Agricultural Prices ISSN: 1937-4216 Released October 29, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). September Farm Prices Received Index Decreased 3.9 Percent The September Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 98, decreased 3.9 percent from August. At 87, the Crop Production Index decreased 1.1 percent. At 109, the Livestock Production Index decreased 6.8 percent. Producers received lower prices for cattle, market eggs, broilers, and hogs but higher prices for lettuce, milk, apples, and sweet corn. In addition to prices, the indexes are influenced by the monthly mix of commodities producers market. Increased monthly movement of soybeans, corn, potatoes, and calves offset the decreased marketing of beef cattle, wheat, cotton, and barley. The Prices Received Index is down 8.4 percent from the previous year. The Food Commodities Index, at 103, decreased 6.4 percent from the previous month and is down 13 percent from September 2014. September Prices Paid Index Down 0.9 Percent The September Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 107, is down 0.9 percent from August and 4.5 percent from September 2014. Lower prices in September for feeder cattle, concentrates, complete feeds, and gasoline more than offset higher prices for nitrogen, LP gas, feeder pigs, and hay & forages. Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes 2011 Base - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : September : August : September Index Group : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Prices received by farmers ...............: 107 102 98 : Prices paid by farmers ...................: 112 108 107 : Ratio of prices received to prices paid ..: 96 94 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents Prices Received by Farmers................................................................................... 4 Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons.......................... 5 Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons..................... 5 Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2014 and 2015............... 5 Prices Paid Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2014 and 2015................... 6 Received and Paid Indexes, Annual Average - United States: 2011=100 Chart.................................... 6 Crop Farm Received and Paid Indexes, All Items by Quarter - United States: 2011=100 Chart.................... 7 Livestock Farm Received and Paid Indexes All Items by Quarter - United States: 2011=100 Chart................ 7 Received Indexes by Month, Agricultural, Crop, and Livestock Production - United States: 2011=100 Chart...... 8 Received Indexes by Month, Feed Grain, Food Grain, and Oilseed - United States: 2011=100 Chart............... 8 Received Indexes by Month, Fruit & Tree Nut and Vegetable & Melon - United States: 2011=100 Chart............ 9 Received Indexes by Month, Dairy, Meat Animal, and Poultry & Egg - United States: 2011=100 Chart............. 9 Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons.................. 10 Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons................ 11 Prices Received for Corn by Month - United States Chart...................................................... 12 Prices Received for Wheat by Month - United States Chart..................................................... 12 Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month - United States Chart............................................. 13 Prices Received for Soybeans by Month - United States Chart.................................................. 13 Prices Received for Cattle by Month - United States Chart.................................................... 14 Prices Received for Milk by Month - United States Chart...................................................... 14 Prices Received for Hogs by Month - United States Chart...................................................... 15 Prices Received for Poultry by Month - United States Chart................................................... 15 Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2015 with Comparisons............ 16 Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2015 with Comparisons................. 16 Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons.................... 17 Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons................. 17 Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons.................. 18 Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons................. 18 Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons......................... 18 Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons................... 19 Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: September 2015 with Comparisons................................. 19 Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: September 2015 with Comparisons.................................... 19 Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons................ 19 Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons......................... 20 Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons..................... 20 Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons.................... 21 Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons........... 21 Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons.................... 21 Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons....................... 21 Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons..................... 22 Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons.......................................................................................... 22 Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons.......................................................................................... 22 Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons.................. 23 Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons....................... 23 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: September 2014.................. 24 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: August 2015..................... 25 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: September 2015.................. 26 Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons..................... 27 Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons..................... 28 Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: October 2015 with Comparisons...................... 28 Parity Price Overview........................................................................................ 29 Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons.......................................................................................... 30 Commodity Parity Prices - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons..................................... 31 Marketing Year for Specified Commodities..................................................................... 33 Cotton and Cottonseed Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014............................................................................................. 33 Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015............................................................................................. 34 Prices Received for Cottonseed by Month - States and United States: Marketing Year 2014-2015................. 35 Upland Cotton Monthly Marketings - Marketing Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015................................... 35 Percent of Upland Cotton Farm Marketings by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015............................................................................................. 36 All Rice Prices Received and Farm Marketings - United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015......................................................................................... 37 Long Grain Rice Prices Received and Farm Marketings - United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015......................................................................................... 37 Medium and Short Grain Rice Prices Received and Farm Marketings - United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015............................................................................... 38 Medium and Short Grain Rice Prices Received - California and Other States: Marketing Years 2013-2014 through 2014-2015......................................................................................... 38 Reliability of Prices Received Estimates..................................................................... 39 Prices Paid by Farmers....................................................................................... 40 Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons............... 41 Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components - United States: September 2015 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 Farm Origin and Month, Feed and Livestock & Poultry - United States: 2011=100 Chart.......... 45 Paid Indexes by Non-farm Origin and Month, Fertilizer, Fuels, Machinery, and Supplies & Repairs - United States: 2011=100 Chart............................................................................. 45 Feed Price Ratios - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons........................................... 46 Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons......... 46 Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons............................ 46 Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates......................................................................... 47 Information Contacts......................................................................................... 