 per bushel, decreased 24 cents from July and is $2.69 below August a year earlier.
Fruit and tree nut: The August index, at 128, is up 4.9 percent from July but is 3.0 percent lower than a year
earlier. Price increases during August for strawberries and apples more than offset price decreases for lemons and
grapefruit.
Vegetable and melon: At 106, the index for August is down 0.9 percent from the previous month but is
7.1 percent above August 2014. Price declines during August for onions and sweet corn more than offset price
increases for lettuce and broccoli.
Other crop: The August index, at 85, is down 5.6 percent from the previous month and 13 percent below
August 2014. The all hay price, at $145 per ton, is down $11.00 from July and $36.00 lower than August 2014. At
58.0 cents per pound, the price for upland cotton is down 8.1 cents from July and 12.5 cents below August 2014.
Livestock Production: The index for August, at 117, is 1.7 percent above the previous month but is down 10 percent
from August a year earlier. Compared with a year ago, prices are up for market eggs, turkeys, and calves but lower for
milk, hogs, broilers, and cattle.
Meat animal: At 123, the August index is up 0.8 percent from the previous month but is 10 percent lower than a
year earlier. At $59.00 per cwt, the August hog price is up 30 cents from July but is $24.20 lower than a year
earlier. The August beef cattle price of $148 per cwt is down $1.00 from the previous month and $10.00 lower
than August 2014.
Dairy: The index for August, at 83, is unchanged from the previous month but is 31 percent lower than August a
year earlier. The August all milk price of $16.70 per cwt is up 10 cents from July but is down $7.50 from
August 2014.
Poultry and egg: At 136, the August index is up 3.8 percent from July and 9.7 percent higher than 2014. The
August market egg price, at $2.38 per dozen, increased 57.0 cents from July and is $1.52 above August 2014. The
August broiler price, at 47.0 cents per pound, is down 4.0 cents from July and 13.0 cents below a year earlier. At
89.7 cents per pound, the August turkey price is up 4.9 cents from the previous month and up 14.1 cents from
2014.

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Agricultural Prices (September 2015)
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Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov]
2011 Base
Index Group

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Agricultural Production .........................................................................
Crop Production ...............................................................................
Grain and oilseed .........................................................................
Feed grain ...............................................................................
Food grain ...............................................................................
Oilseed ....................................................................................
Fruit and tree nut .........................................................................
Vegetable and melon ...................................................................
Other crop ....................................................................................

109
91
76
63
83
97
132
99
98

99
86
70
64
71
80
122
107
90

102
88
69
65
67
78
128
106
85

Livestock Production ........................................................................
Meat animal .................................................................................
Cattle .......................................................................................
Hog ..........................................................................................
Dairy ............................................................................................
Poultry and egg ............................................................................

130
137
141
125
120
124

115
122
133
88
83
131

117
123
133
89
83
136

Food Commodity .................................................................................

121

106

110

Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov]
1910 - 1914 Base
Index Group

August
2014

July
2015

(percent)
Agricultural Production .........................................................................
Crop Production ...............................................................................
Livestock Production ........................................................................

August
2015

(percent)
1128
796
1515

(percent)
1023
748
1337

1055
767
1359

Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups – United States: 2014 and 2015
[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]
2011 Base
Month

Agricultural
Production
2014

2015

(percent)
January .............................
February ............................
March ................................
April ...................................
May ...................................
June ..................................
July ....................................
August ...............................
September .........................
October .............................
November ..........................
December ..........................

Crop
Production

99
107
112
115
115
113
110
109
107
100
102
101

Agricultural Prices (September 2015)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2014

(percent)
97
99
102
103
107
105
99
102

Livestock
Production

2015

(percent)
91
94
96
100
100
99
93
91
87
81
82
83

2014

(percent)
82
84
85
89
90
88
86
88

Food
Commodities

2015

(percent)
116
121
128
131
130
128
133
130
132
135
134
127

2014

(percent)
120
114
117
116
122
121
115
117

2015

(percent)
111
117
123
126
125
123
121
121
119
112
120
115

(percent)
108
107
110
111
115
113
106
110

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Prices Paid Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups – United States: 2014 and 2015
[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]
2011 Base
All Items
(PPITW)

Month
2014

2015

(percent)
January .............................
February ...........................
March ................................
April ..................................
May ...................................
June ..................................
July ...................................
August ..............................
September ........................
October .............................
November .........................
December .........................

Crop
Sector

Production
2014

(percent)

108
109
110
112
112
113
113
112
112
112
112
111

2015

(percent)

110
110
110
110
110
109
109
108

2014

(percent)

110
110
112
114
115
116
115
114
115
114
114
114

111
111
111
111
111
110
110
109

Livestock
Sector
2015

(percent)

2014

(percent)

106
107
107
108
108
108
108
107
107
107
107
106

106
106
106
106
106
106
106
105

2015

(percent)

(percent)

111
112
113
116
117
118
118
116
118
117
117
117

114
113
114
114
113
113
112
111

Received and Paid Indexes, Annual Average –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

120
110
100
90
80
70
Paid

Received

60
2005

6

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Agricultural Prices (September 2015)
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Crop Farm Received and Paid Indexes,
All Items by Quarter –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

140

120

100

80
Paid

Received

60
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Livestock Farm Received and Paid Indexes,
All Items by Quarter –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

140

120

100

80
Paid

Received

60
2006

2007

2008

Agricultural Prices (September 2015)
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2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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Received Indexes by Month,
Livestock Product, All Product, and All Crop –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

140

120

100

80
Livestock Product

All Product

All Crop

60
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Received Indexes by Month,
Food Grain, Feed Grain, and Oilseed –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

130
110
90
70
50
Food Grain

Feed Grain

Oilseed

30
2006

8

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Agricultural Prices (September 2015)
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Received Indexes by Month,
Fruit & Tree Nut and Commercial Vegetable –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

140

120

100

80
Fruit & Tree Nut

Commercial Vegetable

60
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Received Indexes by Month,
Meat Animal, Dairy Product, and Poultry & Egg –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

150
130
110
90
70
50
Meat Animal

Dairy Product

Poultry & Egg

30
2006

2007

2008

Agricultural Prices (September 2015)
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2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
Commodity

2011
Base Price

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

Field crops
Austrian winter peas ............................................ dollars/cwt
Barley, all ....................................................... dollars/bushel
Feed ............................................................ dollars/bushel
Malting ......................................................... dollars/bushel
Beans, dry edible ................................................ dollars/cwt
Canola ................................................................ dollars/cwt
Chickpeas, all ..................................................... dollars/cwt
Large ................................................................ dollars/cwt
Small ................................................................. dollars/cwt
Corn ............................................................... dollars/bushel

19.50
4.79
4.59
4.83
34.60
23.10
35.70
39.20
23.40
6.02

23.10
5.60
3.31
6.11
35.90
17.80
32.70
33.30
(D)
3.63

(D)
5.19
2.98
5.72
27.50
18.10
29.90
30.60
22.00
3.80

(D)
5.59
3.00
5.90
29.00
15.60
28.60
29.30
20.70
3.68

Cotton, Upland ................................................ dollars/pound
Cottonseed ..........................................................dollars/ton
Flaxseed ........................................................ dollars/bushel
Hay, all, baled ......................................................dollars/ton
Alfalfa .................................................................dollars/ton
Other ..................................................................dollars/ton
Lentils ................................................................. dollars/cwt
Oats ............................................................... dollars/bushel
Peanuts, in-shell ............................................. dollars/pound
Peas, dry edible .................................................. dollars/cwt

0.880
131.00
14.20
159.00
176.00
119.00
27.50
3.42
0.252
13.60

0.705
182.00
13.30
181.00
207.00
132.00
20.00
3.24
0.221
11.00

0.661
(NA)
11.50
156.00
169.00
129.00
30.10
2.33
0.230
11.30

0.580
192.00
10.00
145.00
159.00
115.00
25.80
2.08
0.219
10.60

Potatoes ............................................................. dollars/cwt
Rice, all ............................................................... dollars/cwt
Long .................................................................. dollars/cwt
Medium and short ............................................. dollars/cwt
Sorghum grain .................................................... dollars/cwt
Soybeans ....................................................... dollars/bushel
Sunflowers, all ..................................................... dollars/cwt

9.78
13.70
12.30
18.40
10.70
12.50
29.00

8.88
15.60
14.30
20.30
7.13
12.40
22.40

9.04
11.20
9.96
16.60
7.68
9.95
26.40

8.54
11.50
10.40
17.20
7.90
9.71
24.10

Wheat, all ....................................................... dollars/bushel
Winter .......................................................... dollars/bushel
Durum .......................................................... dollars/bushel
Other spring ................................................. dollars/bushel
Hard red winter ........................................... dollars/bushel
Soft red winter ............................................. dollars/bushel
Hard red spring ........................................... dollars/bushel
White .......................................................... dollars/bushel

7.44
6.93
9.22
8.33
7.07
6.77
8.38
6.58

5.97
5.90
8.03
5.93
6.03
5.13
5.89
6.40

5.23
5.15
8.74
5.15
5.21
4.69
5.13
6.34

4.85
4.82
7.30
4.72
4.57
4.54
4.69
6.00

Fruits
Citrus, equivalent on-tree
Grapefruit .......................................................... dollars/box
Lemons ............................................................. dollars/box
Oranges ............................................................ dollars/box
Tangelos ........................................................... dollars/box
Tangerines and mandarins ................................ dollars/box

7.47
12.30
8.16
3.50
15.30

8.05
33.68
14.78
(S)
(S)

9.33
37.34
10.79
(S)
(S)

5.71
34.95
12.24
(S)
(S)

Noncitrus, fresh
Apples 1 ........................................................ dollars/pound
Grapes 1 .............................................................dollars/ton
Peaches 1 ...........................................................dollars/ton
Pears 1 ...............................................................dollars/ton
Strawberries ...................................................... dollars/cwt

0.325
628.00
507.00
559.00
104.00

0.388
1,360.00
1,070.00
531.00
92.70

0.184
1,340.00
933.00
706.00
60.20

0.307
1,470.00
1,010.00
700.00
86.70

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
1
Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York (apples only), and Washington (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices as
sold for other states.

