Agricultural Prices ISSN: 1937-4216 Released June 29, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May Prices Received Index Increased 2.1 Percent The May Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 98.7, increased 2.1 percent from April 2017. At 88.1, the Crop Production Index decreased 5.4 percent. At 106.7, the Livestock Production Index increased 7.2 percent. Producers received higher prices for broilers, cattle, and hogs but lower prices for lettuce, strawberries, and cauliflower. Compared with a year earlier, the Prices Received Index is up 4.8 percent. The Crop Production Index decreased 1.5 percent and the Livestock Production Index increased 9.4 percent. In addition to prices, the indexes are influenced by the monthly mix of commodities producers market. Increased monthly movement of cattle, sweet corn, broilers, and hay offset the decreased marketing of soybeans, calves, hogs, and apples. The Food Commodities Index, at 104.3, increased 2.5 percent from the previous month and 6.2 percent from May 2016. May Prices Paid Index Up 0.2 Percent The May Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 107.0, is up 0.1 percent from April 2017 and 0.7 percent from May 2016. Higher prices in May for feeder cattle, other services, feed grains, and hay & forages more than offset lower prices for feeder pigs, concentrates, nitrogen, and supplements. Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes 2011 Base - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : May : April : May Index Group : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent percent percent : : Prices received by farmers ...............: 94.2 96.7 98.7 : Prices paid by farmers ...................: 106.3 106.9 107.0 : Ratio of prices received to prices paid ..: 89 91 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents Prices Received by Farmers................................................................................... 4 Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons................................ 5 Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons........................... 5 Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2016 and 2017............... 5 Prices Paid Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2016 and 2017................... 6 Received and Paid Indexes, Annual Average - United States: 2011=100 Chart.................................... 6 Crop Farm Received and Paid Indexes, All Items by Quarter - United States: 2011=100 Chart.................... 7 Livestock Farm Received and Paid Indexes All Items by Quarter - United States: 2011=100 Chart................ 7 Received Indexes by Month, Agricultural, Crop, and Livestock Production - United States: 2011=100 Chart...... 8 Received Indexes by Month, Feed Grain, Food Grain, and Oilseed - United States: 2011=100 Chart............... 8 Received Indexes by Month, Fruit & Tree Nut, and Vegetable & Melon - United States: 2011=100 Chart........... 9 Received Indexes by Month, Dairy, Meat Animal, and Poultry & Egg - United States: 2011=100 Chart............. 9 Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons........................ 10 Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons...................... 11 Prices Received for Corn by Month - United States Chart...................................................... 12 Prices Received for Wheat by Month - United States Chart..................................................... 12 Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month - United States Chart............................................. 13 Prices Received for Soybeans by Month - United States Chart.................................................. 13 Prices Received for Cattle by Month - United States Chart.................................................... 14 Prices Received for Milk by Month - United States Chart...................................................... 14 Prices Received for Hogs by Month - United States Chart...................................................... 15 Prices Received for Poultry by Month - United States Chart................................................... 15 Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2017 with Comparisons............ 16 Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2017 with Comparisons................. 16 Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons.......................... 17 Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons....................... 17 Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons........................ 18 Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons....................... 18 Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons............................... 18 Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons......................... 19 Prices Received for Malting Barley - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons..................... 19 Prices Received for Feed Barley - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons........................ 19 Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons...................... 19 Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons............................... 20 Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons........................... 20 Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons.......................... 20 Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons................. 21 Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons.......................... 21 Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons............................. 21 Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons........................... 21 Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons....... 22 Prices Received and Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons......... 22 Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons........................ 23 Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons............................. 23 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: May 2016........................ 24 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: April 2017...................... 25 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: May 2017........................ 26 Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons........................... 27 Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons........................... 28 Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: April 2017 with Comparisons........................ 28 Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons...... 29 Commodity Parity Prices - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons........................................... 30 Marketing Year for Specified Commodities..................................................................... 32 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for All Barley by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2014-2015 through 2016-2017......................................................................................... 32 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Malting Barley by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2014-2015 through 2016-2017............................................................................... 33 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Feed Barley by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2014-2015 through 2016-2017......................................................................................... 33 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Oats by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2014-2015 through 2016-2017......................................................................................... 34 Prices Received for Sweet Potatoes, Market Year Average - States and United States: 2014-2016................ 34 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for All Wheat by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2014-2015 through 2016-2017......................................................................................... 35 Prices Received for Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017......................................................................................... 35 Prices Received for Durum Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017......................................................................................... 36 Prices Received for Other Spring Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017......................................................................................... 36 Prices Received for Hard Red Spring Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017......................................................................................... 37 Prices Received for Hard Red Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017......................................................................................... 37 Prices Received for Soft Red Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017......................................................................................... 38 Prices Received for White Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017......................................................................................... 38 Reliability of Prices Received Estimates..................................................................... 39 Prices Paid by Farmers....................................................................................... 40 Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons..................... 41 Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons................................................................................. 42 Paid Indexes by Month, All Items and Production Items - United States: 2011=100 Chart........................ 43 Paid Indexes, Annual Averages, Production Items, Interest, Taxes, and Wages - United States: 2011=100 Chart.. 43 Paid Indexes by Farm Type and Month, All Items - United States: 2011=100 Chart............................... 44 Paid Indexes by Origin and Month, All Production Items - United States: 2011=100 Chart....................... 44 Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Origin and Month, Chemicals, Fertilizer, and Fuels - United States: 2011=100 Chart.. 45 Paid Indexes by Non-Farm Origin and Month, Machinery and Supplies & Repairs - United States: 2011=100 Chart.. 45 Paid Indexes by Farm Origin and Month, Feed and Livestock & Poultry - United States: 2011=100 Chart.......... 46 Feed Price Ratios - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons................................................. 47 Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons............... 47 Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons.................................. 47 Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates......................................................................... 48 Information Contacts......................................................................................... 