Rank in U.S. agriculture by selected commodities, 2000 Rank Item Unit Quantity Percent Leading of U.S. state Thousands percent 1 Beans, dry, black Cwt 840 62.6 Michigan Beans, dry, cranberry Cwt 380 84.1 Michigan Beans, dry, light red kidney Cwt 285 21.0 Michigan Beans, dry, navy Cwt 1,800 37.7 Michigan Blueberries Pounds 62,000 33.4 Michigan Cherries, tart Pounds 200,000 69.3 Michigan Cucumbers (processing) Tons 180 29.4 Michigan Flowering hanging baskets Number 3,457 10.0 Michigan Geraniums (seed and cuttings) Pots 22,383 20.9 Michigan Grapes, Niagara Tons 19.1 36.4 Michigan Hosta Pots 3,156 26.8 Michigan Impatiens Flats 2,403 15.9 Michigan Marigolds Flats 784 17.6 Michigan Other potted perennials Pots 19,356 15.2 Michigan Petunias Flats 1,502 13.3 Michigan 2 Beans, dry, all Cwt 4,125 15.6 North Dakota Beans, dry, dark red kidney Cwt 182 17.9 Minnesota Beans, dry, small red Cwt 113 36.1 Idaho Celery Cwt 950 5.4 California 3 Apples Pounds 850,000 8.1 Washington Asparagus Cwt 283 12.5 California Beans, snap (processing) Tons 92 11.0 Wisconsin Carrots (fresh market) Cwt 1,260 3.9 California Grapes, Concord Tons 64.5 16.5 Washington Radishes Cwt 175 14.3 Florida Vegetable type bedding plants Number 720 6.7 California 4 Carrots (processing) Tons 35 6.7 Washington Cucumbers (fresh market) Cwt 1,340 11.6 Florida Cherries, sweet Tons 19.6 9.5 California Grapes, all Tons 87.2 1.1 California Plums Tons 3.6 1.5 California Sugarbeets Tons 3,403 10.5 Minnesota Tomatoes (processing) Tons 84.0 0.8 California 5 Pumpkins Cwt 704 7.9 Illinois 6 Squash Cwt 610 7.0 Georgia 7 Maple syrup Gallons 44 3.6 Vermont Mushrooms Pounds 11,637 1.4 Pennsylvania 8 Milk Pounds 5,705,000 3.4 California 10 Potatoes Cwt 14,963 2.9 Idaho Soybeans Bushels 74,880 2.7 Illinois 11 Corn, for grain Bushels 244,280 2.4 Iowa 13 Hogs, as of Dec. 1 Head 950 1.6 Iowa 14 Eggs Number 1,621,000 1.9 Ohio 15 Wheat, winter Bushels 36,000 2.3 Kansas 17 Hay, all Tons 4,330 2.8 Texas 22 Cash receipts Dollars 3,474,924 1.8 California 31 Cattle, as of Jan. 1 Head 980 1.0 Texas Farm numbers: Acreage and value of farm real estate, 1997-2001 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Farm real : Cropland : Year : Number : Average size : Total land :estate average:average value : Average cash : farms : per farm : in farms :value per acre: per acre :rent per acre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 farms Acres 1,000 acres ------------- Dollars ------------- : 1997 : 53 196 10,400 1,530 1,360 57.30 1998 : 52 200 10,400 1,670 1,480 60.00 1999 : 53 196 10,400 1,850 1,670 60.00 2000 : 52 200 10,400 2,150 2,000 60.00 2001 : 2,250 2,100 60.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ USDA estimates of farm number and land in farms are based on the definition "a farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year." Number of farms and land in farms by economic sales class, 1996-2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class : Year :--------------------------------------------------------------: Total : $1,000-$9,999 : $10,000-$99,999 : $100,000 and over : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 farms : 1996 : 29.8 17.0 7.2 54.0 1997 : 28.5 17.0 7.5 53.0 1998 : 27.0 17.0 8.0 52.0 1999 : 28.5 16.5 8.0 53.0 2000 : 27.5 16.5 8.0 52.0 : : Million acres : 1996 : 2.2 3.1 5.3 10.6 1997 : 2.0 2.9 5.5 10.4 1998 : 1.9 2.8 5.7 10.4 1999 : 1.9 2.8 5.7 10.4 2000 : 1.9 2.8 5.7 10.