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Monday, May 2, 2011

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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 King Whetstone, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, 
New York Field Office. The price of apples decreased also. The price of corn, oats, 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 $21.10 per hundredweight of milk sold 
during April, down 20 cents from March but $5.60 more than April a year ago.  

Grain corn, at $7.08 per bushel, was up 53 cents from March and increased $3.32 from last 
year. Oats, at $3.68 per bushel, were up 5 cents from March. Hay averaged $122 per ton, up $6 
from March and $17 higher than prices received April 2010. Potatoes averaged $15.90 per 
hundredweight, $1.10 higher than March and up $2.20 from last year at this time. Apples, at 25.4 
cents per pound, were down 0.6 cents from March but 5.3 cents higher than last year.
  
The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in April, at 174 percent, 
based on 1990-1992=100, increased 2 points (1.2 percent) from March. The Crop Index is up 1 
point (0.5 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 4 points (2.6 percent). Producers received 
higher prices for corn, cattle, eggs, and hogs and lower prices for lettuce, milk, tomatoes, and 
celery. 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, 
strawberries, milk, and broilers offset decreased marketings of soybeans, corn, wheat, and 
cotton. 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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5-2-11