49 May Prices Received by Farmers The May Prices Received Index for agricultural production, at 98.7 percent of its 2011 base, is up 2.1 percent from the April 2017 index and is 4.8 percent above the May 2016 index. Crop production: The May index, at 88.1, decreased 5.4 percent from April and is 1.5 percent below May 2016. The Vegetable & Melon Index decrease more than offset the Other Crop Index increase. Grain and oilseed: The May index, at 63.3, is down 1.4 percent from April and is 6.8 percent lower than May 2016. The lower Food Grain Index and Oilseed Index more than offset the higher Feed Grain Index. Feed grain: The May index, at 57.7, is up 0.5 percent from last month but is 6.3 percent below a year ago. The corn price, at $3.45 per bushel, is up 2 cents from last month but is down 23 cents from May 2016. At $5.17 per cwt, sorghum grain is 27 cents higher than April but is 39 cents below May a year earlier. Food grain: At 62.1, the index for May is 1.7 percent lower than the previous month and is 10 percent below a year earlier. The May price for all wheat, at $4.05 per bushel, is down 11 cents from April and 40 cents from May 2016. Oilseed: At 74.0, the index for May is down 0.8 percent from April and 5.0 percent from May 2016. The soybean price, at $9.26 per bushel, decreased 6 cents from April and is 50 cents lower than May a year earlier. Fruit and tree nut: The May index, at 113.3, is down 2.5 percent from April and 1.6 percent from a year earlier. Price decreases during May for strawberries more than offset price increases for grapefruit and oranges. Vegetable and melon: At 112.6, the index for May is down 29 percent from the previous month and 0.7 percent from May 2016. The price decrease during May for lettuce more than offset the price increases for celery and tomatoes. Other crop: The May index, at 82.6, is up 2.5 percent from the previous month and is 4.3 percent above May 2016. The all hay price, at $146.00 per ton, is up $3.00 from April and is $6.00 higher than May 2016. At 69.2 cents per pound, the price for upland cotton is up 0.3 cents from April and 6.0 cents from May 2016. Livestock production: The index for May, at 106.7, is 7.2 percent higher than the previous month and is up 9.4 percent from May a year earlier. Compared with a year ago, prices are higher for broilers, milk, cattle, and market eggs but lower for hogs, turkeys, and calves. Meat animal: At 111.4, the May index is up 7.2 percent from the previous month and is 5.0 percent higher than a year earlier. At $53.60 per cwt, the May hog price is up $5.20 from April but is $3.60 lower than a year earlier. The May beef cattle price of $136.00 per cwt is up $8.00 from the previous month and is $8.00 higher than May 2016. Dairy: The index for May, at 83.1, is up 1.2 percent from the previous month and 15 percent from May a year earlier. The May all milk price of $16.70 per cwt is up 20 cents from April and $2.20 from May 2016. Poultry and egg: At 116.0, the May index is up 11 percent from April and 8.5 percent from May 2016. The May market egg price, at 35.9 cents per dozen, decreased 1.8 cents from April but is 11.7 cents higher than May 2016. The May broiler price, at 66.0 cents per pound, is up 9.0 cents from April and 10.0 cents from a year earlier. At 68.6 cents per pound, the May turkey price is up 2.0 cents from the previous month but is down 14.5 cents from May 2016. Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 Base :----------------------------------- : May : April : May Index Group : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Agricultural production ........: 94.2 96.7 98.7 Crop production ..............: 89.4 93.1 88.1 Grain and oilseed ..........: 67.9 64.2 63.3 Feed grain ...............: 61.6 57.4 57.7 Food grain ...............: 69.0 63.2 62.1 Oilseed ..................: 77.9 74.6 74.0 Fruit and tree nut .........: 115.2 116.2 113.3 Vegetable and melon ........: 113.4 157.8 112.6 Other crop .................: 79.2 80.6 82.6 : Livestock production .........: 97.5 99.5 106.7 Meat animal ................: 106.1 103.9 111.4 Cattle ...................: 112.1 111.8 118.4 Hog ......................: 86.0 72.8 80.6 Dairy ......................: 72.1 82.1 83.1 Poultry and egg ............: 106.9 104.2 116.0 : Food commodity .................: 98.2 101.8 104.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910 - 1914 Base :----------------------------------- : May : April : May Index Group : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Agricultural production ........: 972 998 1018 Crop production ..............: 780 812 768 Livestock production .........: 1133 1155 1239 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2016 and 2017 [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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent -- percent -- -- percent -- : January .......: 88.9 86.4 79.5 78.4 99.8 96.6 95.7 93.6 February ......: 92.5 91.7 83.7 86.6 99.2 96.1 97.4 96.8 March .........: 92.5 94.8 82.1 87.4 99.9 100.6 97.2 100.4 April .........: 92.5 96.7 85.6 93.1 97.4 99.5 96.3 101.8 May ...........: 94.2 98.7 89.4 88.1 97.5 106.7 98.2 104.3 June ..........: 93.3 87.3 97.9 97.0 July ..........: 90.1 83.8 96.0 93.7 August ........: 90.0 85.3 93.9 93.8 September .....: 86.6 84.3 88.6 89.8 October .......: 80.8 79.7 82.2 84.2 November ......: 83.5 80.7 86.3 89.0 December ......: 88.3 81.8 94.5 93.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2016 and 2017 [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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- percent -- -- percent -- -- percent -- -- percent -- : January .......: 106.7 106.0 105.8 103.5 106.2 107.4 107.3 104.5 February ......: 106.3 106.1 105.2 103.6 105.7 107.6 107.0 104.5 March .........: 106.5 106.5 105.4 104.2 105.7 107.8 107.4 105.2 April .........: 106.1 106.9 104.8 104.8 105.8 108.0 106.5 105.7 May ...........: 106.3 107.0 105.0 105.0 105.9 108.1 106.7 106.0 June ..........: 106.6 105.3 106.0 107.2 July ..........: 105.5 103.8 105.6 105.5 August ........: 104.8 102.8 105.2 104.6 September .....: 103.5 101.0 104.8 102.2 October .......: 102.9 100.0 104.8 100.8 November ......: 103.2 100.4 104.8 101.5 December ......: 104.0 101.5 105.1 102.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2011 : : : Commodity : Base Price : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Field crops : Austrian winter peas .........dollars/cwt: 19.50 (D) (D) (D) Barley, all ...............dollars/bushel: 4.79 5.59 4.87 5.05 Feed .....................dollars/bushel: 4.59 3.67 2.64 2.69 Malting ..................dollars/bushel: 4.83 6.03 5.13 5.27 Beans, dry edible ............dollars/cwt: 34.60 32.80 32.70 31.30 Canola .......................dollars/cwt: 23.10 (D) 18.00 16.60 Chickpeas, all ...............dollars/cwt: 35.70 29.00 33.20 28.90 Large .......................dollars/cwt: 39.20 30.70 35.30 35.30 Small .......................dollars/cwt: 23.40 27.30 27.20 21.50 Corn ......................dollars/bushel: 6.02 3.68 3.43 3.45 : Cotton, Upland .............dollars/pound: 0.880 0.632 0.689 0.692 Cottonseed ...................dollars/ton: 131.00 (NA) (NA) (NA) Flaxseed ..................dollars/bushel: 14.20 7.93 8.03 8.96 Hay, all, baled ..............dollars/ton: 159.00 140.00 143.00 146.00 Alfalfa .....................dollars/ton: 176.00 147.00 148.00 155.00 Other .......................dollars/ton: 119.00 123.00 132.00 127.00 Lentils ......................dollars/cwt: 27.50 42.70 29.80 30.20 Oats ......................dollars/bushel: 3.42 2.26 2.32 2.63 Peanuts, in-shell ..........dollars/pound: 0.252 0.196 0.198 0.194 Peas, dry edible .............dollars/cwt: 13.60 16.70 11.50 11.70 : Potatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 9.78 9.98 9.38 9.53 Rice, all ....................dollars/cwt: 13.70 11.70 9.87 10.10 Long ........................dollars/cwt: 12.30 10.90 9.15 9.35 Medium and short ............dollars/cwt: 18.40 14.50 12.60 13.00 Sorghum grain ................dollars/cwt: 10.70 5.56 4.90 5.17 Soybeans ..................dollars/bushel: 12.50 9.76 9.32 9.26 Sunflowers, all ..............dollars/cwt: 29.00 19.50 17.90 17.30 : Wheat, all ................dollars/bushel: 7.44 4.45 4.16 4.05 Winter ...................dollars/bushel: 6.93 4.28 3.70 3.77 Durum ....................dollars/bushel: 9.22 6.57 5.90 5.82 Other spring .............dollars/bushel: 8.33 4.64 4.83 4.81 Hard red winter ..........dollars/bushel: 7.07 4.08 3.52 3.65 Soft red winter ..........dollars/bushel: 6.77 4.52 4.19 4.20 Hard red spring ..........dollars/bushel: 8.38 4.62 4.89 4.95 White ....................dollars/bushel: 6.58 4.88 4.11 4.07 : Fruits : Citrus, equivalent on-tree : Grapefruit ..................dollars/box: 7.47 14.81 10.91 16.70 Lemons ......................dollars/box: 12.30 31.67 28.34 30.92 Oranges .....................dollars/box: 8.16 9.47 12.04 12.67 : Non-citrus, fresh : Apples 1/ .................dollars/pound: 0.325 0.391 0.353 0.360 Grapes 1/ ...................dollars/ton: 628.00 (S) (S) (S) Peaches 1/ ..................dollars/ton: 507.00 1,220.00 (S) (S) Pears 1/ ....................dollars/ton: 559.00 914.00 668.00 694.00 Strawberries ................dollars/cwt: 104.00 68.60 66.60 53.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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), Pennsylvania (apples only), and Washington (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices as sold for other states. Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2011 : : : Commodity : Base Price : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Vegetables, fresh 1/ : Asparagus ....................dollars/cwt: 37.50 122.00 126.00 119.00 Beans, snap ..................dollars/cwt: 69.00 46.40 67.10 74.10 Broccoli .....................dollars/cwt: 41.60 48.10 95.60 82.60 Cantaloupes ..................dollars/cwt: 16.50 23.80 (NA) 22.80 Carrots ......................dollars/cwt: 30.80 39.30 27.80 27.80 Cauliflower ..................dollars/cwt: 47.00 82.00 136.00 70.60 Celery .......................dollars/cwt: 22.50 26.20 39.30 79.90 Corn, sweet ..................dollars/cwt: 30.70 26.20 30.80 29.80 Cucumbers ....................dollars/cwt: 18.70 36.10 34.30 33.40 Lettuce ......................dollars/cwt: 24.30 32.50 82.50 26.10 Onions 2/ ....................dollars/cwt: 11.90 25.80 14.00 14.00 Tomatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 51.20 30.40 33.10 42.40 : Livestock : Calves .......................dollars/cwt: 142.00 173.00 166.00 171.00 Cattle, all beef .............dollars/cwt: 115.00 128.00 128.00 136.00 Cows 3/ .....................dollars/cwt: 71.60 79.60 72.20 73.30 Steers and heifers ..........dollars/cwt: 117.00 129.00 130.00 138.00 Milk cows 4/ ................dollars/head: 1,420.00 (NA) 1,640.00 (NA) Hogs, all ....................dollars/cwt: 66.50 57.20 48.40 53.60 Barrows and gilts ...........dollars/cwt: 66.80 57.50 48.70 53.80 Sows ........................dollars/cwt: 57.90 49.00 42.70 50.00 : Dairy and poultry : Milk, all 5/ .................dollars/cwt: 20.10 14.50 16.50 16.70 Fat test ........................percent: 3.71 3.74 3.80 3.76 Broilers, live 6/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.459 0.560 0.570 0.660 Eggs, all 7/ ...............dollars/dozen: 0.969 0.547 0.630 0.616 Market 7/ 8/ ..............dollars/dozen: 0.796 0.242 0.377 0.359 Turkeys, live 9/ ...........dollars/pound: 0.680 0.831 0.666 0.686 : Adjusted for seasonal variation : Eggs, all ..................dollars/dozen: 0.979 0.632 0.737 0.716 Seasonal factor .................percent: 101 87 85 86 Milk, all ....................dollars/cwt: 20.20 15.20 17.00 17.50 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 95 97 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Point of first sale. 2/ Includes some processing. 