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farm Income Net farm income in 2000 fell 55 percent to $305 million. That was despite $381 million of government payments. The total agriculture output was $3.85 billion dollars, down 5 percent from 1999. Production expenses were $3.92 billion in 2000, up 4 percent from the previous year. Preliminary cash receipts from 2000 marketings of Michigan crops, livestock and livestock products totaled $3.47 billion, virtually unchanged from 1999. Michigan ranked 22nd nationally in total cash receipts. Crop receipts, $2.14 billion, were nearly unchanged from 1999. A large decline in the market value of dry beans was offset by increases in corn and soybean marketings. Livestock cash receipts were up .5 percent from a year earlier to $1.34 billion. Increases in the value of sales of meat animals and poultry more than offset declines in milk receipts. In 2000, the top ten Michigan commodities ranked by cash receipts were: milk, soybeans, corn, cattle and calves, hogs, annual bedding plants, woody ornamentals, sugar beets, potatoes, and apples. Government payments, 1996-2000 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dollars : Conservation programs : 22,963 20,854 17,488 16,893 16,842 Production flexibility contract payments: NA NA 100,556 87,116 87,564 Loan deficiency payments : NA NA 38,577 131,482 112,565 Miscellaneous programs : 2/86,622 2/100,433 3/51,755 10,569 17,713 Supplemental Funding : NA NA NA 4/143,076 146,372 Total : 109,585 121,287 208,077 389,099 381,056 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service 2/ Programs included are CAT, Disaster, Loan Deficiency, NAP, and Production Flexibility, and repayments by farmers. 3/ No longer includes Loan Deficiency and Production Flexibility payments. 4/ Provided by the Omnibus Supplemental Appropriations, Act of 1999 & Emergency Assistance Provisions of Agriculture Appropriation 2000. Value added to the economy by the Michigan agricultural sector 1996-2000 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 2/ : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Million dollars : Final crop output : 2,042.4 2,373.4 2,137.5 2,275.0 2,080.1 Food grains : 95.2 104.5 67.7 71.6 76.5 Feed crops : 508.7 494.3 418.5 370.3 377.4 Oil crops : 320.6 406.4 412.9 317.1 354.0 Fruits and tree nuts : 224.5 240.1 217.2 243.2 235.6 Vegetables : 442.3 380.3 429.3 452.0 429.0 All other crops : 560.0 633.2 637.3 684.6 667.1 Home consumption : 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.6 Value of inventory adjustment 3/ : -112.5 110.9 -49.0 132.4 -63.2 Final animal output : 1,441.2 1,320.6 1,335.1 1,299.0 1,318.0 Meat animals : 459.4 451.7 338.2 387.9 460.0 Dairy products : 807.5 732.1 814.0 801.4 729.5 Poultry and eggs : 150.5 133.6 119.2 90.9 98.7 Miscellaneous livestock : 49.1 47.4 48.6 47.6 47.1 Home consumption : 9.9 9.9 9.3 9.7 10.8 Value of inventory adjustment 3/ : -35.1 -54.1 5.8 -38.5 -28.1 Services and forestry : 395.9 435.3 437.5 483.8 447.7 Machine hire and custom work : 45.8 34.9 49.7 37.9 30.0 Forest products sold : 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 Other farm income : 71.0 96.2 88.4 92.6 92.8 Gross imputed rental value-farm dwellings: 269.1 294.2 289.4 343.4 314.8 Final agricultural sector output : 3,879.5 4,129.3 3,910.1 4,057.9 3,845.7 less: Intermediate consumption outlays : 2,073.5 2,317.5 2,213.0 2,180.4 2,253.4 Farm origin : 613.2 690.3 657.4 621.0 651.3 Feed purchased : 381.9 423.0 373.8 327.6 340.6 Livestock and poultry purchased : 38.2 41.0 39.2 44.0 50.0 