48 September Prices Received by Farmers The September Prices Received Index for agricultural production is 98 percent of its 2011 base, down 3.9 percent from the August index and 8.4 percent lower than the September 2014 index. Crop Production: The September index, at 87, decreased 1.1 percent from August but is unchanged from September 2014. The index decrease for oilseed & grain production more than offset the increases for other crop production and fruit & tree nut indexes. Feed grain: The September index, at 63, declined 3.1 percent from last month but is 6.8 percent above a year ago. The corn price, at $3.68 per bushel, remained unchanged from last month but is up 19 cents from September 2014. At $7.36 per cwt, sorghum grain is 54 cents below August but is 83 cents higher than September a year earlier. Food grain: At 69, the index for September is 1.5 percent higher than the previous month but is 16 percent below a year earlier. The September price for all wheat, at $4.72 per bushel, is down 13 cents from August and is 99 cents below September 2014. Oilseed: At 72, the index for September is down 7.7 percent from August and 17 percent lower than September 2014. The soybean price, at $9.05 per bushel, decreased 66 cents from August and is $1.85 below September a year earlier. Fruit and tree nut: The September index, at 129, is up 0.8 percent from August but is 2.3 percent lower than a year earlier. Price increases during September for apples and oranges more than offset price decreases for peaches and strawberries. Vegetable and melon: At 107, the index for September is up 0.9 percent from the previous month and 14 percent above September 2014. Price increases during September for lettuce and sweet corn more than offset price declines for potatoes and onions. Other crop: The September index, at 90, is up 5.9 percent from the previous month but is 8.2 percent below September 2014. The all hay price, at $145 per ton, is unchanged from August but is $27.00 lower than September 2014. At 60.3 cents per pound, the price for upland cotton is up 2.3 cents from August but is down 8.6 cents from September 2014. Livestock Production: The index for September, at 109, is 6.8 percent below the previous month and down 17 percent from September a year earlier. Compared with a year ago, prices are lower for milk, broilers, beef cattle, hogs, and calves and higher for market eggs and turkeys. Meat animal: At 114, the September index is down 7.3 percent from the previous month and 15 percent lower than a year earlier. At $54.50 per cwt, the September hog price declined $4.50 from August and is $21.20 lower than a year earlier. The September beef cattle price of $139 per cwt is down $9.00 from the previous month and $18.00 lower than September 2014. Dairy: The index for September, at 87, increased 4.8 percent from the previous month but is 32 percent lower than September a year earlier. The September all milk price of $17.50 per cwt is 80 cents higher than August but is $8.20 below September 2014. Poultry and egg: At 120, the September index is down 12 percent from August and 9.8 percent below 2014. The September market egg price, at $1.80 per dozen, decreased 58.0 cents from August but is 97.5 cents above September 2014. The September broiler price, at 43.0 cents per pound, is down 4.0 cents from August and 23.0 cents below a year earlier. At 92.5 cents per pound, the September turkey price is up 2.8 cents from the previous month and 15.0 cents higher than 2014. Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 Base :----------------------------------- : September : August : September Index Group : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Agricultural Production ........: 107 102 98 Crop Production ..............: 87 88 87 Grain and oilseed ..........: 72 69 67 Feed grain ...............: 59 65 63 Food grain ...............: 82 68 69 Oilseed ..................: 87 78 72 Fruit and tree nut .........: 132 128 129 Vegetable and melon ........: 94 106 107 Other crop .................: 98 85 90 : Livestock Production .........: 132 117 109 Meat animal ................: 134 123 114 Cattle ...................: 141 133 125 Hog ......................: 114 89 82 Dairy ......................: 128 83 87 Poultry and egg ............: 133 136 120 : Food Commodity .................: 119 110 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910 - 1914 Base :----------------------------------- : September : August : September Index Group : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Agricultural Production ........: 1106 1055 1006 Crop Production ..............: 761 767 759 Livestock Production .........: 1537 1359 1269 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2014 and 2015 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 Base :--------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Agricultural : Crop : Livestock : Food : Production : Production : Production : Commodities :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent percent percent : January .......: 99 97 91 82 116 120 111 108 February ......: 107 99 94 84 121 114 117 107 March .........: 112 102 96 86 128 117 123 110 April .........: 115 103 100 89 131 116 126 111 May ...........: 115 107 100 90 130 122 125 115 June ..........: 113 105 99 88 128 121 123 113 July ..........: 110 99 93 86 133 115 121 106 August ........: 109 102 91 88 130 117 121 110 September .....: 107 98 87 87 132 109 119 103 October .......: 100 81 135 112 November ......: 102 82 134 120 December ......: 101 83 127 115 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2014 and 2015 [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 Base :--------------------------------------------------------------- Month : All Items : : Crop : Livestock : (PPITW) : Production : Sector : Sector :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent percent percent : January .......: 108 110 110 111 106 106 111 114 February ......: 109 110 110 111 107 106 112 113 March .........: 110 110 112 111 107 106 113 114 April .........: 112 110 114 111 108 106 116 114 May ...........: 112 110 115 111 108 106 117 113 June ..........: 113 109 116 110 108 106 118 113 July ..........: 113 109 115 110 108 106 118 112 August ........: 112 108 114 109 107 105 116 111 September .....: 112 107 115 107 107 105 118 109 October .......: 112 114 107 117 November ......: 112 114 107 117 December ......: 111 114 106 117 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2011 : : : Commodity : Base Price :September 2014: August 2015 :September 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Field crops : Austrian winter peas .........dollars/cwt: 19.50 22.50 (D) (D) Barley, all ...............dollars/bushel: 4.79 5.31 5.59 5.49 Feed .....................dollars/bushel: 4.59 2.97 3.00 3.25 Malting ..................dollars/bushel: 4.83 5.91 5.90 5.73 Beans, dry edible ............dollars/cwt: 34.60 32.90 29.00 27.30 Canola .......................dollars/cwt: 23.10 16.20 15.60 15.10 Chickpeas, all ...............dollars/cwt: 35.70 28.00 28.60 28.70 Large .......................dollars/cwt: 39.20 28.90 29.30 29.40 Small .......................dollars/cwt: 23.40 21.20 20.70 23.50 Corn ......................dollars/bushel: 6.02 3.49 3.68 3.68 : Cotton, Upland .............dollars/pound: 0.880 0.689 0.580 0.603 Cottonseed ...................dollars/ton: 131.00 175.00 192.00 203.00 Flaxseed ..................dollars/bushel: 14.20 11.70 10.00 9.07 Hay, all, baled ..............dollars/ton: 159.00 172.00 145.00 145.00 Alfalfa .....................dollars/ton: 176.00 197.00 159.00 157.00 Other .......................dollars/ton: 119.00 125.00 115.00 119.00 Lentils ......................dollars/cwt: 27.50 22.80 25.80 28.40 Oats ......................dollars/bushel: 3.42 3.20 2.08 2.03 Peanuts, in-shell ..........dollars/pound: 0.252 0.215 0.219 0.201 Peas, dry edible .............dollars/cwt: 13.60 11.40 10.60 12.40 : Potatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 9.78 7.76 8.54 7.45 Rice, all ....................dollars/cwt: 13.70 14.40 11.60 11.60 Long ........................dollars/cwt: 12.30 13.60 10.40 10.90 Medium and short ............dollars/cwt: 18.40 18.60 17.50 15.70 Sorghum grain ................dollars/cwt: 10.70 6.53 7.90 7.36 Soybeans ..................dollars/bushel: 12.50 10.90 9.71 9.05 Sunflowers, all ..............dollars/cwt: 29.00 20.20 24.10 25.20 : Wheat, all ................dollars/bushel: 7.44 5.71 4.85 4.72 Winter ...................dollars/bushel: 6.93 5.69 4.82 4.64 Durum ....................dollars/bushel: 9.22 8.25 7.30 6.36 Other spring .............dollars/bushel: 8.33 5.51 4.72 4.68 Hard red winter .........dollars/bushel: 7.07 5.58 4.57 4.35 Soft red winter .........dollars/bushel: 6.77 4.94 4.54 4.31 Hard red spring .........dollars/bushel: 8.38 5.49 4.69 4.63 White ...................dollars/bushel: 6.58 6.30 6.00 5.49 : Fruits : Citrus, equivalent on-tree : Grapefruit ..................dollars/box: 7.47 13.40 5.71 7.64 Lemons ......................dollars/box: 12.30 37.40 34.95 31.02 Oranges .....................dollars/box: 8.16 15.84 12.24 14.80 Tangelos ....................dollars/box: 3.50 (S) (S) (S) Tangerines and mandarins ....dollars/box: 15.30 (S) (S) (S) : Noncitrus, fresh : Apples 1/ .................dollars/pound: 0.325 0.469 0.307 0.430 Grapes 1/ ...................dollars/ton: 628.00 1,350.00 1,470.00 1,490.00 Peaches 1/ ..................dollars/ton: 507.00 954.00 1,010.00 828.00 Pears 1/ ....................dollars/ton: 559.00 631.00 700.00 708.00 Strawberries ................dollars/cwt: 104.00 133.00 86.70 71.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, Michigan, New York (apples only), and Washington (apples, peaches, and pears). Prices as sold for other states. Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2011 : : : Commodity : Base Price :September 2014: August 2015 :September 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Vegetables, fresh 1/ : Asparagus ....................dollars/cwt: 37.50 (NA) (NA) (NA) Beans, snap 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: 69.00 85.70 (D) (D) Broccoli .....................dollars/cwt: 41.60 53.40 49.90 57.10 Cantaloupes 2/ ...............dollars/cwt: 16.50 21.40 25.70 27.70 Carrots ......................dollars/cwt: 30.80 21.50 30.20 30.40 Cauliflower ..................dollars/cwt: 47.00 64.70 42.80 55.50 Celery .......................dollars/cwt: 22.50 17.90 23.50 22.70 Corn, sweet ..................dollars/cwt: 30.70 23.10 29.50 32.30 Cucumbers 2/ .................dollars/cwt: 18.70 24.10 28.90 33.00 Lettuce ......................dollars/cwt: 24.30 32.90 35.70 48.90 Onions 3/ ....................dollars/cwt: 11.90 11.90 15.60 11.80 Tomatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 51.20 34.70 36.30 35.80 : Livestock : Calves .......................dollars/cwt: 142.00 279.00 273.00 241.00 Cattle, all beef .............dollars/cwt: 115.00 157.00 148.00 139.00 Cows 4/ .....................dollars/cwt: 71.60 118.00 110.00 104.00 Steers and heifers ..........dollars/cwt: 117.00 158.00 149.00 140.00 Milk cows 5/ 6/ .............dollars/head: 1,420.00 2,120.00 2,030.00 1,980.00 Hogs, all ....................dollars/cwt: 66.50 75.70 59.00 54.50 Barrows and gilts ...........dollars/cwt: 66.80 76.00 59.30 54.90 Sows ........................dollars/cwt: 57.90 67.10 50.70 45.20 : Dairy and poultry : Milk, all 7/ .................dollars/cwt: 20.10 25.70 16.70 17.50 Fat test ........................percent: 3.71 3.71 3.63 3.69 Broilers, live 8/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.459 0.660 0.470 0.430 Eggs, all 9/ ...............dollars/dozen: 0.969 1.05 2.39 1.90 Market 9/ 10/ .............dollars/dozen: 0.796 0.825 2.38 1.80 Turkeys, live 11/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.680 0.775 0.897 0.925 : Adjusted for seasonal variation : Eggs, all ..................dollars/dozen: 0.979 1.16 2.35 2.11 Seasonal factor .................percent: 101 91 102 90 Milk, all 7/ .................dollars/cwt: 20.20 24.60 16.80 16.70 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 104 99 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 1/ Beginning January 2006, point of first sale. FOB shipping point for prior years. 