3/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 4/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices available for January, April, July, and October. 5/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 6/ Live weight equivalent price. 7/ Mid-month price. 8/ Also referred to as table eggs. 9/ 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: 2017 with Comparisons [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All wheat : Corn : Soybeans Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per bushel : January ....: 6.15 4.82 4.01 3.82 3.66 3.40 10.30 8.71 9.71 February ...: 5.89 4.61 4.16 3.79 3.58 3.44 9.91 8.51 9.86 March ......: 5.70 4.40 4.37 3.81 3.56 3.49 9.85 8.56 9.69 April ......: 5.56 4.46 4.16 3.75 3.56 3.43 9.69 9.01 9.32 May ........: 5.33 4.45 4.05 3.64 3.68 3.45 9.58 9.76 9.26 June .......: 5.42 4.20 3.59 3.82 9.58 10.20 July .......: 5.23 3.75 3.80 3.60 9.95 10.20 August .....: 4.84 3.68 3.68 3.21 9.71 9.93 September ..: 4.72 3.48 3.68 3.22 9.05 9.43 October ....: 4.86 3.68 3.67 3.29 8.81 9.30 November ...: 4.86 3.88 3.59 3.23 8.68 9.46 December ...: 4.75 3.90 3.65 3.33 8.76 9.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2017 with Comparisons [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Beef cattle 1/ : All hogs 2/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : January ..: 164.00 130.00 117.00 57.40 43.60 48.10 February .: 159.00 132.00 119.00 50.40 49.60 54.40 March ....: 160.00 135.00 125.00 50.30 50.00 53.00 April ....: 162.00 131.00 128.00 49.00 51.00 48.40 May ......: 160.00 128.00 136.00 58.90 57.20 53.60 June .....: 155.00 125.00 59.90 60.60 July .....: 149.00 119.00 58.70 59.40 August ...: 148.00 117.00 59.00 52.60 September : 139.00 108.00 54.50 47.80 October ..: 128.00 101.00 55.50 41.70 November .: 129.00 104.00 45.90 39.00 December .: 122.00 111.00 42.80 43.10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cows and steers & heifers. 2/ Barrows & gilts and sows. Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (D) (S) (D) Arkansas ...........: (S) (D) (D) California .........: 5.16 (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 3.71 3.13 3.27 Idaho ..............: 4.56 4.51 4.14 Illinois ...........: 3.82 4.25 4.17 Indiana ............: 4.41 4.15 4.22 Kansas .............: 3.96 3.36 3.62 Michigan ...........: 5.53 4.31 4.30 Minnesota ..........: 4.60 4.68 4.86 : Missouri ...........: 4.01 3.97 4.06 Montana ............: 4.62 4.52 4.57 Nebraska ...........: 4.46 3.19 3.40 North Carolina .....: 5.22 4.79 4.54 North Dakota .......: 4.65 4.95 4.80 Ohio ...............: 3.78 4.09 4.16 Oklahoma ...........: 3.88 3.40 3.67 Oregon .............: 5.21 4.42 4.51 South Dakota .......: 4.27 4.24 4.21 Texas ..............: 3.87 3.75 3.69 Washington .........: 4.86 4.12 4.25 : United States ......: 4.45 4.16 4.05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: (S) (D) (D) California .........: 4.85 (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 3.71 3.13 (D) Idaho ..............: 4.50 4.14 3.90 Illinois ...........: 3.82 4.25 4.17 Indiana ............: 4.41 4.15 4.22 Kansas .............: 3.96 3.36 3.62 Michigan ...........: 5.53 4.31 4.30 Minnesota ..........: (S) (D) (D) Missouri ...........: 4.01 3.97 4.06 : Montana ............: 4.34 3.92 3.94 Nebraska ...........: (D) 3.19 3.40 North Carolina .....: 5.22 4.79 4.54 North Dakota .......: 3.40 3.80 3.81 Ohio ...............: 3.78 4.09 4.16 Oklahoma ...........: 3.88 3.40 3.67 Oregon .............: 5.20 4.39 4.48 South Dakota .......: 3.78 3.76 3.79 Texas ..............: 3.87 3.75 3.69 Washington .........: 4.80 4.03 4.07 : United States ......: 4.28 3.70 3.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (D) (S) (D) California .........: (D) (S) (S) Idaho ..............: (D) (D) (D) Montana ............: (D) 5.97 5.85 North Dakota .......: 6.51 5.62 5.54 : United States ......: 6.57 5.90 5.82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: (D) (D) (S) Idaho ..............: 4.70 4.76 4.59 Minnesota ..........: 4.60 4.68 4.86 Montana ............: 4.72 5.00 4.96 North Dakota .......: 4.50 4.76 4.71 Oregon .............: 5.30 4.59 4.74 South Dakota .......: 4.59 5.04 4.94 Washington .........: 5.12 4.61 5.05 : United States ......: 4.64 4.83 4.81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Illinois ...........: (D) (S) (D) Iowa ...............: 2.53 2.95 2.96 Michigan ...........: 2.29 2.64 2.74 Minnesota ..........: 1.98 2.12 2.13 Montana ............: (S) (D) (S) Nebraska ...........: (D) 2.95 3.15 New York ...........: (D) (S) (S) North Dakota .......: 1.79 1.95 2.26 Oregon .............: (S) (S) (S) Pennsylvania .......: (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .......: 1.93 2.13 2.27 Texas ..............: (D) (S) (D) Wisconsin ..........: 1.64 2.55 2.57 : United States ......: 2.26 2.32 2.63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : California .........: 4.89 (D) (S) Colorado ...........: 6.24 5.38 (D) Idaho ..............: (D) 5.44 (D) Minnesota ..........: 4.26 3.94 (D) Montana ............: (D) 5.15 5.01 North Dakota .......: 5.00 4.24 4.36 Oregon 1/ ..........: (D) (NA) (NA) Utah 1/ ............: (S) (NA) (NA) Washington .........: 2.68 2.36 3.75 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (D) : United States ......: 5.59 4.87 5.05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Monthly estimates discontinued in July 2016. Prices Received for Malting Barley - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: (D) 5.64 (D) Minnesota ..........: 4.40 4.25 (D) Montana ............: (D) 5.28 5.12 North Dakota .......: 5.42 4.48 4.60 Wyoming ............: (D) (S) (D) : United States ......: 6.03 5.13 5.27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Feed Barley - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 3.27 2.93 2.53 Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D) Montana ............: (D) 2.44 2.19 North Dakota .......: 2.97 2.53 3.00 Wyoming ............: (S) (D) (S) : United States ......: 3.67 2.64 2.69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arkansas ...........: (D) (S) (D) Illinois 1/ ........: 6.22 (NA) (NA) Kansas .............: 5.55 4.86 5.15 Louisiana ..........: (S) (D) (S) Missouri ...........: 6.11 5.16 5.81 Nebraska ...........: 5.53 4.81 4.95 Oklahoma ...........: 5.68 4.84 5.20 Texas ..............: 5.40 5.97 5.84 : United States ......: 5.56 4.90 5.17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Monthly estimates discontinued in September 2016. Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: 3.64 3.41 3.50 Illinois ...........: 3.82 3.53 3.55 Indiana ............: 4.09 3.77 3.79 Iowa ...............: 3.60 3.34 3.39 Kansas .............: 3.86 3.34 3.43 Kentucky ...........: 4.01 3.82 3.76 Michigan ...........: 3.75 3.58 3.58 Minnesota ..........: 3.49 3.24 3.31 Missouri ...........: 3.79 3.50 3.54 Nebraska ...........: 3.56 3.37 3.39 : North Carolina .....: 4.59 4.43 4.39 North Dakota .......: 3.42 3.10 3.14 Ohio ...............: 4.02 3.67 3.74 Pennsylvania .......: 4.17 4.29 4.25 South Dakota .......: 3.36 3.15 3.13 Tennessee ..........: 4.10 3.82 3.78 Texas ..............: 4.10 3.59 3.79 Wisconsin ..........: 3.57 3.40 3.36 : United States ......: 3.68 3.43 3.45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 10.20 (D) (D) Illinois ...........: 10.10 9.63 9.46 Indiana ............: 10.10 9.51 9.58 Iowa ...............: 9.61 9.29 9.14 Kansas .............: 9.66 8.88 9.07 Kentucky ...........: 10.20 9.76 9.61 Louisiana ..........: (D) (D) 10.00 Michigan ...........: 9.66 9.70 9.55 Minnesota ..........: 9.69 9.37 9.13 Mississippi ........: 10.70 9.61 9.56 : Missouri ...........: 9.94 9.40 9.44 Nebraska ...........: 9.51 8.87 8.90 North Carolina .....: 10.10 9.63 9.43 North Dakota .......: 9.30 8.51 8.74 Ohio ...............: 10.00 9.51 9.56 South Dakota .......: 9.30 8.72 8.84 Tennessee ..........: 9.96 9.55 9.33 Wisconsin ..........: 9.69 9.30 9.36 : United States ......: 9.76 9.32 9.26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California .........: 75.00 56.70 57.80 Colorado ...........: 25.60 (D) 33.90 Idaho ..............: 25.40 32.60 33.30 Michigan ...........: 27.00 34.70 33.80 Minnesota ..........: 26.00 30.10 27.90 Nebraska ...........: (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 25.90 28.40 28.90 : United States ......: 32.80 32.70 31.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama ............: 0.180 0.202 0.180 Arkansas1/ .........: (NA) 0.187 0.183 Florida ............: 0.186 0.193 0.195 Georgia ............: 0.193 0.191 0.188 Mississippi ........: 0.183 0.187 0.183 New Mexico .........: 0.241 (S) (S) North Carolina .....: 0.199 (D) 0.222 Oklahoma ...........: 0.212 0.211 0.211 South Carolina .....: 0.149 0.193 0.195 Texas ..............: 0.242 0.218 0.213 Virginia ...........: 0.213 0.208 0.208 : United States ......: 0.196 0.198 0.194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Monthly estimates began in August 2016. Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Colorado 1/ ........: (D) (NA) (NA) Kansas .............: (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ..........: 18.60 19.20 19.80 North Dakota .......: 19.70 18.10 17.80 South Dakota .......: 19.40 17.20 16.40 : United States ......: 19.50 17.90 17.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 1/ Monthly estimates discontinued in September 2016. Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Minnesota ..........: (S) (S) (D) Montana 1/ .........: (NA) (D) (D) North Dakota .......: (D) 18.20 (D) Oklahoma 1/ ........: (NA) (S) 12.50 : United States ......: (D) 18.00 16.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Monthly estimates began in September 2016. Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : North Dakota .......: 7.93 8.03 8.96 : United States ......: 7.93 8.03 8.96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Cottonseed marketing year August - February] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Cottonseed State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : April : May : May : April : May : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- dollars per pound -------- -------- dollars per ton ------- : Alabama ............: 0.679 0.703 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) Arizona ............: (D) (S) (S) (NA) (NA) (NA) Arkansas ...........: (D) 0.702 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) California .........: (D) (S) (S) (NA) (NA) (NA) Georgia ............: 0.762 0.698 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) Louisiana ..........: (D) 0.698 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) Mississippi ........: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) North Carolina .....: (D) 0.698 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) Tennessee ..........: (D) 0.709 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) Texas ..............: 0.567 0.685 0.679 (NA) (NA) (NA) : United States ......: 0.632 0.689 0.692 (NA) (NA) (NA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received and Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Average price ......dollars/pound: 0.632 0.689 0.692 Marketings 1/ ........1,000 bales: 413 767 273 : Rice, all : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 11.70 9.87 10.10 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 13,754 18,127 17,041 : Rice, long : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 10.90 9.15 9.35 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 10,750 14,254 13,328 : Rice, medium and short : California : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 18.10 13.20 13.60 : Other States 3/ : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 10.20 10.10 10.20 : United States : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 14.50 12.60 13.00 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 3,004 3,873 3,713 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2017 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hay : Alfalfa hay : Other hay State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : April : May : May : April : May : May : April : May : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : Arizona ......: 155.00 170.00 170.00 155.00 170.00 170.00 160.00 160.00 160.00 California ...: 153.00 174.00 170.00 160.00 180.00 180.00 125.00 145.00 130.00 Colorado .....: 160.00 170.00 175.00 160.00 170.00 175.00 160.00 175.00 180.00 Idaho ........: 135.00 130.00 135.00 135.00 130.00 135.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 Illinois .....: 126.00 137.00 139.00 165.00 150.00 155.00 95.00 90.00 90.00 Iowa .........: 93.00 85.00 89.00 96.00 89.00 96.00 85.00 75.00 75.00 Kansas .......: 83.00 91.00 100.00 92.00 103.00 112.00 67.00 69.00 79.00 Kentucky .....: 159.00 140.00 152.00 225.00 215.00 215.00 115.00 105.00 110.00 Michigan .....: 118.00 120.00 124.00 135.00 140.00 150.00 100.00 115.00 120.00 Minnesota ....: 87.00 69.00 81.00 94.00 76.00 87.00 59.00 56.00 64.00 : Missouri .....: 96.00 100.00 104.00 160.00 160.00 160.00 75.00 85.00 85.00 Montana ......: 128.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 115.00 130.00 130.00 Nebraska .....: 87.00 76.00 74.00 90.00 81.00 77.00 77.00 67.00 64.00 Nevada .......: 159.00 167.00 169.00 160.00 170.00 170.00 130.00 145.00 140.00 New Mexico ...: 164.00 185.00 182.00 165.00 190.00 185.00 155.00 160.00 165.00 New York .....: 176.00 195.00 220.00 206.00 240.00 250.00 173.00 193.00 217.00 North Dakota .: 69.00 76.00 79.00 70.00 80.00 80.00 57.00 52.00 69.00 Ohio .........: 163.00 120.00 127.00 170.00 165.00 165.00 150.00 110.00 115.00 Oklahoma .....: 122.00 109.00 109.00 147.00 120.00 121.00 84.00 95.00 91.00 Oregon .......: 170.00 150.00 150.00 160.00 150.00 155.00 190.00 150.00 140.00 : Pennsylvania .: 190.00 171.00 166.00 198.00 180.00 172.00 189.00 169.00 165.00 South Dakota .: 89.00 84.00 100.00 91.00 87.00 103.00 82.00 76.00 90.00 Texas ........: 125.00 109.00 131.00 187.00 172.00 181.00 93.00 99.00 105.00 Utah .........: 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 100.00 105.00 105.00 Washington ...: 149.00 129.00 142.00 145.00 115.00 130.00 160.00 155.00 170.00 Wisconsin ....: 94.00 87.00 107.00 101.00 93.00 120.00 59.00 70.00 66.00 Wyoming ......: 112.00 121.00 121.00 115.00 125.00 125.00 100.00 110.00 110.00 : United States : 140.00 143.00 146.00 147.00 148.00 155.00 123.00 132.00 127.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington. Prices at point of first sale for other States] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Apples, fresh use State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : California .........: (S) (S) (S) Michigan ...........: 0.390 0.330 0.330 New York ...........: 0.243 0.403 0.416 Pennsylvania .......: 0.347 0.326 0.350 Virginia ...........: (S) 0.290 (S) Washington .........: 0.408 0.350 0.357 : United States ......: 0.391 0.353 0.360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: May 2016 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California ........................: (D) 17.57 (D) (D) 14.97 (D) (D) Florida, all ......................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) White ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Red .............................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Texas .............................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : United States .....................: (D) 17.41 (D) (D) 14.81 (D) (D) : Lemons : Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) California ........................: 53.20 37.74 43.56 (D) 31.67 37.30 (D) : United States .....................: 53.20 37.74 43.56 (D) 31.67 37.30 (D) : Oranges : California, all ...................: 26.40 12.38 16.83 (D) 9.67 14.17 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: 26.10 11.80 16.56 (D) 9.09 13.90 (D) Valencia ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida, all ......................: 28.70 12.08 17.55 11.80 9.28 14.80 9.00 Early and mids ..................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Valencia ........................: 28.70 12.08 17.55 11.80 9.28 14.80 9.00 Texas, all ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Early and mids ..................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Valencia ........................: 35.70 24.10 24.10 (S) 22.27 22.27 (S) : United States .....................: 26.60 12.23 16.93 9.90 9.47 14.27 7.09 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: April 2017 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangerines and mandarins in California and Florida discontinued beginning January 2017] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California ........................: (D) 18.56 (D) (D) 15.88 (D) (D) Florida, all ......................: 27.90 11.30 17.10 10.35 8.40 14.50 7.41 White ...........................: (S) 8.95 (S) 8.95 6.10 (S) 6.10 Red .............................: 27.90 14.04 17.10 12.70 11.09 14.50 9.60 Texas .............................: 32.60 10.53 21.00 (D) 9.01 19.39 (D) : United States .....................: 31.50 13.01 21.98 (D) 10.91 19.98 (D) : Lemons : Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) California ........................: 52.80 34.45 42.97 (D) 28.34 36.58 (D) : United States .....................: 52.80 34.45 42.97 (D) 28.34 36.58 (D) : Oranges : California, all ...................: 31.30 17.77 21.52 (D) 15.03 18.81 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: 31.50 17.82 21.77 (D) 15.08 19.06 (D) Valencia ........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida, all ......................: 33.80 14.01 22.65 13.80 10.71 19.35 10.50 Early and mids ..................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Valencia ........................: 33.80 14.01 22.65 13.80 10.71 19.35 10.50 Texas, all ........................: 33.40 20.47 21.77 (S) 18.65 19.94 (S) Early and mids ..................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Valencia ........................: 37.30 25.70 25.70 (S) 23.87 23.87 (S) : United States .....................: 31.40 15.17 21.60 12.84 12.04 18.86 9.57 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: May 2017 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangerines and mandarins in California and Florida discontinued beginning January 2017] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California ........................: (D) 19.25 (D) (D) 16.57 (D) (D) Florida, all ......................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) White ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Red .............................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Texas .............................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : United States .....................: (D) 19.33 (D) (D) 16.70 (D) (D) : Lemons : Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) California ........................: 55.20 37.05 45.37 (D) 30.92 38.98 (D) : United States .....................: 55.20 37.05 45.37 (D) 30.92 38.98 (D) : Oranges : California, all ...................: 34.10 19.58 24.33 (D) 16.83 21.62 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: 35.60 20.28 25.87 (D) 17.53 23.16 (D) Valencia ........................: 29.60 17.41 19.87 (D) 14.67 17.16 (D) Florida, all ......................: 36.60 14.16 25.45 13.90 10.86 22.15 10.60 Early and mids ..................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Valencia ........................: 36.60 14.16 25.45 13.90 10.86 22.15 10.60 Texas, all ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Early and mids ..................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Valencia ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : United States .....................: 34.20 15.80 24.40 12.83 12.67 21.65 9.56 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California, all 1/ ...: 22.90 16.90 16.80 Spring .............: 26.60 16.90 16.80 Fall ...............: 8.40 (S) (S) Colorado, all 1/ .....: 7.70 9.50 8.95 Fresh 2/ ...........: 10.20 11.00 10.60 Florida ..............: 16.00 17.20 15.40 Idaho, all 1/ ........: 7.20 7.90 7.65 Fresh 2/ ...........: 5.60 4.80 5.15 Processing .........: 6.10 7.40 7.85 Maine ................: (D) (D) (D) : Michigan .............: (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ............: 10.10 11.90 11.40 New York .............: (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .......: (S) (S) (S) North Dakota, all 1/ .: (D) (D) (D) Fresh 2/ ...........: (D) (D) (D) Processing .........: (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...............: 10.40 9.55 6.95 Texas ................: (D) (D) (D) Virginia .............: (S) (S) (S) : Washington, all 1/ ...: 8.50 8.40 8.50 Processing .........: 8.40 8.15 (D) Wisconsin, all 1/ ....: 10.10 10.70 9.10 Fresh 2/ ...........: 10.85 9.50 9.70 Processing .........: 9.50 7.95 7.95 : United States, all 1/ : 9.98 9.38 9.53 Fresh 2/ ...........: 12.98 8.40 9.40 Processing .........: 8.40 8.34 8.93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Average price of potatoes sold for all uses, including table stock, processing, seed, and livestock feed. 2/ Fresh market prices only. Includes table stock prices. Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :Fat test : Price :Fat test : Price : Fat test ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent : Arizona ............: 13.80 3.50 15.50 3.55 15.70 3.55 California .........: 12.91 3.73 15.45 3.77 15.86 3.73 Colorado ...........: 15.20 3.62 17.30 3.69 17.20 3.67 Florida ............: 18.30 3.52 20.50 3.65 20.10 3.64 Idaho ..............: 14.20 3.76 16.10 3.89 16.90 3.85 Illinois ...........: 14.70 3.73 17.30 3.82 17.20 3.79 Indiana ............: 14.70 3.67 16.90 3.75 16.70 3.67 Iowa ...............: 14.50 3.78 17.10 3.85 17.30 3.81 Kansas .............: 14.20 3.62 15.30 3.68 15.40 3.68 Michigan ...........: 13.50 3.59 15.40 3.67 15.30 3.56 : Minnesota ..........: 14.80 3.84 16.80 3.88 17.00 3.83 New Mexico .........: 14.00 3.51 14.50 3.58 15.00 3.55 New York ...........: 15.80 3.78 17.20 3.86 16.90 3.80 Ohio ...............: 15.60 3.73 17.50 3.79 17.40 3.67 Oregon .............: 15.90 3.89 18.50 3.95 18.60 3.88 Pennsylvania .......: 15.70 3.74 17.60 3.83 17.40 3.76 South Dakota .......: 15.20 3.98 17.90 4.07 18.20 4.04 Texas ..............: 15.30 3.88 16.20 3.98 17.10 3.98 Utah ...............: 14.40 3.73 16.50 3.80 16.50 3.73 Vermont ............: 16.00 3.78 17.80 3.88 17.60 3.82 : Virginia ...........: 16.40 3.64 18.20 3.71 17.90 3.67 Washington .........: 15.00 3.89 17.10 3.95 17.10 3.88 Wisconsin ..........: 14.80 3.76 17.10 3.80 17.40 3.77 : United States ......: 14.50 3.74 16.50 3.80 16.70 3.76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: April 2017 with Comparisons [Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Quarterly United States milk cow prices are based on revised milk cow inventory] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : April 2016 : January 2017 : April 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per head : Arizona ............: 1,950.00 1,700.00 1,800.00 California .........: 1,800.00 1,600.00 1,600.00 Colorado ...........: 1,950.00 1,800.00 1,850.00 Florida ............: 1,790.00 1,650.00 1,630.00 Idaho ..............: 1,900.00 1,650.00 1,700.00 Illinois ...........: 1,700.00 1,600.00 1,650.00 Indiana ............: 1,700.00 1,500.00 1,550.00 Iowa ...............: 1,860.00 1,570.00 1,600.00 Kansas .............: 1,830.00 1,750.00 1,750.00 Michigan ...........: 1,900.00 1,600.00 1,650.00 : Minnesota ..........: 1,850.00 1,490.00 1,540.00 New Mexico .........: 1,900.00 1,850.00 1,800.00 New York ...........: 1,670.00 1,500.00 1,480.00 Ohio ...............: 1,700.00 1,500.00 1,550.00 Oregon .............: 1,900.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 Pennsylvania .......: 1,700.00 1,480.00 1,500.00 South Dakota .......: 1,730.00 1,600.00 1,620.00 Texas ..............: 1,900.00 1,650.00 1,700.00 Utah ...............: 1,750.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 Vermont ............: 1,850.00 1,680.00 1,650.00 : Virginia ...........: 1,680.00 1,470.00 1,500.00 Washington .........: 1,800.00 1,650.00 1,700.00 Wisconsin ..........: 1,910.00 1,730.00 1,710.00 : United States ......: 1,830.00 1,620.00 1,640.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: May 2017 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 February "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 : May : April : May : May : April : May : : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- dollars ------------- ------- percent ------ : Basic commodities : All wheat ............bushel: 0.613 18.10 17.70 17.80 25 24 23 Rice ....................cwt: 1.37 39.70 39.60 39.70 29 25 25 Corn .................bushel: 0.451 13.00 13.00 13.10 28 26 26 Cotton : Upland ..............pound: 0.067 1.94 1.94 1.94 33 36 36 American Pima .......pound: 0.133 3.85 3.85 3.85 31 36 36 Peanuts ...............pound: 0.023 0.667 0.665 0.666 29 30 29 Small chickpeas 1/ ......cwt: 2.31 65.20 66.80 66.90 42 41 32 Large chickpeas 1/ ......cwt: 3.24 94.80 93.70 93.90 32 38 38 Lentils 1/ ..............cwt: 2.55 69.00 73.70 73.90 62 40 41 : Designated non-basic : All milk, to plants 2/ ..cwt: 1.80 52.20 52.10 52.10 29 33 34 Honey, extracted 3/ ...pound: 0.164 4.55 4.74 4.75 46 44 44 : Wool and mohair : Wool ..................pound: 0.126 3.51 3.64 3.65 41 40 40 Mohair ................pound: 0.394 11.40 11.40 11.40 46 40 40 : Other non-basic : Apples, fresh 4/ ......pound: 0.034 0.956 0.983 0.985 41 36 37 Barley ...............bushel: 0.497 14.00 14.40 14.40 40 34 35 Canola ..................cwt: 1.90 54.80 54.90 55.00 32 33 30 Cottonseed ..............ton: 20.50 580.00 593.00 594.00 41 34 34 Dry edible beans ........cwt: 3.24 93.00 93.70 93.90 35 35 33 Flaxseed .............bushel: 1.15 33.30 33.30 33.30 24 24 27 Oats .................bushel: 0.292 8.58 8.44 8.46 26 27 31 Potatoes ................cwt: 0.854 24.80 24.70 24.70 40 38 39 Sorghum grain ...........cwt: 0.770 22.50 22.30 22.30 25 22 23 Soybeans .............bushel: 1.09 31.30 31.50 31.60 31 30 29 Sunflower, all ..........cwt: 2.17 62.60 62.80 62.90 31 29 28 : Citrus (equivalent on-tree) : Grapefruit ..............box: 0.666 19.10 19.30 19.30 78 57 87 Lemons ..................box: 1.75 46.90 50.60 50.70 68 56 61 Oranges .................box: 0.880 25.10 25.40 25.50 38 47 50 : Livestock and poultry : Beef cattle .............cwt: 11.10 322.00 321.00 322.00 40 40 42 Broilers ..............pound: 0.050 1.45 1.45 1.45 39 39 46 Calves ..................cwt: 16.10 469.00 466.00 466.00 37 36 37 Eggs 2/ ...............dozen: 0.102 2.98 2.95 2.95 21 25 24 Hogs ....................cwt: 5.60 165.00 162.00 162.00 35 30 33 Turkeys, live .........pound: 0.065 1.830 1.880 1.880 45 35 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Parity prices began January 2015. 2/ Seasonally adjusted price as percentage of parity price. 3/ Wholesale extracted. Adjusted base price derived from state annual averages prices weighted by production. For 1982 through 1985 the national averages are the support prices. 4/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states. Commodity Parity Prices - United States: May 2017 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 February "Agricultural Prices" for details on adjusted base price and parity price computations] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity price : Adjusted : : : Commodity and unit : base :----------------------------------------- : price : May : April : May : : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Field crops and miscellaneous : Hops ..............................pound: 0.367 9.80 10.60 10.60 Mustard seed ........................cwt: 3.28 91.90 94.90 95.00 Rapeseed ............................cwt: 2.69 77.10 77.80 77.90 Rye ..............................bushel: 0.633 18.30 18.30 18.30 Safflower ...........................cwt: 2.24 64.60 64.80 64.90 Spearmint oil .....................pound: 1.70 49.30 49.20 49.20 Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 2.06 60.30 59.60 59.70 : Tobacco : Flue-cured, 11-14 ...............pound: 0.181 5.22 5.23 5.24 Fire-cured, 21-23 ...............pound: 0.252 7.39 7.29 7.30 Burley, 31 ......................pound: 0.178 5.19 5.15 5.16 Maryland, 32 ....................pound: 0.170 4.96 4.92 4.92 Dark air-cured, 35-37 ...........pound: 0.226 6.67 6.54 6.55 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 .......pound: 0.191 5.33 5.52 5.53 : Non-citrus fruit : Apples, processing 1/ 2/ ............ton: 18.90 530.00 547.00 548.00 Apricots : Fresh 3/ ..........................ton: 118.00 3,360.00 3,410.00 3,420.00 Dried (California) ................ton: 265.00 7,270.00 7,660.00 7,680.00 Avocados 2/ 3/ ......................ton: 177.00 5,160.00 5,120.00 5,130.00 Cherries : Sweet .............................ton: 206.00 6,060.00 5,960.00 5,970.00 Tart 2/ .........................pound: 0.032 0.927 0.925 0.927 Cranberry 2/ 4/ ..................barrel: 4.19 125.00 121.00 121.00 Dates (California) 3/ ...............ton: 148.00 4,260.00 4,280.00 4,290.00 : Grapes (California) : Raisin variety 5/ .................ton: 142.00 4,060.00 4,110.00 4,110.00 Wine, processing ..................ton: 64.40 (NA) 1,860.00 1,870.00 Kiwifruit 2/ ........................ton: 96.40 2,650.00 2,790.00 2,790.00 Nectarines, fresh (California) 3/ ...ton: 63.40 1,750.00 1,830.00 1,840.00 Olives, canning (California) 4/ .....ton: 97.00 2,700.00 2,810.00 2,810.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commodity Parity Prices - United States: May 2017 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 February "Agricultural Prices" for details on adjusted base price and parity price computations] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Parity price :Adjusted : : : Commodity and unit : base :-------------------------------------------- : price : May : April : May : : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Non-citrus fruit - continued : Papayas (Hawaii) .................pound: 0.040 1.19 1.16 1.16 Peaches : Fresh 4/ 6/ ......................ton: 86.60 2,460.00 2,500.00 2,510.00 Dried (California) 1/ 5/ .........ton: 45.80 1,340.00 1,320.00 1,330.00 Processing, excludes dried : Clingstone (California) 4/ ....ton: 34.00 945.00 983.00 985.00 : Pears, Fresh 6/ ....................ton: 57.80 1,620.00 1,670.00 1,670.00 Plums (California) equivalent on-tree : Fresh 7/ .........................ton: 63.80 1,760.00 1,850.00 1,850.00 Prunes, dried (California) 1/ 2/ 5/ ton: 157.00 4,460.00 4,540.00 4,550.00 Strawberries : Fresh 10/ ......................pound: 8.78 258.00 254.00 254.00 Processing .....................pound: 3.52 99.70 102.00 102.00 Sugar crops : Sugar beets 2/ 8/ ................ton: 5.19 152.00 150.00 150.00 Sugarcane 2/ 8/ ..................ton: 3.46 102.00 100.00 100.00 : Tree nuts 9/ : Almonds ..........................pound: 0.229 6.58 6.62 6.63 Hazelnuts ..........................ton: 217.00 6,290.00 6,280.00 6,290.00 Pistachios .......................pound: 0.230 6.58 6.65 6.66 Walnuts ............................ton: 232.00 6,840.00 6,710.00 6,720.00 : Vegetables, fresh 10/ : Carrots 11/ ........................cwt: 2.73 77.40 79.00 79.10 Cauliflower 11/ ....................cwt: 4.51 124.00 130.00 131.00 Celery 11/ .........................cwt: 2.04 59.40 59.00 59.10 Honeydew melons ....................cwt: 1.93 56.80 55.80 55.90 Lettuce ............................cwt: 2.30 65.50 66.50 66.60 Onions 11/ .........................cwt: 1.38 41.20 39.90 40.00 Tomatoes ...........................cwt: 4.01 120.00 116.00 116.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Equivalent returns at processing plant door. 2/ Adjusted base price is carried forward from the previous year since current marketing year average price is not yet available. 3/ Equivalent returns at packinghouse door. 4/ Equivalent returns for bulk fruit at first delivery point. 5/ Dried basis. 6/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York (apples only), Oregon (except peaches), and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states. 