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Agricultural Prices
ISSN: 1937-4216
Released December 30, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Special Note
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is updating the rounding for the Prices Received and Prices Paid
2011=100 Index series beginning with the February 2016 Agricultural Prices report.
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/updateFeb2016.pdf
November Farm Prices Received Index Up 3.4 Percent
The November Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 92, increased 3.4 percent from October. At 82, the
Crop Production Index is up 2.5 percent. At 105, the Livestock Production Index increased 1.0 percent. Producers
received higher prices for market eggs, lettuce, milk, and strawberries but lower prices for hogs, soybeans, calves, and
corn. In addition to prices, the indexes are influenced by the monthly mix of commodities producers market. Increased
monthly movement of corn, cattle, milk, and cotton offset the decreased marketing of soybeans, grapes, potatoes, and
wheat.
The Prices Received Index is down 9.8 percent from the previous year. The Food Commodities Index, at 101, increased
6.3 percent from the previous month but is down 16 percent from November 2014.
November Prices Paid Index Down 0.9 Percent
The November Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at
106, is down 0.9 percent from October and 5.4 percent from November 2014. Lower prices in November for feeder cattle,
concentrates, complete feeds, and feed grains more than offset higher prices for self-propelled machinery and
supplements.
Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes 2011 Base – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
Index Group November
2014 October
2015 November
2015
Prices received by farmers ......................................................................... Prices paid by farmers ................................................................................ Ratio of prices received to prices paid ........................................................
102
112
91
89
107
83
92
106
87
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Contents
Prices Received by Farmers .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons .................................................... 5
Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base – United States: November 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, Agricultural, Crop, and Livestock Production – United States: 2011=100 Chart .................... 8
Received Indexes by Month, Feed Grain, Food Grain, and Oilseed – United States: 2011=100 Chart ................................. 8
Received Indexes by Month, Fruit & Tree Nut and Vegetable & Melon – United States: 2011=100 Chart .......................... 9
Received Indexes by Month, Dairy, Meat Animal, and Poultry & Egg – United States: 2011=100 Chart ............................ 9
Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ....................................... 10
Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock – United States: November 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: November 2015 with Comparisons ......................................... 17
Prices Received for Winter Wheat – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ................................... 17
Prices Received for Durum Wheat – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ................................... 18
Prices Received for Spring Wheat – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons .................................... 18
Prices Received for Oats – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ................................................... 18
Prices Received for All Barley – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ......................................... 19
Prices Received for Malting Barley – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons .................................. 19
Prices Received for Feed Barley – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons....................................... 19
Prices Received for Sorghum Grain – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ................................. 19
Prices Received for Corn – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons .................................................. 20
Prices Received for Soybeans – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ........................................... 20
Prices Received for Dry Beans – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ......................................... 21
Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons .............................. 21
Prices Received for Sunflower – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ......................................... 21
Prices Received for Canola – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ............................................... 21
Prices Received for Flaxseed – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ............................................ 22
Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed – States and United States: November 2015
with Comparisons .............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice – United States: November 2015
with Comparisons .............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Prices Received for Hay by Type – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ..................................... 23
Prices Received for Apples – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ............................................... 23
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: November 2014 ............................................. 24
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: October 2015 ................................................. 25
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: November 2015 ............................................. 26
Prices Received for Potatoes – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ............................................ 27
Prices Received for Hops – States and United States: 2013 - 2015 ...................................................................................... 27
Prices Received for All Milk – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ............................................ 28
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Prices Received for Milk Cows – States and United States: October 2015 with Comparisons ............................................ 28
Parity Price Overview ........................................................................................................................................................... 29
Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price – United States: November 2015
with Comparisons .............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Commodity Parity Prices – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ................................................................... 31
Reliability of Prices Received Estimates .............................................................................................................................. 33
Prices Paid by Farmers .......................................................................................................................................................... 34
Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons .................................. 35
Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components – United States:
November 2015 with Comparisons ................................................................................................................................... 36
Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items – United States: 2011=100 Chart ................................................ 37
Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages – United States: 2011=100 Chart ............ 37
Paid Indexes by Farm Type and Month, All Items – United States: 2011=100 Chart .......................................................... 38
Paid Indexes by Origin and Month, All Production Items – United States: 2011=100 Chart .............................................. 38
Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Origin and Month, Chemicals, Fertilizer, and Fuels – United States: 2011=100 Chart ........... 39
Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Origin and Month, Machinery and Supplies & Repairs – United States: 2011=100 Chart ...... 39
Paid Indexes by Farm Origin and Month, Feed and Livestock & Poultry – United States: 2011=100 Chart ...................... 40
Feed Price Ratios – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ............................................................................... 40
Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ....................... 41
Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons ....................................................... 41
Annual Average Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock and Poultry – United States: 2009-2014 ............................................... 41
Annual Averages for Feed and Livestock & Poultry Indexes – United States: 2010-2014 .................................................. 41
Prices Paid by Farmers and Ranchers for Beef Cattle Production ........................................................................................ 42
Prices Received for Beef Cattle – Selected United States Regions: 2015 ............................................................................ 42
Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates ...................................................................................................................................... 43
Calendar of Prices Received Features in the 2015 Agricultural Price Report ...................................................................... 44
Calendar of Prices Paid Features in the 2015 Agricultural Price Report .............................................................................. 47
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 48
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November Prices Received by Farmers The November Prices Received Index for agricultural production is 92 percent of its 2011 base, up 3.4 percent from the October index but is 9.8 percent below the November 2014 index. Crop Production: The November index, at 82, increased 2.5 percent from October but is unchanged from November 2014. Index increases for vegetable & melon and fruit & tree nut production more than offset the index decreases for grain & oilseed and other crop production.
Grain and oilseed: The November index, at 65, is down 3.0 percent from October and 5.8 percent from November 2014. Feed grain and oilseed indexes are lower and the food grain index is unchanged.
Feed grain: The November index, at 60, is down 3.2 percent from last month but is unchanged from a year ago. The corn price, at $3.60 per bushel, is down 7 cents from last month but is unchanged from November 2014. At $5.83 per cwt, sorghum grain is 43 cents below October and 75 cents less than November a year earlier. Food grain: At 73, the index for November is unchanged from the previous month but is down 16 percent from a year earlier. The November price for all wheat, at $4.86 per bushel, is down 1 cent from October and $1.18 from November 2014. Oilseed: At 69, the index for November is down 1.4 percent from October and 15 percent lower than November 2014. The soybean price, at $8.68 per bushel, decreased 13 cents from October and is $1.52 less than November a year earlier.
Fruit and tree nut: The November index, at 138, is up 5.3 percent from October and 1.5 percent higher than a year earlier. Price increases for strawberries and grapes more than offset price decreases during November for lemons and apples. Vegetable and melon: At 127, the index for November is up 25 percent from the previous month and 12 percent above November 2014. The price increase during November for lettuce more than offset the lower price for sweet corn. Other crop: The November index, at 80, is down 4.8 percent from the previous month and 5.9 percent below November 2014. The all hay price, at $142.00 per ton, is down $4.00 from October and $20.00 lower than November 2014. At 59.1 cents per pound, the price for upland cotton is up 1.3 cents from October but is down 3.6 cents from November 2014.
Livestock Production: The index for November, at 105, is 1.0 percent above the previous month but is down 22 percent from November a year earlier. Compared with a year ago, prices are higher for market eggs and turkeys and lower for cattle, broilers, milk, hogs, and calves.
Meat animal: At 104, the November index is down 4.6 percent from the previous month and 26 percent lower than a year earlier. At $45.90 per cwt, the November hog price is down $9.60 from October and $20.80 lower than a year earlier. The November beef cattle price of $129.00 per cwt is up $1.00 from the previous month but is $38.00 lower than November 2014. Dairy: The index for November, at 91, is up 3.4 percent from the previous month but is 20 percent lower than November a year earlier. The November all milk price of $18.20 per cwt is up 50 cents from October but is down $4.80 from November 2014. Poultry and egg: At 123, the November index is up 14 percent from October but is 12 percent below 2014. The November market egg price, at $1.93 per dozen, increased 67.0 cents from October and is 56.0 cents higher than November 2014. The November broiler price, at 42.0 cents per pound, is up 1.0 cent from October but is 21.0 cents below a year earlier. At 92.2 cents per pound, the November turkey price is down 5.0 cents from the previous month but is 10.1 cents higher than 2014.
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Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov]
Index Group
2011 Base
November 2014
October 2015
November 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 .................................................................................... Livestock Production ........................................................................ Meat animal ................................................................................. Cattle ....................................................................................... Hog .......................................................................................... Dairy ............................................................................................ Poultry and egg ............................................................................ Food Commodity .................................................................................