Seed purchased : 193.1 226.3 244.4 249.4 260.7 Manufactured inputs : 652.4 714.3 663.9 635.7 686.8 Fertilizers and lime : 251.2 281.6 249.9 235.2 243.6 Pesticides : 206.2 228.7 228.7 217.9 225.1 Petroleum fuel and oils : 138.6 145.5 128.7 124.3 160.2 Electricity : 56.3 58.5 56.6 58.3 58.0 Other intermediate expenses : 807.9 912.9 891.7 923.6 915.3 Repair and maintenance of capital items : 291.8 302.7 308.2 300.2 277.9 Machine hire and custom work : 58.5 68.3 77.5 72.5 75.6 Marketing, storage, and transportation ex: 107.3 116.8 93.1 113.8 126.8 Contract labor : 12.2 15.3 21.8 16.1 14.1 Miscellaneous expenses : 338.2 409.7 391.1 421.1 420.8 plus: Net government transactions : -109.8 -106.6 1.3 207.7 180.0 plus: Direct Government payments : 109.6 121.3 210.6 401.4 381.1 less: Motor vehicle registration and licensing : 8.1 11.8 10.5 9.3 8.6 less: Property taxes : 211.3 216.0 198.8 184.4 192.4 Gross value added : 1,696.2 1,705.3 1,698.4 2,085.2 1,772.3 less: Capital consumption : 532.9 536.4 545.7 573.5 587.9 Net value added : 1,163.3 1,168.9 1,152.7 1,511.7 1,184.4 less: Factor payments : 753.0 779.1 842.5 834.9 879.7 Employee compensation (total hired labor) : 464.8 477.1 514.5 499.8 551.6 Net rent received by nonoperator landlords: 44.7 52.4 73.6 82.3 67.7 Real estate and nonreal estate interest : 243.4 249.5 254.4 252.8 260.3 Net farm income : 410.3 389.9 310.3 676.8 304.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. 2/ Final sector output is the gross value of the commodities and services produced withing a year. Net value-added is the sector's contribution to the National economy and is the sum of the income from production earned by all factors-of-production. Net farm income is the farm operator's share of income from the sector's production activities. The concept presented is consistent with that employed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 3/ A positive value of inventory change represents current-year production not sold by December 1. A negative value is an offset to production from prior years included in current-year sales. Cash receipts by commodity groups and selected commodities 1996-2000 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dollars : Total cash receipts : 3,617,792 3,623,781 3,502,942 3,466,774 3,474,924 : Total livestock and products: 1,466,485 1,364,858 1,320,034 1,327,854 1,335,296 : Meat animals : 459,383 451,673 338,236 387,878 460,002 Cattle and calves : 238,674 230,906 196,656 235,829 257,320 Hogs : 215,629 213,722 138,347 149,937 200,485 Sheep and lambs : 5,079 5,578 3,233 2,111 2,197 : Dairy (milk) : 807,489 732,135 813,960 801,420 729,495 : Poultry and eggs : 150,481 133,647 119,233 90,914 98,739 Eggs : 68,426 61,927 57,639 53,655 56,739 Turkeys : 35,092 40,460 Other : 82,055 71,720 61,594 2,167 1,540 : Miscellaneous livestock : 49,132 47,403 48,605 47,642 47,060 Honey : 8,726 4,582 4,488 4,095 3,240 Mink pelts : 2,767 2,012 1,854 1,339 1,719 Trout : 2,058 1,486 1,151 1,113 1,037 Other : 35,581 39,323 41,112 41,095 41,064 : Total crops : 2,151,307 2,258,923 2,182,908 2,138,920 2,139,628 : Field crops : 1,136,997 1,216,381 1,111,020 1,019,410 995,884 Corn : 458,202 429,042 380,769 329,713 340,612 Dry beans : 123,955 85,489 101,836 135,567 67,302 Hay : 43,734 59,659 32,468 35,272 32,127 Soybeans : 319,930 405,792 412,416 316,754 353,687 Sugarbeets : 81,661 117,040 101,586 115,915 111,618 Wheat : 94,858 104,098 67,330 70,918 75,700 Other : 14,657 15,261 14,615 15,271 14,838 : Vegetables : 318,341 294,861 327,465 316,472 361,668 Asparagus : 20,110 17,792 17,320 18,822 18,075 Beans, snap : 13,657 15,597 21,659 19,493 16,778 Carrots : 17,736 18,903 19,281 16,717 19,292 Celery : 13,294 14,358 13,327 11,005 12,369 Corn, sweet : 17,229 17,408 12,900 13,282 13,430 Cucumbers, fresh : 16,720 18,048 21,366 22,506 25,192 Cucumbers, pickles : 21,497 20,550 21,970 26,076 38,700 Onions : 15,775 11,170 10,077 8,951 7,644 Peppers, green, fresh : 7,360 7,817 8,640 9,600 10,395 Potatoes : 94,642 69,505 82,603 82,258 105,562 Pumpkins : 26,752 Squash : 9,333 Tomatoes, fresh : 10,454 9,680 18,596 16,549 18,115 Tomatoes, processing : 10,539 9,771 7,560 7,308 6,804 Other : 59,328 64,262 72,166 63,905 33,227 : Fruit : 224,531 240,134 217,243 243,232 235,609 Apples : 109,002 92,192 93,808 95,406 88,618 Blueberries : 36,330 50,042 30,260 54,660 55,140 Grapes : 13,555 17,873 19,820 21,083 24,156 Peaches : 10,250 14,450 11,546 5,440 11,340 Strawberries : 4,512 7,411 7,089 6,412 6,712 Sweet cherries : 15,607 19,986 18,551 14,149 9,520 Tart cherries : 31,202 34,380 32,162 42,134 36,370 Other : 4,073 3,800 4,007 3,948 3,753 : Miscellaneous crops : 66,186 66,165 68,735 67,866 65,815 : Floriculture and nursery : 415,253 451,384 468,444 501,939 490,652 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Crops: Marketing year average prices received by farmers, 1996-2000 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Winter : : : Dry : Navy : Fall : All : Alfalfa Year : Corn : wheat : Oats : Soybeans : beans : beans : potatoes : hay : hay :per bushel :per bushel :per bushel :per bushel : per cwt : per cwt : per cwt : per ton : per ton ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : 1996 : 2.66 3.91 2.41 7.15 21.70 NA 5.80 106.00 108.00 1997 : 2.40 3.26 1.86 6.47 18.90 NA 6.45 86.00 103.00 1998 : 1.90 2.33 1.42 4.99 21.60 NA 6.70 89.00 90.00 1999 : 1.78 2.12 1.35 4.61 16.80 NA 6.80 69.00 72.00 2000 : 1.90 2.10 1.20 4.75 13.90 NA 6.85 62.00 64.50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Marketing year average prices received by farmers are based on monthly prices weighted by monthly marketings during specific periods. Prices do not include allowance for CCC loans outstanding, purchases by the government, or deficiency payments. Crops: Monthly prices received by farmers, 1999-2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Winter : : : Dry : Navy : Fall : All : Alfalfa Year : Corn : wheat : Oats : Soybeans : beans : beans : potatoes : hay : hay :per bushel :per bushel :per bushel :per bushel : per cwt : per cwt : per cwt : per ton : per ton ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars 1999 : June : 62.00 65.00 July : 2.01 1.38 6.60 54.00 55.00 August : 2.14 1.24 5.75 61.00 65.00 September: 2.24 1.31 4.58 19.00 19.80 5.60 68.00 70.00 October : 1.72 2.23 1.35 4.50 18.00 18.00 5.95 78.00 80.00 November : 1.68 1.83 1.20 4.40 15.00 15.80 6.20 64.00 65.00 December : 1.70 2.04 1.58 4.42 15.90 13.80 6.75 81.00 85.00 2000 : January : 1.85 2.20 1.50 4.63 15.00 16.00 6.90 77.00 80.00 February : 1.95 2.24 1.42 4.78 14.60 13.00 7.20 72.00 75.00 March : 2.08 2.41 1.42 4.88 13.70 12.00 7.35 67.00 70.00 April : 2.03 2.08 1.42 5.09 15.00 18.40 7.80 72.00 75.00 May : 2.08 2.20 1.60 5.21 14.20 11.20 8.35 74.00 80.00 June : 1.91 2.00 1.44 4.96 11.80 12.20 8.50 July : 1.76 4.68 12.00 11.00 August : 1.51 4.50 11.00 10.80 September: 1.59 : 2000 : June : 58.00 60.00 July : 1.93 1.33 8.60 57.00 60.00 August : 1.86 1.13 6.95 57.00 