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Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
[Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service]
Commodity

2011
Base Price

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

Vegetables, fresh 1
Asparagus .......................................................... dollars/cwt
Beans, snap 2 ..................................................... dollars/cwt
Broccoli ............................................................... dollars/cwt
Cantaloupes 2 ..................................................... dollars/cwt
Carrots ................................................................ dollars/cwt
Cauliflower .......................................................... dollars/cwt
Celery ................................................................. dollars/cwt
Corn, sweet ........................................................ dollars/cwt
Cucumbers 2 ....................................................... dollars/cwt
Lettuce ................................................................ dollars/cwt
Onions 3 .............................................................. dollars/cwt
Tomatoes ........................................................... dollars/cwt

37.50
69.00
41.60
16.50
30.80
47.00
22.50
30.70
18.70
24.30
11.90
51.20

(NA)
77.20
47.10
21.70
23.00
31.80
18.70
29.00
29.90
29.60
14.50
33.20

(S)
(D)
38.20
26.20
29.90
31.10
17.10
33.70
25.30
18.80
31.90
41.30

(NA)
(D)
49.90
25.70
30.20
42.80
23.50
29.50
28.90
35.70
15.60
36.30

Livestock
Calves ................................................................ dollars/cwt
Cattle, all beef ..................................................... dollars/cwt
Cows 4 .............................................................. dollars/cwt
Steers and heifers ............................................. dollars/cwt
Milk cows 5 6 ..................................................... dollars/head
Hogs, all ............................................................. dollars/cwt
Barrows and gilts .............................................. dollars/cwt
Sows ................................................................ dollars/cwt

142.00
115.00
71.60
117.00
1420.00
66.50
66.80
57.90

271.00
158.00
121.00
159.00
1970.00
83.20
82.90
91.60

275.00
149.00
113.00
150.00
1970.00
58.70
59.50
40.00

273.00
148.00
110.00
149.00
2030.00
59.00
59.30
50.70

Dairy and poultry
Milk, all 7 ............................................................. dollars/cwt
Fat test .................................................................. percent
Broilers, live 8 .................................................. dollars/pound
Eggs, all 9 ....................................................... dollars/dozen
Market 9 10 ..................................................... dollars/dozen
Turkeys, live 11 ................................................ dollars/pound

20.10
3.71
0.459
0.969
0.796
0.680

24.20
3.64
0.600
1.08
0.861
0.756

16.60
3.60
0.510
1.90
1.81
0.848

16.70
3.63
0.470
2.39
2.38
0.897

Adjusted for seasonal variation
Eggs, all .......................................................... dollars/dozen
Seasonal factor ...................................................... percent
Milk, all 7 ............................................................. dollars/cwt
Seasonal factor ...................................................... percent

0.979
101
20.20
100

1.07
101
24.40
99

1.97
97
17.40
96

2.39
100
16.90
99

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(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
Milk cow prices are for July 2014, April 2015, and July 2015.
7
Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies.
8
Live weight equivalent price.
9
Mid-month price.
10
Also referred to as table eggs.
11
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.

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Prices Received for Corn by Month – United States
Dollars per bushel

8
7

6
5
4
3
2
1
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Prices Received for Wheat by Month – United States
Dollars per bushel

11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2006

12

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month –
United States
Dollars per pound

1.0
0.9
0.8

0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Prices Received for Soybeans by Month –
United States
Dollars per bushel

17
15
13
11
9
7
5
2006

2007

2008

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2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

13

Prices Received for Cattle by Month – United States
Dollars per cwt

350
300
250
200
150
100
50
Calves

Steers & Heifers

All Beef Cattle

Cows

0
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2014

2015

Prices Received for Milk by Month – United States
Dollars per cwt
26
24
22
20
18
16

14
12
10
2006

14

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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Prices Received for Hogs by Month – United States
Dollars per cwt

100
90
80
70
60

50
40
30
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Prices Received for Poultry by Month –
United States
Dollars per pound

0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
Turkeys

Broilers

0.3
2006

2007

2008

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2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month – United States: 2015 with Comparisons
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
All wheat

Month

January ........
February ......
March ...........
April .............
May ..............
June .............
July ..............
August .........
September ...
October ........
November ....
December ....

Corn

Soybeans

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

(dollars per
bushel)
8.12
7.97
7.79
7.71
7.68
7.37
6.95
6.88
6.80
6.94
6.85
6.73

(dollars per
bushel)
6.65
6.50
6.74
6.82
7.08
6.49
6.15
5.97
5.71
5.71
6.04
6.14

(dollars per
bushel)
6.15
5.89
5.70
5.56
5.33
5.43
5.23
4.85

(dollars per
bushel)
6.96
7.04
7.13
6.97
6.97
6.97
6.79
6.21
5.40
4.63
4.37
4.41

(dollars per
bushel)
4.42
4.35
4.52
4.71
4.71
4.50
4.06
3.63
3.49
3.57
3.60
3.79

(dollars per
bushel)
3.82
3.79
3.81
3.75
3.64
3.59
3.80
3.68

(dollars per
bushel)
14.30
14.60
14.60
14.40
14.90
15.10
15.30
14.10
13.30
12.50
12.70
13.00

(dollars per
bushel)
12.90
13.20
13.70
14.30
14.40
14.30
13.10
12.40
10.90
9.97
10.20
10.30

(dollars per
bushel)
10.30
9.91
9.85
9.69
9.58
9.58
9.95
9.71

Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month – United States: 2015 with Comparisons
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
Month

Beef cattle 1
2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

January .............
February ...........
March ................
April ..................
May ...................
June ..................
July ...................
August ..............
September ........
October .............
November .........
December .........
1
2

All hogs 2

125.00
123.00
125.00
125.00
126.00
122.00
120.00
121.00
122.00
127.00
130.00
130.00

138.00
144.00
148.00
148.00
146.00
147.00
156.00
158.00
157.00
161.00
167.00
164.00

164.00
159.00
160.00
162.00
160.00
155.00
149.00
148.00

63.80
64.50
59.20
61.80
68.60
74.40
75.80
74.20
70.70
68.50
63.60
61.50

61.20
65.50
81.90
88.80
82.80
84.80
93.30
83.20
75.70
77.00
66.70
64.30

57.40
50.40
50.30
49.00
58.90
59.90
58.70
59.00

Cows and steers & heifers.
Barrows & gilts and sows.

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Prices Received for All Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Arizona ............................................
Arkansas .........................................
California .........................................
Colorado ..........................................
Idaho ...............................................
Illinois ..............................................
Indiana ............................................
Kansas ............................................
Michigan ..........................................
Minnesota ........................................

(D)
4.97
(D)
6.05
6.28
4.70
4.88
6.07
5.71
5.84

(D)
5.13
(D)
5.16
5.70
3.71
4.91
5.26
5.72
5.21

(D)
4.67
(D)
4.34
(D)
3.18
4.61
4.55
5.67
4.73

Missouri ...........................................
Montana ..........................................
Nebraska .........................................
North Carolina .................................
North Dakota ...................................
Ohio .................................................
Oklahoma ........................................
Oregon ............................................
South Dakota ...................................
Texas ..............................................
Washington .....................................

5.30
6.22
5.82
4.84
6.03
5.52
6.36
6.93
5.65
6.11
6.64

4.34
5.31
5.17
5.19
5.12
4.80
5.30
6.20
5.12
5.01
6.25

4.21
4.91
4.40
4.85
4.71
4.47
4.67
5.63
4.72
4.35
6.00

United States ...................................

5.97

5.23

4.85

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

Prices Received for Winter Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

(dollars per bushel)

August 2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Arkansas .........................................
California .........................................
Colorado ..........................................
Idaho ...............................................
Illinois ..............................................
Indiana ............................................
Kansas ............................................
Michigan ..........................................
Minnesota ........................................
Missouri ...........................................

4.97
(D)
6.06
6.25
4.70
4.88
6.07
5.71
5.05
5.30

5.13
(D)
5.16
5.67
3.71
4.91
5.26
5.72
4.50
4.34

4.67
(D)
4.34
5.69
3.18
4.61
4.55
5.67
4.12
4.21

Montana ..........................................
Nebraska .........................................
North Carolina .................................
North Dakota ...................................
Ohio .................................................
Oklahoma ........................................
Oregon ............................................
South Dakota ...................................
Texas ..............................................
Washington .....................................

6.18
5.82
4.84
5.04
5.52
6.36
6.90
5.63
6.11
6.54

5.21
5.17
5.19
3.85
4.80
5.30
6.03
4.80
5.01
6.21

4.80
4.40
4.85
3.69
4.47
4.67
5.62
4.64
4.35
6.00

United States ...................................

5.90

5.15

4.82

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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Prices Received for Durum Wheat – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Arizona ...........................................
California ........................................
Idaho ...............................................
Montana ..........................................
North Dakota ...................................

(D)
(S)
(S)
7.74
7.91

(D)
(D)
(S)
(D)
7.78

(D)
(S)
(D)
(D)
7.00

United States ..................................

8.03

8.74

7.30

(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: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

(dollars per bushel)

August 2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Colorado .........................................
Idaho ...............................................
Minnesota .......................................
Montana ..........................................
North Dakota ...................................
Oregon ............................................
South Dakota ..................................
Washington .....................................

(D)
6.35
5.85
6.06
5.68
7.10
5.66
7.12

(D)
5.88
5.22
5.22
4.97
6.90
5.39
6.53

(D)
(D)
4.75
4.69
4.55
5.69
4.75
6.01

United States ..................................

5.93

5.15

4.72

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

Prices Received for Oats – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

(dollars per bushel)

August 2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Illinois ..............................................
Iowa ................................................
Michigan .........................................
Minnesota .......................................
Montana ..........................................
Nebraska ........................................
New York ........................................
North Dakota ...................................
Oregon ............................................
Pennsylvania ..................................
South Dakota ..................................
Texas ..............................................
Wisconsin .......................................

(D)
3.47
3.55
3.33
(S)
3.00
(D)
2.33
(D)
3.68
2.98
(S)
3.47

(D)
2.55
2.66
2.21
(S)
1.99
(D)
2.07
(S)
(D)
2.34
(S)
2.22

2.31
2.50
1.91
2.01
(S)
2.45
2.41
1.87
(S)
3.56
2.20
(S)
1.79

United States ..................................

3.24

2.33

2.08

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.

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Prices Received for All Barley – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

California ......................................
Colorado .......................................
Idaho ............................................
Minnesota .....................................
Montana .......................................
North Dakota ................................
Oregon .........................................
Utah ..............................................
Washington ..................................
Wyoming ......................................

6.86
4.73
5.48
5.71
6.02
5.32
(D)
3.55
3.55
(D)

(D)
(D)
5.33
5.37
5.31
4.85
(D)
2.84
3.61
(D)

(D)
5.98
5.99
5.57
5.78
4.79
3.34
(D)
3.65
6.03

United States ................................

5.60

5.19

5.59

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

Prices Received for Malting Barley – States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

(dollars per bushel)

August 2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Idaho ...............................................
Minnesota ........................................
Montana ..........................................
North Dakota ...................................
Wyoming .........................................

6.09
(D)
6.17
5.95
(D)

6.02
5.31
6.10
5.14
(D)

6.20
5.56
6.14
5.05
6.13

United States ...................................

6.11

5.72

5.90

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

Prices Received for Feed Barley – States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Idaho ...............................................
Minnesota ........................................
Montana ..........................................
North Dakota ...................................
Wyoming .........................................

3.62
4.81
2.60
3.08
(D)

2.97
(D)
2.62
3.16
(D)

2.92
(D)
2.76
2.46
(D)

United States ...................................

3.31

2.98

3.00

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

Prices Received for Sorghum Grain – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

(dollars per cwt)

August 2015

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

Arkansas .........................................
Illinois ..............................................
Kansas ............................................
Louisiana .........................................
Missouri ...........................................
Nebraska .........................................
Oklahoma ........................................
Texas ..............................................

7.22
(D)
5.71
7.92
7.16
6.11
5.95
7.13

(D)
(D)
7.78
(D)
(D)
7.23
7.65
7.67

7.93
(S)
6.84
8.02
6.97
6.91
6.38
7.96

United States ...................................

7.13

7.68

7.90

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.

