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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

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Monday, August 1, 2011

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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 King Whetstone, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New 
York Field Office. The price of corn increased also. The price of hay decreased. Many previous 
month prices were revised due to more complete sales information.
	
Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $23.10 per hundredweight of milk sold 
during July, up 70 cents from June and $5.70 more than July a year ago.  

Grain corn, at $7.19 per bushel, was up 16 cents from June and up $3.15 from last year. Hay 
averaged $121 per ton, down $25 from June but $9 higher than prices received July 2010.
 
The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in July, at 181 percent, 
based on 1990-1992=100, increased 2 points (1.1 percent) from June. The Crop Index is down 1 
point (0.5 percent) but the Livestock Index increased 3 points (2.0 percent). Producers received 
higher prices for cattle, milk, cantaloupes, and corn and lower prices for broilers, wheat, broccoli, 
and carrots. 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, grain sorghum, hay, and tomatoes offset decreased marketings of milk, potatoes, 
cantaloupes, and strawberries. The information in this release is available by free email 
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8-01-11