Where the numbers come from
Every series comes from a USDA and BLS publication. This page says what we take from each source, how its use is licensed and where each series stands today. The pages show what we collected on each release date: your visit never sends a request to USDA and BLS.
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
What we take: Prices, land values, rents and yields from NASS surveys, read from its Quick Stats service.
Reports: Crop Production SurveyCash Rents SurveyLand Values SurveyAgricultural Prices Survey
Licence: Public domain (US government work)
Notice: This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.
Last checked Oct 23, 2026. Late: Calves: price received, marketing-year average, Cows: price received, marketing-year average, Steers and heifers, 500 lb and over: price received, marketing-year average. Next scheduled release: May 10, 2026.
Series from this source
- Alfalfa hay: acres harvested Up to date Last published Oct 9, 2026.
- Alfalfa hay: yield Up to date Last published Oct 9, 2026.
- Cash rent: all cropland Up to date Last published Jul 31, 2026.
- Cash rent: irrigated cropland Up to date Last published Jul 31, 2026.
- Cash rent: non-irrigated cropland Up to date Last published Jul 31, 2026.
- Cash rent: pasture Up to date Last published Jul 31, 2026.
- Corn for grain: acres harvested Up to date Last published Oct 9, 2026.
- Corn for grain: yield Up to date Last published Oct 9, 2026.
- Farm real estate value (land and buildings) Up to date Last published Jul 31, 2026.
- Farmland value: cropland Up to date Last published Jul 31, 2026.
- Farmland value: pasture Up to date Last published Jul 31, 2026.
- Oats: yield Up to date Last published Sep 30, 2026.
- Other hay: acres harvested Up to date Last published Oct 9, 2026.
- Other hay: yield Up to date Last published Oct 9, 2026.
- Soybeans: acres harvested Up to date Last published Oct 9, 2026.
- Soybeans: yield Up to date Last published Oct 9, 2026.
- Wheat: acres harvested Up to date Last published Sep 30, 2026.
- Wheat: yield Up to date Last published Sep 30, 2026.
- Alfalfa hay: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Alfalfa hay: price received, marketing-year average Up to date Last published Aug 31, 2026.
- Apples, fresh market: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Broilers: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Calves: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Calves: price received, marketing-year average Late Last published Feb 27, 2026.
- Corn for grain: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Corn for grain: price received, marketing-year average Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Cows: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Cows: price received, marketing-year average Late Last published Feb 27, 2026.
- Hogs: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Milk: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Oats: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Oats: price received, marketing-year average Up to date Last published Jun 29, 2026.
- Other hay: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Other hay: price received, marketing-year average Up to date Last published Aug 31, 2026.
- Potatoes: price received, marketing-year average Up to date Last published Sep 25, 2026.
- Soybeans: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Soybeans: price received, marketing-year average Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Steers and heifers, 500 lb and over: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Steers and heifers, 500 lb and over: price received, marketing-year average Late Last published Feb 27, 2026.
- Table eggs: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Table eggs: price received, marketing-year average Up to date Last published Apr 30, 2026.
- Wheat: price received Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Wheat: price received, marketing-year average Up to date Last published Jun 29, 2026.
- All farm inputs price index No data yet Nothing published yet.
- Egg-feed price ratio Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Feed price index No data yet Nothing published yet.
- Feeder cattle: price paid Up to date Last published Sep 29, 2026.
- Fertilizer price index No data yet Nothing published yet.
- Forage price index No data yet Nothing published yet.
- Fuel price index No data yet Nothing published yet.
USDA Economic Research Service (ERS)
What we take: Farm income and food price figures from ERS data files.
Reports: Farm Income and Wealth StatisticsFood Price OutlookFood Dollar
Licence: Public domain (US government work)
Last checked Oct 23, 2026. Nothing is late. Next scheduled release: Oct 28, 2026.
Series from this source
- Cash receipts: all commodities Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: all other crops Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: animals and animal products Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: cotton Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: crops Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: dairy products Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: feed crops Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: food grains Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: fruits and nuts Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: meat animals Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: oil crops Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: poultry and eggs Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: tobacco Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Cash receipts: vegetables and melons Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Net cash farm income Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Net farm income Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- Total production expenses Up to date Last published Sep 3, 2026.
- All food: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Beef and veal: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Cereals and bakery products: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Dairy products: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Eggs: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Farm share of the food dollar No data yet Nothing published yet.
- Farm-level cattle: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Farm-level eggs: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Farm-level fruit: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Farm-level milk: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Farm-level soybeans: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Farm-level vegetables: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Farm-level wheat: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Fats and oils: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Finished consumer foods: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Fish and seafood: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Food at home: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Food away from home: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Fresh fruits and vegetables: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Fresh fruits: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Fresh vegetables: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Fruits and vegetables: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Meats, poultry, and fish: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Meats: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Nonalcoholic beverages: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Other foods: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Other meats: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Pork: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Poultry: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Processed foods and feeds: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Processed fruits and vegetables: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Sugar and sweets: change in consumer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Unprocessed foodstuffs and feedstuffs: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Wholesale beef: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Wholesale dairy: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Wholesale fats and oils: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Wholesale pork: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Wholesale poultry: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
- Wholesale wheat flour: change in producer prices Release due Last published Oct 21, 2026.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
What we take: Average prices shoppers paid in stores for 21 items, for the US city average and four regions, every month, from BLS's Average Price Data.
Reports: Average Price Data
Licence: Public domain (US government work)
Notice: BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.
Cite as: Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price Data. Retrieved Oct 23, 2026. Not seasonally adjusted.
Last checked Oct 23, 2026. Nothing is late. Next scheduled release: Nov 10, 2026.
Series from this source
- Bacon: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Bananas: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Butter: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Cheddar cheese: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Chicken breast: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Chuck roast: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Coffee: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Eggs, grade A large: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Ground beef: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Ham: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Iceberg lettuce: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Navel oranges: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Pork chops: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Potatoes: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Sirloin steak: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Strawberries: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Sugar: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Tomatoes: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- White bread: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Whole chicken: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
- Whole milk: average retail price Up to date Last published Oct 14, 2026.
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Not included yet USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service reports prices by market, such as hay auction barns. They are not in this release; we plan to add them once we can show which reports are still published.
This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov. Data from USDA and BLS is shown as published. Not financial advice.