2/ Monthly estimates began January 1995. 3/ Includes some processing. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 5/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices available for January, April, July, and October. 6/ Milk cow prices are for October 2014, July 2015, and October 2015. 7/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 8/ Live weight equivalent price. 9/ Mid-month price. 10/ Also referred to as table eggs. 11/ Live weight equivalent price is used when actual live weight price is not available. Beginning January 2011, price reflects FOB shipping point basis. Prior year price reflects delivered basis. Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2015 with Comparisons [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All wheat : Corn : Soybeans Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per bushel : January ....: 8.12 6.65 6.15 6.96 4.42 3.82 14.30 12.90 10.30 February ...: 7.97 6.50 5.89 7.04 4.35 3.79 14.60 13.20 9.91 March ......: 7.79 6.74 5.70 7.13 4.52 3.81 14.60 13.70 9.85 April ......: 7.71 6.82 5.56 6.97 4.71 3.75 14.40 14.30 9.69 May ........: 7.68 7.08 5.33 6.97 4.71 3.64 14.90 14.40 9.58 June .......: 7.37 6.49 5.43 6.97 4.50 3.59 15.10 14.30 9.58 July .......: 6.95 6.15 5.23 6.79 4.06 3.80 15.30 13.10 9.95 August .....: 6.88 5.97 4.85 6.21 3.63 3.68 14.10 12.40 9.71 September ..: 6.80 5.71 4.72 5.40 3.49 3.68 13.30 10.90 9.05 October ....: 6.94 5.71 4.63 3.57 12.50 9.97 November ...: 6.85 6.04 4.37 3.60 12.70 10.20 December ...: 6.73 6.14 4.41 3.79 13.00 10.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2015 with Comparisons [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Beef cattle 1/ : All hogs 2/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : January ..: 125.00 138.00 164.00 63.80 61.20 57.40 February .: 123.00 144.00 159.00 64.50 65.50 50.40 March ....: 125.00 148.00 160.00 59.20 81.90 50.30 April ....: 125.00 148.00 162.00 61.80 88.80 49.00 May ......: 126.00 146.00 160.00 68.60 82.80 58.90 June .....: 122.00 147.00 155.00 74.40 84.80 59.90 July .....: 120.00 156.00 149.00 75.80 93.30 58.70 August ...: 121.00 158.00 148.00 74.20 83.20 59.00 September : 122.00 157.00 139.00 70.70 75.70 54.50 October ..: 127.00 161.00 68.50 77.00 November .: 130.00 167.00 63.60 66.70 December .: 130.00 164.00 61.50 64.30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cows and steers & heifers. 2/ Barrows & gilts and sows. Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ...........: 4.70 4.67 (D) California .........: (D) (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 5.57 4.34 4.20 Idaho ..............: 6.29 (D) 5.04 Illinois ...........: 4.28 3.18 3.72 Indiana ............: 4.54 4.61 4.37 Kansas .............: 5.60 4.55 4.32 Michigan ...........: 5.57 5.67 5.50 Minnesota ..........: 5.43 4.73 4.50 : Missouri ...........: 4.82 4.21 3.14 Montana ............: 5.86 4.91 4.67 Nebraska ...........: 5.27 4.40 4.12 North Carolina .....: 5.07 4.85 5.17 North Dakota .......: 5.39 4.71 4.83 Ohio ...............: 5.27 4.47 4.05 Oklahoma ...........: 5.70 4.67 4.63 Oregon .............: 6.75 5.63 5.43 South Dakota .......: 5.29 4.72 4.58 Texas ..............: 5.37 4.35 4.08 Washington .........: 6.73 6.00 5.45 : United States ......: 5.71 4.85 4.72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 4.70 4.67 (D) California .........: (D) (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 5.57 4.34 4.21 Idaho ..............: 6.15 5.69 5.04 Illinois ...........: 4.28 3.18 3.72 Indiana ............: 4.54 4.61 4.37 Kansas .............: 5.60 4.55 4.32 Michigan ...........: 5.57 5.67 5.50 Minnesota ..........: 5.00 4.12 4.15 Missouri ...........: 4.82 4.21 3.14 : Montana ............: 5.74 4.80 4.52 Nebraska ...........: 5.27 4.40 4.12 North Carolina .....: 5.07 4.85 5.17 North Dakota .......: 4.34 3.69 3.76 Ohio ...............: 5.27 4.47 4.05 Oklahoma ...........: 5.70 4.67 4.63 Oregon .............: 6.58 5.62 5.42 South Dakota .......: 5.46 4.64 4.17 Texas ..............: 5.37 4.35 4.08 Washington .........: 6.46 6.00 5.42 : United States ......: 5.69 4.82 4.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (D) (D) (D) California .........: (S) (S) (S) Idaho ..............: (S) (D) (D) Montana ............: 8.37 (D) (S) North Dakota .......: 7.74 7.00 6.61 : United States ......: 8.25 7.30 6.36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: (D) (D) 3.97 Idaho ..............: 6.69 (D) 5.03 Minnesota ..........: 5.43 4.75 4.51 Montana ............: 5.80 4.69 4.79 North Dakota .......: 5.33 4.55 4.56 Oregon .............: 7.60 5.69 5.49 South Dakota .......: 5.24 4.75 4.67 Washington .........: 7.74 6.01 5.59 : United States ......: 5.51 4.72 4.68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Illinois ...........: 4.16 2.31 (D) Iowa ...............: 3.15 2.50 2.62 Michigan ...........: 3.33 1.91 1.93 Minnesota ..........: 3.00 2.01 1.83 Montana ............: (D) (S) (S) Nebraska ...........: 2.45 2.45 2.13 New York ...........: 3.39 2.41 2.30 North Dakota .......: 2.23 1.87 2.02 Oregon .............: 4.74 (S) (S) Pennsylvania .......: (D) 3.56 3.31 South Dakota .......: 2.71 2.20 2.07 Texas ..............: (S) (S) (S) Wisconsin ..........: 3.61 1.79 1.91 : United States ......: 3.20 2.08 2.03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : California .........: (D) (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 6.28 5.98 6.13 Idaho ..............: 5.05 5.99 5.72 Minnesota ..........: 4.97 5.57 5.36 Montana ............: 5.36 5.78 6.19 North Dakota .......: 5.25 4.79 4.85 Oregon .............: (D) 3.34 3.24 Utah ...............: (D) (D) (D) Washington .........: 3.30 3.65 3.40 Wyoming ............: 5.87 6.03 5.58 : United States ......: 5.31 5.59 5.49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Malting Barley - States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 6.02 6.20 5.92 Minnesota ..........: 4.98 5.56 5.36 Montana ............: 5.72 6.14 6.22 North Dakota .......: 5.68 5.05 5.06 Wyoming ............: 5.87 6.13 5.61 : United States ......: 5.91 5.90 5.73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Feed Barley - States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 2.90 2.92 3.00 Minnesota ..........: 4.85 (D) 5.66 Montana ............: 2.64 2.76 2.65 North Dakota .......: 2.62 2.46 2.70 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (D) : United States ......: 2.97 3.00 3.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arkansas ...........: 7.04 7.93 7.86 Illinois ...........: (D) (S) 6.64 Kansas .............: 5.41 6.84 6.39 Louisiana ..........: (D) 8.02 (D) Missouri ...........: 5.70 6.97 7.23 Nebraska ...........: 5.82 6.91 6.47 Oklahoma ...........: 5.87 6.38 6.58 Texas ..............: 6.66 7.96 7.28 : United States ......: 6.53 7.90 7.36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...........: 3.95 3.82 3.80 Illinois ...........: 3.51 3.63 3.69 Indiana ............: 3.59 3.90 3.85 Iowa ...............: 3.51 3.67 3.57 Kansas .............: 3.38 3.80 3.88 Kentucky ...........: 3.81 4.06 3.78 Michigan ...........: 3.55 3.69 3.73 Minnesota ..........: 3.22 3.46 3.42 Missouri ...........: 3.46 3.70 3.67 Nebraska ...........: 3.58 3.72 3.63 : North Carolina .....: 3.90 4.31 4.28 North Dakota .......: 2.94 3.29 3.33 Ohio ...............: 3.55 3.94 3.82 Pennsylvania .......: 3.69 4.08 3.97 South Dakota .......: 2.91 3.38 3.33 Tennessee ..........: 3.61 3.94 3.82 Texas ..............: 4.02 4.26 4.07 Wisconsin ..........: 3.53 3.67 3.58 : United States ......: 3.49 3.68 3.68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 10.70 9.80 9.76 Illinois ...........: 10.20 9.77 9.12 Indiana ............: 11.00 10.00 9.00 Iowa ...............: 11.00 9.49 8.83 Kansas .............: 10.50 9.29 8.71 Kentucky ...........: 10.50 9.95 9.19 Louisiana ..........: 11.10 9.96 9.82 Michigan ...........: 11.20 10.40 8.92 Minnesota ..........: 11.60 9.65 8.72 Mississippi ........: 11.20 10.10 9.95 : Missouri ...........: 11.50 9.80 8.98 Nebraska ...........: 11.00 9.37 8.75 North Carolina .....: 11.10 9.39 9.55 North Dakota .......: 10.10 8.93 8.68 Ohio ...............: 11.10 10.20 8.88 South Dakota .......: 10.00 9.12 8.45 Tennessee ..........: 10.80 9.84 9.37 Wisconsin ..........: 11.20 9.57 8.62 : United States ......: 10.90 9.71 9.05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California .........: 69.70 59.00 74.80 Colorado ...........: 27.20 22.30 32.70 Idaho ..............: 30.50 28.70 29.50 Michigan ...........: 36.00 (D) 31.00 Minnesota ..........: 47.50 23.60 30.80 Nebraska ...........: (D) 20.60 (D) North Dakota .......: 29.10 23.00 25.40 : United States ......: 32.90 29.00 27.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama ............: 0.150 0.212 0.182 Florida ............: 0.190 0.176 0.191 Georgia ............: 0.192 0.207 0.195 Mississippi ........: (D) (S) 0.179 New Mexico .........: (S) (S) (S) North Carolina .....: (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ...........: (S) 0.264 0.210 South Carolina .....: 0.227 0.235 0.216 Texas ..............: 0.322 0.200 0.239 Virginia ...........: 0.276 (S) 0.221 : United States ......: 0.215 0.219 0.201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Colorado ...........: (S) (S) (S) Kansas .............: 26.40 (D) 19.70 Minnesota ..........: 20.00 25.10 23.50 North Dakota .......: 19.80 26.90 27.80 South Dakota .......: 19.20 (D) 24.00 : United States ......: 20.20 24.10 25.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 16.20 15.60 15.10 : United States ......: 16.20 15.60 15.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : North Dakota .......: 11.70 10.00 9.07 : United States ......: 11.70 10.00 9.07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons [Cottonseed marketing year August - February] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Cottonseed State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : August : September : September : August : September : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- dollars per pound -------- --------- dollars per ton -------- : Alabama ............: (D) (D) (S) 183.00 (NA) 199.00 Arizona ............: (D) (S) (S) 180.00 (NA) (S) Arkansas ...........: (D) (S) (D) 272.00 (NA) 255.00 California .........: (S) (D) (S) (S) (NA) (S) Georgia ............: (D) (D) (D) 175.00 (NA) 192.00 Louisiana ..........: (S) (S) (S) 218.00 (NA) 254.00 Mississippi ........: (S) (S) (S) 199.00 (NA) 251.00 North Carolina .....: (D) (D) (D) 250.00 (NA) 207.00 Tennessee ..........: (D) (D) (D) 190.00 (NA) (S) Texas ..............: 0.689 (D) 0.604 170.00 192.00 193.00 : United States ......: 0.689 0.580 0.603 175.00 192.00 203.