102 82 69 60 87 81
136 113 85
134 140 154 100 114 139
120
89 80 67 62 73 70
131 102 84
104 109 118 83 88
108
95
92 82 65 60 73 69
138 127 80
105 104 117 69 91
123
101
Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov]
Index Group
1910 - 1914 Base
November 2014
October 2015
November 2015
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Agricultural Production ......................................................................... Crop Production ............................................................................... Livestock Production ........................................................................
1050 712
1554
918 696
1211
950 717
1222
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]
Month
2011 Base
Agricultural Production
Crop Production
Livestock Production
Food Commodities
2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
January ............................. February ............................ March ................................ April ................................... May ................................... June .................................. July .................................... August ............................... September ......................... October ............................. November .......................... December ..........................
99 107 112 115 115 113 110 109 107 100 102 101
97 99
102 103 107 105 99
102 98 89 92
91 94 96
100 100 99 93 91 87 81 82 83
82 84 86 89 90 88 86 88 87 80 82
116 121 128 131 130 128 133 130 132 135 134 127
120 114 117 116 122 121 115 117 109 104 105
111 117 123 126 125 123 121 121 119 112 120 115
108 107 110 111 115 113 106 110 103 95
101
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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]
Month
2011 Base
All Items (PPITW)
Production Crop
Sector Livestock
Sector
2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
January ............................. February ........................... March ................................ April .................................. May ................................... June .................................. July ................................... August .............................. September ........................ October ............................. November ......................... December .........................
108 109 110 112 112 113 113 112 112 112 112 111
110 110 110 110 110 110 109 108 107 107 106
110 110 112 114 115 116 115 114 115 114 114 114
111 111 111 111 111 111 110 109 107 107 106
106 107 107 108 108 108 108 107 107 107 107 106
106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 105 105 105
111 112 113 116 117 118 118 116 118 117 117 117
114 113 114 114 113 113 113 111 109 109 107
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Percent
Received and Paid Indexes, Annual Average –United States: 2011=100
Paid Received
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 7 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
60
80
100
120
140
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Crop Farm Received and Paid Indexes,All Items by Quarter –United States: 2011=100
Paid Received
60
80
100
120
140
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Livestock Farm Received and Paid Indexes,All Items by Quarter –United States: 2011=100
Paid Received
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60
80
100
120
140
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Received Indexes by Month,Agricultural, Crop, and Livestock Production –United States: 2011=100
Agricultural Production Crop Production Livestock Production
30
50
70
90
110
130
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Received Indexes by Month,Feed Grain, Food Grain, and Oilseed –United States: 2011=100
Feed Grain Food Grain Oilseed
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60
80
100
120
140
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Received Indexes by Month,Fruit & Tree Nut and Vegetable & Melon –United States: 2011=100
Fruit & Tree Nut Vegetable & Melon
30
50
70
90
110
130
150
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Received Indexes by Month,Dairy, Meat Animal, and Poultry & Egg –United States: 2011=100
Dairy Meat Animal Poultry & Egg
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Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
Commodity 2011
Base Price November 2014 October 2015 November 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 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 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 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 Fruits Citrus, equivalent on-tree Grapefruit .......................................................... dollars/box Lemons ............................................................. dollars/box Oranges ............................................................ dollars/box Tangelos ........................................................... dollars/box Tangerines and mandarins ................................ dollars/box Non-citrus, fresh Apples 1 ........................................................ dollars/pound Grapes 1 .............................................................dollars/ton Peaches 1 ...........................................................dollars/ton Pears 1 ...............................................................dollars/ton Strawberries ...................................................... dollars/cwt
19.50 4.79 4.59 4.83
34.60 23.10 35.70 39.20 23.40 6.02
0.880
131.00 14.20
159.00 176.00 119.00 27.50 3.42
0.252 13.60
9.78
13.70 12.30 18.40 10.70 12.50 29.00
7.44 6.93 9.22 8.33 7.07 6.77 8.38 6.58
7.47 12.30 8.16 3.50
15.30
0.325 628.00 507.00 559.00 104.00
27.80 5.09 2.84 5.69
30.60 17.10 25.60 27.40 22.40 3.60
0.627
198.00 11.60
162.00 182.00 127.00 25.20 2.95
0.214 12.00
8.19
14.30 12.50 18.30 6.58
10.20 20.30
6.04 5.87
11.00 5.73 5.66 5.23 5.69 6.51
9.82 29.54 16.26 8.76 (D)
0.358 1,660.00
(S) 692.00 152.00
26.30 5.54 2.98 5.78
27.30 14.80 26.60 27.20 22.90 3.67
0.578
235.00 8.59
146.00 156.00 124.00 29.40 2.20
0.187 10.90
7.23
12.30 11.50 14.90 6.26 8.81
18.60
4.87 4.79 6.56 4.80 4.46 4.55 4.74 5.62
13.79 36.18 15.28
(S) (D)
0.412 1,590.00
(S) 744.00 100.00
(D) 5.59 3.03 5.83
27.10 15.10 27.00 29.10 24.90 3.60
0.591
234.00 8.71
142.00 150.00 127.00 31.80 2.10
0.178 12.10
8.20
12.30 11.50 15.50 5.83 8.68
18.40
4.86 4.66 6.99 4.91 4.30 4.37 4.88 5.44
13.42 30.46 17.56 12.19
(D)
0.403 1,810.00
(S) 778.00 190.00
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1 Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York (apples only), Pennsylvania (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: November 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 November 2014 October 2015 November 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 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 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
37.50 69.00 41.60 16.50 30.80 47.00 22.50 30.70 18.70 24.30 11.90 51.20
142.00 115.00 71.60
117.00 1,420.00
66.50 66.80 57.90
20.10 3.71
0.459 0.969 0.796 0.680
(NA) 62.00 45.00 31.90 28.00 67.60 26.60 40.70 24.80 49.10 9.12
71.80
305.00 167.00 115.00 169.00
2,120.00 66.70 66.40 74.20
23.00 3.86
0.630 1.52 1.37
0.821
(S) (D)
58.10 22.30 31.30 68.60 28.00 47.90
(D) 34.40 12.50 41.80
234.00 128.00 89.50
129.00 2,030.00
55.50 55.40 57.40
17.70 3.80
0.410 1.44 1.26
0.972
(NA) 72.80 65.10
(D) 31.00
121.00 40.60 24.40 29.30 60.10 12.00 39.30
217.00 129.00 82.00
131.00 1,980.00
45.90 45.80 48.50
18.20 3.87
0.420 2.00 1.93
0.922
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
1.35 113
21.60 107
1.54
94 16.60
107
1.77 113
17.10 107
(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 October 2014, July 2015, and October 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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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per bushel
Prices Received for Corn by Month – United States
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per bushel
Prices Received for Wheat by Month – United States
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0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per pound
Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month –United States
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per bushel
Prices Received for Soybeans by Month –United States
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50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per cwt
Prices Received for Cattle by Month – United States
All Beef Cattle Calves Cows Steers & Heifers
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per cwt
Prices Received for Milk by Month – United States
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30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per cwt
Prices Received for Hogs by Month – United States
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dollars per pound
Prices Received for Poultry by Month –United States
Broilers Turkeys
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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]
Month All wheat Corn Soybeans
2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015
(dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel) (dollars per
bushel)
January ........ February ...... March ........... April ............. May .............. June ............. July .............. August ......... September ... October ........ November .... December ....
8.12 7.97 7.79 7.71 7.68 7.37 6.95 6.88 6.80 6.94 6.85 6.73
6.65 6.50 6.74 6.82 7.08 6.49 6.15 5.97 5.71 5.71 6.04 6.14
6.15 5.89 5.70 5.56 5.33 5.43 5.23 4.85 4.72 4.87 4.86
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 3.68 3.67 3.60
14.30 14.60 14.60 14.40 14.90 15.10 15.30 14.10 13.30 12.50 12.70 13.00
12.90 13.20 13.70 14.30 14.40 14.30 13.10 12.40 10.90 9.97
10.20 10.30
10.30 9.91 9.85 9.69 9.58 9.58 9.95 9.71 9.05 8.81 8.68
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 All hogs 2
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 .........
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
164.00 159.00 160.00 162.00 160.00 155.00 149.00 148.00 139.00 128.00 129.00
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 54.50 55.50 45.90
1 Cows and steers & heifers. 2 Barrows & gilts and sows.
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 17 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for All Wheat – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Arizona ............................................ Arkansas ......................................... California ......................................... Colorado .......................................... Idaho ............................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Kansas ............................................ Michigan .......................................... Minnesota ........................................ Missouri ........................................... Montana .......................................... Nebraska ......................................... North Carolina ................................. North Dakota ................................... Ohio ................................................. Oklahoma ........................................ Oregon ............................................ South Dakota ................................... Texas .............................................. Washington ..................................... United States ...................................
