WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The index of prices received by U.S. farmers 
for their products in April was -9.0% From March, and/but -9.4% From 
a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday. 
 
April Prices Received Index Down 9.0 Percent 
 
The April Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 84.9, 
decreased 9.0 percent from March and 9.4 percent from April 2019. At 92.4, 
the Crop Production Index was up 4.2 percent from last month and 7.7 percent 
from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 78.3, decreased 
20 percent from March and 22 percent from April last year. Producers received 
lower prices during April for broilers, market eggs, milk, and corn but 
higher prices for oranges, grapefruit, rice, and hay. In addition to prices, 
the indexes are influenced by the volume change of commodities producers 
market. Increased monthly movement of strawberries, oranges, milk, and apples 
offset the decreased marketing of corn, cattle, soybeans, and hay. 
 
April Prices Paid Index Down 1.1 Percent 
 
The April Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, 
and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 108.7, is down 1.1 percent from March 2020 
and 2.3 percent from April 2019. Lower prices in April for feeder cattle, 
feeder pigs, diesel, and feed grains more than offset higher prices for 
complete feeds, LP gas, concentrates, and supplements. 
 
 
                          Index Summary Table 
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                      2019           2019           2020           2020 
   Index         -------------------------------------------------------- 
   Group               Mar            Apr            Mar            Apr 
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Prices Received       90.3           93.7           93.3           84.9 
Prices Paid          110.7          111.3          109.9          108.7 
Ratio 1/                84             85             85             78 
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1/  Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid by 
    farmers. 
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