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Prices Received for Corn – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Colorado .........................................
Illinois ..............................................
Indiana ............................................
Iowa ................................................
Kansas ............................................
Kentucky .........................................
Michigan .........................................
Minnesota .......................................
Missouri ..........................................
Nebraska ........................................

4.33
3.74
3.88
3.61
3.63
4.10
3.55
3.46
3.75
3.68

4.07
3.85
4.03
3.78
4.04
4.12
3.88
3.65
3.84
3.82

3.82
3.63
3.90
3.67
3.80
4.06
3.69
3.46
3.70
3.72

North Carolina .................................
North Dakota ...................................
Ohio ................................................
Pennsylvania ..................................
South Dakota ..................................
Tennessee ......................................
Texas ..............................................
Wisconsin .......................................

4.54
3.35
3.62
3.97
3.13
3.96
3.67
3.80

4.68
3.40
4.02
4.01
3.53
4.03
4.48
3.78

4.31
3.29
3.94
4.08
3.38
3.94
4.26
3.67

United States ..................................

3.63

3.80

3.68

Prices Received for Soybeans – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

(dollars per bushel)

August 2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Arkansas .........................................
Illinois ..............................................
Indiana ............................................
Iowa ................................................
Kansas ............................................
Kentucky .........................................
Louisiana ........................................
Michigan .........................................
Minnesota .......................................
Mississippi ......................................

12.40
12.50
12.90
12.40
13.10
12.70
11.90
12.40
12.60
11.90

10.00
10.20
10.30
10.00
9.79
10.20
10.40
10.20
9.74
(D)

9.80
9.77
10.00
9.49
9.29
9.95
9.96
10.40
9.65
10.10

Missouri ..........................................
Nebraska ........................................
North Carolina .................................
North Dakota ...................................
Ohio ................................................
South Dakota ..................................
Tennessee ......................................
Wisconsin .......................................

12.50
12.00
13.10
10.70
13.10
11.80
11.90
12.50

10.10
9.62
10.10
9.02
10.30
9.32
10.20
9.79

9.80
9.37
9.39
8.93
10.20
9.12
9.84
9.57

United States ..................................

12.40

9.95

9.71

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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Prices Received for Dry Beans – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

California .........................................
Colorado ..........................................
Idaho ...............................................
Michigan ..........................................
Minnesota ........................................
Nebraska .........................................
North Dakota ...................................

(D)
33.10
33.20
(D)
(S)
30.70
25.80

68.90
27.30
(D)
(D)
26.10
(D)
22.00

59.00
22.30
28.70
(D)
23.60
20.60
23.00

United States ...................................

35.90

27.50

29.00

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.

Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

(dollars per pound)

(dollars per pound)

(dollars per pound)

Alabama ..........................................
Florida .............................................
Georgia ...........................................
Mississippi .......................................
New Mexico .....................................
North Carolina .................................
Oklahoma ........................................
South Carolina .................................
Texas ..............................................
Virginia ............................................

0.224
0.235
0.204
0.195
(S)
(S)
(S)
0.226
0.290
(S)

0.211
(D)
0.215
(D)
(D)
0.265
(D)
0.250
0.288
(D)

0.212
0.176
0.207
(S)
(S)
(D)
0.264
0.235
0.200
(S)

United States ...................................

0.221

0.230

0.219

(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: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

Colorado ..........................................
Kansas ............................................
Minnesota ........................................
North Dakota ...................................
South Dakota ...................................

(D)
(D)
(D)
24.40
16.80

(S)
(D)
26.30
28.40
19.40

(S)
(D)
25.10
26.90
(D)

United States ...................................

22.40

26.40

24.10

(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: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

(dollars per cwt)

August 2015

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

Minnesota ........................................
North Dakota ...................................

(D)
17.80

(D)
18.10

(D)
15.60

United States ...................................

17.80

18.10

15.60

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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Prices Received for Flaxseed – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

North Dakota ...................................

13.30

11.50

10.00

United States ..................................

13.30

11.50

10.00

Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed – States and United States: August 2015
with Comparisons
[Cottonseed marketing year August - February]
Cotton, Upland
State

August
2014

July
2015

Cottonseed
August
2015

(dollars per pound) (dollars per pound) (dollars per pound)

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

(dollars per ton)

(dollars per ton)

(dollars per ton)

Alabama ............................
Arizona ..............................
Arkansas ............................
California ...........................
Georgia ..............................
Louisiana ...........................
Mississippi .........................
North Carolina ....................
Tennessee .........................
Texas .................................

(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)
0.705

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
0.673
(D)
(D)
(D)
0.654
0.597

(D)
(S)
(S)
(D)
(D)
(S)
(S)
(D)
(D)
(D)

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
182.00

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
192.00

United States .....................

0.705

0.661

0.580

182.00

(NA)

192.00

(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: August 2015
with Comparisons
Item

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

Cotton, Upland
Average price ..................................... dollars/pound
Marketings 1 .......................................... 1,000 bales

0.705
80

0.661
205

0.580
571

Rice, all
Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt
Marketings 2 ..............................................1,000 cwt

15.60
9,679

11.20
16,537

11.50
10,448

Rice, long
Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt
Marketings 2 ..............................................1,000 cwt

14.30
7,615

9.96
13,485

10.40
8,645

Rice, medium and short
California
Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt

21.10

21.00

20.40

Other States 3
Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt

15.60

12.90

12.90

United States
Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt
Marketings 2 ..............................................1,000 cwt

20.30
2,064

16.60
3,052

17.20
1,803

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.
3
Other States include Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas.

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Prices Received for Hay by Type – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
All hay
State

Alfalfa hay

Other hay

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

(dollars per
ton)

(dollars per
ton)

(dollars per
ton)

(dollars per
ton)

(dollars per
ton)

(dollars per
ton)

(dollars per
ton)

(dollars per
ton)

(dollars per
ton)

Arizona ............
California .........
Colorado ..........
Idaho ...............
Illinois ..............
Iowa .................
Kansas ............
Kentucky ..........
Michigan ..........
Minnesota ........

236.00
231.00
209.00
199.00
147.00
141.00
166.00
125.00
141.00
109.00

150.00
179.00
190.00
184.00
130.00
104.00
114.00
132.00
146.00
83.00

140.00
157.00
191.00
164.00
141.00
109.00
109.00
139.00
149.00
67.00

240.00
245.00
210.00
200.00
175.00
148.00
191.00
190.00
160.00
125.00

150.00
185.00
190.00
185.00
150.00
115.00
122.00
210.00
150.00
96.00

140.00
165.00
190.00
165.00
160.00
115.00
122.00
210.00
170.00
76.00

205.00
190.00
200.00
180.00
100.00
100.00
99.00
90.00
115.00
88.00

165.00
160.00
195.00
170.00
100.00
85.00
94.00
105.00
140.00
69.00

180.00
135.00
195.00
150.00
105.00
85.00
78.00
105.00
120.00
57.00

Missouri ...........
Montana ..........
Nebraska .........
Nevada ............
New Mexico .....
New York .........
North Dakota ...
Ohio .................
Oklahoma ........
Oregon ............

82.00
128.00
104.00
258.00
259.00
178.00
86.00
141.00
100.00
228.00

91.00
129.00
90.00
185.00
206.00
167.00
84.00
149.00
112.00
210.00

90.00
133.00
89.00
163.00
206.00
158.00
83.00
145.00
101.00
190.00

170.00
130.00
112.00
260.00
270.00
205.00
92.00
175.00
217.00
230.00

165.00
130.00
92.00
180.00
215.00
190.00
89.00
190.00
160.00
220.00

165.00
135.00
92.00
160.00
215.00
166.00
87.00
190.00
153.00
200.00

70.00
120.00
87.00
225.00
190.00
174.00
60.00
115.00
83.00
225.00

80.00
125.00
86.00
250.00
160.00
160.00
63.00
125.00
78.00
200.00

80.00
125.00
84.00
215.00
160.00
156.00
60.00
105.00
67.00
180.00

Pennsylvania ...
South Dakota ...
Texas ..............
Utah .................
Washington .....
Wisconsin ........
Wyoming .........

177.00
115.00
113.00
204.00
227.00
133.00
155.00

233.00
101.00
109.00
165.00
188.00
84.00
116.00

195.00
101.00
98.00
160.00
183.00
91.00
116.00

187.00
121.00
246.00
205.00
220.00
140.00
160.00

240.00
103.00
210.00
165.00
185.00
88.00
120.00

205.00
106.00
205.00
160.00
180.00
104.00
120.00

174.00
89.00
77.00
165.00
240.00
100.00
140.00

231.00
88.00
65.00
135.00
195.00
74.00
105.00

192.00
85.00
59.00
130.00
190.00
54.00
105.00

United States ...

181.00

156.00

145.00

207.00

169.00

159.00

132.00

129.00

115.00

Prices Received for Apples – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
[Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington. Prices at point of first sale for other States]
State

Apples, fresh use
August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

(dollars per pound)

(dollars per pound)

(dollars per pound)

California .........................................
Michigan ..........................................
New York .........................................
Pennsylvania ...................................
Virginia ............................................
Washington .....................................

0.537
(S)
(S)
(S)
0.320
0.367

0.536
(S)
0.280
(S)
(S)
0.178

0.495
(S)
(S)
0.300
0.300
0.288

United States ...................................

0.388

0.184

0.307

(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.

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Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: August 2014
[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]
Commodity,
State,
and type

Equivalent returns

FOB
packed
fresh

All

Fresh

Process

All

Fresh

Process

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

Packinghouse door

On-tree

Grapefruit
California 1 ........................................
Florida, all .........................................
White .............................................
Colored .........................................
Texas ................................................

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

9.75
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

8.05
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

United States ....................................

(D)

9.75

(D)

(D)

8.05

(D)

(D)

Lemons
Arizona .............................................
California ...........................................

(S)
59.40

(S)
39.54

(S)
49.95

(S)
(D)

(S)
33.68

(S)
43.81

(S)
(D)

United States ....................................

59.40

39.54

49.95

(D)

33.68

43.81

(D)

Oranges
California, all .....................................
Navel and miscellaneous ..............
Valencia ........................................

29.40
(S)
29.40

17.37
(S)
17.37

20.23
(S)
20.23

(D)
(S)
(D)

14.78
(S)
14.78

17.67
(S)
17.67

(D)
(S)
(D)

Florida, all .........................................
Early and mids ..............................
Valencia ........................................

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

United States ....................................

29.40

17.37

20.23

(D)

14.78

17.67

(D)

Tangelos
Florida ...............................................

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

United States ....................................

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

Tangerines and mandarins
Arizona .............................................
California ...........................................
Florida ...............................................

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

United States ....................................

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
1
Some processed sales included in fresh sales.

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Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: July 2015
[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]
Commodity,
State,
and type

Equivalent returns

FOB
packed
fresh

All

Fresh

Process

All

Fresh

Process

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

Packinghouse door

On-tree

Grapefruit
California 1 ........................................
Florida, all .........................................
White ............................................
Colored .........................................
Texas ................................................

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

11.82
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

9.33
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

United States ....................................

(D)

11.82

(D)

(D)

9.33

(D)

(D)

Lemons
Arizona .............................................
California ..........................................

