Agricultural Prices ISSN: 1937-4216 Released April 30, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note Beginning this year, final U.S. marketing year average prices (which appear in Agricultural Prices reports) for several crops will be published earlier in the year to allow the Farm Service Agency to meet statutory deadlines in administering their programs. The crops impacted and the new publication months are: Barley, Oats, Wheat (June); Canola, Dry Edible Peas, Flaxseed, Lentils, Rapeseed (July); Mustard Seed, Safflower, and Sunflower (September). March Prices Received Index Up 2.6 Percent The March Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 98.3, increased 2.6 percent from February and 6.4 percent from March 2020. At 99.3, the Crop Production Index is up 1.2 percent from last month and 14 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 97.4, increased 4.1 percent from February, and 0.2 percent from March last year. Producers received higher prices during March for hogs, market eggs, soybeans, and lettuce but lower prices for strawberries, oranges, cotton, and celery. In addition to prices, the volume change of commodities marketed also influences the indexes. In March, there was increased monthly movement for strawberries, cattle, milk, and calves and decreased marketing of cotton, apples, soybeans, and greenhouse & nursery. March Prices Paid Index Up 0.8 Percent The March Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 111.7, is up 0.8 percent from February 2021 and 1.9 percent from March 2020. Higher prices for feeder pigs, nitrogen, potash & phosphate, and diesel more than offset lower prices for LP gas, concentrates, grasses & legumes, and feeder cattle. Prices Received, Prices Paid, and Ratio of Prices Received to Prices Paid Indexes 2011 Base - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : March : February : March Index Group : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent percent percent : : Prices received by farmers ...............: 92.4 95.8 98.3 : Prices paid by farmers ...................: 109.6 110.8 111.7 : Ratio of prices received to prices paid ..: 84 86 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents Prices Received by Farmers................................................................................. 4 Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons............................ 5 Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons....................... 5 Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2020 and 2021............. 5 Prices Paid Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2020 and 2021................. 6 Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons.................... 7 Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons.................. 8 Prices Received for All Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans by Month - United States: 2021 with Comparisons.......... 9 Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2021 with Comparisons............... 9 Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons...................... 10 Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons................... 10 Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons.................... 11 Prices Received for Spring Wheat - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons................... 11 Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons........................... 11 Prices Received for All Barley - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons..................... 12 Prices Received for Malting Barley - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons................. 12 Prices Received for Feed Barley - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons.................... 12 Prices Received for Corn - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons........................... 13 Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons.................. 13 Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons....................... 14 Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons...................... 14 Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons......................... 15 Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons....................... 15 Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons............. 15 Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons...................... 15 Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons... 16 Prices Received and Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons..... 16 Prices Received for Hay by Type - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons.................... 17 Prices Received for Premium and Supreme Alfalfa Hay - States and 5-State Total: March 2021................. 17 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - United States: March 2020............................... 18 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - United States: February 2021............................ 18 Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - United States: March 2021............................... 18 Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons....................... 19 Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: April 2021 with Comparisons...................... 19 Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons.. 20 Commodity Parity Prices - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons....................................... 21 Marketing Year for Specified Commodities................................................................... 23 Prices Received for Broilers by Month - United States: 2015-2020........................................... 23 Prices Received for Turkeys by Month - United States: 2015-2020............................................ 23 Prices Received for All Eggs by Month - United States: 2015-2020........................................... 24 Prices Received for Market Eggs by Month - United States: 2015-2020........................................ 24 Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month - States and United States: 2019...................... 25 Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month - States and United States: 2020...................... 26 Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test - States and United States: 2019............. 27 Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test - States and United States: 2020............. 28 Adjustment for Seasonal Variation - All Eggs and All Milk.................................................. 29 Prices Received for All Eggs Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month - United States: 2017-2020........... 29 Prices Received for All Eggs as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month - United States: 2017-2020........... 29 Prices Received for All Eggs Adjustment Factors by Month - United States: 2017-2020........................ 29 Prices Received for All Milk Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month - United States: 2017-2020........... 30 Prices Received for All Milk as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month - United States: 2017-2020........... 30 Prices Received for All Milk Adjustment Factors by Month - United States: 2017-2020........................ 30 Reliability of Prices Received Estimates................................................................... 31 Prices Paid by Farmers..................................................................................... 32 Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons................. 33 Prices Paid Indexes and Annual Weights for Input Components and Sub-components - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons............................................................................. 34 Feed Price Ratios - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons............................................. 35 Prices Received Used to Calculate Feed Price Ratios - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons........... 35 Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons.............................. 35 Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates....................................................................... 36 Information Contacts....................................................................................... 37 March Prices Received by Farmers Crop production: The March index, at 99.3, is 1.2 percent higher than February and 14 percent higher than March 2020. The grain & oilseed and vegetable & melon index increases more than offset the fruit & tree nut and other crop index decreases. Grain and oilseed: The March index, at 90.4, is up 2.5 percent from February and 37 percent from March 2020. The feed grain, food grain, and oilseed indexes all increased. Feed grain: The March index, at 82.0, increased 2.5 percent from last month and 33 percent from a year ago. The corn price, at $4.89 per bushel, is up 14 cents from last month and $1.21 from March 2020. Food grain: At 87.3, the index for March increased 0.1 percent from the previous month and 10 percent from a year ago. The March price for all wheat, at $5.85 per bushel, is 2 cents higher than February and 99 cents higher than March 2020. The March price for rice, at $13.90 per cwt, is 20 cents higher than February and 10 cents higher than March 2020. Oilseed: At 103.9, the index for March increased 3.7 percent from February and 52 percent from March 2020. The soybean price, at $13.20 per bushel, is 50 cents higher than February and $4.73 higher than March a year ago. Fruit and tree nut: The March index, at 129.3, is down 4.6 percent from February but up 2.4 percent from March 2020. Price decreases during March for strawberries, oranges, and apples more than offset price increases for grapefruit, lemons, and pears. Vegetable and melon: At 102.0, the index for March increased 6.5 percent from the previous month but decreased 20 percent from March 2020. Price increases during March for lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, and onions more than offset price declines for celery, sweet corn, and carrots. Other crop: The March index, at 86.5, is down 1.1 percent from the previous month but up 9.1 percent from March 2020. At 68.5 cents per pound, the price for upland cotton is 3.6 cents lower than February but 10.9 cents higher than March 2020. The all hay price, at $166.00 per ton, is $3.00 higher than February and $10.00 higher than March 2020. Livestock production: The index for March, at 97.4, increased 4.1 percent from the previous month and 0.2 percent from March a year ago. Meat animal, dairy, and poultry & egg indexes all increased. Meat animal: At 99.8, the March index increased 4.7 percent from the previous month and 7.5 percent from a year ago. At $67.20 per cwt, the March hog price is $10.80 higher than February and $19.50 higher than a year earlier. The March beef cattle price of $113.00 per cwt is $1.00 higher than the previous month but unchanged from March 2020. Dairy: The index for March, at 86.6, is up 1.8 percent from the previous month but down 2.8 percent from March a year ago. The March all milk price of $17.40 per cwt is 30 cents higher than February but 50 cents lower than March 2020. Poultry and egg: At 103.5, the March index increased 5.1 percent from February but decreased 7.8 percent from March 2020. The March market egg price, at 90.7 cents per dozen, is 17.2 cents higher than February but 67.3 cents lower than March 2020. The March broiler price, at 44.6 cents per pound, is 0.9 cent higher than February and 1.6 cents higher than a year ago. At 75.5 cents per pound, the March turkey price is 1.8 cents higher than the previous month and 9.1 cents higher than March 2020. Food Commodities: The index, at 101.0, increased 2.9 percent from the previous month and increased 3.5 percent from March 2020. Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 Base :----------------------------------- : March : February : March Index Group : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Agricultural production ........: 92.4 95.8 98.3 Crop production ..............: 87.1 98.1 99.3 Grain and oilseed ..........: 66.1 88.2 90.4 Feed grain ...............: 61.6 80.0 82.0 Food grain ...............: 79.3 87.2 87.3 Oilseed ..................: 68.5 100.2 103.9 Fruit and tree nut .........: 126.3 135.5 129.3 Vegetable and melon ........: 127.1 95.8 102.0 Other crop .................: 79.3 87.5 86.5 : Livestock production .........: 97.2 93.6 97.4 Meat animal ................: 92.8 95.3 99.8 Cattle ...................: 99.3 98.7 99.5 Hog ......................: 71.7 84.8 101.1 Dairy ......................: 89.1 85.1 86.6 Poultry and egg ............: 112.2 98.5 103.5 : Food commodity .................: 97.6 98.2 101.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received Indexes, 1910-1914 Base - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons [Revised historical price indexes for months not shown are available at www.nass.usda.gov] -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910 - 1914 Base :----------------------------------- : March : February : March Index Group : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Agricultural production ........: 954 988 1014 Crop production ..............: 760 856 866 Livestock production .........: 1129 1086 1131 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2020 and 2021 [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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent percent -- percent -- : January .......: 88.9 90.0 82.5 88.8 98.4 91.8 96.3 94.8 February ......: 90.6 95.8 86.3 98.1 94.7 93.6 94.9 98.2 March .........: 92.4 98.3 87.1 99.3 97.2 97.4 97.6 101.0 April .........: 81.9 86.0 78.4 84.2 May ...........: 84.5 86.5 82.7 87.5 June ..........: 88.0 89.3 86.8 92.2 July ..........: 86.6 88.4 84.6 90.2 August ........: 87.3 90.9 83.7 90.7 September .....: 89.1 93.9 83.9 92.6 October .......: 89.1 88.2 90.4 94.4 November ......: 92.9 92.1 94.0 100.8 December ......: 91.2 91.6 90.7 96.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid Indexes, 2011 Base by Month for Selected Groups - United States: 2020 and 2021 [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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- percent -- -- percent -- -- percent -- -- percent -- : January .......: 110.9 109.9 107.6 105.9 111.5 109.8 110.2 109.9 February ......: 110.6 110.8 107.1 107.1 111.5 110.0 109.7 111.7 March .........: 109.6 111.7 105.8 108.1 111.0 110.8 108.3 112.5 April .........: 108.1 104.1 110.3 105.9 May ...........: 108.0 103.9 110.2 105.7 June ..........: 107.9 103.8 110.3 105.5 July ..........: 108.1 103.9 110.2 105.9 August ........: 108.1 103.8 110.1 106.1 September .....: 108.3 104.1 110.0 106.6 October .......: 108.7 104.5 109.9 107.4 November ......: 109.3 105.3 110.0 108.5 December ......: 109.6 105.8 110.0 109.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Field Crops and Fruits - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons [Price data source for non-citrus fruit commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2011 : : : Commodity : Base Price : March 2020 :February 2021 : March 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Field crops : Barley, all ...............dollars/bushel: 4.79 4.89 4.97 4.90 Feed .....................dollars/bushel: 4.59 3.55 3.50 3.80 Malting ..................dollars/bushel: 4.83 5.07 5.02 5.04 Beans, dry edible ............dollars/cwt: 34.60 37.10 33.80 30.60 Canola .......................dollars/cwt: 23.10 15.70 20.40 22.00 Chickpeas, all ...............dollars/cwt: 35.70 17.70 22.50 23.40 Large .......................dollars/cwt: 39.20 17.70 23.50 23.90 Small .......................dollars/cwt: 23.40 17.70 19.30 21.70 Corn ......................dollars/bushel: 6.02 3.68 4.75 4.89 : Cotton, Upland .............dollars/pound: 0.880 0.576 0.721 0.685 Cottonseed ...................dollars/ton: 131.00 (NA) 186.00 (NA) Flaxseed ..................dollars/bushel: 14.20 10.70 13.20 15.70 Hay, all, baled ..............dollars/ton: 159.00 156.00 163.00 166.00 Alfalfa .....................dollars/ton: 176.00 172.00 175.00 181.00 Other .......................dollars/ton: 119.00 134.00 143.00 142.00 Lentils ......................dollars/cwt: 27.50 21.20 19.50 18.60 Oats ......................dollars/bushel: 3.42 2.79 3.11 3.07 Peanuts, in-shell ..........dollars/pound: 0.252 0.206 0.205 0.212 : Peas, dry edible .............dollars/cwt: 13.60 9.57 10.90 11.00 Rice, all ....................dollars/cwt: 13.70 13.80 13.70 13.90 Long ........................dollars/cwt: 12.30 12.60 12.50 12.80 Medium and short ............dollars/cwt: 18.40 17.30 17.90 18.20 Sorghum grain ................dollars/cwt: 10.70 5.86 11.10 11.00 Soybeans ..................dollars/bushel: 12.50 8.47 12.70 13.20 Sunflowers, all ..............dollars/cwt: 29.00 20.90 21.40 21.60 : Wheat, all ................dollars/bushel: 7.44 4.86 5.83 5.85 Winter ...................dollars/bushel: 6.93 4.84 5.96 6.02 Durum ....................dollars/bushel: 9.22 5.46 6.37 6.00 Other spring .............dollars/bushel: 8.33 4.82 5.62 5.64 Hard red winter ..........dollars/bushel: 7.07 4.62 5.72 5.77 Soft red winter ..........dollars/bushel: 6.77 5.75 6.53 6.52 Hard red spring ..........dollars/bushel: 8.38 4.80 5.61 5.62 White ....................dollars/bushel: 6.58 5.38 6.21 6.21 : Fruits : Citrus, equivalent on-tree : Grapefruit ..................dollars/box: 7.47 9.56 11.47 14.79 Lemons ......................dollars/box: 12.30 10.25 19.28 20.23 Oranges .....................dollars/box: 8.16 10.06 12.75 11.48 : Non-citrus, fresh 1/ : Apples ....................dollars/pound: 0.325 0.577 0.737 0.735 Grapes ......................dollars/ton: 628.00 (S) (S) (S) Peaches .....................dollars/ton: 507.00 (S) (S) (S) Pears .......................dollars/ton: 559.00 1,170.00 1,290.00 1,280.00 Strawberries ................dollars/cwt: 104.00 189.00 207.00 143.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Beginning February 2020, price reflects FOB shipping point basis Prices Received for Vegetables and Livestock - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons [Price data source for vegetables, livestock, and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2011 : : : Commodity : Base Price : March 2020 :February 2021 : March 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Vegetables, fresh 1/ : Asparagus ....................dollars/cwt: 37.50 (S) (S) (S) Beans, snap ..................dollars/cwt: 69.00 43.20 54.00 36.50 Broccoli .....................dollars/cwt: 41.60 79.60 36.90 52.10 Cantaloupes ..................dollars/cwt: 16.50 (S) (S) (S) Carrots ......................dollars/cwt: 30.80 57.50 42.90 42.00 Cauliflower ..................dollars/cwt: 47.00 102.00 46.30 69.60 Celery .......................dollars/cwt: 22.50 55.70 47.80 31.10 Corn, sweet ..................dollars/cwt: 30.70 28.60 77.40 47.00 Cucumbers ....................dollars/cwt: 18.70 (S) (S) 27.70 Lettuce ......................dollars/cwt: 24.30 27.40 15.80 21.40 Onions 2/ ....................dollars/cwt: 11.90 20.60 19.20 20.40 Potatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 14.30 15.90 9.70 10.40 Tomatoes .....................dollars/cwt: 51.20 57.60 46.20 47.20 : Livestock : Calves .......................dollars/cwt: 142.00 160.00 167.00 163.00 Cattle, all beef .............dollars/cwt: 115.00 113.00 112.00 113.00 Cows 3/ .....................dollars/cwt: 71.60 67.50 65.60 67.10 Steers and heifers ..........dollars/cwt: 117.00 114.00 115.00 116.00 Milk cows 4/ ................dollars/head: 1,420.00 (NA) (NA) (NA) Hogs, all ....................dollars/cwt: 66.50 47.70 56.40 67.20 Barrows and gilts ...........dollars/cwt: 66.80 48.30 56.40 66.60 Sows ........................dollars/cwt: 57.90 31.50 56.90 78.80 : Dairy and poultry : Milk, all 5/ .................dollars/cwt: 20.10 17.90 17.10 17.40 Fat test ........................percent: 3.71 3.97 4.10 4.05 Broilers, live 6/ ..........dollars/pound: 0.459 0.430 0.437 0.446 Eggs, all ..................dollars/dozen: 0.969 1.72 0.994 1.14 Market 7/ .................dollars/dozen: 0.796 1.58 0.735 0.907 Turkeys, live 8/ ...........dollars/pound: 0.680 0.664 0.737 0.755 : Adjusted for seasonal variation : Eggs, all ..................dollars/dozen: 0.979 1.41 0.922 0.928 Seasonal factor .................percent: 101 122 108 123 Milk, all ....................dollars/cwt: 20.20 18.50 17.70 17.90 Seasonal factor .................percent: 100 97 97 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 1/ Beginning February 2020, price reflects FOB shipping point basis 2/ Includes some processing. 3/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 4/ Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices available for January, April, July, and October. 5/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. 6/ Live weight equivalent price. 7/ Also referred to as table eggs. 8/ 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: 2021 with Comparisons [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All wheat : Corn : Soybeans Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per bushel : January ....: 5.28 4.88 5.48 3.56 3.79 4.24 8.64 8.84 10.90 February ...: 5.33 4.88 5.83 3.60 3.78 4.75 8.52 8.60 12.70 March ......: 5.19 4.86 5.85 3.61 3.68 4.89 8.52 8.47 13.20 April ......: 4.93 4.85 3.53 3.29 8.28 8.35 May ........: 4.78 4.76 3.63 3.20 8.02 8.28 June .......: 4.81 4.56 3.98 3.16 8.31 8.34 July .......: 4.52 4.54 4.16 3.21 8.38 8.50 August .....: 4.34 4.55 3.93 3.12 8.22 8.66 September ..: 4.26 4.73 3.80 3.40 8.35 9.24 October ....: 4.45 4.98 3.85 3.61 8.60 9.63 November ...: 4.39 5.24 3.68 3.79 8.59 10.30 December ...: 4.64 5.43 3.71 3.97 8.70 10.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Received for Beef Cattle and All Hogs by Month - United States: 2021 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Beef cattle 1/ : All hogs 2/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : January ..: 121.00 122.00 110.00 44.60 47.80 50.20 February .: 123.00 120.00 112.00 43.40 45.50 56.40 March ....: 126.00 113.00 113.00 46.50 47.70 67.20 April ....: 125.00 108.00 59.40 42.30 May ......: 120.00 109.00 62.30 51.00 June .....: 114.00 109.00 59.50 41.30 July .....: 112.00 97.10 56.60 39.90 August ...: 111.00 103.00 58.50 42.90 September : 103.00 104.00 47.70 49.70 October ..: 107.00 106.00 49.10 56.30 November .: 113.00 107.00 48.00 51.90 December .: 118.00 108.00 47.30 49.10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cows and steers & heifers. 