(D) 4.86 (D)
5.61 6.35 5.11 4.19 5.68 5.76 5.39
5.10 6.82 5.37 5.16 5.94 5.50 5.79 7.23 5.56 5.57 6.68
6.04
6.01 (D)
5.58 4.10 5.43 3.85 4.98 4.39 5.64 4.70
2.93 4.95 4.13 5.57 4.92 4.31 4.59 5.37 4.58 4.30 5.69
4.87
(D) (D) (D)
3.98 5.20 4.16 4.45 4.22 5.81 5.00
3.32 5.13 3.97 4.86 4.96 4.24 4.17 5.49 4.66 3.91 5.54
4.86
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Winter Wheat – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Arkansas ......................................... California ......................................... Colorado .......................................... Idaho ............................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Kansas ............................................ Michigan .......................................... Minnesota ........................................ Missouri ........................................... Montana .......................................... Nebraska ......................................... North Carolina ................................. North Dakota ................................... Ohio ................................................. Oklahoma ........................................ Oregon ............................................ South Dakota ................................... Texas .............................................. Washington ..................................... United States ...................................
4.86 (D)
5.71 6.03 5.11 4.19 5.68 5.76 (D)
5.10
5.71 5.37 5.16 4.64 5.50 5.79 7.16 5.64 5.57 6.54
5.87
(D) 5.58 4.10 5.44 3.85 4.98 4.39 5.64 3.78 2.93
4.75 4.13 5.57 3.80 4.31 4.59 5.36 4.20 4.30 5.64
4.79
(D) (D)
3.98 5.18 4.16 4.45 4.22 5.81 4.24 3.32
4.78 3.97 4.86 3.90 4.24 4.17 5.46 4.15 3.91 5.49
4.66
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
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Prices Received for Durum Wheat – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Arizona ........................................... California ........................................ Idaho ............................................... Montana .......................................... North Dakota ................................... United States ..................................
(D) (S) (S)
10.90 11.00
11.00
6.01 (S) (D) (D)
6.51
6.56
(D) (S) (D) (D)
7.05
6.99
(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: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Colorado ......................................... Idaho ............................................... Minnesota ....................................... Montana .......................................... North Dakota ................................... Oregon ............................................ South Dakota .................................. Washington ..................................... United States ..................................
(D) 7.05 5.39 6.58 5.36 7.61 5.54 7.43
5.73
4.07 5.40 4.71 4.82 4.59 5.46 4.66 5.93
4.80
(D) 5.13 5.00 5.11 4.71 5.71 4.78 5.82
4.91
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Oats – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Illinois .............................................. Iowa ................................................ Michigan ......................................... Minnesota ....................................... Montana .......................................... Nebraska ........................................ New York ........................................ North Dakota ................................... Oregon ............................................ Pennsylvania .................................. South Dakota .................................. Texas .............................................. Wisconsin ....................................... United States ..................................
(D) 3.37 3.27 3.00 (D) (D) (D)
2.63 (D)
3.55 3.18
(S) 3.86
2.95
(D) 3.11 1.89 1.88 (D)
2.83 (D)
1.89 (S)
3.23 2.00 (D)
1.82
2.20
(D) 2.71 1.84 2.39 (D) (D) (D)
2.08 (D) (D)
2.01 (S)
1.89
2.10
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 19 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for All Barley – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
California ......................................... Colorado .......................................... Idaho ............................................... Minnesota ........................................ Montana .......................................... North Dakota ................................... Oregon ............................................ Utah ................................................. Washington ..................................... Wyoming ......................................... United States ...................................
(D) (D)
4.91 5.38 4.98 5.40 (D) (D)
3.18 (D)
5.09
(D) (D)
5.67 4.93 5.85 4.84 (D) (D)
3.47 (D)
5.54
(D) 6.23 5.79 5.28 5.86 5.04 (D) (D)
3.12 6.22
5.59
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Malting Barley – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Idaho ............................................... Minnesota ........................................ Montana .......................................... North Dakota ................................... Wyoming ......................................... United States ...................................
5.82 5.38 5.69 5.60 (D)
5.69
6.00 4.89 5.93 5.11 (D)
5.78
6.05 5.30 6.04 5.11 6.22
5.83
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Prices Received for Feed Barley – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Idaho ............................................... Minnesota ........................................ Montana .......................................... North Dakota ................................... Wyoming ......................................... United States ...................................
2.94 (S)
2.25 2.95 (D)
2.84
2.79 (D)
2.78 2.71
(S)
2.98
3.07 (D)
2.80 2.23
(S)
3.03
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received for Sorghum Grain – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt)
Arkansas ......................................... Illinois .............................................. Kansas ............................................ Louisiana ......................................... Missouri ........................................... Nebraska ......................................... Oklahoma ........................................ Texas .............................................. United States ...................................
7.34 5.71 6.54 7.86 6.10 6.68 6.83 6.84
6.58
7.16 6.43 6.04 (D)
7.09 6.20 6.46 6.60
6.26
7.82 (D)
5.62 (D)
6.74 5.82 5.97 6.34
5.83
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
20 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Corn – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Colorado ......................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Iowa ................................................ Kansas ............................................ Kentucky ......................................... Michigan ......................................... Minnesota ....................................... Missouri .......................................... Nebraska ........................................ North Carolina ................................. North Dakota ................................... Ohio ................................................ Pennsylvania .................................. South Dakota .................................. Tennessee ...................................... Texas .............................................. Wisconsin ....................................... United States ..................................
4.05 3.63 3.54 3.63 3.75 3.65 3.56 3.51 3.25 3.73
4.34 3.27 3.59 3.75 3.27 3.94 4.31 3.61
3.60
3.99 3.71 3.87 3.58 3.85 3.78 3.63 3.49 3.62 3.68
4.39 3.35 3.79 3.79 3.37 3.94 4.31 3.57
3.67
3.72 3.69 3.99 3.53 3.72 3.76 3.50 3.43 3.75 3.62
4.21 3.26 3.87 3.77 3.28 3.98 4.03 3.42
3.60
Prices Received for Soybeans – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
Arkansas ......................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Iowa ................................................ Kansas ............................................ Kentucky ......................................... Louisiana ........................................ Michigan ......................................... Minnesota ....................................... Mississippi ...................................... Missouri .......................................... Nebraska ........................................ North Carolina ................................. North Dakota ................................... Ohio ................................................ South Dakota .................................. Tennessee ...................................... Wisconsin ....................................... United States ..................................
10.80 10.30 10.20 10.20 9.73
10.50 10.90 10.10 9.95
11.10
9.99 9.93
10.20 9.74
10.40 9.59
10.70 10.10
10.20
9.48 9.00 8.80 8.69 8.45 9.32 9.62 8.73 8.64 9.78
9.14 8.67 8.94 8.46 8.80 8.43 9.39 8.56
8.81
9.25 8.92 8.77 8.58 8.21 9.11 9.89 8.30 8.51 9.62
8.89 8.33 8.49 8.21 8.83 8.51 9.15 8.36
8.68
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 21 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Dry Beans – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt)
California ......................................... Colorado .......................................... Idaho ............................................... Michigan .......................................... Minnesota ........................................ Nebraska ......................................... North Dakota ................................... United States ...................................
70.50 23.50 31.90 33.90
(S) 25.40 28.10
30.60
70.00 26.70 34.20 28.60 34.30
(D) 24.40
27.30
77.50 19.50 35.70 27.00 32.50
(D) 23.60
27.10
(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: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per pound) (dollars per pound) (dollars per pound)
Alabama .......................................... Florida ............................................. Georgia ........................................... Mississippi ....................................... New Mexico ..................................... North Carolina ................................. Oklahoma ........................................ South Carolina ................................. Texas .............................................. Virginia ............................................ United States ...................................
0.181 0.222 0.203 0.204
(S) (D)
0.313 0.207 0.277 0.250
0.214
0.162 0.190 0.191 0.153
(S) (D)
0.204 0.148 0.201
(S)
0.187
0.130 0.190 0.177 0.169 0.216 0.201 0.215 0.083 0.216 0.215
0.178
(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: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt)
Colorado .......................................... Kansas ............................................ Minnesota ........................................ North Dakota ................................... South Dakota ................................... United States ...................................
(D) 24.70
(D) 20.50 17.80
20.30
(D) 25.20 20.80 19.10 16.00
18.60
(S) 21.20 21.20 19.00 16.80
18.40
(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: November 2015 with Comparisons State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt) (dollars per cwt)
Minnesota ........................................ North Dakota ................................... United States ...................................
(D) 17.10
17.10
(D) 14.80
14.80
(D) 15.10
15.10
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
22 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Flaxseed – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
North Dakota ................................... United States ..................................
11.60
11.60
8.59
8.59
8.71
8.71
Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons [Cottonseed marketing year August - February]
State
Cotton, Upland Cottonseed
November 2014
October 2015
November 2015
November 2014
October 2015
November 2015
(dollars per pound) (dollars per pound) (dollars per pound) (dollars per ton) (dollars per ton) (dollars per ton)
Alabama ............................ Arizona .............................. Arkansas ............................ California ........................... Georgia .............................. Louisiana ........................... Mississippi ......................... North Carolina .................... Tennessee ......................... Texas ................................. United States .....................
