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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Onslow Hall
Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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                         AUGUST MILK PRICES INCREASED FROM JULY

Prices received by New York producers for milk sold during August were up from a month 
earlier, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Office. The 
price of corn, hay, and winter wheat also increased.  The price of oats decreased.  Many previous 
month prices were revised due to more complete sales information.
    	
Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $17.90 per hundredweight of milk 
sold during August, up 50 cents from July and $5.20 more than August a year ago.  
    
Grain corn, at $4.18 per bushel, was up 14 cents from July and increased 62 cents from last 
year.  Hay averaged $116.00 per ton, up $4.00 from July but down $6.00 from August 2009.  Oats 
averaged $1.90 per bushel, down 2 cents from July.  Winter Wheat, at $6.49 per bushel, was up 
$1.20 cents from July and increased $1.51 from August 2009.  
     
The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in August, at 145 
percent, based on 1990-1992=100, increased 3 points (2.1 percent) from July. The Crop Index is 
up 5 points (3.3 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 1 point (0.8 percent). Producers 
received higher prices for wheat, corn, milk, and cattle and lower prices for broilers, lettuce, 
onions, 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 cattle, grapes, sweet corn, and potatoes offset decreased marketings of wheat, hay, 
strawberries, and milk.  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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