ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issued Twice Monthly by: NEBRASKA Agricultural Statistics Service P.O. Box 81069 Location: 273 Federal Bldg Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 437-5541 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nebraska Department of Agriculture USDA, National Ag Statistics Service Merlyn Carlson, Director David G. Loos, State Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Issue 09/2000 Released: 5/2/2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATTLE ON FEED U.S. INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED The April All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in the United States was 99 based on 1990-92=100, up 4 points (4.2%) from March. Higher prices for hogs, broilers, eggs, and strawberries more than offset price decreases for cotton, corn, grapefruit, and broccoli. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell affects the overall index. Higher seasonal marketings of cattle, strawberries, milk, and oranges more than offset the relatively lower marketings of soybeans, corn, cotton, and hogs. These marketing changes accounted for one point of the April index increase. Compared with April 1999, the All Farm Index was 3 points (3.1%) higher. Price increases from April 1999 for hogs, cattle, tomatoes, and calves more than offset price decreases for lettuce, milk, oranges, and carrots. AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS NEBRASKA UNITED STATES COMMODITY Unit April March April April March April % of Parity 1999 1/ 2000 1/ 15, 1999 1/ 2000 1/ 15, Parity Price* 2000 2000 Wheat Bu. $ 2.62 $ 2.26 $ 2.20 $ 2.62 $ 2.59 $ 2.55 26 $ 9.66 Corn Bu. 1.96 1.99 1.98 2.04 2.03 2.01 30 6.67 Oats Bu. 1.32 1.48 1.45 1.18 1.28 1.24 37 3.38 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 3.19 3.23 3.20 3.09 3.21 3.15 30 10.50 Soybeans Bu. 4.46 4.79 4.97 4.63 4.91 4.99 36 13.90 Hay, All, Baled Ton 40.00 40.00 43.00 82.50 74.80 80.70 --- --- Alfalfa, Baled Ton 41.00 41.00 44.00 86.40 78.00 84.50 --- --- Other, Baled Ton 37.00 36.00 37.00 65.70 66.70 67.40 --- --- Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 16.00 15.10 14.90 16.60 15.20 14.90 30 49.40 Hogs Cwt. 31.90 43.60 51.00 30.10 41.80 46.90 46 102.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 32.00 43.70 51.20 30.50 42.10 47.50 --- --- Sows Cwt. 26.60 35.80 42.50 22.60 34.60 35.50 --- --- Beef Cattle Cwt. 65.80 70.80 72.70 62.70 69.80 70.10 45 155.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 66.80 71.80 73.70 66.00 73.40 73.80 --- --- Cows Cwt. 35.90 39.40 39.90 35.10 39.00 39.60 --- --- Calves Cwt. 88.90 107.00 108.00 88.20 109.00 110.00 56 198.00 Sheep Cwt. 36.30 41.00 n/a 31.80 38.80 n/a --- 67.60 Lambs Cwt. 69.40 85.00 n/a 67.40 80.20 n/a --- 163.00 Milk CowsHead 1,310.00 2/ 2/1,240.00 --- 1,340.00 --- --- All Milk Cwt. 11.70 2/ 2/ 12.60 11.90 11.90 39 31.60 Milk, Fluid Cwt. 11.70 2/ 2/ 12.60 12.00 12.00 --- --- Milk, Mfg. Cwt. 11.30 2/ 2/ 12.20 10.10 10.00 --- --- 1/ Entire month average except hay and