0.588 0.613 0.620
(D) 0.688 0.589 0.616 0.675 0.644 0.610
0.627
0.615 0.621 0.582
(S) 0.647 0.587 0.647 0.587
(D) 0.558
0.578
0.656 0.628 0.592
(S) 0.637 0.567 0.585 0.577 0.593 0.569
0.591
184.00 229.00 216.00 314.00 173.00 182.00 192.00 198.00 223.00 183.00
198.00
203.00 (D)
251.00 360.00 198.00 233.00 257.00 227.00
(S) 223.00
235.00
204.00 303.00 285.00 299.00 195.00
(S) 280.00 235.00 272.00 227.00
234.00
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
Item November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
Cotton, Upland Average price ..................................... dollars/pound Marketings 1 .......................................... 1,000 bales Rice, all Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt Marketings 2 ..............................................1,000 cwt Rice, long Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt Marketings 2 ..............................................1,000 cwt Rice, medium and short California Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt Other States 3 Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt United States Average price .......................................... dollars/cwt Marketings 2 ..............................................1,000 cwt
0.627 1,548
14.30 13,708
12.50 9,507
21.80
14.90
18.30 4,201
0.578 523
12.30 16,319
11.50 12,730
20.20
12.10
14.90 3,589
0.591 1,007
12.30 13,160
11.50 10,267
18.60
11.90
15.50 2,893
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.
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 23 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Hay by Type – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State
All hay Alfalfa hay Other hay
November 2014
October 2015
November 2015
November 2014
October 2015
November 2015
November 2014
October 2015
November 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 ........ Missouri ........... Montana .......... Nebraska ......... Nevada ............ New Mexico ..... New York ......... North Dakota ... Ohio ................. Oklahoma ........ Oregon ............ Pennsylvania ... South Dakota ... Texas .............. Utah ................. Washington ..... Wisconsin ........ Wyoming ......... United States ...
183.00 212.00 215.00 217.00 163.00 143.00 140.00 110.00 167.00 136.00
91.00
128.00 91.00
236.00 233.00 153.00 82.00
142.00 117.00 223.00
204.00 110.00 90.00
185.00 217.00 160.00 137.00
162.00
135.00 154.00 180.00 159.00 143.00 107.00 111.00 131.00 161.00 97.00
89.00
124.00 87.00
166.00 192.00 197.00 84.00
164.00 112.00 194.00
234.00 108.00 100.00 160.00 173.00 85.00
116.00
146.00
141.00 152.00 159.00 178.00 145.00 120.00 101.00 131.00 187.00 93.00
93.00
124.00 84.00
166.00 179.00 192.00 79.00
152.00 124.00 207.00
241.00 102.00 95.00
160.00 169.00 88.00
117.00
142.00
180.00 225.00 215.00 220.00 180.00 147.00 157.00 190.00 185.00 158.00
170.00 130.00 96.00
235.00 245.00 195.00 83.00
185.00 185.00 240.00
223.00 117.00 234.00 185.00 215.00 170.00 140.00
182.00
135.00 160.00 180.00 160.00 160.00 118.00 125.00 215.00 180.00 124.00
160.00 125.00 87.00
165.00 200.00 213.00 86.00
210.00 150.00 205.00
249.00 112.00 206.00 160.00 170.00 98.00
120.00
156.00
140.00 160.00 160.00 180.00 160.00 125.00 110.00 215.00 200.00 109.00
160.00 125.00 89.00
165.00 185.00 200.00 80.00
200.00 162.00 220.00
253.00 107.00 212.00 160.00 165.00 93.00
120.00
150.00
220.00 165.00 210.00 170.00 115.00 112.00 99.00 90.00
140.00 100.00
70.00
120.00 79.00
250.00 155.00 150.00 59.00
120.00 103.00 200.00
200.00 90.00 73.00
150.00 220.00 95.00
125.00
127.00
170.00 130.00 180.00 150.00 110.00 91.00 79.00
110.00 140.00 64.00
75.00
120.00 86.00
200.00 145.00 194.00 62.00
135.00 73.00
170.00
227.00 93.00 75.00
130.00 180.00 57.00
105.00
124.00
200.00 120.00 150.00 150.00 100.00 95.00 80.00
110.00 170.00 76.00
75.00
120.00 75.00
195.00 145.00 192.00 58.00
120.00 68.00
190.00
235.00 87.00 76.00
130.00 180.00 68.00
100.00
127.00
Prices Received for Apples – States and United States: November 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
November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars per pound) (dollars per pound) (dollars per pound)
California ......................................... Michigan .......................................... New York ......................................... Pennsylvania ................................... Virginia ............................................ Washington ..................................... United States ...................................
(S) 0.380 0.340 0.287 0.290 0.363
0.358
0.398 0.355 0.344 0.346 0.260 0.439
0.412
(S) 0.330 0.326 0.294 0.250 0.430
0.403
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
24 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: November 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 California-80, Florida-95]
Commodity, State,
and type
FOB packed fresh
Equivalent returns
Packinghouse door On-tree
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)
Grapefruit California ........................................... Florida, all ......................................... White ............................................. Red ............................................... Texas ................................................ United States .................................... Lemons Arizona ............................................. California ........................................... United States .................................... Oranges California, all ..................................... Navel and miscellaneous .............. Valencia ........................................ Florida, all ......................................... Early and mids .............................. Valencia ........................................ United States .................................... Tangelos Florida ............................................... United States .................................... Tangerines and mandarins Arizona ............................................. California ........................................... Florida ............................................... United States ....................................
(D)
25.60 27.90 25.30 26.90
25.70
(D) 55.00
55.50
32.10 32.10
(S) 31.40 31.40
(S)
32.00
26.50
26.50
(D) (D)
40.20
(D)
13.28 11.61 11.93 11.57 12.24
11.95
(D) 34.44
35.37
20.31 20.31
(S) 13.93 13.93
(S)
18.88
12.09
12.09
(D) (D)
20.40
(D)
(D)
14.76 17.00 14.50 15.30
15.03
(D) 45.55
46.00
22.75 22.75
(S) 20.25 20.25
(S)
22.40
14.85
14.85
(D) (D)
26.80
(D)
(D)
2.95 2.65 3.00 (D)
2.41
(D) (D)
(D)
(D) (D) (S)
7.70 7.70
(S)
4.55
6.25
6.25
(S) (D)
7.25
(D)
11.38 9.16 9.62 9.10
10.67
9.82
(D) 28.64
29.54
17.68 17.68
(S) 11.31 11.31
(S)
16.26
8.76
8.76
(D) (D)
16.84
(D)
(D)
12.52 14.85 12.25 13.69
12.99
(D) 39.41
39.86
20.14 20.14
(S) 17.65 17.65
(S)
19.80
11.70
11.70
(D) (D)
23.55
(D)
(D)
-0.08 0.05
-0.10 (D)
-0.01
(D) (D)
(D)
(D) (D) (S)
5.05 5.05
(S)
1.85
2.55
2.55
(S) (D)
3.05
(D)
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 25 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: October 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 California-80, Florida-95]
Commodity, State,
and type
FOB packed fresh
Equivalent returns
Packinghouse door On-tree
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)
Grapefruit California .......................................... Florida, all ......................................... White ............................................ Red ............................................... Texas ................................................ United States .................................... Lemons Arizona ............................................. California .......................................... United States .................................... Oranges California, all ..................................... Navel and miscellaneous .............. Valencia ........................................ Florida, all ......................................... Early and mids .............................. Valencia ........................................ Texas, all .......................................... Early and mids .............................. Valencia ........................................ United States .................................... Tangelos Florida .............................................. United States .................................... Tangerines and mandarins California .......................................... Florida .............................................. United States ....................................