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received and Farm Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Average price ......dollars/pound: 0.689 0.580 0.603 Marketings 1/ ........1,000 bales: 257 571 214 : Rice, all : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 14.40 11.60 11.60 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 10,055 10,448 11,882 : Rice, long : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 13.60 10.40 10.90 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 8,490 8,645 10,140 : Rice, medium and short : California : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 20.70 20.90 20.50 : Other States 3/ : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 15.30 12.90 12.20 : United States : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 18.60 17.50 15.70 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 1,565 1,803 1,742 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2015 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hay : Alfalfa hay : Other hay State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : August : September : September : August : September : September : August : September : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : Arizona ......: 197.00 140.00 130.00 195.00 140.00 130.00 220.00 180.00 170.00 California ...: 219.00 157.00 159.00 230.00 165.00 165.00 170.00 135.00 135.00 Colorado .....: 215.00 191.00 191.00 215.00 190.00 190.00 210.00 195.00 195.00 Idaho ........: 188.00 164.00 164.00 190.00 165.00 165.00 170.00 150.00 150.00 Illinois .....: 156.00 141.00 141.00 175.00 160.00 155.00 100.00 105.00 100.00 Iowa .........: 139.00 109.00 110.00 146.00 115.00 117.00 101.00 85.00 87.00 Kansas .......: 150.00 109.00 110.00 173.00 122.00 123.00 93.00 78.00 78.00 Kentucky .....: 117.00 139.00 133.00 190.00 210.00 215.00 90.00 105.00 105.00 Michigan .....: 154.00 149.00 156.00 170.00 170.00 165.00 130.00 120.00 135.00 Minnesota ....: 117.00 67.00 76.00 132.00 76.00 85.00 84.00 57.00 63.00 : Missouri .....: 84.00 90.00 87.00 170.00 165.00 160.00 70.00 80.00 75.00 Montana ......: 129.00 133.00 124.00 130.00 135.00 125.00 120.00 125.00 120.00 Nebraska .....: 103.00 89.00 83.00 109.00 92.00 87.00 86.00 84.00 75.00 Nevada .......: 239.00 163.00 166.00 240.00 160.00 165.00 215.00 215.00 200.00 New Mexico ...: 246.00 206.00 183.00 255.00 215.00 190.00 175.00 160.00 135.00 New York .....: 183.00 158.00 141.00 221.00 166.00 155.00 176.00 156.00 138.00 North Dakota .: 81.00 83.00 83.00 84.00 87.00 86.00 59.00 60.00 61.00 Ohio .........: 138.00 145.00 158.00 170.00 190.00 195.00 105.00 105.00 120.00 Oklahoma .....: 94.00 101.00 107.00 190.00 153.00 159.00 85.00 67.00 77.00 Oregon .......: 220.00 190.00 197.00 225.00 200.00 200.00 210.00 180.00 190.00 : Pennsylvania .: 190.00 195.00 211.00 204.00 205.00 217.00 187.00 192.00 209.00 South Dakota .: 108.00 101.00 103.00 114.00 106.00 107.00 89.00 85.00 85.00 Texas ........: 99.00 98.00 102.00 230.00 205.00 220.00 72.00 59.00 69.00 Utah .........: 205.00 160.00 160.00 205.00 160.00 160.00 165.00 130.00 130.00 Washington ...: 220.00 183.00 176.00 215.00 180.00 175.00 230.00 190.00 180.00 Wisconsin ....: 141.00 91.00 91.00 148.00 104.00 100.00 103.00 54.00 64.00 Wyoming ......: 150.00 116.00 114.00 155.00 120.00 120.00 135.00 105.00 95.00 : United States : 172.00 145.00 145.00 197.00 159.00 157.00 125.00 115.00 119.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Apples - States and United States: September 2015 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : California .........: 0.282 0.495 0.431 Michigan ...........: 0.425 (S) 0.335 New York ...........: (S) (S) 0.359 Pennsylvania .......: (S) 0.300 0.356 Virginia ...........: 0.320 0.300 0.310 Washington .........: 0.496 0.288 0.465 : United States ......: 0.469 0.307 0.430 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: September 2014 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California 1/ .....................: (D) 15.08 (D) (D) 13.10 (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 .....................: 24.60 15.44 17.08 0.29 13.40 14.86 -0.01 : Lemons : Arizona ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ........................: 59.00 41.81 49.55 (D) 35.88 43.41 (D) : United States .....................: 60.00 43.35 50.59 (D) 37.40 44.45 (D) : Oranges : California, all ...................: 30.00 18.43 20.83 (D) 15.84 18.27 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Valencia ........................: 30.00 18.43 20.83 (D) 15.84 18.27 (D) : Florida, 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 .....................: 30.00 18.43 20.83 (D) 15.84 18.27 (D) : Tangelos : Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : United States .....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : Tangerines and mandarins : Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) California ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : United States .....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: August 2015 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California 1/ .....................: (D) 8.56 (D) (D) 5.71 (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) 8.56 (D) (D) 5.71 (D) (D) : Lemons : Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) California ........................: 55.30 41.07 45.66 (D) 34.95 39.40 (D) : United States .....................: 55.30 41.07 45.66 (D) 34.95 39.40 (D) : Oranges : California, all ...................: 28.30 14.90 18.95 (D) 12.24 16.34 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Valencia ........................: 28.30 14.90 18.95 (D) 12.24 16.34 (D) : Florida, 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 .....................: 28.30 14.90 18.95 (D) 12.24 16.34 (D) : Tangelos : Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : United States .....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : Tangerines and mandarins : Arizona ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) California ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : United States .....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - States and United States: September 2015 [Net pounds per box: grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80; lemons-80; oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; tangelos-90; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity, : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree and type : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit : California 1/ .....................: (D) 10.36 (D) (D) 7.64 (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) 10.36 (D) (D) 7.64 (D) (D) : Lemons : Arizona ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ........................: 51.60 36.59 41.96 (D) 30.51 35.70 (D) : United States .....................: 52.00 37.10 42.36 (D) 31.02 36.10 (D) : Oranges : California, all ...................: 32.00 17.46 22.65 (D) 14.80 20.04 (D) Navel and miscellaneous .........: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Valencia ........................: 32.00 17.46 22.65 (D) 14.80 20.04 (D) : Florida, 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 .....................: 32.00 17.46 22.65 (D) 14.80 20.04 (D) : Tangelos : Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : United States .....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : Tangerines and mandarins : California ........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Florida ...........................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) : United States .....................: (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Some processed sales included in fresh sales. Prices Received for Potatoes - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California, all 1/ ...: (S) 14.30 (S) Spring .............: (S) 14.30 (S) Fall ...............: (S) (S) (S) Colorado, all 1/ .....: 9.90 4.65 9.65 Fresh 2/ ...........: 11.40 6.30 10.50 Florida ..............: (S) (S) (S) Idaho, all 1/ ........: 6.45 6.70 6.30 Fresh 2/ ...........: (D) 5.70 5.10 Processing .........: (D) 7.70 6.65 Maine ................: (D) (D) (D) : Michigan .............: (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ............: 9.85 10.70 9.60 New York .............: (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .......: (S) (S) (S) North Dakota, all 1/ .: 9.35 (D) (D) Fresh 2/ ...........: (D) (S) (D) Processing .........: (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...............: 6.50 6.90 6.80 Texas ................: (D) (D) (D) Virginia .............: (S) 12.70 (S) : Washington, all 1/ ...: 6.50 7.50 6.55 Processing .........: (D) 7.05 6.20 Wisconsin, all 1/ ....: 9.50 10.40 9.00 Fresh 2/ ...........: 10.30 11.00 9.50 Processing .........: 8.80 9.90 8.55 : United States, all 1/ : 7.76 8.54 7.45 Fresh 2/ ...........: 9.84 11.12 8.44 Processing .........: 7.30 7.65 7.15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Average price of potatoes sold for all uses, including table stock, processing, seed, and livestock feed. 2/ Fresh market prices only. Includes table stock prices. Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: September 2015 with Comparisons [Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September 2014 : August 2015 : September 2015 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :Fat test : Price :Fat test : Price : Fat test ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent : Arizona ............: 24.60 3.48 15.60 3.39 16.30 3.44 California .........: 23.62 3.66 15.23 3.63 15.72 3.68 Colorado ...........: 25.60 3.53 17.30 3.46 18.20 3.54 Florida ............: 29.80 3.64 21.00 3.61 22.20 3.66 Idaho ..............: 25.10 3.74 16.50 3.71 16.90 3.78 Illinois ...........: 26.60 3.73 17.40 3.61 17.80 3.73 Indiana ............: 26.30 3.64 16.30 3.60 17.60 3.65 Iowa ...............: 26.40 3.70 17.30 3.65 17.80 3.72 Kansas .............: 25.70 3.58 16.30 3.51 17.20 3.59 Michigan ...........: 26.20 3.65 16.00 3.54 17.20 3.60 : Minnesota ..........: 27.10 3.87 17.60 3.76 17.80 3.81 New Mexico .........: 23.80 3.54 15.40 3.40 16.60 3.45 New York ...........: 27.30 3.73 17.40 3.64 18.60 3.70 Ohio ...............: 26.30 3.70 17.10 3.61 18.40 3.70 Oregon .............: 28.10 3.90 18.20 3.77 19.20 3.85 Pennsylvania .......: 26.30 3.68 17.60 3.59 18.90 3.67 South Dakota .......: 26.60 3.92 18.20 3.88 18.40 3.95 Texas ..............: 26.10 3.79 16.90 3.72 18.20 3.79 Utah ...............: 25.00 3.70 16.70 3.63 17.00 3.71 Vermont ............: 27.40 3.76 17.60 3.71 18.70 3.75 : Virginia ...........: 28.70 3.60 19.30 3.56 20.50 3.64 Washington .........: 26.70 3.90 16.00 3.77 18.00 3.85 Wisconsin ..........: 26.60 3.76 17.50 3.64 17.90 3.69 : United States ......: 25.70 3.71 16.70 3.63 17.50 3.69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: October 2015 with Comparisons [Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Quarterly United States milk cow prices are based on revised milk cow inventory] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : October 2014 : July 2015 : October 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per head : Arizona ............: 2,200.