Food Industry

Farm prices.(Markets)(Illustration)

Food Institute Report, The, June, 2004

 
WHAT FARMERS WERE PAID FOR FARM 
PRODUCTS--MAY 
 
(Source: USDA) 
 
                                       % Chge.    % Chge. 
Commodity & Unit                May   Last Mo.   Last Yr. 
 
Beans, Dry Edible, Cwt.      21.800      11.2%      14.1% 
Corn, Bu.                     2.780      -3.8%      16.8% 
Peanuts, In-Shell, Lb.        0.210       4.5%       7.1% 
Potatoes, Cwt.                6.750      -1.3%      -3.0% 
Rice, Rough, Cwt.             7.860      -3.3%      62.4% 
Sorghum, Cwt.                 4.600      -9.6%      16.5% 
Soybeans, Bu.                 9.600      -0.2%      58.2% 
Wheat, All, Bu.               3.730      -4.1%      12.0% 
Grapefruit, Box               3.870     113.8%     -37.2% 
Lemons, Box                   6.570     -16.3%      19.7% 
Oranges,...

            
        
    
    	    
                
                
	
		
					 
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