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Ag stats: May 2022 agricultural prices received in the USDA mountain state region

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UNITED STATES 

May Prices Received Index Up 0.5 Percent 

The May Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 134.6, increased 0.5 percent from April and 27 percent from May 2021. At 123.0, the Crop Production Index was up 0.3 percent from last month and 16 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 146.0, increased 0.6 percent from April, and 37 percent from May of last year. Producers received higher prices during May for broilers, corn, oranges, and cattle but lower prices for market eggs, cotton, lettuce, and strawberries. In addition to prices, the volume change of commodities marketed also influences the indexes. In May, there was increased monthly movement for cattle, broilers, hay, and corn and decreased marketing of soybeans, apples, hogs, and calves. 

May Prices Paid Index Up 0.6 Percent 

The May Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 134.9, is up 0.6 percent from April 2022 and 15 percent from May 2021. Higher prices in May for nitrogen, other services, diesel, and complete feeds more than offset lower prices for feeder pigs, feeder cattle, concentrates, and LP gas.

AGRICULTURAL PRICES RECEIVED

Prices Received – Mountain Region States and United States: May 2022 with Comparisons

State

May 2021

April 2022

May 2022

Barley, All

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

(dollars per bushel)

Colorado

4.91

4.94

5.38

Montana

4.35

7.29

7.48

Wyoming

(S)

(D)

(D)

United States

4.92

6.00

6.07

Corn

 

 

 

Colorado

6.00

7.12

7.46

United States

5.91

7.08

7.26

Wheat, All

 

 

 

Arizona.

(D)

(S)

(S)

Colorado

5.89

9.62

8.84

Montana

6.19

10.20

11.60

United States

6.46

10.20

10.90

Hay, Alfalfa

(dollars per ton)

(dollars per ton)

(dollars per ton)

Arizona.

200.00

285.00

305.00

Colorado

220.00

205.00

210.00

Montana

165.00

260.00

260.00

New Mexico

240.00

250.00

260.00

Utah

200.00

260.00

260.00

Wyoming

180.00

225.00

225.00

United States

194.00

243.00

244.00

Hay, Other

 

 

 

Arizona.

190.00

215.00

220.00

Colorado

230.00

225.00

230.00

Montana

145.00

220.00

220.00

New Mexico

185.00

210.00

215.00

Utah

135.00

205.00

210.00

Wyoming

180.00

200.00

200.00

United States

140.00

142.00

143.00

Milk, All

(dollars per hundredweight)

(dollars per hundredweight)

(dollars per hundredweight)

Arizona.

17.60

26.30

26.50

Colorado

18.50

27.10

27.20

New Mexico

17.00

24.60

25.00

Utah

19.20

27.30

27.40

United States

19.10

27.10

27.30

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.