milk cows.2/ Monthly and mid-month prices discontinued January 2000. *Parity price based on data for April 1999. n/a - Not Available. PRICES RECEIVED FOR SELECTED AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, BY MONTHS, UNITED STATES, 1999 & 2000 All Wheat Corn Soybeans Beef Cattle 1/ All Hogs Month '99 2000 2/ '99 2000 2/ '99 2000 2/ '99 2000 2/ '99 2000 2/ Dollars per Bushel Dollars per Cwt. Jan. 2.84 2.50 2.06 1.90 5.32 4.62 59.00 67.80 26.50 36.80 Feb. 2.73 2.54 2.05 1.98 4.80 4.79 60.60 67.60 27.70 39.90 Mar. 2.65 2.59 2.06 2.03 4.61 4.91 62.40 69.80 28.00 41.80 Apr. 2.62 2.55 2.04 2.01 4.63 4.99 62.70 70.10 30.10 46.90 May 2.49 1.99 4.50 62.10 36.60 June 2.50 1.97 4.44 63.70 34.20 July 2.23 1.74 4.19 62.60 31.60 Aug. 2.52 1.75 4.39 63.50 36.20 Sept. 2.57 1.75 4.57 63.80 33.90 Oct. 2.58 1.69 4.47 66.20 34.20 Nov. 2.66 1.70 4.45 66.20 33.40 Dec. 2.52 1.82 4.44 66.60 35.60 1/ Cows, steers, and heifers. 2/ Current month prices are mid-month; prices for previous months are for the entire month. FARM MACHINERY AND TRACTORS: PRICES PAID, WITH COMPARISONS, UNITED STATES, APRIL 1998-2000 Item 1998 1999 2000 Item 1998 1999 2000 D o l l a r s D o l l a r s Baler, Square, Pick-Up, Grain Drill, Most Automatic Tie, Common Spacing P.T.O. (cont.) Conventional Min/No-Till Size Bales W/Fert. Attach., Under 200 Lbs. 15,200 15,400 16,100 15 Foot 26,200 26,000 26,300 Round, Manual Hay Rake, Release, Side-Delivery, or 1200-1500 Lbs. 17,300 17,700 17,300 Wheel Rake, Chisel Plow, Max. 1 Ft. Traction Drive, Depth of 8-12 Foot Working Tillage, Chisel Width 4,410 4,250 4,670 or Sweep Type, Drawn or Mounted, 16-20 Hay Tedder, 15-18 ft. 11,700 12,300 13,400 Foot 4,130 4,230 4,480 Combine, Self Manure Spreader, Propelled with Conveyer Type, Grain Head P.T.O. Extra Large 2-wheel, with capacity 162,000 163,000 176,000 Tires 141-190 Bushel Large capacity 140,000 142,000 146,000 Capacity 6,330 6,300 6,720 Corn Head for 225-300 Bushel Combine, 6 Row 22,400 22,600 23,400 Capacity 8,610 9,010 9,640 Mower-Conditioner, Row Crop P.T.O., Pull Type Planter with With Fertilizer 8-10 Foot, Sickle Attachment, (Cutter) Bar or 4-Row 14,200 14,500 15,300 Disc 12,600 12,700 13,200 With Fertilizer Mower, Mounted or Attachment, Drawn, 7-8 Ft. 8-Row 25,700 26,000 26,900 Sickle 12-Row, Conservation (No-Till Cond) 44,300 46,600 46,400 (Cutter) Bar 4,220 4,370 4,360 Cultivator, Row Rotary Hoe, 20-25 Crop, 6-Row 5,900 5,670 5,860 Foot 5,940 6,320 6,280 12-Row, Rotary Cutter, 7-8 Flexible 13,500 13,300 13,400 Foot 2,810 2,980 2,970 Disk Harrow, Sprayer, Field Tandem, Drawn Crop, Power, Boom 1/ Type (Excl. Self-Propelled and 15-17 Foot 12,200 12,700 13,500 Orchard) Tractor Mounted, w/ 300 Gal. Spray 18-20 Foot 16,600 17,300 17,400 Tank 4,350 4,940 5,260 Elevator, Portable, Trailer Type, w/ Without Power 500-700 Gal. Spray Unit Tank 9,950 10,600 11,100 Auger Type, 8 Inch Diameter, Tractor, 2-Wheel 60 Foot 3,660 3,870 3,820 Drive Feed Grinder-Mixer, Trailer Mtd., 30-39 P.T.O. P.T.O. 12,900 12,900 13,600 horsepower 15,300 15,400 16,400 Field