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 California .........: 2,200.00 2,200.00 2,100.00 Colorado ...........: 2,260.00 2,100.00 2,000.00 Florida ............: 2,190.00 2,100.00 2,030.00 Idaho ..............: 2,150.00 2,000.00 2,050.00 Illinois ...........: 2,050.00 2,000.00 1,900.00 Indiana ............: 2,050.00 1,950.00 1,900.00 Iowa ...............: 2,100.00 2,050.00 1,980.00 Kansas .............: 2,100.00 2,000.00 1,900.00 Michigan ...........: 2,100.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 : Minnesota ..........: 2,070.00 1,880.00 1,820.00 New Mexico .........: 2,100.00 2,000.00 1,900.00 New York ...........: 2,010.00 1,890.00 1,750.00 Ohio ...............: 1,950.00 1,850.00 1,800.00 Oregon .............: 2,100.00 2,000.00 1,950.00 Pennsylvania .......: 2,000.00 1,890.00 1,820.00 South Dakota .......: 2,050.00 1,900.00 1,850.00 Texas ..............: 2,100.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 Utah ...............: 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,900.00 Vermont ............: 2,030.00 1,940.00 1,870.00 : Virginia ...........: 2,100.00 1,950.00 1,880.00 Washington .........: 2,050.00 1,950.00 1,950.00 Wisconsin ..........: 2,220.00 2,090.00 2,050.00 : United States ......: 2,120.00 2,030.00 1,980.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parity Price Overview Parity prices, based on data from January 2015, and adjusted base price data from which parity prices are computed are presented in the tables on the following pages. Parity prices are computed under the provisions of Title III. Subtitle A, Section 301(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, 1954, and 1956. The parity prices shown in this report are based on the provisions of the amended Act. Briefly, the actual method of computation is as follows: a. The average of prices received by farmers for individual commodities for the 10 preceding years is calculated (for 2015, the 10-average includes the years 2005-2014). An allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental payments resulting from price support programs, such as the deficiency payments for grains and cotton, is included for those commodities for which applicable. b. This 10-year average is divided by the average of the Index of Prices Received by Farmers for the same 10 preceding calendar years, adjusted to include an allowance for unredeemed loans and other supplemental price support operations, to give an "adjusted base price". c. Parity prices are computed by multiplying the "adjusted base prices" by the current Parity Index (the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates, 1910-1914=100). Parity prices are calculated in terms of prices received by farmers in the local markets in which they ordinarily sell. This means that the parity prices apply to the average of all classes and grades of the commodity as sold by all farmers in the United States, except as otherwise specified. Fruits and vegetables for fresh use and for processing are usually considered separate commodities and separate parity prices are calculated. The Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 provided for parity prices for certain commodities covered by a marketing agreement or order program. Under present legislation, United States parity prices, with appropriate adjustments where needed, may be used for the purpose of this Act. Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons [Parity prices are computed under the provisions of Title III, Subtitle a, Section 301 (a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, and 1956. See January "Agricultural Prices" for details on adjusted base price and parity price computations. Parity data not available for blank cells. Primary source of data for livestock and milk prices is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity price : Price as percent :Adjusted : : : of parity Commodity and unit : base :----------------------------------------------------------- : price :September: August :September:September: August :September : : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- dollars ------------- ------- percent ------- : Basic commodities : All wheat ............bushel: 0.624 18.50 18.30 18.10 31 27 26 Rice ....................cwt: 1.34 39.60 39.30 38.80 36 30 30 Corn .................bushel: 0.444 13.30 13.00 12.90 26 28 29 Cotton : Upland ..............pound: 0.066 1.98 1.93 1.91 35 30 32 American Pima .......pound: 0.136 4.11 3.98 3.94 42 39 39 Peanuts ...............pound: 0.024 0.720 0.703 0.695 30 31 29 Small chickpeas 1/ ......cwt: 2.200 (NA) 64.50 63.70 (NA) 32 37 Large chickpeas 1/ ......cwt: 3.330 (NA) 97.60 96.50 (NA) 30 30 Lentils 1/ ..............cwt: 2.280 (NA) 66.80 66.10 (NA) 39 43 : Designated nonbasic : All milk, to plants 2/ ..cwt: 1.83 54.30 53.60 53.00 45 31 32 Honey, extracted 3/ ...pound: 0.150 4.41 4.40 4.35 48 48 49 : Wool and mohair : Wool ..................pound: 0.117 3.42 3.43 3.39 42 43 43 Mohair ................pound: 0.378 10.80 11.10 11.00 39 44 44 : Other nonbasic : Apples, fresh 4/ ......pound: 0.033 1.020 0.967 0.956 46 32 45 Barley ...............bushel: 0.467 13.60 13.70 13.50 39 41 41 Canola ..................cwt: 1.880 56.10 55.10 54.50 29 28 28 Cottonseed ..............ton: 19.20 573.00 563.00 556.00 31 34 37 Dry edible beans ........cwt: 3.25 96.10 95.20 94.20 34 30 29 Flaxseed .............bushel: 1.170 34.50 34.30 33.90 34 29 27 Oats .................bushel: 0.295 8.53 8.64 8.55 38 24 24 Potatoes ................cwt: 0.846 25.10 24.80 24.50 31 34 30 Sorghum grain ...........cwt: 0.757 22.50 22.20 21.90 29 36 34 Soybeans .............bushel: 1.080 31.80 31.60 31.30 34 31 29 Sunflower, all ..........cwt: 2.13 63.60 62.40 61.70 32 39 41 : Citrus (equivalent on-tree) : Grapefruit ..............box: 0.777 21.70 22.80 22.50 62 41 34 Lemons ..................box: 1.49 40.80 43.70 43.20 92 80 72 Oranges .................box: 0.806 23.10 23.60 23.30 69 46 64 Tangerines ..............box: 1.75 48.30 51.30 50.70 45 48 49 : Livestock and poultry : Beef cattle .............cwt: 10.80 312.00 316.00 313.00 50 47 44 Calves ..................cwt: 15.30 429.00 448.00 443.00 65 61 54 Hogs ....................cwt: 5.81 173.00 170.00 168.00 44 35 32 Eggs 1/ ...............dozen: 0.094 2.76 2.75 2.72 42 85 78 Turkeys, live .........pound: 0.061 1.800 1.790 1.770 43 50 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Parity prices began January 2015. 2/ Seasonally adjusted price as percentage of parity price. 3/ Wholesale extracted. Adjusted base price derived from state annual averages prices weighted by production. For 1982 through 1985 the national averages are the support prices. 4/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns for California, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Price at point of first sale for other states. Commodity Parity Prices - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons [Parity prices are computed under the provisions of Title III, Subtitle a, Section 301 (a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, and 1956. See January "Agricultural Prices" for details on adjusted base price and parity price computations] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity price : Adjusted : : : Commodity and unit : base :----------------------------------------- : price : September : August : September : : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Field crops and miscellaneous : Hops ..............................pound: 0.325 9.55 9.52 9.42 Mustard seed ........................cwt: 3.07 89.80 90.00 88.90 Rapeseed ............................cwt: 2.43 68.70 71.20 70.40 Rye ..............................bushel: 0.614 17.50 18.00 17.80 Safflower ...........................cwt: 2.16 62.70 63.30 62.60 Spearmint oil .....................pound: 1.64 48.00 48.10 47.50 Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 2.08 62.70 60.90 60.30 : Tobacco : Flue-cured, 11-14 ...............pound: 0.181 5.55 5.30 5.24 Fire-cured, 21-23 ...............pound: 0.259 7.99 7.59 7.50 Burley, 31 ......................pound: 0.181 5.61 5.30 5.24 Maryland, 32 ....................pound: 0.171 5.07 5.01 4.95 Dark air-cured, 35-37 ...........pound: 0.234 7.20 6.86 6.78 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 .......pound: 0.181 5.46 5.30 5.24 Cigar binder, 51 ................pound: 0.632 19.10 18.50 18.30 : : Noncitrus fruit : Apples, processing 1/ 2/ ............ton: 18.10 543.00 530.00 524.00 Apricots : Fresh 3/ ..........................ton: 119.00 3,480.00 3,490.00 3,450.00 Dried (California) ................ton: 257.00 7,870.00 7,530.00 7,450.00 Avocados 2/ 3/ ......................ton: 183.00 5,550.00 5,360.00 5,300.00 Cherries : Sweet .............................ton: 215.00 6,480.00 6,300.00 6,230.00 Tart 2/ .........................pound: 0.033 0.991 0.967 0.956 Cranberry 2/ 4/ ..................barrel: 4.44 138.00 130.00 129.00 Dates (California) 3/ ...............ton: 152.00 4,860.00 4,450.00 4,400.00 : Grapes (California) : Raisin variety 5/ .................ton: 144.00 4,260.00 4,220.00 4,170.00 Wine, processing ..................ton: 66.60 (NA) 1,950.00 1,930.00 Kiwifruit 2/ ........................ton: 90.00 2,690.00 2,640.00 2,610.00 Nectarines, fresh (California) 3/ ...ton: 60.90 1,730.00 1,780.00 1,760.00 Olives, canning (California) 4/ .....ton: 95.60 2,820.00 2,800.00 2,770.