2/ Barrows & gilts and sows. Prices Received for All Wheat - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (S) (D) (S) Arkansas ...........: (S) (S) (D) California .........: (D) (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 4.28 4.96 5.55 Idaho ..............: 5.01 5.52 5.58 Illinois ...........: 6.19 6.18 (D) Indiana ............: 5.43 5.93 (D) Kansas .............: 4.38 6.08 5.88 Michigan ...........: 5.66 6.18 6.13 Minnesota ..........: 4.76 5.70 5.62 : Missouri ...........: 5.66 7.08 7.09 Montana ............: 5.01 5.54 5.59 Nebraska ...........: 4.30 5.65 6.06 North Carolina .....: 6.37 6.54 6.47 North Dakota .......: 4.75 5.68 5.72 Ohio ...............: 5.62 5.87 6.22 Oklahoma ...........: 4.49 6.03 5.67 Oregon .............: 6.02 6.87 6.90 South Dakota .......: 4.81 5.61 5.56 Texas ..............: 5.24 5.94 6.83 Washington .........: 5.68 6.34 6.40 : United States ......: 4.86 5.83 5.85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Winter Wheat - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: (S) (S) (D) California .........: (D) (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 4.28 4.96 5.55 Idaho ..............: 5.03 5.55 5.54 Illinois ...........: 6.19 6.18 (D) Indiana ............: 5.43 5.93 (D) Kansas .............: 4.38 6.08 5.88 Michigan ...........: 5.66 6.18 6.13 Missouri ...........: 5.66 7.08 7.09 Montana ............: 5.06 5.41 5.56 : Nebraska ...........: 4.30 5.65 6.06 North Carolina .....: 6.37 6.54 6.47 North Dakota .......: (D) 5.40 (D) Ohio ...............: 5.62 5.87 6.22 Oklahoma ...........: 4.49 6.03 5.67 Oregon .............: 6.02 6.87 6.90 South Dakota .......: 4.60 5.66 5.57 Texas ..............: 5.24 5.94 6.83 Washington .........: 5.59 6.32 6.39 : United States ......: 4.84 5.96 6.02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Durum Wheat - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arizona ............: (S) (D) (S) California .........: (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..............: (S) (D) (D) Montana ............: (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 5.64 6.28 6.45 : United States ......: 5.46 6.37 6.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Idaho ..............: 4.97 5.37 5.66 Minnesota ..........: 4.76 5.70 5.62 Montana ............: 4.96 5.53 5.64 North Dakota .......: 4.59 5.59 5.59 South Dakota .......: 5.00 5.55 5.55 Washington .........: 6.09 6.42 6.45 : United States ......: 4.82 5.62 5.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Oats - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Illinois ...........: (S) (D) (D) Iowa ...............: 4.05 3.87 4.19 Michigan ...........: 3.86 3.45 4.45 Minnesota ..........: 2.61 2.89 3.15 Montana ............: (S) (S) (D) Nebraska ...........: (D) (D) (D) New York ...........: (S) (S) (S) North Dakota .......: 2.57 2.72 2.94 Oregon .............: (S) (S) (S) Pennsylvania .......: 4.50 (D) (D) South Dakota .......: 2.75 3.06 2.91 Texas ..............: (S) (S) (S) Wisconsin ..........: 3.26 2.99 3.15 : United States ......: 2.79 3.11 3.07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : California .........: (S) (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 4.94 4.95 4.92 Idaho ..............: 5.15 5.12 4.98 Minnesota ..........: (D) 4.25 4.22 Montana ............: 4.66 4.68 4.50 North Dakota .......: 4.06 4.86 4.85 Washington .........: (D) 5.16 5.25 Wyoming ............: (D) (D) (D) : United States ......: 4.89 4.97 4.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Malting Barley - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : California .........: (S) (D) (S) Colorado ...........: (D) 4.95 4.92 Idaho ..............: 5.19 5.13 5.06 Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) 4.57 Montana ............: 4.73 4.72 4.56 North Dakota .......: 4.54 4.99 5.01 Washington .........: (D) (D) (D) Wyoming ............: (S) (D) (D) : United States ......: 5.07 5.02 5.04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Feed Barley - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : California .........: (S) (D) (D) Colorado ...........: (D) (S) (D) Idaho ..............: 3.93 (D) 3.25 Minnesota ..........: (S) 3.71 (D) Montana ............: 3.09 3.62 3.88 North Dakota .......: 3.50 3.51 4.12 Washington .........: 3.02 3.40 3.79 Wyoming ............: (D) (S) (S) : United States ......: 3.55 3.50 3.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: March 2021 with Comparisons --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Colorado ...............: 3.74 4.90 4.95 Illinois ...............: 3.65 4.69 4.96 Indiana ................: 4.03 4.74 4.95 Iowa ...................: 3.64 4.87 4.89 Kansas .................: 3.58 4.94 5.03 Kentucky ...............: 4.11 4.67 4.87 Michigan ...............: 3.73 4.89 4.97 Minnesota ..............: 3.49 4.57 4.73 Missouri ...............: 3.85 4.77 5.02 Nebraska ...............: 3.63 4.64 4.71 : North Carolina .........: 4.58 5.98 6.13 North Dakota ...........: 3.16 4.39 4.66 Ohio ...................: 3.99 4.80 5.06 Pennsylvania ...........: 4.11 5.69 5.86 South Dakota ...........: 3.42 4.63 4.76 Tennessee ..............: 4.02 5.32 5.42 Texas ..................: 4.24 5.50 5.69 Wisconsin ..............: 3.51 4.74 4.75 : United States ..........: 3.68 4.75 4.89 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Sorghum Grain - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Kansas .............: 5.79 11.00 11.10 Nebraska ...........: (D) 11.70 10.30 Oklahoma ...........: 6.21 11.90 11.30 Texas ..............: 6.75 11.30 10.75 : United States ......: 5.86 11.10 11.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Soybeans - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : Arkansas ...........: 8.50 12.90 12.20 Illinois ...........: 8.78 12.40 13.10 Indiana ............: 9.01 12.60 13.00 Iowa ...............: 8.43 12.70 13.30 Kansas .............: 8.19 12.90 13.30 Kentucky ...........: 8.99 12.10 12.60 Louisiana ..........: (D) 11.60 10.40 Michigan ...........: 8.90 13.40 13.20 Minnesota ..........: 7.46 13.10 13.60 Mississippi ........: (D) 12.40 12.90 : Missouri ...........: 8.78 12.80 13.10 Nebraska ...........: 8.23 12.50 13.20 North Carolina .....: 8.75 13.10 13.60 North Dakota .......: 7.67 12.50 13.10 Ohio ...............: 9.11 12.40 13.30 South Dakota .......: 8.13 12.30 13.10 Tennessee ..........: 8.99 12.30 13.90 Wisconsin ..........: 8.30 13.00 13.00 : United States ......: 8.47 12.70 13.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Dry Beans - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : California .........: (D) (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 36.10 (D) (D) Idaho ..............: (D) (D) (D) Michigan ...........: 37.40 41.00 37.70 Minnesota ..........: 37.50 32.20 34.00 Nebraska ...........: (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 36.10 29.40 29.10 : United States ......: 37.10 33.80 30.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Canola - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Minnesota ..........: (D) (D) (D) Montana ............: 13.60 17.00 17.70 North Dakota .......: 15.80 20.50 22.10 Oklahoma ...........: (S) (S) (S) : United States ......: 15.70 20.40 22.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Flaxseed - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per bushel : North Dakota .......: 10.70 13.20 15.70 : United States ......: 10.70 13.20 15.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Peanuts (in shell) - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Alabama ............: 0.198 0.210 0.209 Arkansas ...........: (S) (S) (S) Florida ............: 0.195 0.208 0.203 Georgia ............: 0.197 0.202 0.207 Mississippi ........: 0.189 0.185 0.192 New Mexico .........: (S) 0.563 (S) North Carolina .....: 0.222 0.220 0.230 Oklahoma ...........: 0.236 0.227 0.230 South Carolina .....: 0.209 0.218 0.218 Texas ..............: 0.331 0.232 0.227 Virginia ...........: 0.214 (S) 0.220 : United States ......: 0.206 0.205 0.212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received for Sunflower - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Kansas .............: 19.50 (D) (D) Minnesota ..........: 22.40 (D) 21.60 North Dakota .......: 21.80 21.80 22.10 South Dakota .......: 20.70 20.50 20.40 : United States ......: 20.90 21.40 21.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Upland Cotton and Cottonseed - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons [Cottonseed marketing year August - February] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Cottonseed State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : February : March : March : February : March : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- dollars per pound -------- -------- dollars per ton ------- : Alabama ............: 0.588 0.698 0.681 (NA) 128.00 (NA) Arizona ............: (S) (S) (S) (NA) 258.00 (NA) Arkansas ...........: (D) (D) 0.715 (NA) (S) (NA) California .........: (S) (S) (S) (NA) (S) (NA) Georgia ............: 0.558 0.749 0.713 (NA) 154.00 (NA) Louisiana ..........: (D) 0.717 (D) (NA) (S) (NA) Mississippi ........: (D) 0.714 0.703 (NA) (S) (NA) North Carolina .....: 0.583 0.704 (D) (NA) 233.00 (NA) Tennessee ..........: 0.594 0.795 0.705 (NA) (S) (NA) Texas ..............: 0.538 0.680 0.650 (NA) (S) (NA) : United States ......: 0.576 0.721 0.685 (NA) 186.00 (NA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Prices Received and Marketings for Upland Cotton and Rice - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cotton, Upland : Average price ......dollars/pound: 0.576 0.721 0.685 Marketings 1/ ........1,000 bales: 600 754 538 : Rice, all : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 13.80 13.70 13.90 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 14,054 14,092 16,618 : Rice, long : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 12.60 12.50 12.80 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 10,541 11,129 13,470 : Rice, medium and short : California : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 20.80 20.40 20.90 : Other States 3/ : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 11.80 13.20 13.50 : United States : Average price ........dollars/cwt: 17.30 17.90 18.20 Marketings 2/ ..........1,000 cwt: 3,513 2,963 3,148 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2021 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All hay : Alfalfa hay : Other hay State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : February : March : March : February : March : March : February : March : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : Arizona ..............: 200.00 190.00 195.00 200.00 190.00 195.00 200.00 190.00 190.00 California ...........: 187.00 186.00 191.00 200.00 195.00 200.00 145.00 155.00 160.00 Colorado .............: 225.00 212.00 217.00 225.00 210.00 215.00 225.00 225.00 230.00 Idaho ................: 149.00 162.00 163.00 150.00 165.00 165.