Rank in U.S. agriculture by selected commodities, 2002 Rank Item Unit Quantity Percent Leading of U.S. state Thousands Percent 1 Beans, dry, black Cwt 2,030 65.2 Michigan Beans, dry, cranberry Cwt 290 80.8 Michigan Blueberries Pounds 64,000 33.4 Michigan Cucumbers (for pickles) Tons 158.7 25.7 Michigan Flowering hanging baskets Number 3,917 10.5 Michigan Geraniums (seed and cuttings) Pots 21,402 21.1 Michigan Impatiens Flats 2,289 16.7 Michigan Other potted perennials Pots 26,813 14.7 Michigan 2 Beans, dry, all Cwt 4,903 16.4 North Dakota Beans, dry, light red kidney Cwt 260 21.7 Nebraska Beans, dry, navy Cwt 1,620 30.5 North Dakota Beans, dry, small red Cwt 208 34.4 Idaho Carrots (fresh market) Cwt 1,452 5.0 California Celery Cwt 987 5.3 California Cherries, tart Pounds 15,000 24.0 Washington Hosta Pots 1,857 16.9 South Carolina Marigolds Flats 688 11.6 California Petunias Flats 1,360 12.2 California Squash Cwt 1,564 18.1 California 3 Apples Pounds 500,000 5.8 Washington Asparagus Cwt 219 11.7 California Beans, dry, dark red kidney Cwt 130 12.1 Minnesota Cucumbers (fresh market) Cwt 1,140 10.0 Georgia Grapes, Niagara Tons 13.9 25.0 New York Vegetable type bedding plants Flats 561 7.0 California 4 Cherries, sweet Tons 2.7 1.5 Washington Grapes, Concord Tons 25.3 6.6 Washington Sugarbeets Tons 3,204 11.6 Minnesota Tomatoes (processing) Tons 112.0 1.0 California 5 Beans, snap (processing) Tons 60.0 7.2 Wisconsin Carrots (processing) Tons 32.2 8.1 Washington Grapes, all Tons 42.7 0.6 California Pumpkins Cwt 600 7.6 Illinois Plums Tons 2.5 0.1 California 7 Maple syrup Gallons 66 4.9 Vermont 8 Milk Pounds 5,945,000 3.5 California 10 Potatoes Cwt 13,878 3.0 Idaho 11 Corn, for grain Bushels 232,300 2.6 Iowa Soybeans Bushels 78,155 2.9 Iowa Wheat, winter Bushels 32,830 2.9 Kansas 14 Hogs, as of Dec. 1 Head 860 1.5 Iowa 18 Hay, all Tons 3,700 2.4 Texas 21 Cash receipts Dollars 3,390,072 1.8 California 31 Cattle, as of Jan. 1 Head 990 1.0 Texas Number of farms and land in farms by economic sales class, 1998-2002 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Economic sales class : : Average Year :--------------------------------------------------------------: Total : size of : $1,000-$9,999 : $10,000-$99,999 : $100,000 and over : : farm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------------------- 1,000 farms --------------------------- : 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 2001 : 28.5 15.5 8.0 52.0 2002 : 28.5 15.5 8.0 52.0 : : -------------------------- Million acres ------------------------- Acres : 1998 : 1.9 2.8 5.7 10.4 200 1999 : 1.9 2.8 5.7 10.4 196 2000 : 1.9 2.8 5.7 10.4 200 2001 : 1.8 2.7 5.9 10.4 200 2002 : 1.8 2.8 5.8 10.4 200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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." Farm real estate: Values and cash rents, 1999-2003 ---------------------------------------------------------- : : Cropland : Farm real :--------------------------------- Year : estate average : Average value : Average cash : value per acre : per acre : rent per acre ---------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : 1999 : 1,850 1,670 60 2000 : 2,150 2,000 60 2001 : 2,300 2,100 60 2002 : 2,500 2,300 60 2003 : 2,700 2,400 60 ---------------------------------------------------------- Farm Income Net farm income in 2002 fell 20 percent to $194 million. That was despite $189 million of government