Agricultural Prices ISSN: 1937-4216 Released February 27, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note Annual March Survey prices paid data will no longer be published in the April Agricultural Prices Report. January Farm Prices Received Index Down 2 Points The January Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 99, based on 2011=100, decreased 2 points (2.0 percent) from December. At 83, the January Crop Production Index is unchanged. At 123, the Livestock Production Index decreased 4 points (3.2 percent). Producers received lower prices for milk, hogs and calves and higher prices for lettuce, broilers and broccoli. In addition to prices, the indexes are impacted by the five-year average monthly mix of commodities producers market. Increased monthly movement of soybeans, cattle, and lettuce offset the decreased broiler, cotton, and egg marketings. The Prices Received Index is down 1 point (1.0 percent) from January 2014. The Food Commodities Index, at 110, decreased 5 points (4.3 percent) from the previous month and 1 point (0.9 percent) from January 2014. January Prices Paid Index Down 2 Points The January Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 109 percent (2011=100), is down 2 points (1.8 percent) from December but is 1 point (0.9 percent) above January 2014. Lower prices in January for feeder cattle, concentrates, diesel, and herbicides more than offset higher prices for other services, complete feeds, share rents, and taxes. Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes 2011 Base - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : January : December : January Item : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Prices received by farmers ...............: 100 101 99 : Prices paid by farmers ...................: 108 111 109 : Ratio of prices received to prices paid ..: 93 91 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents Prices Received by Farmers.................................................................................... 5 Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons.............. 6 Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons......... 6 Prices Received Indexes as a percent of 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2014 and 2015.............................................................................................. 6 Prices Paid Indexes as a percent of 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2014 and 2015..... 7 Received and Paid Indexes, Annual Average - United States: 2011=100 Chart..................................... 7 Crop Farm Received and Paid Indexes, All Items by Quarter - United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 8 Livestock Farm Received and Paid Indexes All Items by Quarter - United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 8 Received Indexes by Month, Livestock Product, All Product, and All Crop - United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 9 Received Indexes by Month, Food Grain, Feed Grain, and Oilseed - United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 9 Received Indexes by Month, Fruit & Tree Nut and Commercial Vegetable - United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 10 Received Indexes by Month, Meat Animal, Dairy Product, and Poultry & Egg - United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 10 Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons..................... 11 Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons................... 12 Prices Received for Corn by Month - United States Chart....................................................... 13 Prices Received for Wheat by Month - United States Chart...................................................... 13 Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month - United States Chart.............................................. 14 Prices Received for Soybeans by Month - United States Chart................................................... 14 Prices Received for Cattle by Month - United States Chart..................................................... 15 Prices Received for Milk by Month - United States Chart....................................................... 15 Prices Received for Hogs by Month - United States Chart....................................................... 16 Prices Received for Poultry by Month - United States Chart.................................................... 16 Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2015 with Comparisons............. 17 Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2015 with Comparisons.................. 17 Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons....................... 18 Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons.................... 18 Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons..................... 19 Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons.................... 19 Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons...................... 20 Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: January 2015 with Comparisons.................................... 20 Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: January 2015 with Comparisons....................................... 20 Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons............................ 21 Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons........................ 21 Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons............................ 22 Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons................... 22 Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons....................... 23 Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons.............. 23 Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons....................... 24 Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons.......................... 24 Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons........................ 24 Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons.... 25 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons........................................................................................... 25 Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons..................... 26 Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons.......................... 26 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: January 2014..................... 27 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: December 2014.................... 28 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: January 2015..................... 29 Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons........................ 30 Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons........................ 31 Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons....................... 32 Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons... 33 Commodity Parity Prices - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons........................................ 34 Marketing Year for Specified Commodities...................................................................... 36 Cattle Market Year Average Prices Received - United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014..................... 36 Hog Market Year Average Prices Received - United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014........................ 36 Milk Cow Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014 ....... 37 Prices Received for Cows, Steers and Heifers, Calves, Beef Cattle, and Milk Cows by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014.............................................................................. 38 Prices Received for Barrows and Gilts, Sows, and All Hogs by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014.............................................................................................. 38 Prices Received for Milk Cows by Month - States and United States: 2014....................................... 39 Prices Received Value per Head for All Cattle and Calves - States and United States: January 1, 2014 and 2015................................................................................................... 40 Prices Received Value per Head and Total Value for Hogs - States and United States: December 1, 2013 and 2014................................................................................................... 41 Prices Received Value per Head and Total Value for Sheep and Lambs - States and United States: January 1, 2014 and 2015................................................................................... 42 Prices Received Value per Head and Total Value for Angora Goats - States and United States: January 1, 2014 and 2015................................................................................... 43 Other Hay Baled Market Year Average Prices Received - Selected Regions: 2010-2012, 2011-2013, and 2012-2014 Averages......................................................................................... 43 Parity Price Overview......................................................................................... 44 Prices Received For Average Base Period - United States: January 1910-December 1914........................... 45 The Parity Ratio.............................................................................................. 46 Prices Received Adjusted Base Prices and Parity Prices - United States: January 2015.......................... 47 Prices Received Calendar Year Average Prices and Index used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2005-2014.......................................................................... 52 Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015...... 62 Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 ................................................................................................. 64 Reliability of Prices Received Estimates...................................................................... 65 Prices Paid by Farmers........................................................................................ 66 Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons.................. 67 Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons.............................................................................. 68 Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items - United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 69 Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages - United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 69 Paid Indexes by Farm Type, All Items - United States: 2011=100 Chart.......................................... 70 Paid Indexes by Origin, All Production Items - United States: 2011=100 Chart.................................. 70 Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Sector, Supplies & Repairs, Fertilizer, Machinery, and Fuel - United States: 2011=100 Chart.............................................................................. 71 Paid Indexes by Month, Feed and Replacement Livestock - United States: 2011=100 Chart......................... 71 Feed Price Ratios - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons.............................................. 72 Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons............ 72 Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons............................... 72 Prices Paid Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015.......... 73 Prices Paid Index Sub-Components as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015................................................................................... 76 Prices Paid Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 ................................................................................................. 80 Feed Ratios Monthly and Annual Average - United States: May 2011 - February 2015.............................. 83 Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates.......................................................................... 84 Information Contacts.......................................................................................... 85 January Prices Received by Farmers The January Prices Received Index for agricultural production is 99 percent of its 2011 base, down 2.0 percent from the December index and 1.0 percent below the January 2014 index. All crops: The January index, at 83, is unchanged from December but is 8.8 percent below January 2014. Index increases for oilseeds & grains and vegetable & melon production offset the index decrease for other crop production. Food grains: At 89, the index for January is 3.5 percent higher than the previous month but is 9.2 percent below a year earlier. The January price for all wheat, at $6.14 per bushel, is up 3 cents from December but is 51 cents below January 2014. Feed grains: The January index, at 64, is unchanged from last month but is 14 percent below a year ago. The corn price, at $3.81 per bushel, is up 3 cents from last month but is down 61 cents from January 2014. At $7.40 per cwt, sorghum grain is 7 cents above December but 12 cents below January a year earlier. Oilseeds: At 82, the index for January is unchanged from December but is 20 percent lower than January 2014. The soybean price, at $10.30 per bushel, is unchanged from December but is $2.60 below January a year earlier. Fruits and tree nuts: The January index, at 126, is up 0.8 percent from December but is 0.8 percent lower than a year earlier. Price increases for oranges during January more than offset lower prices for tangerines and strawberries. Commercial vegetables: At 111, the index for January is up 16 percent from the previous month and 17 percent above January 2014. Price increases during January for lettuce and broccoli more than offset price declines for tomatoes and celery. Other crops: The January index, at 83, is unchanged from the previous month but is 9.8 percent below January 2014. The all hay price, at $152 per ton, is down $7.00 from December and $10.00 lower than January 2014. At 58.6 cents per pound, the price for upland cotton is down 1.8 cents from December and 18.9 cents below January 2014. Livestock and products: The index for January, at 123, is 3.1 percent below the previous month but is up 6.0 percent from January a year earlier. Compared with a year ago, prices are lower for milk and hogs. Prices are higher for cattle, market eggs, calves, broilers, and turkeys. Meat animals: At 131, the January index is down 2.2 percent from the previous month but is 15 percent higher than a year earlier. At $57.40 per cwt, the January hog price is down $6.90 from December and $3.80 lower than a year earlier. The January beef cattle price of $164 per cwt is unchanged from the previous month but is $26.00 higher than January 2014. Dairy products: The index for January, at 88, is down 13 percent from the previous month and 25 percent lower than January a year earlier. The January all milk price of $17.60 per cwt is down $2.80 from December and $5.90 lower from January 2014. Poultry and eggs: At 139, the January index is up 1.5 percent from December and 16 percent above 2014. The January market egg price, at $1.07 per dozen, decreased 59.0 cents from December but is 16.4 cents higher than January 2014. The January broiler price, at 60.0 cents per pound, is up 2.0 cents from December and a year earlier. At 66.2 cents per pound, the January turkey price, is down 7.2 cents from the previous month but is up 1.7 cents from 2014. Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 Base :----------------------------------- : January : December : January Index : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Agricultural Production ........: 100 101 99 Crop Production ..............: 91 83 83 Grains and oilseed .........: 86 72 74 Feed grain ...............: 74 64 64 Food grain ...............: 98 86 89 Oilseed ..................: 102 82 82 Fruit and tree nut .........: 127 125 126 Vegetable and melon ........: 95 96 111 Other crop .................: 92 83 83 : Livestock Production .........: 116 127 123 Meat animal ................: 114 134 131 Cattle ...................: 122 149 148 Hog ......................: 92 97 86 Dairy ......................: 117 101 88 Poultry and egg ............: 120 137 139 : Food Commodity .................: 111 115 110 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910 - 1914 Base :----------------------------------- : January : December : January Index : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Agricultural Production ........: 1028 1040 1017 Crop Production ..............: 791 721 722 Livestock Production .........: 1349 1475 1429 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received Indexes as a percent of 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2014 and 2015 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 Base :--------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Agricultural : Crop : Livestock : Food : Production : Production : Production : Commodities :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent percent percent : January .......: 100 99 91 83 116 123 111 110 February ......: 107 95 121 118 March .........: 112 96 129 123 April .........: 116 99 132 126 May ...........: 115 100 130 125 June ..........: 113 99 128 123 July ..........: 110 93 133 121 August ........: 110 92 131 121 September .....: 108 88 132 120 October .......: 100 81 136 113 November ......: 102 82 134 120 December ......: 101 83 127 115 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid Indexes as a percent of 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2014 and 2015 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 Base :--------------------------------------------------------------- Month : All Items : : Crop : Livestock : (PPITW) : Production : Sector : Sector :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent percent percent : January .......: 108 109 110 111 106 106 111 113 February ......: 109 110 107 112 March .........: 110 112 107 113 April .........: 112 114 108 116 May ...........: 112 115 108 117 June ..........: 113 116 108 118 July ..........: 112 115 108 117 August ........: 111 114 107 116 September .....: 112 115 107 117 October .......: 111 114 107 116 November ......: 111 114 107 116 December ......: 111 113 106 116 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2011=100 : : : Commodity : Base : January 2014 :December 2014 : January 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Austrian winter peas .........dollars/cwt: 19.50 (S) (D) (D) Barley, all ...............dollars/bushel: 4.79 6.04 5.15 4.82 Feed .....................dollars/bushel: 4.59 4.21 2.99 2.98 Malting ..................dollars/bushel: 4.83 6.52 5.64 5.46 Beans, dry edible ............dollars/cwt: 34.60 39.60 34.00 32.90 Canola .......................dollars/cwt: 23.10 19.80 16.60 17.80 Chickpeas, all ...............dollars/cwt: 35.70 29.40 25.30 26.70 Large .......................dollars/cwt: 39.20 30.10 26.60 31.30 Small .......................dollars/cwt: 23.40 23.80 20.10 18.20 Corn ......................dollars/bushel: 6.02 4.42 3.78 3.81 : Cotton, Upland .............dollars/pound: 0.880 0.775 0.604 0.586 Cottonseed ...................dollars/ton: 131.00 230.00 186.00 191.00 Flaxseed ..................dollars/bushel: 14.20 13.80 11.40 11.70 Hay, all, baled ..............dollars/ton: 159.00 162.00 159.00 152.00 Alfalfa .....................dollars/ton: 176.00 186.00 183.00 174.00 Other .......................dollars/ton: 119.00 135.00 117.00 118.00 Lentils ......................dollars/cwt: 27.50 18.50 29.90 25.40 Oats ......................dollars/bushel: 3.42 3.70 3.20 3.02 Peanuts, in-shell ..........dollars/pound: 0.252 0.254 0.210 0.225 Peas, dry edible .............dollars/cwt: 13.60 15.40 11.60 12.30 : Potatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 9.78 9.02 8.64 9.07 Rice, all ....................dollars/cwt: 13.70 17.10 13.40 14.60 Long ........................dollars/cwt: 12.30 15.50 12.40 12.50 Medium and short ............dollars/cwt: 18.40 19.80 17.20 19.00 Sorghum grain ................dollars/cwt: 10.70 7.52 7.33 7.40 Soybeans ..................dollars/bushel: 12.50 12.90 10.30 10.30 Sunflowers, all ..............dollars/cwt: 29.00 19.60 19.60 19.30 : Wheat, all ................dollars/bushel: 7.44 6.65 6.11 6.14 Winter ...................dollars/bushel: 6.93 6.72 6.15 6.02 Durum ....................dollars/bushel: 9.22 7.01 10.30 9.88 Other spring .............dollars/bushel: 8.33 6.48 5.78 5.83 Hard red winter .........dollars/bushel: 7.07 6.72 6.08 5.94 Soft red winter .........dollars/bushel: 6.77 6.24 5.66 5.69 Hard red spring .........dollars/bushel: 8.38 6.46 5.76 5.82 White ...................dollars/bushel: 6.58 6.85 6.60 6.37 : Grapefruit ..................dollars/box: 7.47 7.30 6.96 6.09 Lemons ......................dollars/box: 12.30 21.17 21.68 18.20 Oranges .....................dollars/box: 8.16 8.24 9.12 9.28 Tangelos ....................dollars/box: 3.50 7.85 9.33 7.78 Tangerines and mandarins ....dollars/box: 15.30 22.15 24.61 14.49 : Apples 1/ .................dollars/pound: 0.325 (NA) 0.324 0.320 Grapes 1/ ...................dollars/ton: 628.00 (NA) 1,650.00 (S) Peaches 1/ ..................dollars/ton: 507.00 (NA) (S) (S) Pears 1/ ....................dollars/ton: 559.00 (NA) 705.00 728.00 Strawberries ................dollars/cwt: 104.00 (NA) 209.00 135.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York (apples only), and Washington (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices as sold for other states. Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2011=100 : : : Commodity : Base : January 2014 :December 2014 : January 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Vegetables, fresh 1/ : Asparagus ....................dollars/cwt: 37.50 (NA) (NA) (NA) Beans, snap 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: 69.00 (NA) 70.20 40.80 Broccoli .....................dollars/cwt: 41.60 (NA) 33.10 67.30 Cantaloupes 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: 16.50 (NA) 21.30 (NA) Carrots ......................dollars/cwt: 30.80 (NA) 33.40 33.80 Cauliflower ..................dollars/cwt: 47.00 (NA) 84.80 58.40 Celery .......................dollars/cwt: 22.50 (NA) 28.70 19.40 Corn, sweet ..................dollars/cwt: 30.70 (NA) 41.40 39.80 Cucumbers 2/ .................dollars/cwt: 18.70 (NA) 34.20 30.60 Lettuce ......................dollars/cwt: 24.30 (NA) 15.90 38.20 Onions 3/ ....................dollars/cwt: 11.90 (NA) 9.56 8.39 Tomatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 51.20 (NA) 66.70 34.80 : Livestock : Calves .......................dollars/cwt: 142.00 208.00 303.00 288.00 Cattle, all beef .............dollars/cwt: 115.00 138.00 164.00 164.00 Cows 4/ .....................dollars/cwt: 71.60 88.30 115.00 112.00 Steers and heifers ..........dollars/cwt: 117.00 140.00 166.00 166.00 Milk cows 5/ 6/ .............dollars/head: 1420.00 1440.00 2120.00 1990.00 Hogs, all ....................dollars/cwt: 66.50 61.20 64.30 57.40 Barrows and gilts ...........dollars/cwt: 66.80 61.10 64.20 57.70 Sows ........................dollars/cwt: 57.90 64.40 65.80 48.00 : Dairy and poultry : Milk, all 7/ .................dollars/cwt: 20.10 23.50 20.40 17.60 Fat test ........................percent: 3.71 3.84 3.87 3.84 Broilers, live 8/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.459 0.580 0.580 0.600 Eggs, all 9/ ...............dollars/dozen: 0.969 1.12 1.77 1.25 Market 9/ 10/ .............dollars/dozen: 0.796 0.906 1.66 1.07 Turkeys, live 9/ 11/ .......dollars/pound: 0.680 0.645 0.734 0.662 : : Adjusted for seasonal variation : Eggs, all ..................dollars/dozen: 0.979 1.18 1.47 1.31 Seasonal factor .................percent: 101 95 121 95 Milk, all 7/ .................dollars/cwt: 20.20 23.40 20.00 17.50 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 101 102 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 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 January 2014, October 2014, and January 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. Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2015 with Comparisons [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All wheat : Corn : Soybeans Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per bushel : January ....: 8.12 6.65 6.14 6.96 4.42 3.81 14.30 12.90 10.30 February ...: 7.97 6.50 7.04 4.35 14.60 13.20 March ......: 7.79 6.74 7.13 4.52 14.60 13.70 April ......: 7.71 6.82 6.97 4.71 14.40 14.30 May ........: 7.68 7.08 6.97 4.71 14.90 14.40 June .......: 7.37 6.50 6.97 4.50 15.10 14.30 July .......: 6.95 6.16 6.79 4.06 15.30 13.10 August .....: 6.88 5.98 6.21 3.63 14.10 12.40 September ..: 6.80 5.74 5.40 3.48 13.30 10.90 October ....: 6.94 5.71 4.63 3.56 12.50 9.97 November ...: 6.85 6.05 4.37 3.58 12.70 10.20 December ...: 6.73 6.11 4.41 3.78 13.00 10.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Beef cattle 1/ : All hogs 2/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : January ..: 125.00 138.00 164.00 63.80 61.20 57.40 February .: 123.00 144.00 64.50 65.50 March ....: 125.00 148.00 59.20 81.90 April ....: 125.00 148.00 61.80 88.80 May ......: 126.00 146.00 68.60 82.80 June .....: 122.00 147.00 74.40 84.80 July .....: 120.00 156.00 75.80 93.30 August ...: 121.00 158.00 74.20 83.20 September : 122.00 157.00 70.70 75.70 October ..: 127.00 161.00 68.50 77.00 November .: 130.00 167.00 63.60 66.70 December .: 130.00 164.00 61.50 64.30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cows and steers & heifers. 2/ Barrows & gilts and sows. Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ...........: (D) 5.97 5.17 California .........: (D) 7.24 6.97 Colorado ...........: 6.54 6.18 5.66 Idaho ..............: 7.03 6.17 5.99 Illinois ...........: 6.48 5.35 5.58 Indiana ............: 6.11 5.42 5.42 Kansas .............: 6.65 6.19 5.98 Michigan ...........: 6.58 6.11 6.14 Minnesota ..........: 6.36 5.64 5.80 : Missouri ...........: 6.25 5.63 5.49 Montana ............: 6.81 6.36 6.76 Nebraska ...........: 6.62 5.93 5.73 North Carolina .....: 6.09 5.29 5.69 North Dakota .......: 6.40 5.91 6.08 Ohio ...............: 6.10 6.09 5.96 Oklahoma ...........: 6.51 6.23 6.17 Oregon .............: 7.11 7.30 6.74 South Dakota .......: 6.46 5.87 5.68 Texas ..............: 7.31 6.03 5.60 Washington .........: 6.95 6.82 6.58 : United States ......: 6.65 6.11 6.14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: (D) 5.97 5.17 California .........: (D) 7.24 6.97 Colorado ...........: 6.55 6.19 5.66 Idaho ..............: 7.05 6.08 5.94 Illinois ...........: 6.48 5.35 5.58 Indiana ............: 6.11 5.42 5.42 Kansas .............: 6.65 6.19 5.98 Michigan ...........: 6.58 6.11 6.14 Minnesota ..........: (D) 5.56 (D) Missouri ...........: 6.25 5.63 5.49 : Montana ............: 7.02 5.99 6.31 Nebraska ...........: 6.62 5.93 5.73 North Carolina .....: 6.09 5.29 5.69 North Dakota .......: 5.94 4.83 4.50 Ohio ...............: 6.10 6.09 5.96 Oklahoma ...........: 6.51 6.23 6.17 Oregon .............: 7.05 7.25 6.73 South Dakota .......: 6.31 5.82 5.43 Texas ..............: 7.31 6.03 5.60 Washington .........: 6.79 6.69 6.44 : United States ......: 6.72 6.15 6.02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (D) (D) (D) California .........: (S) (S) (S) Idaho ..............: (S) (D) (D) Montana ............: 7.01 10.60 (D) North Dakota .......: 6.97 10.30 9.89 : United States ......: 7.01 10.30 9.88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..............: (D) 6.23 6.00 Minnesota ..........: 6.36 5.64 5.80 Montana ............: 6.59 6.21 6.51 North Dakota .......: 6.18 5.53 5.52 Oregon .............: 7.41 7.64 6.82 South Dakota .......: 6.53 5.90 5.89 Washington .........: 7.49 7.46 7.29 : United States ......: 6.48 5.78 5.83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : California .........: (D) (S) (D) Colorado ...........: (D) (S) (D) Idaho ..............: 6.28 5.22 4.45 Minnesota ..........: 6.75 5.45 5.68 Montana ............: 6.49 4.90 4.60 North Dakota .......: 6.11 5.34 5.29 Oregon .............: 3.72 (D) (D) Utah ...............: (D) (D) (D) Washington .........: 3.56 3.35 3.33 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (S) : United States ......: 6.04 5.15 4.82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 6.48 5.75 5.48 Minnesota ..........: 6.75 5.45 5.69 Montana ............: 6.58 5.58 5.59 North Dakota .......: 6.45 5.45 5.38 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (S) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 4.56 2.91 2.84 Minnesota ..........: (S) (D) (D) Montana ............: 3.36 2.71 2.36 North Dakota .......: 3.76 2.51 2.40 Wyoming ............: (S) (S) (S) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: 4.52 4.13 4.09 Illinois ...........: 4.47 3.79 3.82 Indiana ............: 4.49 3.80 3.86 Iowa ...............: 4.43 3.79 3.85 Kansas .............: 4.43 3.90 3.95 Kentucky ...........: 4.56 3.95 4.05 Michigan ...........: 4.13 3.63 3.76 Minnesota ..........: 4.38 3.73 3.70 Missouri ...........: 4.52 3.61 3.58 Nebraska ...........: 4.37 3.79 3.84 : North Carolina .....: 4.71 4.51 4.43 North Dakota .......: 4.16 3.32 3.45 Ohio ...............: 4.36 3.85 3.87 Pennsylvania .......: 4.50 3.95 4.11 South Dakota .......: 4.11 3.43 3.41 Tennessee ..........: 4.68 4.26 4.00 Texas ..............: 5.04 4.50 4.51 Wisconsin ..........: 4.40 3.67 3.71 : United States ......: 4.42 3.78 3.81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 13.30 10.70 10.70 Illinois ...........: 13.10 10.50 10.50 Indiana ............: 13.20 10.50 10.50 Iowa ...............: 12.80 10.00 10.20 Kansas .............: 12.60 9.75 9.77 Kentucky ...........: 13.20 10.70 10.60 Louisiana ..........: (D) 10.90 10.80 Michigan ...........: 12.80 10.10 10.40 Minnesota ..........: 12.60 10.10 10.20 Mississippi ........: 13.00 11.10 10.50 : Missouri ...........: 13.10 10.20 10.10 Nebraska ...........: 12.70 9.88 9.99 North Carolina .....: 12.90 10.10 10.20 North Dakota .......: 12.40 9.65 9.50 Ohio ...............: 13.10 10.60 10.60 South Dakota .......: 12.50 9.87 9.79 Tennessee ..........: 13.10 10.70 10.80 Wisconsin ..........: 12.80 10.00 10.20 : United States ......: 12.90 10.30 10.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Illinois ...........: (D) (S) (D) Iowa ...............: 4.05 3.76 3.76 Michigan ...........: 3.49 (D) (D) Minnesota ..........: 3.55 2.89 3.06 Montana ............: (S) (D) (S) Nebraska ...........: 4.48 2.92 2.90 New York ...........: (D) (D) (S) North Dakota .......: 3.11 2.37 2.39 Oregon .............: (S) (D) (S) Pennsylvania .......: 3.78 (S) 3.85 South Dakota .......: 3.72 3.15 3.22 Texas ..............: (S) (S) (S) Wisconsin ..........: 4.00 3.23 3.30 : United States ......: 3.70 3.20 3.02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arkansas ...........: (D) 7.25 7.01 Illinois ...........: 7.15 (D) 6.50 Kansas .............: 7.34 7.30 7.44 Louisiana ..........: (S) (D) (D) Missouri ...........: 8.12 6.98 6.75 Nebraska ...........: 7.06 7.48 7.48 Oklahoma ...........: 7.25 7.80 7.85 Texas ..............: 7.90 7.24 7.26 : United States ......: 7.52 7.33 7.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California .........: 56.60 65.60 58.10 Colorado ...........: 40.40 24.00 46.30 Idaho ..............: 32.20 27.10 35.20 Michigan ...........: 45.10 38.10 (D) Minnesota ..........: (S) (D) (D) Nebraska ...........: 46.30 (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 35.70 29.80 30.50 : United States ......: 39.60 34.00 32.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama ............: (D) 0.208 0.206 Florida ............: 0.261 0.216 0.195 Georgia ............: 0.242 0.203 0.200 Mississippi ........: 0.209 0.190 0.214 New Mexico .........: (S) (S) 0.306 North Carolina .....: 0.271 0.258 0.213 Oklahoma ...........: 0.286 0.093 (S) South Carolina .....: 0.264 0.243 0.242 Texas ..............: 0.285 0.202 0.398 Virginia ...........: (S) (S) (S) : United States ......: 0.254 0.210 0.225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Colorado ...........: (D) (D) (D) Kansas .............: 22.10 19.30 19.40 Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 19.60 21.80 19.40 South Dakota .......: 18.10 17.50 18.20 : United States ......: 19.60 19.60 19.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 19.80 16.60 17.80 : United States ......: 19.80 16.60 17.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : North Dakota .......: 13.80 11.40 11.70 : United States ......: 13.80 11.40 11.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons [Cottonseed marketing year August - February] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Cottonseed State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : December : January : January : December : January : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- dollars per pound -------- --------- dollars per ton -------- : Alabama ............: 0.801 0.624 0.524 214.00 186.00 167.00 Arizona ............: 0.775 0.654 (D) 270.00 282.00 263.00 Arkansas ...........: 0.768 0.598 0.625 (S) (S) (S) California .........: (D) (D) (D) (S) (S) 305.00 Georgia ............: 0.819 0.624 0.608 203.00 173.00 177.00 Louisiana ..........: 0.799 0.598 0.620 (S) (S) (S) Mississippi ........: 0.801 0.598 0.623 (S) (S) (S) North Carolina .....: 0.804 0.627 0.626 246.00 195.00 214.00 Tennessee ..........: 0.801 0.599 0.613 (S) (S) (S) Texas ..............: 0.755 0.592 0.581 243.00 183.00 182.00 : United States ......: 0.775 0.604 0.586 230.00 186.00 191.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Average price ......dollars/pound: 0.775 0.604 0.586 Marketings 1/ ........1,000 bales: 2,305 3,507 2,359 : Rice, all : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 17.10 13.40 14.60 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 19,762 16,453 16,459 : Rice, long : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 15.50 12.40 12.50 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 12,223 13,159 11,257 : Rice, medium and short : California : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 20.60 19.80 21.00 : Other States 3/ : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 15.70 15.20 15.10 : United States : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 19.80 17.20 19.00 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 7,539 3,294 5,202 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hay : Alfalfa hay : Other hay State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : December : January : January : December : January : January : December : January : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : Arizona ......: 200.00 200.00 215.00 200.00 200.00 215.00 200.00 220.00 210.00 California ...: 202.00 206.00 192.00 207.00 220.00 200.00 187.00 160.00 160.00 Colorado .....: 225.00 200.00 194.00 225.00 200.00 195.00 225.00 195.00 190.00 Idaho ........: 188.00 199.00 188.00 190.00 200.00 190.00 170.00 170.00 165.00 Illinois .....: 166.00 157.00 167.00 180.00 180.00 180.00 120.00 115.00 120.00 Iowa .........: 171.00 133.00 138.00 195.00 153.00 156.00 130.00 104.00 107.00 Kansas .......: 145.00 139.00 138.00 172.00 154.00 153.00 107.00 92.00 92.00 Kentucky .....: 123.00 118.00 123.00 200.00 195.00 200.00 100.00 95.00 100.00 Michigan .....: 149.00 159.00 167.00 175.00 180.00 185.00 130.00 140.00 130.00 Minnesota ....: 176.00 136.00 109.00 200.00 160.00 125.00 133.00 94.00 80.00 : Missouri .....: 105.00 90.00 96.00 205.00 170.00 165.00 80.00 75.00 85.00 Montana ......: 140.00 123.00 123.00 145.00 125.00 125.00 120.00 115.00 115.00 Nebraska .....: 145.00 94.00 94.00 154.00 98.00 99.00 124.00 85.00 83.00 Nevada .......: 204.00 234.00 228.00 204.00 235.00 230.00 187.00 220.00 200.00 New Mexico ...: 234.00 224.00 219.00 245.00 235.00 230.00 180.00 145.00 140.00 New York .....: 161.00 135.00 131.00 205.00 222.00 220.00 160.00 132.00 128.00 North Dakota .: 99.00 83.00 84.00 104.00 85.00 85.00 71.00 59.00 60.00 Ohio .........: 165.00 141.00 146.00 185.00 175.00 180.00 145.00 115.00 120.00 Oklahoma .....: 95.00 145.00 130.00 176.00 193.00 165.00 86.00 86.00 86.00 Oregon .......: 188.00 218.00 211.00 200.00 240.00 225.00 170.00 190.00 190.00 : Pennsylvania .: 185.00 221.00 227.00 198.00 240.00 242.00 182.00 208.00 217.00 South Dakota .: 134.00 113.00 109.00 137.00 119.00 113.00 129.00 94.00 91.00 Texas ........: 101.00 87.00 82.00 234.00 233.00 233.00 85.00 67.00 65.00 Utah .........: 174.00 180.00 180.00 175.00 180.00 180.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 Washington ...: 201.00 210.00 210.00 190.00 210.00 210.00 225.00 210.00 210.00 Wisconsin ....: 188.00 150.00 130.00 200.00 165.00 136.00 132.00 95.00 100.00 Wyoming ......: 176.00 136.00 136.00 180.00 140.00 140.00 155.00 125.00 125.00 : United States : 162.00 159.00 152.00 186.00 183.00 174.00 135.00 117.00 118.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons [Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York, and Washington. Prices at point of first sale for other States] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Apples, fresh use State :----------------------------------------------------------- : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : California .........: (NA) (NA) (NA) Michigan ...........: (NA) 0.370 0.300 New York ...........: (NA) 0.300 0.270 Ohio ...............: (NA) (NA) (NA) Pennsylvania .......: (NA) 0.380 0.350 Virginia ...........: (NA) 0.270 0.290 Washington .........: (NA) 0.314 0.327 : United States ......: (NA) 0.324 0.320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: January 2014 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California 1/ .....................: 16.90 10.11 10.11 (D) 7.89 7.89 (D) Florida ...........................: 25.80 9.94 15.04 5.03 7.25 12.80 1.91 White ...........................: 28.50 9.98 17.55 6.50 7.37 15.35 3.70 Colored .........................: 25.40 9.93 14.65 4.45 7.22 12.40 1.20 Texas .............................: 29.20 12.19 17.60 1.60 10.63 15.99 0.14 : United States .....................: 24.50 9.95 14.32 5.03 7.30 12.09 1.91 : Lemons : Arizona ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ........................: 46.90 27.49 37.64 (D) 21.83 31.62 (D) : United States .....................: 47.00 26.81 37.73 (D) 21.17 31.71 (D) : Oranges : California ........................: 33.50 16.73 24.33 (D) 14.12 21.77 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: 33.50 16.73 24.33 (D) 14.12 21.77 (D) : Florida ...........................: 25.50 9.23 14.35 9.09 6.73 11.75 6.59 Early and mids ..................: 25.50 9.23 14.35 9.09 6.73 11.75 6.59 : United States .....................: 32.40 10.76 23.00 8.40 8.24 20.43 5.88 : Tangelos : Florida ...........................: 26.80 10.63 15.15 8.30 7.85 12.40 5.50 : United States .....................: 26.80 10.63 15.15 8.30 7.85 12.40 5.50 : Tangerines and mandarins : Arizona ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ...........................: 44.50 25.13 31.10 7.96 21.36 27.55 3.56 : United States .....................: 37.30 25.19 28.04 3.13 22.15 25.17 -1.24 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: December 2014 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California 1/ .....................: 17.60 10.67 10.67 (D) 8.41 8.41 (D) Florida ...........................: 23.40 9.10 12.61 2.27 6.53 10.36 -0.93 White ...........................: 25.20 9.11 14.25 3.25 6.44 12.05 0.05 Colored .........................: 23.20 9.10 12.45 2.10 6.54 10.20 -1.10 Texas .............................: 22.90 9.28 11.30 1.60 7.70 9.69 0.14 : United States .....................: 22.60 9.27 12.05 2.16 6.96 9.97 -0.75 : Lemons : Arizona ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ........................: 50.20 26.93 40.75 (D) 21.26 34.61 (D) : United States .....................: 50.50 27.36 41.01 (D) 21.68 34.87 (D) : Oranges : California ........................: 31.10 19.38 21.75 (D) 16.75 19.14 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: 31.10 19.38 21.75 0.38 16.75 19.14 -2.40 : Florida ...........................: 33.40 9.45 22.25 8.80 6.94 19.65 6.30 Early and mids ..................: 33.40 9.45 22.25 8.80 6.94 19.65 6.30 : United States .....................: 31.50 11.65 21.83 8.53 9.12 19.22 6.02 : Tangelos ............................: Florida ...........................: 26.70 12.10 15.05 6.65 9.33 12.30 3.85 : United States .....................: 26.70 12.10 15.05 6.65 9.33 12.30 3.85 : Tangerines and mandarins : Arizona ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ...........................: 42.30 21.26 28.90 7.60 17.40 25.35 3.20 : United States .....................: 42.80 27.80 33.40 2.88 24.61 30.49 -1.55 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: January 2015 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California 1/ .....................: 16.90 9.97 9.97 (D) 7.71 7.71 (D) Florida ...........................: 21.90 8.09 11.17 4.89 5.38 8.93 1.69 White ...........................: 22.30 7.88 11.35 6.00 5.03 9.15 2.80 Colored .........................: 21.90 8.14 11.15 4.55 5.45 8.90 1.35 Texas .............................: 23.50 9.77 11.90 1.60 8.19 10.29 0.14 : United States .....................: 21.50 8.56 11.16 4.59 6.09 9.06 1.55 : Lemons : Arizona ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ........................: 48.30 23.87 38.85 (D) 18.27 32.71 (D) : United States .....................: 48.50 23.80 39.05 (D) 18.20 32.91 (D) : Oranges : California ........................: 30.40 18.43 21.05 (D) 15.79 18.44 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: 30.40 18.43 21.05 (D) 15.79 18.44 (D) : Florida ...........................: 29.00 9.88 17.85 9.64 7.38 15.25 7.14 Early and mids ..................: 29.00 9.88 17.85 9.64 7.38 15.25 7.14 : United States .....................: 30.30 11.81 20.72 9.30 9.28 18.11 6.79 : Tangelos : Florida ...........................: 25.70 10.55 14.05 7.00 7.78 11.30 4.20 : United States .....................: 25.70 10.55 14.05 7.00 7.78 11.30 4.20 : Tangerines and mandarins : Arizona ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ...........................: 45.50 24.61 32.10 7.10 20.81 28.55 2.70 : United States .....................: 30.80 17.69 21.45 1.97 14.49 18.55 -2.46 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales. Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California : Spring ...........: (S) (S) (S) Fall .............: 10.20 9.55 9.60 All 1/ ...........: 10.20 9.55 9.60 Colorado : Fresh 2/ .........: 9.80 10.20 10.40 All 1/ ...........: 9.10 9.45 9.50 : Florida ............: (S) (S) (S) Idaho : Fresh 2/ .........: 7.30 6.30 6.70 Processing .......: 7.75 7.10 7.85 All 1/ ...........: 7.55 6.60 7.40 Maine ..............: 9.90 (D) (D) Michigan ...........: 12.20 (D) (D) Minnesota ..........: 8.95 9.20 9.10 New York ...........: 13.30 (D) (D) North Carolina .....: (S) (S) (S) : North Dakota : Fresh 2/ .........: 11.60 (D) (D) Processing .......: 9.40 (D) (D) All 1/ ...........: 10.10 (D) (D) Oregon .............: 8.80 7.25 8.50 Texas ..............: (S) 16.30 (D) Virginia ...........: (S) (S) (S) : Washington : Processing .......: 8.30 8.10 8.20 All 1/ ...........: 9.10 8.40 8.75 Wisconsin : Fresh 2/ .........: 10.00 (D) 9.85 Processing .......: 9.40 (D) 10.20 All 1/ ...........: 9.55 (D) 10.10 : United States : Fresh 2/ .........: 9.47 8.68 9.21 Processing .......: 8.72 8.58 8.87 All 1/ ...........: 9.02 8.64 9.07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Average price of potatoes sold for all uses, including table stock, processing, seed, and livestock feed. 2/ Fresh market prices only. Includes table stock prices. Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons [Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 2014 : December 2014 : January 2015 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :Fat test : Price :Fat test : Price : Fat test ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent : Arizona ............: 22.60 3.55 19.60 3.57 16.40 3.54 California .........: 22.42 3.84 17.71 3.87 15.81 3.80 Colorado ...........: 23.00 3.61 21.60 3.70 18.70 3.72 Florida ............: 26.60 3.64 26.90 3.65 22.60 3.61 Idaho ..............: 22.60 3.84 19.30 3.91 16.80 3.87 Illinois ...........: 23.90 3.85 21.10 3.95 18.40 3.85 Indiana ............: 23.90 3.86 21.20 3.87 18.10 3.85 Iowa ...............: 23.90 3.86 20.90 3.80 17.40 3.84 Kansas .............: 23.90 3.87 20.70 3.90 17.50 3.88 Michigan ...........: 23.50 3.82 20.50 3.83 17.60 3.75 : Minnesota ..........: 23.80 3.96 20.60 3.97 18.30 3.95 New Mexico .........: 22.50 3.63 19.40 3.70 16.40 3.75 New York ...........: 24.30 3.86 22.30 3.90 18.70 3.90 Ohio ...............: 24.10 3.88 21.80 3.94 18.70 3.86 Oregon .............: 25.00 4.00 21.70 4.09 18.90 3.96 Pennsylvania .......: 24.90 3.86 22.60 3.86 19.20 3.84 South Dakota .......: 24.30 4.02 21.20 4.08 18.90 4.09 Texas ..............: 24.40 3.94 20.70 4.00 18.20 4.03 Utah ...............: 22.30 3.87 21.50 3.84 17.80 3.83 Vermont ............: 24.50 3.87 22.60 3.93 19.00 3.95 : Virginia ...........: 25.80 3.78 25.00 3.81 20.60 3.80 Washington .........: 24.10 4.00 21.30 4.09 17.50 3.96 Wisconsin ..........: 23.80 3.86 20.80 3.84 18.40 3.84 : United States ......: 23.50 3.84 20.40 3.87 17.60 3.84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: January 2015 with Comparisons [Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Quarterly United States milk cow prices are based on revised milk cow inventory] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 2014 : October 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per head : Arizona ............: 1,500.00 2,200.00 2,000.00 California .........: 1,300.00 2,200.00 1,800.00 Colorado ...........: 1,540.00 2,260.00 2,100.00 Florida ............: 1,560.00 2,190.00 2,170.00 Idaho ..............: 1,400.00 2,150.00 2,000.00 Illinois ...........: 1,500.00 2,050.00 2,100.00 Indiana ............: 1,500.00 2,050.00 2,100.00 Iowa ...............: 1,450.00 2,100.00 2,030.00 Kansas .............: 1,400.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 Michigan ...........: 1,650.00 2,100.00 2,200.00 : Minnesota ..........: 1,410.00 2,070.00 1,870.00 New Mexico .........: 1,450.00 2,100.00 2,000.00 New York ...........: 1,430.00 2,010.00 1,910.00 Ohio ...............: 1,450.00 1,950.00 2,000.00 Oregon .............: 1,350.00 2,100.00 2,000.00 Pennsylvania .......: 1,500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 South Dakota .......: 1,470.00 2,050.00 1,980.00 Texas ..............: 1,450.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 Utah ...............: 1,350.00 2,000.00 1,900.00 Vermont ............: 1,570.00 2,030.00 1,980.00 : Virginia ...........: 1,520.00 2,100.00 2,060.00 Washington .........: 1,350.00 2,050.00 1,950.00 Wisconsin ..........: 1,570.00 2,220.00 2,160.00 : United States ......: 1,440.00 2,120.00 1,990.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: January 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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity price : Price as percent :Adjusted : : of parity Commodity and unit : base :----------------------------------------------------------- : price : January :December : January : January :December : January : : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- dollars ------------- ------- percent ------- : Basic commodities : All wheat ............bushel: 0.624 17.70 18.50 18.50 38 33 33 Rice ....................cwt: 1.34 37.90 39.60 39.70 45 34 34 Corn .................bushel: 0.444 12.70 13.30 13.10 35 28 29 Cotton : Upland ..............pound: 0.066 1.92 1.98 1.95 40 31 31 American Pima .......pound: 0.136 3.93 4.11 4.02 44 42 39 Peanuts ...............pound: 0.024 0.703 0.720 0.710 36 29 30 Small chickpeas ......cwt 4/: 2.200 (NA) (NA) 65.00 (NA) (NA) 28 Large chickpeas ......cwt 4/: 3.330 (NA) (NA) 98.50 (NA) (NA) 32 Lentils ..............cwt 4/: 2.280 (NA) (NA) 67.50 (NA) (NA) 38 : Designated nonbasic : All milk, to plants 1/ ...cwt: 1.83 52.00 54.30 54.10 45 37 32 Honey, extracted 2/ ...pound: 0.150 4.22 4.41 4.44 50 48 48 : Wool and mohair : Wool ..................pound: 0.117 3.13 3.42 3.46 46 42 42 Mohair ................pound: 0.378 10.10 10.80 11.20 42 39 43 : Other nonbasic : Apples, fresh 3/ ......pound: 0.033 0.976 1.020 0.976 42 32 33 Barley ...............bushel: 0.467 13.00 13.60 13.80 46 38 37 Canola ..................cwt: 1.880 54.00 56.10 55.60 37 30 30 Cottonseed ..............ton: 19.20 548.00 573.00 568.00 42 32 32 Dry edible beans ........cwt: 3.25 91.90 95.90 96.20 43 35 35 Flaxseed .............bushel: 1.170 33.00 34.50 34.60 42 33 33 Oats .................bushel: 0.295 8.15 8.51 8.73 45 38 37 Potatoes ................cwt: 0.846 24.00 25.00 25.00 38 35 35 Sorghum grain ...........cwt: 0.757 21.50 22.40 22.40 35 33 33 Soybeans .............bushel: 1.080 30.40 31.80 32.00 42 32 32 Sunflower, all ..........cwt: 2.13 60.90 63.60 63.00 32 31 31 : Citrus (equivalent on-tree) : Grapefruit ..............box: 0.777 20.80 21.70 23.00 35 32 26 Lemons ..................box: 1.49 39.00 40.80 44.10 54 53 41 Oranges .................box: 0.806 22.10 23.10 23.80 37 39 39 Tangerines ..............box: 1.75 46.20 48.30 51.80 48 51 28 : Livestock and poultry : Beef cattle .............cwt: 10.80 299.00 312.00 320.00 46 53 52 Calves ..................cwt: 15.30 411.00 429.00 453.00 51 71 65 Hogs ....................cwt: 5.81 165.00 173.00 172.00 37 37 34 Eggs 1/ ...............dozen: 0.094 2.64 2.76 2.78 45 53 47 Turkeys, live .........pound: 0.061 1.720 1.800 1.800 38 41 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Seasonally adjusted price as percentage of parity price. 2/ Wholesale extracted. Adjusted base price derived from state annual averages prices weighted by production. For 1982 through 1985 the national averages are the support prices. 3/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states. Commodity Parity Prices - United States: January 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 price : Adjusted : : : Commodity and unit : base :----------------------------------------- : price : January : December : January : : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Field crops and miscellaneous : Hops ..............................pound: 0.325 9.13 9.53 9.62 Mustard seed ........................cwt: 3.07 85.80 89.60 90.80 Rapeseed ............................cwt: 2.43 65.70 68.70 71.90 Rye ..............................bushel: 0.614 16.70 17.40 18.20 Safflower ...........................cwt: 2.16 60.00 62.70 63.90 Spearmint oil .....................pound: 1.64 45.90 48.00 48.50 Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 2.08 60.00 62.70 61.50 : Tobacco : Flue-cured, 11-14 ...............pound: 0.181 5.31 5.55 5.36 Fire-cured, 21-23 ...............pound: 0.259 7.67 7.97 7.66 Burley, 31 ......................pound: 0.181 5.40 5.61 5.36 Maryland, 32 ....................pound: 0.171 4.85 5.07 5.06 Dark air-cured, 35-37 ...........pound: 0.234 6.89 7.20 6.92 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 .......pound: 0.181 5.25 5.46 5.36 Cigar binder, 51 ................pound: 0.632 18.10 19.00 18.70 : : Noncitrus fruit : Apples, processing 1/ ...............ton: 18.10 520.00 543.00 536.00 Apricots : Fresh 2/ ..........................ton: 119.00 3,300.00 3,480.00 3,520.00 Dried (California) ................ton: 257.00 7,350.00 7,850.00 7,600.00 Avocados 2/ .........................ton: 183.00 5,310.00 5,550.00 5,410.00 Cherries : Sweet .............................ton: 215.00 6,030.00 6,480.00 6,360.00 Tart ............................pound: 0.033 0.947 0.989 0.976 Cranberry 3/ .....................barrel: 4.44 136.00 138.00 131.00 Dates (California) 2/ ...............ton: 152.00 4,620.00 4,860.00 4,500.00 : Grapes (California) : Raisin variety ....................ton: 144.00 3,990.00 4,260.00 4,260.00 Wine, processing ..................ton: 66.60 (NA) (NA) 1,970.00 Kiwifruit ...........................ton: 90.00 2,280.00 2,680.00 2,660.00 Nectarines, fresh (California) 2/ ...ton: 60.90 1,580.00 1,720.00 1,800.00 Olives, canning (California) 3/ .....ton: 95.60 2,620.00 2,810.00 2,830.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commodity Parity Prices - United States: January 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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity price :Adjusted : : : Commodity and unit : base :-------------------------------------------- : price : January : December : January : : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Noncitrus fruit - continued : Papayas (Hawaii) ................pound: 0.041 1.09 1.26 1.21 Peaches : Fresh 4/ ........................ton: 87.00 2,340.00 2,500.00 2,570.00 Dried (California) ..............ton: 46.50 1,380.00 1,430.00 1,380.00 Processing, excludes dried : Clingstone (California) 3/ ...ton: 33.50 933.00 989.00 991.00 : Pears, Fresh 4/ ...................ton: 57.70 1,610.00 1,710.00 1,710.00 Plums (California) : Fresh, equivalent on-tree .......ton: 62.30 1,690.00 1,800.00 1,840.00 Prunes, dried (California) 1/ .....ton: 157.00 4,250.00 4,560.00 4,650.00 Prunes and plums : Fresh, excludes California 5/ ...ton: 62.90 1,810.00 1,880.00 1,860.00 Processing, excludes dried 1/ ...ton: 23.90 666.00 735.00 707.00 : Tree nuts 6/ : Almonds .........................pound: 0.236 6.12 6.81 6.98 Hazelnuts .........................ton: 222.00 5,680.00 6,240.00 6,570.00 Pistachios ......................pound: 0.227 5.68 6.24 6.72 Walnuts ...........................ton: 223.00 4,910.00 6,090.00 6,600.00 : Vegetables, fresh 7/ : Carrots 8/ ........................cwt: 2.63 74.60 79.80 77.80 Cauliflower 8/ ....................cwt: 4.17 116.00 123.00 123.00 Celery 8/ .........................cwt: 1.99 56.30 61.50 58.90 Honeydew melons ...................cwt: 1.98 55.70 59.10 58.60 Lettuce ...........................cwt: 2.17 60.00 64.80 64.20 Onions 8/ .........................cwt: 1.41 39.60 40.20 41.70 Tomatoes ..........................cwt: 4.21 123.00 130.00 125.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door. 2/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse door. 3/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point. 4/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (apples only), Oregon (except peaches), and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states. 5/ Based on "as sold" prices for fresh fruit in all states. 6/ Prices In-Shell basis except almonds which are shelled basis. 7/ FOB shipping point prices. 8/ Includes some processing. Market Year for Specified Commodities Cattle: January 1 - December 31. Milk Cows: January1 - December 31. Hogs: December 1 - November 30. Cattle Market Year Average Prices Received - United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014 [All beef includes steer and heifers combined and cows. Cows include beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. Milk cow prices are calendar year average of quarterly estimates. Program suspended during April and July quarters in 2013.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Steers : : : Year : Cows : and : Calves : Beef cattle : Milk cows : : heifers : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- dollars per cwt -------------------- dollars per head : 2013 ............: 82.30 126.00 181.00 125.00 1,380.00 2014 ............: 108.00 154.00 264.00 153.00 1,830.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hog Market Year Average Prices Received - United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Barrows and gilts : Sows : All ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : 2013 ............: 67.30 62.90 67.20 2014 ............: 76.50 77.70 76.50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Milk Cow Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014 [Calendar year average. Milk cow price program suspended in 2013 during the April and July quarters] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per head : Alabama ......................: 1,410.00 1,490.00 Alaska .......................: 1,200.00 1,300.00 Arizona ......................: 1,500.00 1,950.00 Arkansas .....................: 1,220.00 1,650.00 California ...................: 1,200.00 1,830.00 Colorado .....................: 1,510.00 2,000.00 Connecticut ..................: 1,430.00 1,730.00 Delaware .....................: 1,460.00 1,850.00 Florida ......................: 1,500.00 1,860.00 Georgia ......................: 1,500.00 1,820.00 : Hawaii .......................: 1,500.00 1,500.00 Idaho ........................: 1,330.00 1,880.00 Illinois .....................: 1,440.00 1,790.00 Indiana ......................: 1,450.00 1,800.00 Iowa .........................: 1,390.00 1,850.00 Kansas .......................: 1,350.00 1,830.00 Kentucky .....................: 1,440.00 1,780.00 Louisiana ....................: 1,450.00 1,770.00 Maine ........................: 1,370.00 1,560.00 Maryland .....................: 1,490.00 1,830.00 : Massachusetts ................: 1,360.00 1,640.00 Michigan .....................: 1,600.00 1,890.00 Minnesota ....................: 1,380.00 1,820.00 Mississippi ..................: 1,320.00 1,700.00 Missouri .....................: 1,200.00 1,580.00 Montana ......................: 1,400.00 1,680.00 Nebraska .....................: 1,430.00 1,870.00 Nevada .......................: 1,280.00 1,800.00 New Hampshire ................: 1,460.00 1,750.00 New Jersey ...................: 1,500.00 1,920.00 : New Mexico ...................: 1,410.00 1,810.00 New York .....................: 1,410.00 1,730.00 North Carolina ...............: 1,490.00 1,830.00 North Dakota .................: 1,350.00 1,600.00 Ohio .........................: 1,400.00 1,730.00 Oklahoma .....................: 1,300.00 1,700.00 Oregon .......................: 1,300.00 1,760.00 Pennsylvania .................: 1,440.00 1,800.00 Rhode Island .................: 1,460.00 1,500.00 South Carolina ...............: 1,450.00 1,890.00 : South Dakota .................: 1,400.00 1,810.00 Tennessee ....................: 1,420.00 1,720.00 Texas ........................: 1,400.00 1,840.00 Utah .........................: 1,290.00 1,740.00 Vermont ......................: 1,500.00 1,810.00 Virginia .....................: 1,510.00 1,820.00 Washington ...................: 1,300.00 1,760.00 West Virginia ................: 1,420.00 1,700.00 Wisconsin ....................: 1,490.00 1,950.00 Wyoming ......................: 1,440.00 1,650.00 : United States ................: 1,380.00 1,830.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Received for Cows, Steers and Heifers, Calves, Beef Cattle, and Milk Cows by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014 [All beef includes steer & heifers combined and cows. Cows include beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. Milk cow prices are calendar year average. Milk cow price program suspended for the April and July 2013 quarters. Quarterly U.S. milk prices are based on revised milk cow inventory] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Steers : : : : : Cows : and : Calves : Beef cattle : Milk cows : : heifers : : : : Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------------------- dollars per cwt -------------------------- dollars per head : January ......: 80.30 88.30 127.00 140.00 171.00 208.00 125.00 138.00 1,370.00 1,440.00 February .....: 81.80 95.40 125.00 145.00 170.00 209.00 123.00 144.00 (NA) (NA) March ........: 83.80 102.00 127.00 150.00 163.00 216.00 125.00 148.00 (NA) (NA) April ........: 82.40 103.00 127.00 150.00 159.00 222.00 125.00 148.00 (NA) 1,810.00 May ..........: 81.80 104.00 127.00 147.00 157.00 229.00 126.00 146.00 (NA) (NA) June .........: 81.60 106.00 124.00 148.00 152.00 249.00 122.00 147.00 (NA) (NA) July .........: 82.70 115.00 121.00 157.00 162.00 257.00 120.00 156.00 (NA) 1,970.00 August .......: 83.90 121.00 122.00 159.00 178.00 271.00 121.00 158.00 (NA) (NA) September ....: 83.90 118.00 124.00 158.00 200.00 279.00 122.00 157.00 (NA) (NA) October ......: 81.20 116.00 128.00 163.00 190.00 307.00 127.00 161.00 1,410.00 2,120.00 November .....: 80.70 115.00 132.00 169.00 192.00 305.00 130.00 167.00 (NA) (NA) December .....: 83.40 115.00 132.00 166.00 197.00 303.00 130.00 164.00 (NA) (NA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. Prices Received for Barrows and Gilts, Sows, and All Hogs by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014 [December preceding year] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Barrows and gilts : Sows : All hogs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : December ...........: 62.70 61.30 54.80 70.10 62.40 61.50 January ............: 64.40 61.10 49.40 64.40 63.80 61.20 February ...........: 65.10 65.60 49.20 63.40 64.50 65.50 March ..............: 59.10 82.00 62.70 79.30 59.20 81.90 April ..............: 61.90 88.40 57.90 98.00 61.80 88.80 May ................: 69.10 82.60 55.20 89.30 68.60 82.80 June ...............: 75.00 85.00 60.00 80.40 74.40 84.80 July ...............: 76.00 93.60 72.60 85.10 75.80 93.30 August .............: 74.10 82.90 75.90 91.60 74.20 83.20 September ..........: 70.60 76.00 74.40 67.10 70.70 75.70 October ............: 68.40 77.40 71.90 66.40 68.50 77.00 November ...........: 63.30 66.40 71.00 74.20 63.60 66.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Milk Cows by Month - States and United States: 2014 [Cows sold for dairy herd replacement. Quarterly U.S. milk cow prices are based on revised milk cow inventory] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : April : July : October : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per head : Arizona ........: 1,500.00 2,000.00 2,100.00 2,200.00 California .....: 1,300.00 1,800.00 2,000.00 2,200.00 Colorado .......: 1,540.00 2,000.00 2,200.00 2,260.00 Florida ........: 1,560.00 1,800.00 1,900.00 2,190.00 Idaho ..........: 1,400.00 1,950.00 2,000.00 2,150.00 Illinois .......: 1,500.00 1,750.00 1,860.00 2,050.00 Indiana ........: 1,500.00 1,750.00 1,850.00 2,050.00 Iowa ...........: 1,450.00 1,850.00 1,990.00 2,100.00 Kansas .........: 1,400.00 1,750.00 2,050.00 2,100.00 Michigan .......: 1,650.00 1,850.00 1,950.00 2,100.00 : Minnesota ......: 1,410.00 1,830.00 1,950.00 2,070.00 New Mexico .....: 1,450.00 1,750.00 1,950.00 2,100.00 New York .......: 1,430.00 1,660.00 1,800.00 2,010.00 Ohio ...........: 1,450.00 1,700.00 1,800.00 1,950.00 Oregon .........: 1,350.00 1,700.00 1,900.00 2,100.00 Pennsylvania ...: 1,500.00 1,800.00 1,880.00 2,000.00 South Dakota ...: 1,470.00 1,750.00 1,950.00 2,050.00 Texas ..........: 1,450.00 1,800.00 2,000.00 2,100.00 Utah ...........: 1,350.00 1,750.00 1,850.00 2,000.00 Vermont ........: 1,570.00 1,760.00 1,880.00 2,030.00 : Virginia .......: 1,520.00 1,770.00 1,890.00 2,100.00 Washington .....: 1,350.00 1,700.00 1,950.00 2,050.00 Wisconsin ......: 1,570.00 1,900.00 2,100.00 2,220.00 : United States : 2014 .........: 1,440.00 1,810.00 1,970.00 2,120.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received Value per Head for All Cattle and Calves - States and United States: January 1, 2014 and 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Value per head : Total value State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- dollars ------ ------- 1,000 dollars ------ : Alabama .......: 1,000 1,380 1,270,000 1,683,600 Alaska ........: 1,120 1,220 11,200 12,200 Arizona .......: 1,150 1,470 1,058,000 1,293,600 Arkansas ......: 1,110 1,500 1,831,500 2,460,000 California ....: 1,140 1,510 5,985,000 7,776,500 Colorado ......: 1,310 1,670 3,340,500 4,342,000 Connecticut ...: 1,110 1,430 52,170 67,210 Delaware ......: 1,200 1,330 19,200 22,610 Florida .......: 1,090 1,530 1,820,300 2,601,000 Georgia .......: 1,050 1,380 1,092,000 1,435,200 : Hawaii ........: 980 1,060 130,340 143,100 Idaho .........: 1,240 1,670 2,777,600 3,841,000 Illinois ......: 1,210 1,590 1,367,300 1,812,600 Indiana .......: 1,110 1,430 954,600 1,244,100 Iowa ..........: 1,250 1,530 4,750,000 5,967,000 Kansas ........: 1,250 1,490 7,250,000 8,940,000 Kentucky ......: 1,060 1,400 2,236,600 2,884,000 Louisiana .....: 1,170 1,530 924,300 1,208,700 Maine .........: 1,110 1,300 94,350 110,500 Maryland ......: 1,160 1,460 211,120 270,100 : Massachusetts .: 1,050 1,300 40,950 49,400 Michigan ......: 1,220 1,600 1,378,600 1,824,000 Minnesota .....: 1,170 1,470 2,691,000 3,425,100 Mississippi ...: 1,000 1,350 930,000 1,228,500 Missouri ......: 1,190 1,570 4,581,500 6,280,000 Montana .......: 1,530 2,120 3,901,500 5,300,000 Nebraska ......: 1,350 1,600 8,437,500 10,080,000 Nevada ........: 1,250 1,740 575,000 756,900 New Hampshire .: 1,150 1,390 36,800 41,700 New Jersey ....: 1,260 1,380 34,020 38,640 : New Mexico ....: 1,260 1,680 1,650,600 2,251,200 New York ......: 1,160 1,490 1,682,000 2,160,500 North Carolina : 950 1,240 769,500 992,000 North Dakota ..: 1,640 2,140 2,870,000 3,531,000 Ohio ..........: 1,180 1,410 1,475,000 1,762,500 Oklahoma ......: 1,180 1,590 5,074,000 7,314,000 Oregon ........: 1,210 1,650 1,548,800 2,145,000 Pennsylvania ..: 1,180 1,500 1,899,800 2,295,000 Rhode Island ..: 1,040 1,380 5,200 6,900 South Carolina : 1,030 1,340 345,050 448,900 : South Dakota ..: 1,510 2,040 5,587,000 7,548,000 Tennessee .....: 1,060 1,420 1,865,600 2,456,600 Texas .........: 1,150 1,520 12,765,000 17,936,000 Utah ..........: 1,350 1,750 1,093,500 1,365,000 Vermont .......: 1,210 1,510 314,600 392,600 Virginia ......: 1,070 1,390 1,615,700 2,043,300 Washington ....: 1,180 1,530 1,309,800 1,759,500 West Virginia .: 1,150 1,460 442,750 540,200 Wisconsin .....: 1,240 1,630 4,216,000 5,705,000 Wyoming .......: 1,530 2,120 1,943,100 2,756,000 : United States .: 1,223 1,587 108,255,950 142,548,460 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received Value per Head and Total Value for Hogs - States and United States: December 1, 2013 and 2014 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Value per head : Total value State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- dollars --- ------- 1,000 dollars ------- : Alabama .................: 145 150 12,325 15,750 Alaska ..................: 200 205 200 246 Arizona .................: 145 150 24,650 20,250 Arkansas ................: 155 165 17,825 18,150 California ..............: 180 185 17,100 20,350 Colorado ................: 130 140 89,700 96,600 Connecticut .............: 180 185 630 481 Delaware ................: 145 150 870 600 Florida .................: 145 150 2,175 2,550 Georgia .................: 110 120 15,510 18,360 : Hawaii ..................: 160 170 1,840 1,530 Idaho ...................