AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY IOWA FARMERS CORN -- DOLLARS PER BUSHEL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN .48 .51 .52 .36 .54 .37 .57 .62 .60 .84 FEB .49 .53 .53 .37 .56 .38 .56 .66 .62 .90 MAR .52 .56 .52 .38 .58 .40 .58 .64 .63 1.02 APR .56 .60 .50 .40 .65 .43 .59 .66 .66 1.26 MAY .61 .64 .49 .42 .70 .48 .61 .68 .67 1.43 JUN .64 .66 .52 .46 .68 .51 .63 .68 .68 1.51 JUL .66 .66 .54 .52 .66 .53 .64 .70 .71 1.79 AUG .69 .63 .56 .56 .66 .60 .68 .71 .75 1.84 SEP .69 .60 .52 .56 .64 .66 .70 .68 .76 1.68 OCT .60 .56 .44 .57 .56 .63 .65 .62 .77 1.53 NOV .52 .50 .38 .55 .42 .60 .58 .55 .79 1.22 DEC .52 .50 .36 .52 .36 .59 .56 .54 .80 1.14 SEASON AVG NA .52 .42 .60 .44 .61 .64 .63 1.15 1.30 PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN 1.21 1.30 1.26 .48 .34 .58 .63 1.08 .60 .58 FEB 1.28 1.24 1.28 .46 .41 .60 .66 1.10 .57 .59 MAR 1.35 1.31 1.34 .46 .46 .62 .66 1.03 .54 .57 APR 1.38 1.47 1.47 .42 .46 .66 .67 .91 .53 .58 MAY 1.38 1.58 1.61 .42 .48 .70 .66 .98 .56 .69 JUN 1.36 1.64 1.68 .44 .50 .72 .68 1.03 .57 .85 JUL 1.42 1.75 1.51 .45 .50 .74 .94 .99 .62 .88 AUG 1.48 1.76 1.36 .42 .50 .74 1.02 .98 .73 .95 SEP 1.44 1.50 1.15 .38 .50 .76 1.05 .88 .69 .90 OCT 1.26 1.22 .80 .32 .52 .76 1.01 .70 .67 .83 NOV 1.18 1.16 .56 .28 .54 .70 .95 .61 .58 .69 DEC 1.29 1.22 .49 .31 .58 .60 1.03 .57 .57 .74 SEASON AVG 1.40 1.34 .47 .41 .64 .75 1.01 .60 .69 .83 PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN .72 .71 .69 .56 .32 .12 .37 .87 .47 1.09 FEB .76 .78 .69 .51 .29 .12 .36 .84 .49 1.11 MAR .81 .78 .64 .50 .29 .13 .37 .80 .49 1.10 APR .85 .76 .69 .48 .27 .20 .36 .83 .48 1.24 MAY .98 .75 .68 .47 .25 .31 .38 .82 .51 1.23 JUN .95 .76 .69 .45 .23 .30 .47 .77 .51 1.14 JUL .94 .81 .68 .47 .25 .47 .51 .76 .76 1.17 AUG .89 .86 .84 .43 .25 .37 .67 .76 1.06 .97 SEP .89 .90 .85 .37 .21 .36 .71 .73 1.04 .86 OCT .77 .84 .74 .28 .14 .24 .71 .68 .99 .46 NOV .66 .71 .56 .35 .13 .32 .75 .48 1.01 .41 DEC .66 .69 .59 .32 .12 .35 .90 .46 1.03 .43 SEASON AVG .76 .73 .52 .28 .30 .50 .79 .62 1.07 .44 PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN .47 .39 .47 .49 .70 .82 1.00 .95 .98 1.10 FEB .45 .35 .47 .49 .72 .83 1.00 .94 .99 1.12 MAR .43 .35 .48 .49 .72 .87 1.00 .95 1.01 1.43 APR .44 .36 .51 .55 .73 .92 1.01 .96 1.03 1.56 MAY .44 .39 .56 .59 .74 .94 1.01 .97 1.25 1.50 JUN .44 .40 .56 .61 .75 .94 1.01 1.00 1.29 1.80 JUL .46 .36 .55 .62 .76 .94 1.02 1.01 1.95 1.96 AUG .39 .36 .55 .63 .76 .94 1.02 1.02 1.66 2.16 SEP .41 .48 .55 .64 .74 .94 1.02 1.02 1.63 2.40 OCT .33 .39 .52 .58 .69 .94 1.02 1.02 1.63 2.23 NOV .34 .40 .51 .60 .68 .92 .95 1.00 1.13 2.24 DEC .38 .44 .47 .64 .74 1.00 .95 .96 1.10 2.54 SEASON AVG .46 .53 .57 .72 .86 .99 .98 1.23 1.53 2.15 PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN 2.60 1.20 1.13 1.51 1.60 1.39 1.39 1.36 1.21 1.19 FEB 1.90 1.04 1.13 1.55 1.54 1.33 1.40 1.35 1.21 1.14 MAR 2.11 1.11 1.15 1.56 1.54 1.37 1.40 1.30 1.21 1.14 APR 2.20 1.16 1.20 1.58 1.60 1.38 1.41 1.33 1.33 1.18 MAY 2.16 1.15 1.28 1.58 1.63 1.41 1.44 1.38 1.41 1.20 JUN 2.15 1.15 1.29 1.56 1.68 1.38 1.46 1.40 1.43 1.21 JUL 1.95 1.18 1.35 1.58 1.66 1.39 1.45 1.40 1.44 1.20 AUG 1.85 1.10 1.34 1.60 1.63 1.40 1.47 1.32 1.47 1.18 SEP 1.71 1.09 1.35 1.61 1.61 1.44 1.49 1.29 1.44 1.07 OCT 1.30 1.04 1.32 1.60 1.43 1.29 1.44 1.16 1.21 1.00 NOV 1.13 .97 1.36 1.61 1.35 1.30 1.32 1.19 1.21 .88 DEC 1.19 1.10 1.44 1.63 1.41 1.39 1.36 1.22 1.20 .85 SEASON AVG 1.31 1.27 1.52 1.61 1.50 1.50 1.45 1.44 1.31 1.50 PRICE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------