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 Illinois .............: 174.00 152.00 159.00 185.00 165.00 170.00 125.00 110.00 115.00 Iowa .................: 112.00 126.00 118.00 116.00 132.00 125.00 94.00 108.00 96.00 Kansas ...............: 116.00 145.00 136.00 132.00 169.00 170.00 95.00 95.00 98.00 Kentucky .............: 152.00 157.00 162.00 205.00 215.00 215.00 130.00 140.00 140.00 Michigan .............: 156.00 185.00 189.00 175.00 200.00 205.00 120.00 155.00 155.00 Minnesota ............: 132.00 118.00 119.00 139.00 135.00 131.00 90.00 84.00 78.00 : Missouri .............: 118.00 109.00 111.00 155.00 155.00 160.00 110.00 100.00 100.00 Montana ..............: 135.00 133.00 143.00 135.00 135.00 145.00 135.00 125.00 130.00 Nebraska .............: 103.00 109.00 114.00 113.00 117.00 124.00 82.00 88.00 93.00 Nevada ...............: 179.00 190.00 193.00 180.00 190.00 195.00 175.00 180.00 175.00 New Mexico ...........: 216.00 218.00 222.00 220.00 225.00 230.00 190.00 180.00 180.00 New York .............: 148.00 181.00 176.00 243.00 221.00 209.00 145.00 168.00 165.00 North Dakota .........: 78.00 95.00 94.00 82.00 100.00 102.00 66.00 70.00 75.00 Ohio .................: 162.00 183.00 184.00 200.00 210.00 220.00 145.00 160.00 150.00 Oklahoma .............: 103.00 104.00 130.00 157.00 192.00 204.00 90.00 87.00 108.00 Oregon ...............: 185.00 194.00 199.00 195.00 205.00 205.00 160.00 180.00 180.00 : Pennsylvania .........: 170.00 214.00 186.00 265.00 286.00 245.00 157.00 198.00 175.00 South Dakota .........: 91.00 105.00 110.00 96.00 115.00 123.00 77.00 82.00 82.00 Texas ................: 138.00 156.00 157.00 187.00 221.00 222.00 130.00 144.00 144.00 Utah .................: 179.00 194.00 199.00 180.00 195.00 200.00 130.00 135.00 135.00 Washington ...........: 188.00 173.00 180.00 200.00 170.00 180.00 165.00 180.00 180.00 Wisconsin ............: 173.00 166.00 159.00 180.00 179.00 172.00 153.00 118.00 117.00 Wyoming ..............: 180.00 175.00 180.00 185.00 175.00 180.00 145.00 175.00 180.00 : United States ........: 156.00 163.00 166.00 172.00 175.00 181.00 134.00 143.00 142.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Premium and Supreme Alfalfa Hay - States and 5-State Total: March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton : California .........: 215.00 220.00 225.00 Idaho ..............: 170.00 185.00 180.00 Michigan ...........: 190.00 225.00 230.00 Minnesota ..........: 232.00 187.00 200.00 New York ...........: 256.00 256.00 254.00 Pennsylvania .......: 338.00 340.00 288.00 Texas ..............: 219.00 228.00 229.00 Wisconsin ..........: 260.00 232.00 225.00 : 5-State Total 1/ 2/ : 205.00 211.00 210.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 5-State total represents a weighted (hay purchases) average price for the five largest milk producing States (based on the pounds of milk produced during the previous month). 2/ For March 2020, includes California, Idaho, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. For February 2021, includes California, Idaho, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. For March 2021, includes California, Idaho, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - United States: March 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit ..........................: 31.80 12.11 20.98 6.73 9.56 18.74 3.99 : Lemons ..............................: 38.20 16.40 27.76 (D) 10.25 20.98 (D) : Oranges .............................: 26.70 13.06 16.31 11.72 10.06 13.43 8.67 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - United States: February 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit ..........................: 37.60 14.15 26.18 6.74 11.47 23.67 3.95 : Lemons ..............................: 45.10 25.80 34.51 (D) 19.28 27.59 (D) : Oranges .............................: 34.10 15.75 23.34 8.32 12.75 20.40 5.25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for Citrus Fruits by Utilization - United States: March 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Commodity : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : Grapefruit ..........................: 36.60 18.02 26.06 9.55 14.79 23.18 5.97 : Lemons ..............................: 44.90 26.81 34.26 (D) 20.23 27.34 (D) : Oranges .............................: 33.20 14.54 22.47 11.06 11.48 19.50 7.96 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Prices Received for All Milk - States and United States: March 2021 with Comparisons [Before deduction for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 2020 : February 2021 : March 2021 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price :Fat test : Price :Fat test : Price : Fat test ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent dollars per cwt percent : Arizona ............: 17.10 3.75 15.20 3.77 15.80 3.73 California .........: 17.30 3.89 17.80 3.98 17.10 3.96 Colorado ...........: 18.60 3.86 16.90 4.00 17.50 3.93 Florida ............: 22.10 3.67 20.00 3.70 20.50 3.63 Georgia ............: 20.10 3.72 18.90 3.83 19.20 3.74 Idaho ..............: 17.30 4.05 17.00 4.19 17.60 4.17 Illinois ...........: 18.30 3.97 16.60 4.12 17.00 4.03 Indiana ............: 18.00 3.95 17.10 4.11 17.40 4.01 Iowa ...............: 18.80 4.04 17.40 4.27 18.10 4.19 Kansas .............: 16.50 4.05 14.30 4.16 15.80 4.04 : Michigan ...........: 16.60 3.85 15.90 4.02 16.40 3.94 Minnesota ..........: 18.20 4.10 17.80 4.31 18.60 4.27 New Mexico .........: 15.20 3.84 14.00 3.95 15.40 3.89 New York ...........: 18.50 3.95 17.40 4.11 17.90 4.06 Ohio ...............: 18.90 3.97 17.80 4.05 18.10 3.96 Oregon .............: 20.10 4.09 19.50 4.18 20.00 4.14 Pennsylvania .......: 18.90 3.96 17.40 4.09 17.90 4.03 South Dakota .......: 19.10 4.30 18.70 4.57 19.20 4.48 Texas ..............: 18.10 4.25 16.00 4.36 17.10 4.28 Utah ...............: 17.80 4.02 17.00 4.01 17.40 3.99 : Vermont ............: 19.00 3.96 17.90 4.13 18.10 4.09 Virginia ...........: 19.80 3.87 18.90 4.01 19.10 3.91 Washington .........: 18.00 4.09 16.40 4.18 17.10 4.14 Wisconsin ..........: 18.10 3.94 17.20 4.13 17.50 4.04 : United States ......: 17.90 3.96 17.10 4.10 17.40 4.05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for Milk Cows - States and United States: April 2021 with Comparisons [Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Quarterly United States milk cow prices are based on revised milk cow inventory] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : April 2020 : January 2021 : April 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per head : Arizona ............: 1,350 1,500 1,450 California .........: 1,300 1,350 1,400 Colorado ...........: 1,250 1,300 1,350 Florida ............: 1,310 1,400 1,360 Georgia ............: 1,310 1,280 1,200 Idaho ..............: 1,250 1,350 1,400 Illinois ...........: 1,200 1,290 1,350 Indiana ............: 1,220 1,350 1,300 Iowa ...............: 1,170 1,310 1,320 Kansas .............: 1,350 1,400 1,380 : Michigan ...........: 1,300 1,400 1,425 Minnesota ..........: 1,100 1,260 1,290 New Mexico .........: 1,350 1,400 1,450 New York ...........: 1,190 1,300 1,260 Ohio ...............: 1,170 1,230 1,300 Oregon .............: 1,150 1,300 1,300 Pennsylvania .......: 1,170 1,250 1,220 South Dakota .......: 1,230 1,350 1,300 Texas ..............: 1,350 1,400 1,350 Utah ...............: 1,150 1,200 1,200 : Vermont ............: 1,300 1,350 1,330 Virginia ...........: 1,160 1,180 1,250 Washington .........: 1,200 1,350 1,350 Wisconsin ..........: 1,250 1,470 1,490 : United States ......: 1,250 1,360 1,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity Parity Prices and Price as Percent of Parity Price - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons [Parity prices are computed under the provisions of Title III, Subtitle a, Section 301 (a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, and 1956. See February "Agricultural Prices" for details on adjusted base price and parity price computations. Parity data not available for blank cells. Primary source of data for livestock and milk prices is United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity price : Price as percent :Adjusted : : : of parity Commodity and unit : base :----------------------------------------------------------- : price : March :February : March : March :February : March : : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- dollars ------------- ------- percent ------ : Basic commodities : All wheat ............bushel: 0.547 16.60 17.00 16.50 29 34 35 Rice ....................cwt: 1.29 38.40 40.00 39.00 36 34 36 Corn .................bushel: 0.422 12.90 13.10 12.80 29 36 38 Cotton : Upland ..............pound: 0.068 2.08 2.11 2.05 28 34 33 American Pima .......pound: 0.135 4.16 4.19 4.08 25 25 26 Peanuts ...............pound: 0.022 0.684 0.682 0.665 30 30 32 Small chickpeas 1/ ......cwt: 2.30 71.40 71.30 69.50 25 27 31 Large chickpeas 1/ ......cwt: 2.97 92.80 92.10 89.80 19 26 27 Lentils 1/ ..............cwt: 2.26 71.10 70.10 68.30 30 28 27 : Designated non-basic : All milk, to plants 2/ ..cwt: 1.79 53.50 55.50 54.10 35 32 33 Honey, extracted 3/ ...pound: 0.193 5.68 5.98 5.83 35 33 34 : Wool and mohair : Wool ..................pound: 0.151 4.43 4.68 4.56 43 35 36 Mohair ................pound: 0.460 13.60 14.30 13.90 44 35 36 : Other non-basic : Apples, fresh 4/ ......pound: 0.038 1.070 1.180 1.150 54 62 64 Barley ...............bushel: 0.494 14.70 15.30 14.90 33 32 33 Canola ..................cwt: 1.81 55.60 56.10 54.70 28 36 40 Cottonseed ..............ton: 19.30 580.00 598.00 583.00 33 31 32 Dry edible beans ........cwt: 3.12 92.50 96.70 94.30 40 35 32 Flaxseed .............bushel: 1.07 32.40 33.20 32.30 33 40 49 Oats .................bushel: 0.289 8.62 8.96 8.73 32 35 35 Potatoes, fresh .........cwt: 1.06 31.80 32.90 32.00 50 29 33 Sorghum grain ...........cwt: 0.728 21.90 22.60 22.00 27 49 50 Soybeans .............bushel: 1.03 31.50 31.90 31.10 27 40 42 Sunflower, all ..........cwt: 2.07 61.60 64.20 62.60 34 33 35 : Citrus (equivalent on-tree) : Grapefruit ..............box: 0.905 24.90 28.10 27.30 38 41 54 Lemons ..................box: 1.98 55.60 61.40 59.80 18 31 34 Oranges .................box: 1.050 30.00 32.60 31.70 34 39 36 : Livestock and poultry : Beef cattle .............cwt: 11.80 354.00 366.00 357.00 32 31 32 Broilers ..............pound: 0.050 1.55 1.55 1.51 28 28 30 Calves ..................cwt: 17.40 515.00 539.00 526.00 31 31 31 Eggs 2/ ...............dozen: 0.099 3.00 3.07 2.99 47 30 31 Hogs ....................cwt: 5.55 170.00 172.00 168.00 28 33 40 Turkeys, live .........pound: 0.066 1.960 2.050 1.990 34 36 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2021 with Comparisons [Parity prices are computed under the provisions of Title III, Subtitle a, Section 301 (a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, and 1956. See February "Agricultural Prices" for details on adjusted base price and parity price computations] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Parity price : Adjusted : : : Commodity and unit : base :----------------------------------------- : price : March : February : March : : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Field crops and miscellaneous : Hops ..............................pound: 0.440 12.60 13.60 13.30 Mustard seed ........................cwt: 3.07 93.70 95.20 92.80 Rapeseed ............................cwt: 2.55 78.50 79.10 77.10 Rye ..............................bushel: 0.631 18.70 19.60 19.10 Safflower ...........................cwt: 2.19 65.10 67.90 66.20 Spearmint oil .....................pound: 1.74 52.00 53.90 52.60 Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 2.04 59.80 63.20 61.60 : Tobacco : Flue-cured, 11-14 ...............pound: 0.185 5.56 5.74 5.59 Fire-cured, 21-23 ...............pound: 0.256 7.64 7.94 7.74 Burley, 31 ......................pound: 0.183 5.47 5.67 5.53 Maryland, 32 ....................pound: 0.174 5.15 5.39 5.26 Dark air-cured, 35-37 ...........pound: 0.228 6.81 7.07 6.89 Pennsylvania seedleaf, 41 .......pound: 0.214 5.98 6.63 6.47 : Non-citrus fruit : Apples, processing 1/ 2/ ............ton: 20.80 604.00 645.00 629.00 Apricots, fresh 3/ ..................ton: 127.00 3,810.00 3,940.00 3,840.00 Avocados 2/ 3/ ......................ton: 194.00 5,890.00 6,010.00 5,860.00 Cherries : Sweet .............................ton: 212.00 6,250.00 6,570.00 6,410.00 Tart 2/ .........................pound: 0.029 0.892 0.899 0.876 Cranberry 2/ 4/ ..................barrel: 3.38 106.00 105.00 102.00 Dates (California) 3/ ...............ton: 206.00 5,470.00 6,390.00 6,230.00 : Grapes (California) : Wine, processing ..................ton: 78.50 2,260.00 2,430.00 2,370.00 Kiwifruit 2/ ........................ton: 117.00 3,120.00 3,630.00 3,540.00 Nectarines, fresh (California) 3/ ...ton: 81.10 2,330.00 2,510.00 2,450.00 Olives, canning (California) 4/ .....ton: 112.00 3,300.00 3,470.00 3,380.