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ................: 130 140 591,500 644,000 Indiana .................: 140 145 511,000 522,000 Iowa ....................: 145 150 2,929,000 3,135,000 Kansas ..................: 120 125 210,000 225,000 Kentucky ................: 105 105 33,075 34,125 Louisiana ...............: 145 150 1,160 1,200 Maine ...................: 145 150 653 675 Maryland ................: 145 150 3,190 3,150 : Massachusetts ...........: 145 150 1,233 1,350 Michigan ................: 150 155 159,000 170,500 Minnesota ...............: 160 170 1,248,000 1,334,500 Mississippi .............: 145 150 72,500 83,250 Missouri ................: 115 125 316,250 343,750 Montana .................: 145 150 24,070 26,400 Nebraska ................: 145 145 442,250 449,500 Nevada ..................: 180 185 360 370 New Hampshire ...........: 155 160 589 576 New Jersey ..............: 155 160 1,395 1,600 : New Mexico ..............: 145 150 174 195 New York ................: 125 130 8,250 9,100 North Carolina ..........: 115 120 977,500 1,032,000 North Dakota ............: 145 150 19,575 20,850 Ohio ....................: 145 155 319,000 333,250 Oklahoma ................: 125 130 247,500 269,100 Oregon ..................: 145 150 1,233 1,350 Pennsylvania ............: 125 130 135,000 143,000 Rhode Island ............: 145 150 276 240 South Carolina ..........: 115 125 28,175 31,250 : South Dakota ............: 145 155 174,000 193,750 Tennessee ...............: 125 130 21,250 26,000 Texas ...................: 120 125 70,800 95,000 Utah ....................: 145 150 101,500 87,000 Vermont .................: 180 185 576 648 Virginia ................: 115 115 29,900 31,050 Washington ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...........: 145 150 725 600 Wisconsin ...............: 120 125 35,400 37,500 Wyoming .................: 155 160 13,950 13,440 : Idaho and Washington ....: 145 150 8,990 8,550 : United States ...........: 138 144 8,921,822 9,505,686 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received Value per Head and Total Value for Sheep and Lambs - States and United States: January 1, 2014 and 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep and lambs :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Value per head : Total value :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- dollars ---- ---- 1,000 dollars ---- : Arizona ............: 138 165 20,700 24,750 California .........: 188 231 110,920 138,600 Colorado ...........: 197 209 71,905 87,780 Idaho ..............: 195 223 48,750 57,980 Illinois ...........: 223 224 12,488 12,768 Indiana ............: 234 232 11,700 11,600 Iowa ...............: 200 228 31,000 39,900 Kansas .............: 190 230 14,250 15,180 Kentucky ...........: 200 195 9,800 9,360 Michigan ...........: 216 218 17,496 16,568 : Minnesota ..........: 194 243 26,190 31,590 Missouri ...........: 179 195 14,857 16,575 Montana ............: 184 235 40,480 50,525 Nebraska ...........: 239 261 18,164 21,141 Nevada .............: 204 262 16,320 18,078 New England 1/ .....: 231 230 10,164 9,890 New Mexico .........: 161 202 13,041 18,180 New York ...........: 183 215 13,725 17,200 North Carolina .....: 191 203 5,157 6,090 North Dakota .......: 193 213 12,738 13,632 : Ohio ...............: 230 231 26,910 27,951 Oklahoma ...........: 238 243 14,042 12,879 Oregon .............: 167 188 32,565 36,660 Pennsylvania .......: 225 222 21,150 19,092 South Dakota .......: 192 229 51,840 58,395 Tennessee ..........: 176 184 6,864 8,096 Texas ..............: 163 175 118,990 126,000 Utah ...............: 185 234 51,800 67,860 Virginia ...........: 189 196 15,687 14,700 Washington .........: 198 235 10,890 12,220 : West Virginia ......: 184 214 5,888 7,062 Wisconsin ..........: 195 240 16,185 18,480 Wyoming ............: 182 211 64,610 72,795 : Other States 2/ ....: 186 206 26,970 29,870 : United States ......: 188 214 984,236 1,129,447 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Individual State estimates not available for States not shown, but are included in Other States. Prices Received Value per Head and Total Value for Angora Goats - States and United States: January 1, 2014 and 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Angora goats :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Value per head : Total value :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ dollars ------ --- 1,000 dollars --- : Arizona ............: 75.00 90.00 2,475 3,240 California .........: 85.00 90.00 306 306 New Mexico .........: 83.00 89.00 830 979 Texas ..............: 121.00 145.00 9,196 12,325 : 4-State average ....: 105.00 124.00 12,807 16,850 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Hay Baled Market Year Average Prices Received - Selected Regions: 2010-2012, 2011-2013, and 2012-2014 Averages [Prices provided to the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture to compute Eastern National Forest grazing fees] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Region : 3-year average :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2010-2012 : 2011-2013 : 2012-2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per ton : Appalachia 1/ ................: 97.50 105.40 103.90 Corn Belt 2/ .................: 84.00 104.70 103.10 Florida ......................: 156.70 166.10 164.50 Lake States 3/ ...............: 92.70 118.70 124.80 Northeast 4/ .................: 127.50 144.60 160.80 Southeast/Delta 5/ ...........: 88.50 93.10 95.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. 2/ Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio. 3/ Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. 4/ Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. 5/ Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Parity Prices Parity prices based on data January 2015 and adjusted base price data from which parity prices are computed, are presented in the table on pages 47 through 50. Annual average prices for 2005 through 2014 for use in parity computations, and ten-year averages for 2004-2013 and 2005-2014 are shown on pages 52 through 61. Parity Prices shown on the following pages are computed under the provisions of Title III. Subtitle A, Section 301(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, 1954, and 1956. The major provisions of the amended Act relating to the calculation of parity prices are as follows: "(1) (A) The 'parity price' for any agricultural commodity, as of any date, shall be determined by multiplying the adjusted base price of such commodity as of such date by the parity index as of such date." "(B) The 'adjusted base price' of any agricultural commodity, as of any date, shall be (i) the average of the prices received by farmers for such commodity, at such time as the Secretary may select during each year of the ten-year period ending on the 31st of December last before such date, or during each marketing season beginning in such period if the Secretary determines use of a calendar year basis to be impracticable, divided by (ii) the ratio of the general level of prices received by farmers for agricultural commodities during the period January 1910 to December 1914, inclusive." "(C) The 'parity index', as of any date, shall be the ratio of (i) the general level of prices for articles and services that farmers buy, wages paid hired farm labor, interest on farm indebtedness secured by farm real estate, and taxes on farm real estate, for the calendar month ending last before such date to (ii) the general level of such prices, wages, rates, and taxes during the period January 1910 to December 1914, inclusive." "(D) The prices and indexes provided for herein, and the data used in computing them, shall be determined by the Secretary, whose determination shall be final." Section 301(a) (1) (F) outlines authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to make special adjustments in the method of computing parity prices for particular commodities if the method outlined in the Act results in parity prices seriously out of line with those of other commodities. The parity prices shown in this report are based on the provisions of the amended Act. Briefly, the actual method of computation is as follows: a. The average of prices received by farmers for individual commodities for the 10 preceding years is calculated (for 2014 it is the 2004-2013 average). An allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments resulting from price support programs, such as the deficiency payments for grains and cotton, is included for those commodities for which applicable. b. This 10-year average is divided by the average of the Index of Prices Received by Farmers for the same 10 preceding calendar years, adjusted to include an allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental price support operations, to give an "adjusted base price". c. Parity prices are computed by multiplying the "adjusted base prices" by the current Parity Index (the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates, 1910-1914=100). Parity prices are calculated in terms of prices received by farmers in the local markets in which they ordinarily sell. This means that the parity prices apply to the average of all classes and grades of the commodity as sold by all farmers in the United States, except as otherwise specified. Fruits and vegetables for fresh use and for processing are usually considered separate commodities and separate parity prices are calculated. The Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 provided for parity prices for certain commodities covered by a marketing agreement or order program. Under present legislation, United States parity prices, with appropriate adjustments where needed, may be used for the purpose of this Act. The indexes used in the computation of parity prices are published currently in Agricultural Prices. For the purpose of illustrating the computation of parity prices, the calculation of the parity price for corn based on data for January 2014 is given below. The 120-month, January 2005-December 2014 average of prices received by farmers for corn was $4.29 per bushel, adjusted to allow for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments resulting from price support operations. The 120-month average of the Index of Prices Received by Farmers, adjusted to include an allowance for unredeemed loans, etc., was 967 (1910-1914=100). The adjusted base price is obtained by dividing $4.29 by 9.67. The adjusted base prices when multiplied by 2959 percent, the Parity Index (1910-1914=100), results in the corn parity price of $13.10 for January 2015. Prices Received For Average Base Period - United States: January 1910-December 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit : Average Price -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All wheat ................dollars/bushel: 0.880 Rice rough ..................dollars/cwt: 1.81 Corn .....................dollars/bushel: 0.649 Oats .....................dollars/bushel: 0.399 All barley ...............dollars/bushel: 0.617 All hay, baled ..............dollars/ton: 11.90 Cotton, Upland ..............cents/pound: 11.92 Peanuts .....................cents/pound: 4.83 Cottonseed ..................dollars/ton: 21.80 Flaxseed .................dollars/bushel: 1.68 : Potatoes ....................dollars/cwt: 1.13 Sweet potatoes ..............dollars/cwt: 1.61 Dry edible beans ............dollars/cwt: 3.39 All beef cattle .............dollars/cwt: 5.52 Calves ......................dollars/cwt: 6.84 All hogs ....................dollars/cwt: 7.29 Lambs .......................dollars/cwt: 5.96 Sheep .......................dollars/cwt: 4.59 All milk ....................dollars/cwt: 1.61 All eggs ....................cents/dozen: 21.60 Turkeys, live ...............cents/pound: 14.30 Wool ........................cents/pound: 17.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parity Ratio The parity ratio (the Index of Prices Received by Farmers for the products they sell divided by the Parity Index (1910-1914=100) provides an indication of the per unit purchasing power of farm commodities generally in terms of the goods and services currently bought by farmers, in relation to purchasing power of farm products in the 1910-1914 base period. Thus, a Parity Ratio less than 100 indicates that the average per unit purchasing power of all farm products is lower than during the 1910-1914 period. The parity ratio is a measure of price relationships. The ratio is not a measure of farm income, farmers' total purchasing power, or farmers' welfare. The latter depends upon a number of factors other than price relationships, such as changes in production efficiency and technology, quantities of farm products sold, and supplementary income, including that from off-farm jobs and federal programs. An adjusted parity ratio is computed and published which incorporates supplementary income for federal farm programs. A "preliminary adjusted parity ratio reflecting government payments" based on the forecast of direct government payments for the year is published each quarter in Agricultural Prices. Prices Received Adjusted Base Prices and Parity Prices - United States: January 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit :Adjusted base price 1/ : Parity price 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Basic commodities : All wheat 3/ ...............................bushel: 0.624 18.50 Rice 3/ .......................................cwt: 1.34 39.70 Corn 3/ ....................................bushel: 0.444 13.10 Cotton : Upland 3/ .................................pound: 0.066 1.95 American Pima .............................pound: 0.136 4.02 Peanuts .....................................pound: 0.024 0.710 : Tobacco : Flue-cured, 11-14 .........................pound: 0.181 5.36 Fire-cured, 21-23 .........................pound: 0.259 7.66 Burley, 31 ................................pound: 0.181 5.36 Maryland, 32 ..............................pound: 0.171 5.06 Dark air-cured, 35-37 .....................pound: 0.234 6.92 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 .................pound: 0.181 5.36 Cigar binder, 51 ..........................pound: 0.632 18.70 Cigar wrapper, 61 .........................pound: 2.53 74.90 Small chickpeas ...............................cwt: 2.200 65.000 Large chickpeas ...............................cwt: 3.330 98.500 Lentils .......................................cwt: 2.280 67.500 : Designated nonbasic commodities : Soybeans 3/ ..............................bushel: 1.080 32.00 All milk sold to plants .....................cwt: 1.83 54.10 Honey, wholesale ..........................pound: 0.150 4.44 : Wool and mohair : Wool 3/ ...................................pound: 0.117 3.46 Mohair ....................................pound: 0.378 11.20 : Other nonbasic commodities : Field crops and miscellaneous : All barley 3/ ............................bushel: 0.467 13.80 Canola ......................................cwt: 1.88 55.60 Cottonseed ..................................ton: 19.20 568.00 Dry edible beans ............................cwt: 3.25 96.20 Flaxseed .................................bushel: 1.170 34.60 Hay, baled ..................................ton: 14.50 429.00 Hops ......................................pound: 0.325 9.62 Mustard seed ................................cwt: 3.07 90.80 Oats 3/ ..................................bushel: 0.295 8.73 : Peppermint oil 3/ .........................pound: 1.95 57.70 Potatoes ....................................cwt: 0.846 25.00 Rapeseed ....................................cwt: 2.43 71.90 Rye ......................................bushel: 0.614 18.20 Safflower ...................................cwt: 2.16 63.90 Sorghum grain 3/ ............................cwt: 0.757 22.40 Spearmint oil .............................pound: 1.64 48.50 Sunflower ...................................cwt: 2.13 63.00 Sweet potatoes ..............................cwt: 2.08 61.50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Adjusted Base Prices and Parity Prices - United States: January 2015 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit :Adjusted base price 1/ : Parity price 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Citrus (equivalent on-tree) : Grapefruit 4/ ...............................box: 0.777 23.00 Lemons 4/ ...................................box: 1.49 44.00 Oranges 4/ ..................................box: 0.806 23.80 Tangerines 4/ ...............................box: 1.75 51.70 : Deciduous and other fruit : Apples : Fresh 6/ ................................pound: 0.033 0.975 Processing 4/ .............................ton: 18.10 535.00 Apricots : Fresh .....................................ton: 119.00 3,520.00 Processing : Dried (California) 5/ ...................ton: 257.00 7,600.00 Excluding dried .........................ton: 38.40 1,140.00 Avocados 4/ .................................ton: 183.00 5,409.00 : Cherries : Sweet .....................................ton: 215.00 6,360.00 Tart 4/ .................................pound: 0.033 0.975 Cranberries 4/ ...........................barrel: 4.44 131.00 Dates (California) 7/ .......................ton: 152.00 4,490.00 Grapes : Raisin varieties dried (California) 5/ ....ton: 144.00 4,260.00 Wine, processing (California) .............ton: 66.60 1,970.00 Kiwifruit 4/ ................................ton: 90.00 2,660.00 Nectarines (California) : Fresh 7/ ..................................ton: 60.90 1,800.00 : Olives (California) 9/ : Processing : Crushed for oil .........................ton: 59.50 1,760.00 Excluding crushed .......................ton: 86.10 2,550.00 Canning .................................ton: 95.60 2,830.00 Papayas (Hawaii), fresh ...................pound: 0.041 1.210 Peaches : Fresh 6/ 9/ ...............................ton: 87.00 2,570.00 Processing : Dried (California) 8/ 5/ ................ton: 46.50 1,370.00 Excluding dried : Clingstone (California) 9/ ............ton: 33.50 990.00 Freestone 8/ ..........................ton: 26.70 789.00 : Pears : Fresh 6/ ..................................ton: 57.70 1,710.00 Processing 8/ : Excluding dried .........................ton: 47.40 1,400.