| Table 13--Sorghum: Cash prices at principal markets (dollars per hundredweight) |
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| Commodity and
mkt yr 1/ | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Avg 2/ |
| No. 2 yellow, Gulf ports, LA | 1975/76 | 5.36 | 5.24 | 4.94 | 4.91 | 4.92 | 4.99 | 5.01 | 4.89 | 4.89 | 4.97 | 5.13 | 4.60 | 4.99 |
| 1976/77 | 4.80 | 4.45 | 4.24 | 4.37 | 4.52 | 4.52 | 4.43 | 4.25 | 4.16 | 3.82 | 3.64 | 3.43 | 4.22 |
| 1977/78 | 3.49 | 3.68 | 4.08 | 4.08 | 4.00 | 4.08 | 4.34 | 4.59 | 4.62 | 4.40 | 4.11 | 3.98 | 4.12 |
| 1978/79 | 3.95 | 4.26 | 4.38 | 4.34 | 4.40 | 4.44 | 4.46 | 4.46 | 4.56 | 4.96 | 5.40 | 5.05 | 4.56 |
| 1979/80 | 5.11 | 5.27 | 5.28 | 5.36 | 5.10 | 5.39 | 5.20 | 5.19 | 5.29 | 5.42 | 6.03 | 6.49 | 5.43 |
| 1980/81 | 6.43 | 6.48 | 6.79 | 6.71 | 6.65 | 6.46 | 6.40 | 6.38 | 6.34 | 5.76 | 5.60 | 5.29 | 6.27 |
| 1981/82 | 5.00 | 4.91 | 5.10 | 5.08 | 5.27 | 5.14 | 5.11 | 5.21 | 5.30 | 5.01 | 4.66 | 4.54 | 5.03 |
| 1982/83 | 4.36 | 4.44 | 5.00 | 5.06 | 5.20 | 5.49 | 5.64 | 5.98 | 6.05 | 5.78 | 5.68 | 6.18 | 5.41 |
| 1983/84 | 6.15 | 5.99 | 6.01 | 5.94 | 5.87 | 5.70 | 5.93 | 5.88 | 5.98 | 5.84 | 5.05 | 4.86 | 5.77 |
| 1984/85 | 4.75 | 4.60 | 4.84 | 5.04 | 5.19 | 5.10 | 5.32 | 5.36 | 5.23 | 4.78 | 4.49 | 4.04 | 4.90 |
| 1985/86 | 3.70 | 3.97 | 4.34 | 4.52 | 4.45 | 4.30 | 4.28 | 4.80 | 4.50 | 3.90 | 3.37 | 2.71 | 4.07 |
| 1986/87 | 2.95 | 3.15 | 3.26 | 3.15 | 3.05 | 3.09 | 3.35 | 3.30 | 3.51 | 3.50 | 3.30 | 3.05 | 3.22 |
| 1987/88 | 3.13 | 3.35 | 3.55 | 3.50 | 3.65 | 3.80 | 3.86 | 3.70 | 3.73 | 5.00 | 5.33 | 4.93 | 3.96 |
| 1988/89 | 4.99 | 4.91 | 4.64 | 4.93 | 4.99 | 4.99 | 5.02 | 4.89 | 5.05 | 4.75 | 4.02 | 4.53 | 4.81 |
| 1989/90 | 4.67 | 4.61 | 4.69 | 4.70 | 4.62 | 4.59 | 4.70 | 4.97 | 5.04 | 4.87 | 4.95 | 4.73 | 4.76 |
| 1990/91 | 4.52 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.60 | 4.76 | 4.82 | 4.97 | 4.94 | 4.64 | 4.45 | 4.54 | 4.72 | 4.65 |