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commodity Parity Prices - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons (continued) [Parity prices are computed under the provisions of Title III, Subtitle a, Section 301 (a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, and 1956. See February "Agricultural Prices" for details on adjusted base price and parity price computations] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Parity price :Adjusted : : : Commodity and unit : base :-------------------------------------------- : price : March : February : March : : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars : Non-citrus fruit - continued : Papayas (Hawaii) .................pound: 0.042 1.34 1.30 1.27 Peaches, fresh 4/ 6/ ...............ton: 106.00 3,060.00 3,290.00 3,200.00 Pears, fresh 6/ ....................ton: 63.00 1,900.00 1,950.00 1,900.00 Plums (California) equivalent on-tree : Fresh 7/ .........................ton: 80.40 2,220.00 2,490.00 2,430.00 Strawberries : Fresh 10/ ......................pound: 10.20 292.00 316.00 308.00 Processing .....................pound: 3.91 111.00 121.00 118.00 : Sugar crops : Sugarbeets 2/ 8/ .................ton: 4.71 146.00 146.00 142.00 Sugarcane 2/ 8/ ..................ton: 3.47 104.00 108.00 105.00 : Tree nuts 9/ : Almonds ..........................pound: 0.258 7.52 8.00 7.80 Hazelnuts ..........................ton: 237.00 7,050.00 7,350.00 7,160.00 Pistachios .......................pound: 0.250 7.26 7.75 7.56 Walnuts ............................ton: 237.00 7,020.00 7,350.00 7,160.00 : Vegetables, fresh 10/ : Carrots 11/ ........................cwt: 2.64 83.90 81.80 79.80 Cauliflower 11/ ....................cwt: 4.62 139.00 143.00 140.00 Celery 11/ .........................cwt: 2.13 61.00 66.00 64.40 Honeydew melons ....................cwt: 2.07 74.90 64.20 62.60 Lettuce ............................cwt: 2.74 74.90 84.90 82.80 Onions 11/ .........................cwt: 1.44 41.90 44.60 43.50 Tomatoes ...........................cwt: 4.05 119.00 126.00 122.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Broilers: December 1, previous year through November 30 for the United States. Eggs: December 1, previous year to November 30 for the United States. Milk: January 1 to December 31 for the United States. Turkeys: January 1 to December 31 for the United States. Prices Received for Broilers by Month - United States: 2015-2020 [Live weight equivalent price] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : 2015 ...: 0.580 0.600 0.540 0.590 0.640 0.650 2016 ...: 0.470 0.500 0.460 0.480 0.510 0.560 2017 ...: 0.480 0.490 0.480 0.550 0.570 0.660 2018 ...: 0.500 0.530 0.520 0.600 0.650 0.720 2019 ...: 0.510 0.560 0.490 0.510 0.550 0.570 2020 ...: 0.449 0.494 0.419 0.430 0.226 0.345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : June : July : August : September : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : 2015 ...: 0.620 0.510 0.470 0.430 0.410 0.420 2016 ...: 0.570 0.510 0.440 0.420 0.370 0.440 2017 ...: 0.660 0.620 0.540 0.510 0.480 0.490 2018 ...: 0.730 0.670 0.490 0.460 0.460 0.490 2019 ...: 0.540 0.487 0.421 0.391 0.410 0.403 2020 ...: 0.366 0.345 0.310 0.292 0.315 0.391 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for Turkeys by Month - United States: 2015-2020 [Live weight equivalent price] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : January : February : March : April : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : 2015 ...: 0.662 0.669 0.683 0.702 0.759 0.812 2016 ...: 0.789 0.794 0.789 0.832 0.831 0.865 2017 ...: 0.689 0.672 0.690 0.666 0.686 0.658 2018 ...: 0.508 0.506 0.499 0.500 0.498 0.508 2019 ...: 0.509 0.528 0.532 0.556 0.533 0.561 2020 ...: 0.625 0.644 0.664 0.677 0.701 0.714 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : July : August : September : October : November : December -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : 2015 ...: 0.848 0.897 0.925 0.971 0.922 0.886 2016 ...: 0.866 0.843 0.878 0.852 0.815 0.744 2017 ...: 0.678 0.647 0.623 0.627 0.577 0.529 2018 ...: 0.519 0.517 0.531 0.511 0.530 0.498 2019 ...: 0.576 0.592 0.622 0.639 0.671 0.624 2020 ...: 0.737 0.735 0.776 0.784 0.734 0.721 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for All Eggs by Month - United States: 2015-2020 [Includes hatching and market eggs. 2014-2017 are mid-month prices, starting in 2018 prices are full month] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per dozen : 2015 ...: 1.750 1.240 1.290 1.540 1.080 1.730 2016 ...: 1.240 1.180 1.080 0.970 0.680 0.552 2017 ...: 1.210 0.813 0.621 0.783 0.629 0.615 2018 ...: 1.330 1.150 1.260 2.010 1.190 0.848 2019 ...: 1.150 0.999 0.920 0.866 0.633 0.475 2020 ...: 0.931 0.753 0.893 1.720 1.040 0.774 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : June : July : August : September : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per dozen : 2015 ...: 2.000 1.900 2.390 1.890 1.430 2.000 2016 ...: 0.541 0.651 0.654 0.604 0.513 0.591 2017 ...: 0.631 0.819 0.744 1.090 0.895 1.380 2018 ...: 1.030 1.090 1.090 0.929 0.909 1.130 2019 ...: 0.714 0.511 0.891 0.680 0.663 1.280 2020 ...: 0.719 0.762 0.776 0.832 0.994 0.968 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for Market Eggs by Month - United States: 2015-2020 [2014-2017 are mid-month prices, starting in 2018 prices are full month] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :December 1/: January : February : March : April : May -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per dozen : 2015 ...: 1.650 1.060 1.110 1.410 0.870 1.610 2016 ...: 1.040 0.969 0.850 0.731 0.391 0.242 2017 ...: 1.020 0.572 0.371 0.555 0.376 0.358 2018 ...: 1.180 0.960 1.090 1.940 1.000 0.614 2019 ...: 0.970 0.791 0.696 0.639 0.373 0.187 2020 ...: 0.715 0.487 0.640 1.580 0.797 0.486 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : June : July : August : September : October : November -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per dozen : 2015 ...: 1.920 1.810 2.380 1.800 1.260 1.930 2016 ...: 0.231 0.361 0.369 0.316 0.215 0.308 2017 ...: 0.375 0.589 0.504 0.900 0.680 1.230 2018 ...: 0.816 0.888 0.890 0.710 0.690 0.945 2019 ...: 0.452 0.224 0.659 0.425 0.407 1.110 2020 ...: 0.421 0.475 0.490 0.555 0.750 0.724 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month - States and United States: 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : February : March : April : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arizona ......: 16.30 16.50 16.80 16.90 17.40 17.80 California ...: 16.30 16.50 17.30 17.40 17.80 18.10 Colorado .....: 17.10 17.20 17.80 18.00 18.40 18.30 Florida ......: 20.30 20.50 20.80 20.80 21.40 22.00 Georgia ......: 18.20 18.50 18.50 18.70 19.30 19.40 Idaho ........: 15.70 16.10 17.00 17.20 17.40 17.40 Illinois .....: 16.80 16.90 17.50 17.90 18.10 18.00 Indiana ......: 16.70 16.80 17.30 17.30 17.60 17.60 Iowa .........: 16.50 16.90 17.80 18.20 18.60 18.40 Kansas .......: 15.60 15.70 16.60 16.50 16.80 17.20 : Michigan .....: 15.70 15.80 16.50 16.40 16.80 16.90 Minnesota ....: 16.30 16.70 17.80 18.30 18.50 18.30 New Mexico ...: 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.10 16.50 16.60 New York .....: 17.50 17.70 18.30 18.20 18.40 18.60 Ohio .........: 17.30 17.40 17.90 17.70 18.00 18.10 Oregon .......: 18.70 18.80 19.80 20.20 20.50 20.60 Pennsylvania .: 17.80 18.00 18.50 18.40 18.70 18.90 South Dakota .: 17.20 17.60 18.50 19.10 19.40 19.10 Texas ........: 17.00 17.10 18.00 18.10 18.40 18.60 Utah .........: 16.30 16.30 17.20 17.40 17.60 17.90 : Vermont ......: 17.90 18.10 18.70 18.50 18.80 19.00 Virginia .....: 18.40 18.60 18.60 18.40 18.80 19.10 Washington ...: 17.40 17.60 18.10 18.00 18.30 18.50 Wisconsin ....: 16.30 16.40 17.30 17.90 18.20 17.90 : United States : 16.60 16.80 17.60 17.70 18.00 18.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : July : August : September : October : November : December -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arizona ......: 18.40 18.60 18.70 18.90 19.40 19.70 California ...: 18.60 18.70 18.70 19.40 20.00 19.80 Colorado .....: 18.80 19.10 19.40 20.00 20.30 20.60 Florida ......: 22.20 23.10 22.50 22.70 23.10 23.80 Georgia ......: 20.10 21.10 20.70 21.00 21.50 21.90 Idaho ........: 18.20 18.30 19.10 20.90 21.70 20.30 Illinois .....: 18.80 19.20 19.70 20.30 21.60 21.20 Indiana ......: 18.00 18.50 18.80 19.50 20.30 20.40 Iowa .........: 19.10 19.30 20.40 21.40 23.30 22.40 Kansas .......: 17.40 17.50 18.10 19.10 20.20 19.50 : Michigan .....: 17.30 17.60 17.90 18.50 19.20 19.40 Minnesota ....: 19.20 19.50 20.60 21.70 23.20 22.10 New Mexico ...: 17.20 16.90 17.40 18.40 19.90 19.30 New York .....: 18.80 19.10 19.40 19.70 20.50 20.50 Ohio .........: 18.40 18.80 19.30 20.00 20.70 21.00 Oregon .......: 21.50 21.50 22.10 23.30 24.60 23.60 Pennsylvania .: 19.20 19.60 19.80 20.20 21.10 21.10 South Dakota .: 19.80 20.20 21.30 22.40 24.10 22.70 Texas ........: 19.10 19.30 19.30 21.00 22.10 21.30 Utah .........: 18.20 18.60 19.10 20.40 21.70 21.30 : Vermont ......: 19.20 19.50 19.70 20.00 20.90 20.80 Virginia .....: 19.50 20.30 20.10 20.40 21.20 21.60 Washington ...: 19.10 19.20 19.10 19.90 20.70 20.50 Wisconsin ....: 18.80 19.10 19.90 20.70 22.50 21.40 : United States : 18.70 18.90 19.30 20.20 21.20 20.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants by Month - States and United States: 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : February : March : April : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arizona ......: 18.80 17.90 17.10 13.90 12.60 15.60 California ...: 19.00 18.40 17.30 13.90 13.20 18.60 Colorado .....: 20.00 19.20 18.60 15.80 14.50 15.10 Florida ......: 23.80 22.10 22.10 19.70 17.60 17.20 Georgia ......: 22.30 20.60 20.10 17.40 16.00 15.70 Idaho ........: 18.60 17.90 17.30 14.60 14.50 20.20 Illinois .....: 19.70 19.10 18.30 14.70 13.50 17.50 Indiana ......: 19.50 18.70 18.00 14.50 13.60 15.40 Iowa .........: 20.40 19.80 18.80 14.30 15.00 20.90 Kansas .......: 18.60 17.70 16.50 12.60 12.50 17.40 : Michigan .....: 18.40 17.70 16.60 13.00 12.10 14.80 Minnesota ....: 20.20 19.80 18.20 14.70 15.30 21.40 New Mexico ...: 17.80 16.90 15.20 11.80 11.40 17.00 New York .....: 19.80 19.10 18.50 14.70 13.30 15.50 Ohio .........: 20.10 19.40 18.90 14.80 14.70 16.90 Oregon .......: 21.50 20.90 20.10 17.60 16.30 22.60 Pennsylvania .: 20.20 19.40 18.90 15.30 14.00 16.30 South Dakota .: 20.70 20.30 19.10 15.30 14.80 22.70 Texas ........: 20.40 19.70 18.10 13.80 13.90 20.00 Utah .........: 19.20 18.60 17.80 15.20 13.80 17.10 : Vermont ......: 20.30 19.60 19.00 15.50 13.90 16.30 Virginia .....: 21.30 19.90 19.80 17.70 16.20 16.60 Washington ...: 19.80 18.90 18.00 14.50 13.00 16.70 Wisconsin ....: 19.50 19.20 18.10 14.30 13.70 19.80 : United States : 19.50 18.90 17.90 14.40 13.70 18.