February Ag Prices Received Index Up 12 Percent; Prices Paid Up 0.6 Percent

February Prices Received Index Up 12 Percent  

The February Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 130.6, increased 12 percent from January but decreased 11 percent from February 2025. At 101.6, the Crop Production Index was up 14 percent from last month and 5.0 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 153.7, increased 2.7 percent from January, but decreased 21 percent from February last year. Producers received higher prices during February for lettuce, cattle,  market eggs, and milk but lower prices for broilers, oranges, rice, and strawberries. In addition to prices, the volume change of commodities marketed also influences the indexes. In February, there was increased monthly movement for cattle, milk, broilers, and greenhouse & nursery and decreased marketing of soybeans, corn, tobacco, and cotton.  

February Prices Paid Index Up 0.6 Percent  

The February Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 159.4, is up 0.6 percent from January 2026 and 8.1 percent from February 2025. Higher prices in February for feeder cattle, feeder pigs, diesel and complete feeds more than offset lower prices for concentrates, other services, nitrogen, and LP gas.