60.00 September: 2.00 1.15 4.75 13.70 12.20 5.95 63.00 65.00 October : 1.74 2.14 1.35 4.50 15.10 13.10 5.95 63.00 65.00 November : 1.86 2.01 1.54 4.55 13.70 12.10 6.35 73.00 75.00 December : 1.88 2.02 1.36 4.73 13.00 11.70 6.55 63.00 65.00 2001 : January : 2.04 2.62 1.47 4.67 12.50 11.00 6.85 59.00 60.00 February : 1.96 2.49 1.42 4.45 12.80 11.00 7.20 64.00 65.00 March : 1.95 2.44 1.62 4.42 13.10 12.30 7.60 69.00 70.00 April : 1.90 2.36 1.29 4.29 11.90 11.20 8.25 64.00 65.00 May : 1.86 2.37 1.49 4.39 12.60 11.60 8.50 63.00 65.00 June : 1.75 1.96 1.47 4.43 13.90 12.20 8.50 July 1/ : 1.90 5.00 14.50 12.00 August : September: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Preliminary prices. Livestock and products: Marketing year average prices received by farmers, 1996-2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Steers and : : : : All milk : Marketing : All hogs :Beef cattle: Cows : heifers : Milk cows : Calves :Market eggs: wholesale :Turkeys per year : per cwt :per cwt 1/ :per cwt 2/ : per cwt :per head 3/: per cwt : per dozen : per cwt : pound 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : 1996 : 51.40 49.80 31.50 54.60 1,100 51.60 0.623 15.00 1997 : 53.10 50.80 35.80 60.60 1,090 54.00 0.560 13.60 1998 : 33.90 47.70 34.40 55.40 1,130 51.70 0.496 15.30 1999 : 29.80 50.50 35.30 58.70 1,310 68.90 0.420 14.80 0.41 2000 : 40.70 56.00 38.10 63.60 1,350 102.00 0.420 12.90 0.34 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Combined price for "Cows" and "Steers and Heifers." 2/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 3/ Sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices published January, April, July, and October. 4/ Data not available prior to 1999. Livestock and products: Monthly prices received by farmers, 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999-2000 : : : : Steers and : : : : All milk Marketing : All hogs :Beef cattle : Cows : heifers : Milk cows : Calves :Market eggs : wholesale years : per cwt : per cwt 1/ : per cwt 2/ : per cwt :per head 3/ : per cwt : per dozen : per cwt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars 1999 : December : 34.20 0.410 2000 : January : 37.10 54.20 36.00 62.00 1,290 86.00 0.380 12.80 February : 39.40 55.50 38.00 63.00 89.00 0.505 12.60 March : 40.60 58.20 40.50 65.80 97.00 0.310 12.50 April : 45.90 58.40 40.50 66.00 1,400 108.00 0.470 12.60 May : 46.00 58.40 40.50 66.00 120.00 0.290 13.00 June : 45.40 57.80 41.00 65.00 115.00 0.410 12.90 July : 44.90 56.50 40.00 63.50 1,350 105.00 0.370 13.20 August : 41.30 54.30 37.50 61.50 100.00 0.490 13.10 September: 40.70 55.00 37.50 62.50 107.00 0.390 13.20 October : 40.70 54.00 36.50 61.50 1,370 103.00 0.460 12.90 November : 35.40 55.20 37.00 63.00 95.00 0.550 12.70 December : 55.20 35.00 63.80 90.00 13.20 : 2000 : December : 38.10 0.710 2001 : January : 36.80 57.80 37.50 66.50 1,200 102.00 0.460 13.90 February : 38.30 61.10 42.50 69.00 118.00 0.450 13.20 March : 44.00 61.20 43.00 69.00 122.00 0.540 14.00 April : 45.40 63.40 44.50 71.50 1,400 128.00 0.500 14.60 May : 47.20 63.20 45.00 71.00 115.00 0.320 15.40 June : 49.30 63.60 45.00 71.50 115.00 0.320 16.20 July 4/ : 48.40 61.40 43.50 69.00 1,600 110.00 0.310 16.40 August : September: October : November : December : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Combined price for "Cows" and "Steers and Heifers." 2/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 3/ Sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices published January, April, July, and October. 