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : July : August : September : October : November : December -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt : Arizona ......: 16.30 16.30 16.30 15.70 16.70 16.90 California ...: 21.10 18.50 17.30 19.80 21.60 18.10 Colorado .....: 17.00 17.60 17.80 17.00 17.80 19.00 Florida ......: 21.30 23.20 22.30 20.10 22.20 23.70 Georgia ......: 20.30 21.70 21.10 19.30 21.00 22.50 Idaho ........: 21.60 17.50 17.60 21.70 21.20 17.70 Illinois .....: 19.50 18.20 17.40 19.20 20.70 18.40 Indiana ......: 17.90 17.80 17.60 17.70 19.40 19.20 Iowa .........: 23.20 19.30 18.30 22.80 23.20 18.30 Kansas .......: 19.60 17.70 17.00 19.10 19.50 16.70 : Michigan .....: 17.00 16.90 16.70 16.90 18.50 17.80 Minnesota ....: 24.40 20.30 19.50 23.80 24.30 18.70 New Mexico ...: 19.20 17.10 15.60 18.30 19.40 16.30 New York .....: 18.50 18.20 18.00 18.80 20.00 18.30 Ohio .........: 18.70 19.00 18.70 18.80 20.00 19.90 Oregon .......: 25.40 21.50 19.40 23.80 25.90 19.70 Pennsylvania .: 19.30 18.60 18.00 18.80 20.20 18.80 South Dakota .: 25.20 20.60 19.10 24.50 24.90 19.50 Texas ........: 21.60 18.90 17.70 20.40 21.00 18.00 Utah .........: 19.70 19.50 18.30 18.90 21.40 18.90 : Vermont ......: 19.40 18.80 18.30 19.20 20.50 19.00 Virginia .....: 20.40 21.10 20.80 19.50 21.10 22.00 Washington ...: 18.80 17.40 16.80 18.40 19.80 17.80 Wisconsin ....: 22.30 19.40 17.90 21.60 22.80 18.10 : United States : 20.60 18.60 17.70 20.00 21.10 18.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test - States and United States: 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : February : March : April : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arizona ......: 3.80 3.78 3.71 3.67 3.65 3.68 California ...: 4.03 4.03 4.00 3.84 3.79 3.84 Colorado .....: 3.87 3.87 3.84 3.78 3.76 3.68 Florida ......: 3.66 3.63 3.58 3.60 3.57 3.59 Georgia ......: 3.72 3.64 3.59 3.59 3.60 3.58 Idaho ........: 4.10 4.07 4.02 3.94 3.86 3.82 Illinois .....: 4.02 4.02 3.99 3.91 3.87 3.81 Indiana ......: 3.93 3.92 3.87 3.82 3.76 3.68 Iowa .........: 4.05 4.08 4.03 3.93 3.95 3.84 Kansas .......: 4.02 4.01 4.00 3.87 3.87 3.83 : Michigan .....: 3.91 3.94 3.89 3.84 3.77 3.70 Minnesota ....: 4.13 4.15 4.14 4.03 3.99 3.89 New Mexico ...: 3.84 3.80 3.78 3.71 3.69 3.65 New York .....: 3.99 3.98 3.96 3.90 3.84 3.78 Ohio .........: 4.05 4.05 4.01 3.91 3.84 3.79 Oregon .......: 4.20 4.23 4.22 4.07 4.00 3.95 Pennsylvania .: 3.94 3.94 3.92 3.84 3.77 3.73 South Dakota .: 4.33 4.38 4.34 4.24 4.21 4.07 Texas ........: 4.30 4.25 4.21 4.12 4.09 4.03 Utah .........: 4.02 4.00 3.97 3.89 3.84 3.80 : Vermont ......: 4.04 4.05 4.03 3.98 3.93 3.86 Virginia .....: 3.89 3.85 3.82 3.74 3.66 3.63 Washington ...: 4.20 4.23 4.22 4.07 4.00 3.95 Wisconsin ....: 3.98 3.99 3.96 3.89 3.85 3.78 : United States : 4.02 4.02 3.99 3.89 3.85 3.81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : July : August : September : October : November : December -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arizona ......: 3.69 3.66 3.69 3.77 3.84 3.91 California ...: 3.71 3.71 3.78 3.92 3.95 3.98 Colorado .....: 3.65 3.65 3.76 3.94 3.99 3.96 Florida ......: 3.62 3.68 3.72 3.75 3.76 3.74 Georgia ......: 3.59 3.63 3.66 3.70 3.81 3.83 Idaho ........: 3.78 3.82 3.94 4.18 4.13 4.18 Illinois .....: 3.78 3.78 3.86 3.99 4.11 4.10 Indiana ......: 3.66 3.68 3.73 3.81 3.98 3.97 Iowa .........: 3.80 3.83 3.91 4.07 4.15 4.10 Kansas .......: 3.78 3.83 3.87 4.04 4.14 4.12 : Michigan .....: 3.69 3.65 3.77 3.84 3.99 3.96 Minnesota ....: 3.85 3.91 4.01 4.16 4.22 4.19 New Mexico ...: 3.63 3.64 3.69 3.85 4.02 4.00 New York .....: 3.73 3.74 3.84 3.94 4.02 4.02 Ohio .........: 3.75 3.77 3.82 3.91 4.08 4.07 Oregon .......: 3.94 3.96 3.94 4.13 4.20 4.19 Pennsylvania .: 3.68 3.71 3.81 3.94 4.02 4.02 South Dakota .: 4.01 4.06 4.16 4.35 4.44 4.39 Texas ........: 3.99 4.02 4.06 4.24 4.41 4.36 Utah .........: 3.75 3.76 3.88 4.07 4.12 4.13 : Vermont ......: 3.78 3.80 3.89 3.96 4.04 4.01 Virginia .....: 3.62 3.66 3.73 3.83 3.98 4.00 Washington ...: 3.94 3.96 3.94 4.13 4.20 4.19 Wisconsin ....: 3.72 3.77 3.86 3.96 4.05 4.00 : United States : 3.75 3.77 3.85 3.99 4.07 4.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Received for All Milk Sold at Plants, Monthly Fat Test - States and United States: 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : February : March : April : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arizona ......: 3.88 3.80 3.75 3.73 3.69 3.69 California ...: 3.97 3.93 3.89 3.91 3.82 3.80 Colorado .....: 3.92 3.91 3.86 3.83 3.74 3.68 Florida ......: 3.69 3.67 3.67 3.65 3.67 3.66 Georgia ......: 3.80 3.80 3.72 3.66 3.67 3.65 Idaho ........: 4.16 4.10 4.05 4.04 3.93 3.91 Illinois .....: 4.02 4.01 3.97 3.95 3.90 3.78 Indiana ......: 3.99 3.99 3.95 3.91 3.85 3.74 Iowa .........: 4.10 4.09 4.04 4.01 3.96 3.88 Kansas .......: 4.10 4.06 4.05 4.05 3.94 3.88 : Michigan .....: 3.90 3.89 3.85 3.83 3.78 3.68 Minnesota ....: 4.18 4.14 4.10 4.08 4.02 3.93 New Mexico ...: 3.94 3.91 3.84 3.75 3.65 3.66 New York .....: 3.99 3.98 3.95 3.94 3.88 3.80 Ohio .........: 4.03 4.01 3.97 3.93 3.88 3.76 Oregon .......: 4.24 4.14 4.09 4.03 3.95 3.93 Pennsylvania .: 3.99 3.98 3.96 3.93 3.88 3.80 South Dakota .: 4.38 4.35 4.30 4.28 4.23 4.10 Texas ........: 4.31 4.31 4.25 4.19 4.09 4.06 Utah .........: 4.11 4.07 4.02 3.97 3.85 3.82 : Vermont ......: 3.99 3.99 3.96 3.97 3.93 3.84 Virginia .....: 3.94 3.92 3.87 3.82 3.81 3.76 Washington ...: 4.24 4.14 4.09 4.03 3.95 3.93 Wisconsin ....: 3.97 3.97 3.94 3.92 3.87 3.79 : United States : 4.03 4.01 3.97 3.95 3.88 3.82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : July : August : September : October : November : December -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arizona ......: 3.61 3.64 3.65 3.74 3.81 3.92 California ...: 3.77 3.79 3.82 3.90 4.01 4.05 Colorado .....: 3.65 3.67 3.78 3.92 3.99 4.00 Florida ......: 3.67 3.72 3.71 3.75 3.74 3.76 Georgia ......: 3.64 3.68 3.68 3.70 3.75 3.79 Idaho ........: 3.90 3.89 4.03 4.13 4.29 4.32 Illinois .....: 3.73 3.75 3.88 4.00 4.07 4.13 Indiana ......: 3.73 3.76 3.84 3.99 4.07 4.07 Iowa .........: 3.84 3.86 3.98 4.14 4.19 4.22 Kansas .......: 3.82 3.80 3.98 4.09 4.12 4.20 : Michigan .....: 3.66 3.70 3.80 3.93 3.98 4.00 Minnesota ....: 3.90 3.92 4.06 4.22 4.28 4.31 New Mexico ...: 3.65 3.64 3.74 3.87 3.94 3.99 New York .....: 3.76 3.77 3.88 3.99 4.05 4.08 Ohio .........: 3.72 3.77 3.85 3.97 4.02 4.04 Oregon .......: 3.90 3.91 4.02 4.13 4.27 4.27 Pennsylvania .: 3.77 3.77 3.88 4.01 4.05 4.08 South Dakota .: 4.06 4.05 4.22 4.41 4.50 4.52 Texas ........: 4.04 4.04 4.17 4.25 4.33 4.38 : Utah .........: 3.79 3.80 3.92 4.05 4.11 4.14 Vermont ......: 3.80 3.82 3.94 4.02 4.08 4.09 Virginia .....: 3.74 3.76 3.83 3.94 3.96 4.01 Washington ...: 3.90 3.92 4.02 4.13 4.27 4.27 Wisconsin ....: 3.75 3.79 3.90 4.05 4.07 4.10 : United States : 3.79 3.81 3.91 4.02 4.10 4.13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjustment for Seasonal Variation - All Eggs and All Milk Base prices used in calculating parity prices are averages of prices received by farmers for ten years; therefore, any seasonal variation is largely averaged out. To facilitate comparisons with parity prices, monthly prices for All Eggs and All Milk are adjusted for seasonal variation. The seasonally adjusted price is calculated by dividing the monthly price by the adjustment factor. Prices Received for All Eggs Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month - United States: 2017-2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received adjusted for seasonal variation, dollars per dozen State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 ...: 0.969 0.786 0.645 0.750 0.748 0.754 0.765 0.849 0.717 1.080 1.040 1.090 2018 ...: 1.070 1.090 1.290 1.900 1.370 1.130 1.170 1.140 1.050 0.991 1.060 0.861 2019 ...: 0.965 0.939 0.875 0.700 0.712 0.677 0.831 0.585 0.854 0.691 0.722 1.070 2020 ...: 0.816 0.690 0.840 1.410 1.140 1.060 0.896 0.855 0.756 0.901 1.070 0.754 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for All Eggs as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month - United States: 2017-2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Seasonally adjusted price as a percentage of parity price, percent State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 ...: 33 27 22 26 25 26 26 29 24 37 35 37 2018 ...: 36 37 43 64 46 38 39 38 35 33 35 29 2019 ...: 32 31 29 23 23 22 27 19 28 23 24 35 2020 ...: 27 23 28 47 38 36 30 29 25 30 35 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for All Eggs Adjustment Factors by Month - United States: 2017-2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Seasonal price adjustment factors, percent State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 ...: 125 101 97 104 85 82 83 97 104 101 87 126 2018 ...: 124 105 98 106 87 75 88 96 104 94 86 131 2019 ...: 121 108 105 124 89 70 86 87 104 98 92 120 2020 ...: 114 109 106 122 91 73 80 89 103 92 93 128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for All Milk Adjusted for Seasonal Variation by Month - United States: 2017-2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Prices received adjusted for seasonal variation, dollars per cwt State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 ...: 18.10 19.10 18.90 18.00 17.10 17.80 18.20 17.70 17.90 17.00 16.90 17.00 2018 ...: 16.50 16.00 15.60 16.30 16.40 17.00 16.90 15.90 16.00 16.20 16.40 16.10 2019 ...: 16.10 17.00 17.40 18.30 18.50 18.70 18.50 19.00 18.80 18.70 18.90 19.60 2020 ...: 20.10 19.70 19.40 18.50 15.00 14.10 18.50 21.00 18.70 17.40 19.20 19.