Agricultural Prices
National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C.
Released October 31, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Agricultural Prices" see page 69, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
October Farm Prices Received Index Down 2 Points From Last Month
The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in October, at 117 percent, based on 1990-92=100, decreased 2 points (1.7 percent) from September. The Crop Index is down 6 points (4.9 percent) but the Livestock Index is unchanged. Producers received lower commodity prices for lettuce, broilers, cattle, and tomatoes and higher prices for corn, wheat, turkeys, and milk. The overall index is also affected by the seasonal change based on a 3-year average mix of commodities producers sell. Decreased average marketings of milk, wheat, grapes, and sweet corn offset increased marketings of soybeans, corn, upland cotton, and sorghum grain.
Preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 6 points (5.4 percent) from October 2005. The Food Commodities Index, at 117, decreased 6 points (4.9 percent) from last month but increased 1 point (0.9 percent) from October 2005.
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