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Joe Morse
Monday, December 31, 2007
DECEMBER MILK PRICES DECREASED FROM NOVEMBER
Prices received by New York producers for milk sold during December decreased from a month earlier, according to Steve Ropel, Director of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Office. The price of hay and potatoes also decreased. The price of eggs, corn, and apples increased. Many previous month prices were revised due to more complete sales information.
Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $22.20 per hundredweight of milk sold during December, 30 cents less than November but $7.60 more than December a year ago. Poultry producers received an average of $1.29 per dozen eggs sold, up 4 cents from November and 57 cents higher than last year.
Grain corn, at $3.68 per bushel, was up 21 cents from November and increased 70 cents from last year. Hay averaged $116.00 per ton, down $1.00 from November and $10.00 less than December 2006. Potatoes, at $12.00 per hundredweight, decreased 30 cents from last month but increased 10 cents from December 2006. Fresh Apples at the packing house door were 34 cents per pound, 5 cents more than last year at this time.
The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in December, at 151 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 5 points (3.4 percent) from November. The Crop Index is up 10 points (6.5 percent) but the Livestock Index is unchanged. The All Farm Index and All Crop Index are at record highs. Producers received higher commodity prices for tomatoes, corn, soybeans, and wheat. Lower prices were received for oranges, turkeys, snap beans, and broilers. The overall index is also affected by the seasonal change based on a 3-year average mix of commodities producers sell. Increased average marketings of wheat, milk, oranges, and broilers offset decreased marketings of soybeans, cattle, corn, and grapes. 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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12-31-07
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