payments. The total agriculture output was $4.02 billion dollars, up 1.5 percent from 2001. Production expenses were $4.00 billion in 2002, down 1.3 percent from the previous year. Preliminary cash receipts from 2002 marketings of Michigan crops, livestock and livestock products totaled $3.39 billion, down 3.3 percent from 2001. Michigan ranked twenty-first nationally in total cash receipts. Crop receipts, at $2.13 billion, were up 5.7 percent from 2001. A decline in the market value of fruit crops was offset by increases in field crop and vegetable marketings. Livestock cash receipts were down 15.6 percent from a year earlier to $1.26 billion. In 2002, the top ten Michigan commodities ranked by cash receipts were: milk, soybeans, corn, cattle and calves, woody ornamentals, hogs, annual bedding plants, sugarbeets, wheat, and potatoes. Government payments, 1998-2002 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dollars : Conservation programs : 17,488 16,893 16,842 21,335 28,193 Production flexibility contract payments: NA NA NA NA 1,684 Direct payments : 100,556 87,116 87,564 68,405 59,438 Loan deficiency payments : 38,577 131,482 112,565 101,666 24,332 Miscellaneous programs : 51,755 10,569 17,713 17,962 2/37,651 Supplemental Funding : NA 3/143,076 146,372 143,398 NA Milk income loss payments : NA NA NA NA 37,215 Total : 208,077 389,099 381,056 352,766 188,513 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. 2/ Programs included are disaster, marketing loan gains, and ad hoc and emergency programs; CAT, NAP, and repayments are no longer included. 3/ Provided by the Omnibus Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999 and the Emergency Assistance Provisions of Agriculture Appropriation 2000. Value added to the economy by the Michigan agricultural sector 1998-2002 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 2/ : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million dollars : Final crop output : 2,134.2 2,269.3 1,997.4 1,881.9 2,248.4 Food grains : 67.7 71.5 78.4 99.4 104.3 Feed crops : 418.5 369.5 344.6 405.8 424.2 Oil crops : 412.8 312.2 324.5 292.9 365.3 Fruits and tree nuts : 217.2 246.4 238.5 214.9 157.7 Vegetables, potatoes, dry beans : 429.3 452.0 402.6 351.2 394.6 All other crops : 635.1 683.2 594.5 650.4 684.3 Home consumption : 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7 Value of inventory adjustment 3/ : -50.1 130.8 10.7 -136.4 114.3 Final animal output : 1,335.1 1,299.0 1,317.7 1,512.3 1,261.0 Meat animals : 338.2 387.9 458.6 443.0 373.1 Dairy products : 814.0 801.4 729.5 883.1 712.1 Poultry and eggs : 119.2 90.9 98.7 119.2 123.6 Miscellaneous livestock : 48.6 47.6 47.1 46.9 50.9 Home consumption : 9.3 9.7 11.3 9.6 9.0 Value of inventory adjustment 3/ : 5.8 -38.5 -27.4 10.5 -7.7 Services and forestry : 444.1 481.7 477.9 562.3 508.4 Machine hire and custom work : 49.7 37.9 30.0 55.7 33.6 Forest products sold : 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 Other farm income : 91.9 95.7 92.7 125.2 92.1 Gross imputed rental value-farm dwellings : 292.5 338.1 345.2 371.5 372.7 Final agricultural sector output : 3,913.4 4,050.0 3,792.9 3,956.5 4,017.8 less: Purchased inputs : 2,195.0 2,157.5 2,218.6 2,415.3 2,340.4 Farm origin : 657.4 623.1 660.9 711.9 724.4 Feed purchased : 373.8 329.6 344.7 369.7 387.0 Livestock and poultry purchased : 39.2 44.1 53.0 58.9 41.7 Seed purchased : 244.4 249.4 263.2 283.2 295.8 Manufactured