(S)
60.50

(S)
43.28

(S)
51.05

(S)
(D)

(S)
37.34

(S)
44.91

(S)
(D)

United States ....................................

60.50

43.28

51.05

(D)

37.34

44.91

(D)

Oranges
California, all .....................................
Navel and miscellaneous ..............
Valencia ........................................

26.20
(S)
26.20

13.14
(S)
13.16

16.81
(S)
16.85

(D)
(S)
(D)

10.48
(S)
10.49

14.20
(S)
14.24

(D)
(S)
(D)

Florida, all .........................................
Early and mids ..............................
Valencia ........................................

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

United States ....................................

26.30

13.48

16.61

(D)

10.79

13.98

(D)

Tangelos
Florida ..............................................

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

United States ....................................

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

Tangerines and mandarins
Arizona .............................................
California ..........................................
Florida ..............................................

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

United States ....................................

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
1
Some processed sales included in fresh sales.

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Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: August 2015
[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]
Commodity,
State,
and type

Equivalent returns

FOB
packed
fresh

All

Fresh

Process

All

Fresh

Process

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

(dollars per
box)

Packinghouse door

On-tree

Grapefruit
California 1 ........................................
Florida, all .........................................
White .............................................
Colored .........................................
Texas ................................................

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

8.56
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

5.71
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

United States ....................................

(D)

8.56

(D)

(D)

5.71

(D)

(D)

Lemons
Arizona .............................................
California ...........................................

(S)
55.30

(S)
41.07

(S)
45.66

(S)
(D)

(S)
34.95

(S)
39.40

(S)
(D)

United States ....................................

55.30

41.07

45.66

(D)

34.95

39.40

(D)

Oranges
California, all .....................................
Navel and miscellaneous ..............
Valencia ........................................

28.30
(S)
28.30

14.90
(S)
14.90

18.95
(S)
18.95

(D)
(S)
(D)

12.24
(S)
12.24

16.34
(S)
16.34

(D)
(S)
(D)

Florida, all .........................................
Early and mids ..............................
Valencia ........................................

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

United States ....................................

28.30

14.90

18.95

(D)

12.24

16.34

(D)

Tangelos
Florida ...............................................

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

United States ....................................

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

Tangerines and mandarins
Arizona .............................................
California ...........................................
Florida ...............................................

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

United States ....................................

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
1
Some processed sales included in fresh sales.

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Prices Received for Potatoes – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
State

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

California, all 1 .....................................
Spring ..............................................
Fall ..................................................
Colorado, all 1 ......................................
Fresh 2 .............................................
Florida .................................................
Idaho, all 1 ............................................
Fresh 2 .............................................
Processing .......................................
Maine ..................................................

13.00
13.00
(S)
8.50
10.50
(S)
6.60
(D)
(D)
(D)

16.90
16.90
(S)
4.75
5.40
12.50
7.00
4.70
8.50
(D)

14.30
14.30
(S)
4.65
6.30
(S)
6.70
5.70
7.70
(D)

Michigan ..............................................
Minnesota ............................................
New York .............................................
North Carolina .....................................
North Dakota, all 1 ................................
Fresh 2 .............................................
Processing .......................................
Oregon ................................................
Texas ..................................................
Virginia ................................................

(D)
10.90
(D)
(S)
(S)
(D)
(D)
7.60
(D)
(D)

(S)
(S)
(S)
10.00
(D)
(D)
(D)
8.15
(D)
13.60

(D)
10.70
(D)
(S)
(D)
(S)
(D)
6.90
(D)
12.70

Washington, all 1 ..................................
Processing .......................................
Wisconsin, all 1 ....................................
Fresh 2 .............................................
Processing .......................................

7.40
(D)
10.50
11.00
10.00

8.10
8.10
(S)
(S)
(S)

7.50
7.05
10.40
11.00
9.90

United States, all 1 ...............................
Fresh 2 .............................................
Processing .......................................

8.88
11.47
8.08

9.04
9.79
8.83

8.54
11.12
7.65

(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.

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Prices Received for All Milk – States and United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
[Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies]
August 2014

State

Price
(dollars per cwt)

July 2015
Fat test

Price

(percent)

(dollars per cwt)

August 2015
Fat test

Price

Fat test

(percent)

(dollars per cwt)

(percent)

Arizona ................................
California .............................
Colorado ..............................
Florida ..................................
Idaho ....................................
Illinois ...................................
Indiana .................................
Iowa .....................................
Kansas .................................
Michigan ..............................

24.00
22.60
24.10
29.20
23.20
24.80
24.70
24.70
23.60
24.40

3.43
3.61
3.44
3.58
3.64
3.65
3.60
3.60
3.47
3.61

15.60
15.12
17.20
21.40
16.30
17.40
16.40
17.00
16.00
15.90

3.37
3.59
3.44
3.60
3.62
3.60
3.57
3.64
3.51
3.52

15.60
15.23
17.30
21.00
16.50
17.40
16.30
17.30
16.30
16.00

3.39
3.63
3.46
3.61
3.71
3.61
3.60
3.65
3.51
3.54

Minnesota ............................
New Mexico .........................
New York .............................
Ohio .....................................
Oregon .................................
Pennsylvania .......................
South Dakota .......................
Texas ...................................
Utah .....................................
Vermont ...............................

24.60
21.90
26.20
24.90
25.70
26.50
24.70
24.30
23.80
26.20

3.77
3.44
3.67
3.67
3.81
3.64
3.84
3.72
3.59
3.71

17.40
15.90
17.40
17.10
18.00
17.60
18.10
17.20
16.70
17.60

3.72
3.43
3.65
3.60
3.74
3.58
3.85
3.71
3.54
3.72

17.60
15.40
17.40
17.10
18.20
17.60
18.20
16.90
16.70
17.60

3.76
3.40
3.64
3.61
3.77
3.59
3.88
3.72
3.63
3.71

Virginia .................................
Washington ..........................
Wisconsin ............................

27.90
25.30
24.30

3.57
3.81
3.68

19.10
16.10
17.50

3.54
3.74
3.61

19.30
16.00
17.50

3.56
3.77
3.64

United States .......................

24.20

3.64

16.60

3.60

16.70

3.63

Prices Received for Milk Cows – States and United States: July 2015 with Comparisons
[Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Quarterly United States milk cow prices are based on revised milk cow inventory]
State

July 2014

April 2015

(dollars per head)

July 2015

(dollars per head)

(dollars per head)

Arizona ...........................................
California ........................................
Colorado .........................................
Florida .............................................
Idaho ...............................................
Illinois ..............................................
Indiana ............................................
Iowa ................................................
Kansas ............................................
Michigan .........................................

2,100.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
1,900.00
2,000.00
1,860.00
1,850.00
1,990.00
2,050.00
1,950.00

2,000.00
2,000.00
2,100.00
2,100.00
1,900.00
2,000.00
1,900.00
1,950.00
1,950.00
2,100.00

2,100.00
2,200.00
2,100.00
2,100.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,950.00
2,050.00
2,000.00
2,100.00

Minnesota .......................................
New Mexico ....................................
New York ........................................
Ohio ................................................
Oregon ............................................
Pennsylvania ..................................
South Dakota ..................................
Texas ..............................................
Utah ................................................
Vermont ..........................................

1,950.00
1,950.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,900.00
1,880.00
1,950.00
2,000.00
1,850.00
1,880.00

1,860.00
2,000.00
1,820.00
1,850.00
2,000.00
1,890.00
1,840.00
2,000.00
1,900.00
1,880.00

1,880.00
2,000.00
1,890.00
1,850.00
2,000.00
1,890.00
1,900.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,940.00

Virginia ............................................
Washington .....................................
Wisconsin .......................................

1,890.00
1,950.00
2,100.00

1,930.00
1,850.00
2,080.00

1,950.00
1,950.00
2,090.00

United States ..................................

1,970.00

1,970.00

2,030.00

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Parity Price Overview
Parity prices, based on data from January 2015, and adjusted base price data from which parity prices are computed are
presented in the tables on the following pages. 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, 1954, and
1956.
The parity prices shown in this report are based on the provisions of the amended Act. Briefly, the actual method of
computation is as follows:
a. The average of prices received by farmers for individual commodities for the 10 preceding years is calculated (for 2015,
the 10-average includes the years 2005-2014). An allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments
resulting from price support programs, such as the deficiency payments for grains and cotton, is included for those
commodities for which applicable.
b. This 10-year average is divided by the average of the Index of Prices Received by Farmers for the same 10 preceding
calendar years, adjusted to include an allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental price support operations, to
give an "adjusted base price".
c. Parity prices are computed by multiplying the "adjusted base prices" by the current Parity Index (the Index of Prices
Paid by Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates, 1910-1914=100).
Parity prices are calculated in terms of prices received by farmers in the local markets in which they ordinarily sell. This
means that the parity prices apply to the average of all classes and grades of the commodity as sold by all farmers in the
United States, except as otherwise specified. Fruits and vegetables for fresh use and for processing are usually considered
separate commodities and separate parity prices are calculated. The Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937
provided for parity prices for certain commodities covered by a marketing agreement or order program. Under present
legislation, United States parity prices, with appropriate adjustments where needed, may be used for the purpose of this
Act.

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Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price – United States: August 2015
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]

Commodity and unit

Adjusted
base
price
(dollars)

Basic commodities
All wheat ....................................... bushel
Rice ................................................... cwt
Corn .............................................. bushel
Cotton
Upland .......................................pound
American Pima ...........................pound
Peanuts ..........................................pound
Small chickpeas 1 ............................... cwt
Large chickpeas 1 ............................... cwt
Lentils 1 .............................................. cwt

Price as percent
of parity

Parity price
August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

0.624
1.34
0.444

18.50
39.70
13.30

18.40
39.50
13.10

18.30
39.30
13.00

32
39
27

28
28
29

27
29
28

0.066
0.136
0.024
2.200
3.330
2.280

1.98
4.12
0.721
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

1.95
4.01
0.708
64.90
98.30
67.30

1.93
3.98
0.703
64.50
97.60
66.80

36
42
31
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

34
39
32
34
31
45

30
39
31
32
30
39

Designated nonbasic
All milk, to plants 2 .............................. cwt
Honey, extracted 3 ..........................pound

1.83
0.150

54.40
4.42

54.00
4.43

53.60
4.40

45
48

32
48

32
48

Wool and mohair
Wool ..............................................pound
Mohair ............................................pound

0.117
0.378

3.43
10.80

3.45
11.20

3.43
11.10

42
39

42
43

43
44

Other nonbasic
Apples, fresh 4 ................................pound
Barley ........................................... bushel
Canola ............................................... cwt
Cottonseed ........................................ ton
Dry edible beans ................................ cwt
Flaxseed ....................................... bushel
Oats .............................................. bushel
Potatoes ............................................. cwt
Sorghum grain ................................... cwt
Soybeans ...................................... bushel
Sunflower, all ..................................... cwt

0.033
0.467
1.880
19.20
3.25
1.170
0.295
0.846
0.757
1.080
2.13

1.020
13.60
56.20
574.00
96.20
34.60
8.53
25.10
22.50
31.90
63.70

0.974
13.80
55.50
567.00
95.90
34.50
8.71
25.00
22.30
31.90
62.90

0.967
13.70
55.10
563.00
95.20
34.30
8.64
24.80
22.20
31.60
62.40

38
41
32
32
37
38
38
35
32
39
35

19
38
33
35
29
33
27
36
34
31
42

32
41
28
34
30
29
24
34
36
31
39

Citrus (equivalent on-tree)
Grapefruit ........................................... box
Lemons .............................................. box
Oranges ............................................. box
Tangerines ......................................... box

0.777
1.49
0.806
1.75

21.80
40.90
23.10
48.40

22.90
44.00
23.80
51.60

22.80
43.70
23.60
51.30

37
82
64
146

41
88
45
48

41
80
46
48

Livestock and poultry
Beef cattle .......................................... cwt
Calves ................................................ cwt
Hogs .................................................. cwt
Eggs 1 ............................................ dozen
Turkeys, live ...................................pound

10.80
15.30
5.81
0.094
0.061

313.00
430.00
173.00
2.76
1.800

319.00
452.00
171.00
2.77
1.800

316.00
448.00
170.00
2.75
1.790

50
63
48
39
42

47
61
34
71
47

47
61
35
87
50

(NA) Not available.
1
Parity prices began January 2015.
2
Seasonally adjusted price as percentage of parity price.
3
Wholesale extracted. Adjusted base price derived from state annual averages prices weighted by production. For 1982 through 1985 the national
averages are the support prices.
4
Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states.