7/ Based on "as sold" prices for fresh fruit in all states. 8/ Relates to prices including average conditional payments per ton made under the sugar acts of 1937 and 1948. Crop deficiency and abandonment payments not included. 9/ Prices In-Shell basis except almonds which are shelled basis. 10/ FOB shipping point price. 11/ Includes some processing. Marketing Year for Specified Commodities Barley: June 1 to May 31 for United States; June 1 to May 31 for Arizona, California, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia; August 1 to July 31 for Alaska, Maine; July 1 to June 30 for all other states. Oats: June 1 to May 31 for United States; May 1 to April 30 for Alabama, Georgia and Texas; June 1 to May 31 for Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Virginia; August 1 to July 31 for Maine and New York; September 1 to August 31 for Alaska; July 1 to June 30 for all other States. Sweet Potatoes: July - June for United States; July 1 to June 30 for Alabama and California; July 1 to May 31 for Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas; August 1 to July 31 for Mississippi and New Jersey; and January 1 to December 31 for Florida. Wheat: June 1 to May 31 for United States; May 1 to April 30 for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; June 1 to May 31 for Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; July 1 to June 30 for all other States. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for All Barley by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketing percentages Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- dollars per bushel ---- ---------- percent ---------- : June ......: 6.01 5.04 5.39 7.6 4.6 4.6 July ......: 5.62 5.19 5.00 8.1 8.3 8.3 August ....: 5.60 5.59 4.89 19.3 16.7 19.7 September .: 5.31 5.49 4.54 14.5 11.0 7.7 October ...: 5.24 5.54 4.85 6.3 8.1 5.0 November ..: 5.09 5.55 4.97 4.9 8.2 8.0 December ..: 5.16 5.88 5.12 7.8 13.5 7.2 January 1/ : 4.86 5.47 4.91 9.0 8.5 8.2 February ..: 5.22 5.51 5.08 8.0 8.8 14.0 March .....: 4.87 5.43 4.97 7.0 5.7 7.0 April .....: 4.94 5.29 4.87 3.8 3.4 5.7 May .......: 4.75 5.59 5.05 3.7 3.2 4.6 : MYA .......: 5.30 5.52 4.96 100.0 100.0 100.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Malting Barley by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketing percentages Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- dollars per bushel ---- ---------- percent ---------- : June ......: 6.30 5.68 5.70 8.1 3.6 4.5 July ......: 5.90 5.73 5.33 8.6 7.5 7.9 August ....: 6.11 5.91 5.31 19.7 16.6 18.7 September .: 5.91 5.74 5.13 14.4 11.1 6.9 October ...: 5.76 5.78 5.17 6.3 8.2 5.0 November ..: 5.69 5.80 5.21 4.8 8.4 8.3 December ..: 5.63 5.99 5.32 8.1 14.5 7.4 January 1/ : 5.47 5.68 5.19 8.5 8.7 8.3 February ..: 5.67 5.70 5.20 8.3 9.2 15.0 March .....: 5.39 5.64 5.13 6.8 5.9 7.4 April .....: 5.75 5.71 5.13 3.3 3.3 5.8 May .......: 5.62 6.03 5.27 3.1 3.0 4.8 : MYA .......: 5.83 5.80 5.25 100.0 100.0 100.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Feed Barley by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketing percentages Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- dollars per bushel ---- ---------- percent ---------- : June ......: 4.32 3.55 3.38 5.8 12.7 5.3 July ......: 3.85 2.97 3.18 5.7 14.9 10.8 August ....: 3.31 3.00 2.75 18.0 17.1 27.3 September .: 2.97 3.24 2.39 14.9 10.2 14.3 October ...: 3.13 2.97 2.52 6.2 6.4 5.2 November ..: 2.84 3.03 2.49 5.2 6.9 6.0 December ..: 2.99 3.11 2.87 7.0 5.1 5.1 January 1/ : 2.99 3.14 2.61 11.0 6.3 7.8 February ..: 2.94 3.07 2.75 6.6 6.2 6.1 March .....: 3.08 2.79 2.50 7.9 3.9 3.5 April .....: 3.05 2.82 2.64 5.8 4.6 5.1 May .......: 2.90 3.67 2.69 5.9 5.7 3.5 : MYA .......: 3.17 3.13 2.73 100.0 100.0 100.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Oats by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketing percentages Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- dollars per bushel ---- ---------- percent ---------- : June ......: 3.73 2.83 1.98 4.2 2.6 5.1 July ......: 3.49 2.33 1.89 10.7 10.0 19.1 August ....: 3.24 2.07 1.84 31.4 42.0 27.5 September .: 3.20 2.04 1.97 20.6 14.9 9.7 October ...: 3.16 2.20 2.03 6.3 3.3 4.9 November ..: 2.95 2.11 2.23 4.1 3.9 2.9 December ..: 3.21 2.12 2.35 3.5 4.2 4.4 January 1/ : 3.02 1.93 2.31 6.7 4.3 4.5 February ..: 3.08 2.21 2.39 4.8 4.2 4.4 March .....: 2.96 2.20 2.39 2.8 3.3 8.9 April .....: 2.82 1.97 2.32 3.4 4.7 4.7 May .......: 2.90 2.26 2.63 1.5 2.6 3.9 : MYA .......: 3.21 2.12 2.06 100.0 100.0 100.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Prices Received for Sweet Potatoes, Market Year Average - States and United States: 2014-2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2014 : 2015 : 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Alabama 1/ .........: 24.10 21.40 (NA) Arkansas ...........: (D) 27.20 (D) California .........: 30.10 23.70 23.10 Florida ............: (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ..........: 17.40 21.60 21.30 Mississippi ........: 19.30 20.90 22.80 New Jersey 1/ ......: 36.90 31.50 (NA) North Carolina .....: 22.00 19.40 18.10 Texas 1/ ...........: 27.60 (D) (NA) : Other States 2/ ....: 36.60 43.10 30.10 : United States ......: 23.90 21.80 20.70 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. 2/ Includes state data withheld. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for All Wheat by Month - United States: Marketing Years 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May. Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as percent of total used for calculating MYA prices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketing percentages Month :-----------------------------------:----------------------------------- : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- dollars per bushel ---- ---------- percent ---------- : June ......: 6.49 5.42 4.20 10.9 13.3 14.4 July ......: 6.15 5.23 3.75 18.1 19.0 14.4 August ....: 5.97 4.84 3.68 12.7 11.1 15.3 September .: 5.71 4.72 3.48 10.7 8.3 10.6 October ...: 5.71 4.86 3.68 7.4 5.8 6.2 November ..: 6.04 4.86 3.88 6.1 4.3 4.4 December ..: 6.14 4.75 3.90 10.3 8.0 6.2 January 1/ : 6.15 4.82 4.01 7.1 7.4 9.2 February ..: 5.89 4.61 4.16 4.3 4.7 6.3 March .....: 5.70 4.40 4.37 5.8 7.0 4.5 April .....: 5.56 4.46 4.16 3.3 6.7 3.6 May .......: 5.33 4.45 4.05 3.3 4.4 4.9 : MYA .......: 5.99 4.89 3.89 100.0 100.0 100.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Prices Received for Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : June ......: 6.34 5.20 3.97 July ......: 5.99 5.15 3.56 August ....: 5.90 4.80 3.41 September .: 5.69 4.64 3.25 October ...: 5.65 4.76 3.37 November ..: 5.87 4.66 3.41 December ..: 6.14 4.57 3.40 January 1/ : 6.02 4.63 3.53 February ..: 5.70 4.47 3.77 March .....: 5.55 4.28 3.82 April .....: 5.50 4.31 3.70 May .......: 5.19 4.28 3.77 : MYA .......: 5.92 4.80 3.57 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Prices Received for Durum Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : June ...............: 7.96 9.16 6.50 July ...............: 8.13 8.74 6.47 August .............: 8.03 7.28 5.66 September ..........: 8.25 6.36 5.61 October ............: 8.48 6.57 5.51 November ...........: 11.00 6.97 6.00 December ...........: 10.70 6.93 6.07 January 1/ .........: 9.89 6.60 5.90 February ...........: 10.10 6.08 5.71 March ..............: 9.50 6.03 5.72 April ..............: 7.79 6.24 5.90 May ................: 8.02 6.57 5.82 : MYA ................: 8.81 7.36 6.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Prices Received for Other Spring Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : June ...............: 6.60 5.20 4.61 July ...............: 6.23 5.15 4.48 August .............: 5.93 4.71 4.26 September ..........: 5.51 4.68 4.22 October ............: 5.57 4.78 4.38 November ...........: 5.73 4.91 4.48 December ...........: 5.80 4.80 4.66 January 1/ .........: 5.84 4.81 4.74 February ...........: 5.55 4.56 4.83 March ..............: 5.53 4.47 4.86 April ..............: 5.51 4.55 4.83 May ................: 5.29 4.64 4.81 : MYA ................: 5.75 4.78 4.56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Prices Received for Hard Red Spring Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : June ...............: 6.60 5.18 4.61 July ...............: 6.22 5.13 4.48 August .............: 5.89 4.67 4.27 September ..........: 5.49 4.63 4.24 October ............: 5.53 4.73 4.46 November ...........: 5.69 4.88 4.54 December ...........: 5.77 4.77 4.72 January 1/ .........: 5.82 4.77 4.78 February ...........: 5.53 4.54 4.91 March ..............: 5.52 4.46 4.92 April ..............: 5.50 4.56 4.89 May ................: 5.28 4.62 4.95 : MYA ................: 5.73 4.75 4.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Prices Received for Hard Red Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : June ...............: 6.94 5.26 3.84 July ...............: 6.41 5.21 3.32 August .............: 6.03 4.55 3.15 September ..........: 5.58 4.35 3.02 October ............: 5.48 4.46 3.07 November ...........: 5.66 4.30 3.16 December ...........: 6.08 4.34 3.11 January 1/ .........: 5.95 4.37 3.35 February ...........: 5.54 4.22 3.59 March ..............: 5.38 4.19 3.66 April ..............: 5.36 4.13 3.52 May ................: 5.08 4.08 3.65 : MYA ................: 6.02 4.68 3.37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Prices Received for Soft Red Winter Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : June ...............: 5.51 4.91 4.45 July ...............: 5.32 4.69 4.16 August .............: 5.13 4.54 3.92 September ..........: 4.94 4.31 3.68 October ............: 4.95 4.56 3.83 November ...........: 5.23 4.37 3.85 December ...........: 5.64 4.52 3.91 January 1/ .........: 5.67 4.48 4.04 February ...........: 5.48 4.54 4.25 March ..............: 5.13 4.21 4.29 April ..............: 4.94 4.38 4.19 May ................: 5.04 4.52 4.20 : MYA ................: 5.34 4.66 4.13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Prices Received for White Wheat by Month, Marketing Year Average - United States: 2014-2015 through 2016-2017 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of June through May] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : June ...............: 6.99 5.79 4.75 July ...............: 6.61 6.34 4.63 August .............: 6.40 6.00 4.23 September ..........: 6.30 5.49 4.08 October ............: 6.15 5.57 3.88 November ...........: 6.51 5.44 3.92 December ...........: 6.60 5.35 4.00 January 1/ .........: 6.39 5.48 4.04 February ...........: 6.34 4.94 4.02 March ..............: 6.25 4.63 4.01 April ..............: 6.26 4.62 4.11 May ................: 5.77 4.88 4.07 : MYA ................: 6.37 5.38 4.