| 1991/92 | 4.81 | 4.86 | 4.79 | 4.90 | 5.08 | 5.30 | 5.39 | 5.00 | 4.89 | 4.72 | 4.27 | 4.26 | 4.86 |
| 1992/93 | 4.26 | 4.11 | 4.22 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 4.29 | 4.32 | 4.30 | 4.22 | 4.03 | 4.38 | 4.41 | 4.27 |
| 1993/94 | 4.40 | 4.55 | 5.15 | 5.43 | 5.52 | 5.41 | 5.22 | 4.89 | 4.88 | 4.77 | 4.28 | 4.29 | 4.90 |
| 1994/95 | 4.16 | 4.19 | 4.42 | 4.59 | 4.63 | 4.63 | 4.67 | 4.08 | 4.27 | 4.97 | 5.41 | 5.38 | 4.62 |
| 1995/96 | 5.78 | 6.22 | 6.38 | 6.93 | 7.05 | 7.25 | 7.50 | 8.44 | 8.46 | 7.95 | 7.38 | 6.89 | 7.19 |
| 1996/97 | 5.89 | 5.34 | 4.76 | 4.77 | 4.80 | 5.03 | 5.42 | 5.37 | 5.17 | 4.75 | 4.36 | 4.71 | 5.03 |
| 1997/98 | 4.69 | 5.16 | 5.09 | 5.02 | 5.04 | 5.07 | 5.00 | 4.69 | 4.58 | 4.32 | 4.33 | 4.13 | 4.76 |
| 1998/99 | 3.84 | 4.00 | 4.15 | 4.12 | 4.13 | 4.11 | 4.16 | 4.06 | 3.94 | 3.86 | 3.46 | 3.77 | 3.97 |
| 1999/00 | 3.64 | 3.55 | 3.59 | 3.66 | 4.01 | 4.07 | 4.16 | 4.10 | 4.27 | 3.60 | 3.34 | 3.46 | 3.79 |
| 2000/01 | 3.75 | 4.06 | 4.36 | 4.54 | 4.55 | 4.44 | 4.34 | 4.25 | 4.29 | 3.54 | 4.22 | 4.34 | 4.22 |
| 2001/02 | 4.28 | 4.29 | 4.30 | 4.39 | 4.34 | 4.20 | 4.17 | 4.03 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.58 | 5.20 | 4.34 |
| 2002/03 | 5.30 | 5.13 | 5.21 | 5.13 | 5.01 | 4.95 | 4.78 | 4.79 | 4.76 | | | | 5.01 |
| 2003/04 | | | | | 5.62 | 5.81 | 6.08 | 6.05 | 5.61 | 5.32 | 4.56 | 4.54 | 5.45 |
| 2004/05 | 4.32 | 4.09 | 3.98 | 4.14 | 4.07 | 4.15 | 4.45 | 4.30 | 4.41 | 4.68 | 5.84 | 4.62 | 4.42 |
| 2005/06 | 4.50 | 4.48 | 4.29 | 4.66 | 4.84 | 5.00 | 4.96 | 5.18 | 5.60 | 5.57 | 5.86 | 5.53 | 5.04 |
| 2006/07 | 5.82 | 7.01 | 7.67 | 7.66 | 7.91 | 8.15 | 7.78 | 6.55 | 6.98 | 8.30 | 7.11 | 7.70 | 7.39 |
| 2007/08 | 8.10 | 7.84 | 7.77 | 8.96 | 10.25 | 10.04 | 10.53 | 11.12 | 10.92 | 12.23 | 10.58 | 9.38 | 9.81 |
| 2008/09 | 9.55 | 7.40 | 6.55 | 6.69 | 6.85 | 6.56 | 6.92 | 6.78 | 7.56 | 7.78 | 6.64 | 6.94 | 7.18 |
| 2009/10 | 6.86 | 7.86 | 8.24 | 8.21 | 8.05 | 7.58 | 7.62 | 7.34 | 7.49 | 7.19 | 7.98 | 8.46 | 7.74 |