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Adjusted Base Prices and Parity Prices - United States: January 2015 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit :Adjusted base price 1/ : Parity price 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Deciduous and other fruit, continued : Plums (California) equiv on-tree : Fresh 10/ .................................ton: 62.30 1,840.00 Processing ................................ton: 16.90 500.00 Prunes, dried (California) 4/ 5/ ............ton: 157.00 4,650.00 Prunes & plums (excluding California) : Fresh 10/ .................................ton: 62.90 1,860.00 Processing 8/ .............................ton: 23.90 707.00 Strawberries : Fresh 8/ ................................pound: 9.040 267.00 Processing ..............................pound: 3.380 100.00 Sugar crops : Sugarbeets 4/ 12/ .........................ton: 5.34 158.00 Sugarcane 4/ 12/ ..........................ton: 3.55 105.00 : Tree nuts 13/ : Almonds ...................................pound: 0.236 6.98 Hazelnuts ...................................ton: 222.00 6,570.00 Pecans, all .................................ton: 348.00 10,300.00 Pistachio, all ............................pound: 0.227 6.72 Walnuts .....................................ton: 223.00 6,600.00 : Vegetables, fresh 11/ : Asparagus ...................................cwt: 11.20 331.00 Broccoli 14/ ................................cwt: 3.78 112.00 Carrots 14/ .................................cwt: 2.63 77.80 Cauliflower 14/ .............................cwt: 4.17 123.00 Celery 14/ ..................................cwt: 1.99 58.90 Honeydew melons .............................cwt: 1.98 58.60 Lettuce .....................................cwt: 2.17 64.20 Onions 14/ ..................................cwt: 1.41 41.70 Sweet corn ..................................cwt: 2.68 79.30 Tomatoes ....................................cwt: 4.21 125.00 : Vegetables, processing 8/ : Asparagus ...................................ton: 142.00 4,200.00 Green peas ..................................ton: 35.10 1,040.00 Snap beans ..................................ton: 22.10 654.00 Sweet corn ..................................ton: 10.50 311.00 Tomatoes ....................................ton: 7.97 236.00 : Livestock and products : Beef cattle .................................cwt: 10.80 320.00 Broilers ..................................pound: 0.050 1.480 Calves ......................................cwt: 15.30 453.00 Eggs ......................................dozen: 0.094 2.78 Hogs ........................................cwt: 5.81 172.00 Turkeys ...................................pound: 0.061 1.80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Adjusted Base Prices and Parity Prices - United States: January 2015 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity and unit :Adjusted base price 1/ : Parity price 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Discontinued nonbasic commodities 15/ : Field crops and miscellaneous : Crude pine gum ...........................barrel: 13.900 411.000 Dry field peas ..............................cwt: 1.890 55.900 Popcorn .....................................cwt: 1.810 53.600 Tobacco : Virginia fire-cured, 21 ...................pound: 0.254 7.520 Kentucky-Tennessee fire-cured, 22-23 ......pound: 0.319 9.440 Dark air-cured, 35-36 .....................pound: 0.282 8.340 Sun-cured, 37 .............................pound: 0.235 6.950 Cigar filler & binder 42-44, 54-55 ........pound: 0.222 6.570 Puerto Rican filler, 46 ...................pound: 0.155 4.590 Tobacco, 62 16/ ...........................pound: 3.300 97.600 : Citrus (equiv on-tree) : Temples .....................................box: 0.372 11.000 : Deciduous and other fruit : Berries, processing : Blackberries ............................pound: 0.620 18.30 Black raspberries .......................pound: 0.106 3.140 Boysenberries/youngberries ..............pound: 0.088 2.60 Gooseberries ............................pound: 0.037 1.090 Loganberries ............................pound: 0.060 1.78 Red raspberries .........................pound: 0.084 2.49 Grapes, excluding raisin variety dried ....ton: 65.500 1,940.000 Nectarines, processing 17/ ................ton: 4.210 124.000 Pears, dried ..............................ton: 171.000 5,060.000 : Seed crops : Alfalfa .....................................cwt: 19.300 571.000 Bentgrass ...................................cwt: 18.900 559.000 Chewings fescue .............................cwt: 10.000 296.000 Crimson clover ..............................cwt: 8.400 249.000 Hairy vetch .................................cwt: 5.810 172.000 Ladino clover ...............................cwt: 24.700 731.000 Lespedeza ...................................cwt: 8.310 246.000 Merion Kentucky bluegrass ...................cwt: 22.000 651.000 Orchardgrass ................................cwt: 7.160 212.000 Red clover ..................................cwt: 12.000 355.000 Red fescue ..................................cwt: 10.100 299.000 Tall fescue .................................cwt: 3.670 109.000 Timothy .....................................cwt: 6.400 189.000 : Vegetables, fresh : Artichokes ..................................cwt: 4.550 135.000 Cabbage .....................................cwt: 1.380 40.800 Cantaloupes .................................cwt: 2.130 63.000 Cucumbers ...................................cwt: 2.280 67.500 Eggplant ....................................cwt: 2.410 71.300 Escarole ....................................cwt: 3.100 91.700 Garlic ......................................cwt: 2.930 86.700 Green peppers ...............................cwt: 3.600 107.000 Snap beans ..................................cwt: 4.510 133.000 Spinach .....................................cwt: 3.950 117.000 Watermelon ..................................cwt: 0.846 25.000 : Vegetables, processing : Beets .......................................ton: 7.790 231.000 Cabbage .....................................ton: 6.010 178.000 Lima beans ..................................ton: 67.000 1,980.000 Spinach .....................................ton: 14.500 429.000 : Livestock and products : Beeswax ...................................pound: 0.291 8.610 Lambs .......................................cwt: 11.700 320.000 Sheep .......................................cwt: 4.380 113.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Adjusted Base Prices and Parity Prices - United States: January 2015 (continued) (NA) Not available. 1/ Adjusted base price 1910-1914 derived by dividing the average of 10 season average prices 2005-2014, including an allowance where appropriate for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments resulting from price support operations, by 967 percent (120-month, January 2005-December 2014 average of the index of prices received by farmers adjusted to include an allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments) unless otherwise noted. 2/ Legally applicable parity prices for the following calendar month. 3/ Adjusted base price 1910-1914 derived from 120-month, January 2005- December 2014 average including an allowance where appropriate for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments resulting from price support operations. 4/ The 2012 marketing year average prices are not yet available for these commodities. Therefore, the adjusted base prices are brought forward from 2011, except citrus items (excluding limes) and cranberries. 5/ Dried basis. 6/ Prices are equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York (apples only), and Washington (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices "as sold" for other states. 7/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse-door. 8/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door. 9/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point. 10/ Based on 'as sold' prices for fresh fruit in all states. 11/ Prices are average FOB shipping point. 12/ 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. 13/ Prices on in-shell basis except almonds which are on shelled basis. 14/ Includes some processing. 15/ Monthly and/or season average prices are no longer estimated for these items. Therefore, the adjusted base price is brought forward from July 1986. 16/ Monthly and/or season average prices are no longer estimated for this item. The adjusted base price is brought forward from 1988. 17/ Processing prices combined with fresh beginning in 2002. Prices Received Calendar Year Average Prices and Index used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2005-2014 [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2014 and 2005-2014 are preliminary. Simple average of monthly prices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity and unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices received index, 1910-1914=100 ......percent: 726 730 862 947 832 850 1,032 : dollars : Basic commodities : Corn .....................................bushel: 1.96 2.28 3.39 4.78 3.75 3.83 6.02 Cotton, Upland ............................pound: 0.427 0.475 0.500 0.608 0.492 0.710 0.880 All wheat ................................bushel: 3.36 4.03 5.76 8.02 5.30 5.12 7.44 Peanuts ...................................pound: 0.18 0.17 0.19 0.21 0.24 0.21 0.25 Rice ........................................cwt: 7.04 8.73 10.50 16.20 15.20 13.20 13.70 Small chickpeas .............................cwt: 11.70 15.50 15.70 26.70 19.90 22.80 23.40 Large chickpeas .............................cwt: 26.70 27.80 28.40 35.30 31.10 28.50 39.20 Lentils .....................................cwt: 12.50 10.50 17.20 32.40 29.10 26.60 27.50 : Designated nonbasic commodities : All milk ....................................cwt: 15.10 12.90 19.10 18.30 12.80 16.30 20.10 : Other nonbasic commodities : Field crops and miscellaneous : All barley .............................bushel: 2.43 2.72 3.59 5.00 4.83 4.00 4.79 All dry beans .............................cwt: 24.10 19.50 25.60 34.30 31.00 27.90 34.60 Flaxseed ...............................bushel: 8.87 5.50 8.73 15.40 8.60 10.20 14.20 All hay, baled ............................ton: 96.30 105.00 124.00 148.00 117.00 110.00 159.00 Oats ...................................bushel: 1.64 1.82 2.44 3.29 2.30 2.37 3.42 Sorghum ...................................cwt: 3.21 4.34 6.27 8.12 5.59 6.50 10.70 Soybeans ...............................bushel: 5.95 5.65 7.74 11.30 10.10 9.97 12.50 All sunflower .............................cwt: 14.10 12.00 17.00 25.30 18.70 16.80 29.10 : Fruit : Apples, fresh 2/ ........................pound: 0.176 0.270 0.325 0.394 0.233 0.262 0.325 : Livestock and products : Beef cattle ...............................cwt: 89.60 87.10 90.00 89.20 80.40 92.00 113.00 Broilers ................................pound: 0.431 0.361 0.439 0.466 0.453 0.492 0.459 Calves ....................................cwt: 135.00 133.00 122.00 114.00 108.00 121.00 142.00 Eggs ....................................dozen: 0.545 0.590 0.929 1.060 0.823 0.857 0.968 All hogs ..................................cwt: 49.60 46.30 46.70 47.70 42.00 55.10 66.50 Turkeys .................................pound: 0.445 0.476 0.520 0.564 0.499 0.612 0.680 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Calendar Year Average Prices and Index used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2005-2014 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2014 and 2005-2014 are preliminary. Simple average of monthly prices] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : 2005-2014 Average : : : :2004-2013:--------------------- Commodity and unit : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : Average : As :For parity : : : : :computed :purposes 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices received index, 1910-1914=100 ......percent: 1,085 1,103 1,113 891 928 967 : dollars : Basic commodities : Corn .....................................bushel: 6.67 6.15 4.11 4.13 4.29 4.29 Cotton, Upland ............................pound: 0.795 0.772 0.749 0.620 0.641 0.641 All wheat ................................bushel: 7.60 7.32 6.34 5.75 6.03 6.03 Peanuts ...................................pound: 0.34 0.27 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 Rice ........................................cwt: 14.50 15.70 15.60 12.30 13.00 13.00 Small chickpeas .............................cwt: 30.50 25.50 21.60 20.20 21.30 21.30 Large chickpeas .............................cwt: 41.20 34.90 28.70 31.70 32.20 32.20 Lentils .....................................cwt: 21.80 21.10 21.10 21.60 22.00 22.00 : Designated nonbasic commodities : All milk ....................................cwt: 18.50 20.10 24.00 16.90 17.70 17.70 : Other nonbasic commodities : Field crops and miscellaneous : All barley .............................bushel: 5.98 6.26 5.62 4.22 4.52 4.52 All dry beans .............................cwt: 42.40 38.40 35.80 29.90 31.40 31.40 Flaxseed ...............................bushel: 13.60 14.30 13.20 10.70 11.30 11.30 All hay, baled ............................ton:184.00 183.00 178.00 132.00 140.00 140.00 Oats ...................................bushel: 3.80 3.92 3.54 2.65 2.85 2.85 Sorghum ...................................cwt: 11.10 9.97 7.41 6.99 7.32 7.32 Soybeans ...............................bushel: 14.00 14.10 12.50 9.89 10.40 10.40 All sunflower .............................cwt: 27.80 23.50 21.70 19.70 20.60 20.60 : Fruit : Apples, fresh 2/ ........................pound: 0.416 0.410 0.383 0.305 0.319 0.319 : Livestock and products : Beef cattle ...............................cwt:122.00 125.00 153.00 97.40 104.00 104.00 Broilers ................................pound: 0.511 0.604 0.644 0.467 0.486 0.486 Calves ....................................cwt:173.00 174.00 255.00 134.00 148.00 148.00 Eggs ....................................dozen: 0.999 1.090 1.260 0.856 0.912 0.912 All hogs ..................................cwt: 64.20 67.20 77.10 53.70 56.20 56.20 Turkeys .................................pound: 0.719 0.665 0.732 0.559 0.591 0.591 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes an allowance for price support operations as authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture, January 30, 1956. This entry is omitted for commodities not affected by the adjustment. 2/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (applies only starting in 1985), Oregon (except peaches), and Washington. Prices "as sold" for other states. Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2005-2014 [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2014 and 2005-2014 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : Commodity and unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Basic Commodities : Cotton, American Pima ......pound: 1.244 0.943 0.988 0.990 1.170 1.790 Peanuts ....................pound: 0.173 0.177 0.205 0.230 0.217 0.225 Tobacco : Flue-cured 11-14 .........pound: 1.474 1.496 1.527 1.757 1.754 1.690 Fire-cured 21-23 .........pound: 2.369 2.392 2.401 2.460 2.468 2.467 Burley 31 ................pound: 1.564 1.638 1.601 1.669 1.709 1.549 Maryland 32 ..............pound: 1.350 1.500 (D) (D) 1.600 1.550 Dark air-cured 35-37 .....pound: 2.137 2.200 2.197 2.246 2.242 2.242 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 pound: 1.450 1.550 1.650 1.700 1.700 1.750 Cigar binder, 51 .........pound: 5.645 6.586 6.472 5.805 5.039 5.245 Cigar wrapper, 61 ........pound:21.000 21.700 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Designated nonbasic commodities : Honey ......................pound: 0.922 1.005 1.077 1.421 1.473 1.619 : Wool and mohair 1/ : Wool .....................pound: 0.710 0.680 0.870 0.980 0.790 1.150 Mohair ...................pound: 2.73 3.59 3.64 3.31 2.65 3.49 : Other nonbasic commodities : Field crops and miscellaneous : Canola .....................cwt: 9.62 11.90 18.30 18.70 16.20 19.30 Cottonseed .................ton: 96.00 111.00 162.00 223.00 158.00 161.00 Hops .....................pound: 1.94 2.05 2.99 4.03 3.57 3.28 Mustard seed ...............cwt: 13.50 13.70 28.00 43.80 30.40 25.90 Peppermint oil ...........pound: 12.20 12.70 13.60 15.90 20.10 20.30 Potatoes ...................cwt: 7.04 7.31 7.51 9.09 8.25 9.20 Rapeseed ...................cwt: 14.30 14.90 17.70 25.30 26.30 23.40 Rye .....................bushel: 3.30 3.32 5.01 6.35 5.06 5.18 Safflower ..................cwt: 12.40 13.50 18.60 24.80 17.10 17.20 Spearmint oil ............pound: 10.70 11.30 12.60 14.90 16.50 16.20 Sweet potatoes .............cwt: 18.10 18.20 18.30 21.20 21.80 19.80 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2005-2014 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2014 and 2005-2014 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Ten-year Average : : : : :--------------------- : : : : :2004-2013 :2005-2014 Commodity and unit : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : Period : Period ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Basic Commodities : Cotton, American Pima ......pound: 1.450 1.240 1.720 1.570 1.280 1.310 Peanuts ....................pound: 0.318 0.301 0.249 0.213 0.225 0.229 Tobacco : Flue-cured 11-14 .........pound: 1.682 1.983 2.115 2.004 1.730 1.750 Fire-cured 21-23 .........pound: 2.557 2.578 2.625 2.695 2.480 2.500 Burley 31 ................pound: 1.751 1.968 2.061 2.010 1.750 1.750 Maryland 32 ..............pound: 1.550 (D) 1.900 1.950 1.580 1.650 Dark air-cured 35-37 .....pound: 2.278 2.287 2.352 2.414 2.240 2.260 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 pound: 1.700 1.950 2.100 1.900 1.700 1.750 Cigar binder, 51 .........pound: 6.200 6.538 (D) (D) 5.950 6.110 Cigar wrapper, 61 ........pound: (D) (D) (D) (D) 24.900 24.500 : Designated nonbasic commodities : Honey ......................pound: 1.765 1.992 2.121 (NA) 1.370 (NA) : Wool and mohair 1/ : Wool .....................pound: 1.670 1.520 1.450 1.460 1.060 1.130 Mohair ...................pound: 4.16 3.89 4.23 4.85 3.36 3.65 : Other nonbasic commodities : Field crops and miscellaneous : Canola .....................cwt: 24.00 26.50 20.60 17.00 17.60 18.20 Cottonseed .................ton:260.00 252.00 246.00 194.00 178.00 186.00 Hops .....................pound: 3.14 3.17 3.35 3.83 2.94 3.14 Mustard seed ...............cwt: 33.60 35.80 37.20 34.80 27.70 29.70 Peppermint oil ...........pound: 23.10 24.10 23.90 23.00 17.80 18.90 Potatoes ...................cwt: 9.41 8.63 9.71 8.62 7.80 8.18 Rapeseed ...................cwt: 27.00 26.10 25.10 34.90 21.40 23.50 Rye .....................bushel: 7.81 7.69 7.95 7.76 5.49 5.94 Safflower ..................cwt: 24.40 27.60 27.90 25.00 19.60 20.90 Spearmint oil ............pound: 18.60 19.50 18.90 19.70 14.90 15.90 Sweet potatoes .............cwt: 18.80 17.40 24.10 23.60 19.50 20.10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2005-2014 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2014 and 2005-2014 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : Commodity and unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Fruit, citrus (equivalent on-tree) 2/ : Grapefruit ..........................box: 12.65 8.74 5.19 4.80 4.37 6.76 Lemons ..............................box: 8.17 10.59 15.98 26.59 8.32 11.29 Oranges .............................box: 4.41 6.11 9.84 6.74 6.62 7.67 Tangerines ..........................box: 13.01 10.64 14.81 14.25 14.77 14.70 : Deciduous and other fruit : Apples 3/ : Processing ........................ton: 106.00 129.00 190.00 198.00 132.00 187.00 Apricots : Fresh 4/ ..........................ton:1,100.00 1,450.00 829.00 918.00 1,150.00 1,350.00 Processing 3/ : Dried (California) 5/ ...........ton:2,060.00 2,600.00 1,510.00 2,360.00 2,970.00 2,860.00 Excluding dried .................ton: 266.00 314.00 325.00 350.00 371.00 368.00 Avocados ............................ton:1,130.00 1,800.00 1,770.00 1,850.00 1,440.00 2,750.00 Cherries : Sweet .............................ton:1,990.00 1,620.00 1,820.00 2,390.00 1,330.00 2,330.00 Tart ............................pound: 0.238 0.215 0.273 0.377 0.192 0.222 Cranberries ......................barrel: 35.20 41.10 50.70 58.10 44.20 43.90 Dates (California) ..................ton:1,430.00 2,140.00 2,290.00 1,260.00 1,180.00 1,270.00 Grapes : Raisin varieties : Dried (California) 5/ ...........ton:1,000.00 1,070.00 1,040.00 1,130.00 1,130.00 1,510.00 Wine, processing (California) .....ton: 583.00 583.00 565.00 610.00 612.00 574.00 Kiwifruit 6/ ........................ton: 620.00 911.00 950.00 888.00 847.00 768.00 Nectarines : Fresh 6/ 7/ .......................ton: 507.00 522.00 340.00 367.00 631.00 553.00 Olives (California) : Processing 8/ : Crushed for oil .................ton: 526.00 405.00 775.00 670.00 540.00 532.00 Excluding crushed ...............ton: 568.00 855.00 643.00 705.00 814.00 692.00 Canning 8/ ........................ton: 667.00 926.00 700.00 767.00 855.00 862.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2005-2014 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2014 and 2005-2014 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Ten-year Average : : : : :------------------- : : : : :2004-2013:2005-2014 Commodity and unit : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : Period : Period -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Fruit, citrus (equivalent on-tree) 2/ : Grapefruit ..........................box: 7.09 7.65 6.51 11.38 6.74 7.51 Lemons ..............................box: 10.93 15.13 12.05 25.41 12.70 14.40 Oranges .............................box: 8.31 10.14 8.27 9.76 7.19 7.79 Tangerines ..........................box: 17.74 19.16 22.45 27.41 15.00 16.90 : Deciduous and other fruit : Apples 3/ : Processing ........................ton: 226.00 281.00 197.00 (NA) 175.00 (NA) Apricots : Fresh 4/ ..........................ton:1,050.00 1,140.00 1,190.00 1,340.00 1,080.00 1,150.00 Processing 3/ : Dried (California) 5/ ...........ton:2,720.00 2,470.00 2,980.00 2,410.00 2,450.00 2,490.00 Excluding dried .................ton: 357.00 411.00 451.00 498.00 349.00 371.00 Avocados ............................ton:1,540.00 (NA) 1,990.00 (NA) 1,770.00 (NA) Cherries : Sweet .............................ton:2,530.00 2,020.00 2,610.00 2,140.00 2,020.00 2,080.00 Tart ............................pound: 0.300 0.594 0.359 0.370 0.310 0.314 Cranberries ......................barrel: 44.80 47.90 32.30 31.10 43.10 42.90 Dates (California) ..................ton:1,320.00 1,340.00 1,210.00 1,290.00 1,480.00 1,470.00 Grapes : Raisin varieties : Dried (California) 5/ ...........ton:1,660.00 1,880.00 1,630.00 1,890.00 1,330.00 1,390.00 Wine, processing (California) .....ton: 637.00 773.00 753.00 753.00 614.00 562.00 Kiwifruit 6/ ........................ton: 775.00 1,020.00 1,110.00 (NA) 870.00 (NA) Nectarines : Fresh 6/ ..........................ton: 582.00 767.00 754.00 870.00 537.00 589.00 Olives (California) : Processing 8/ : Crushed for oil .................ton: 556.00 550.00 582.00 618.00 550.00 575.00 Excluding crushed ...............ton: 987.00 1,040.00 1,000.00 1,030.00 789.00 833.00 Canning 8/ ........................ton:1,060.00 1,110.00 1,110.00 1,180.00 876.00 924.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2005-2014 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2014 and 2005-2014 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : Commodity and unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Papayas, fresh (Hawaii) .............pound: 0.364 0.413 0.417 0.455 0.467 0.380 : Peaches : Fresh 4/ ............................ton: 718.00 779.00 706.00 684.00 811.00 788.00 Processing 3/ : Dried (California) ................ton: 504.00 802.00 530.00 452.00 359.00 278.00 Excluding dried : Clingstone (California) .........ton: 254.00 292.00 304.00 347.00 338.00 325.00 Freestone .......................ton: 187.00 240.00 235.00 239.00 263.00 257.00 : Pears : Fresh 9/ ............................ton: 461.00 528.00 534.00 589.00 458.00 599.00 Processing 3/ : Excluding dried ...................ton: 193.00 199.00 214.00 227.00 224.00 243.00 : Plums (California) : Fresh ...............................ton: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing ..........................ton: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Prunes, dried (California) 3/ .........ton:1,470.00 1,390.00 1,450.00 1,500.00 1,230.00 1,350.00 : Prunes & plums, excluding California : Fresh 4/ ............................ton: 759.00 639.00 622.00 547.00 472.00 551.00 Processing 3/ .......................ton: 257.00 267.00 213.00 171.00 149.00 193.00 : Strawberries : Fresh 10/ 11/ .....................pound: 0.689 0.722 0.821 0.841 0.861 0.908 Processing ..........................ton: 28.900 28.400 27.700 36.000 30.900 29.200 : Sugar crops 12/ : Sugarbeets ..........................ton: 43.50 44.20 42.00 48.10 51.50 66.90 Sugarcane for sugar .................ton: 28.40 30.40 29.40 29.50 34.80 41.