Cultivator, Mounted or 50-59 P.T.O. Drawn, horsepower 21,800 21,900 21,800 70-89 P.T.O. 17-19 Foot 9,670 9,920 10,300 horsepower 32,800 32,300 33,700 20-25 Foot, 110-129 P.T.O. Flexible 13,500 13,800 14,400 horsepower 59,500 60,100 62,400 Forage Harvester, P.T.O. Shear 140-159 P.T.O. Bar, horsepower 77,100 79,000 81,700 With Pick-Up Tractor, 4-Wheel Attachment 24,200 25,500 28,200 Drive With Row Crop 200-280 P.T.O. Unit, 2-Row 26,200 27,900 30,400 horsepower 116,000 116,000 120,000 Front-End Loader, Wagon, Gravity Hydraulic, Unload, w/Box and 1800-2500 Lb. Running Capacity, 60 Inch Bucket, Gear and Tires, Tractor Mounted 4,910 5,060 4,880 200-400 Bushel Grain Drill, Most Common Capacity Without Spacing Side Extensions 3,870 3,960 4,040 Plain, 15-17 Wagon, Running Openers 10,600 10,500 11,200 Gear, W/O Box, Press, 23-25 Openers 16,300 15,600 17,500 8-10 Ton Capacity 1,680 1,650 1,660 With Fertilizer Windrower, Attachment, Self-Propelled, 20-24 Openers 12,700 13,400 15,200 14-16 Foot 54,500 56,400 61,640 1/ With hydraulic lift transport wheels, tires. SELECTED INDEX NUMBERS FOR PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID, 1990-92=100, BY MONTHS, UNITED STATES, 1999 AND 2000 Index of Prices Received Index of Prices Paid All Farm All Livestock All Production Month Products Crops and Items Items Products 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 Jan. 97 90 97 87 96 94 115 118 111 114 Feb. 96 92 98 90 94 94 115 118 111 115 Mar. 97 95 99 94 95 96 115 119 111 115 Apr. 96 99 103 99 91 99 115 119 111 115 May 98 103 93 115 111 Jun. 97 100 95 115 111 Jul. 95 95 95 115 111 Aug . 99 99 98 115 111 Sept. 96 95 98 115 112 Oct. 91 88 96 116 112 Nov. 93 89 98 116 113 Dec. 91 88 95 117 113 PRICES PAID BY FARMERS FOR FEED NORTHERN PLAINS UNITED STATES Item Unit April April April April April April 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 Dollars Alfalfa Meal cwt. 11.40 11.00 10.90 13.80 12.80 12.50 Alfalfa Pellets cwt. 10.80 10.00 9.20 13.60 12.80 12.40 Bran cwt. 13.20 13.00 12.50 13.80 13.40 13.20 Beef Cattle Concentrate 32-36% protein ton 286.00 249.00 254.00 292.00 258.00 261.00 Corn Meal cwt. 7.60 7.40 7.00 8.57 7.54 7.67 Cottonseed Meal, 41% cwt. 12.80 11.30 12.00 16.00 14.60 14.90 Dairy Feed 14% protein ton 192.00 164.00 165.00 186.00 167.00 170.00 16% protein ton 202.00 168.00 165.00 194.00 180.00 175.00 32-38% protein ton 314.00 290.00 303.00 302.00 272.00 287.00 Hog Feed 14-18% protein ton 234.00 193.00 208.00 227.00 200.00 203.00 38-42% protein ton 333.00 253.00 273.00 317.00 280.00 297.00 Molasses, Liquid cwt. 9.90 10.20 9.40 11.90 12.00 12.00 Poultry Feed Laying Feed ton 240.00 221.00 215.00 224.00 208.00 206.00 Turkey Grower ton 262.00 200.00 214.00 278.00 261.00 255.00 Soybean Meal, 44% cwt. 13.00 10.70 11.60 14.30 12.20 13.00 Stock Salt 50 lb. 2.80 3.00 2.90 3.91 3.99 4.01 Northern Plains States: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS FOR FUEL NORTHERN PLAINS UNITED STATES Item April April April April April April 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 Dollars per gallon Unleaded Gasoline1/: Service Station 1.08 1.11 1.44 1.06 1.10 1.47 Bulk Delivery 1.13 1.15 1.46 1.09 1.13 1.48 Diesel2/3/, Bulk Delivery .710 .670 1.02 .740 .728 1.08 L.P. Gas2/, Bulk Delivery .620 .550 .770 .764 .699 .963 1/ Includes federal, state and local per gallon taxes.2/ Excludes State road taxes, but includes State and local per gallon taxes where applicable.3/ Excludes federal excise tax. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS FOR FERTILIZER NORTHERN PLAINS UNITED STATES Item April April April April April April 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 Dollars per ton 8-32-16 242.00 243.00 231.00 236.00 235.00 225.00 10-34-0 253.00 241.00 229.00 260.00 252.00 243.00 11-52-0 263.00 261.00 237.00 283.00 277.00 259.00 18-46-0 (DAP) 253.00 250.00 228.00 264.00 264.00 240.00 Ammonium Nitrate 181.00 171.00 173.00 193.00 181.00 194.00 Anhydrous Ammonia 237.00 190.00 209.00 253.00 211.00 227.00 Muriate of Potash - 60-62% K2O 160.00 164.00 162.00 163.00 168.00 165.00 Nitrogen Solutions - 28% N 122.00 111.00 117.00 133.00 122.00 125.00 Superphosphate - 44-46% P2O5 241.00 238.00 215.00 253.00 255.00 233.00 Urea - 44-46% 183.00 165.00 194.00 195.00 176.00 200.00 FIELD SEEDS: PRICES PAID, WITH COMPARISONS UNITED STATES, APRIL 1997-2000 Item Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 Dollars LEGUMES Alfalfa Proprietary cwt. 282.00 288.00 287.00 277.00 Public and Common cwt. 185.00 205.00 184.00 165.00 Clover Ladino lb. 3.07 3.08 2.98 2.85 Red cwt. 184.00 194.00 178.00 143.00 ROW CROPS Corn, Hybrid 1/ 83.50 86.90 88.10 87.50 Grain Sorghum, Hybrid cwt. 92.00 96.00 97.60 93.00 Potatoes cwt. 7.60 9.10 8.50 10.45 Soybeans bu. 16.10 17.15 17.00 17.10 Sunflower cwt. 355.00 380.00 400,00 395.00 SMALL GRAINS Barley bu. 6.13 6.04 5.80 5.80 Oats, Spring bu. 5.32 5.02 4.60 4.50 Wheat, Spring bu. 7.30 6.85 6.10 6.10 Wheat, Winter bu. 10.00 8.25 7.35 7.05 1/ 80,000 kernels. POULTRY PRODUCTION AND VALUE, 1997-1999 NEBRASKA UNITED STATES Item Unit 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 Chickens, Excluding Broilers Number Sold mil. head 4.3 5.5 5.2 191.0 193.8 204.6 Pounds Sold mil. lbs. 17.3 22.1 17.1 925.5 934.6 973.4 Average Price cents/lb. 3.1 2.4 1.1 7.7 8.0 7.0 Value of Sales 1,000 dol. 536 531 188 71,461 75,542 67,724 Broilers Number Produced mil. head 1.6 1.2 11.5 7,764.2 6,906.1 7,080.2 Pounds Produced mil. lbs. 8.2 7.2 59.8 37,540.8 33,818.1 35,779.5 Average Price cents/lb. 37.5 39.0 37.0 37.7 39.4 37.0 Value of Production mil. dol. 3.1 2.8 22.1 14,158.9 13,322.3 13,254.2 Eggs Produced mil. eggs 2,469 2,706 2,837 77,532 79,754 82,711 Average Price cents/doz. 52.0 43.2 39.5 70.3 66.8 62.7 Value of Production mil. dol. 107.0 97.4 93.4 4,540.0 4,439.4 4,322.6 Turkeys Number Raised mil. hd. 1/ 1/ 1/ 301.3 285.2 273.0 Pounds Produced mil. lbs. 1/ 1/ 1/ 7,225.1 7,050.9 6,947.2 Average Price cents/lb. 1/ 1/ 1/ 39.9 38.0 40.8 Value of Production mil. dol. 1/ 1/ 1/ 2,884.4 2,679.3 2,835.4 1/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.