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(D) 55.40
55.80
33.20 (S)
33.20 37.00
(S) (S)
17.20 17.20
(S)
31.20
(S)
(S)
(D) 45.70
(D)
8.74
(S) (S) (S) (S)
16.06
(D) 42.00
42.32
19.83 (S)
19.83 21.02
(S) (S)
5.30 5.30
(S)
17.78
(S)
(S)
(D) 26.98
(D)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(D) 45.76
46.17
23.85 (S)
23.85 25.85
(S) (S)
5.60 5.60
(S)
20.95
(S)
(S)
(D) 32.30
(D)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(D) (D)
(D)
(D) (S) (D)
6.25 (S) (S)
2.38 2.38
(S)
(D)
(S)
(S)
(D) 6.80
(D)
5.96
(S) (S) (S) (S)
13.79
(D) 35.85
36.18
17.19 (S)
17.19 18.41
(S) (S)
3.49 3.49
(S)
15.28
(S)
(S)
(D) 23.54
(D)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(D) 39.50
39.91
21.24 (S)
21.24 23.25
(S) (S)
3.77 3.77
(S)
18.49
(S)
(S)
(D) 29.05
(D)
(D) (S) (S) (S) (S)
(D)
(D) (D)
(D)
(D) (S) (D)
3.60 (S) (S)
0.72 0.72
(S)
(D)
(S)
(S)
(D) 2.60
(D)
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
26 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization – States and United States: November 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 California-80, Florida-95]
Commodity, State,
and type
FOB packed fresh
Equivalent returns
Packinghouse door On-tree
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)
Grapefruit California ........................................... Florida, all ......................................... White ............................................. Red ............................................... Texas ................................................ United States .................................... Lemons Arizona ............................................. California ........................................... United States .................................... Oranges California, all ..................................... Navel and miscellaneous .............. Valencia ........................................ Florida, all ......................................... Early and mids .............................. Valencia ........................................ Texas, all .......................................... Early and mids .............................. Valencia ........................................ United States .................................... Tangelos Florida ............................................... United States .................................... Tangerines and mandarins California ........................................... Florida ............................................... United States ....................................
(D)
29.70 34.20 29.10 31.50
29.90
(D) 55.90
56.20
33.40 33.40
(S) 34.60 34.60
(S) 32.40 32.40
(S)
33.50
31.90
31.90
(D) 50.40
(D)
16.43 15.72 18.26 15.37 15.29
15.65
(D) 36.50
36.41
21.33 21.33
(S) 16.24 16.24
(S) 18.20 18.20
(S)
20.19
15.51
15.51
(D) 22.24
(D)
(D)
18.86 23.30 18.30 19.90
19.14
(D) 46.26
46.53
23.86 23.86
(S) 23.45 23.45
(S) 20.80 20.80
(S)
23.68
20.25
20.25
(D) 37.00
(D)
(D)
5.77 5.90 5.75 (D)
4.48
(D) (D)
(D)
(D) (D) (S)
7.25 7.25
(S) (D) (D) (S)
3.58
5.15
5.15
(D) 6.60
(D)
13.91 13.29 15.98 12.92 13.72
13.42
(D) 30.54
30.46
18.65 18.65
(S) 13.62 13.62
(S) 16.40 16.40
(S)
17.56
12.19
12.19
(D) 18.53
(D)
(D)
16.62 21.15 16.05 18.29
17.05
(D) 40.00
40.27
21.20 21.20
(S) 20.85 20.85
(S) 18.97 18.97
(S)
21.06
17.10
17.10
(D) 33.75
(D)
(D)
2.74 3.30 2.65 (D)
1.82
(D) (D)
(D)
(D) (D) (S)
4.60 4.60
(S) (D) (D) (S)
0.88
1.45
1.45
(D) 2.40
(D)
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 27 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for Potatoes – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
State November 2014 October 2015 November 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 .................................................. Michigan .............................................. Minnesota ............................................ New York ............................................. North Carolina ..................................... North Dakota, all 1 ................................ Fresh 2 ............................................. Processing ....................................... Oregon ................................................ Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ Washington, all 1 .................................. Processing ....................................... Wisconsin, all 1 .................................... Fresh 2 ............................................. Processing ....................................... United States, all 1 ............................... Fresh 2 ............................................. Processing .......................................
8.95 (S)
8.95 8.75 9.90
(S) 6.55 (D) (D) (D)
(D)
9.15 (D) (S) (D) (D) (D)
6.95 (D) (S)
7.05 (D)
9.20 9.40 9.00
8.19 9.24 7.68
(S) (S) (S)
8.25 9.85
(S) 6.45 5.75 6.65 (D)
(D)
9.75 (D) (S) (D) (D) (D)
7.15 (D) (S)
6.55 6.35 8.40 8.90 8.05
7.23 8.70 6.85
9.90 (S)
9.90 9.05
10.00 (S)
6.70 6.10 7.20 (D)
(D)
9.60 (D) (S) (D) (D) (D)
7.80 (D) (S)
7.50 7.15 9.50 9.70 9.35
8.20 8.62 7.93
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1 Average price of potatoes sold for all uses, including table stock, processing, seed, and livestock feed. 2 Fresh market prices only. Includes table stock prices.
Prices Received for Hops – States and United States: 2013 - 2015
State 2013 2014 2015
(dollars per pound) (dollars per pound) (dollars per pound)
Idaho ............................................... Oregon ............................................ Washington ..................................... United States ...................................
2.62 3.76 3.37
3.35
2.72 4.07 3.73
3.67
3.53 3.24 4.71
4.38
28 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received for All Milk – States and United States: November 2015 with Comparisons [Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies]
State November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
Price Fat test Price Fat test Price Fat test
(dollars per cwt) (percent) (dollars per cwt) (percent) (dollars per cwt) (percent)
Arizona ................................ California ............................. Colorado .............................. Florida .................................. Idaho .................................... Illinois ................................... Indiana ................................. Iowa ..................................... Kansas ................................. Michigan .............................. Minnesota ............................ New Mexico ......................... New York ............................. Ohio ..................................... Oregon ................................. Pennsylvania ....................... South Dakota ....................... Texas ................................... Utah ..................................... Vermont ............................... Virginia ................................. Washington .......................... Wisconsin ............................ United States .......................
21.80 20.52 23.40 27.30 22.40 24.10 23.50 23.70 23.60 23.00
24.40 21.10 23.80 23.60 24.90 24.40 24.50 23.90 23.80 24.10
26.30 22.70 24.30
23.00
3.53 3.80 3.66 3.70 3.90 3.93 3.85 3.86 3.88 3.81
4.01 3.73 3.89 3.92 4.00 3.85 4.08 4.00 3.84 3.92
3.82 4.00 3.89
3.86
16.80 16.13 18.20 21.50 17.10 17.90 18.00 17.60 17.40 17.30
17.70 16.60 19.20 18.80 19.40 19.40 18.70 18.40 17.40 19.30
20.60 18.50 17.60
17.70
3.51 3.76 3.62 3.66 3.84 3.82 3.75 3.85 3.74 3.70
3.96 3.58 3.85 3.83 4.00 3.82 4.09 3.92 3.80 3.88
3.78 4.00 3.80
3.80
17.60 16.12 19.00 22.20 17.60 18.30 19.00 18.00 18.20 17.80
17.70 17.50 20.00 19.60 19.80 20.30 19.00 19.10 18.40 20.10
21.40 19.40 18.20
18.20
3.63 3.82 3.75 3.64 3.97 3.89 3.84 3.93 3.85 3.75
4.00 3.72 3.88 3.86 4.12 3.85 4.16 4.04 3.95 3.89
3.81 4.12 3.85
3.87
Prices Received for Milk Cows – States and United States: October 2015 with Comparisons [Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Quarterly United States milk cow prices are based on revised milk cow inventory]
State October 2014 July 2015 October 2015
(dollars per head) (dollars per head) (dollars per head)
Arizona ........................................... California ........................................ Colorado ......................................... Florida ............................................. Idaho ............................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Iowa ................................................ Kansas ............................................ Michigan ......................................... Minnesota ....................................... New Mexico .................................... New York ........................................ Ohio ................................................ Oregon ............................................ Pennsylvania .................................. South Dakota .................................. Texas .............................................. Utah ................................................ Vermont .......................................... Virginia ............................................ Washington ..................................... Wisconsin ....................................... United States ..................................
2,200.00 2,200.00 2,260.00 2,190.00 2,150.00 2,050.00 2,050.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 2,100.00
2,070.00 2,100.00 2,010.00 1,950.00 2,100.00 2,000.00 2,050.00 2,100.00 2,000.00 2,030.00
2,100.00 2,050.00 2,220.00
2,120.00
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
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
1,950.00 1,950.00 2,090.00
2,030.00
2,100.00 2,100.00 2,000.00 2,030.00 2,050.00 1,900.00 1,900.00 1,980.00 1,900.00 2,100.00
1,820.00 1,900.00 1,750.00 1,800.00 1,950.00 1,820.00 1,850.00 2,000.00 1,900.00 1,870.00
1,880.00 1,950.00 2,050.00
1,980.00
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 29 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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.
