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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Onslow Hall
Monday, August 02, 2010

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                          JULY MILK PRICES INCREASED FROM JUNE 

Prices received by New York producers for milk sold during July were up from a month earlier, 
according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office. The 
price of corn, wheat, and hay increased also. Many previous month prices were revised due to 
more complete sales information.
	
Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $17.30 per hundredweight of milk sold 
during July, up 50 cents from June and $5.10 more than a year ago.  

Grain corn, at $3.97 per bushel, was up 10 cents from June but down 36 cents from last year.   
Wheat, at $5.27 per bushel, was up 67 cents from June but down 79 cents from July a year ago.  
Hay averaged $112 per ton, up $27 from June but $8 lower than prices received July 2009.  
 

The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in July, at 143 percent, 
based on 1990-1992=100, increased 5 points (3.6 percent) from June. The Crop Index is up 6 
points (4.1 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 2 points (1.6 percent). Producers 
received higher prices for wheat, corn, lettuce, and milk and lower prices for onions, 
strawberries, grapes, and cantaloups. 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 wheat, grapes, hay, and corn offset decreased marketings of milk, 
cantaloups, potatoes, and apples. The information in this release is available by free email 
subscription by subscribing to New York reports at www.nass.usda.gov/ny.

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8-02-10