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commodity Parity Prices - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons (continued) [Parity prices are computed under the provisions of Title III, Subtitle a, Section 301 (a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, and 1956. See January "Agricultural Prices" for details on adjusted base price and parity price computations] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Parity price :Adjusted : : : Commodity and unit : base :-------------------------------------------- : price : September : August : September : : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Noncitrus fruit - continued : Papayas (Hawaii) .................pound: 0.041 1.26 1.20 1.19 Peaches : Fresh 4/ 6/ ......................ton: 87.00 2,500.00 2,550.00 2,520.00 Dried (California) 1/ 5/ .........ton: 46.50 1,430.00 1,360.00 1,350.00 Processing, excludes dried : Clingstone (California) 4/ ....ton: 33.50 991.00 982.00 970.00 : Pears, Fresh 6/ ....................ton: 57.70 1,710.00 1,690.00 1,670.00 Plums (California) equivalent on-tree : Fresh 7/ .........................ton: 62.30 1,800.00 1,830.00 1,800.00 Prunes, dried (California) 1/ 2/ 5/ ton: 157.00 4,560.00 4,600.00 4,550.00 Prunes and plums : Fresh, excludes California 7/ ....ton: 62.90 1,890.00 1,840.00 1,820.00 Processing, excludes dried 1/ ....ton: 23.90 735.00 700.00 692.00 Strawberries : Fresh 10/ ......................pound: 9.040 264.00 265.00 262.00 Processing .....................pound: 3.38 98.50 99.00 97.90 Sugar crops : Sugarbeets 2/ 8/ .................ton: 5.34 163.00 156.00 155.00 Sugarcane 2/ 8/ ..................ton: 3.55 106.00 104.00 103.00 : Tree nuts 9/ : Almonds ..........................pound: 0.236 6.81 6.91 6.84 Hazelnuts ..........................ton: 222.00 6,240.00 6,500.00 6,430.00 Pistachios .......................pound: 0.227 6.24 6.65 6.58 Walnuts ............................ton: 223.00 6,090.00 6,530.00 6,460.00 : Vegetables, fresh 10/ : Carrots 11/ ........................cwt: 2.63 79.90 77.10 76.20 Cauliflower 11/ ....................cwt: 4.17 123.00 122.00 121.00 Celery 11/ .........................cwt: 1.99 61.50 58.30 57.70 Honeydew melons ....................cwt: 1.98 59.10 58.00 57.40 Lettuce ............................cwt: 2.17 64.80 63.60 62.90 Onions 11/ .........................cwt: 1.41 40.20 41.30 40.80 Tomatoes ...........................cwt: 4.21 130.00 123.00 122.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 Cotton: August 1 to July 31 for United States and all States. Cottonseed: August 1 to February 28 for United States and all States. Rice: August 1 to July 31 for United States; July 1 to June 30 for Louisiana and Texas; August 1 to July 31 for Arkansas and Mississippi; October 1 to September 30 for California; September 1 to August 31 for Missouri. Cotton and Cottonseed Market Year Average Prices Received - States and United States: Marketing Years 2013 and 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton : :-----------------------------------------------: Cottonseed State : Pima : Upland : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- dollars per lb ------------- dollars per ton : Alabama .......: (NA) (NA) 0.819 0.603 218.00 180.00 Arizona .......: (D) (D) 0.780 0.641 269.00 264.00 Arkansas ......: (NA) (NA) 0.794 0.644 259.00 221.00 California ....: 1.720 1.570 0.905 0.853 372.00 328.00 Florida .......: (NA) (NA) 0.820 0.667 197.00 170.00 Georgia .......: (NA) (NA) 0.825 0.654 202.00 173.00 Kansas ........: (NA) (NA) 0.774 0.559 (D) (D) Louisiana .....: (NA) (NA) 0.784 0.626 245.00 195.00 Mississippi ...: (NA) (NA) 0.815 0.658 243.00 195.00 Missouri ......: (NA) (NA) 0.838 0.650 253.00 210.00 : New Mexico ....: (D) (D) 0.771 0.655 298.00 240.00 North Carolina : (NA) (NA) 0.815 0.668 227.00 198.00 Oklahoma ......: (NA) (NA) 0.781 0.553 226.00 176.00 South Carolina : (NA) (NA) 0.819 0.655 203.00 193.00 Tennessee .....: (NA) (NA) 0.799 0.626 255.00 209.00 Texas .........: 1.710 1.300 0.746 0.587 254.00 181.00 Virginia ......: (NA) (NA) 0.802 0.664 (D) (D) : United States .: 1.720 1.550 0.779 0.613 246.00 194.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. Prices Received for Upland Cotton by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013-2014 State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : October : November : December :January 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama .......: (S) (S) (D) 0.820 0.803 0.801 Arizona .......: (S) (D) (D) 0.786 0.805 0.775 Arkansas ......: (S) (D) (D) 0.843 0.761 0.768 California ....: (S) (D) (D) 0.956 0.921 (D) Georgia .......: (D) (D) 0.808 0.813 0.823 0.819 Louisiana .....: (S) (D) (D) 0.729 0.758 0.799 Mississippi ...: (D) (D) (D) 0.785 0.792 0.801 North Carolina : (D) (D) 0.810 0.817 0.805 0.804 Tennessee .....: (S) (D) (D) 0.785 0.794 0.801 Texas .........: 0.767 0.749 0.775 0.703 0.748 0.755 : United States .: 0.769 0.748 0.778 0.759 0.772 0.775 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : February : March : April : May : June : July --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama .......: 0.828 0.836 (D) (D) (D) 0.845 Arizona .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (S) Arkansas ......: (D) 0.735 (D) (D) (D) 0.848 California ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (S) Georgia .......: 0.831 0.846 (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: 0.819 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina : 0.821 0.839 (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .....: 0.813 (D) (D) 0.842 (D) (D) Texas .........: 0.768 0.789 0.766 0.643 0.770 (D) : United States .: 0.802 0.817 0.827 0.817 0.839 0.847 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014-2015 State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : October : November : December :January 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama .......: (S) (D) 0.633 0.588 0.630 0.529 Arizona .......: (S) (D) 0.656 0.613 0.648 (D) Arkansas ......: (S) (D) 0.637 0.620 0.605 0.642 California ....: (S) (S) (S) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .......: (S) (D) 0.685 0.688 0.630 0.619 Louisiana .....: (S) (S) 0.603 0.589 0.609 0.645 Mississippi ...: (S) (S) 0.645 0.616 0.612 0.647 North Carolina : (S) (D) 0.685 0.675 0.660 0.642 Tennessee .....: (S) (D) 0.618 0.644 0.602 0.624 Texas .........: 0.695 0.689 0.635 0.610 0.594 0.581 : United States .: 0.695 0.689 0.645 0.627 0.608 0.591 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : February : March : April : May : June : July --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama .......: 0.654 0.677 (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona .......: 0.638 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ......: 0.642 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .......: 0.651 0.673 0.688 (D) 0.697 0.708 Louisiana .....: 0.670 0.670 (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: 0.646 0.676 0.684 (D) (D) (D) North Carolina : 0.640 0.671 (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .....: 0.625 0.617 0.657 0.667 (D) 0.690 Texas .........: 0.541 0.526 0.534 0.567 0.556 0.593 : United States .: 0.578 0.613 0.626 0.659 0.668 0.693 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Second year. Prices Received for Cottonseed by Month - States and United States: Marketing Year 2014-2015 [Monthly prices available only for major cotton producing States] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :January 1/: February : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : Alabama .......: (NA) 183.00 171.00 184.00 186.00 167.00 (S) Arizona .......: (NA) 180.00 326.00 229.00 282.00 263.00 286.00 Arkansas ......: (NA) 272.00 224.00 216.00 (S) (S) (S) California ....: (NA) (S) 361.00 314.00 (S) 305.00 (S) Georgia .......: (NA) 175.00 172.00 173.00 173.00 177.00 167.00 Louisiana .....: (NA) 218.00 196.00 182.00 (S) (S) (S) Mississippi ...: (NA) 199.00 197.00 192.00 (S) (S) (S) North Carolina : (NA) 250.00 200.00 198.00 195.00 235.00 (S) Tennessee .....: (NA) 190.00 190.00 223.00 (S) (S) (S) Texas .........: 182.00 170.00 179.00 183.00 183.00 182.00 182.00 : United States .: 182.00 175.00 201.00 198.00 186.00 194.00 196.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Second year. Upland Cotton Monthly Marketings - Marketing Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 [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. Total may not add due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Upland Cotton Month :----------------------------------------------------- : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bales : August ....................: 46 89 September .................: 207 257 October ...................: 530 980 November ..................: 1,880 1,548 December ..................: 3,261 3,721 January 1/ ................: 2,305 2,359 February ..................: 650 1,827 March .....................: 460 570 April .....................: 212 490 May .......................: 151 258 June ......................: 153 227 July ......................: 250 362 : Year ......................: 10,106 12,688 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Second year. Percent of Upland Cotton Farm Marketings by Month - States and United States: Marketing Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 [Monthly farm marketings, based on a sample survey, as a percent of total used for calculating marketing year average prices] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State and : : : : : : : : : : : : Marketing : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Jan 1/ : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul Year : : : : : : : : : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama : 2013-2014 ....: - - 1.2 16.2 27.2 14.2 11.4 9.7 5.0 3.6 3.6 7.9 2014-2015 ....: - - 7.9 22.8 22.1 27.6 5.0 3.6 3.5 2.1 1.8 3.6 : Arizona : 2013-2014 ....: - 3.0 8.5 14.8 25.5 20.0 10.9 3.7 3.9 4.5 5.2 - 2014-2015 ....: - 0.2 11.1 11.8 27.9 14.4 10.7 2.7 6.6 4.7 4.9 5.0 : Arkansas : 2013-2014 ....: - - 7.7 24.0 7.8 21.4 8.2 14.9 4.0 2.9 2.9 6.2 2014-2015 ....: - - 25.3 10.1 19.8 9.2 9.0 6.0 4.9 3.4 6.9 5.4 : California : 2013-2014 ....: - 3.4 8.3 10.0 11.3 32.0 16.6 5.3 3.4 3.4 6.3 - 2014-2015 ....: - - - 8.2 8.2 10.3 12.6 12.0 12.2 12.3 12.1 12.1 : Georgia : 2013-2014 ....: - - 3.0 16.6 30.1 21.4 8.1 7.3 3.6 2.4 2.7 4.8 2014-2015 ....: - - 3.7 11.9 32.9 15.1 13.5 6.2 5.1 3.4 3.1 5.1 : Louisiana : 2013-2014 ....: - 1.2 19.0 20.6 15.8 12.7 6.9 6.0 4.5 3.2 3.3 6.8 2014-2015 ....: - - 12.7 33.2 16.2 6.5 9.8 6.0 6.2 3.2 2.8 3.4 : Mississippi : 2013-2014 ....: 0.2 - 5.1 12.0 10.3 18.3 13.7 10.3 7.6 5.4 5.5 11.6 2014-2015 ....: - - 5.2 10.5 16.5 11.1 13.1 10.6 9.0 5.8 5.1 13.1 : North Carolina : 2013-2014 ....: - 0.1 7.0 46.6 22.7 10.6 3.6 2.5 1.8 1.3 1.3 2.5 2014-2015 ....: - - 18.7 22.5 26.6 12.2 7.0 3.6 2.7 1.6 1.5 3.6 : Tennessee : 2013-2014 ....: - - 1.9 24.4 44.8 12.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 1.5 1.4 3.0 2014-2015 ....: - - 5.1 12.6 35.6 9.5 14.2 6.4 6.4 3.0 2.4 4.8 : Texas : 2013-2014 ....: 0.9 3.6 5.5 16.7 38.5 27.2 4.6 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 2014-2015 ....: 1.3 3.7 6.9 9.4 31.5 22.0 17.3 3.3 2.6 0.9 0.5 0.6 : United States : 2013-2014 ....: 0.5 2.0 5.2 18.6 32.3 22.8 6.4 4.6 2.1 1.5 1.5 2.5 2014-2015 ....: 0.7 2.0 7.7 12.2 29.3 18.6 14.4 4.5 3.9 2.0 1.8 2.