Ag stats: April 2021 mountain states agricultural price report
UNITED STATES
April Prices Received Index Up 6.9 Percent
The April Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 105.1, increased 6.9 percent from March and 28 percent from April 2020. At 106.1, the Crop Production Index was up 6.8 percent from last month and 23 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 104.3, increased 7.1 percent from March, and 33 percent from April last year. Producers received higher prices during April for broilers, corn, hogs, and cattle, but lower prices for market eggs, lettuce, broccoli, and cauliflower. In addition to prices, the volume change of commodities marketed also influences the indexes. In April, there was increased monthly movement for strawberries, milk, broilers, and oranges and decreased marketing of corn, soybeans, cattle, and hay.
April Prices Paid Index Up 0.8 Percent
The April Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 112.6, is up 0.8 percent from March 2021 and 4.2 percent from April 2020. Higher prices in April for feeder cattle, feed grains, nitrogen, and feeder pigs more than offset lower prices for LP gas, milk cows, supplements, and diesel.
Prices Received – Mountain Region States and United States: April 2021 with Comparisons | |||
State | April 2020 | March 2021 | April 2021 |
Barley, All | (dollars per bushel) | (dollars per bushel) | (dollars per bushel) |
Colorado | 5.28 | 4.92 | 5.07 |
Montana | 3.95 | 4.50 | 4.11 |
Wyoming | (S) | (D) | (S) |
United States | 4.64 | 4.90 | 4.83 |
Corn | |||
Colorado | 3.34 | 4.95 | 5.40 |
United States | 3.29 | 4.89 | 5.31 |
Wheat, All | |||
Arizona | (D) | (S) | (D) |
Colorado | 4.48 | 5.55 | 5.89 |
Montana | 4.80 | 5.59 | 5.66 |
United States | 4.85 | 5.85 | 6.03 |
Hay, Alfalfa | (dollars per ton) | (dollars per ton) | (dollars per ton) |
Arizona | 195.00 | 195.00 | 200.00 |
Colorado | 230.00 | 215.00 | 220.00 |
Montana | 130.00 | 145.00 | 155.00 |
New Mexico | 220.00 | 230.00 | 235.00 |
Utah | 175.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 |
Wyoming | 180.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
United States | 180.00 | 181.00 | 187.00 |
Hay, Other | |||
Arizona | 190.00 | 190.00 | 190.00 |
Colorado | 225.00 | 230.00 | 230.00 |
Montana | 130.00 | 130.00 | 145.00 |
New Mexico | 190.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
Utah | 125.00 | 135.00 | 135.00 |
Wyoming | 150.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
United States | 127.00 | 142.00 | 143.00 |
Milk, All | (dollars per hundredweight) | (dollars per hundredweight) | (dollars per hundredweight) |
Arizona | 13.90 | 15.80 | 16.70 |
Colorado | 15.80 | 17.50 | 18.10 |
New Mexico | 11.80 | 15.40 | 16.00 |
Utah | 15.20 | 17.40 | 18.30 |
United States | 14.40 | 17.40 | 18.40 |
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. | |||
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate | |||
