ne-agri-facts Released: 05/02/2006 Issue 09/2006 NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Nebraska Field Office 100 Centennial Mall North, Suite 298, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 Phone: 402-437-5541 E-mail: nass-ne@nass.usda.gov Internet: www.nass.usda.gov Mark Harris, Director Dean Groskurth, Deputy Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Nebraska Farmers, Ranchers and Agribusinesses: The following narrative and tables are from recently published reports by USDA’s Agricultural Statistics Board. These data are direct results of information provided by Nebraska producers and agribusinesses to the surveys conducted each month by this office. Thank you for your response to these surveys. Mark Harris Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices Received By Farmers The preliminary United States All Farms Products Index of Prices Received in April, at 115, based on 1990-92=100, increased 1 point (0.9 percent) from March. Producers received higher commodity prices for lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and strawberries. Lower prices were received for broilers, cattle, eggs, and hogs. The overall index, is also affected by the seasonal change based on the 3-year average mix of commodities producer sells. Increased average marketings of strawberries, cattle, sweet corn, and oranges offset decreased marketings of soybeans, corn, wheat, and hogs. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is down 6 points (5.0 percent) from April, 2005. Prices Received: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, Preliminary April 2006 with Comparisons --------------------------------------------------:--------------------------------------- Nebraska : United States Commodity Unit Apr Mar Apr 15, : Apr Mar Apr 15, % of Parity 2005/1 2006/1 2006 : 2005/1 2006/1 2006 Parity Price/2 --------------------------------------------------:--------------------------------------- Dollars : Dollars Wheat, All Bushel 3.18 3.80 3.85 : 3.35 3.79 3.90 37 10.50 Corn Bushel 1.92 1.96 2.05 : 2.00 2.06 2.11 27 7.78 Oats Bushel 1.91 1.70 1.70 : 1.65 1.81 1.72 40 4.32 Grain Sorghum Cwt 2.99 3.29 3.55 : 2.96 3.53 3.53 29 12.10 Soybeans Bushel 5.97 5.36 5.25 : 6.03 5.57 5.39 31 17.20 Hay, All, Baled Ton 48.00 52.00 57.00 : 99.40 97.10 106.00 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 48.00 53.00 58.00 : 105.00 100.00 110.00 Other, Baled Ton 47.00 47.00 51.00 : 81.60 86.60 93.20 Dry Edible Beans Cwt 23.80 16.80 16.90 : 28.70 17.10 19.40 35 54.90 Hogs Cwt 52.30 44.40 41.50 : 51.10 42.80 39.10 33 117.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt 52.60 44.60 41.70 : 51.50 43.20 39.60 Sows Cwt 40.40 35.30 30.50 : 41.50 34.10 28.80 Beef Cattle Cwt 97.40 92.10 88.60 : 93.70 88.10 85.20 44 193.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt 98.50 93.40 89.80 : 98.10 93.00 89.70 Cows Cwt 60.60 49.20 48.90 : 57.00 49.50 48.70 Calves Cwt 146.00 140.00 134.00 : 141.00 138.00 136.00 51 268.00 Sheep Cwt 39.00 38.20 : 45.10 39.50 95.60 Lambs Cwt 121.00 95.40 : 114.00 91.10 233.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Parity price based on data for April 2006. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices April 28, 2006. Farm Machinery and Tractors: Prices Paid, United States, April 2004-2006 Item 2004 2005 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars Baler, Square, Pick-Up, Auto Tie, P.T.O. Round, 1200-1500 Lb. bale 19,500 20,300 20,300 Round, 1900-2200 Lb. bale 27,000 28,200 29,100 Chisel Plow, Max. 1 Ft. Depth, Chisel or Sweep Type, Drawn or Mounted 16-20 Ft. 15,300 15,600 17,700 Combine, Self Propelled with Grain Head Extra Large capacity 218,000 232,000 240,000 Large capacity 180,000 192,000 201,000 Corn Head for Combine, 6 Row 27,400 28,900 30,600 Row Crop Planter With Fertilizer Attachment, 8-Row 32,000 31,400 34,100 With Fertilizer Attachment, 24-Row 102,000 108,000 113,000 12-Row, No-Till, w/Fertilizer Attachment 53,100 57,900 60,200 