| 2010/11 | 9.79 | 10.40 | 10.75 | 11.10 | 11.91 | 12.63 | 12.64 | 13.68 | | | 12.65 | 13.71 | 11.92 |
| 2011/12 | 12.88 | 12.08 | 12.44 | 11.82 | 12.20 | 12.09 | 12.04 | 11.94 | | | | 13.47 | 12.33 |
| 2012/13 | 12.97 | 13.20 | 13.10 | 13.14 | 13.13 | 13.12 | 13.32 | 12.18 | | | | | |
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| No. 2 yellow, Plainview to Muleshoe, TX | 1975/76 | 5.03 | 4.56 | 4.32 | 4.32 | 4.29 | 4.38 | 4.47 | 4.48 | 4.49 | 4.63 | 5.01 | 4.40 | 4.53 |
| 1976/77 | 4.33 | 3.97 | 3.73 | 3.79 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.77 | 3.67 | 3.50 | 3.46 | 3.10 | 3.74 |
| 1977/78 | 3.13 | 3.38 | 3.58 | 3.63 | 3.62 | 3.67 | 4.04 | 4.28 | 4.25 | 4.27 | 4.12 | 3.93 | 3.83 |
| 1978/79 | 3.85 | 4.06 | 4.13 | 4.08 | 4.04 | 4.05 | 4.01 | 4.06 | 4.21 | 4.83 | 5.39 | 4.97 | 4.31 |
| 1979/80 | 4.92 | 4.83 | 4.76 | 4.75 | 4.49 | 4.56 | 4.46 | 4.48 | 4.78 | 4.99 | 5.71 | 5.89 | 4.89 |
| 1980/81 | 5.95 | 6.27 | 6.62 | 6.42 | 6.26 | 5.93 | 5.79 | 5.88 | 5.90 | 5.83 | 5.80 | 5.02 | 5.97 |
| 1981/82 | 4.65 | 4.70 | 4.71 | 4.63 | 4.77 | 4.78 | 4.75 | 4.91 | 5.26 | 5.28 | 5.24 | 4.80 | 4.87 |
| 1982/83 | 4.39 | 4.08 | 4.38 | 4.65 | 4.82 | 5.19 | 5.52 | 5.94 | 5.76 | 5.81 | 5.86 | 5.85 | 5.19 |
| 1983/84 | 5.77 | 5.56 | 5.49 | 5.43 | 5.35 | 5.14 | 5.33 | 5.68 | 5.67 | 5.77 | 5.72 | 5.46 | 5.53 |
| 1984/85 | 5.22 | 4.95 | 4.86 | 4.90 | 4.84 | 4.86 | 4.98 | 5.14 | 5.22 | 5.25 | 5.24 | | 5.04 |
| 1985/86 | 4.19 | 4.38 | 4.30 | 4.49 | 4.47 | 4.36 | 4.33 | 4.48 | 4.77 | 4.84 | 3.93 | 3.36 | 4.33 |
| 1986/87 | 3.35 | 3.24 | 2.97 | 3.06 | 2.94 | 2.89 | 3.06 | 3.32 | 3.56 | 3.60 | 3.58 | 3.30 | 3.24 |
| 1987/88 | 3.19 | 3.27 | 3.27 | 3.39 | 3.40 | 3.53 | 3.56 | 3.54 | 3.55 | 4.84 | 5.25 | 4.96 | 3.81 |
| 1988/89 | 4.98 | 4.95 | 4.62 | 4.63 | 4.75 | 4.69 | 4.72 | 4.63 | 4.50 | 4.59 | 4.46 | 4.44 | 4.66 |
| 1989/90 | 4.39 | 4.13 | 4.06 | 4.03 | 4.04 | 4.02 | 4.10 | 4.38 | 4.96 | 4.94 | 4.82 | 4.63 | 4.38 |