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Second year. All Rice Prices Received and Farm Marketings - United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of August through July] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketings 1/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 :2014-2015 2/: 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 :2014-2015 2/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- dollars per cwt ------- ----------- 1,000 cwt ----------- : August ....: 14.80 15.80 15.50 10,856 8,879 9,797 September .: 14.50 15.60 14.40 10,630 11,420 10,055 October ...: 14.50 16.10 14.00 13,969 13,239 17,572 November ..: 15.00 16.30 14.30 16,513 9,462 13,708 December ..: 15.00 16.50 13.70 15,260 11,544 17,901 January 3/ : 15.30 17.10 14.90 18,957 19,762 17,434 February ..: 15.00 16.70 13.00 15,410 13,495 12,615 March .....: 15.20 16.40 12.60 14,224 12,694 14,645 April .....: 15.40 16.20 12.50 12,521 8,573 15,806 May .......: 15.50 16.20 12.50 11,213 7,858 13,064 June ......: 15.50 16.30 11.90 9,829 7,777 14,543 July ......: 15.60 16.10 11.30 8,840 8,013 16,015 : MYA .......: 15.10 16.30 13.30 158,222 132,716 173,155 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Purchases from producers as reported by private firms and rice (rough equivalent) shipped from producers as reported by cooperative mills. 2/ Prices and marketings include late reports and revised data for August 2014 - July 2015. Final monthly prices, marketings, and MYA price will be published in the January 2016 "Agricultural Prices" report. 3/ Second year. Long Grain Rice Prices Received and Farm Marketings - United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of August through July] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketings 1/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 2/ : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 2/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- dollars per cwt ---------- -------------- 1,000 cwt -------------- : August ....: 14.10 15.20 14.30 8,176 6,566 7,691 September .: 13.90 15.30 13.60 9,172 10,032 8,490 October ...: 14.00 15.40 12.90 11,843 10,856 14,332 November ..: 14.20 15.40 12.50 12,815 6,873 9,507 December ..: 14.20 15.50 12.40 11,326 8,144 13,774 January 3/ : 14.50 15.50 12.50 13,967 12,223 11,454 February ..: 14.70 15.50 11.80 12,939 9,794 10,045 March .....: 14.70 15.50 11.40 11,117 9,729 11,770 April .....: 14.80 15.60 11.10 9,540 6,983 12,161 May .......: 14.90 15.50 10.90 9,097 6,218 9,943 June ......: 15.00 15.60 10.40 7,545 6,356 11,416 July ......: 15.00 15.40 9.95 6,508 6,691 12,963 : MYA .......: 14.50 15.40 11.90 124,045 100,465 133,546 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Purchases from producers as reported by private firms and rice (rough equivalent) shipped from producers as reported by cooperative mills. 2/ Prices and marketings include late reports and revised data for August 2014 - July 2015. Final monthly prices, marketings, and MYA price will be published in the January 2016 "Agricultural Prices" report. 3/ Second year. Medium and Short Grain Rice Prices Received and Farm Marketings - United States: Marketing Years 2012-2013 through 2014-2015 [Marketing year average (MYA) prices are weighted average prices for the United States marketing year of August through July] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received : Farm marketings 1/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 2/ : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 2/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- dollars per cwt ---------- -------------- 1,000 cwt ------------- : August ....: 16.70 17.40 20.20 2,680 2,313 2,106 September .: 17.90 17.80 18.60 1,458 1,388 1,565 October ...: 17.60 19.50 18.70 2,126 2,383 3,240 November ..: 18.10 18.90 18.30 3,698 2,589 4,201 December ..: 17.30 18.90 17.90 3,934 3,400 4,127 January 3/ : 17.70 19.80 19.50 4,990 7,539 5,980 February ..: 16.90 19.60 17.70 2,471 3,701 2,570 March .....: 17.00 19.30 17.70 3,107 2,965 2,875 April .....: 17.40 18.50 17.40 2,981 1,590 3,645 May .......: 18.00 18.70 17.40 2,116 1,640 3,121 June ......: 17.30 19.70 17.50 2,284 1,421 3,127 July ......: 17.20 19.90 16.90 2,332 1,322 3,052 : MYA .......: 17.40 19.20 18.20 34,177 32,251 39,609 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Purchases from producers as reported by private firms and rice (rough equivalent) shipped from producers as reported by cooperative mills. 2/ Prices and marketings include late reports and revised data for August 2014 - July 2015. Final monthly prices, marketings, and MYA price will be published in the January 2016 "Agricultural Prices" report. 3/ Second year. Medium and Short Grain Rice Prices Received - California and Other States: Marketing Years 2013-2014 through 2014-2015 [Marketing year for California: October - September. Marketing Year for Other States: August - July. Other States include Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : California : Other States Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 1/ : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 1/ 2/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- dollars per cwt ------ ------ dollars per cwt ------ : August ....: (NA) 21.10 15.00 15.60 September .: (NA) 20.70 15.40 15.30 October ...: 21.50 22.50 15.50 14.80 November ..: 19.90 21.80 15.40 14.90 December ..: 19.90 20.90 15.90 15.00 January 3/ : 20.60 21.70 15.70 14.90 February ..: 21.10 21.90 15.80 14.40 March .....: 20.60 21.10 16.10 14.70 April .....: 20.40 21.20 16.10 14.30 May .......: 21.20 21.40 15.90 13.80 June ......: 20.80 20.70 15.90 13.30 July ......: 21.20 21.50 15.80 12.90 August ....: 21.10 20.90 15.60 12.90 September .: 20.70 20.50 15.30 12.20 : MYA .......: 20.70 21.40 15.70 14.40 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Prices and marketings include late reports and revised data for August 2014 - August 2015. Final monthly prices, marketings, and MYA price for California will be published in the January 2016 "Agricultural Prices" report. 2/ Other States monthly prices for August 2014 - July 2015 and 2014-2015 MYA price are final. 3/ 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 implement to make necessary program improvements in the agricultural price program. The index group structure for prices received was modified to maintain a more universal structure and consistency with the required 1910-1914 series. Modifications implemented January 2014 include the following: update the current 1990-1992 base reference period to 2011, link the 1910-1914 series to the updated base reference period, 2011, create index groups used universally by researchers, data users, and policymakers, re-classify agricultural commodities into the index groups, expand the commodity coverage for vegetable, melon, non- citrus, and tree nuts, update monthly market weights, and adjust (normalization) current five year moving average cash receipts and farm input cost weights. Modifications implemented January 2015 discontinued preliminary prices and replaced the annual average index with an annual index. See Price Program Quick Stats Links at end of this report for program change details. September Prices Paid by Farmers The September Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 107, is down 0.9 percent from August 2015 and 4.5 percent from September 2014. Production index: The September index, at 107, is down 1.8 percent from last month and 7.0 percent lower than last year. Lower prices in September for feeder cattle, concentrates, complete feeds, and gasoline more than offset higher prices for nitrogen, LP gas, feeder pigs, and hay & forages. Feed: The September index, at 104, decreased 1.0 percent from August and is down 10 percent from last September. Since August, lower prices for concentrates, complete feeds, feed grains, and supplements more than offset higher prices for hay & forages. Livestock and poultry: The September index, at 136, decreased 7.5 percent from last month and is down 17 percent from last year. Since August, lower prices for feeder cattle more than offset higher prices for feeder pigs. The September feeder cattle price, at $197.00 per cwt, is down $22.00 per cwt from the August price. September feeder pigs averaged $103.00 per cwt, up $15.00 per cwt from August. Fertilizer: The September index, at 88, is up 2.3 percent from August but is 4.3 percent below September a year ago. Since August, prices are higher for nitrogen, potash & phosphate, and mixed fertilizer. Chemicals: The September index, at 107, is unchanged from August but is down 2.7 percent from last September. Fuels: The September index, at 60, is down 1.6 percent from a month earlier and 39 percent below September 2014. Compared with last month, prices are lower for gasoline and diesel but higher for LP gas. Machinery: The September index, at 115, is unchanged from August but is 2.7 percent above last September. Consumer price index: The September 2015 Consumer Price Index, as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment to a level of 237.945 (1982-1984=100). The August index is 238.316. For the 12 month period ending in September, the overall index decreased slightly. Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: September 2015 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 : September : August : September : September : August : September Ratios : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Prices paid by farmers for : commodities, services, : interest, taxes, and wage : rates (PPITW) ...................: 3044 2930 2897 112 108 107 Production ....................: 2395 2268 2234 115 109 107 Feed ........................: 1280 1162 1143 116 105 104 Livestock and poultry .......: 3238 2908 2675 164 147 136 Seeds .......................: 3746 3755 3755 114 114 114 Fertilizer ..................: 1104 1040 1061 92 86 88 Chemicals ...................: 986 957 957 110 107 107 Fuels .......................: 2766 1711 1690 99 61 60 Supplies and repairs ........: 1251 1243 1242 106 105 105 : Autos and trucks ............: 3205 3235 3234 104 105 105 Machinery ...................: 6859 7044 7044 112 115 115 Building materials ..........: 2498 2491 2489 107 107 107 Services and rent ...........: 2318 2369 2367 (NA) (NA) (NA) Services ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 110 113 112 Rent ........................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 110 110 : Interest 1/ ...................: 3504 3539 3539 96 97 97 Taxes 2/ ......................: 6233 6376 6376 105 107 107 Wage rates ....................: 7654 7865 7865 107 110 110 Production, interest, taxes, : and wage rates (PITW) .......: 3202 3064 3025 114 109 107 Family living-CPI 3/ ..........: 2261 2264 2260 106 106 106 : Ratio (received/paid) .........