Production of fall potatoes in New York in 2006 is estimated at 5.70 million hundredweight (cwt.), up 9 percent from a year ago. Yields are expected to average 300 cwt. per acre compared with 260 cwt. per acre last year. This yield ties the record yield set in 2003. Acreage for harvest is estimated at a record low 19.0 thousand acres, down 5 percent from last year. U.S. production of fall potatoes is forecast at 391 million cwt, up 2 percent from last year.  Area harvested, at 977 thousand acres, is up 3 percent from last year.  The average yield is forecast at 400 cwt per acre, 3 cwt below last year.

Acreage, Yield and Production of Crops, New York and United States

NEW YORK POTATO PRODUCTION UP

Production of fall potatoes in New York in 2006 is estimated at 5.70 million hundredweight (cwt.), up 9 percent from a year ago. Yields are expected to average 300 cwt. per acre compared with 260 cwt. per acre last year. This yield ties the record yield set in 2003. Acreage for harvest is estimated at a record low 19.0 thousand acres, down 5 percent from last year. U.S. production of fall potatoes is forecast at 391 million cwt, up 2 percent from last year.  Area harvested, at 977 thousand acres, is up 3 percent from last year.  The average yield is forecast at 400 cwt per acre, 3 cwt below last year.

Farm Real Estate Average Value per Acre,
Selected States and United States, January 1, 2002-2006

Additional details available at www.nass.usda.gov in the complete “Land Values and Cash Rents” report released on August 4, 2006.

Cash Rent Per Acre:  Selected States, 2004-2006

Additional details available at www.nass.usda.gov in the complete “Land Values and Cash Rents” report released on August 4, 2006.

OCTOBER MILK PRICES INCREASED FROM SEPTEMBER

Prices received by New York producers for milk sold during October increased from a month earlier, according to Steve Ropel, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Office. The price of corn, wheat, hay, apples and milk increased.  The price of oats and potatoes decreased.  Egg price remained unchanged.   Many previous month prices were revised due to more complete sales information.

Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $13.70 per hundredweight of milk sold during October, 50 cents more than September but $2.60 less than October a year ago.  Poultry producers received an average of 37 cents per dozen eggs sold, unchanged from September and 7 cents more than last year.

Grain corn, at $2.44 per bushel, increased 2 cents from September and 33 cents from last year. Oat price, at $1.43 per bushel, decreased 8 cents from September but increased 5 cents from October last year.  Wheat price was $4.17, 42 cents above last month and 86 cents above last year. Hay averaged $118.00 per ton, $11.00 more than September and $1.00 more than October 2005.  Potatoes, at $14.30 per hundredweight, decreased 60 cents from September but increased $1.80 from October last year.  Fresh market apple prices at the packinghouse door averaged 35.10 cents per pound this month, 1.40 cents more than last month and 6.80 more than last year.

The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in September, at 118 percent, based on 1990-92=100, decreased 2 points (1.7 percent) from August. The Crop Index is down 7 points (5.6 percent) but the Livestock Index increased 1 point (0.9 percent). Producers received lower commodity prices for lettuce, potatoes, hogs, and broccoli. Higher prices were received for cattle, milk, tomatoes, and turkeys. The overall index is also affected by the seasonal change based on a 3-year average mix of commodities producers sell. Decreased average marketings of cattle, broilers, wheat, and grapes offset increased marketings of soybeans, apples, corn, and potatoes.

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