| 1990/91 | 4.27 | 4.17 | 4.28 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 4.57 | 4.69 | 4.66 | 4.66 | 4.48 | 4.39 | 4.57 | 4.48 |
| 1991/92 | 4.52 | 4.56 | 4.57 | 4.61 | 4.76 | 4.92 | 5.04 | 4.93 | 5.01 | 5.03 | 4.85 | 4.54 | 4.78 |
| 1992/93 | 4.14 | 3.68 | 3.72 | 3.86 | 4.30 | 3.86 | 4.04 | 4.14 | 4.05 | 3.95 | 4.47 | 4.46 | 4.06 |
| 1993/94 | 4.43 | 4.64 | 5.18 | 5.51 | 5.52 | 5.35 | 5.12 | 4.80 | 4.90 | 4.98 | 4.46 | 4.46 | 4.95 |
| 1994/95 | 4.41 | 4.25 | 4.33 | 4.49 | 4.44 | 4.48 | 4.63 | 4.68 | 4.93 | 5.26 | 5.61 | 5.53 | 4.75 |
| 1995/96 | 5.84 | 6.15 | 6.26 | 6.55 | 6.75 | 7.25 | 7.38 | 8.16 | 8.88 | 8.57 | 8.35 | 7.43 | 7.30 |
| 1996/97 | 6.30 | 5.08 | 4.66 | 4.59 | 4.57 | 4.80 | 5.47 | 5.21 | 5.04 | 4.80 | 4.70 | 4.97 | 5.02 |
| 1997/98 | 4.81 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 4.82 | 4.88 | 4.85 | 4.85 | 4.62 | 4.60 | 4.65 | 4.53 | 4.15 | 4.72 |
| 1998/99 | 3.83 | 4.01 | 4.14 | 3.94 | 3.79 | 3.78 | 3.85 | 3.78 | 3.67 | 3.61 | 3.40 | 3.59 | 3.78 |
| 1999/00 | 3.39 | 3.30 | 3.33 | 3.36 | 3.54 | 3.67 | 3.19 | 3.83 | 3.49 | 3.00 | 3.37 | 2.88 | 3.36 |
| 2000/01 | 3.68 | 3.95 | 4.03 | 3.55 | 4.08 | 4.02 | 4.04 | 3.45 | 3.86 | 4.01 | 4.28 | 4.28 | 3.94 |
| 2001/02 | 4.23 | 4.03 | 3.97 | 4.01 | 3.89 | 3.81 | 3.84 | 3.73 | 3.88 | 3.99 | 4.39 | 4.79 | 4.05 |
| 2002/03 | 5.30 | 4.75 | 4.71 | 4.68 | 4.55 | 4.54 | 4.39 | 4.54 | 4.76 | | | | 4.69 |
| 2003/04 | | | | | 4.90 | 5.17 | 5.48 | 5.71 | | 5.15 | 4.36 | 4.28 | 5.01 |
| 2004/05 | 4.07 | 3.84 | 3.83 | 3.92 | 3.86 | 3.40 | 4.12 | 4.02 | 3.98 | 4.11 | 4.27 | 4.02 | 3.95 |
| 2005/06 | 4.00 | 3.77 | 3.77 | 3.26 | 3.64 | 4.06 | 3.84 | 3.69 | 4.04 | 4.02 | 4.14 | 3.80 | 3.84 |
| 2006/07 | 4.12 | 5.18 | 6.30 | 6.52 | 6.72 | 7.17 | 6.88 | 6.28 | 6.29 | 6.43 | 5.57 | 5.57 | 6.09 |
| 2007/08 | 5.88 | 5.90 | 6.23 | 8.48 | 7.97 | 8.46 | 8.97 | 9.78 | 9.82 | 11.61 | 10.42 | 8.40 | 8.49 |
| 2008/09 | 8.19 | 5.85 | 5.26 | 4.63 | 5.14 | 4.81 | 5.18 | 5.28 | 5.94 | 5.90 | 4.23 | 4.83 | 5.44 |