inputs : 663.9 635.7 680.3 693.9 672.9 Fertilizers and lime : 249.9 235.2 236.9 255.9 235.9 Pesticides : 228.7 217.9 225.1 211.8 216.7 Petroleum fuel and oils : 128.7 124.3 160.4 162.4 153.7 Electricity : 56.6 58.3 58.0 63.7 66.7 Other intermediate expenses : 873.7 898.7 877.4 1,009.5 943.2 Repair and maintenance of capital items : 308.1 297.8 273.7 375.7 300.9 Machine hire and custom work : 77.5 72.5 75.6 120.0 81.1 Marketing, storage, and transp. expenses : 93.1 114.0 122.4 97.4 121.6 Contract labor : 21.6 16.0 14.0 22.9 17.3 Miscellaneous expenses : 373.4 398.6 391.6 393.5 422.3 plus: Net government transactions : -14.2 180.3 151.4 124.1 -34.2 plus: Direct Government payments : 210.6 401.4 381.1 352.8 188.5 less: Motor vehicle reg. and licensing fees : 10.5 9.3 8.6 10.0 8.7 less: Property taxes : 214.3 211.8 221.0 218.7 214.1 Gross value added : 1,704.2 2,072.9 1,725.8 1,665.4 1,643.1 less: Capital consumption : 538.7 565.7 581.3 595.7 615.5 Net value added : 1,165.4 1,507.1 1,144.5 1,069.6 1,027.6 less: Payments to stakeholders : 799.9 782.5 850.9 828.6 833.8 Employee compensation (total hired labor) : 511.0 496.5 567.4 560.9 578.2 Net rent received by nonoperator landlords : 28.0 29.6 11.9 21.1 21.7 Real estate and nonreal estate interest : 260.9 256.5 271.6 246.6 234.0 Net farm income : 365.5 724.6 293.6 241.1 193.7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. 2/ Final sector output is the gross value of the commodities and services produced within 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 1998-2002 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dollars : Total cash receipts : 3,500,694 3,462,584 3,316,884 3,506,871 3,390,071 : Total livestock and products: 1,320,034 1,327,853 1,333,868 1,492,242 1,259,700 : Meat animals : 338,236 387,877 458,574 442,970 373,105 Cattle and calves : 196,656 235,829 255,892 227,930 204,629 Hogs : 138,347 149,937 200,485 212,599 165,928 Sheep and lambs : 3,233 2,111 2,197 2,441 2,548 : Dairy (milk) : 813,960 801,420 729,495 883,120 712,085 : Poultry and eggs : 119,233 90,914 98,739 119,207 123,620 Eggs : 57,639 53,655 56,739 61,063 59,459 Turkeys : 35,092 40,460 56,700 62,832 Other : 61,594 2,167 1,540 1,444 1,329 : Miscellaneous livestock : 48,605 47,642 47,060 46,945 50,890 Honey : 4,488 4,095 3,240 3,694 7,429 Mink pelts : 1,854 1,339 1,719 1,445 1,809 Trout : 1,151 1,113 1,037 823 663 Other : 41,112 41,095 41,064 40,983 40,989 : Total crops : 2,180,660 2,134,731 1,983,016 2,014,629 2,130,371 : Field crops : 1,109,725 1,012,477 937,336 941,909 1,061,744 Corn : 380,769 328,897 295,917 346,105 364,637 Dry beans : 101,836 135,567 75,340 24,669 49,416 Hay : 32,468 35,272 45,379 56,232 54,991 Soybeans : 412,373 311,866 324,092 292,548 364,915 Sugarbeets : 101,586 115,915 106,514 112,056 111,499 Wheat : 67,293 70,789 77,613 98,841 103,819 Other : 13,400 14,171 12,481 11,458 12,467 : Vegetables : 327,465 316,386 327,279 326,505 345,157 Asparagus : 17,320 18,822 18,075 12,516 11,703 Beans, snap : 21,659 19,493 16,778 15,614 17,005 Carrots : 19,281 16,717 19,292 25,358 21,033 Celery : 13,327 11,005 13,421 12,650 14,441 Corn, sweet : 12,900 13,282 13,430 11,880 16,800 Cucumbers, fresh : 21,366 22,506 25,192 24,200 20,520 Cucumbers, pickles : 21,970 26,076 38,700 30,843 30,153 Onions : 10,077 8,866 9,127 9,655 9,347 Peppers, green, fresh : 8,640 9,600 10,395 8,008 9,600 Potatoes : 82,603 82,258 87,362 91,478 92,925 