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Commodity Parity Prices – United States: August 2015 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]
Commodity and unit

Parity price

Adjusted
base
price

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

Field crops and miscellaneous
Hops ............................................................................ pound
Mustard seed .................................................................... cwt
Rapeseed ......................................................................... cwt
Rye .............................................................................. bushel
Safflower .......................................................................... cwt
Spearmint oil ................................................................ pound
Sweet potatoes ................................................................. cwt

0.325
3.07
2.43
0.614
2.16
1.64
2.08

9.56
89.80
68.80
17.50
62.80
48.10
62.80

9.59
90.60
71.70
18.10
63.70
48.40
61.40

9.52
90.00
71.20
18.00
63.30
48.10
60.90

Tobacco
Flue-cured, 11-14 .................................................... pound
Fire-cured, 21-23 ..................................................... pound
Burley, 31 ................................................................ pound
Maryland, 32 ............................................................ pound
Dark air-cured, 35-37 ............................................... pound
Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 ....................................... pound
Cigar binder, 51 ....................................................... pound

0.181
0.259
0.181
0.171
0.234
0.181
0.632

5.56
7.99
5.62
5.08
7.21
5.47
19.10

5.34
7.64
5.34
5.05
6.91
5.34
18.70

5.30
7.59
5.30
5.01
6.86
5.30
18.50

18.10

544.00

534.00

530.00

119.00
257.00
183.00

3,490.00
7,870.00
5,560.00

3,510.00
7,580.00
5,400.00

3,490.00
7,530.00
5,360.00

215.00
0.033
4.44
152.00

6,490.00
0.992
139.00
4,870.00

6,340.00
0.974
131.00
4,490.00

6,300.00
0.967
130.00
4,450.00

144.00
66.60
90.00
60.90
95.60

4,270.00
(NA)
2,690.00
1,730.00
2,820.00

4,250.00
1,970.00
2,660.00
1,800.00
2,820.00

4,220.00
1,950.00
2,640.00
1,780.00
2,800.00

Noncitrus fruit
Apples, processing 1 2 ....................................................... ton
Apricots
Fresh 3 .......................................................................... ton
Dried (California) ........................................................... ton
Avocados 2 3 ..................................................................... ton
Cherries
Sweet ........................................................................... ton
Tart 2 ........................................................................ pound
Cranberry 2 4 ................................................................. barrel
Dates (California) 3 ............................................................ ton
Grapes (California)
Raisin variety 5 .............................................................. ton
Wine, processing .......................................................... ton
Kiwifruit 2 ........................................................................... ton
Nectarines, fresh (California) 3 .......................................... ton
Olives, canning (California) 4 ............................................. ton
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Commodity Parity Prices – United States: August 2015 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]
Commodity and unit

Noncitrus fruit - continued
Papayas (Hawaii) ......................................................... pound
Peaches
Fresh 4 6 ....................................................................... ton
Dried (California) 1 5 ...................................................... ton
Processing, excludes dried
Clingstone (California) 4 .......................................... ton

Parity price

Adjusted
base
price

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

0.041

1.26

1.21

1.20

87.00
46.50

2,510.00
1,440.00

2,570.00
1,370.00

2,550.00
1,360.00

33.50

992.00

989.00

982.00

57.70

1,710.00

1,700.00

1,690.00

62.30
157.00

1,810.00
4,570.00

1,840.00
4,630.00

1,830.00
4,600.00

62.90
23.90

1,890.00
736.00

1,860.00
705.00

1,840.00
700.00

9.040
3.38

264.00
98.60

267.00
99.70

265.00
99.00

5.34
3.55

163.00
106.00

158.00
105.00

156.00
104.00

Tree nuts 9
Almonds ....................................................................... pound
Hazelnuts ......................................................................... ton
Pistachios .................................................................... pound
Walnuts ............................................................................ ton

0.236
222.00
0.227
223.00

6.82
6,250.00
6.25
6,100.00

6.96
6,550.00
6.70
6,580.00

6.91
6,500.00
6.65
6,530.00

Vegetables, fresh 10
Carrots 11 ......................................................................... cwt
Cauliflower 11 .................................................................... cwt
Celery 11 ........................................................................... cwt
Honeydew melons ............................................................ cwt
Lettuce ............................................................................. cwt
Onions 11 .......................................................................... cwt
Tomatoes ......................................................................... cwt

2.63
4.17
1.99
1.98
2.17
1.41
4.21

79.90
124.00
61.60
59.20
64.90
40.30
130.00

77.60
123.00
58.70
58.40
64.00
41.60
124.00

77.10
122.00
58.30
58.00
63.60
41.30
123.00

Pears, Fresh 6 .................................................................. ton
Plums (California) equivalent on-tree
Fresh 7 ......................................................................... ton
Prunes, dried (California) 1 2 5 ........................................... ton
Prunes and plums
Fresh, excludes California 7 .......................................... ton
Processing, excludes dried 1 ........................................ ton
Strawberries
Fresh 10 .................................................................... pound
Processing ............................................................... pound
Sugar crops
Sugarbeets 2 8 .............................................................. ton
Sugarcane 2 8 ............................................................... ton

(NA) Not available.
1
Equivalent returns at processing plant door.
2
Adjusted base price is carried forward from the previous year since current marketing year average price is not yet available.
3
Equivalent returns at packinghouse door.
4
Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point.
5
Dried basis.
6
Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (apples only), Oregon (except peaches), and Washington. Price at point of first
sale for other states.
7
Based on "as sold" prices for fresh fruit in all states.
8
Relates to prices including average conditional payments per ton made under the sugar acts of 1937 and 1948. Crop deficiency and
abandonment payments not included.
9
Prices In-Shell basis except almonds which are shelled basis.
10
FOB shipping point price.
11
Includes some processing.

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Marketing Year for Specified Commodities

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.
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.

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Austrian Winter Peas Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing
Years 2012 through 2014
State

2012

2013

2014

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

Idaho ......................................
Montana .................................
Oregon ...................................

19.90
21.90
20.40

24.60
19.50
27.70

22.10
(D)
28.80

United States .........................

20.70

23.50

22.70

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

Dry Edible Peas Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years
2012 through 2014
[Excludes both wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas]
State

2012

2013

(dollars)

2014

(dollars)

(dollars)

Idaho ......................................
Montana .................................
North Dakota ..........................
Oregon ...................................
Washington ............................

17.50
14.60
15.90
17.00
17.30

17.40
13.50
14.80
16.90
16.60

14.50
11.00
12.20
15.50
15.40

United States .........................

15.70

14.60

12.00

Lentils Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012
through 2014
State

2012

2013

2014

(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

Idaho ......................................
Montana .................................
North Dakota ..........................
Washington ............................

27.80
19.50
18.70
27.20

24.40
18.30
17.90
25.30

31.00
22.80
23.50
32.00

United States .........................

20.70

19.80

24.40

Sorghum Grain Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years
2012 through 2014
State

2012

2013

2014

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

Arizona ...........................................
Arkansas .........................................
Colorado .........................................
Georgia ...........................................
Illinois ..............................................
Kansas ............................................
Louisiana ........................................
Mississippi ......................................
Missouri ..........................................
Nebraska ........................................

12.80
11.10
12.50
12.70
12.00
12.00
11.50
10.90
12.30
12.10

10.10
8.85
7.66
9.52
7.42
7.46
8.70
8.62
8.05
7.38

9.34
7.07
6.92
8.52
5.97
7.10
7.76
7.05
6.35
7.17

New Mexico ....................................
Oklahoma .......................................
South Dakota ..................................
Texas ..............................................

13.30
12.00
11.90
11.20

5.76
7.49
6.57
8.33

6.64
6.94
5.95
7.23

United States ..................................

11.30

7.64

7.20

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Soybean Market Year Average Prices Received – States and United States: Marketing Years 2012
through 2014
State

2012

2013

2014

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Alabama ..........................................
Arkansas .........................................
Delaware .........................................
Florida .............................................
Georgia ...........................................
Illinois ..............................................
Indiana ............................................
Iowa .................................................
Kansas ............................................
Kentucky ..........................................

14.60
14.30
14.40
14.00
14.60
14.60
14.70
14.40
14.30
14.50

12.90
13.10
12.40
11.80
13.30
13.20
13.20
13.10
12.80
13.10

10.00
10.60
9.60
8.90
10.50
10.20
10.20
9.96
9.63
10.50

Louisiana .........................................
Maryland ..........................................
Michigan ..........................................
Minnesota ........................................
Mississippi .......................................
Missouri ...........................................
Nebraska .........................................
New Jersey ......................................
New York .........................................
North Carolina .................................

14.70
14.20
14.00
14.30
14.50
14.50
14.10
13.90
13.60
14.00

13.40
12.40
12.90
12.90
13.20
13.10
12.70
12.40
12.80
13.10

10.90
9.82
10.10
9.96
11.00
9.99
9.73
9.85
9.69
10.20

North Dakota ...................................
Ohio .................................................
Oklahoma ........................................
Pennsylvania ...................................
South Carolina .................................
South Dakota ...................................
Tennessee .......................................
Texas ..............................................
Virginia ............................................
West Virginia ...................................
Wisconsin ........................................

14.00
14.60
14.40
14.20
14.50
14.20
14.60
14.60
14.00
14.30
14.00

12.40
13.00
12.90
13.00
13.30
12.50
13.00
12.60
13.00
12.90
12.80

9.49
10.30
9.90
9.80
10.30
9.37
10.60
9.55
9.90
10.00
10.00

United States ...................................

14.40

13.00

10.10

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Austrian Winter Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing
Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[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]
Month

Prices received

Farm marketing percentages

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
January 1 ..............
February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................