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2005-2014 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2014 and 2005-2014 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : Ten-year Average : : : : :------------------- : : : : :2004-2013:2005-2014 Commodity and unit : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : Period : Period ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Papayas, fresh (Hawaii) .............pound: 0.350 (NA) 0.360 (NA) 0.396 (NA) : Peaches : Fresh 4/ ............................ton: 825.00 967.00 956.00 1,180.00 778.00 841.00 Processing 3/ : Dried (California) ................ton: 411.00 327.00 420.00 420.00 447.00 450.00 Excluding dried : Clingstone (California) .........ton: 303.00 348.00 364.00 369.00 314.00 324.00 Freestone .......................ton: 261.00 254.00 288.00 351.00 241.00 258.00 : Pears : Fresh 9/ ............................ton: 451.00 656.00 599.00 701.00 531.00 558.00 Processing 3/ : Excluding dried ...................ton: 237.00 238.00 276.00 285.00 414.00 458.00 : Plums (California) : Fresh ...............................ton: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing ..........................ton: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Prunes, dried (California) 3/ .........ton:1,310.00 1,330.00 2,000.00 2,200.00 1,450.00 1,520.00 : Prunes & plums, excluding California : Fresh 4/ ............................ton: 482.00 739.00 608.00 656.00 589.00 608.00 Processing 3/ .......................ton: 235.00 228.00 345.00 249.00 229.00 231.00 : Strawberries : Fresh 10/ 11/ .....................pound: 0.940 0.918 0.965 1.070 0.835 0.874 Processing ..........................ton: 34.800 33.400 34.900 42.600 31.100 32.700 : Sugar crops 12/ : Sugarbeets ..........................ton: 69.40 66.40 46.90 (NA) 51.00 (NA) Sugarcane for sugar .................ton: 47.20 41.90 31.40 (NA) 34.10 (NA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2005-2014 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2014 and 2005-2014 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : Commodity and unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Tree nuts 13/ : Almonds ....................pound: 2.81 2.06 1.75 1.45 1.65 1.79 Hazelnuts ....................ton:2,240.00 1,080.00 2,040.00 1,620.00 1,690.00 2,410.00 Pecans, all ................pound: 1.450 1.560 1.120 1.340 1.430 2.300 Pistachio, all .............pound: 2.05 1.89 1.41 2.05 1.67 2.22 Walnuts ......................ton:1,570.00 1,630.00 2,290.00 1,280.00 1,710.00 2,040.00 : Mushrooms, all ...............pound: 1.07 1.05 1.16 1.18 1.17 1.17 : Vegetables, fresh 10/ : Asparagus ....................cwt: 87.40 88.90 98.90 103.00 108.00 122.00 Broccoli .....................cwt: (D) 33.70 36.70 36.20 39.80 37.60 Carrots ......................cwt: 21.00 20.60 22.10 24.50 25.20 26.60 Cauliflower ..................cwt: (D) 32.30 34.40 40.70 44.30 41.80 Celery 14/ ...................cwt: 14.10 18.40 20.80 18.70 20.40 18.90 Honeydew melons ..............cwt: 19.00 18.20 17.70 17.80 15.60 15.50 Lettuce ......................cwt: 15.50 16.90 21.70 20.10 22.40 21.10 Onions 14/ ...................cwt: 12.40 16.10 11.10 11.90 15.00 15.60 Sweet corn ...................cwt: 22.10 23.00 22.70 26.00 29.50 25.90 Tomatoes .....................cwt: 41.60 43.70 34.80 45.30 40.40 48.20 : Vegetables, processing 3/ : Asparagus ....................ton:1,050.00 1,150.00 1,260.00 1,360.00 1,330.00 1,360.00 Green peas ...................ton: 270.00 247.00 259.00 360.00 319.00 287.00 Snap beans ...................ton: 140.00 157.00 168.00 219.00 191.00 192.00 Sweet corn ...................ton: 68.40 66.80 81.80 120.00 104.00 85.30 Tomatoes .....................ton: 60.90 66.40 71.20 79.80 87.20 72.50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Market Year Average Prices used to Calculate Agricultural Commodity Parity Prices - United States: 2005-2014 (continued) [Average used to compute "adjusted base prices". Averages for 2014 and 2005-2014 are preliminary. Prices are the averages for the marketing season computed by weighting state prices by quantities sold] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Ten-year Average : : : : :------------------- : : : : :2004-2013:2005-2014 Commodity and unit : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : Period : Period ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Tree nuts 13/ : Almonds ....................pound: 1.99 2.58 3.21 3.50 2.15 2.28 Hazelnuts ....................ton:2,330.00 1,830.00 2,680.00 3,600.00 1,940.00 2,150.00 Pecans, all ................pound: 2.430 1.570 1.730 1.910 1.670 1.680 Pistachio, all .............pound: 1.98 2.61 3.48 2.51 2.07 2.19 Walnuts ......................ton:2,900.00 3,030.00 (NA) (S) (S) : Mushrooms, all ...............pound: 1.18 1.22 1.24 1.24 1.15 1.17 : Vegetables, fresh 10/ : Asparagus ....................cwt: 122.00 117.00 131.00 106.00 106.00 108.00 Broccoli .....................cwt: 35.40 33.80 43.20 40.60 35.90 36.60 Carrots ......................cwt: 32.50 26.60 28.60 26.50 24.80 25.40 Cauliflower ..................cwt: 46.80 35.90 44.50 50.00 38.40 40.30 Celery 14/ ...................cwt: 20.00 18.40 25.80 16.80 19.10 19.20 Honeydew melons ..............cwt: 22.10 20.70 20.90 23.70 18.50 19.10 Lettuce ......................cwt: 23.00 17.70 26.70 25.20 20.20 21.00 Onions 14/ ...................cwt: 10.90 14.20 15.00 13.60 13.10 13.60 Sweet corn ...................cwt: 26.70 26.30 28.20 28.90 25.00 25.90 Tomatoes .....................cwt: 36.10 30.50 44.60 41.60 40.30 40.70 : Vegetables, processing 3/ : Asparagus ....................ton:1,510.00 1,570.00 1,570.00 1,530.00 1,330.00 1,370.00 Green peas ...................ton: 416.00 434.00 427.00 367.00 327.00 339.00 Snap beans ...................ton: 235.00 271.00 320.00 250.00 205.00 214.00 Sweet corn ...................ton: 116.00 127.00 140.00 113.00 98.10 102.00 Tomatoes .....................ton: 75.60 76.70 90.10 90.50 73.90 77.10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Average local market price; does not include incentive payment per pound, the 2004-2013 and 2005-2014 averages for parity purposes include this allowance. 2/ Consistent with legislation quoted in this report, citrus prices shown for 2014 relate to the citrus crop designated as 2013-2014 in the production reports. 3/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door. 4/ Based on "as sold" prices for fresh fruit in all states. 5/ Dried basis. 6/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse-door. Includes some processing beginning in 2002. 7/ Processed estimates discontinued in 2009. 8/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point. 9/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (applies only starting in 1985), Oregon (except peaches), and Washington. Prices "as sold" for other states. 10/ Average F.O.B. shipping point prices. 11/ Includes strawberries for processing in states where the processing crop is not estimated separately. 12/ Prices include average conditional payments per ton made under the sugar acts of 1937 and 1948. Crop deficiency and abandonment payments not included. 13/ Prices on in-shell basis except almonds which are on shelled basis. 14/ Includes some processing. Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Agricultural production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 91 98 100 102 101 102 102 104 100 98 101 102 100 2012 ..: 100 101 103 102 102 102 104 107 106 109 111 109 105 2013 ..: 111 109 110 108 110 110 107 105 103 100 99 100 107 2014 ..: 100 107 112 116 115 113 110 110 108 100 102 101 108 2015 ..: 99 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crop production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 91 101 99 102 103 102 102 103 99 96 99 102 100 2012 ..: 99 100 102 104 105 104 109 112 110 110 112 108 107 2013 ..: 112 111 112 108 109 110 107 104 100 94 90 92 105 2014 ..: 91 95 96 99 100 99 93 92 88 81 82 83 92 2015 ..: 83 84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Grain and oilseed :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 87 97 96 105 105 103 101 108 102 96 97 102 100 2012 ..: 99 102 105 107 106 104 115 122 114 113 115 114 110 2013 ..: 115 116 116 114 115 113 108 103 96 90 84 86 105 2014 ..: 86 86 88 92 91 88 81 76 72 71 69 72 82 2015 ..: 74 75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Food grain :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 92 98 98 103 103 98 95 102 101 104 104 101 100 2012 ..: 100 99 101 100 95 92 106 108 110 111 113 111 104 2013 ..: 110 108 107 106 106 101 95 95 97 101 101 98 101 2014 ..: 98 97 99 99 102 91 85 84 83 84 88 86 90 2015 ..: 89 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feed grain :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 82 93 92 105 104 105 104 113 106 95 97 103 100 2012 ..: 101 104 105 105 105 106 118 126 115 113 117 114 111 2013 ..: 116 117 119 116 116 116 112 103 90 77 73 74 102 2014 ..: 74 73 76 79 79 75 69 63 59 60 60 64 69 2015 ..: 64 64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Oilseed :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 92 100 101 104 104 104 104 105 97 94 94 100 100 2012 ..: 96 99 105 111 113 112 123 127 115 114 114 114 112 2013 ..: 114 116 116 114 118 119 120 110 105 100 100 103 112 2014 ..: 102 104 108 113 113 111 103 97 87 80 81 82 99 2015 ..: 82 82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fruit and tree nut :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 103 93 95 96 99 98 104 104 100 100 102 106 100 2012 ..: 106 101 104 107 112 110 103 109 115 119 119 114 113 2013 ..: 110 109 109 102 108 113 109 114 120 121 125 119 115 2014 ..: 127 138 128 125 127 134 134 135 137 135 137 125 133 2015 ..: 126 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Vegetables & melons :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 106 135 123 101 104 103 101 82 81 77 96 91 100 2012 ..: 79 77 83 91 98 99 95 93 93 90 101 87 92 2013 ..: 126 109 114 99 97 98 103 106 91 99 96 93 104 2014 ..: 95 96 97 104 104 115 105 98 94 95 112 96 103 2015 ..: 111 108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Other crop :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 88 92 90 95 101 101 105 106 107 107 105 103 100 2012 ..: 103 106 106 107 107 104 103 102 108 102 96 96 103 2013 ..: 97 101 103 102 105 109 105 102 103 97 93 93 100 2014 ..: 92 92 93 96 102 107 106 99 101 92 85 83 95 2015 ..: 83 86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Food commodity :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 93 99 102 102 101 101 102 102 98 98 101 101 100 2012 ..: 99 100 103 101 101 101 102 104 105 108 111 109 104 2013 ..: 111 108 109 107 110 109 106 106 107 106 109 109 109 2014 ..: 111 118 123 126 125 123 121 121 120 113 120 115 120 2015 ..: 110 111 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Livestock production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 91 95 100 103 100 101 102 104 99 101 103 101 100 2012 ..: 101 102 105 100 99 100 98 101 102 106 110 109 103 2013 ..: 109 107 108 108 112 110 107 107 108 109 112 112 109 2014 ..: 116 121 129 132 130 128 133 131 132 136 134 127 129 2015 ..: 123 123 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Meat animal :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 92 95 100 105 100 97 101 102 100 104 104 100 100 2012 ..: 105 107 108 105 104 106 103 102 101 104 105 105 105 2013 ..: 106 105 104 105 108 108 107 108 108 111 110 108 108 2014 ..: 114 120 129 131 128 130 138 137 134 140 140 134 131 2015 ..: 131 132 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cattle :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 95 96 102 106 99 95 99 98 99 104 107 100 100 2012 ..: 107 109 111 108 106 105 100 102 106 107 109 109 107 2013 ..: 110 108 109 109 110 106 105 106 109 113 115 115 109 2014 ..: 122 127 131 131 129 130 138 141 141 149 154 149 137 2015 ..: 148 147 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Hog :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 84 92 94 102 103 105 108 114 101 103 97 98 100 2012 ..: 95 98 98 94 94 106 108 101 84 93 92 94 97 2013 ..: 96 97 89 93 103 112 114 112 106 103 96 92 101 2014 ..: 92 98 123 134 125 128 140 125 114 116 100 97 116 2015 ..: 86 86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Dairy :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 83 95 101 97 97 105 108 110 105 99 102 98 100 2012 ..: 94 88 86 84 81 81 84 91 98 107 110 103 92 2013 ..: 100 97 95 97 98 97 95 98 100 104 107 109 100 2014 ..: 117 124 125 126 120 115 116 120 128 124 114 101 119 2015 ..: 88 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Poultry :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 93 93 99 104 102 103 100 105 96 97 103 106 100 2012 ..: 99 105 116 105 107 106 103 107 109 107 120 122 109 2013 ..: 125 123 132 127 136 129 122 114 115 113 122 123 123 2014 ..: 120 122 134 141 146 140 136 126 133 135 141 137 134 2015 ..: 139 139 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Index accounts for monthly weights. Year-to-date for current year. Simple average used for parity price computation as required by legislation. Prices Received Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Agricultural production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 941 1009 1031 1056 1047 1048 1054 1070 1027 1011 1040 1049 1032 2012 ..: 1028 1041 1067 1050 1052 1051 1077 1101 1096 1120 1143 1121 1085 2013 ..: 1145 1126 1136 1114 1139 1132 1105 1088 1067 1029 1022 1034 1103 2014 ..: 1028 1104 1152 1193 1186 1164 1134 1132 1112 1031 1051 1040 1113 2015 ..: 1017 1055 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crop production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 798 878 867 887 897 892 891 900 868 839 862 888 872 2012 ..: 862 870 891 907 915 905 951 975 955 962 973 945 934 2013 ..: 979 970 980 945 952 957 930 909 871 822 788 800 919 2014 ..: 791 827 833 867 870 863 814 800 769 709 711 721 802 2015 ..: 722 736 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Livestock production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 1052 1099 1164 1194 1161 1168 1183 1209 1155 1170 1199 1178 1161 2012 ..: 1172 1184 1215 1156 1150 1157 1143 1173 1188 1225 1273 1265 1193 2013 ..: 1260 1240 1251 1249 1295 1272 1248 1239 1250 1270 1299 1298 1265 2014 ..: 1349 1405 1495 1532 1511 1492 1541 1519 1538 1576 1559 1475 1499 2015 ..: 1429 1427 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Annual price index computed using monthly weights. Year-to-date for current year. Simple average used for parity price computation as required by legislation. Reliability of Prices Received Estimates Definition: Prices received represent sales from producers to first buyers. They include all grades and qualities. The average commodity price from the survey multiplied by the total quantity marketed theoretically should give the total cash receipts for the commodity. Survey procedures: Primary sales data used to determine grain prices were obtained from probability samples of about 1900 mills and elevators. These procedures ensure that virtually all grain moving into commercial channels has a chance of being included in the survey. Generally, States surveyed account for 90 percent or more of total United States production. Livestock prices are obtained from packers, stockyards, auctions, dealers, and market check data from AMS-USDA, private marketing organizations, and state commodity groups and agencies. Inter-farm sales of grain and livestock are not included since they represent very small percentages of the total 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: For most items, the current month's preliminary price represents a 3-5 day period around the 15th of the month. Previous month's prices represent actual dollars received for quantities sold during the entire month. Revisions are published in monthly issues of Agricultural Prices. Reliability: United States price estimates based on probability surveys generally have a sampling error of less than one percent for the major commodities such as corn, wheat, soybeans, cotton, and rice. Current methods of summarization for non-probability commodities are not designed directly to calculate sampling errors. However, analytical measures approximate the United States relative sampling errors at around five percent. Any 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. 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. January Prices Paid by Farmers The January Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 109 (2011=100), is down 1.8 percent from December 2014 but is up 0.9 percent from January 2014. Production index: The January index, at 111, is down 1.8 percent from last month but is 0.9 percent higher than last year. Lower prices for feeder cattle, concentrates, diesel, and herbicides more than offset higher prices for other services, complete feeds, share rents and taxes. Feed: The January index, at 105, decreased 1.9 percent from December and 6.2 percent from last January. Since December, lower prices for concentrates and hay & forages more than offset higher prices for complete feeds, supplements, and feed grains. Livestock and poultry: The January index, at 161, decreased 6.9 percent from last month but is up 26 percent from last year. Since December, lower prices were reported for feeder cattle, feeder pigs, and milk cows. The January feeder cattle price, at $232.00 per cwt, is down $18.00 per cwt from the December price. January feeder pigs averaged $200.00 per cwt, down $17.00 per cwt from December. Fertilizer: The January index, at 94, is unchanged from December but is 3.3 percent above January a year ago. Since December, higher prices for mixed fertilizer and nitrogen offset lower prices for potash & phosphate. Chemicals: The January index, at 101, is down 9.0 percent from December and 8.2 percent below last January. Compared with last month, prices are lower for herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides/other. Fuels: The January index, at 68, is down 14 percent from a month earlier and is 35 percent below January 2014. Compared to December, prices are lower for diesel, gasoline, and LP gas. Machinery: The January index, at 112, increased 0.9 percent from December and 0.9 percent from last January. Compared with last month, prices are higher for other machinery and self-propelled machinery. Consumer price index: The December 2014 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.6 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 234.812 (1982-1984=100). The November index is 236.151. For the 12 month period ending in December, the overall index increased 0.8 percent. Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-1914 Base : 2011 Base Indexes :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and : January : December : January : January : December : January ratios : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Prices paid by farmers for : commodities, services, : interest, taxes, and wage : rates (PPITW) ...................: 2932 3000 2959 108 111 109 Production ....................: 2282 2353 2309 110 113 111 Feed ........................: 1235 1178 1160 112 107 105 Livestock and poultry .......: 2531 3409 3181 128 173 161 Seeds .......................: 3643 3752 3752 111 114 114 Fertilizer ..................: 1091 1134 1132 91 94 94 Chemicals ...................: 987 994 903 110 111 101 Fuels .......................: 2911 2207 1914 104 79 68 Supplies and repairs ........: 1232 1252 1253 104 106 106 : Autos and trucks ............: 3193 3224 3224 104 105 105 Machinery ...................: 6783 6773 6829 111 111 112 Building materials ..........: 2458 2496 2501 106 107 108 Services and rent ...........: 2299 2305 2358 (NA) (NA) (NA) Services ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 109 112 Rent ........................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 108 110 : Interest 1/ ...................: 3504 3504 3539 96 96 97 Taxes 2/ ......................: 6233 6233 6376 105 105 107 Wage rates ....................: 7826 7756 7756 109 108 108 Production, interest, taxes, : and wage rates (PITW) .......: 3075 3155 3108 109 112 110 Family living-CPI 3/ ..........: 2222 2231 2220 104 104 104 : Ratio (received/paid) .........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 93 91 91 Parity ratio 4/ ...............: 35 35 34 (NA) (NA) (NA) Parity ratio adjusted 5/ ......: 36 36 35 (NA) (NA) (NA) PPITW adjusted for : productivity 6/ .............: 1410 1417 1400 (NA) (NA) (NA) : Crop sector (PPITW) ...........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 106 106 106 Livestock sector (PPITW) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 111 116 113 : Farm sector (production) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 117 127 123 Non-farm sector (production) ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) 105 104 103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Interest per acre on farm real estate debt and interest rate on farm non-real estate debt. 2/ Farm real estate taxes payable per acre. 3/ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), for the previous month converted by the USDA. 4/ Ratio of index of prices received to PPITW (1910-1914=100). 5/ Based on estimated cash receipts, from marketings and government payments, the preliminary adjustment factor is 1.026 for 2015 and the revised factor is 1.026 for 2014. 6/ PPITW is adjusted based on productivity trend for the prior 15 years. Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Relative weights are a five year moving average] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Relative weights : Indexes (2011=100) :------------------------------------------------------- : : : January :December : January : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Production items ............: 74.1 74.6 110 113 111 : Feed ......................: 15.5 15.5 112 107 105 Feed grains .............: 2.2 2.2 75 65 66 Complete feeds ..........: 7.6 7.6 119 114 117 Hay and forages .........: 1.9 1.9 109 102 99 Concentrates ............: 2.5 2.5 123 123 106 Supplements .............: 1.3 1.3 121 111 115 Livestock and poultry .....: 8.5 8.3 128 173 161 Feeder cattle ...........: 6.6 6.4 129 182 170 Feeder pigs .............: 0.7 0.7 168 155 143 Milk cow replacements ...: 0.7 0.7 101 149 140 Poultry .................: 0.5 0.5 105 105 105 : Seeds .....................: 4.9 5.0 111 114 114 Field crops .............: 4.4 4.5 110 113 113 Grasses and legumes .....: 0.5 0.5 120 123 123 Fertilizer ................: 6.2 6.4 91 94 94 Mixed fertilizer ........: 2.7 2.8 86 87 87 Nitrogen ................: 2.6 2.7 98 100 101 Potash and phosphate ....: 0.9 0.9 84 99 96 Chemicals .................: 3.1 3.2 110 111 101 Herbicides ..............: 1.9 2.0 110 111 101 Insecticides ............: 0.7 0.7 113 114 104 Fungicides and other ....: 0.4 0.5 105 104 95 : Fuels .....................: 4.1 4.0 104 79 68 Diesel ..................: 2.6 2.5 96 84 74 Gasoline ................: 0.9 0.8 107 85 72 LP gas ..................: 0.7 0.7 131 51 44 Supplies and repairs ......: 4.3 4.3 104 106 106 Supplies ................: 1.4 1.4 105 106 106 Repairs .................: 2.8 2.9 104 106 106 Autos and trucks ..........: 1.1 1.1 104 105 105 Autos ...................: 0.1 0.1 102 101 101 Trucks ..................: 1.0 1.0 104 105 105 : Machinery .................: 4.9 5.2 111 111 112 Tractors ................: 1.1 1.1 111 108 108 Self-propelled ..........: 2.0 2.1 112 111 112 Other machinery .........: 1.9 2.0 110 112 114 Building materials ........: 3.7 3.7 106 107 108 Services ..................: 10.8 10.8 108 109 112 Custom rates ............: 1.1 1.1 109 109 109 Other services ..........: 9.7 9.7 108 109 112 Rent ......................: 6.9 7.1 108 108 110 Cash ....................: 3.7 3.8 109 109 110 Share ...................: 3.2 3.3 108 108 110 : Interest ....................: 2.6 2.3 96 96 97 Taxes .......................: 2.9 2.8 105 105 107 Wage rates ..................: 6.4 6.4 109 108 108 Family living-CPI ...........: 14.0 13.9 104 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed Price Ratios - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed price ratio 1/ : January 2014 :December 2014 : January 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal : in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ ......: 4.3 5.2 5.4 : Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in : value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ ............................: 8.0 17.7 11.4 : Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight ......................: 13.8 17.0 15.1 : Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal : in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4/ ................: 2.46 2.38 2.09 : Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal : in value to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, : live weight .......................................: 31.7 43.9 43.6 : Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in : value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5/ ..........: 5.2 7.1 6.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Effective January 1995, prices of commercial prepared feeds are based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, alfalfa hay, and all wheat. 2/ The price of commercial prepared broiler feed is based on current United States prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 58 percent corn and 42 percent soybeans. 3/ The price of commercial prepared layer feed is based on current United States prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 75 percent corn and 25 percent soybeans. 4/ The price of commercial prepared dairy feed is based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. The modeled feed uses 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans, and 41 percent alfalfa. 5/ The price of commercial prepared turkey feed is based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and wheat. The modeled feed used 51 percent corn, 28 percent soybeans, and 21 percent wheat. Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :January 2014 :December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Broilers, live ................pound: 0.580 0.580 0.600 Eggs, market ..................dozen: 1.660 1.070 : Hogs, all .......................cwt: 61.20 64.30 57.40 Milk, all .......................cwt: 23.50 20.40 17.60 : Steers and heifers ..............cwt: 140.00 166.00 166.00 Turkeys, live .................pound: 0.645 0.734 0.662 : Corn .........................bushel: 4.42 3.78 3.81 : Soybeans .....................bushel: 12.90 10.30 10.30 Wheat, all ...................bushel: 6.65 6.11 6.14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: January 2015 with Comparisons [Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :January 2014 :December 2014 : January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Feeder cattle & calves ..........cwt: 176.00 249.00 232.00 Feeder pigs .....................cwt: 235.00 217.00 200.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates : (PPITW) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 96 97 99 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 102 101 100 2012 ..: 102 103 104 104 104 104 103 105 105 105 105 105 104 2013 ..: 106 106 106 106 106 106 107 106 107 106 106 106 106 2014 ..: 108 109 110 112 112 113 112 111 112 111 111 111 111 2015 ..: 109 109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Items used for production, interest, taxes, and wage rates : (PITW) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 96 97 99 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 102 101 100 2012 ..: 102 103 105 104 104 104 104 105 106 106 106 106 105 2013 ..: 107 107 107 107 107 107 108 106 107 107 106 107 107 2014 ..: 109 110 111 113 113 114 113 112 113 112 112 112 112 2015 ..: 110 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Items used for production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 95 96 99 100 101 100 101 101 101 101 102 102 100 2012 ..: 103 103 106 105 105 105 104 106 107 107 107 107 105 2013 ..: 107 108 107 107 107 108 109 107 108 107 107 107 107 2014 ..: 110 110 112 114 115 116 115 114 115 114 114 113 114 2015 ..: 111 111 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feed :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 90 94 94 99 102 103 103 106 107 102 101 99 100 2012 ..: 100 102 108 109 111 112 118 128 127 124 122 122 115 2013 ..: 119 119 120 119 121 122 126 118 119 111 107 109 118 2014 ..: 112 113 116 121 122 121 115 111 113 103 105 107 113 2015 ..: 105 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Livestock & poultry :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 98 100 103 103 97 95 98 95 95 101 107 109 100 2012 ..: 113 118 116 111 109 107 94 95 99 103 105 108 107 2013 ..: 109 107 101 100 97 98 103 108 111 119 122 124 108 2014 ..: 128 129 134 143 145 154 162 160 164 177 177 173 154 2015 ..: 161 161 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Seeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 94 94 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 100 2012 ..: 98 98 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 106 2013 ..: 107 107 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 110 2014 ..: 111 111 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 2015 ..: 114 114 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fertilizer :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 93 93 97 99 99 100 101 101 101 104 106 105 100 2012 ..: 105 101 102 103 104 105 104 97 98 99 99 98 101 2013 ..: 98 99 101 103 105 103 97 91 90 90 91 91 97 2014 ..: 91 94 97 100 103 101 96 94 94 95 94 94 96 2015 ..: 94 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Chemicals :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 99 100 100 99 99 99 99 100 100 102 101 102 100 2012 ..: 102 105 104 104 104 105 106 106 106 106 108 108 105 2013 ..: 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 109 110 110 110 109 2014 ..: 110 111 110 109 109 109 109 110 111 110 110 111 110 2015 ..: 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fuels :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 88 93 100 105 106 103 102 102 102 99 102 99 100 2012 ..: 98 101 106 105 100 93 93 99 102 102 98 95 99 2013 ..: 95 101 99 97 96 95 96 100 101 99 99 102 98 2014 ..: 104 107 99 103 102 102 101 99 98 93 89 79 98 2015 ..: 68 68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Supplies & repairs :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 98 98 98 99 100 100 101 101 102 102 102 102 100 2012 ..: 102 102 102 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 2013 ..: 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 2014 ..: 104 105 105 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 2015 ..: 106 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Autos & trucks :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 98 99 100 100 100 101 100 100 100 100 100 101 100 2012 ..: 101 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 103 102 2013 ..: 103 103 103 104 103 104 103 103 103 103 104 104 103 2014 ..: 104 104 104 105 105 104 104 104 104 105 105 105 104 2015 ..: 105 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Machinery :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 97 98 98 99 99 100 100 101 101 102 102 103 100 2012 ..: 103 103 104 105 105 105 106 106 106 106 107 107 105 2013 ..: 107 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 109 109 108 2014 ..: 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 2015 ..: 112 112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Building materials :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 98 98 99 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 101 101 100 2012 ..: 101 102 102 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 2013 ..: 104 104 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 2014 ..: 106 106 106 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 2015 ..: 108 108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Services 2/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 99 99 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 100 100 100 100 2012 ..: 101 102 101 101 102 103 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 2013 ..: 105 105 105 105 105 106 106 106 106 106 105 106 106 2014 ..: 108 108 108 108 109 110 110 110 110 109 109 109 109 2015 ..: 112 112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Rent 2/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2012 ..: 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 2013 ..: 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 2014 ..: 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 2015 ..: 110 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Ratio :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 95 101 101 102 101 102 101 103 99 97 99 101 100 2012 ..: 98 98 99 98 98 98 101 102 101 104 106 104 101 2013 ..: 105 103 104 102 104 104 100 99 96 94 93 94 100 2014 ..: 93 98 102 104 103 100 98 99 96 90 92 91 97 2015 ..: 91 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Interest :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011 ..: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2012 ..: 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 2013 ..: 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 2014 ..: 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 2015 ..: 97 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Taxes :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011 ..: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2012 ..: 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 2013 ..: 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 2014 ..: 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 2015 ..: 107 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Wage rates :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011 ..: 102 102 102 99 99 99 99 99 99 101 101 101 100 2012 ..: 103 103 103 102 102 102 102 102 102 105 105 105 103 2013 ..: 107 107 107 106 106 106 104 104 104 107 107 107 106 2014 ..: 109 109 109 107 107 107 107 107 107 108 108 108 108 2015 ..: 108 108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Family living :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011 ..: 98 98 99 100 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 100 100 2012 ..: 101 101 102 102 102 102 102 102 103 103 102 102 102 2013 ..: 102 103 104 103 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 2014 ..: 104 104 105 105 106 106 106 106 106 106 105 104 105 2015 ..: 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Production items with farm origin 3/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011 ..: 93 96 98 101 100 100 101 102 102 102 102 102 100 2012 ..: 104 106 111 109 110 109 108 114 114 114 114 115 111 2013 ..: 114 113 113 112 112 113 117 114 115 114 112 114 114 2014 ..: 117 117 121 126 127 129 129 126 128 126 128 127 125 2015 ..: 123 123 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Production items with non-farm origin 4/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011 ..: 96 97 99 100 101 100 101 101 101 101 102 101 100 2012 ..: 102 102 103 103 103 102 102 102 103 102 102 102 102 2013 ..: 103 104 104 104 105 104 104 103 103 103 103 104 104 2014 ..: 105 106 106 107 107 107 106 106 106 105 105 104 106 2015 ..: 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crop sector (PPITW) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011 ..: 97 97 99 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 102 101 100 2012 ..: 101 102 103 103 103 103 102 103 103 103 103 103 103 2013 ..: 104 105 105 105 105 105 105 104 104 104 104 104 105 2014 ..: 106 107 107 108 108 108 108 107 107 107 107 106 107 2015 ..: 106 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Livestock Sector (PPITW) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011 ..: 96 97 98 100 100 100 101 101 102 101 102 101 100 2012 ..: 103 104 106 105 105 105 104 107 108 108 108 108 106 2013 ..: 108 108 108 107 108 108 110 108 109 108 107 108 108 2014 ..: 111 112 113 116 117 118 117 116 117 116 116 116 115 2015 ..: 113 113 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Annual price index computed using annual weights. Year-to-date for current year. 2/ For the 2011=100 base period, the Services & Rent Index is separated. 3/ Feed, livestock & poultry purchases, and seed. 4/ Fertilizer, agricultural chemicals, fuels, supplies & repairs, autos & trucks, machinery, building materials, and services & rent. Prices Paid Index Sub-Components as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feed grains :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 83 95 93 106 105 105 104 112 105 97 98 98 100 2012 ..: 101 104 105 105 105 104 116 124 114 114 117 115 110 2013 ..: 116 117 118 116 115 115 110 101 89 78 75 75 102 2014 ..: 75 74 78 81 80 76 70 64 60 61 62 65 71 2015 ..: 66 66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Complete feeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 92 94 96 99 101 102 102 104 106 103 102 100 100 2012 ..: 100 100 111 112 114 114 117 126 129 127 125 124 117 2013 ..: 121 120 120 120 120 122 125 124 123 119 115 116 120 2014 ..: 119 120 124 127 128 127 124 119 119 113 112 114 121 2015 ..: 117 117 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Hay & forages :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 74 76 82 90 105 105 112 112 111 114 108 111 100 2012 ..: 110 114 117 121 120 114 115 117 117 121 122 122 118 2013 ..: 123 125 126 125 124 123 118 114 111 112 110 108 118 2014 ..: 109 111 113 123 128 123 122 116 111 108 104 102 114 2015 ..: 99 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Concentrates :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 103 104 99 99 100 103 103 103 105 97 93 90 100 2012 ..: 94 98 99 103 109 117 130 146 144 133 123 126 119 2013 ..: 117 117 121 112 134 132 158 120 142 115 108 113 124 2014 ..: 123 126 127 136 135 143 123 128 146 102 124 123 128 2015 ..: 106 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Supplements :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 94 97 92 96 99 98 98 105 110 102 105 103 100 2012 ..: 96 95 100 95 98 96 106 124 118 115 113 116 106 2013 ..: 108 109 116 119 111 113 114 110 114 113 110 117 113 2014 ..: 121 117 120 122 119 115 108 105 108 106 107 111 113 2015 ..: 115 115 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feeder Cattle :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 95 97 100 101 96 95 100 97 96 103 109 110 100 2012 ..: 113 117 116 113 112 110 97 101 106 109 108 109 109 2013 ..: 109 105 101 100 97 98 104 111 114 122 124 125 109 2014 ..: 129 128 132 138 143 155 164 165 174 188 188 182 157 2015 ..: 170 170 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feeder pigs :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 127 140 140 127 97 77 79 71 68 73 92 109 100 2012 ..: 136 146 141 114 91 88 48 33 30 50 91 114 90 2013 ..: 128 131 109 101 94 86 90 96 103 124 136 154 113 2014 ..: 168 184 205 238 217 199 209 164 142 150 147 155 182 2015 ..: 143 143 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Milk cow replacements :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 92 92 92 100 100 100 104 104 104 104 104 104 100 2012 ..: 103 103 103 101 101 101 100 100 100 98 98 98 101 2013 ..: 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 99 99 99 97 2014 ..: 101 101 101 127 127 127 139 139 139 149 149 149 129 2015 ..: 140 140 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Index Sub-Components as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Poultry :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2012 ..: 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 2013 ..: 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 2014 ..: 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 2015 ..: 105 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Field crop seeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 94 94 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 100 2012 ..: 98 98 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 105 2013 ..: 106 106 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 109 2014 ..: 110 110 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 2015 ..: 113 113 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Grass & legume seeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 97 97 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 100 2012 ..: 94 94 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 113 2013 ..: 117 117 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 2014 ..: 120 120 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 2015 ..: 123 123 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Mixed fertilizer :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 94 98 100 101 100 100 100 99 100 102 103 103 100 2012 ..: 103 104 100 100 100 100 98 92 92 93 92 91 97 2013 ..: 91 92 94 94 94 93 90 86 85 86 86 86 90 2014 ..: 86 87 90 90 91 92 86 86 86 86 85 87 88 2015 ..: 87 87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Nitrogen :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 86 87 94 98 100 102 104 104 102 106 108 108 100 2012 ..: 108 99 103 107 112 113 111 102 103 105 104 104 106 2013 ..: 105 108 109 114 117 114 105 95 95 96 97 97 104 2014 ..: 98 102 106 109 115 111 105 102 100 102 100 100 104 2015 ..: 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Potash & phosphate :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 107 94 95 99 96 95 97 96 101 104 109 106 100 2012 ..: 107 101 106 99 97 96 98 99 100 103 102 101 101 2013 ..: 101 97 101 101 102 102 97 92 92 88 87 85 95 2014 ..: 84 89 96 106 108 102 97 99 101 102 101 99 99 2015 ..: 96 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Herbicides :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 100 100 100 99 99 99 99 99 100 102 101 102 100 2012 ..: 102 105 106 105 106 106 106 107 107 107 108 108 106 2013 ..: 108 108 107 107 107 107 107 107 108 110 110 110 108 2014 ..: 110 111 110 109 109 109 109 110 111 111 110 111 110 2015 ..: 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Insecticides :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 100 101 102 102 102 100 2012 ..: 103 105 102 101 102 104 104 105 105 106 107 108 104 2013 ..: 108 109 111 110 111 111 111 111 112 113 113 113 111 2014 ..: 113 114 114 113 113 113 113 113 114 114 114 114 114 2015 ..: 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Index Sub-Components as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fungicides & other :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 99 99 100 100 99 99 99 100 100 102 101 102 100 2012 ..: 102 105 103 103 104 105 105 105 106 106 108 108 105 2013 ..: 108 108 107 107 107 106 105 105 105 106 106 105 106 2014 ..: 105 105 104 103 103 103 103 103 104 104 104 104 104 2015 ..: 95 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Diesel :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 88 93 102 106 105 102 102 100 100 99 103 100 100 2012 ..: 99 103 108 107 103 97 96 103 106 105 102 101 103 2013 ..: 99 104 100 96 95 95 95 96 97 96 95 96 97 2014 ..: 96 98 99 98 97 96 96 95 94 91 90 84 95 2015 ..: 74 74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Gasoline :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 88 91 101 108 111 104 104 103 103 98 96 93 100 2012 ..: 96 102 109 111 106 101 98 106 109 106 98 94 103 2013 ..: 94 104 102 100 102 104 105 106 107 103 102 104 103 2014 ..: 107 110 99 121 121 122 119 115 113 105 97 85 110 2015 ..: 72 72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : LP Gas :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 91 91 91 96 102 103 104 105 109 104 104 101 100 2012 ..: 94 90 94 91 74 62 71 74 77 83 78 71 80 2013 ..: 76 80 92 95 94 86 91 104 108 109 113 120 97 2014 ..: 131 134 98 101 95 96 95 94 97 86 74 51 96 2015 ..: 44 44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Supplies :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 98 98 98 98 100 100 101 101 102 102 101 102 100 2012 ..: 102 102 102 102 102 103 103 102 103 103 103 103 103 2013 ..: 103 103 103 104 104 104 105 104 104 104 105 105 104 2014 ..: 105 105 105 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 2015 ..: 106 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Repairs :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 98 98 98 99 100 100 100 101 102 102 102 102 100 2012 ..: 102 102 103 103 103 103 104 104 104 103 103 103 103 2013 ..: 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 2014 ..: 104 104 105 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 2015 ..: 106 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Autos :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 97 98 99 99 100 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 100 2012 ..: 101 101 101 102 102 102 101 101 101 101 102 102 101 2013 ..: 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 101 101 101 102 102 2014 ..: 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 101 101 101 102 101 102 2015 ..: 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Trucks :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 99 100 100 100 101 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2012 ..: 101 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 103 102 2013 ..: 103 103 103 104 104 104 104 103 104 104 104 104 104 2014 ..: 104 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 2015 ..: 105 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Index Sub-Components as a Percent of 2011 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Tractors :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 98 99 99 99 99 99 100 100 102 102 102 102 100 2012 ..: 102 102 102 102 102 103 103 103 105 105 105 105 103 2013 ..: 105 105 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 107 107 106 2014 ..: 111 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 2015 ..: 108 108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Self-propelled :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 97 97 98 98 99 99 100 100 101 103 103 104 100 2012 ..: 104 105 105 106 106 106 107 107 107 107 107 109 106 2013 ..: 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 110 111 109 2014 ..: 112 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 111 113 111 111 112 2015 ..: 112 112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Other machinery :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 97 98 98 99 100 100 100 101 101 101 102 102 100 2012 ..: 102 102 104 105 105 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 105 2013 ..: 107 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 109 109 109 108 2014 ..: 110 110 111 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 2015 ..: 114 114 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Custom rates :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2012 ..: 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 2013 ..: 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 2014 ..: 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 2015 ..: 109 109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Other services :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 99 99 100 99 100 101 101 101 101 100 100 100 100 2012 ..: 101 101 101 101 102 103 102 102 102 101 101 101 102 2013 ..: 105 105 105 105 105 106 106 106 106 105 105 105 105 2014 ..: 108 108 108 108 109 110 110 110 110 109 109 109 109 2015 ..: 112 112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cash rent :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2012 ..: 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 2013 ..: 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 2014 ..: 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 2015 ..: 110 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Share rent :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2012 ..: 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 2013 ..: 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 2014 ..: 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 2015 ..: 110 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Annual price index computed using annual weights. Year-to-date for current year. Prices Paid Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates : (PPITW) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 2601 2631 2679 2710 2716 2714 2726 2732 2736 2736 2751 2743 2706 2012 ..: 2761 2778 2823 2815 2816 2810 2798 2837 2850 2855 2848 2850 2820 2013 ..: 2873 2880 2879 2871 2878 2880 2899 2870 2884 2873 2863 2878 2877 2014 ..: 2932 2949 2978 3025 3042 3058 3042 3016 3034 3014 3014 3000 3009 2015 ..: 2959 2959 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Items used for production, interest, taxes, and wage rates : (PITW) :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 2703 2737 2790 2825 2830 2828 2842 2848 2852 2853 2870 2862 2820 2012 ..: 2884 2902 2953 2942 2944 2937 2924 2969 2982 2988 2982 2986 2949 2013 ..: 3011 3015 3014 3004 3012 3013 3035 3000 3017 3004 2993 3011 3011 2014 ..: 3075 3093 3125 3181 3200 3219 3199 3169 3190 3167 3170 3155 3162 2015 ..: 3108 3108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Items used for production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 1977 2006 2052 2088 2092 2091 2103 2108 2112 2109 2124 2117 2082 2012 ..: 2136 2152 2196 2188 2190 2184 2173 2212 2224 2223 2217 2221 2193 2013 ..: 2234 2238 2237 2230 2237 2238 2261 2230 2245 2230 2220 2236 2236 2014 ..: 2282 2298 2325 2376 2393 2409 2393 2367 2385 2363 2365 2353 2359 2015 ..: 2309 2309 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Feed :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 996 1035 1037 1089 1121 1133 1135 1169 1175 1126 1110 1096 1102 2012 ..: 1105 1120 1192 1202 1226 1229 1298 1408 1398 1369 1348 1347 1270 2013 ..: 1308 1310 1325 1310 1337 1343 1393 1297 1312 1224 1180 1200 1295 2014 ..: 1235 1245 1279 1330 1340 1332 1264 1225 1248 1131 1161 1178 1247 2015 ..: 1160 1160 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Livestock & poultry :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 1930 1984 2032 2040 1909 1866 1939 1880 1866 1988 2104 2152 1974 2012 ..: 2233 2321 2300 2197 2153 2117 1850 1882 1952 2030 2078 2135 2104 2013 ..: 2161 2108 1997 1978 1925 1927 2026 2133 2188 2358 2408 2442 2138 2014 ..: 2531 2553 2644 2820 2863 3031 3206 3150 3242 3491 3488 3409 3036 2015 ..: 3181 3181 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Seeds :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 3082 3082 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3327 3286 2012 ..: 3208 3208 3521 3521 3521 3521 3521 3521 3521 3521 3521 3521 3469 2013 ..: 3521 3521 3643 3643 3643 3643 3643 3643 3643 3643 3643 3643 3623 2014 ..: 3643 3643 3752 3752 3752 3752 3752 3752 3752 3752 3752 3752 3734 2015 ..: 3752 3752 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fertilizer :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 1119 1116 1165 1195 1197 1203 1220 1214 1217 1253 1279 1270 1204 2012 ..: 1270 1220 1232 1238 1257 1263 1248 1173 1180 1196 1189 1184 1221 2013 ..: 1186 1196 1220 1244 1262 1242 1169 1093 1085 1088 1093 1091 1164 2014 ..: 1091 1128 1172 1206 1245 1216 1153 1137 1131 1143 1126 1134 1157 2015 ..: 1132 1132 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Chemicals :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 891 895 894 892 890 886 891 894 902 912 910 918 898 2012 ..: 919 942 938 931 938 947 948 951 954 954 967 966 946 2013 ..: 972 969 967 966 969 966 968 970 976 989 989 989 974 2014 ..: 987 993 988 980 980 980 980 985 993 991 990 994 987 2015 ..: 903 903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fuels :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 2468 2589 2801 2931 2959 2875 2863 2843 2841 2778 2850 2769 2797 2012 ..: 2745 2813 2966 2949 2786 2598 2594 2771 2859 2852 2741 2670 2779 2013 ..: 2661 2815 2764 2711 2695 2663 2699 2785 2829 2783 2771 2843 2752 2014 ..: 2911 2983 2764 2888 2856 2847 2819 2767 2749 2604 2483 2207 2740 2015 ..: 1914 1914 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Supplies & repairs :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 1151 1154 1155 1169 1176 1179 1187 1193 1198 1198 1198 1198 1180 2012 ..: 1203 1204 1207 1212 1212 1214 1218 1217 1220 1220 1220 1218 1214 2013 ..: 1223 1222 1223 1223 1223 1223 1227 1225 1225 1226 1227 1227 1225 2014 ..: 1232 1235 1238 1248 1248 1249 1251 1252 1251 1252 1253 1252 1247 2015 ..: 1253 1253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Autos & trucks :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 3026 3053 3067 3076 3089 3091 3084 3074 3071 3078 3084 3090 3074 2012 ..: 3109 3133 3136 3138 3132 3132 3123 3121 3124 3130 3142 3151 3131 2013 ..: 3169 3173 3176 3185 3181 3186 3180 3171 3178 3177 3183 3189 3179 2014 ..: 3193 3207 3205 3216 3215 3201 3204 3204 3205 3214 3220 3224 3209 2015 ..: 3224 3224 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Machinery :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 5937 5982 6002 6029 6067 6083 6108 6150 6190 6237 6259 6287 6111 2012 ..: 6304 6315 6360 6390 6411 6436 6456 6468 6493 6505 6509 6537 6432 2013 ..: 6557 6585 6592 6597 6600 6596 6602 6600 6606 6619 6663 6686 6609 2014 ..: 6783 6775 6785 6806 6805 6805 6805 6804 6766 6804 6766 6773 6790 2015 ..: 6829 6829 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Building materials :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 2277 2290 2305 2318 2326 2336 2347 2346 2345 2344 2341 2341 2326 2012 ..: 2353 2370 2376 2386 2395 2395 2388 2391 2396 2395 2399 2404 2387 2013 ..: 2418 2429 2435 2442 2437 2433 2431 2438 2437 2437 2438 2439 2435 2014 ..: 2458 2468 2477 2479 2486 2486 2489 2495 2498 2498 2498 2496 2486 2015 ..: 2501 2501 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Services & rent :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 2112 2114 2119 2118 2123 2132 2132 2132 2133 2125 2121 2120 2123 2012 ..: 2156 2158 2157 2157 2161 2172 2168 2169 2170 2159 2159 2159 2162 2013 ..: 2229 2231 2231 2230 2236 2251 2251 2251 2252 2241 2237 2241 2240 2014 ..: 2299 2299 2301 2296 2307 2322 2323 2322 2318 2308 2304 2305 2309 2015 ..: 2358 2358 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Prices Paid Indexes as a Percent of 1910-1914 Base, Monthly and Annual Average - United States: 2011-2015 (continued) [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Interest :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 3646 3646 3646 3646 3646 3646 3646 3646 3646 3646 3646 3646 3646 2012 ..: 3434 3434 3434 3434 3434 3434 3434 3434 3434 3434 3434 3434 3434 2013 ..: 3451 3451 3451 3451 3451 3451 3451 3451 3451 3451 3451 3451 3451 2014 ..: 3504 3504 3504 3504 3504 3504 3504 3504 3504 3504 3504 3504 3504 2015 ..: 3539 3539 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Taxes :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 5935 2012 ..: 5993 5993 5993 5993 5993 5993 5993 5993 5993 5993 5993 5993 5993 2013 ..: 6137 6137 6137 6137 6137 6137 6137 6137 6137 6137 6137 6137 6137 2014 ..: 6233 6233 6233 6233 6233 6233 6233 6233 6233 6233 6233 6233 6233 2015 ..: 6376 6376 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Wage rates :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 7301 7301 7301 7075 7075 7075 7062 7062 7062 7205 7205 7205 7161 2012 ..: 7372 7372 7372 7302 7302 7302 7270 7270 7270 7519 7519 7519 7366 2013 ..: 7692 7692 7692 7609 7609 7609 7474 7474 7474 7654 7654 7654 7607 2014 ..: 7826 7826 7826 7686 7686 7686 7654 7654 7654 7756 7756 7756 7731 2015 ..: 7756 7756 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Family living :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Average 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 2092 2102 2122 2136 2146 2144 2146 2152 2155 2150 2149 2143 2136 2012 ..: 2153 2162 2179 2185 2183 2180 2176 2188 2198 2197 2187 2181 2181 2013 ..: 2187 2205 2211 2209 2213 2218 2219 2222 2224 2219 2214 2214 2213 2014 ..: 2222 2230 2245 2252 2260 2264 2263 2259 2261 2255 2243 2231 2249 2015 ..: 2220 2220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates : Adjusted for productivity :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 1457 1463 1473 1464 1466 1465 1466 1468 1469 1478 1480 1478 1469 2012 ..: 1438 1442 1451 1446 1446 1445 1440 1448 1451 1468 1466 1465 1451 2013 ..: 1408 1411 1412 1405 1406 1407 1402 1398 1401 1409 1407 1409 1406 2014 ..: 1410 1413 1419 1419 1422 1425 1420 1416 1419 1422 1420 1417 1419 2015 ..: 1400 1400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Parity ratio 2/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 36 38 38 39 39 39 39 39 38 37 38 38 38 2012 ..: 37 37 38 37 37 37 38 39 38 39 40 39 38 2013 ..: 40 39 39 39 40 39 38 38 37 36 36 36 38 2014 ..: 35 37 39 39 39 38 37 38 37 34 35 35 37 2015 ..: 34 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Adjusted parity ratio (PPITW) 3/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January:February:March :April : May : June : July :August :September:October:November:December:Annual 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 ..: 37 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 39 38 39 39 39 2012 ..: 38 38 39 38 38 38 39 40 39 40 41 40 39 2013 ..: 41 40 40 40 41 40 39 39 38 37 37 37 39 2014 ..: 36 38 40 40 40 39 38 39 38 35 36 36 38 2015 ..: 35 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Annual price index computed using annual weights. Year-to-date for current year. 2/ Ratio of index of prices received to index of prices paid for commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates. 3/ Ratio of the index of prices received after adjustment for government payments to the index of prices paid for commodities, services, interest, taxes, and wage rates. Feed Ratios Monthly and Annual Average - United States: May 2011 - February 2015 [Annual average is a simple average of monthly ratios, January through December. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January :February :March :April : May :June :July :August :September :October :November :December : Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011: 3.3 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.1 2012: 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.1 2013: 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.1 3.7 2014: 4.3 4.0 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.9 6.2 5.9 5.2 5.0 2015: 5.4 5.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market Egg 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January :February :March :April : May :June :July :August :September :October :November :December : Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011: 5.8 6.0 5.2 6.4 4.5 4.9 4.9 6.7 5.7 6.8 6.8 8.7 6.0 2012: 5.1 5.0 5.7 4.5 4.2 4.8 4.8 5.6 7.0 5.6 6.6 6.3 5.4 2013: 5.6 5.0 6.1 4.2 6.3 4.4 5.3 6.1 6.4 7.3 10.4 10.7 6.5 2014: 8.0 10.9 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.3 9.6 8.6 9.0 10.5 15.1 17.7 10.2 2015: 11.4 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkey 3/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January :February :March :April : May :June :July :August :September :October :November :December : Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011: 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.7 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.4 4.9 2012: 4.8 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.1 4.4 4.3 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.7 2013: 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.6 5.0 5.8 5.3 5.5 4.6 2014: 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.6 6.2 6.8 7.6 8.3 8.1 7.1 6.3 2015: 6.3 6.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk 4/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January :February :March :April : May :June :July :August :September :October :November :December : Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011: 1.96 2.01 2.12 1.81 1.71 1.86 1.88 1.83 1.84 1.82 1.89 1.81 1.88 2012: 1.71 1.55 1.48 1.41 1.34 1.37 1.33 1.37 1.59 1.74 1.74 1.65 1.52 2013: 1.58 1.52 1.48 1.54 1.54 1.52 1.53 1.69 1.88 2.12 2.27 2.30 1.75 2014: 2.46 2.59 2.55 2.42 2.24 2.20 2.36 2.61 2.97 2.91 2.74 2.38 2.54 2015: 2.09 2.09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hog-Corn 5/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January :February :March :April : May :June :July :August :September :October :November :December : Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011: 11.3 10.9 11.4 10.7 10.9 10.9 11.3 11.0 10.5 12.0 11.0 10.8 11.1 2012: 10.5 10.4 10.3 9.9 9.9 11.0 10.1 8.8 8.1 9.1 8.7 9.1 9.7 2013: 9.2 9.2 8.3 8.9 9.8 10.7 11.2 11.9 13.1 14.8 14.6 13.9 11.3 2014: 13.8 15.1 18.1 18.9 17.6 18.8 23.0 22.9 21.8 21.6 18.6 17.0 18.9 2015: 15.1 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Steer & Heifer-Corn 6/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :January :February :March :April : May :June :July :August :September :October :November :December : Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011: 22.3 19.6 21.3 19.2 18.2 17.2 18.2 16.6 18.3 21.3 21.6 21.5 19.6 2012: 20.4 20.1 20.2 19.4 19.2 19.0 16.2 15.5 17.9 18.3 18.0 18.3 18.5 2013: 18.2 17.8 17.8 18.2 18.2 17.8 17.8 19.6 23.0 27.6 30.2 29.9 21.4 2014: 31.7 33.3 33.2 31.8 31.2 32.9 38.7 43.8 45.4 45.8 47.2 43.9 38.2 2015: 43.6 43.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The price of commercial prepared broiler feed is based on current United States prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed ration uses 58 percent corn and 42 percent soybeans. 2/ The price of commercial prepared layer feed is based on current United States prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed ration uses 75 percent corn and 25 percent soybeans. 3/ The price of commercial prepared turkey feed is based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and wheat. The modeled feed ration uses 51 percent corn, 28 percent soybeans, and 21 percent wheat. 4/ The price of commercial prepared dairy feed is based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. The modeled feed ration uses 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans, and 41 percent alfalfa. 5/ Number of bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of all hogs, live weight. 6/ Number of bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of steers & heifers, live weight. 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. As of January 2014, the 1990-1992 base reference period is 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. 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 - Crop Weather, Barley................................................................ (202) 720-7621 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet...................................................... (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay............................................................. (202) 690-8533 Anthony Prillaman - Oats, Rye, Wheat............................................................... (202) 720-2127 Bianca Pruneda - Peanuts, Rice.................................................................... (202) 720-7688 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds............................................... (202) 720-7369 Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section.............................. (202) 720-2127 Vincent Davis - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries.............................. (202) 720-2157 Fleming Gibson - Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Sugar Crops, Tropical Fruits.............................. (202) 720-5412 Greg Lemmons - Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ..................................... (202) 720-4285 Dave Losh - Hops .................................................................................. (360) 709-2400 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans ................................................................... (202) 720-3250 Daphne Schauber - Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts ................................... (202) 720-4215 Chris Singh - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco .................................. (202) 720-4288 Livestock Prices Received Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch................................................................ (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section................................................................ (202) 720-3570 Travis Averill - Cattle and Cattle on Feed......................................................... (202) 720-3040 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs........................................................................ (202) 720-3106 Mike Miller - Milk, Milk Cows...................................................................... (202) 720-3278 Evan Schulz - Sheep and Goats...................................................................... (202) 720-6147 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section......................................... (202) 720-3570 Heidi Gleich - Broilers............................................................................ (202) 720-0585 Michael Klamm - Turkeys............................................................................ (202) 690-3237 Kim Linonis - Eggs................................................................................. (202) 690-8632 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............................................ 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