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Die US Agricultural Prices sind im März um 3,9% gestiegen, nach +3,2%, revidiert von +2,4%, im Februar. Agricultural
Prices
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released March 29, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on "Agricultural Prices" see
page 35, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
March Farm Prices Received Index Increased 5 Points From Last Month
The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by
Farmers in March, at 133 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased
5 points (3.9 percent) from February. The Crop Index is up
6 points (4.3 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 5 points
(4.2 percent). Producers received higher commodity prices for
cattle, lettuce, oranges, and broilers. Lower prices were received
for strawberries, celery, corn, and hogs. The overall index is
also affected by the seasonal change based on a 3-year average mix
of commodities producers sell. Increased average marketings of
strawberries, broilers, and milk offset decreased marketings of
cattle, oranges, and corn.
The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 20 points
(18 percent) from March 2006. The Food Commodities Index, at 134,
increased 6 points (4.7 percent) from last month and increased
19 points (17 percent) from March 2006.
Prices Paid Index Up 2 Points
The March Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services,
Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 155 percent of the
1990-92 average. The index is up 2 points (1.3 percent) from
February and 8 points (5.4 percent) above March 2006. Higher
prices in March for feed concentrates, feeder cattle, diesel fuel,
and complete feeds more than offset lower prices for feed grains,
trucks, tractors, and autos.
Index Summary Table
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: 2006 : 2007
Index :--------------------------------------------------
1990-92=100 : Feb : Mar : Feb : Mar
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:
Prices Received : 113 113 128 133
:
Prices Paid : 147 147 153 155
:
Ratio 1/ : 77 77 84 86
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1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid by
farmers.
Prices Received by Farmers
The March All Farm Products Index is 133 percent of its 1990-92
base, up 3.9 percent from the February index and 18 percent above
the March 2006 index.
ALL CROPS: The March index is 144, up 4.3 percent from February
and 22 percent above March 2006. Index increases for potatoes &
dry beans, commercial vegetables, and fruits & nuts more than
offset the index decreases for cotton and feed grains & hay.
Food Grains: The March index, at 154, is unchanged from the
previous month but 24 percent above a year ago. The March all
wheat price, at $4.75 per bushel, is up 4 cents from February and
96 cents above from March 2006.
Feed Grains & Hay: The March index is 149, down 0.7 percent from
last month but 52 percent above a year ago. The corn price, at
$3.36 per bushel, is down 8 cents from last month but $1.30 above
March 2006. The all hay price, at $117 per ton, is $3.00 higher
than February and $19.50 above last March. Sorghum grain, at $6.74
per cwt, is 24 cents below February but $3.20 above March last
year.
Oil-Bearing Crops: The March index, at 123, is unchanged from
February but 23 percent higher than March 2006. The soybean price,
at $6.85 per bushel, decreased 2 cents from February but is $1.28
above March 2006.
Cotton: The March index, at 78, is down 1.3 percent from February
and 6.0 percent below last year. The March price, at 47.2 cents
per pound, is down 0.8 cent from the previous month and 2.8 cents
below last March.
Potatoes & Dry Beans: The March index, at 145, is up 16 percent
from last month and 7.4 percent above March 2006. The all potato
price, at $8.52 per cwt, is up $1.29 from February and up 2 cents
from last March. The all dry bean price, at $25.70 per cwt, is up
40 cents from the previous month and $8.60 above March 2006.
Fruits & Nuts: The March index, at 162, is up 3.8 percent from
February and 19 percent higher than a year ago. Price increases
for oranges more than offset price decreases for strawberries,
grapefruit, and lemons.
Commercial Vegetables: The March index, at 193, is up 15 percent
from last month and 29 percent above March 2006. Price increases
during March for lettuce, onions, and snap beans more than offset
price declines for celery and tomatoes.
LIVESTOCK & PRODUCTS: The March index, at 125, is 4.2 percent
above last month and up 14 percent from March 2006. Compared with
a year ago, prices are higher for broilers, milk, cattle, hogs,
eggs, and turkeys. The price for calves is down from last year.
Meat Animals: The March index, at 118, is up 2.6 percent from last
month and last year. The March hog price, at $45.40 per cwt, is
down $1.90 from February but $2.60 higher than a year ago. The
March beef cattle price of $91.40 per cwt is up $4.80 from last
month and $3.50 higher than March 2006.
Dairy Products: The March index, at 119, is up 4.4 percent from a
month ago and 24 percent higher than March last year. The March
all milk price of $15.50 per cwt is up 60 cents from last month and
$2.90 higher than March 2006. The fluid grade milk and
manufacturing grade milk prices are up 60 cents from the previous
month.
Poultry & Eggs: The March index, at 146, is up 5.0 percent from
February and 29 percent above a year ago. The March market egg
price, at 68.1 cents per dozen, increased 5.4 cents from February
and 18.2 cents from March 2006. The March broiler price, at
50.0 cents per pound, is up 3.0 cents from February and 13.0 cents
above a year ago. The March turkey price, at 44.0 cents per pound,
is up 1.6 cents from the previous month and 3.7 cents from a year
earlier. Quelle: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/...riPric-03-29-2007.txt 
Servus, J.B. -------------------------------------------------- "The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct." (Confucius)
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