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for All Milk as a Percentage of Parity Price by Month - United States: 2017-2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Seasonally adjusted price as a percentage of parity price, percent State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 ...: 35 37 36 35 33 34 35 34 35 33 32 32 2018 ...: 31 31 30 31 31 32 32 31 31 31 31 31 2019 ...: 31 33 33 35 35 35 35 36 36 36 36 37 2020 ...: 38 37 36 35 28 27 35 40 35 33 36 36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Prices Received for All Milk Adjustment Factors by Month - United States: 2017-2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Seasonal price adjustment factors, percent State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 ...: 105 99 98 96 96 94 95 97 101 105 107 107 2018 ...: 105 101 98 96 96 95 97 97 101 104 107 107 2019 ...: 103 98 96 96 96 96 98 98 100 103 106 107 2020 ...: 103 99 98 97 96 97 98 98 100 103 105 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Reliability of Prices Received Estimates Definition: Prices received represent sales from producers to first buyers. They include all grades and qualities. The average commodity price from the survey multiplied by the total quantity marketed theoretically should give the total cash receipts for the commodity. Survey procedures: Primary sales data used to determine grain prices were obtained from probability samples of about 1,900 mills and elevators. These procedures ensure that virtually all grain moving into commercial channels has a chance of being included in the survey. Generally, States surveyed account for 90 percent or more of total United States production. Livestock prices are obtained from packers, stockyards, auctions, dealers, and market check data from AMS-USDA, private marketing organizations, and state commodity groups and agencies. Inter-farm sales of grain and livestock are not included since they represent very small percentages of the total sales. Grain marketed for seed is also excluded. Fruit and vegetable prices are obtained from sample surveys and market check data from AMS-USDA, private marketing organizations, state agencies, and universities. Summary and estimation procedures: Survey quantities sold are expanded by strata to state levels and used to weight average strata prices to a state average. State prices are then weighted to a United States price based on expanded sales. Recommendations are prepared by the Regional Field Offices and reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington, D.C. State recommendations are reviewed for reasonableness with survey data, other States, and recent historic estimates. Revisions: In general, revisions are made during annual commodity market year estimation time, following five-year Census revisions, or when later information is received. Revisions are published in monthly issues of Agricultural Prices. Reliability: United States price estimates based on probability surveys generally have a sampling error of less than one percent for the major commodities such as corn, wheat, soybeans, cotton, and rice. Current methods of summarization for non-probability commodities are not designed directly to calculate sampling errors. However, analytical measures approximate the United States relative sampling errors at around five percent. Any non- sampling errors are attributed to such things as the inability to obtain correct information, differences in interpreting questions or definitions, mistakes in coding or processing the data, etc. Efforts are made at each step in the survey process to minimize these non-sampling errors. Program Changes: After the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) 2009 program review which included changes in farm production practices, plans were implemented to make necessary program improvements in the agricultural price program. The index group structure for prices received was modified to maintain a more universal structure and consistency with the required 1910-1914 series. Modifications implemented January 2014 include the following: updated the current 1990-1992 base reference period to 2011; linked the 1910-1914 series to the updated base reference period, 2011; created index groups used universally by researchers, data users, and policymakers; and re-classified agricultural commodities into the index groups. Also, the modifications expanded the commodity coverage for vegetable, melon, non-citrus, and tree nuts; updated monthly market weights; and adjusted (normalized) current five year moving average cash receipts and farm input cost weights. Modifications implemented January 2015 discontinued preliminary prices and replaced the annual average index with an annual index. The February 2016 program update changed the rounding of the 2011 base period indexes to nearest tenth of a percent. The 1910-1914 base period indexes remain rounded to the nearest whole number. See Price Program Links at end of this report for program change details. March Prices Paid by Farmers The March Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 111.7, is up 0.8 percent from February 2021 and 1.9 percent from March 2020. Production: The March index, at 108.1, is up 0.9 percent from February and 2.2 percent from last year. Higher prices for feeder pigs, nitrogen, potash & phosphate, and diesel more than offset lower prices for LP gas, concentrates, grasses & legumes, and feeder cattle. Feed: At 110.5, the March index increased 0.5 percent from February and 7.3 percent from last March. Higher prices for feed grains, hay & forages, supplements, and complete feeds more than offset lower prices for concentrates. Livestock and poultry: The March index, at 107.3, increased 1.5 percent from February and 8.8 percent from last year. Higher prices for feeder pigs more than offset lower prices for feeder cattle. The feeder pigs price, $226.00 per cwt, is up $32.00 per cwt from the previous month. The feeder cattle price, at $140.00 per cwt, is down $1.00 per cwt from February. Fertilizer: The index for March, at 67.9, is up 6.6 percent from February but down 5.4 percent from March a year ago. Prices are higher for nitrogen, potash & phosphate, and mixed fertilizer. Chemicals: The March index, at 95.4, is down 0.1 percent from February and 2.6 percent from last March. Fuels: At 57.8, the March index is up 1.9 percent from February but down 15 percent from March 2020. Compared with February, prices are higher for diesel and gasoline but lower for LP gas. Machinery: The index for March, at 124.9, increased 1.1 percent from February and 1.3 percent from last March. Compared with last month, prices are higher for other machinery and tractors but lower for self- propelled machinery. Consumer Price Index: The March 2021 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, increased 2.6 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 264.877 (1982- 1984=100). For the month, the index increased 0.7 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. Prices Paid Indexes and Related Parity Ratios - United States: March 2021 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 : March : February : March : March : February : March Ratios : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Prices paid by farmers for : commodities, services, : interest, taxes, and wage : rates (PPITW) ...................: 2967 2999 3022 109.6 110.8 111.7 Production ....................: 2203 2229 2250 105.8 107.1 108.1 Feed ........................: 1135 1213 1217 103.0 110.0 110.5 Livestock and poultry .......: 1946 2088 2119 98.6 105.7 107.3 Seeds .......................: 3711 3711 3718 112.9 112.9 113.1 Fertilizer ..................: 864 767 817 71.8 63.7 67.9 Chemicals ...................: 879 858 857 97.9 95.5 95.4 Fuels .......................: 1903 1585 1616 68.0 56.7 57.8 Supplies and repairs ........: 1365 1392 1399 115.7 118.0 118.6 : Autos and trucks ............: 3261 3316 3314 106.1 107.9 107.8 Machinery ...................: 7535 7552 7630 123.3 123.6 124.9 Building materials ..........: 2780 2983 3057 119.5 128.2 131.4 Services and rent ...........: 2480 2487 2492 (NA) (NA) (NA) Services ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 116.3 118.1 118.5 Rent ........................: (NA) (NA) (NA) 117.6 115.4 115.4 : Interest 1/ ...................: 3678 3696 3696 100.9 101.4 101.4 Taxes 2/ ......................: 7047 7143 7143 118.7 120.4 120.4 Wage rates ....................: 9778 9644 9644 136.6 134.7 134.7 Family living-CPI 3/ ..........: 2452 2498 2516 114.8 116.9 117.8 : Production, interest, taxes, : and wage rates (PITW) .........: 3068 3097 3121 108.8 109.8 110.7 : Ratio (received/paid) ...........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 84 86 88 Parity ratio 4/ .................: 32 33 34 (NA) (NA) (NA) Parity ratio adjusted 5/ ........: 36 35 36 (NA) (NA) (NA) PPITW adjusted for : productivity 6/ ...............: 1697 1709 1714 (NA) (NA) (NA) : Crop sector (PPITW) .............: (NA) (NA) (NA) 111.0 110.0 110.8 Livestock sector (PPITW) ........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 108.3 111.7 112.5 : Farm sector (production) ........: (NA) (NA) (NA) 103.4 109.1 109.9 Non-farm sector (production) ....: (NA) (NA) (NA) 107.3 105.8 107.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Interest per acre on farm real estate debt and interest rate on farm non-real estate debt. 2/ Farm real estate taxes payable per acre. 3/ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), converted by the USDA. 4/ Ratio of index of prices received to PPITW (1910-1914=100). 5/ Based on estimated cash receipts, from marketings and government payments, the preliminary adjustment factor is updated annually. 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: March 2021 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 : : : March :February : March : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Production items ............: 72.9 72.8 105.8 107.1 108.1 : Feed ......................: 13.3 13.8 103.0 110.0 110.5 Feed grains .............: 1.9 2.0 61.9 83.1 84.8 Complete feeds ..........: 6.5 6.7 109.1 114.5 114.7 Hay and forages .........: 1.7 1.7 103.5 107.4 109.2 Concentrates ............: 2.1 2.2 115.6 119.9 118.3 Supplements .............: 1.1 1.2 113.3 115.2 117.0 Livestock and poultry .....: 9.2 9.5 98.6 105.7 107.3 Feeder cattle ...........: 7.2 7.4 99.0 102.8 102.5 Feeder pigs .............: 0.7 0.8 90.7 138.6 161.4 Milk cow replacements ...: 0.7 0.8 91.5 95.8 95.8 Poultry .................: 0.6 0.6 113.1 113.1 113.1 : Seeds .....................: 5.1 5.0 112.9 112.9 113.1 Field crops .............: 4.6 4.6 111.6 111.6 112.4 Grasses and legumes .....: 0.5 0.5 125.4 125.4 119.8 Fertilizer ................: 5.1 5.4 71.8 63.7 67.9 Mixed fertilizer ........: 2.2 2.4 71.5 64.2 65.9 Nitrogen ................: 2.1 2.3 73.5 65.2 69.9 Potash and phosphate ....: 0.7 0.8 67.4 57.4 68.1 Chemicals .................: 3.5 3.6 97.9 95.5 95.4 Herbicides ..............: 2.2 2.2 99.6 96.6 96.4 Insecticides ............: 0.8 0.8 92.2 93.0 93.2 Fungicides and other ....: 0.5 0.5 99.7 95.0 94.7 : Fuels .....................: 3.2 3.3 68.0 56.7 57.8 Diesel ..................: 2.0 2.0 66.7 49.2 52.5 Gasoline ................: 0.7 0.7 69.2 55.1 59.6 LP gas ..................: 0.5 0.5 71.6 86.2 75.2 Supplies and repairs ......: 4.6 4.5 115.7 118.0 118.6 Supplies ................: 1.5 1.5 116.5 119.9 121.1 Repairs .................: 3.0 3.0 115.3 117.1 117.3 Autos and trucks ..........: 1.2 1.1 106.1 107.9 107.8 Autos ...................: 0.2 0.1 100.9 102.7 102.2 Trucks ..................: 1.1 1.0 106.9 108.7 108.7 : Machinery .................: 4.7 4.3 123.3 123.6 124.9 Tractors ................: 1.0 0.9 112.0 113.0 114.3 Self-propelled ..........: 1.9 1.7 126.4 121.7 121.5 Other machinery .........: 1.8 1.6 126.5 131.7 134.5 Building materials ........: 4.0 3.7 119.5 128.2 131.4 Services ..................: 11.9 11.8 116.3 118.1 118.5 Custom rates ............: 1.2 1.2 119.6 119.6 119.6 Other services ..........: 10.7 10.6 115.9 117.9 118.3 Rent ......................: 7.1 6.8 117.6 115.4 115.4 Cash ....................: 3.8 3.6 124.5 123.1 123.1 Share ...................: 3.3 3.1 109.7 106.5 106.5 : Interest ....................: 2.6 2.5 100.9 101.4 101.4 Taxes .......................: 3.1 3.1 118.7 120.4 120.4 Wage rates ..................: 7.4 7.5 136.6 134.7 134.7 Family living-CPI ...........: 14.0 14.1 114.8 116.9 117.