Pumpkins : 8,448 6,336 9,600 Squash : 9,333 15,254 22,365 Tomatoes, fresh : 18,596 16,549 18,115 13,230 10,889 Tomatoes, processing : 7,560 7,308 6,804 8,432 9,296 Other : 72,166 63,904 32,807 41,051 49,480 : Fruit : 217,243 246,377 238,523 214,916 157,667 Apples : 93,808 98,551 91,304 78,280 70,925 Blueberries : 30,260 54,660 55,140 49,840 52,240 Grapes : 19,820 21,083 24,156 10,110 14,757 Peaches : 11,546 5,440 11,340 12,503 4,452 Strawberries : 7,089 6,412 6,145 4,682 3,804 Sweet cherries : 18,551 14,149 10,290 11,092 2,222 Tart cherries : 32,162 42,134 36,370 44,412 7,192 Other : 4,007 3,948 3,778 3,997 2,075 : Miscellaneous crops : 17,783 16,552 17,926 19,554 20,885 : Floriculture and nursery : 508,444 542,939 461,952 511,745 544,918 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Soybean production costs and returns, excluding direct Government payments, 2000-2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : Northern Crescent 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per : planted acre : Gross value of production : 182.45 178.45 182.04 150.59 : Operating costs: : Seed : 19.18 22.59 19.37 25.34 Fertilizer : 7.87 8.32 13.12 14.30 Soil conditioners : 0.14 0.11 0.20 0.20 Manure : 0.84 1.09 2.01 2.68 Chemicals : 22.32 22.89 25.07 26.51 Custom operations : 5.94 6.13 6.51 6.83 Fuel, lube, and electricity : 8.60 8.77 8.95 8.94 Repairs : 10.17 10.56 9.79 10.23 Purchased irrigation water : 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.00 Interest on operating capital : 2.16 1.36 2.45 1.60 Total, operating costs : 77.28 81.88 87.47 96.63 : Allocated overhead: : Hired labor : 2.03 2.04 2.13 2.22 Opportunity cost of unpaid labor : 19.49 20.17 26.42 27.70 Capital recovery of machinery and equipment: 53.61 55.75 53.88 56.41 Opportunity cost of land (rental rate) : 80.12 81.98 67.40 68.71 Taxes and insurance : 7.01 7.14 7.10 7.21 General farm overhead : 14.56 15.17 15.06 15.62 Total, allocated overhead : 176.82 182.25 171.99 177.87 : Total, costs listed : 254.10 264.13 259.46 274.50 : Value of production less total costs listed : -71.65 -85.68 -77.42 -123.91 Value of production less operating costs : 105.17 96.57 94.57 53.96 : Supporting information: : Yield (bushels per planted acre) : 41 43 41 37 Price (dollars per bushel at harvest) : 4.45 4.15 4.44 4.07 Enterprise size (planted acres) 2/ : 220 220 115 115 Production practices: 2/ : Irrigated (percent) : 5 5 3 3 Dryland (percent) : 95 95 97 97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes NE Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, NE Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and New England. 2/ Developed from survey base year, 1997. Livestock and products: Marketing year average prices received by farmers, 1998-2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Steers and : : : : All milk : Marketing : All hogs : All beef : 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 : 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 0.419 12.90 0.34 2001 : 41.70 58.80 41.70 66.10 1,460 109.00 0.437 15.20 0.35 2002 : 30.70 54.20 39.00 60.50 1,580 104.00 0.402 12.10 0.35 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2002-2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001-2002 : : : : 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 2001 : December : 31.30 0.420 2002 : January : 35.20 54.90 40.50 61.00 1,550 105.00 0.460 13.70 February : 36.70 56.90 42.50 