(S)
20.50
20.90
20.90
(D)
20.60
21.00
21.30
(S)
(S)
(S)
17.80

(D)
(D)
(D)
22.60
22.80
(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
23.10
22.50
(D)
27.80
(D)
(D)
(S)
26.00
(D)
(S)
(D)

(S)
8.8
31.8
12.2
(D)
7.9
13.5
15.0
(S)
(S)
(S)
7.0

(D)
(D)
(D)
17.1
18.7
(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)
(S)

(S)
37.4
27.4
(D)
4.6
(D)
(D)
(S)
7.7
(D)
(S)
(D)

MYA .....................

20.70

23.50

22.70

100.0

100.0

100.0

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
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Dry Edible Peas Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing Years
2012-2013 through 2014-2015
[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]
Month

Prices received

Farm marketing percentages

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ................
November ............
December ............
January 1 ..............
February ..............
March ...................
April .....................
May ......................
June .....................

14.80
14.30
14.50
15.30
16.50
16.60
16.30
16.60
17.80
18.70
18.60
19.40

16.50
14.50
14.30
15.50
15.90
14.60
15.40
15.10
13.40
13.40
13.10
13.30

12.80
11.00
11.40
11.00
12.00
11.60
12.30
12.30
12.30
13.70
13.70
13.30

5.4
20.3
17.0
10.5
7.5
7.4
10.0
8.5
6.8
2.9
1.9
1.8

2.7
18.3
18.7
11.3
6.2
9.2
9.4
4.0
5.5
4.5
3.8
6.4

3.5
21.4
13.1
9.3
5.2
6.0
7.9
6.6
5.7
7.1
6.1
8.1

MYA .....................

15.70

14.60

12.00

100.0

100.0

100.0

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Lentils Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015
[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]
Month

Prices received

Farm marketing percentages

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

July ......................
August .................
September ...........
October ...............
November ............
December ............
January 1 .............
February ..............
March ..................
April .....................
May .....................
June ....................

18.50
18.20
21.20
22.30
21.30
18.90
21.00
22.60
20.20
21.00
20.40
22.00

20.30
19.00
23.70
23.00
19.50
19.90
18.50
19.40
18.90
18.50
18.50
19.10

18.90
20.00
22.80
23.70
25.20
29.90
25.40
29.70
27.90
27.20
29.90
27.20

5.1
9.6
10.3
10.2
6.5
8.5
6.4
12.7
12.7
7.1
5.5
5.4

7.9
9.7
7.4
9.3
5.8
7.2
8.5
7.3
11.1
7.7
6.6
11.5

12.4
13.5
11.1
12.3
5.9
7.6
11.4
4.4
6.9
7.9
3.3
3.3

MYA ....................

20.70

19.80

24.40

100.0

100.0

100.0

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Corn Prices Received and Farm Marketings by Month – United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013
through 2014-2015
[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]
Month

Prices received

Farm marketing percentages

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

September ...........
October ...............
November ............
December ............
January 1 .............
February ..............
March ..................
April .....................
May .....................
June ....................
July ......................
August .................

6.89
6.78
7.01
6.87
6.96
7.04
7.13
6.97
6.97
6.97
6.79
6.21

5.40
4.63
4.37
4.41
4.42
4.35
4.52
4.71
4.71
4.50
4.06
3.63

3.49
3.57
3.60
3.79
3.82
3.79
3.81
3.75
3.64
3.59
3.80
3.68

11.1
15.8
9.4
7.5
14.0
6.2
8.7
4.9
5.2
5.8
6.0
5.4

5.1
11.6
12.3
8.8
14.2
9.4
9.1
7.3
4.8
5.7
5.9
5.8

6.0
10.7
13.1
10.2
12.8
6.6
7.4
5.2
4.8
9.4
8.4
5.4

MYA ....................

6.89

4.46

3.70

100.0

100.0

100.0

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Sorghum Grain Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014
and 2014-2015
[Marketing year: September - August for United States; June - May for Texas; August - July for Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma;
September - August for Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri; October - September for Nebraska]
State

Arkansas ................
Illinois .....................
Kansas ...................
Louisiana ...............
Missouri .................
Nebraska ...............
Oklahoma ..............
Texas .....................
United States .........

2013-2014
June

July

August

September

October

November

December

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(D)
11.90
11.80
(D)
(D)
12.40
11.40
(D)

(S)
(D)
10.60
(D)
12.50
11.50
10.80
9.48

11.10

(D)
(D)
9.88
8.85
11.90
10.20
8.81
8.68

9.63

(D)
(D)
8.70
8.84
8.08
8.45
7.77
7.88

8.82

8.82
6.92
7.40
8.77
8.12
7.38
7.50
7.87

8.17

9.05
7.43
7.23
(D)
7.40
7.16
7.33
7.63

7.73

7.38

(D)
7.49
7.31
(D)
8.14
7.18
7.27
7.75

(D)
7.15
7.34
(S)
8.12
7.06
7.25
7.90

7.49

7.52

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

Arkansas ................
Illinois .....................
Kansas ...................
Louisiana ...............
Missouri .................
Nebraska ...............
Oklahoma ..............
Texas .....................

(D)
(D)
7.61
7.56
7.96
7.50
7.58
7.74

(D)
8.23
8.01
(D)
8.40
7.82
8.23
8.96

(D)
9.22
8.19
(D)
8.93
8.14
8.43
9.65

(D)
9.00
8.18
(D)
9.00
8.15
8.04
8.21

(D)
(S)
7.59
(S)
(D)
7.51
7.13
7.51

(S)
(S)
6.36
(D)
7.30
6.71
6.39
7.53

7.22
(D)
5.71
7.92
7.16
6.11
5.95
7.13

United States .........

7.65

8.24

8.55

8.22

7.53

7.40

7.13

State

Arkansas ................
Illinois .....................
Kansas ...................
Louisiana ...............
Missouri .................
Nebraska ...............
Oklahoma ..............
Texas .....................
United States .........

January 1

(dollars per
cwt)

2014-2015
June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January 1

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(D)
(S)
7.59
(S)
(D)
7.51
7.13
7.51
7.53

(S)
(S)
6.36
(D)
7.30
6.71
6.39
7.53

7.22
(D)
5.71
7.92
7.16
6.11
5.95
7.13

7.40

7.04
(D)
5.41
(D)
5.70
5.82
5.87
6.66

7.13

6.53

6.97
6.23
6.03
(D)
5.24
6.07
6.28
6.36

7.34
5.71
6.54
7.86
6.10
6.68
6.83
6.84

6.26

6.58

7.25
(D)
7.30
(D)
6.96
7.48
7.87
7.24

7.01
6.50
7.45
(D)
6.69
7.47
7.95
7.26

7.33

7.40

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

Arkansas ................
Illinois .....................
Kansas ...................
Louisiana ...............
Missouri .................
Nebraska ...............
Oklahoma ..............
Texas .....................

(dollars per
cwt)
7.66
(D)
7.87
7.57
7.53
8.05
8.11
7.69

(dollars per
cwt)
(D)
(D)
8.04
(D)
7.62
8.14
7.89
7.76

(dollars per
cwt)
7.37
7.10
7.96
(D)
7.21
7.68
7.90
7.55

(dollars per
cwt)
7.65
(D)
7.52
(D)
7.00
8.69
7.42
7.26

(dollars per
cwt)
(D)
(D)
7.13
(S)
6.69
6.61
7.59
8.48

(dollars per
cwt)
(D)
(D)
7.78
(D)
(D)
7.23
7.65
7.67

(dollars per
cwt)
7.93
(S)
6.84
8.02
6.97
6.91
6.38
7.96

United States .........

7.86

8.00

7.90

7.57

7.83

7.68

7.90

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
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Soybean Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Year 2013-2014
[Marketing year: September-August for United States; August-July for Louisiana and Mississippi; September-August for all other monthly marketing
estimating States]
State

2013-2014
August

September

October

November

December

January 1

February

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

Arkansas ...................
Illinois ........................
Indiana ......................
Iowa ...........................
Kansas ......................
Kentucky ....................
Louisiana ...................
Michigan ....................
Minnesota ..................
Mississippi .................

(D)
14.20
14.90
14.20
13.90
13.60
(D)
14.40
14.30
12.70

13.30
13.50
13.40
13.90
13.10
13.30
13.40
13.00
13.30
13.20

13.00
12.80
12.60
12.50
12.40
12.60
13.20
12.40
12.50
13.10

13.00
12.80
12.70
12.70
12.50
13.00
13.20
12.50
12.60
13.00

13.20
13.20
13.10
13.00
12.80
13.20
(D)
13.00
12.70
13.20

13.30
13.10
13.20
12.80
12.60
13.20
(D)
12.80
12.60
13.00

13.50
13.40
13.40
13.10
13.20
13.50
13.80
13.30
12.90
13.60

Missouri .....................
Nebraska ...................
North Carolina ...........
North Dakota .............
Ohio ...........................
South Dakota .............
Tennessee .................
Wisconsin ..................

13.70
13.50
14.20
13.10
14.60
13.80
13.20
14.40

13.50
13.00
13.20
12.60
13.00
12.70
13.00
12.90

12.60
12.40
12.80
12.30
12.30
12.20
12.70
12.20

12.80
12.50
12.90
12.20
12.70
12.20
12.80
12.70

13.10
12.80
12.90
12.60
13.10
12.70
13.20
13.10

13.10
12.70
12.90
12.40
13.10
12.50
13.10
12.80

13.50
13.00
13.40
12.50
13.40
12.70
13.50
13.20

12.90

13.20

United States .............
State

14.10
March

13.30
April

12.50
May

12.70
June

13.00
July

August

Arkansas ...................
Illinois ........................
Indiana ......................
Iowa ...........................
Kansas ......................
Kentucky ....................
Louisiana ...................
Michigan ....................
Minnesota ..................
Mississippi .................

(dollars per
bushel)
14.00
13.80
13.90
13.70
13.50
13.80
13.70
13.80
13.30
14.00

(dollars per
bushel)
14.60
14.20
14.60
14.30
14.40
14.40
14.80
14.50
14.40
15.50

(dollars per
bushel)
14.30
14.30
14.80
14.70
14.50
14.80
13.00
14.90
14.00
14.60

(dollars per
bushel)
15.00
14.60
14.70
14.40
14.40
14.60
(D)
14.40
14.20
(D)

(dollars per
bushel)
13.10
13.30
13.70
13.00
13.00
13.30
13.40
13.00
13.00
(D)

(dollars per
bushel)
12.40
12.50
12.90
12.40
13.10
12.70
11.90
12.40
12.60
11.90

Missouri .....................
Nebraska ...................
North Carolina ...........
North Dakota .............
Ohio ...........................
South Dakota .............
Tennessee .................
Wisconsin ..................

14.00
13.70
14.10
12.70
14.10
13.10
13.90
13.40

14.60
14.20
14.70
13.10
14.50
13.70
14.50
14.00

14.80
14.50
15.00
13.20
15.00
14.00
14.40
14.70

14.50
14.20
14.50
12.70
14.80
13.90
14.50
14.40

13.00
13.00
13.30
11.70
13.30
12.70
12.80
13.40

12.50
12.00
13.10
10.70
13.10
11.80
11.90
12.50

United States .............