| 2009/10 | 4.48 | 5.53 | 6.31 | 6.25 | 5.95 | 5.64 | 5.71 | 5.50 | 5.77 | 5.36 | 5.76 | 6.56 | 5.74 |
| 2010/11 | 7.74 | 8.54 | 8.78 | 9.62 | 10.46 | 11.42 | 11.45 | 12.78 | 12.22 | 12.21 | 10.69 | 11.47 | 10.62 |
| 2011/12 | 11.48 | 10.73 | 10.96 | 10.50 | | | | | | | | | 10.92 |
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| No. 2 yellow, Kansas City, MO | 1975/76 | 4.66 | 4.53 | 4.36 | 4.33 | 4.36 | 4.47 | 4.62 | 4.47 | 4.47 | 4.66 | 4.73 | 4.29 | 4.50 |
| 1976/77 | 4.27 | 3.88 | 3.60 | 3.77 | 3.91 | 3.85 | 3.75 | 3.62 | 3.53 | 3.28 | 3.15 | 2.73 | 3.61 |
| 1977/78 | 2.78 | 3.05 | 3.40 | 3.36 | 3.37 | 3.49 | 3.78 | 3.92 | 3.92 | 3.82 | 3.54 | 3.41 | 3.49 |
| 1978/79 | 3.43 | 3.61 | 3.67 | 3.64 | 3.71 | 3.73 | 3.77 | 3.81 | 3.92 | 4.41 | 4.89 | 4.44 | 3.92 |
| 1979/80 | 4.34 | 4.42 | 4.41 | 4.57 | 4.21 | 4.35 | 4.20 | 4.15 | 4.31 | 4.49 | 5.36 | 5.71 | 4.54 |
| 1980/81 | 5.61 | 5.65 | 5.91 | 5.82 | 5.79 | 5.52 | 5.46 | 5.49 | 5.38 | 5.23 | 5.29 | 4.58 | 5.48 |
| 1981/82 | 4.16 | 4.14 | 4.14 | 4.27 | 4.44 | 4.26 | 4.28 | 4.45 | 4.48 | 4.50 | 4.38 | 4.02 | 4.29 |
| 1982/83 | 4.06 | 3.85 | 4.25 | 4.37 | 4.37 | 4.54 | 5.08 | 5.30 | 5.37 | 5.37 | 5.32 | 5.69 | 4.80 |
| 1983/84 | 5.55 | 5.37 | 5.25 | 5.16 | 5.09 | 5.03 | 5.40 | 5.36 | 5.39 | 5.40 | 4.95 | 4.74 | 5.22 |
| 1984/85 | 4.46 | 4.25 | 4.28 | 4.32 | 4.48 | 4.33 | 4.58 | 4.76 | 4.74 | 4.74 | 4.50 | 4.06 | 4.46 |
| 1985/86 | 3.56 | 3.62 | 3.75 | 3.97 | 3.95 | 3.80 | 3.82 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.00 | 3.20 | 2.71 | 3.72 |
| 1986/87 | 2.47 | 2.60 | 2.70 | 2.62 | 2.50 | 2.57 | 2.80 | 2.85 | 3.10 | 3.20 | 2.80 | 2.55 | 2.73 |
| 1987/88 | 2.64 | 2.75 | 2.90 | 2.95 | 3.05 | 3.24 | 3.27 | 3.16 | 3.21 | 4.58 | 4.79 | 4.28 | 3.40 |
| 1988/89 | 4.27 | 4.17 | 4.00 | 4.23 | 4.24 | 4.26 | 4.32 | 4.17 | 4.29 | 4.15 | 3.96 | 3.92 | 4.17 |
| 1989/90 | 4.73 | 3.91 | 4.00 | 3.98 | 3.91 | 3.84 | 4.01 | 4.32 | 4.47 | 4.54 | 4.48 | 4.27 | 4.21 |