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Reliability of Prices Received Estimates Definition: Prices received represent sales from producers to first buyers. They include all grades and qualities. The average commodity price from the survey multiplied by the total quantity marketed theoretically should give the total cash receipts for the commodity. Survey procedures: Primary sales data used to determine grain prices were obtained from probability samples of about 1,900 mills and elevators. These procedures ensure that virtually all grain moving into commercial channels has a chance of being included in the survey. Generally, States surveyed account for 90 percent or more of total United States production. Livestock prices are obtained from packers, stockyards, auctions, dealers, and market check data from AMS-USDA, private marketing organizations, and state commodity groups and agencies. Inter-farm sales of grain and livestock are not included since they represent very small percentages of the total sales. Grain marketed for seed is also excluded. Fruit and vegetable prices are obtained from sample surveys and market check data from AMS-USDA, private marketing organizations, state agencies, and universities. Summary and estimation procedures: Survey quantities sold are expanded by strata to state levels and used to weight average strata prices to a state average. State prices are then weighted to a United States price based on expanded sales. Recommendations are prepared by the Regional Field Offices and reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington, D.C. State recommendations are reviewed for reasonableness with survey data, other States, and recent historic estimates. Revisions: In general, revisions are made during annual commodity market year estimation time, following five-year Census revisions, or when later information is received. Revisions are published in monthly issues of Agricultural Prices. Reliability: United States price estimates based on probability surveys generally have a sampling error of less than one percent for the major commodities such as corn, wheat, soybeans, cotton, and rice. Current methods of summarization for non-probability commodities are not designed directly to calculate sampling errors. However, analytical measures approximate the United States relative sampling errors at around five percent. Any non- sampling errors are attributed to such things as the inability to obtain correct information, differences in interpreting questions or definitions, mistakes in coding or processing the data, etc. Efforts are made at each step in the survey process to minimize these non-sampling errors. Program Changes: After the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) 2009 program review which included changes in farm production practices, plans were implemented to make necessary program improvements in the agricultural price program. The index group structure for prices received was modified to maintain a more universal structure and consistency with the required 1910-1914 series. Modifications implemented January 2014 include the following: update the current 1990-1992 base reference period to 2011, link the 1910-1914 series to the updated base reference period, 2011, create index groups used universally by researchers, data users, and policymakers, re-classify agricultural commodities into the index groups, expand the commodity coverage for vegetable, melon, non- citrus, and tree nuts, update monthly market weights, and adjust (normalization) current five year moving average cash receipts and farm input cost weights. Modifications implemented January 2015 discontinued preliminary prices and replaced the annual average index with an annual index. The February 2016 program update changed the rounding of the 2011 base period indexes to nearest tenth of a percent. The 1910-1914 base period indexes remain rounded to the nearest whole number. See Price Program Links at end of this report for program change details. May Prices Paid by Farmers The May Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 107.0, is up 0.1 percent from April 2017 and 0.7 percent from May 2016. Production: The May index, at 105.0, is up 0.2 percent from April but unchanged from last year. Higher prices in May for feeder cattle, other services, feed grains, and hay & forages more than offset lower prices for feeder pigs, concentrates, nitrogen, and supplements. Feed: At 96.4, the May index decreased 0.9 percent from April and is down 8.2 percent from last May. Since April, lower prices for concentrates, supplements, and complete feeds more than offset higher prices for feed grains and hay & forages. Livestock and poultry: The May index, at 107.8, increased 2.7 percent from April but is down 1.5 percent from last year. Since April, higher prices for feeder cattle more than offset lower prices for feeder pigs. The May feeder cattle price, at $149.00 per cwt, is up $7.00 per cwt from the April price. May feeder pigs averaged $133.00 per cwt, down $16.00 per cwt from April. Fertilizer: The index for May, at 70.5, is down 0.8 percent from April and is 6.9 percent below May a year ago. Since April, lower prices for nitrogen and mixed fertilizer more than offset higher prices for potash and phosphate. Chemicals: The May index, at 108.4, is down 0.4 percent from April and is down 0.5 percent from last May. Fuels: At 61.8, the May index is down 1.1 percent from April but is 7.3 percent above May 2016. Compared with April, prices are lower for diesel, LP gas, and gasoline. Machinery: The index for May, at 117.8, decreased 0.1 percent from April but is 2.7 percent higher than last May. Compared with last month, prices are lower for tractors and self-propelled machinery. Consumer Price Index: The May 2017 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, increased 1.9 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 244.733 (1982- 1984=100). For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-1914 Base : 2011 Base Index Group :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and : May : April : May : May : April : May Ratios : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Prices paid by farmers for : commodities, services, : interest, taxes, and wage : rates (PPITW) ...................: 2876 2893 2897 106.3 106.9 107.0 Production ....................: 2185 2180 2185 105.0 104.8 105.0 Feed ........................: 1157 1072 1062 105.0 97.3 96.4 Livestock and poultry .......: 2159 2072 2127 109.4 105.0 107.8 Seeds .......................: 3643 3614 3614 110.9 110.0 110.0 Fertilizer ..................: 912 857 849 75.7 71.1 70.5 Chemicals ...................: 978 977 973 108.9 108.8 108.4 Fuels .......................: 1611 1748 1730 57.6 62.5 61.8 Supplies and repairs ........: 1244 1265 1267 105.4 107.2 107.4 : Autos and trucks ............: 3267 3286 3281 106.3 106.9 106.7 Machinery ...................: 7011 7206 7196 114.7 117.9 117.8 Building materials ..........: 2500 2557 2564 107.5 109.9 110.2 Services and rent ...........: 2464 2500 2505 (NA) (NA) (NA) Services ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 115.2 118.0 118.4 Rent ........................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 117.3 117.3 117.3 : Interest 1/ ...................: 3827 4070 4070 105.0 111.6 111.6 Taxes 2/ ......................: 7287 7287 7287 122.8 122.8 122.8 Wage rates ....................: 8159 8466 8466 113.9 118.2 118.2 Family living-CPI 3/ ..........: 2282 2323 2325 106.8 108.7 108.8 : Production, interest, taxes, ....: and wage rates (PITW) .........: 2994 3006 3011 106.2 106.6 106.8 : Ratio (received/paid) ...........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 89 91 93 Parity ratio 4/ .................: 34 34 35 (NA) (NA) (NA) Parity ratio adjusted 5/ ........: 35 35 36 (NA) (NA) (NA) PPITW adjusted for : productivity 6/ ...............: 1418 1497 1498 (NA) (NA) (NA) : Crop sector (PPITW) .............: (NA) (NA) (NA) 105.9 108.0 108.1 Livestock sector (PPITW) ........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 106.7 105.7 106.0 : Farm sector (production) ........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 107.5 102.3 102.9 Non-farm sector (production) ....: (NA) (NA) (NA) 103.3 106.3 106.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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), 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 2017 and the revised factor is 1.026 for 2016. 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: May 2017 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) :------------------------------------------------------- Index Group : : : May : April : May : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Production items ............: 75.6 74.9 105.0 104.8 105.0 : Feed ......................: 14.5 13.4 105.0 97.3 96.4 Feed grains .............: 2.1 1.9 61.7 57.1 58.0 Complete feeds ..........: 7.1 6.6 110.8 103.6 103.3 Hay and forages .........: 1.8 1.7 91.1 94.4 95.2 Concentrates ............: 2.3 2.1 131.6 108.5 104.2 Supplements .............: 1.2 1.1 115.2 112.1 109.0 Livestock and poultry .....: 10.5 10.3 109.4 105.0 107.8 Feeder cattle ...........: 8.2 8.0 107.2 103.7 108.4 Feeder pigs .............: 0.8 0.8 114.3 106.4 95.0 Milk cow replacements ...: 0.9 0.9 128.9 115.5 115.5 Poultry .................: 0.6 0.6 105.4 105.4 105.4 : Seeds .....................: 5.0 5.1 110.9 110.0 110.0 Field crops .............: 4.5 4.6 109.5 108.4 108.4 Grasses and legumes .....: 0.5 0.5 124.0 125.1 125.1 Fertilizer ................: 6.2 5.8 75.7 71.1 70.5 Mixed fertilizer ........: 2.7 2.6 75.0 67.8 67.7 Nitrogen ................: 2.6 2.4 77.1 74.3 72.8 Potash and phosphate ....: 0.9 0.8 73.9 72.0 72.4 Chemicals .................: 3.2 3.3 108.9 108.8 108.4 Herbicides ..............: 2.0 2.0 110.8 111.3 110.8 Insecticides ............: 0.7 0.8 109.0 108.1 107.6 Fungicides and other ....: 0.5 0.5 99.8 99.1 98.7 : Fuels .....................: 3.7 2.5 57.6 62.5 61.8 Diesel ..................: 2.3 1.6 52.1 57.8 57.3 Gasoline ................: 0.8 0.5 62.2 65.9 65.3 LP gas ..................: 0.6 0.4 72.2 75.6 74.6 Supplies and repairs ......: 4.2 4.4 105.4 107.2 107.4 Supplies ................: 1.4 1.5 106.3 107.0 107.2 Repairs .................: 2.8 2.9 105.0 107.3 107.5 Autos and trucks ..........: 1.2 1.2 106.3 106.9 106.7 Autos ...................: 0.2 0.1 101.3 101.6 101.2 Trucks ..................: 1.0 1.1 107.0 107.7 107.6 : Machinery .................: 5.5 5.6 114.7 117.9 117.8 Tractors ................: 1.2 1.2 110.8 113.5 112.9 Self-propelled ..........: 2.2 2.3 118.2 120.7 120.6 Other machinery .........: 2.1 2.1 113.3 117.6 117.6 Building materials ........: 3.7 3.9 107.5 109.9 110.2 Services ..................: 10.8 11.5 115.2 118.0 118.4 Custom rates ............: 1.1 1.2 111.6 114.3 114.3 Other services ..........: 9.7 10.3 115.6 118.5 118.9 Rent ......................: 7.1 7.9 117.3 117.3 117.3 Cash ....................: 3.8 4.3 130.4 130.4 130.4 Share ...................: 3.3 3.6 102.2 102.2 102.2 : Interest ....................: 2.2 2.2 105.0 111.6 111.6 Taxes .......................: 2.8 3.2 122.8 122.8 122.8 Wage rates ..................: 6.2 6.5 113.9 118.2 118.2 Family living-CPI ...........: 13.2 13.2 106.8 108.7 108.