13.70

14.30

14.40

14.30

13.10

12.40

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
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Soybean Prices Received by Month – States and United States: Marketing Year 2014-2015
[Marketing year: September-August for United States; August-July for Louisiana and Mississippi; September-August for all other monthly marketing
estimating States]
State

2014-2015
August

September

October

November

December

January 1

February

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

(dollars per
bushel)

Arkansas ....................
Illinois .........................
Indiana .......................
Iowa ...........................
Kansas .......................
Kentucky ....................
Louisiana ...................
Michigan ....................
Minnesota ..................
Mississippi .................

12.40
12.50
12.90
12.40
13.10
12.70
11.90
12.40
12.60
11.90

10.70
10.20
11.00
11.00
10.50
10.50
11.10
11.20
11.60
11.20

10.60
10.20
10.00
10.00
9.50
10.40
10.70
10.10
10.00
11.00

10.80
10.30
10.20
10.20
9.73
10.50
10.90
10.10
9.95
11.10

10.70
10.50
10.50
10.00
9.75
10.70
10.90
10.10
10.10
11.10

10.70
10.50
10.50
10.20
9.78
10.60
10.80
10.40
10.20
10.50

10.50
10.10
10.20
9.84
9.61
10.20
11.40
9.88
9.74
10.50

Missouri .....................
Nebraska ...................
North Carolina ............
North Dakota ..............
Ohio ...........................
South Dakota .............
Tennessee .................
Wisconsin ..................

12.50
12.00
13.10
10.70
13.10
11.80
11.90
12.50

11.50
11.00
11.10
10.10
11.10
10.00
10.80
11.20

9.69
9.54
10.60
9.58
10.10
9.22
10.30
10.10

9.99
9.93
10.20
9.74
10.40
9.59
10.70
10.10

10.30
9.88
10.10
9.82
10.60
9.85
10.70
10.00

10.10
9.98
10.20
9.50
10.70
9.79
10.80
10.20

9.91
9.60
10.00
9.10
10.30
9.30
10.40
10.00

10.30

9.91

United States .............
State

12.40
March

10.90
April

9.97
May

10.20
June

10.30
July

August

Arkansas ....................
Illinois .........................
Indiana .......................
Iowa ...........................
Kansas .......................
Kentucky ....................
Louisiana ...................
Michigan ....................
Minnesota ..................
Mississippi .................

(dollars per
bushel)
10.30
10.10
10.10
9.76
9.39
10.30
10.70
9.91
9.52
10.30

(dollars per
bushel)
10.10
9.90
9.94
9.58
9.29
10.20
10.50
10.00
9.73
10.10

(dollars per
bushel)
9.88
9.69
9.91
9.50
9.35
10.10
10.20
9.61
9.51
9.95

(dollars per
bushel)
9.90
9.77
9.91
9.50
9.38
9.95
10.10
9.68
9.40
9.81

(dollars per
bushel)
10.00
10.20
10.30
10.00
9.79
10.20
10.40
10.20
9.74
(D)

(dollars per
bushel)
9.80
9.77
10.00
9.49
9.29
9.95
9.96
10.40
9.65
10.10

Missouri .....................
Nebraska ...................
North Carolina ............
North Dakota ..............
Ohio ...........................
South Dakota .............
Tennessee .................
Wisconsin ..................

9.97
9.53
10.10
9.06
10.10
9.22
11.10
9.72

9.77
9.35
10.00
8.85
9.83
9.08
10.00
9.63

9.67
9.34
9.77
8.78
9.71
9.13
9.88
9.40

9.67
9.26
9.93
8.66
10.10
9.12
10.00
9.44

10.10
9.62
10.10
9.02
10.30
9.32
10.20
9.79

9.80
9.37
9.39
8.93
10.20
9.12
9.84
9.57

United States .............

9.85

9.69

9.58

9.58

9.95

9.71

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
Second year.

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Sorghum Grain Farm Marketing Percent by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years
2013-2014 and 2014-2015
[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
Year

Arkansas
2013-2014
2014-2015
Illinois
2013-2014
2014-2015
Kansas
2013-2014
2014-2015
Louisiana
2013-2014
2014-2015
Missouri
2013-2014
2014-2015
Nebraska
2013-2014
2014-2015
Oklahoma
2013-2014
2014-2015
Texas
2013-2014
2014-2015

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

39
45

30
32

9
8

8
2

6
5

3
3

1
-

1
-

1
-

1

-

................................................
................................................

1
-

29
9

49
73

5
7

5
6

-

5
1

4
1

2
3

-

-

-

................................................
................................................

1
2

8
8

19
28

19
24

22
15

10
9

8
6

6
3

3
2

2
2

1
1

1
-

8
25

15
10

2
2

3
2

8

7
-

2
1

1
-

-

-

3

................................................
................................................

2
15

11
14

18
24

16
16

20
15

13
5

10
4

4
3

4
1

1

1
1

1
1

................................................
................................................

1
1

16
15

18
24

13
26

14
14

14
9

10
5

5
2

2
2

4
1

2
1

1
-

1
4

11
16

19
23

14
17

19
19

18
10

6
5

4
2

4
1

2
2

1
1

1
-

13
11

11
8

5
6

12
5

16
16

14
18

5
4

3
2

3
-

2
-

15.4
21.2

16.8
21.2

17.3
15.7

7.7
7.7

5.8
4.5

4.7
2.2

2.4
1.9

4.0
3.1

5.9
5.8

................................................
................................................

2
4

................................................
................................................

62
49

................................................
................................................
................................................
................................................

United States
2013-2014 ................................................
2014-2015 ................................................

4
11

12
19

6.1
6.4

8.5
10.3

5.4
-

- Represents zero.

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Soybean Farm Marketing Percent by Month – States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014
and 2014-2015
[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
Year

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

Arkansas
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Illinois
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Indiana
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Iowa
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Kansas
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Kentucky
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Louisiana
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Michigan
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Minnesota
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Mississippi
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Missouri
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Nebraska
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
North Carolina
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
North Dakota
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Ohio
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
South Dakota
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Tennessee
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
Wisconsin
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................
United States
2013-2014 ...................................................
2014-2015 ...................................................

3
4

1
1

9
13

36
30

30
21

12
16

8
10

2
2

1
2

2

1

1

1
1

1
1

3
3

21
21

10
13

9
11

27
20

10
10

7
4

5
3

3
3

2
6

2
3

1
3

8
5

23
23

10
14

9
9

19
12

10
9

6
10

4
4

2
3

3
5

3
3

3
3

5
3

27
32

10
9

8
6

12
12

11
9

7
5

6
4

3
4

4
6

4
6

3
4

4
3

31
27

20
22

11
12

13
10

10
8

4
5

3
4

1
3

1
3

1
2

1
1

1
2

14
13

23
20

17
18

29
28

7
7

4
4

1
3

1
1

1
2

1
1

1
1

27
36

44
28

8
6

10
12

5
12

2
1

-

-

-

1
-

1

3
1

32
26

20
20

8
12

12
10

8
6

4
6

4
4

3
3

3
5

1
4

2
3

5
4

27
32

11
8

12
10

12
12

9
8

8
6

4
4

3
3

4
6

3
5

2
2

15
21

22
26

12
11

40
25

6
6

2
4

1
2

1

-

1

1
2

2
2

19
16

25
24

14
14

15
15

8
8

6
5

4
4

2
3

2
4

2
3

1
2

5
4

34
31

11
12

10
12

20
13

9
9

4
4

2
3

1
2

1
5

2
3

1
2

1
1

11
13

39
27

13
18

18
16

7
6

4
5

3
4

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
1

3
2

22
37

18
15

15
12

16
10

9
7

5
5

3
2

3
1

2
4

3
4

1
1

12
8

32
26

11
13

6
8

12
12

9
8

6
7

5
4

2
3

1
5

2
4

2
2

5
3

32
41

11
8

9
6

17
11

10
9

5
4

3
3

2
2

2
6

2
4

2
3

3
7

26
17

30
38

10
11

21
17

3
3

2
2

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

2
1

27
32

30
19

10
8

12
16

8
7

3
5

2
3

2
2

2
4

1
2

1
1

5.7
5.3

26.8
27.3

14.2
13.8

11.0
10.7

16.3
13.4

8.5
7.8

5.3
5.1

3.7
3.4

2.2
2.5

2.2
4.7

2.2
3.6

1.9
2.4

- Represents zero.

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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
1,900 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 sales. 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 sales.
Recommendations are prepared by the Regional 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: In general, revisions are made during annual commodity market year estimation time, following five-year
Census revisions, or when later information is received. 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 non-sampling 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 non-sampling
errors.
Program Changes: After the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) 2009 program review which
included changes in farm production practices, plans were implement to make necessary program improvements in the
agricultural price program. The index group structure for prices received was modified to maintain a more universal structure
and consistency with the required 1910-1914 series.
Modifications implemented January 2014 include the following: update the current 1990-1992 base reference period to 2011,
link the 1910-1914 series to the updated base reference period, 2011, create index groups used universally by researchers, data
users, and policymakers, re-classify agricultural commodities into the index groups, expand the commodity coverage for
vegetable, melon, non-citrus, and tree nuts, update monthly market weights, and adjust (normalization) current five year
moving average cash receipts and farm input cost weights.
Modifications implemented January 2015 discontinued preliminary prices and replaced the annual average index with an
annual index.
See Price Program Quick Stats Links at end of this report for program change details.

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August Prices Paid by Farmers
The August Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 108,
is down 0.9 percent from July 2015 and 3.6 percent below August 2014.
Production index: The August index, at 109, is down 0.9 percent from last month and 4.4 percent lower than last year.
Lower prices in August for feeder cattle, hay & forages, nitrogen, and diesel more than offset higher prices for complete
feeds, supplements, herbicides, and insecticides.
Feed: The August index, at 105, decreased 0.9 percent from July and is down 7.1 percent from last August. Since
July, lower prices for hay & forages, feed grains, and concentrates more than offset higher prices for complete
feeds and supplements.
Livestock and poultry: The August index, at 147, decreased 3.3 percent from last month and is down 7.5 percent
from last year. Since July, prices are lower for feeder cattle and feeder pigs. The August feeder cattle price, at
$219 per cwt, is down $8.00 per cwt from the July price. August feeder pigs averaged $88.00 per cwt, down
$7.00 per cwt from July.
Fertilizer: The August index, at 86, is down 2.3 percent from July and 7.5 percent below August a year ago.
Since July, lower prices for nitrogen more than offset higher prices for mixed fertilizer and potash & phosphate.
Chemicals: The August index, at 107, is up 0.9 percent from July but is down 1.8 percent from last August.
Compared with last month, prices are higher for herbicides and insecticides.
Fuels: The August index, at 61, is down 7.6 percent from a month earlier and 38 percent below August 2014.
Compared with last month, prices are lower for diesel, gasoline, and LP gas.
Machinery: The August index, at 115, was unchanged from July but is 1.8 percent above last August.
Consumer price index: The August 2015 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all
urban consumers (CPI-U) decreased slightly before seasonal adjustment to a level of 238.316 (1982-1984=100). The July
index is 238.654. For the 12 month period ending in August, the overall index increased slightly.

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Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
[Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov]
Index Group
and
Ratios

1910-1914 Base

2011 Base

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Prices paid by farmers for
commodities, services,
interest, taxes, and wage
rates (PPITW) .........................................
Production ..........................................
Feed ...............................................
Livestock and poultry ......................
Seeds .............................................
Fertilizer ..........................................
Chemicals .......................................
Fuels ...............................................
Supplies and repairs .......................