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 96 94 92 Parity ratio 4/ ...............: 36 36 35 (NA) (NA) (NA) Parity ratio adjusted 5/ ......: 37 37 36 (NA) (NA) (NA) PPITW adjusted for : productivity 6/ .............: 1420 1405 1400 (NA) (NA) (NA) : Crop sector (PPITW) ...........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 107 105 105 Livestock sector (PPITW) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 118 111 109 : Farm sector (production) ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) 130 119 115 Non-farm sector (production) ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) 106 103 103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Interest per acre on farm real estate debt and interest rate on farm non-real estate debt. 2/ Farm real estate taxes payable per acre. 3/ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), for the previous month converted by the USDA. 4/ Ratio of index of prices received to PPITW (1910-1914=100). 5/ Based on estimated cash receipts, from marketings and government payments, the preliminary adjustment factor is 1.026 for 2015 and the revised factor is 1.026 for 2014. 6/ PPITW is adjusted based on productivity trend for the prior 15 years. Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov. Relative weights are a five year moving average] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Relative weights : Indexes (2011=100) :------------------------------------------------------- Index Group : : :September: August :September : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Production items ............: 74.1 74.6 115 109 107 : Feed ......................: 15.5 15.5 116 105 104 Feed grains .............: 2.2 2.2 61 64 64 Complete feeds ..........: 7.6 7.6 121 114 112 Hay and forages .........: 1.9 1.9 109 93 93 Concentrates ............: 2.5 2.5 160 121 114 Supplements .............: 1.3 1.3 111 117 116 Livestock and poultry .....: 8.5 8.3 164 147 136 Feeder cattle ...........: 6.6 6.4 174 160 144 Feeder pigs .............: 0.7 0.7 142 63 74 Milk cow replacements ...: 0.7 0.7 139 143 143 Poultry .................: 0.5 0.5 102 102 102 : Seeds .....................: 4.9 5.0 114 114 114 Field crops .............: 4.4 4.5 113 114 114 Grasses and legumes .....: 0.5 0.5 123 120 120 Fertilizer ................: 6.2 6.4 92 86 88 Mixed fertilizer ........: 2.7 2.8 85 86 86 Nitrogen ................: 2.6 2.7 98 88 92 Potash and phosphate ....: 0.9 0.9 94 83 84 Chemicals .................: 3.1 3.2 110 107 107 Herbicides ..............: 1.9 2.0 110 107 107 Insecticides ............: 0.7 0.7 112 107 107 Fungicides and other ....: 0.4 0.5 105 104 104 : Fuels .....................: 4.1 4.0 99 61 60 Diesel ..................: 2.6 2.5 90 59 57 Gasoline ................: 0.9 0.8 103 73 66 LP gas ..................: 0.7 0.7 128 56 68 Supplies and repairs ......: 4.3 4.3 106 105 105 Supplies ................: 1.4 1.4 106 106 106 Repairs .................: 2.8 2.9 106 105 105 Autos and trucks ..........: 1.1 1.1 104 105 105 Autos ...................: 0.1 0.1 101 101 101 Trucks ..................: 1.0 1.0 105 106 106 : Machinery .................: 4.9 5.2 112 115 115 Tractors ................: 1.1 1.1 108 110 110 Self-propelled ..........: 2.0 2.1 115 119 119 Other machinery .........: 1.9 2.0 112 115 115 Building materials ........: 3.7 3.7 107 107 107 Services ..................: 10.8 10.8 110 113 112 Custom rates ............: 1.1 1.1 109 112 112 Other services ..........: 9.7 9.7 110 113 113 Rent ......................: 6.9 7.1 108 110 110 Cash ....................: 3.7 3.8 109 110 110 Share ...................: 3.2 3.3 108 110 110 : Interest ....................: 2.6 2.3 96 97 97 Taxes .......................: 2.9 2.8 105 107 107 Wage rates ..................: 6.4 6.4 107 110 110 Family living-CPI ...........: 14.0 13.9 106 106 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed Price Ratios - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed price ratio 1/ :September 2014: August 2015 :September 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal : in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ ......: 5.9 4.4 4.2 : Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in : value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ ............................: 9.0 26.5 20.7 : Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight ......................: 21.7 16.0 14.8 : Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal : in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4/ ................: 2.96 2.11 2.25 : Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal : in value to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, : live weight .......................................: 45.3 40.5 38.0 : Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in : value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5/ ..........: 7.6 9.4 10.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2015 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2014: August 2015 :September 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Broilers, live ................pound: 0.660 0.470 0.430 Eggs, market ..................dozen: 0.825 2.38 1.80 : Hogs, all .......................cwt: 75.70 59.00 54.50 Milk, all .......................cwt: 25.70 16.70 17.50 : Steers and heifers ..............cwt: 158.00 149.00 140.00 Turkeys, live .................pound: 0.775 0.897 0.925 : Corn .........................bushel: 3.49 3.68 3.68 Hay, alfalfa ....................ton: 197.00 159.00 157.00 : Soybeans .....................bushel: 10.90 9.71 9.05 Wheat, all ...................bushel: 5.71 4.85 4.72 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: September 2015 with Comparisons [Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2014: August 2015 :September 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Feeder cattle & calves ..........cwt: 238.00 219.00 197.00 Feeder pigs .....................cwt: 199.00 88.00 103.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Information Contacts General Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch..................................... (202) 720-6146 Crop Prices Received Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ........................................................................ (202) 720-2127 Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section............................................................. (202) 720-2127 Angie Considine - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum..................................................... (202) 720-5944 Tony Dahlman - Soybeans, Barley, Crop Weather.......................................................... (202) 720-7621 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet.......................................................... (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay................................................................. (202) 690-8533 Jean Porter - Oats, Rye, Wheat......................................................................... (202) 720-8068 Bianca Pruneda - Peanuts, Rice......................................................................... (202) 720-7688 Travis Thorson -Sunflower, Canola, Safflower, Rapeseed, Mustard Seed................................... (202) 720-7369 Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section.................................. (202) 720-2127 Vincent Davis - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries.................................. (202) 720-2157 Fleming Gibson - Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Sugar Crops, Tropical Fruits.................................. (202) 720-5412 Greg Lemmons - Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ......................................... (202) 720-4285 Dave Losh - Hops ...................................................................................... (360) 709-2400 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans ....................................................................... (202) 720-3250 Daphne Schauber - Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts ....................................... (202) 720-4215 Chris Singh - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco ...................................... (202) 720-4288 Livestock Prices Received Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch.................................................................... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section.................................................................... (202) 720-3570 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs............................................................................ (202) 720-3106 Scott Hollis - Sheep and Goats......................................................................... (202) 720-3570 Michael Klamm - Cattle and Cattle on Feed.............................................................. (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk, Milk Cows.......................................................................... (202) 720-3278 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section............................................. (202) 720-3570 Heidi Gleich - Broilers................................................................................ (202) 720-0585 Kim Linonis - Eggs..................................................................................... (202) 690-8632 Sammy Neal - Turkeys................................................................................... (202) 720-3244 Josh O'Rear - Honey.................................................................................... (202) 690-3676 Indexes, Prices Paid, and Parity Prices Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics and Demographics Branch................................................................................... (202) 720-6146 Tony Dorn, Head, Economics Section....................................................................... (202) 690-3223 Daryl Brinkman - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices................................................ (202) 720-8844 Greg Gholson - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices, Prices Paid Indexes, Prices Paid for Feed, Fertilizer, Chemicals, Seeds, Fuels, Farm Supplies and Repairs, Farm Machinery, Feeder Livestock, Poultry Chicks, Feed Price Ratios.................................................................... 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