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Soybeans: Monthly and Market Year Average Prices Received by Farmers
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul.
Dollars Per Bushel
1963 2.45 2.55 2.60 2.55 2.55 2.55 2.55
1968 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.55 2.55
1973 4.18 5.66 6.32 5.95 8.20 9.50 6.80
1978 6.24 5.78 6.44 6.65 6.97 6.99 6.26
1983 5.58 5.79 5.97 6.29 6.33 6.13 6.89
1988 6.00 6.17 6.31 6.66 7.14 8.94 8.44
1989 7.63 7.42 7.59 7.45 7.21 7.26 6.97
1990 6.15 5.73 5.84 5.96 6.15 5.97 6.12
1991 5.88 5.81 5.97 5.82 5.90 5.60 5.73
1992 5.72 5.82 5.85 5.74 6.13 6.12 5.90
1993 5.77 5.73 5.80 5.76 5.86 6.02 6.59
1994 6.74 6.71 6.55 6.55
6.79
6.57 5.95
1995 5.57 5.50 5.65 5.63 5.65 5.85 6.07
1996 6.82 7.16 7.15 7.61 7.80 7.52 6.98
1997 7.19 7.48 8.17 8.51 8.45 7.73 7.25
1998 7.01 6.74 6.59 6.33 6.31 6.38 6.76
Year Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Market Year
Average 1
Dollars Per Bushel
1963 2.55 2.65 2.55 2.65 2.60 2.62
1968 2.55 2.40 2.35 2.40 2.45 2.45
1973 8.30 5.80 5.65 5.15 5.70 5.69
1978 6.10 6.21 6.30 6.35 6.60 6.63
1983 8.03 8.64 8.03 7.83 7.88 7.85
1988 8.23 7.60 7.43 7.39 7.51 7.47
1989 6.10 5.92 6.04 5.81 5.77 5.95
1990 6.17 6.19 6.01 5.89 5.86 5.88
1991 5.74 5.84 5.66 5.55 5.70 5.74
1992 5.49 5.50 5.53 5.57 5.61 5.69
1993 6.40 6.05 6.27 6.48 6.55 6.53
1994 5.73 5.66 5.56 5.44 5.56 5.59
1995 6.14 6.20 6.31 6.58 6.78 6.76
1996 7.97 7.64 7.29 7.13 7.21 7.34
1997 7.25 7.20 6.96 6.95 7.01 6.90
1998 5.73 6.16
1 Market Year is September through August.

Crops - 35
Mississippi Agricultural Statistics, Supplement 32

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