3023
2374
1249
3146
3746
1114
980
2775
1252

2951
2289
1165
3003
3755
1060
953
1835
1243

2930
2268
1162
2908
3755
1040
957
1711
1243

112
114
113
159
114
93
109
99
106

109
110
106
152
114
88
106
66
105

108
109
105
147
114
86
107
61
105

Autos and trucks .............................
Machinery .......................................
Building materials ...........................
Services and rent ............................
Services ..........................................
Rent ................................................

3204
6882
2495
2322
(NA)
(NA)

3245
7044
2501
2370
(NA)
(NA)

3235
7044
2491
2369
(NA)
(NA)

104
113
107
(NA)
110
108

106
115
108
(NA)
113
110

105
115
107
(NA)
113
110

Interest 1 .............................................
Taxes 2 ...............................................
Wage rates .........................................
Production, interest, taxes,
and wage rates (PITW) ...................
Family living-CPI 3 ...............................

3504
6233
7654

3539
6376
7865

3539
6376
7865

96
105
107

97
107
110

97
107
110

3177
2259

3088
2267

3064
2264

113
106

110
106

109
106

Ratio (received/paid) ...........................
Parity ratio 4 ........................................
Parity ratio adjusted 5 ..........................
PPITW adjusted for
productivity 6 ...................................

(NA)
37
38

(NA)
35
36

(NA)
36
37

97
(NA)
(NA)

91
(NA)
(NA)

94
(NA)
(NA)

1417

1409

1405

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

Crop sector (PPITW) ...........................
Livestock sector (PPITW) ...................

(NA)
(NA)

(NA)
(NA)

(NA)
(NA)

107
116

106
112

105
111

Farm sector (production) .....................
Non-farm sector (production) ..............

(NA)
(NA)

(NA)
(NA)

(NA)
(NA)

127
106

121
103

119
103

(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 1.026 for 2015 and the
revised factor is 1.026 for 2014.
6
PPITW is adjusted based on productivity trend for the prior 15 years.

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Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components – United States:
August 2015 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
Index Group

Indexes (2011=100)

2014

2015

August
2014

July
2015

August
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Production items ...................................................

74.1

74.6

114

110

109

Feed .................................................................
Feed grains ...................................................
Complete feeds .............................................
Hay and forages ............................................
Concentrates .................................................
Supplements .................................................
Livestock and poultry ........................................
Feeder cattle .................................................
Feeder pigs ...................................................
Milk cow replacements ..................................
Poultry ...........................................................

15.5
2.2
7.6
1.9
2.5
1.3
8.5
6.6
0.7
0.7
0.5

15.5
2.2
7.6
1.9
2.5
1.3
8.3
6.4
0.7
0.7
0.5

113
64
120
115
138
107
159
165
164
139
102

106
66
112
101
122
112
152
166
68
143
102

105
64
114
93
121
117
147
160
63
143
102

Seeds ...............................................................
Field crops ....................................................
Grasses and legumes ...................................
Fertilizer ............................................................
Mixed fertilizer ...............................................
Nitrogen ........................................................
Potash and phosphate ..................................
Chemicals .........................................................
Herbicides .....................................................
Insecticides ...................................................
Fungicides and other .....................................

4.9
4.4
0.5
6.2
2.7
2.6
0.9
3.1
1.9
0.7
0.4

5.0
4.5
0.5
6.4
2.8
2.7
0.9
3.2
2.0
0.7
0.5

114
113
123
93
85
100
93
109
109
111
104

114
114
120
88
86
92
83
106
107
107
103

114
114
120
86
86
88
83
107
107
107
104

Fuels .................................................................
Diesel ............................................................
Gasoline ........................................................
LP gas ...........................................................
Supplies and repairs .........................................
Supplies ........................................................
Repairs .........................................................
Autos and trucks ...............................................
Autos .............................................................
Trucks ...........................................................

4.1
2.6
0.9
0.7
4.3
1.4
2.8
1.1
0.1
1.0

4.0
2.5
0.8
0.7
4.3
1.4
2.9
1.1
0.1
1.0

99
91
107
118
106
106
106
104
101
105

66
63
77
61
105
106
105
106
102
106

61
59
73
56
105
106
105
105
101
106

Machinery .........................................................
Tractors .........................................................
Self-propelled ................................................
Other machinery ............................................
Building materials ..............................................
Services ............................................................
Custom rates .................................................
Other services ...............................................
Rent ..................................................................
Cash .............................................................
Share ............................................................

4.9
1.1
2.0
1.9
3.7
10.8
1.1
9.7
6.9
3.7
3.2

5.2
1.1
2.1
2.0
3.7
10.8
1.1
9.7
7.1
3.8
3.3

113
108
116
112
107
110
109
110
108
109
108

115
110
119
115
108
113
112
113
110
110
110

115
110
119
115
107
113
112
113
110
110
110

Interest ..................................................................
Taxes ....................................................................
Wage rates ...........................................................
Family living-CPI ...................................................

2.6
2.9
6.4
14.0

2.3
2.8
6.4
13.9

96
105
107
106

97
107
110
106

97
107
110
106

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Paid Indexes by Month,
All Items and Production Items –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

120
110
100
90
80
70
All Items

Production Items

60
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Paid Indexes, Annual Averages,
Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

120
110
100
90
80

70
Production Items

Interest

Taxes

Wages

60

2005

2006

2007

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2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

47

Paid Indexes by Farm Type and Month, All Items –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

120

110
100
90

80
70
All Farms

Crop Farms

Livestock Farms

60
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Paid Indexes by Origin and Month,
All Production Items –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
All

Nonfarm

Farm

60
2006

48

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Agricultural Prices (September 2015)
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Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector and Month,
Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

150

130
110
90
70
50
Supplies & Repairs

Fertilizer

Machinery

Fuel

30
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Paid Indexes by Month,
Feed and Livestock & Poultry –
United States: 2011=100
Percent

180
160
140
120
100
80
60
Feed

Livestock & Poultry

40
2006

2007

2008

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2009

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Feed Price Ratios – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
Feed price ratio 1

August 2014

July 2015

August 2015

Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal
in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2 ..........................................................

4.8

4.7

4.4

Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in
value to 1 dozen eggs 3 ......................................................................................

8.6

19.6

26.5

Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to
100 pounds of hog, live weight ...........................................................................

22.9

15.4

16.0

Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal
in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4 .....................................................................

2.63

2.01

2.11

Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal
in value to 100 pounds of steer & heifers,
live weight ......................................................................................................

43.8

39.5

40.5

Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in
value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5 .............................................................

6.8

8.5

9.4

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.
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. The modeled feed
uses 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans, and 41 percent alfalfa.
5
The price of commercial prepared turkey feed is based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and wheat. The modeled feed
uses 51 percent corn, 28 percent soybeans, and 21 percent wheat.
2

Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios – United States:
August 2015 with Comparisons
[Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service]
Item

August 2014

July 2015

(dollars)

(dollars)

August 2015
(dollars)

Broilers, live .......................................................................... pound
Eggs, market ......................................................................... dozen

0.600
0.861

0.510
1.81

0.470
2.38

Hogs, all .....................................................................................cwt
Milk, all .......................................................................................cwt

83.20
24.20

58.70
16.60

59.00
16.70

Steers and heifers ......................................................................cwt
Turkeys, live .......................................................................... pound

159.00
0.756

150.00
0.848

149.00
0.897

Corn ..................................................................................... bushel
Hay, alfalfa ................................................................................. ton

3.63
207.00

3.80
169.00

3.68
159.00

Soybeans ............................................................................. bushel
Wheat, all ............................................................................. bushel

12.40
5.97

9.95
5.23

9.71
4.85

Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock – United States: August 2015 with Comparisons
[Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service]
Item

Feeder cattle & calves ................................................................cwt
Feeder pigs ................................................................................cwt

50

August 2014

July 2015

(dollars)

(dollars)
227.00
230.00

August 2015
(dollars)
227.00
95.00

219.00
88.00

Agricultural Prices (September 2015)
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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 at 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 non-probability 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 Regional 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 non-sampling 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 non-sampling errors.
Program change: Effective January 2014, the National Agricultural Statistics Service modified the five-year moving
weights and updated the base reference period. In January 2015, publication of preliminary prices was suspended, and the
annual average index was replaced by an annual index.
As of January 2014, the 1990-1992 base reference period was updated to 2011. Five-year moving average weights are
adjusted (normalized) to minimize the effects of price changes. The 1910-1914=100 price indexes, required by statute for
computing parity prices, were linked forward based on the changes in the new 2011=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.

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Information Contacts
General
Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch .................................................. (202) 720-6146
Crop Prices Received
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ................................................................................................................. (202) 720-2127
Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section ............................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Angie Considine – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum ................................................................................. (202) 720-5944
Tony Dahlman – Soybeans, Barley, Crop Weather ....................................................................................... (202) 720-7621
Chris Hawthorn – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet ............................................................................................ (202) 720-9526
James Johanson – County Estimates, Hay ..................................................................................................... (202) 690-8533
Jean Porter – Oats, Rye, Wheat ...................................................................................................................... (202) 720-8068
Bianca Pruneda – Peanuts, Rice ..................................................................................................................... (202) 720-7688
Travis Thorson –Sunflower, Other Oilseeds .................................................................................................. (202) 720-7369
Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section ....................................................... (202) 720-2127
Vincent Davis – Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries ..................................................... (202) 720-2157
Fleming Gibson – Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Sugar Crops, Tropical Fruits ...................................................... (202) 720-5412
Greg Lemmons – Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ................................................................ (202) 720-4285
Dave Losh – Hops ......................................................................................................................................... (360) 709-2400
Dan Norris – Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears,
Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans .................................................................................................................. (202) 720-3250
Daphne Schauber – Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts ............................................................ (202) 720-4215
Chris Singh – Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco ............................................................. (202) 720-4288
Livestock Prices Received
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........................................................................................................... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section .............................................................................................................. (202) 720-3570
Doug Bounds – Hogs and Pigs ....................................................................................................................... (202) 720-3106
Scott Hollis – Sheep and Goats ...................................................................................................................... (202) 720-3570
Michael Klamm – Cattle and Cattle on Feed ................................................................................................. (202) 720-3040
Mike Miller – Milk, Milk Cows ..................................................................................................................... (202) 720-3278
Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section.................................................................... (202) 720-3570
Heidi Gleich – Broilers .................................................................................................................................. (202) 720-0585
Kim Linonis – Eggs........................................................................................................................................ (202) 690-8632
Sammy Neal – Turkeys .................................................................................................................................. (202) 720-3244
Josh O’Rear – Honey ..................................................................................................................................... (202) 690-3676
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
Greg Gholson – Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices, Prices Paid Indexes, Prices Paid for Feed,
Fertilizer, Chemicals, Seeds, Fuels, Farm Supplies and Repairs, Farm Machinery, Feeder Livestock,
Poultry Chicks, Feed Price Ratios ................................................................................................................ (202) 690-1348
Joe Hagedorn – Cash Rents, Grazing Fees..................................................................................................... (202) 690-3231

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