US Data: Selected Agricultural Commodity Prices>

Release for:                 August 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Agriculture

Prices received by farmers, not seasonally adjusted

                                         2011=100

Index:                             Aug-18 Jul-18 Aug-17

Farm Production                      89.5   91.5   94.1

Crop Production                      89.9   86.8   88.8

Grains and oilseed                   65.3   65.8   63.8

Feed Grains                          58.2   58.7   56.8

Food Grains                          74.8   69.8   67.5

Oil Seed                             70.1   73.4   74.3

Fruit and nuts                      129.6  131.8  132.5

Comml vegetables                     93.1   88.3   96.0

Other crops                          92.0   91.2   83.2

 Livestock & products                89.3   95.4   98.5

  Meat animals                       90.5   94.5   98.8

  Cattle                             96.5   96.2  100.1

  Hogs                               66.6   88.1   92.5

  Dairy                              79.1   76.6   90.0

  Poultry, egg                      104.1  130.2  103.9

 Food commodities                    92.0   94.9   99.0

Percent change (based on 2011=100) Aug-18  yr/yr

Farm Production                     -2.2   -4.9

Crop Production                      3.6    1.2

Grains and oilseed                  -0.8    2.4

Feed Grains                         -0.9    2.5

Food Grains                          7.2   10.8

Oil Seed                            -4.5   -5.7

  Fruit and nuts                    -1.7   -2.2

  Comml vegetables                   5.4   -3.0

  Other crops                        0.9   10.6

 Livestock & products               -6.4   -9.3

  Meat animals                      -4.2   -8.4

  Cattle                             0.3   -3.6

  Hogs                             -24.4  -28.0

  Dairy                              3.3  -12.1

  Poultry, egg                     -20.0    0.2

 Food commodities                   -3.1   -7.1

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