Cultivator, Row Crop, 6-Row 6,920 7,490 7,820 12-Row, Flexible 15,300 17,300 18,300 Disk Harrow, Tandem, Drawn 1/ 15-17 Foot 14,300 15,700 17,400 18-20 Foot 19,400 21,600 22,000 Elevator, Portable, Without Power Unit Auger Type, 8 Inch Diameter, 60 Foot 4,130 4,680 5,220 Feed Grinder-Mixer, Trailer Mtd., P.T.O. 16,800 18,900 20,100 Field Cultivator, Mounted or Drawn 17-19 Foot 12,400 14,400 14,400 20-25 Foot, Flexible 17,500 19,600 21,000 Forage Harvester, P.T.O., Sheer Bar, With Pick-Up Attachment 32,700 33,400 35,500 With Row Crop Unit, 2-Row 35,000 35,400 37,400 Front-End Loader, Hydraulic, Tractor Mount 1800-2500 Lb. Capacity, 60 Inch Bucket 5,150 5,450 5,550 Grain Drill, Most Common Spacing Plain, 15-17 Openers 14,500 16,800 16,800 Press, 23-25 Openers 22,600 25,200 25,200 With Fertilizer Attachment, 20-24 Openers 19,800 19,000 20,200 Min/No Till w/Fert. Attach., 15 Foot 29,400 30,500 32,600 Hay Rack, Sid-Delivery, or Wheel Rake, Traction Drive, 8-12 Foot Working Width 5,380 5,940 6,650 Hay Tedder, 15-18 Foot 5,130 5,380 5,380 Manure Spreader, Conveyer Type, P.T.O. 2-wheel, with Tires 141-190 Bushel Capacity 7,210 7,790 8,030 225-300 Bushel Capacity 10,900 11,900 12,200 Mower-Conditioner, P.T.O., Pull Type with 8-10 Foot, Sickle (Cutter) Bar or Disc 14,800 15,900 16,300 Mower, Mounted or Drawn, 7-8 Ft. Sickle (Cutter) Bar 5,040 5,320 5,380 Rotary Hoe, 20-25 Foot 6,770 7,410 8,930 Rotary Cutter, 7-8 Foot 3,480 3,470 3,580 Sprayer, Field Crop, Power, Boom Type (Excl. Self-Propelled and Orchard) Tractor Mounted, w/300 Gal. Spray Tank 5,850 7,320 7,320 Trailer Type, w/500-700 Gal. Spray Tank 13,300 15,100 15,900 Tractor, 2-Wheel Drive 50-59 P.T.O. horsepower 21,500 23,400 23,700 70-89 P.T.O. horsepower 33,900 36,800 37,600 110-129 P.T.O. horsepower 65,700 68,500 70,900 140-159 P.T.O. horsepower 86,900 91,900 95,500 190-220 P.T.O. horsepower 121,000 126,000 131,000 Tractor, 4-Wheel Drive 200-280 P.T.O. horsepower 141,000 142,000 150,000 Wagon, Gravity Unload, w/Box and Running Gear and Tires, Without Side Extensions 200-400 Bushel Capacity 4,570 5,350 5,660 Wagon, Running Gear, W/O Box, 8-10 Ton Capacity 1,810 2,060 2,300 Windrower, Self-Propelled, 14-16 Foot 67,300 72,100 75,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ With hydraulic lift transport wheels, tires. Source: USDA NASS Agricultrural Prices, April 28, 2006. Field Seeds: Prices Paid, United States, April 2003-2006 Item Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars Legumes Alfalfa Proprietary cwt. 286.00 291.00 281.00 286.00 Public and Common cwt. 178.00 163.00 177.00 181.00 Clover Ladino lb. 3.05 2.91 2.80 3.60 Red cwt. 144.00 145.00 174.00 177.00 Row Crops Corn, Hybrid Biotech 1/ 115.00 122.00 131.00 137.00 Corn, Hybrid Non-Biotech 1/ 90.90 91.10 93.40 95.10 Grain Sorghum cwt. 100.00 105.00 114.00 116.00 Potatoes cwt. 10.80 9.69 9.30 11.80 Soybeans, All 2/ bu. 24.20 24.10 27.60 28.90 Sunflower cwt. 417.00 425.00 476.00 520.00 Small Grains Barley, Spring bu. 6.90 6.39 6.72 6.58 Oats, Spring bu. 7.05 5.88 5.54 5.83 Wheat, Winter bu. 8.01 8.26 9.06 9.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 80,000 kernels. 2/ Technology fees included in price. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, April 28, 2006. Feed: Prices Paid by Farmers, Northern Plains and United States, 2004-2006 Northern Plains 1/ United States Item Unit April April April April April April 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dollars Dollars Alfalfa Meal cwt. 13.00 12.60 14.80 14.90 15.40 16.40 Alfalfa Pellets cwt. 12.70 12.90 14.00 15.20 15.20 16.40 Bran cwt. 13.60 14.00 15.50 14.80 15.00 16.10 Beef Cattle Concentrate 32-36% protein ton 343.00 262.00 320.00 342.00 316.00 336.00 Corn Meal cwt. 7.58 7.04 7.25 9.84 9.57 10.10 Cottonseed Meal,41% cwt. 15.80 14.20 16.20 18.40 17.20 18.20 Dairy Feed 14% protein 2/ ton 217.00 187.00 200.00 200.00 220.00 189.00 16% protein 2/ ton 281.00 231.00 214.00 218.00 197.00 210.00 32-38% protein 2/ ton 421.00 325.00 354.00 381.00 331.00 341.00 Hog Feed 2/ 3/ 14-18% protein ton 316.00 214.00 244.00 256.00 219.00 228.00 38-42% protein ton 416.00 345.00 372.00 415.00 398.00 361.00 Molasses, Liquid cwt. 12.30 10.70 14.70 14.20 14.80 17.90 Poultry Feed Laying Feed ton 310.00 267.00 268.00 249.00 226.00 240.00 Turkey Grower ton 290.00 222.00 239.00 315.00 315.00 302.00 Soybean Meal, 44% cwt. 18.40 13.10 13.80 19.60 16.10 16.90 Stock Salt 50 lb. 3.19 3.12 3.20 4.53 4.78 4.67 Trace Mineral Blocks 50 lb. 5.17 4.88 4.79 5.53 5.52 5.