WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The index of prices received by U.S. farmers 
for their products in August was +1.0% From July, but -3.5% From 
a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. 
 
August Prices Received Index Up 1.0 Percent 
 
The August Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 
88.3, increased 1.0 percent from July but decreased 3.5 percent from 
August 2019. At 92.5, the Crop Production Index was up 2.9 percent from last 
month and 3.7 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, 
at 84.1, decreased 0.5 percent from July, and 10 percent from August 2019. 
Producers received higher prices during August for cattle, hogs, market eggs, 
and soybeans but lower prices for milk, broilers, lettuce, and corn. In 
addition to prices, the indexes are influenced by the volume change of 
commodities producers market. In August, there was increased monthly movement 
for cattle, grapes, tobacco, and sweet corn and decreased marketing of wheat, 
corn, soybeans, and strawberries. 
 
August Prices Paid Index Up 0.2 Percent 
 
The August Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, 
and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 109.9, is up 0.2 percent from July 2020 but 
unchanged from August 2019. Higher prices in August for feeder cattle, feeder 
pigs, LP gas, and supplies more than offset lower prices for feed grains, 
complete feeds, nitrogen, and other services. 
 
 
                          Index Summary Table 
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                      2019           2019           2020           2020 
   Index         -------------------------------------------------------- 
   Group               Jul            Aug            Jul            Aug 
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Prices Received       91.3           91.5           87.4           88.3 
Prices Paid          110.6          109.9          109.7          109.9 
Ratio 1/                82             83             79             80 
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1/  Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid by 
    farmers. 
Write to Rodney Christian at csstat@dowjones.com