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed Price Ratios - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feed price ratio 1/ : March 2020 :February 2021 : March 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broiler-feed: pounds of broiler grower feed equal : in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight 2/ ......: 4.4 3.2 3.1 : Market egg feed: pounds of laying feed equal in : value to 1 dozen eggs 3/ ............................: 18.7 6.3 7.5 : Hog-corn: bushels of corn equal in value to : 100 pounds of hog, live weight ......................: 13.0 11.9 13.7 : Milk-feed: pounds of 16% mixed dairy feed equal : in value to 1 pound of whole milk 4/ ................: 2.24 1.78 1.75 : Steer & heifer-corn: bushels of corn equal : in value to 100 pounds of steer & heifers, : live weight .......................................: 31.0 24.2 23.7 : Turkey-feed: pounds of turkey grower equal in : value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight 5/ ..........: 7.4 6.0 6.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2021 with Comparisons [Price data source for livestock and poultry commodities is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : March 2020 :February 2021 : March 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Broilers, live ................pound: 0.430 0.437 0.446 Eggs, market ..................dozen: 1.58 0.735 0.907 : Hogs, all .......................cwt: 47.70 56.40 67.20 Milk, all .......................cwt: 17.90 17.10 17.40 : Steers and heifers ..............cwt: 114.00 115.00 116.00 Turkeys, live .................pound: 0.664 0.737 0.755 : Corn .........................bushel: 3.68 4.75 4.89 Hay, alfalfa ....................ton: 172.00 175.00 181.00 : Soybeans .....................bushel: 8.47 12.70 13.20 Wheat, all ...................bushel: 4.86 5.83 5.85 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices Paid for Feeder Livestock - United States: March 2021 with Comparisons [Price data source is United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : March 2020 :February 2021 : March 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Feeder cattle & calves ..........cwt: 136.00 141.00 140.00 Feeder pigs .....................cwt: 127.00 194.00 226.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of Prices Paid Estimates Definition: Prices paid by farmers represent the average costs of inputs purchased by farmers and ranchers to produce agricultural commodities. Conceptually, the average price when multiplied by quantity purchased should equal total producer expenditures for the item. Survey procedures: The prices paid data are obtained from establishments that sell goods and services to farmers and ranchers. Annually, about 8,500 firms are randomly selected from lists by type of item sold with an average response rate in the range of 75-80 percent. Firms are asked to report the price for the specified item "most commonly bought by farmers" or that was the "volume seller". Approximately 135 items are surveyed each March to represent all production input items purchased. The survey reference period for most items is the five business days centered at the 15th of the month. Separate prices paid surveys are conducted for agricultural chemicals, fuels, feed, fertilizer, machinery, and seed. Summary and estimation procedures: The annual March Prices Paid Survey is summarized as a non-probability survey. Average prices reported are aggregated to the region and United States level using weights available from expenditure data and other administrative sources. Price recommendations are prepared by the Regional Field Offices and Headquarters for review by the Agricultural Statistics Board in Washington, D.C. Also, the change in price level for individual items surveyed are combined to the regional and United States levels, and are published as prices paid indexes referenced to a specific base period. Prices paid indexes for new autos and trucks, building materials, farm supplies, motor supplies, and marketing containers are updated based on price changes measured in selected Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indexes. Revisions: Any revisions are published in the monthly and in annual issues of Agricultural Prices. The basis for revision must be supported by additional data that directly affect the level of the estimate. More revisions are likely for March when separate prices paid surveys are conducted, in lieu of BLS indexes, by the USDA to measure price change. Reliability: Current methods of summarization for the March data are not designed directly to calculate sampling errors. However, analytical measures approximate the United States relative sampling errors for major items around 10 percent. Any non-sampling errors are attributed to such things as the inability to obtain correct information, differences in interpreting questions or definitions, mistakes in coding or processing the data, etc. Efforts are made at each step in the survey process to minimize these non- sampling errors. Program change: Effective January 2014, the National Agricultural Statistics Service modified the five-year moving weights and updated the base reference period. In January 2015, publication of preliminary prices was suspended, and the annual average index was replaced by an annual index. As of January 2014, the 1990-1992 base reference period was updated to 2011. Five-year moving average weights are adjusted (normalized) to minimize the effects of price changes. The 1910-1914=100 price indexes, required by statute for computing parity prices, were linked forward based on the changes in the new 2011=100 indexes. The new indexes were constructed by multiplying the ratios of the current prices to the base period prices by the moving average weights. Modifications implemented January 2015 discontinued preliminary prices and replaced the annual average index with an annual index. The April 2015 program update discontinued publication of the annual March survey prices paid data. The February 2016 program update changed the rounding of the 2011 base period indexes to nearest tenth of a percent. The 1910-1914 base period indexes remain rounded to the nearest whole number. See Price Program Links at end of this report for program change details. Information Contacts General Tony Dorn, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch...................................... (202) 720-6146 Crop Prices Received Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ........................................................................ (202) 720-2127 Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section................................................................ (202) 720-2127 Joshua Bates - Oats, Soybeans.......................................................................... (202) 690-3234 James Johanson - Barley, Hay........................................................................... (202) 690-8533 James Johanson - Rye, Wheat............................................................................ (202) 720-8068 Greg Lemmons - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet............................................................ (202) 720-9526 Becky Sommer - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum........................................................ (202) 720-5944 John Stephens - Peanuts, Rice.......................................................................... (202) 720-7688 Travis Thorson - Canola, Mustard Seed, Rapeseed, Safflower, Sunflower.................................. (202) 720-7369 Fleming Gibson, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section....................................... (202) 720-2127 Fleming Gibson - Avocados, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chickpeas, Chile Peppers, Dates, Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Pecans........................................... (202) 720-2127 Heidi Lanouette - Blueberries, Cranberries, Cucumbers, Pistachios, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Raspberries, Squash, Strawberries, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Sweet Potatoes........................... (202) 720-4285 Robert Little - Apricots, Dry Beans, Lettuce, Macadamia, Maple Syrup, Nectarines, Pears, Snap Beans, Spinach, Tomatoes................................................... (202) 720-3250 Anastasiya Osborne - Almonds, Apples, Asparagus, Carrots, Coffee, Onions Plums, Prunes, Sweet Corn, Tobacco................................................................. (202) 720-4288 Krishna Rizal - Artichokes, Cauliflower, Celery, Garlic, Grapefruit, Hazelnuts, Kiwifruit, Lemons, Mandarins and Tangerines, Mint, Mushrooms, Olives, Oranges...................... (202) 720-5412 Antonio Torres - Cantaloupes, Dry Edible Peas, Green Peas, Honeydews, Lentils, Papayas, Peaches, Sweet Cherries, Tart Cherries, Walnuts, Watermelons.............................. (202) 720-2157 Livestock Prices Received Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch.................................................................. (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section.................................................................... (202) 690-2424 Ryan Cowen - Cattle and Cattle on Feed................................................................. (202) 720-3040 Logan Hartley - Sheep and Goats........................................................................ (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk, Milk Cows.......................................................................... (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs........................................................................... (202) 720-3106 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section Fatema Haque - Turkeys................................................................................. (202) 505-0041 Adam Peters - Honey.................................................................................... (202) 690-3237 Autumn Stone - Eggs.................................................................................... (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broilers.............................................................................. (202) 720-6147 Indexes, Prices Paid, and Parity Prices Tony Dorn, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch...................................... (202) 720-6146 Bruce Boess, Head, Economics Section..................................................................... (202) 720-4447 Kuan Chen - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices, Prices Paid Indexes, Prices Paid for Feed, Fertilizer, Chemicals, Seeds, Fuels, Farm Supplies and Repairs, Farm Machinery, Feeder Livestock, Poultry Chicks, Feed Price Ratios.................................................................... (202) 690-3347 Thomas Laidley - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices................................................ (202) 221-9280 Max Reason - Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices, Prices Paid Indexes.............................. 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