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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

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Monday, May 3, 2010

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                 APRIL MILK PRICES DECREASED FROM MARCH 

Prices received by New York producers for milk sold during April were down from a month 
earlier, according to Stephen Ropel, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, 
New York Field Office. The price of hay decreased also. The price of potatoes increased. The 
price of corn and apples was unchanged.  Many previous month prices were revised due to 
more complete sales information.
	
Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $15.30 per hundredweight of milk sold 
during April, down 80 cents from March but $2.60 more than April a year ago.  

Grain corn, at $3.71 per bushel, was unchanged from March but decreased 60 cents from last 
year.  Hay averaged $106 per ton, down $13 from March and $23 lower than prices received 
April 2009.  Potatoes averaged 12.60 per hundredweight, 20 cents higher than March but down 
$3.20 from last year at this time.  Apples, at 20.0 cents per pound, were unchanged from March 
but 4.2 cents lower than last year.
 

 
The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in April, at 138 percent, 
based on 1990-1992=100, decreased 2 points (1.4 percent) from March. The Crop Index is 
down 3 points (2.0 percent) and the Livestock Index decreased 1 point (0.8 percent). Producers 
received lower prices for eggs, strawberries, broccoli, and lettuce and higher prices for cattle, 
onions, hogs, and soybeans. In addition to prices, the overall index is also affected by the 
seasonal change based on a 3-year average mix of commodities producers sell. Increased 
monthly marketings of cattle, sweet corn, strawberries, and milk offset decreased marketings of 
soybeans, corn, wheat, and cotton. The information in this release is available by free email 
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5-3-10