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed Price Ratios - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed price ratio 1/ : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal : in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ ......: 5.3 5.7 6.6 : Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in : value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ ............................: 2.7 4.4 4.2 : Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight ......................: 15.5 14.1 15.5 : Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal : in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4/ ................: 1.89 2.23 2.21 : Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal : in value to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, : live weight .......................................: 35.1 37.9 40.0 : Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in : value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5/ ..........: 8.8 7.5 7.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Effective January 1995, prices of commercial prepared feeds are based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, alfalfa hay, and all wheat. 2/ The price of commercial prepared broiler feed is based on current United States prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 58 percent corn and 42 percent soybeans. 3/ The price of commercial prepared layer feed is based on current United States prices received for corn and soybeans. The modeled feed uses 75 percent corn and 25 percent soybeans. 4/ The price of commercial prepared dairy feed is based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. The modeled feed uses 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans, and 41 percent alfalfa. 5/ The price of commercial prepared turkey feed is based on current United States prices received for corn, soybeans, and wheat. The modeled feed uses 51 percent corn, 28 percent soybeans, and 21 percent wheat. Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Broilers, live ................pound: 0.560 0.570 0.660 Eggs, market ..................dozen: 0.242 0.377 0.359 : Hogs, all .......................cwt: 57.20 48.40 53.60 Milk, all .......................cwt: 14.50 16.50 16.70 : Steers and heifers ..............cwt: 129.00 130.00 138.00 Turkeys, live .................pound: 0.831 0.666 0.686 : Corn .........................bushel: 3.68 3.43 3.45 Hay, alfalfa ....................ton: 147.00 148.00 155.00 : Soybeans .....................bushel: 9.76 9.32 9.26 Wheat, all ...................bushel: 4.45 4.16 4.05 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : May 2016 : April 2017 : May 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Feeder cattle & calves ..........cwt: 147.00 142.00 149.00 Feeder pigs .....................cwt: 160.00 149.00 133.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates Definition: Prices paid by farmers represent the average costs of inputs purchased by farmers and ranchers to produce agricultural commodities. Conceptually, the average price when multiplied by quantity purchased should equal total producer expenditures for the item. Survey procedures: The prices paid data are obtained from establishments that sell goods and services to farmers and ranchers. Annually, about 8,500 firms are randomly selected from lists by type of item sold with an average response rate in the range of 75-80 percent. Firms are asked to report the price for the specified item "most commonly bought by farmers" or that was the "volume seller". Approximately 135 items are surveyed each March to represent all production input items purchased. The survey reference period for most items is the five business days centered at the 15th of the month. Separate prices paid surveys are conducted for agricultural chemicals, fuels, feed, fertilizer, machinery, and seed. Summary and estimation procedures: The annual March Prices Paid Survey is summarized as a non-probability survey. Average prices reported are aggregated to the region and United States level using weights available from expenditure data and other administrative sources. Price recommendations are prepared by the Regional Field Offices and Headquarters for review by the Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington, D.C. Also, the change in price level for individual items surveyed are combined to the regional and United States levels, and are published as prices paid indexes referenced to a specific base period. Prices paid indexes for new autos and trucks, building materials, farm supplies, motor supplies, and marketing containers are updated based on price changes measured in selected Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indexes. Revisions: Any revisions are published in the monthly and in annual issues of Agricultural Prices. The basis for revision must be supported by additional data that directly affect the level of the estimate. More revisions are likely for March when separate prices paid surveys are conducted, in lieu of BLS indexes, by the USDA to measure price change. Reliability: Current methods of summarization for the March data are not designed directly to calculate sampling errors. However, analytical measures approximate the United States relative sampling errors for major items around 10 percent. Any non-sampling errors are attributed to such things as the inability to obtain correct information, differences in interpreting questions or definitions, mistakes in coding or processing the data, etc. Efforts are made at each step in the survey process to minimize these non- sampling errors. Program change: Effective January 2014, the National Agricultural Statistics Service modified the five-year moving weights and updated the base reference period. In January 2015, publication of preliminary prices was suspended, and the annual average index was replaced by an annual index. As of January 2014, the 1990-1992 base reference period was updated to 2011. Five-year moving average weights are adjusted (normalized) to minimize the effects of price changes. The 1910-1914=100 price indexes, required by statute for computing parity prices, were linked forward based on the changes in the new 2011=100 indexes. The new indexes were constructed by multiplying the ratios of the current prices to the base period prices by the moving average weights. Modifications implemented January 2015 discontinued preliminary prices and replaced the annual average index with an annual index. The April 2015 program update discontinued publication of the annual March survey prices paid data. The February 2016 program update changed the rounding of the 2011 base period indexes to nearest tenth of a percent. The 1910-1914 base period indexes remain rounded to the nearest whole number. See Price Program Links at end of this report for program change details. Information Contacts General Jody McDaniel, 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 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet.......................................................... (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay................................................................. (202) 690-8533 Jeff Lemmons - Oats, Soybeans.......................................................................... (202) 690-3234 Scott Matthews - Barley, Crop Weather.................................................................. (202) 720-7621 Sammy Neal - Peanuts, Rice............................................................................. (202) 720-7688 Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat............................................................................... (202) 720-8068 Bianca Pruneda - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum...................................................... (202) 720-5944 Travis Thorson - Canola, Mustard Seed, Rapeseed, Safflower, Sunflower.................................. (202) 720-7369 Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section.................................. (202) 720-2127 Vincent Davis - Cherries, Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries, Sugar Crops........... (202) 720-2157 Fleming Gibson - Citrus, Coffee, Tropical Fruits....................................................... (202) 720-5412 Greg Lemmons - Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ......................................... (202) 720-4285 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Beans, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas............................................................................ (202) 720-3250 Daphne Schauber - Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts ......................... (202) 720-4215 Chris Singh - Apples, Apricots, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco ................................................ (202) 720-4288 Livestock Prices Received Vacant, Chief, Livestock Branch.......................................................................... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section.................................................................... (202) 720-3570 Dave Colwell - Sheep and Goats......................................................................... (202) 720-8784 Michael Klamm - Cattle and Cattle on Feed.............................................................. (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk, Milk Cows.......................................................................... (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs........................................................................... (202) 720-3106 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section............................................. (202) 720-3570 Aaron Cosgrove - Turkeys............................................................................... (202) 690-3237 Kim Linonis - Eggs..................................................................................... (202) 690-8632 Josh O'Rear - Honey.................................................................................... (202) 690-3676 Miste Salmon - Broilers................................................................................ (202) 720-3244 Indexes, Prices Paid, and Parity Prices Jody McDaniel, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch................................... (202) 720-6146 Tony Dorn, Head, Economics Section....................................................................... (202) 690-3223 Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices................................................ (202) 720-8844 Liana Cuffman - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices, Prices Paid Indexes, Prices Paid for Feed, Fertilizer, Chemicals, Seeds, Fuels, Farm Supplies and Repairs, Farm Machinery, Feeder Livestock, Poultry Chicks, Feed Price Ratios.................................................................... (202) 690-3229 Joe Hagedorn - Cash Rents, Grazing Fees (202) 690-3231 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. 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