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Northern Plains States: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota. 2/ Complete ration feed, fed without mixing or supplementation. 3/ Excluding pig starter. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, April 28, 2006. Fuels: Prices Paid by Farmers, Northern Plains and United States, 2004-2006 Northern Plains United States Item April April April April April April 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars per Gallon Dollars per Gallon Unleaded Gasoline 1/ Service Station 1.75 2.25 2.57 1.75 2.21 2.57 Bulk Delivery 1.76 2.26 2.58 1.76 2.23 2.60 Diesel 2/ 3/, Bulk Delivery 1.24 1.91 2.24 1.31 1.97 2.28 L.P. Gas 2/, Bulk Delivery .99 1.26 1.45 1.21 1.47 1.69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28, 2006. Fertilizer: Prices Paid by Farmers, Northern Plains and United States, 2004-2006 Northern Plains United States April April April April April April Item 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars per Ton Dollars per Ton 8-32-16 233.00 256.00 284.00 257.00 287.00 326.00 10-34-0 244.00 254.00 305.00 261.00 271.00 318.00 11-52-0 270.00 297.00 327.00 288.00 317.00 348.00 18-46-0 (DAP) 267.00 291.00 325.00 276.00 303.00 337.00 Ammonium Nitrate 236.00 258.00 314.00 263.00 292.00 366.00 Anhydrous Ammonia 366.00 394.00 489.00 379.00 416.00 521.00 Muriate of Potash - 60-62% K2O 176.00 238.00 259.00 181.00 245.00 273.00 Nitrogen Solutions - 28% N 168.00 209.00 226.00 179.00 218.00 240.00 Superphosphate - 44-46% P2O5 254.00 303.00 329.00 266.00 299.00 324.00 Urea - 44-46% 264.00 319.00 345.00 276.00 332.00 362.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, April 28, 2006. Poultry: By Type, Production, Price, and Value, Nebraska and United States, 2004-2005 Nebraska United States Item Unit 2004 2005 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chickens, Excluding Broilers Number Sold mil. head 5.0 4.6 191.7 193.1 Pounds Sold mil. lbs 17.1 14.7 997.6 1,000.5 Price per Pound cents/lb. 0.1 0.1 5.8 6.5 Value of Sales 1,000 dol. 17 15 57,615 64,554 Broilers Number Produced mil. head 4.3 4.8 8,740.7 8,870.4 Pounds Produced mil. lbs. 25.4 27.8 45,796.3 47,908.1 Price per Pound cents/lb. 45.0 44.0 44.6 43.6 Value of Prod. mil. dol. 11.4 12.2 20,446.1 20,901.9 Eggs Produced mil. eggs 3,174 3,217 89,091 89,960 Price per Dozen cents/doz. 52.5 31.0 71.4 53.9 Value of Prod. mil. dol. 138.9 83.0 5,299.2 4,042.3 Turkeys Number Raised mil. hd. 1/ 1/ 264.2 256.3 Pounds Produced mil. lbs. 1/ 1/ 7,304.8 7,206.6 Price per Pound cents/lb. 1/ 1/ 42.0 44.9 Value of Prod. mil. dol. 1/ 1/ 3,065.4 3,232.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Source: Poultry - Production and Value 2005 Summary, April 2006. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ June Agricultural Surveys The mid-year acreage, grain stocks, and hog inventory surveys will be conducted between May 27 - June 14. These surveys are the basis for the official statistics released by USDA's Agricultural Statistics Board. USDA RELEASE DATES Jun. 30, 2:00 pm CST Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Jun. 30, 7:30 am CST Acreage Jun. 30, 7:30 am CST Grain Stocks Survey results will be available on the Internet at http://www.usda.gov/nass/ within minutes after the release. If contacted, please take a few minutes to respond. Your assistance ensures accurate survey results. Mark Harris Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------