September Prices Received Index Down 1.7 Percent
The September Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 133.2, decreased 1.7 percent from August but increased 0.5 percent from September 2025. At 117.5, the Crop Production Index was up 3.7 percent from last month and 15 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 147.0, decreased 4.4 percent from August and 10 percent from September last year. Producers received lower prices during September for cattle, eggs, hogs, and milk but higher prices for lettuce, corn, peaches and cauliflower. In addition to prices, the volume change of commodities marketed also influences the indexes. In September, there was decreased monthly movement for cattle, wheat, cotton, and peaches and increased marketings of soybeans, corn, calves and apples.
September Prices Paid Index Up 0.4 Percent
The September Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 160.5, is up 0.4 percent from August 2026 and 5.2 percent from September 2025. Higher prices for diesel, complete feeds, other services and concentrates more than offset lower prices for hay and forages, feeder cattle, feeder pigs, and herbicides.
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