4/ Preliminary prices. Farm Marketings Dry edible beans: Percent of sales by month, 1995-2000 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1995-96 :1996-97 :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : September: 26 6 5 30 49 October : 11 32 16 12 17 November : 8 8 11 6 3 December : 8 6 16 10 3 January : 7 15 11 20 3 February : 5 6 10 5 1 March : 6 3 6 3 April : 5 6 6 4 3 May : 10 3 5 7 2 June : 7 7 5 1 3 July : 4 5 5 1 5 August : 3 3 4 1 11 ------------------------------------------------------ Corn: Percent of sales by month, 1995-2000 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1995-96 :1996-97 :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent October : 18 5 5 16 20 November : 19 22 20 14 19 December : 13 12 19 14 8 January : 20 15 16 12 15 February : 10 9 9 6 4 March : 6 6 7 8 7 April : 7 5 5 3 4 May : 3 3 5 4 4 June : 1 5 4 5 4 July : 1 6 3 5 4 August : 1 6 3 9 6 September: 1 6 4 4 5 ------------------------------------------------------ Hay: Percent of sales by month, 1995-2000 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1995-96 :1996-97 :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : June : 12 11 13 13 17 July : 9 9 13 13 10 August : 6 6 9 9 9 September: 3 3 6 6 3 October : 6 6 6 6 7 November : 4 4 12 5 8 December : 7 7 12 6 14 January : 8 8 8 7 10 February : 14 14 6 11 9 March : 15 15 7 11 6 April : 12 12 5 9 5 May : 4 5 3 4 2 ------------------------------------------------------ Oats: Percent of sales by month, 1995-2000 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1995-96 :1996-97 :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : July : 4 11 7 23 17 August : 39 33 39 25 35 September: 4 10 7 9 11 October : 6 4 2 3 7 November : 5 1 2 2 1 December : 1 2 2 2 4 January : 12 3 1 4 2 February : 8 6 4 7 3 March : 3 5 11 2 6 April : 6 5 15 5 3 May : 8 5 4 9 3 June : 4 15 6 9 8 ------------------------------------------------------ Soybeans: Percent of sales by month, 1995-2000 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1995-96 :1996-97 :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent September: 9 2 1 12 8 October : 41 34 31 34 33 November : 8 15 19 8 7 December : 7 8 8 9 7 January : 14 15 8 8 12 February : 6 6 7 5 3 March : 4 6 5 7 7 April : 5 4 4 5 4 May : 3 2 4 2 3 June : 1 1 5 4 4 July : 1 4 4 3 4 August : 1 3 4 3 8 ------------------------------------------------------ Wheat: Percent of sales by month, 1995-2000 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1995-96 :1996-97 :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent July : 38 27 20 30 42 August : 26 39 27 12 18 September: 5 8 7 21 2 October : 7 3 3 4 2 November : 8 1 25 3 1 December : 3 3 3 6 1 January : 6 7 3 5 12 February : 5 3 5 3 2 March : 1 4 2 6 12 April : 1 4 2 3 3 May : 1 2 3 2 June : 1 4 3 ------------------------------------------------------ Prices paid by farmers, 1996-2000 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Dairy feed, 16% protein 2/ :Ton : 212 190 171 167 184 Hog concentrate, 38-42% protein 2/ :Ton : 393 300 273 288 290 Soybean meal, 44% protein 2/ :Cwt : 16.40 11.50 9.50 10.90 11.00 Gasoline, unleaded, bulk 2/ :Gallon: 1.30 1.16 1.17 1.48 1.48 Diesel fuel 2/ :Gallon: 0.91 0.79 0.76 1.12 1.15 Tractor, 110-129 hp 3/ :Each : 57,400 59,500 60,100 62,400 63,000 Tractor, 200-280 hp, 4-wd 3/ :Each : 111,000 116,000 116,000 120,000 127,000 Planter, row crop, 8-row 3/ :Each : 25,800 25,700 26,000 26,900 28,800 Grain