63.00 110.00 0.370 13.30 March : 34.40 57.70 43.00 64.00 110.00 0.570 12.60 April : 28.50 55.70 41.00 62.00 1,650 109.00 0.280 12.50 May : 30.80 55.90 41.50 62.00 110.00 0.240 12.20 June : 32.10 55.20 41.50 61.00 108.00 0.420 11.50 July : 33.80 53.60 41.00 59.00 1,600 105.00 0.350 11.10 August : 29.60 53.20 39.50 59.00 100.00 0.410 11.50 September: 24.10 51.90 37.50 58.00 97.00 0.380 11.60 October : 27.20 51.40 36.00 58.00 1,500 95.00 0.350 12.00 November : 26.40 51.50 34.00 59.00 95.00 0.580 11.90 December : 52.40 34.50 60.00 90.00 11.80 : 2002 : December : 28.40 0.540 2003 : January : 29.20 54.90 36.00 63.00 1,400 92.00 0.530 11.80 February : 32.00 57.50 37.50 66.00 90.00 0.450 11.60 March : 32.20 58.60 39.00 67.00 88.00 0.540 11.00 April : 32.70 59.60 40.00 68.00 1,350 88.00 0.540 11.10 May : 37.40 61.80 42.50 70.00 91.00 0.390 11.30 June : 41.10 63.00 42.00 72.00 95.00 0.500 11.10 July : 40.40 62.20 44.00 70.00 1,350 93.00 0.540 12.00 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. Dry edible beans: Percent of sales by month, 1997-2002 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 :2000-01 :2001-02 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : September: 5 30 49 10 5 October : 16 12 17 23 13 November : 11 6 3 14 23 December : 16 10 3 28 18 January : 11 20 3 10 11 February : 10 5 1 4 9 March : 6 3 5 7 April : 6 4 3 1 4 May : 5 7 2 2 2 June : 5 1 3 1 2 July : 5 1 5 1 1 August : 4 1 11 1 5 ------------------------------------------------------ Corn: Percent of sales by month, 1997-2002 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 :2000-01 :2001-02 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent October : 5 16 20 9 9 November : 20 14 19 14 27 December : 19 14 8 12 8 January : 16 12 15 12 10 February : 9 6 4 7 4 March : 7 8 7 7 3 April : 5 3 4 6 5 May : 5 4 4 4 3 June : 4 5 4 5 5 July : 3 5 4 11 10 August : 3 9 6 7 9 September: 4 4 5 6 7 ------------------------------------------------------ Hay: Percent of sales by month, 1997-2002 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 :2000-01 :2001-02 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : June : 13 13 17 12 18 July : 13 13 10 12 17 August : 9 9 9 8 16 September: 6 6 3 5 6 October : 6 6 7 7 6 November : 12 5 8 10 7 December : 12 6 14 12 6 January : 8 7 10 8 6 February : 6 11 9 9 6 March : 7 11 6 8 4 April : 5 9 5 6 4 May : 3 4 2 3 4 ------------------------------------------------------ Oats: Percent of sales by month, 1997-2002 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 :2000-01 :2001-02 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : July : 7 23 17 9 19 August : 39 25 35 37 19 September: 7 9 11 6 4 October : 2 3 7 3 3 November : 2 2 1 4 2 December : 2 2 4 4 6 January : 1 4 2 9 5 February : 4 7 3 8 2 March : 11 2 6 4 28 April : 15 5 3 3 2 May : 4 9 3 4 6 June : 6 9 8 9 4 ------------------------------------------------------ Soybeans: Percent of sales by month, 1997-2002 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 :2000-01 :2001-02 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent September: 1 12 8 6 2 October : 31 34 33 25 25 November : 19 8 7 11 20 December : 8 9 7 9 6 January : 8 8 12 14 9 February : 7 5 3 6 4 March : 5 7 7 5 6 April : 4 5 4 7 2 May : 4 2 3 8 2 June : 5 4 4 5 7 July : 4 3 4 3 9 August : 4 3 8 1 8 ------------------------------------------------------ Wheat: Percent of sales by month, 1997-2002 ------------------------------------------------------ Month :1997-98 :1998-99 :1999-00 :2000-01 :2001-02 ------------------------------------------------------ : Percent July : 20 30 42 32 50 August : 27 12 18 15 18 September: 7 21 2 12 7 October : 3 4 2 6 4 November : 25 3 1 1 2 December : 3 6 1 3 4 January : 3 5 12 11 4 February : 5 3 2 6 3 March : 2 6 12 5 1 April : 2 3 3 5 4 May : 2 3 2 2 1 June : 1 4 3 2 2 ------------------------------------------------------ Crops: Marketing year average prices received by farmers, 1998-2002 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 : 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 2.11 1.30 4.54 13.70 NA 6.70 62.50 64.50 2001 : 1.97 2.43 1.80 4.47 24.60 NA 7.65 70.50 73.50 2002 : 2.30 3.30 1.75 5.50 14.50 NA 7.80 80.00 82.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 2001 : June : 52.00 55.00 July : 2.34 1.40 6.50 69.00 75.00 August : 2.42 1.36 6.90 75.00 75.00 September: 2.39 1.46 4.76 21.20 18.00 6.35 74.00 75.00 October : 1.82 2.46 1.57 4.06 23.50 19.20 6.45 74.00 75.00 November : 1.75 2.61 1.80 4.09 25.30 21.50 7.10 74.00 75.00 December : 1.90 2.89 2.10 4.16 24.50 22.30 7.20 79.00 80.00 2002 : January : 1.93 2.81 2.32 4.24 24.60 22.20 7.80 79.00 80.00 February : 1.90 2.63 1.99 4.26 24.20 23.20 8.25 77.00 80.00 March : 1.92 2.65 2.03 4.44 26.90 23.00 9.20 77.00 80.00 April : 1.88 2.49 2.49 4.66 28.70 20.80 9.40 84.00 85.00 May : 1.95 2.50 2.34 4.65 30.00 20.70 9.40 73.00 75.00 June : 1.97 2.69 2.30 4.97 27.10 15.30 10.00 July : 2.16 5.46 27.50 14.00 August : 2.44 5.56 20.00 14.60 September: 2.41 : 2002 : June : 54.00 55.00 July : 3.11 1.80 9.70 63.00 65.00 August : 3.34 1.70 7.20 85.00 85.00 September: 3.54 1.66 5.37 15.70 15.00 6.50 84.00 85.00 October : 2.31 3.76 1/ 5.25 14.80 14.80 6.40 89.00 90.00 November : 2.31 3.87 1.64 5.67 13.00 11.40 7.05 104.00 105.00 December : 2.30 3.39 1.82 5.66 15.20 13.00 7.40 99.00 100.00 2003 : January : 2.33 3.53 1.97 5.68 17.40 10.50 7.75 95.00 95.00 February : 2.36 3.17 1.84 5.63 15.70 11.60 8.10 98.00 100.00 March : 2.41 3.35 2.39 5.73 12.50 9.50 8.70 103.00 105.00 April : 2.43 3.26 2.15 5.94 17.70 11.60 9.10 99.00 100.00 May : 2.45 3.20 2.13 6.28 15.20 12.60 9.30 99.00 95.00 June : 2.43 2/ 2.22 6.08 14.00 13.90 1/ 89.00 95.00 July : 2.26 3.10 1.84 6.06 18.00 15.10 8.70 89.00 95.00 August : September: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 2/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms. Prices paid by farmers, 1999-2003 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dollars : : Dairy feed, 16% protein 2/ :Ton : 171 167 184 184 190 Hog concentrate, 38-42% protein 2/ :Ton : 273 288 290 298 313 Soybean meal, 44% protein 2/ :Cwt : 9.50 10.90 11.00 11.50 11.70 Gasoline, unleaded, bulk 2/ :Gallon: 1.17 1.48 1.48 1.40 1.64 Diesel fuel 2/ :Gallon: 0.76 1.12 1.15 1.00 1.28 Tractor, 110-129 hp 3/ :Each : 60,100 62,400 63,000 63,700 63,800 Tractor, 200-280 hp, 4-wd 3/ :Each : 116,000 120,000 127,000 132,000 133,000 Planter, row crop, 8-row 3/ :Each : 26,000 26,900 28,800 29,000 30,000 Grain drill, press, 23-25 openers 3/ :Each : 15,600 17,500 18,500 23,100 20,300 Combine, self-prop. w/ grain head, large cap. 3/ :Each : 142,000 146,000 152,000 156,000 159,000 Ammonium nitrate 4/ :Ton : 168 181 243 180 224 Muriate of potash 60-62% K2O4/ :Ton : 166 162 167 161 162 Superphosphate, 44-46% P2O5 4/ :Ton : 252 227 229 215 238 Anhydrous ammonia 4/ :Ton : 211 231 408 254 368 