30 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price – United States: November 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
Parity price Price as percent
of parity
November 2014
October 2015
November 2015
November 2014
October 2015
November 2015
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (percent) (percent) (percent)
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 Designated non-basic All milk, to plants 2 .............................. cwt Honey, extracted 3 ..........................pound Wool and mohair Wool ..............................................pound Mohair ............................................pound Other non-basic 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 Citrus (equivalent on-tree) Grapefruit ........................................... box Lemons .............................................. box Oranges ............................................. box Tangerines ......................................... box Livestock and poultry Beef cattle .......................................... cwt Calves ................................................ cwt Hogs .................................................. cwt Eggs 1 ............................................ dozen Turkeys, live ...................................pound
0.624 1.34
0.444
0.066 0.136 0.024 2.200 3.330 2.280
1.83 0.150
0.117 0.378
0.033 0.467 1.880 19.20 3.25
1.170 0.295 0.846 0.757 1.080 2.13
0.777 1.49
0.806 1.75
10.80 15.30 5.81
0.094 0.061
18.40 39.40 13.20
1.97 4.09
0.716 (NA) (NA) (NA)
54.00 4.39
3.40 10.80
1.010 13.50 55.80
570.00 95.50 34.30 8.48
24.90 22.30 31.60 63.30
21.60 40.60 23.00 48.10
310.00 427.00 172.00
2.75 1.790
18.10 38.80 12.90
1.91 3.94
0.696 63.80 96.50 66.10
53.10 4.35
3.39 11.00
0.957 13.50 54.50
557.00 94.20 33.90 8.55
24.50 21.90 31.30 61.70
22.50 43.20 23.40 50.70
313.00 444.00 168.00
2.73 1.770
17.90 38.40 12.70
1.89 3.90
0.688 63.10 95.50 65.40
52.50 4.30
3.36 10.80
0.946 13.40 53.90
551.00 93.20 33.60 8.46
24.30 21.70 31.00 61.10
22.30 42.70 23.10 50.20
310.00 439.00 167.00
2.70 1.750
33 36 27
32 42 30
(NA) (NA) (NA)
40 48
43 39
35 38 31 35 32 34 35 33 30 32 32
45 73 71 60
54 71 39 49 46
27 32 28
30 39 27 36 28 44
31 49
43 44
43 41 27 42 29 25 26 30 29 28 30
61 84 65 60
41 53 33 56 55
27 32 28
31 40 26 39 30 49
33 49
43 45
43 42 28 42 29 26 25 34 27 28 30
60 71 76 32
42 49 27 66 53
(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.
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 31 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Commodity Parity Prices – United States: November 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 Adjusted
base price
Parity price
November 2014
October 2015
November 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 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 Non-citrus 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
0.325 3.07 2.43
0.614 2.16 1.64 2.08
0.181 0.259 0.181 0.171 0.234 0.181 0.632
18.10
119.00 257.00 183.00
215.00 0.033 4.44
152.00
144.00 66.60 90.00 60.90 95.60
9.49
89.30 68.40 17.40 62.40 47.80 62.40
5.52 7.94 5.58 5.04 7.16 5.43
19.00
540.00
3,460.00 7,820.00 5,520.00
6,450.00
0.985 138.00
4,840.00
4,240.00 (NA)
2,670.00 1,720.00 2,800.00
9.42
89.00 70.40 17.80 62.60 47.50 60.30
5.25 7.51 5.25 4.96 6.78 5.25
18.30
525.00
3,450.00 7,450.00 5,310.00
6,230.00
0.957 129.00
4,410.00
4,170.00 1,930.00 2,610.00 1,770.00 2,770.00
9.32
88.00 69.70 17.60 61.90 47.00 59.70
5.19 7.43 5.19 4.90 6.71 5.19
18.10
519.00
3,410.00 7,370.00 5,250.00
6,170.00
0.946 127.00
4,360.00
4,130.00 1,910.00 2,580.00 1,750.00 2,740.00
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
32 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Commodity Parity Prices – United States: November 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 Adjusted
base price
Parity price
November 2014
October 2015
November 2015
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Non-citrus fruit - continued Papayas (Hawaii) ......................................................... pound Peaches Fresh 4 6 ....................................................................... ton Dried (California) 1 5 ...................................................... ton Processing, excludes dried Clingstone (California) 4 .......................................... ton 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 Sugar beets 2 8 ............................................................. ton Sugarcane 2 8 ............................................................... ton Tree nuts 9 Almonds ....................................................................... pound Hazelnuts ......................................................................... ton Pistachios .................................................................... pound Walnuts ............................................................................ ton Vegetables, fresh 10 Carrots 11 ......................................................................... cwt Cauliflower 11 .................................................................... cwt Celery 11 ........................................................................... cwt Honeydew melons ............................................................ cwt Lettuce ............................................................................. cwt Onions 11 .......................................................................... cwt Tomatoes ......................................................................... cwt
0.041
87.00 46.50
33.50
57.70
62.30
157.00
62.90 23.90
9.040 3.38
5.34 3.55
0.236 222.00 0.227
223.00
2.63 4.17 1.99 1.98 2.17 1.41 4.21
1.25
2,490.00 1,430.00
985.00
1,700.00
1,790.00 4,540.00
1,870.00
731.00
262.00 97.90
162.00 105.00
6.78 6,210.00
6.21 6,060.00
79.40 123.00 61.20 58.80 64.50 40.00
129.00
1.19
2,520.00 1,350.00
971.00
1,670.00
1,810.00 4,550.00
1,820.00
693.00
262.00 98.00
155.00 103.00
6.84 6,440.00
6.58 6,460.00
76.20 121.00 57.70 57.40 62.90 40.90
122.00
1.18
2,500.00 1,330.00
961.00
1,650.00
1,790.00 4,500.00
1,800.00
685.00
259.00 96.90
153.00 102.00
6.77 6,370.00
6.51 6,400.00
75.40 120.00 57.10 56.80 62.20 40.40
121.00
(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.
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 33 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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.
34 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
November Prices Paid by Farmers
The November Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at
106, is down 0.9 percent from October 2015 and 5.4 percent from November 2014.
Production index: The November index, at 106, is down 0.9 percent from October and 7.0 percent lower than last year.
Lower prices for feeder cattle, concentrates, complete feeds, and feed grains more than offset higher prices for
self-propelled machinery and supplements.
Feed: At 100, the November index decreased 2.0 percent from October and is down 8.3 percent from last November.
Since October, lower prices for concentrates, complete feeds, feed grains, and hay & forages more than offset higher
prices for supplements.
Livestock and poultry: The November index, at 130, decreased 5.1 percent from October and is down 26 percent
from last year. Since October, prices are lower for feeder cattle and feeder pigs. The November feeder cattle price, at
$186.00 per cwt, is down $13.00 per cwt from the October price. November feeder pigs averaged $113.00 per cwt,
down $4.00 per cwt from October.
Fertilizer: The index for November, at 85, is down 1.2 percent from October and is 5.6 percent below November a
year ago. Since October, prices are lower for potash & phosphate, mixed fertilizer, and nitrogen.
Chemicals: The November index, at 106, is down 0.9 percent from October and 3.6 percent lower than last
November. Compared with last month, prices are lower for herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides & other.
Fuels: At 58, the November index is down 3.3 percent from October and is 34 percent below November 2014.
Compared with October, prices are lower for diesel, gasoline, and LP gas.
Machinery: The index for November, at 116, increased 0.9 percent from October and is 2.7 percent above last
November. Since October, prices are higher for self-propelled machinery.
Consumer price index: The November 2015 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all
urban consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 237.336 (1982-1984=100). The
October index is 237.838. For the 12 month period ending in November, the overall index increased 0.5 percent.
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 35 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios – United States: November 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
November 2014
October 2015
November 2015
November 2014
October 2015
November 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 ....................... Autos and trucks ............................. Machinery ....................................... Building materials ........................... Services and rent ............................ Services .......................................... Rent ................................................ Interest 1 ............................................. Taxes 2 ............................................... Wage rates ......................................... Production, interest, taxes, and wage rates (PITW) ................... Family living-CPI 3 ...............................
3025 2376 1201 3484 3746 1087 985
2473 1253
3220 6892 2498 2304 (NA) (NA)
3504 6233 7756
3183 2243
2899 2228 1129 2714 3755 1033 959
1682 1243
3233 7052 2488 2359 (NA) (NA)
3539 6376 8204
3027 2259
2868 2197 1104 2563 3755 1026 952
1627 1243
3243 7116 2488 2355 (NA) (NA)
3539 6376 8204
2991 2255
112 114 109 176 114 90
110 88
106
105 113 107
(NA) 109 108
96
105 108
113 105
107 107 102 137 114 86
107 60
105
105 115 107
(NA) 112 110
97
107 115
107 106
106 106 100 130 114 85
106 58
105
106 116 107
(NA) 111 110
97
107 115
106 106
Ratio (received/paid) ........................... Parity ratio 4 ........................................ Parity ratio adjusted 5 .......................... PPITW adjusted for productivity 6 ...................................
(NA) 35 36
1422
(NA) 32 33
1421
(NA) 33 34
1416
91 (NA) (NA)
(NA)
83 (NA) (NA)
(NA)
87 (NA) (NA)
(NA)
Crop sector (PPITW) ........................... Livestock sector (PPITW) ...................
(NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA)
107 117
105 109
105 107
Farm sector (production) ..................... Non-farm sector (production) ..............
(NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA)
130 104
115 102
111 102
(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.
36 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components – United States: November 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]
Index Group
Relative weights Indexes (2011=100)
2014 2015 November
2014 October
2015 November
2015
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Production items ................................................... Feed ................................................................. Feed grains ................................................... Complete feeds ............................................. Hay and forages ............................................ Concentrates ................................................. Supplements ................................................. Livestock and poultry ........................................ Feeder cattle ................................................. Feeder pigs ................................................... Milk cow replacements .................................. Poultry ........................................................... Seeds ............................................................... Field crops .................................................... Grasses and legumes ................................... Fertilizer ............................................................ Mixed fertilizer ............................................... Nitrogen ........................................................ Potash and phosphate .................................. Chemicals ......................................................... Herbicides ..................................................... Insecticides ................................................... Fungicides and other ..................................... Fuels ................................................................. Diesel ............................................................ Gasoline ........................................................ LP gas ........................................................... Supplies and repairs ......................................... Supplies ........................................................ Repairs ......................................................... Autos and trucks ............................................... Autos ............................................................. Trucks ........................................................... Machinery ......................................................... Tractors ......................................................... Self-propelled ................................................ Other machinery ............................................ Building materials .............................................. Services ............................................................ Custom rates ................................................. Other services ............................................... Rent .................................................................. Cash ............................................................. Share ............................................................ Interest .................................................................. Taxes .................................................................... Wage rates ........................................................... Family living-CPI ...................................................
74.1
15.5 2.2 7.6 1.9 2.5 1.3 8.5 6.6 0.7 0.7 0.5
4.9 4.4 0.5 6.2 2.7 2.6 0.9 3.1 1.9 0.7 0.4
4.1 2.6 0.9 0.7 4.3 1.4 2.8 1.1 0.1 1.0
4.9 1.1 2.0 1.9 3.7
10.8 1.1 9.7 6.9 3.7 3.2
2.6 2.9 6.4
14.0
74.6
15.5 2.2 7.6 1.9 2.5 1.3 8.3 6.4 0.7 0.7 0.5
5.0 4.5 0.5 6.4 2.8 2.7 0.9 3.2 2.0 0.7 0.5
4.0 2.5 0.8 0.7 4.3 1.4 2.9 1.1 0.1 1.0
5.2 1.1 2.1 2.0 3.7
10.8 1.1 9.7 7.1 3.8 3.3
2.3 2.8 6.4
13.9
114
109 62
114 105 139 109 176 188 147 149 102
114 113 123 90 85 95 93
110 110 111 106
88 85 86
105 106 106 106 105 102 105
113 108 116 112 107 109 109 109 108 109 108
96
105 108 105
107
102 62
111 95
110 116 137 146 84
139 102
114 114 120 86 85 88 82
107 107 108 104
60 57 64 67
105 106 105 105 101 106
115 110 119 115 107 112 112 112 110 110 110
97
107 115 106
106
100 61
110 93
102 117 130 136 81
139 102
114 114 120 85 84 88 80
106 106 107 103
58 56 61 64
105 106 105 106 101 106
116 110 121 115 107 111 112 111 110 110 110
97
107 115 106
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 37 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Paid Indexes by Month,All Items and Production Items –United States: 2011=100
All Items Production Items
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Percent
Paid Indexes, Annual Averages,Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages –United States: 2011=100
Production Items Interest Taxes Wages
38 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Paid Indexes by Farm Type and Month, All Items –United States: 2011=100
All Farms Crop Farms Livestock Farms
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Paid Indexes by Origin and Month,All Production Items –United States: 2011=100
All Farm Non-farm
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 39 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
30
50
70
90
110
130
150
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Paid Indexes by Non-farm Origin and Month,Chemicals, Fertilizer, and Fuels –United States: 2011=100
Chemicals Fertilzer Fuels
30
50
70
90
110
130
150
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Paid Indexes by Non-farm Origin and Month,Machinery and Supplies & Repairs –United States: 2011=100
Machinery Supplies & Repairs
40 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Feed Price Ratios – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons
Feed price ratio 1 November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2 .......................................................... Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in value to 1 dozen eggs 3 ...................................................................................... Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of hog, live weight ........................................................................... Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4 ..................................................................... Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, live weight ...................................................................................................... Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5 .............................................................
5.8
15.1
18.5
2.75
46.9
8.1
4.1
14.7
15.1
2.29
35.1
10.6
4.3
22.9
12.8
2.42
36.4
10.2
1 Effective January 1995, prices of commercial prepared feeds are based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, alfalfa hay, and all wheat.
2 The price of commercial prepared broiler feed is based on current United States prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 58 percent corn and 42 percent soybeans.
3 The price of commercial prepared layer feed is based on current United States prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 75 percent corn and 25 percent soybeans.
4 The price of commercial prepared dairy feed is based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. 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.
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent
Paid Indexes by Farm Origin and Month,Feed and Livestock & Poultry –United States: 2011=100
Feed Livestock & Poultry
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 41 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service]
Item November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Broilers, live ......................................................................... pound Eggs, market ....................................................................... dozen Hogs, all ...................................................................................cwt Milk, all .....................................................................................cwt Steers and heifers ....................................................................cwt Turkeys, live ........................................................................ pound Corn ................................................................................... bushel Hay, alfalfa ............................................................................... ton Soybeans ........................................................................... bushel Wheat, all ........................................................................... bushel
0.630 1.37
66.70 23.00
169.00 0.821
3.60
182.00
10.20 6.04
0.410 1.26
55.50 17.70
129.00 0.972
3.67
156.00
8.81 4.87
0.420 1.93
45.90 18.20
131.00 0.922
3.60
150.00
8.68 4.86
Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock – United States: November 2015 with Comparisons [Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service]
Item November 2014 October 2015 November 2015
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Feeder cattle & calves ..............................................................cwt Feeder pigs ..............................................................................cwt
258.00 206.00
199.00 117.00
186.00 113.00
Annual Average Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock and Poultry – United States: 2009-2014 [Annual average prices for feeder livestock will be published in January 2016. Annual average prices for poultry will be published in April 2016]
Item 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Broiler chicks ............................................................. 100 Egg-type chicks ......................................................... 100 Feeders and stockers Cattle and calves ....................................................cwt Feeder pigs .............................................................cwt Turkey poults ........................................................... each
26.60 81.20
95.20
100.00 1.32
27.00 83.00
109.00 156.00
1.43
28.20 86.70
133.00 145.00
1.47
29.50 89.70
149.00 126.00
1.54
29.90 93.40
150.00 158.00
1.67
31.00 74.80
215.00 254.00
1.67
Annual Averages for Feed and Livestock & Poultry Indexes – United States: 2010-2014 [Annual Averages for 2015 will be published in January 2016]
Index 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Feed .......................................................................................... Livestock and Poultry .................................................................
80 86
100 100
115 107
118 108
115 154
42 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Prices Paid by Farmers and Ranchers for Beef Cattle Production 2015 Prices Paid Index for Beef Cattle Production (1964-68=100): 943
The data presented in the following table are calculated and published for use by the United States Forest Service, United
States Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior in
computing Public Land Grazing Fees.
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers and Ranchers for Beef Cattle Production input items is for the period of
November 2014 through October 2015. The components of this index include the production indexes of Fuels,
Supplies & Repairs, Autos & Trucks, Tractors & Self Propelled Machinery, Other Machinery, Building Materials,
Interest, Wage Rates, and Farm Services & Rent. These components are weighted to the overall index value by their
importance in the cost of producing beef cattle. The weights are prescribed by Federal Regulation Title 43, Subpart 4100.
Prices Received for Beef Cattle – Selected United States Regions: 2015 [Average for November 2014 through October 2015]
State Beef cattle
(dollars per cwt)
17 Western States 1 ...................................................... 16 Western States 2 ...................................................... 11 Western States 3 ...................................................... 9 Great Plains States 4 ................................................
152.12 151.62 148.98 153.05
1 17 Western States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
2 16 Western States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
3 11 Western States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 4 9 Great Plain States: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 43 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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.