drill, press, 23-25 openers 3/ :Each : 14,400 16,300 15,600 17,500 18,500 Combine, self-prop. w/ grain head, large cap. 3/ :Each : 135,000 140,000 142,000 146,000 152,000 Ammonium nitrate 4/ :Ton : 218 179 168 181 243 Muriate of potash 60-62% K2O4/ :Ton : 150 161 166 162 167 Superphosphate, 44-46% P2O5 4/ :Ton : 255 248 252 227 229 Anhydrous ammonia 4/ :Ton : 314 256 211 231 408 Atrazine, 4#/gallon 3/ :Gallon: 13.80 13.70 13.70 13.60 12.50 Roundup, 4#/gallon EC 3/ :Gallon: 56.70 56.30 45.50 43.30 44.50 Harness, Surpass, 6.4-7#/gallon 3/ :Gallon: 69.20 66.40 68.00 68.40 68.90 Dual, 8#/gallon EC 3/ :Gallon: 69.50 72.60 77.70 82.60 94.50 Captan, 50% WP 3/ :Pound : 3.25 3.36 3.46 3.45 3.61 Ziram, 76% WP 3/ :Pound : 2.98 2.88 2.92 2.72 2.82 Guthion, 50% WP 3/ :Pound : 8.62 8.97 9.20 9.68 9.87 Imiclan, Prolate, 50% WP 3/ :Pound : 5.79 6.22 6.25 6.59 6.98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EC=Emulsifiable concentrate. WP=Wettable powder. 1/ Regional and U.S. data only. Published in April. 2/ Lake States=MI, MN, WI. 3/ United States. 4/ North Central Region=IL,IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI. Farm production expenses, 1996-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million dollars Feed purchased : 381.9 423.0 373.8 327.6 340.6 Livestock and poultry purchased : 38.2 41.0 39.2 44.0 50.0 Seed purchased : 193.1 226.3 244.4 249.4 260.7 Fertilizers and lime : 251.2 281.6 249.9 235.2 243.6 Pesticides : 206.2 228.7 228.7 217.9 225.1 Petroleum fuel and oils : 138.6 145.5 128.7 124.3 160.2 Electricity : 56.3 58.5 56.6 58.3 58.0 Repair and maintenance of capital items : 291.8 302.7 308.2 300.2 277.9 Machine hire and custom work : 58.5 68.3 77.5 72.5 75.6 Contract and hired labor expenses : 477.0 492.4 535.3 515.9 565.8 Marketing, storage, and transportation expenses : 107.3 116.8 93.1 113.8 126.8 Capital consumption : 532.9 536.4 545.7 573.5 587.9 Real estate and nonreal estate interest : 243.4 249.5 254.4 252.8 260.3 Property taxes : 211.3 216.0 198.8 184.4 192.4 Net rent received by nonoperator landlords : 44.7 52.4 73.6 82.3 67.7 Miscelleneous expenses : 346.2 421.5 401.7 430.4 429.5 Total production expenses : 3,578.7 3,860.7 3,809.5 3,782.5 3,922.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farm Labor The number of self-employed, unpaid workers, and hired workers rose in 2000. Self-employed workers increased 9 percent to 37,300, unpaid workers rose 5 percent to 11,500, and hired workers rose 3 percent to 25,800. Wage rates for all hired workers increased 7 percent to $8.77. Farm workers: Annual average number and hours worked, 1996-2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of workers : :--------------------------------------------: Hours worked Year : Self : : : by hired : employed : Unpaid : Hired : workers ------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 ------------- Hours per week 1996 : 39.8 10.3 17.8 34.5 1997 : 38.3 8.5 21.8 36.9 1998 : 36.8 8.0 23.8 38.6 1999 : 34.3 11.0 25.1 38.8 2000 : 37.3 11.5 25.8 38.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hired farm workers: Annual average wage rates, 1996-2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Year :All hired workers : Field : Field and : workers :livestock workers ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per hour 1996 : 6.96 6.73 6.61 1997 : 7.14 6.78 6.62 1998 : 7.87 7.39 7.39 1999 : 8.21 7.44 7.37 2000 : 8.77 7.87 7.93 ----------------------------------------------------------------