commodity prices

The prices received by farmers in August increased slightly month over month and year-over-year. The Prices Received Index increased 1% from July to August, and jumped 7.2 % from August 2024 to August this year.

The farm economy is in poor shape across many commodities right now. One of the Northwest commodities struggling the most is wheat.

According to the latest numbers from NASS, the July Prices Received Index decreased 1.4% from June but increased 11% from July 2024.

Andrew Eddie, President of the Washington Hay Growers Association, says the 2025 cop is looking pretty good across much of the Columbia Basin.

The USDA’s latest Agricultural Prices Report shows growers, overall, are receiving more for their commodities from a price perspective.

America’s farmers and ranchers await an overdue, updated Farm Bill.  What are some of the key things farmers want include in that new bill?   “I think there has been a lot of push to increase reference prices in Title I, and making some modifications to crop insurance," said Andrew Harker, principal of the Russell Group.  "You know, as we think a...

According to the USDA’s latest agricultural prices report, producers nationwide received less for their commodities, on the whole in March.  The price index was lowered just over 3% from the prior month, a reflection of reductions in both production indexes month over month.   The L...

According to the latest Agricultural Prices Report, producers saw a rise in prices received for commodities in February.  The 14% increase in the total prices received index was a combination of a 2 ½% month over month rise in the Livestock Production Index and an 8 ½% increase in the crop production index from the previous month.   A 7% increase in fee...

Prior to the President's Day weekend on the patio at USDA Headquarters, Texas’ Brooke Rollins, welcomed by USDA officials, staff and dignitaries, one day after taking the oath of office as the Nation’s 33rd Agriculture Secretary.  She joins...

The USDA released new farm income forecast numbers, and while they're not drastically different from previous reports this year, they seem to take on more meaning the closer we get to the end of the calendar year.  Carrie Litkowski, senior economist with USDA Economic Research Service, said farm income is on the decline.  ...