44 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Calendar of Prices Received Features in the 2015 Agricultural Price Reports
Annual or Marketing Year Average Prices Month Published
Austrian Winter Peas – United States ..................................................................................................................... September
Barley – United States ........................................................................................................................................................ June
Barley – States and United States ................................................................................................................................ August
Broilers – States and United States ...................................................................................................................................April
Canola – States and United States ............................................................................................................................ November
Cattle – States and United States ................................................................................................................................. February
Chickens, Other – States and United States ......................................................................................................................April
Chickpeas – States and United States....................................................................................................................... November
Corn – United States ................................................................................................................................................ September
Corn – States and United States ............................................................................................................................... November
Cotton, by Type – States and United States ................................................................................................................. October
Cottonseed – States and United States ......................................................................................................................... October
Dry Beans – States and United States ...................................................................................................................... November
Dry Edible Peas – United States .............................................................................................................................. September
Eggs – States and United States ........................................................................................................................................April
Flaxseed – States and United States ......................................................................................................................... November
Goats – States and United States ................................................................................................................................. February
Hay – States and United States ..................................................................................................................................... August
Hay, Other, 3-year Average – Selected Eastern Regions ........................................................................................... February
Hogs – States and United States .................................................................................................................................. February
Lentils – United States ............................................................................................................................................. September
Milk, All Milk, Price and Fat Test – States and United States ..........................................................................................April
Mohair – States and United States .............................................................................................................................. February
Mustard Seed – United States .................................................................................................................................. November
Oats – United States ........................................................................................................................................................... June
Oats – States and United States ..................................................................................................................................... August
Peanuts – States and United States ................................................................................................................................ August
Potatoes, Preliminary – States and United States ........................................................................................................ February
Proso Millet – States and United States ................................................................................................................... November
Rapeseed – United States ......................................................................................................................................... November
Rice, by Length of Grain – States and United States: year-to-date ............................................................................... January
Rice, by Length of Grain – States and United States ................................................................................................... October
Safflower – United States ........................................................................................................................................ November
Sheep and Lambs – States and United States .............................................................................................................. February
Sorghum – States and United States......................................................................................................................... September
Soybeans – States and United States ........................................................................................................................ September
Sweet potatoes, Preliminary – States and United States ............................................................................................... January
Sweet potatoes, Final and Revised – States and United States .......................................................................................... June
Sugar beets – United States ................................................................................................................................................ July
Sugarcane – United States .................................................................................................................................................. July
Sunflower – States and United States....................................................................................................................... November
Turkeys – States and United States ...................................................................................................................................April
Wheat, by Class – United States ........................................................................................................................................ June
Wheat – States and United States .................................................................................................................................. August
Wool – States and United States ................................................................................................................................. February
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 45 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Calendar of Prices Received Features in the 2015 Agricultural Price Reports (continued)
Monthly Prices Received – Revised Month Published
Austrian Winter Peas – United States ...................................................................................................................... September
Barley – States and United States .................................................................................................................................. August
Broilers – United States .................................................................................................................................................... April
Cattle – States and United States ................................................................................................................................ February
Chickens – States and United States ................................................................................................................................. April
Chickpeas – States and United States ...................................................................................................................... November
Corn – States and United States ............................................................................................................................... November
Cotton, by Type – States and United States ................................................................................................................. October
Cottonseed – States and United States ......................................................................................................................... October
Dry Beans – States and United States ...................................................................................................................... November
Dry Edible Peas – United States .............................................................................................................................. September
Eggs – States and United States ........................................................................................................................................ April
Flaxseed – States and United States ......................................................................................................................... November
Hay – States and United States ...................................................................................................................................... August
Hogs – States and United States ................................................................................................................................. February
Lentils – United States ............................................................................................................................................. September
Milk, Price and Fat Test – States and United States ......................................................................................................... April
Milk Cows – States and United States: January, April, July, October ........................................................................ February
Oats – States and United States...................................................................................................................................... August
Peanuts – States and United States ................................................................................................................................ August
Potatoes – States and United States, Preliminary ....................................................................................................... February
Rice, by Length of Grain – States and United States: year-to-date .............................................................................. January
Rice, by Length of Grain – States and United States ................................................................................................... October
Sheep and Lambs – States and United States.............................................................................................................. February
Sorghum – States and United States ........................................................................................................................ September
Soybeans – States and United States ........................................................................................................................ September
Sunflower – States and United States ...................................................................................................................... November
Wheat – States and United States .................................................................................................................................. August
46 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Calendar of Prices Received Features in the 2015 Agricultural Price Reports (continued)
Monthly Marketing Percentages Month Published
Austrian Winter Peas – United States ...................................................................................................................... September
Barley – United States ........................................................................................................................................................ June
Barley – States and United States ................................................................................................................................. August
Chickpeas – States and United States....................................................................................................................... November
Corn – United States ................................................................................................................................................ September
Corn – States and United States ............................................................................................................................... November
Cotton, Upland – States and United States ................................................................................................................... October
Dry Beans – States and United States ...................................................................................................................... November
Dry Edible Peas – United States ............................................................................................................................. September
Flaxseed – States and United States ......................................................................................................................... November
Hay – States and United States ..................................................................................................................................... August
Lentils – United States ............................................................................................................................................. September
Oats – United States ........................................................................................................................................................... June
Oats – States and United States ..................................................................................................................................... August
Peanuts – States and United States ................................................................................................................................ August
Rice, Marketings, by Length of Grain – States and United States: year-to-date ........................................................... January
Rice, Marketings, by Length of Grain – States and United States ............................................................................... October
Sorghum – States and United States......................................................................................................................... September
Soybeans – States and United States ........................................................................................................................ September
Sunflower – States and United States....................................................................................................................... November
Wheat – United States ........................................................................................................................................................ June
Wheat – States and United States .................................................................................................................................. August
Prices Received Index Numbers - Revised
Index of Prices Received by Farmers – United States, by Month and Year .............................................................. February
Milk and Egg Prices Received, Adjusted for Seasonal Variation
Seasonally Adjusted Prices, Revised – United States .......................................................................................................April
Seasonal Adjustment Factors – United States ...................................................................................................................April
Parity Prices
Method of Computing ......................................................................................................... February, September - December
Average Prices Used for Parity Computations ........................................................................................................... February
Average Price Received – United States ..................................................................................................................... February
Agricultural Prices (December 2015) 47 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Calendar of Prices Paid Features in the 2015 Agricultural Price Reports
Indexes (1910-1914=100) Month Published
PPITW, PITW, Production Items, Component Items, Interest, Taxes and Wage Rates, Family Living, Farm and Non-Farm
Origin, Crop and Livestock Sectors, Adjusted for Productivity, Ratio, Parity Ratio and Adjusted Parity Ratio
Annual Average – United States: 2011-2015 .......................................................................................................... February
Monthly Revisions – United States: 2011-2015 ..................................................................................................... February
Monthly Indexes – United States: Previous Year, Previous Month, Current Month .............................................. Monthly
Indexes (2011=100) Month Published
PPITW, PITW, Production Items, Component and Subcomponent Items, Interest, Taxes and Wage Rates, Family Living
Farm and Non-Farm Origin, Crop and Livestock Sectors, Adjusted for Productivity, Ratio, Parity Ratio and Adjusted
Parity Ratio
Annual Average – United States: 2011-2015 .......................................................................................................... February
Monthly Revisions – United States: 2011-2015 ..................................................................................................... February
Monthly Indexes – United States: Previous Year, Previous Month, Current Month .............................................. Monthly
Prices Paid Month Published
Feeder Livestock Prices – United States: Previous Year, Previous Month, Current Month ....................................... Monthly
Livestock & Poultry Prices, Annual Average – United States: 2009-2014 .............................................................. December
Livestock & Poultry Index, Annual Average – United States: 2009-2014 ............................................................... December
Feed Index, Annual Average – United States: 2009-2014 ........................................................................................ December
Feed-Price Ratios Month Published
Monthly and Annual Average – United States: January 2011- April 2015 ...................................................................... May
Monthly Ratios – United States: Previous Year, Previous Month, Current Month ................................................... Monthly
Private Grazing Fee Rates and Components of Federal Fees Month Published
Grazing Fee Rates for Cattle – States, Regions, and United States: 2014 and 2015 .................................................... January
Beef Cattle Production Index (1964-68=100) .......................................................................................................... December
Beef Cattle Prices Received – Selected Regions: November 2014 through October 2015 ...................................... December
Hay, Other, 3-year Average – Selected Eastern Regions ........................................................................................... February
48 Agricultural Prices (December 2015) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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 – Oats, Soybeans ................................................................................................................... (202) 720-7621 Chris Hawthorn – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet ............................................................................................ (202) 720-9526 James Johanson – County Estimates, Hay ..................................................................................................... (202) 690-8533 Scott Matthews – Barley, Crop Weather ........................................................................................................ (202) 720-7621 Jean Porter – Rye, Wheat ............................................................................................................................... (202) 720-8068 Bianca Pruneda – Peanuts, Rice ..................................................................................................................... (202) 720-7688 Travis Thorson –Sunflower, Canola, Safflower, Rapeseed, Mustard Seed ................................................... (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 Dave Colwell – Sheep and Goats ................................................................................................................... (202) 720-8784 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 Courtney Charles – Prices Paid, Prices Paid Indexes ..................................................................................... (202) 690-3229 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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Price Program Links Economics and Prices
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January 2014 Price Program Update
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/updates.pdf
January 2015 Price Program Update
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/update2015.pdf
April 2015 Price Program Update
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/updateApr2015.pdf
February 2016 Price Program Update
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Prices/updateFeb2016.pdf