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Ag stats: April 2021 mountain states agricultural price report

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UNITED STATES 

April Prices Received Index Up 6.9 Percent 

The April Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 105.1, increased 6.9 percent from March and 28 percent from April 2020. At 106.1, the Crop Production Index was up 6.8 percent from last month and 23 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 104.3, increased 7.1 percent from March, and 33 percent from April last year. Producers received higher prices during April for broilers, corn, hogs, and cattle, but lower prices for market eggs, lettuce, broccoli, and cauliflower. In addition to prices, the volume change of commodities marketed also influences the indexes. In April, there was increased monthly movement for strawberries, milk, broilers, and oranges and decreased marketing of corn, soybeans, cattle, and hay. 

April Prices Paid Index Up 0.8 Percent 

The April Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 112.6, is up 0.8 percent from March 2021 and 4.2 percent from April 2020. Higher prices in April for feeder cattle, feed grains, nitrogen, and feeder pigs more than offset lower prices for LP gas, milk cows, supplements, and diesel.

Prices Received – Mountain Region States and United States: April 2021 with Comparisons

State

April 2020

March 2021

April 2021

Barley, All 

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Colorado 

5.28 

4.92 

5.07 

Montana 

3.95 

4.50 

4.11 

Wyoming 

(S) 

(D) 

(S) 

United States 

4.64 

4.90 

4.83 

Corn 

   

Colorado 

3.34 

4.95 

5.40 

United States 

3.29 

4.89 

5.31 

Wheat, All 

   

Arizona 

(D) 

(S) 

(D) 

Colorado 

4.48 

5.55 

5.89 

Montana 

4.80 

5.59 

5.66 

United States 

4.85 

5.85 

6.03 

Hay, Alfalfa 

(dollars per ton)

(dollars per ton)

(dollars per ton)

Arizona 

195.00 

195.00 

200.00 

Colorado 

230.00 

215.00 

220.00 

Montana 

130.00 

145.00 

155.00 

New Mexico 

220.00 

230.00 

235.00 

Utah 

175.00 

200.00 

200.00 

Wyoming 

180.00 

180.00 

180.00 

United States 

180.00 

181.00 

187.00 

Hay, Other 

   

Arizona 

190.00 

190.00 

190.00 

Colorado 

225.00 

230.00 

230.00 

Montana 

130.00 

130.00 

145.00 

New Mexico 

190.00 

180.00 

180.00 

Utah 

125.00 

135.00 

135.00 

Wyoming 

150.00 

180.00 

180.00 

United States 

127.00 

142.00 

143.00 

Milk, All 

(dollars per hundredweight)

(dollars per hundredweight)

(dollars per hundredweight)

Arizona 

13.90 

15.80 

16.70 

Colorado 

15.80 

17.50 

18.10 

New Mexico 

11.80 

15.40 

16.00 

Utah 

15.20 

17.40 

18.30 

United States 

14.40 

17.40 

18.40 

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate