February Agricultural Prices Received Index Up 14 Percent ; Prices Paid Up 0.3 Percent

February Prices Received Index Up 14 Percent  

The February Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 147.1, increased 14 percent from January and 22 percent from February 2024. At 96.2, the Crop Production Index was up 8.5 percent from last month but down 5.0 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 193.7, increased 2.5 percent from January and 37 percent from February last year. Producers received higher prices during February for market eggs, corn, cattle, and hogs but lower prices for broilers, milk, onions, and celery. In addition to prices, the volume change of commodities marketed also influences the indexes. In February, there was increased monthly movement for cattle, market eggs, milk, and broilers and decreased marketing of soybeans, corn, tobacco, and wheat.  

February Prices Paid Index Up 0.3 Percent  

The February Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 147.4, is up 0.3 percent from January 2025 and 4.9 percent from February 2024. Higher prices in February for complete feeds, feeder pigs, feed grains, and nitrogen more than offset lower prices for feeder cattle and concentrates.