Atrazine, 4#/gallon 3/ :Gallon: 13.70 13.60 12.50 12.20 12.30 Roundup, 4#/gallon EC 3/ :Gallon: 45.50 43.30 44.50 43.50 43.30 Harness, Surpass, 6.4-7#/gallon 3/ :Gallon: 68.00 68.40 68.90 68.10 68.20 Dual, 8#/gallon EC 3/ :Gallon: 77.70 82.60 94.50 99.00 104.00 Captan, 50% WP 3/ :Pound : 3.46 3.45 3.61 3.76 3.50 Ziram, 76% WP 3/ :Pound : 2.92 2.72 2.82 2.82 2.70 Guthion, 50% WP 3/ :Pound : 9.20 9.68 9.87 10.60 10.60 Imidan, Prolate, 50% WP 3/ :Pound : 6.25 6.59 6.98 7.30 7.40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1998-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million dollars Feed purchased : 373.8 329.6 344.7 369.7 387.0 Livestock and poultry purchased : 39.2 44.1 53.0 58.9 41.7 Seed purchased : 244.4 249.4 263.2 283.2 295.8 Fertilizers and lime : 249.9 235.2 236.9 255.9 235.9 Pesticides : 228.7 217.9 225.1 211.8 216.7 Petroleum fuel and oils : 128.7 124.3 160.4 162.4 153.7 Electricity : 56.6 58.3 58.0 63.7 66.7 Repair and maintenance of capital items : 308.1 297.8 273.7 375.7 300.9 Machine hire and custom work : 77.5 72.5 75.6 120.0 81.1 Contract and hired labor expenses : 532.6 512.5 581.4 583.8 595.5 Marketing, storage, and transportation expenses : 93.1 114.0 122.4 97.4 121.6 Capital consumption : 538.7 565.7 581.3 595.7 615.5 Real estate and nonreal estate interest : 260.9 256.5 271.6 246.6 234.0 Property taxes : 214.3 211.8 221.0 218.7 214.1 Net rent received by nonoperator landlords : 28.0 29.6 11.9 21.1 21.7 Miscellaneous expenses : 373.4 398.6 391.6 393.5 422.3 Total production expenses : 3,747.9 3,717.8 3,871.8 4,058.1 4,004.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farm Labor Hired farm workers: Annual average wage rates, 1998-2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Year : All hired : Field : Field and : workers : workers :livestock workers ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per hour 1998 : 7.87 7.39 7.39 1999 : 8.21 7.44 7.37 2000 : 8.77 7.87 7.93 2001 : 8.96 8.15 8.18 2002 : 9.62 8.62 8.66 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Agricultural Exports Michigan ranked twenty-third in agricultural exports for fiscal year 2002. The table below shows the value of agricultural exports by commodity group. The data are calculated annually by commodity based on each States' share of the U.S. agricultural production. The top seven commodities accounted for 81.5 percent of the State's agricultural exports. The total value of agricultural exports from Michigan in 2002 was estimated at $735 million. Top agricultural exports: Fiscal year 2002 Commodity Value Million $ Percent of Total Rank in U.S. 1. Soybeans and products 161.9 22.0 12 2. Feed grains and products 127.1 17.3 12 3. Vegetables and preparations 105.8 14.4 9 4. Fruits and preparations 79.5 10.8 5 5. Live animals and meat 1/ 53.0 7.2 20 6. Wheat and products 48.9 6.7 26 7. Feeds and fodders 22.7 3.1 26 8. Other 136.0 18.5 -- Total 734.9 23 1/ Excluding Poultry Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/fatus, State export data. Agricultural exports from Michigan: Top 10 destinations, 2001-2002 Country 2001 2002 Thousand dollars Thousand dollars Canada 185,746 198,723 Mexico 13,686 11,383 Italy 5,727 5,340 Japan 5,062 4,540 France 752 1,893 United Kingdom 7,573 1,661 Guatemala 1,063 799 Spain 1,417 625 South Africa NA 582 Dominican Republic 1,002 576 Source: US Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (www.ita.doc.gov)