| Table 11--Hay: Average prices received by farmers, United States (dollars per ton) |
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| Commodity and mkt
yr 1/ |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr | Wt
avg 2/ |
| All hay | 2003/04 | 96.50 | 95.50 | 88.10 | 85.00 | 84.40 | 83.70 | 81.50 | 80.60 | 80.10 | 81.20 | 81.80 | 89.60 | 85.50 |
| 2004/05 | 102.00 | 95.60 | 92.20 | 92.20 | 91.40 | 92.80 | 88.70 | 86.00 | 87.80 | 88.20 | 92.60 | 99.40 | 92.00 |
| 2005/06 | 108.00 | 100.00 | 99.70 | 99.70 | 99.00 | 97.70 | 91.70 | 91.30 | 91.00 | 95.80 | 97.50 | 105.00 | 98.20 |
| 2006/07 | 111.00 | 108.00 | 107.00 | 106.00 | 108.00 | 109.00 | 109.00 | 110.00 | 109.00 | 113.00 | 119.00 | 124.00 | 110.00 |
| 2007/08 | 131.00 | 126.00 | 125.00 | 124.00 | 127.00 | 128.00 | 129.00 | 127.00 | 126.00 | 129.00 | 133.00 | 135.00 | 127.00 |
| 2008/09 | 165.00 | 162.00 | 163.00 | 163.00 | 161.00 | 156.00 | 149.00 | 138.00 | 135.00 | 131.00 | 129.00 | 126.00 | 152.00 |
| 2009/10 | 126.00 | 117.00 | 111.00 | 104.00 | 105.00 | 105.00 | 105.00 | 105.00 | 106.00 | 104.00 | 107.00 | 108.00 | 108.00 |
| 2010/11 | 113.00 | 112.00 | 111.00 | 110.00 | 112.00 | 111.00 | 110.00 | 111.00 | 112.00 | 116.00 | 126.00 | 143.00 | 114.00 |
| 2011/12 | 171.00 | 168.00 | 179.00 | 179.00 | 180.00 | 185.00 | 174.00 | 174.00 | 172.00 | 177.00 | 183.00 | 192.00 | 178.00 |
| 2012/13 | 201.00 | 183.00 | 184.00 | 184.00 | 187.00 | 193.00 | 193.00 | 192.00 | 191.00 | 194.00 | 196.00 | 200.00 | 191.00 |
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| Alfalfa hay | 2003/04 | 101.00 | 101.00 | 93.80 | 91.90 | 90.10 | 89.10 | 86.80 | 87.00 | 84.80 | 85.10 | 86.20 | 92.70 | 90.80 |
| 2004/05 | 108.00 | 102.00 | 98.70 | 99.30 | 97.50 | 100.00 | 95.20 | 92.10 | 94.50 | 94.00 | 98.60 | 105.00 | 98.60 |
| 2005/06 | 114.00 | 106.00 | 105.00 | 108.00 | 106.00 | 105.00 | 97.60 | 96.60 | 95.10 | 98.40 | 100.00 | 108.00 | 104.00 |
| 2006/07 | 114.00 | 112.00 | 111.00 | 109.00 | 111.00 | 113.00 | 110.00 | 111.00 | 112.00 | 115.00 | 121.00 | 127.00 | 113.00 |
| 2007/08 | 142.00 | 137.00 | 136.00 | 135.00 | 135.00 | 136.00 | 136.00 | 135.00 | 136.00 | 138.00 | 144.00 | 146.00 | 137.00 |
| 2008/09 | 177.00 | 174.00 | 179.00 | 179.00 | 175.00 | 171.00 | 165.00 | 152.00 | 148.00 | 141.00 | 138.00 | 132.00 | 165.00 |
| 2009/10 | 133.00 | 122.00 | 116.00 | 109.00 | 109.00 | 109.00 | 109.00 | 109.00 | 111.00 | 110.00 | 113.00 | 112.00 | 113.00 |
| 2010/11 | 120.00 | 120.00 | 118.00 | 118.00 | 119.00 | 118.00 | 117.00 | 121.00 | 121.00 | 129.00 | 142.00 | 161.00 | 123.00 |
| 2011/12 | 191.00 | 185.00 | 198.00 | 196.00 | 198.00 | 204.00 | 193.00 | 195.00 | 193.00 | 194.00 | 200.00 | 210.00 | 196.00 |
| 2012/13 | 217.00 | 201.00 | 198.00 | 203.00 | 205.00 | 212.00 | 215.00 | 217.00 | 217.00 | 218.00 | 219.00 | 215.00 | 211.00 |
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| Other hay | 2003/04 | 77.90 | 76.10 | 71.10 | 66.70 | 67.30 | 69.20 | 67.50 | 66.50 | 70.20 | 72.10 | 72.00 | 76.20 | 70.90 |
| 2004/05 | 79.70 | 75.90 | 74.80 | 71.90 | 74.30 | 73.80 | 73.50 | 72.40 | 73.30 | 74.20 | 77.80 | 81.80 | 74.60 |
| 2005/06 | 83.10 | 76.10 | 77.90 | 77.00 | 78.90 | 79.00 | 75.80 | 78.30 | 79.70 | 88.60 | 90.10 | 94.90 | 81.40 |
| 2006/07 | 101.00 | 95.80 | 94.90 | 96.20 | 99.50 | 101.00 | 106.00 | 107.00 | 104.00 | 108.00 | 115.00 | 115.00 | 102.00 |
| 2007/08 | 107.00 | 101.00 | 105.00 | 105.00 | 111.00 | 113.00 | 118.00 | 115.00 | 111.00 | 113.00 | 116.00 | 116.00 | 110.00 |
| 2008/09 | 131.00 | 126.00 | 124.00 | 121.00 | 121.00 | 118.00 | 113.00 | 109.00 | 110.00 | 108.00 | 110.00 | 111.00 | 118.00 |
| 2009/10 | 106.00 | 101.00 | 98.10 | 94.40 | 97.10 | 97.10 | 97.90 | 96.20 | 97.70 | 93.00 | 95.30 | 96.70 | 97.30 |
| 2010/11 | 94.40 | 95.10 | 98.20 | 95.10 | 96.80 | 96.00 | 97.80 | 96.00 | 97.30 | 95.80 | 99.50 | 105.00 | 97.00 |
| 2011/12 | 119.00 | 123.00 | 133.00 | 135.00 | 129.00 | 133.00 | 124.00 | 131.00 | 132.00 | 142.00 | 147.00 | 146.00 | 132.00 |
| 2012/13 | 148.00 | 133.00 | 143.00 | 140.00 | 142.00 | 146.00 | 144.00 | 142.00 | 144.00 | 148.00 | 149.00 | 162.00 | 144.00 |
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1/ Dry. May-April.
2/ U.S. season-average price based on monthly price received by farmers weighted by monthly marketings. |
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices. |
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