March Ag Prices Received Index Up 1.1 Percent; Prices Paid Up 0.5 Percent

March Prices Received Index Up 1.1 Percent  

The March Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 131.5, increased 1.1 percent from February but decreased 7.8 percent from March 2025. At 96.3, the Crop Production Index was down 4.2 percent from last month but up 0.9 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 157.7, increased 2.6 percent from February, but decreased 14 percent from March last year. Producers received higher prices during March for market eggs, milk, soybeans, and corn but lower prices for lettuce, cattle, broccoli, and strawberries. In addition to prices, the volume change of commodities marketed also influences the indexes. In March, there was increased monthly movement for strawberries, cattle, calves, and milk and decreased marketing of apples, cotton, soybeans, and onions.  

March Prices Paid Index Up 0.5 Percent  

The March Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 160.4, is up 0.5 percent from February 2026 and 8.7 percent from March 2025. Higher prices in March for diesel, complete feeds, gasoline, and LP gas more than offset lower prices for feeder cattle, concentrates, herbicides, and insecticides.