January Ag Prices Received Index Down 3.9 Percent; Prices Paid Up 3.5 Percent

January Prices Received Index Down 3.9 Percent  

The January Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 116.5, decreased 3.9 percent from December and 10 percent from January 2025. At 89.8, the Crop Production Index was down 6.7 percent from last month but up 0.9 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 149.6, decreased 0.1 percent from December and 21 percent from January last year. Producers received lower prices during January for market eggs, milk, lettuce, and soybeans but higher prices for cattle, broilers, calves, and apples. In addition to prices, the volume change of commodities marketed also influences the indexes. In January, there was decreased marketing of grapes, turkeys, hogs, and cotton and increased monthly movement for corn, soybeans, cattle, and strawberries.  

January Prices Paid Index Up 3.5 Percent  

The January Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 158.6, is up 3.5 percent from December 2025 and 8.0 percent from January 2025. Higher prices in January for feeder cattle,  other services, feeder pigs, and taxes more than offset lower prices for milk cows, diesel, interest, and complete feeds.