Some Ohio highlights for prices received by Ohio farmers during July 2024:

Corn $4.04 per bushel, up $0.34 from June and down $1.94 from 2023

Soybeans $11.60 per bushel, down $0.50 from June and down $3.40 from 2023

Wheat $5.58 per bushel, up $0.06 from June and down $0.94 from 2023

Milk $23.40 per cwt., up $0.20 from June and increased $5.20 from 2023

Nationally, the July Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 123.5, decreased 2.7 percent from June and 1.2 percent from July 2023.

At 100.1, the Crop Production Index was down 6.7 percent from last month and 16 percent from the previous year.

The Livestock Production Index, at 152.7, increased 3.4 percent from June and 16 percent from July last year.

Producers received lower prices during July for lettuce, corn, broccoli, and soybeans but higher prices for market eggs, cattle, oranges, and strawberries.

In addition to prices, the volume change of commodities marketed also influences
the indexes. In July, there was decreased marketing of milk, cattle, oranges, and broilers but increased monthly movement for wheat, grapes, cotton, and hay.