and 9 points (6.1 percent) above April 2006. Higher prices in
April for field crop seeds, feeder cattle, diesel fuel, and
gasoline more than offset lower prices for feed grains, feeder
pigs, complete feeds, and feed supplements.
Index Summary Table
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: 2006 : 2007
Index :--------------------------------------------------
1990-92=100 : Mar : Apr : Mar : Apr
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:
Prices Received : 113 111 134 135
:
Prices Paid : 147 148 155 157
:
Ratio 1/ : 77 75 86 86
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1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid by
farmers.
Report Change: Prices Paid Indexes may have been revised back to
1999 due to revisions from non-NASS data sources. This publication
only displays these indexes back to 2003. The revised Prices Paid
Indexes may be obtained at
www.nass.usda.gov. Prices Received by Farmers
The April All Farm Products Index is 135 percent of its 1990-92
base, up 0.7 percent from the March index and 22 percent above the
April 2006 index.
ALL CROPS: The April index is 144, down 0.7 percent from March but
21 percent above April 2006. Price decreases for fruits & nuts,
feed grains & hay, and oil-bearing crops more than offset price
increases for potatoes & dry beans, commercial vegetables, and food
grains.
Food Grains: The April index, at 159, is 3.2 percent above the
previous month and 27 percent above a year ago. The April all
wheat price, at $4.94 per bushel, is up 19 cents from March and
$1.13 from April 2006.
Feed Grains & Hay: The April index is 144, down 4.6 percent from
last month but 43 percent above a year ago. The corn price, at
$3.20 per bushel, is down 23 cents from last month but $1.09 above
April 2006. The all hay price, at $124 per ton, is $7.00 above
March and $19.00 above last April. Sorghum grain, at $5.88 per
cwt, is 74 cents below March but $2.18 above April last year.
Oil-Bearing Crops: The April index, at 122, is down 2.4 percent
from March but 23 percent higher than April 2006. The soybean
price, at $6.81 per bushel, decreased 14 cents from March but is
$1.29 above April 2006.
Cotton: The April index, at 79, is up 1.3 percent from March but
1.3 percent below last year. The April price, at 47.6 cents per
pound, is up 0.2 cent from the previous month but 0.9 cent below
last April.
Potatoes & Dry Beans: The April index, at 164, is up 15 percent
from last month and 19 percent above April 2006. The all potato
price, at $9.78 per cwt, is up $1.44 from March and $1.43 from last
April. The all dry bean price, at $26.00 per cwt, is up 20 cents
from the previous month and $7.10 above April 2006.
Fruits & Nuts: The April index, at 148, is down 7.5 percent from
March but 11 percent higher than a year ago. Price decreases for
strawberries and oranges more than offset a price increase for
pears.
Commercial Vegetables: The April index, at 191, is down
2.1 percent from last month but 36 percent above April 2006. Price
decreases during April for lettuce, celery, and snap beans more
than offset price increases for onions, tomatoes, and broccoli.
LIVESTOCK & PRODUCTS: The April index, at 129, is 2.4 percent
above last month and up 23 percent from April 2006. Compared with
a year ago, prices are higher for milk, broilers, cattle, eggs,
hogs, and turkeys. The price for calves is down from last year.
Meat Animals: The April index, at 123, is up 3.4 percent from last
month and 11 percent higher than last year. The April hog price,
at $46.00 per cwt, is up $1.00 from March and $4.70 higher than a
year ago. The April beef cattle price of $94.60 per cwt is up
$2.60 from last month and $9.80 higher than April 2006.
Dairy Products: The April index, at 126, is up 5.9 percent from a
month ago and 35 percent higher than April last year. The April
all milk price of $16.40 per cwt is up 80 cents from last month and
up $4.30 from April 2006. The fluid grade milk price is up
80 cents and the manufacturing grade milk price is 90 cents higher
than the previous month.
Poultry & Eggs: The April index, at 146, is down 1.4 percent from
March but 40 percent above a year ago. The April market egg price,
at 55.8 cents per dozen, decreased 12.3 cents from March but is
23.7 cents above April 2006. The April broiler price, at
50.0 cents per pound, is unchanged from March but 15.0 cents above
a year ago. The April turkey price, at 46.8 cents per pound, is up
2.5 cents from the previous month and up 4.3 cents from a year
earlier.
Servus, J.B.
WARNUNG: "Bitte, folgen Sie meinen Empfehlungen niemals und hören Sie auf keinen Fall auf mein Geschwafel, denn ich bin völlig ahnungslos und noch dazu ein Wahnsinniger"