ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 09/2004 Released: 05/05/2004 by USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Mark Harris, Director Dean C. Groskurth, Deputy Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P.O Box 81069 Location: 298 Federal Bldg Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 437-5541 e-mail: nass-ne@nass.usda.gov Internet: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ne/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear producers and other data users: Information contained herein is the result of mail, phone and personal interview surveys conducted during the past few weeks. Special recognition and appreciation are extended to all producers and agribusinesses who provided data making these reports possible. Mark Harris State Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Received By Farmers The preliminary United States All Farms Products Index of Prices Received in April at 124, based on 1990-92=100, is up 3 points (2.5 percent) above the March index. This is the highest index level since records began. Producers received higher commodity prices for milk, cattle, corn, and lettuce. Lower prices were received for eggs, strawberries, hogs, and tobacco. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell, based on the past 3-year average, also affects the overall index. Increased average marketings of cattle, milk, strawberries, and sweet corn offset decreased marketings of soybeans, corn, cotton, and hogs. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 23 points (23 percent) from April, 2003. Prices Received: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, Preliminary April 2004 with Comparisons --------------------------------------------------:--------------------------------------- Nebraska : United States Commodity Unit Apr Mar Apr 15, : Apr Mar Apr 15, % of Parity 2003/1 2004/1 2004 : 2003/1 2004/1 2004 Parity Price/2 --------------------------------------------------:--------------------------------------- Dollars : Dollars Wheat Bushel 3.22 3.63 3.65 : 3.37 3.84 3.82 38 10.00 Corn Bushel 2.31 2.62 2.77 : 2.34 2.75 2.87 43 6.73 Oats Bushel 2.48 1.64 1.65 : 1.98 1.62 1.63 42 3.92 Grain Sorghum Cwt 4.03 4.82 4.91 : 3.96 4.85 4.96 46 10.90 Soybeans Bushel 5.76 9.15 9.40 : 5.82 9.27 9.54 60 15.80 Hay, All, Baled Ton 80.00 50.00 49.00 : 92.90 81.80 89.60 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 80.00 51.00 49.00 : 96.50 85.90 92.70 Other, Baled Ton 76.00 45.00 45.00 : 79.50 70.90 76.00 Dry Edible Beans Cwt 17.40 16.60 16.80 : 18.70 21.10 21.10 41 51.90 Hogs Cwt 36.90 48.10 45.60 : 34.80 47.20 45.10 43 105.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt 37.10 48.20 45.70 : 35.30 47.50 45.40 Sows Cwt 27.40 42.10 41.50 : 25.80 39.70 38.90 Beef Cattle Cwt 79.10 87.60 89.50 : 74.50 83.40 85.30 50 170.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt 80.30 88.80 90.70 : 78.80 87.90 89.70 Cows Cwt 40.30 49.10 49.90 : 40.20 46.60 49.00 Calves Cwt 106.00 123.00 122.00 : 98.90 115.00 116.00 51 227.00 Sheep Cwt 31.50 35.10 : 31.10 36.70 83.50 Lambs Cwt 97.00 111.00 : 93.70 104.00 201.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Parity price based on data for April 2004. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices April 30, 2004. Farm Machinery and Tractors: Prices Paid, United States, April 2002-2004 Item 2002 2003 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars Baler, Square, Pick-Up, Automatic Tie, P.T.O. Round, 1200-1500 Lb bale 17,900 18,300 19,500 Round, 1900-2200 Lb bale 25,200 25,600 27,000 Chisel Plow, Max. 1 Ft. Depth of Tillage, Chisel or Sweep Type, Drawn or Mounted, 16-20 Foot 13,400 13,100 15,300 Combine, Self Propelled with Grain Head Extra Large capacity 187,000 196,000 218,000 Large capacity 156,000 159,000 180,000 Corn Head for Combine, 6 Row 25,700 25,900 27,400 Row Crop Planter With Fertilizer Attachment, 8-Row 29,000 30,000 32,000 With Fertilizer Attachment, 24-Row 97,600 95,700 102,000 12-Row, Conservation (No-Till Cond), w/Fert 50,400 52,400 53,100 Cultivator, Row Crop, 6-Row 5,990 6,330 6,920 12-Row, Flexible 13,900 13,700 15,300 Disk Harrow, Tandem, Drawn 1/ 15-17 Foot 14,300 15,200 14,300 18-20 Foot 18,500 19,300 19,400 Elevator, Portable, Without Power Unit Auger Type, 8 Inch Diameter, 60 Foot 4,020 4,180 4,130 Feed Grinder-Mixer, Trailer Mtd., P.T.O. 14,900 15,600 16,800 Field Cultivator, Mounted or Drawn 17-19 Foot 11,000 11,600 12,400 20-25 Foot, Flexible 15,900 15,900 17,500 Forage Harvester, P.T.O., Shear Bar, With Pick-Up Attachment 30,100 31,600 32,700 With Row Crop Unit, 2-Row 32,800 35,900 35,000 Front-End Loader, Hydraulic, Tractor Mounted 1800-2500 Lb. Capacity, 60 Inch Bucket 4,990 5,000 5,150 Grain Drill, Most Common Spacing Plain, 15-17 Openers 14,000 14,000 14,500 Press, 23-25 Openers 23,100 20,300 22,600 With Fertilizer Attachment, 20-24 Openers 18,600 18,600 19,800 Min/No-TillW/Fert. Attach., 15 Foot 28,100 27,600 29,400 Hay Rake, Side-Delivery, or Wheel Rake, Traction Drive, 8-12 Foot Working Width 5,020 5,200 5,380 Hay Tedder, 15-18 Foot 4,830 4,900 5,130 Manure Spreader, Conveyer Type, P.T.O. 2-wheel, with Tires 141-190 Bushel Capacity 6,760 6,760 7,210 225-300 Bushel Capacity 9,950 10,100 10,900 Mower-Conditioner, P.T.O., Pull Type with 8-10 Foot, Sickle (Cutter) Bar or Disc 13,700 14,400 14,800 Mower, Mounted or Drawn, 7-8 Ft. Sickle (Cutter) Bar 4,840 4,980 5,040 Rotary Hoe, 20-25 Foot 6,490 6,610 6,770 Rotary Cutter, 7-8 Foot 3,240 3,130 3,480 Sprayer, Field Crop, Power, Boom Type (Excl. Self-Propelled and Orchard) Tractor Mounted, w/ 300 Gal. Spray Tank 5,460 5,890 5,850 Trailer Type, w/ 500-700 Gal. Spray Tank 12,000 13,100 13,300 Tractor, 2-Wheel Drive 50-59 P.T.O. horsepower 21,900 21,300 21,500 70-89 P.T.O. horsepower 34,500 33,600 33,900 110-129 P.T.O. horsepower 63,700 63,800 65,700 140-159 P.T.O. horsepower 83,200 84,100 86,900 190-220 P.T.O. horsepower 118,000 116,000 121,000 Tractor, 4-Wheel Drive 200-280 P.T.O. horsepower 132,000 133,000 141,000 Wagon, Gravity Unload, w/Box and Running Gear and Tires, Without Side Extensions 200-400 Bushel Capacity 4,320 4,200 4,570 Wagon, Running Gear, W/O Box, 8-10 Ton Capacity 1,730 1,720 1,810 Windrower, Self-Propelled, 14-16 Foot 62,900 64,200 67,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ With hydraulic lift transport wheels, tires. Source: USDA NASS Agricultrural Prices, April 30, 2004. Field Seeds: Prices Paid, United States, April 2001-2004 Item Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars Legumes Alfalfa Proprietary cwt. 278.00 280.00 286.00 291.00 Public and Common cwt. 158.00 157.00 178.00 163.00 Clover Ladino lb. 2.85 2.80 3.05 2.91 Red cwt. 132.00 130.00 144.00 145.00 Row Crops Corn, Hybrid Biotech 1/ 110.00 113.00 115.00 122.00 Corn, Hybrid Non-Biotech 1/ 85.30 85.80 90.90 91.10 Grain Sorghum, Hybrid cwt. 93.00 96.00 100.00 105.00 Potatoes cwt. 8.50 10.90 10.80 9.69 Soybeans bu. 20.70 22.50 24.20 24.10 Sunflower cwt. 407.00 407.00 417.00 425.00 Small Grains Barley, Spring bu. 5.80 5.80 6.90 6.39 Oats, Spring bu. 4.70 5.35 7.05 5.88 Wheat, Winter bu. 7.20 7.70 8.01 8.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 80,000 kernels. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, April 30, 2004. Feed: Prices Paid by Farmers, Northern Plains and United States, 2002-2004 Northern Plains 1/ United States Item Unit April April April April April April 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dollars Dollars Alfalfa Meal cwt. 12.50 12.50 13.00 14.40 15.00 14.90 Alfalfa Pellets cwt. 12.20 12.80 12.70 14.40 15.30 15.20 Bran cwt. 13.40 13.20 13.60 13.60 13.70 14.80 Beef Cattle Concentrate 32-36% protein ton 260.00 257.00 343.00 277.00 290.00 342.00 Corn Meal cwt. 5.66 8.30 7.58 8.06 9.90 9.84 Cottonseed Meal,41% cwt. 13.00 13.90 15.80 15.80 16.60 18.40 Dairy Feed 14% protein ton 153.00 183.00 217.00 175.00 183.00 200.00 16% protein ton 233.00 233.00 281.00 190.00 200.00 218.00 32-38% protein ton 296.00 311.00 421.00 298.00 311.00 381.00 Hog Feed 14-18% protein ton 215.00 257.00 316.00 216.00 223.00 256.00 38-42% protein ton 313.00 314.00 416.00 307.00 322.00 415.00 Molasses, Liquid cwt. 9.71 9.80 12.30 12.90 13.30 14.20 Poultry Feed Laying Feed ton 239.00 262.00 310.00 225.00 232.00 249.00 Turkey Grower ton 294.00 286.00 290.00 264.00 279.00 315.00 Soybean Meal, 44% cwt. 11.80 13.30 18.40 13.50 14.50 19.60 Stock Salt 50 lb. 3.11 3.40 3.19 4.12 4.30 4.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Northern Plains States: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, April 30, 2004. Fuels: Prices Paid by Farmers, Northern Plains and United States, 2002-2004 Northern Plains United States Item April April April April April April 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars per Gallon Dollars per Gallon Unleaded Gasoline1 Service Station 1.41 1.57 1.75 1.36 1.61 1.75 Bulk Delivery 1.41 1.58 1.76 1.37 1.60 1.76 Diesel 2 3, Bulk Delivery .933 1.156 1.24 .964 1.238 1.310 L.P. Gas 2, Bulk Delivery .765 .968 .99 .925 1.213 1.210 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, April 30, 2004. Fertilizer: Prices Paid by Farmers, Northern Plains and United States, 2002-2004 Northern Plains United States April April April April April April Item 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars per Ton Dollars per Ton 8-32-16 182.00 222.00 233.00 229.00 241.00 257.00 10-34-0 223.00 243.00 244.00 238.00 255.00 261.00 11-52-0 227.00 252.00 270.00 246.00 266.00 288.00 18-46-0 (DAP) 217.00 249.00 267.00 227.00 250.00 276.00 Ammonium Nitrate 178.00 231.00 236.00 195.00 243.00 263.00 Anhydrous Ammonia 228.00 374.00 366.00 250.00 373.00 379.00 Muriate of Potash - 60-62% K2O 166.00 166.00 176.00 164.00 165.00 181.00 Nitrogen Solutions - 28% N 129.00 160.00 168.00 135.00 166.00 179.00 Superphosphate - 44-46% P2O5 207.00 242.00 254.00 221.00 243.00 266.00 Urea - 44-46% 179.00 258.00 264.00 191.00 261.00 276.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, April 30, 2004. Poultry: By Type, Production, Price, and Value, Nebraska and United States, 2002-2003 Nebraska United States Item nit 2002 2003 2002 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chickens, Excluding Broilers Number Sold mil. head 5.2 5.4 199.9 188.2 Pounds Sold mil. lbs. 18.1 18.3 1,039.1 976.2 Price per Pound cents/lb. 0.1 0.1 4.8 4.8 Value of Sales 1,000 dol. 18 18 49,931 47,679 Broilers Number Produced mil. head 3.7 4.0 8,364.7 8,266.5 Pounds Produced mil. lbs. 20.7 22.8 42,929.5 42,827.7 Price per Pound cents/lb. 30.0 35.0 30.5 34.6 Value of Prod. mil. dol. 6.2 8.0 13,083.8 14,802.2 Eggs Produced mil. eggs 2,977 3,126 87,252 87,196 Price per Dozen cents/doz. 34.1 53.5 58.9 73.1 Value of Prod. mil. dol. 84.6 139.4 4,281.4 5,315.3 Turkeys Number Raised mil. hd. 1 1 275.5 274.3 Pounds Produced mil. lbs. 1 1 7,494.9 7,549.3 Price per Pound cents/lb. 1 1 36.5 36.0 Value of Prod. mil. dol. 1 1 2,732.5 2,720.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Source: Poultry - Production and Value 2003 Summary, April 2004.