Ag stats: January 2020 agricultural price report
UNITED STATES
January Prices Received Index Down 2.2 Percent
The January Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 88.7, decreased 2.2 percent from December but increased 2.5 percent from January 2019.
At 82.3, the Crop Production Index was down 3.5 percent from last month but up 4.6 percent from the previous year.
The Livestock Production Index, at 98.2, increased 1.0 percent from December and 0.4 percent from January last year.
Producers received lower prices during January for market eggs, milk, lemons, and oranges but higher prices for lettuce, broilers, cattle, and broccoli. In addition to prices, the indexes are influenced by the volume change of commodities producers market.
In January, there was increased monthly movement for corn, soybeans, strawberries, and pistachios and decreased marketing of milk, lettuce, cattle, and hogs.
January Prices Paid Index Up 0.2 Percent
The January Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 110.3, is up 0.2 percent from December 2019 but down 0.1 percent from January 2019.
Higher prices in January for feeder cattle, feeder pigs, interest, and rent more than lower prices for nitrogen, LP gas, herbicides, and mixed fertilizer.
Prices Received – Mountain Region States and United States: January 2020 with Comparisons | |||
State | January 2019 | December 2019 | January 2020 |
Barley, All | (dollars per bushel) | (dollars per bushel) | (dollars per bushel) |
Colorado | 4.66 | (D) | (D) |
Montana | 4.48 | 4.26 | 4.54 |
Wyoming | (D) | (D) | (D) |
United States | 4.57 | 4.51 | 4.68 |
Corn | |||
Colorado | 3.59 | 3.79 | 3.89 |
United States | 3.56 | 3.71 | 3.79 |
Wheat, All | |||
Arizona | (D) | (D) | (D) |
Colorado | 4.77 | 3.98 | 4.21 |
Montana | 5.33 | 4.75 | 4.90 |
United States | 5.28 | 4.64 | 4.87 |
Hay, Alfalfa | (dollars per ton) | (dollars per ton) | (dollars per ton) |
Arizona | 200.00 | 190.00 | 195.00 |
Colorado | 240.00 | 230.00 | 225.00 |
Montana | 145.00 | 145.00 | 140.00 |
New Mexico | 260.00 | 220.00 | 220.00 |
Utah | 185.00 | 190.00 | 185.00 |
Wyoming | 175.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
United States | 179.00 | 175.00 | 171.00 |
Hay, Other | |||
Arizona | 200.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 |
Colorado | 240.00 | 220.00 | 225.00 |
Montana | 135.00 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
New Mexico | 165.00 | 190.00 | 190.00 |
Utah | 140.00 | 150.00 | 140.00 |
Wyoming | 145.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 |
United States | 150.00 | 133.00 | 134.00 |
Milk, All | (dollars per hundredweight) | (dollars per hundredweight) | (dollars per hundredweight) |
Arizona | 16.30 | 19.70 | 18.80 |
Colorado | 17.10 | 20.60 | 20.00 |
New Mexico | 15.00 | 19.80 | 18.00 |
Utah | 16.30 | 21.30 | 19.20 |
United States | 16.60 | 20.70 | 19.60 |