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Monday, January 3, 2011

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                      DECEMEMBER MILK PRICES DECREASED FROM NOVEMBER

Prices received by New York producers for milk sold during December were down from a month 
earlier, according to King Whetstone, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, New York Field Office. The price of corn and apples decreased also. The price of hay 
and potatoes increased.  Many previous month prices were revised due to more complete sales 
information.

Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $18.40 per hundredweight of milk sold 
during December, down $1 from November but up $1.30 from December a year ago.  

Grain corn, at $5.20 per bushel, was down 3 cents from November but increased $1.42 from last 
year.  Hay averaged $105.00 per ton, up $1 from November but down $24 from December 2009.  
Potatoes averaged $13.30 per cwt, up 90 cents from November and up $1.20 from last year.  
Apples averaged $25.60 per cwt, down $1.20 from November but up $4.10 from last year.


 The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in December, at 160 
percent, based on 1990-1992=100, increased 1 point (0.6 percent) from November. The Crop 
Index is up 2 points (1.1 percent) but the Livestock Index decreased 1 point (0.7 percent). 
Producers received higher prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, and cattle and lower prices for lettuce, 
milk, oranges, and onions. 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, milk, oranges, and broilers offset decreased marketings of soybeans, corn, 
cattle, and grapes.

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