| 1990/91 | 3.89 | 3.79 | 3.85 | 3.97 | 4.12 | 4.21 | 4.35 | 4.34 | 4.13 | 4.02 | 4.05 | 4.22 | 4.08 |
| 1991/92 | 4.24 | 4.30 | 4.27 | 4.35 | 4.44 | 4.62 | 4.78 | 4.41 | 4.54 | 4.51 | 4.05 | 3.77 | 4.36 |
| 1992/93 | 3.76 | 3.60 | 3.61 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.66 | 3.70 | 3.72 | 3.82 | 3.58 | 3.99 | 4.01 | 3.74 |
| 1993/94 | 3.89 | 4.03 | 4.60 | 4.91 | 4.93 | 4.81 | 4.64 | 4.33 | 4.38 | 4.43 | 3.79 | 3.73 | 4.37 |
| 1994/95 | 3.72 | 3.55 | 3.60 | 3.81 | 3.92 | 3.90 | 4.01 | 4.08 | 4.27 | 4.50 | 4.93 | 4.85 | 4.10 |
| 1995/96 | 5.08 | 5.45 | 5.68 | 6.19 | 6.39 | 6.58 | 6.81 | 7.79 | 8.17 | 7.79 | 7.24 | 6.74 | 6.66 |
| 1996/97 | 5.29 | 4.64 | 4.31 | 4.22 | 4.24 | 4.46 | 4.88 | 4.83 | 4.63 | 4.48 | 4.48 | 4.18 | 4.55 |
| 1997/98 | 4.13 | 4.36 | 4.30 | 4.26 | 4.33 | 4.36 | 4.40 | 4.10 | 4.09 | 4.03 | 3.74 | 3.27 | 4.11 |
| 1998/99 | 2.98 | 3.17 | 3.45 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.43 | 3.48 | 3.37 | 3.35 | 3.32 | 2.92 | 3.24 | 3.29 |
| 1999/00 | 2.97 | 2.71 | 2.75 | 2.87 | 3.20 | 3.28 | 3.51 | 3.53 | 3.75 | 3.18 | 2.71 | 2.76 | 3.10 |
| 2000/01 | 2.67 | 3.14 | 3.41 | 3.66 | 3.64 | 3.63 | 3.56 | 3.45 | 3.30 | 3.26 | 3.59 | 3.65 | 3.41 |
| 2001/02 | 3.55 | 3.38 | 3.44 | 3.59 | 3.61 | 3.55 | 3.58 | 3.47 | 3.44 | 3.57 | 3.97 | 4.60 | 3.65 |
| 2002/03 | 4.86 | 4.70 | 4.72 | 4.62 | 4.52 | 4.43 | 4.07 | 4.24 | 4.12 | 4.06 | 3.71 | 4.00 | 4.34 |
| 2003/04 | 4.15 | 4.18 | 4.50 | 4.61 | 4.71 | 4.88 | 5.18 | 5.37 | 4.94 | 4.67 | 3.92 | 3.75 | 4.57 |
| 2004/05 | 3.45 | 3.21 | 3.17 | 3.21 | 3.13 | 3.23 | 3.44 | 3.30 | 3.36 | 3.56 | 3.90 | 3.53 | 3.37 |
| 2005/06 | 3.22 | 3.08 | 2.93 | 3.30 | 3.46 | 3.58 | 3.65 | 3.79 | 4.03 | 3.90 | 4.15 | 3.79 | 3.57 |
| 2006/07 | 3.82 | 5.07 | 5.97 | 6.03 | 6.36 | 6.72 | 6.38 | 5.69 | 5.97 | 6.09 | 5.33 | 5.50 | 5.75 |
| 2007/08 | 5.68 | 5.60 | 6.13 | 7.34 | 8.36 | 8.86 | 9.13 | 9.70 | 9.65 | 11.63 | 10.10 | 8.37 | 8.38 |
| 2008/09 | 8.43 | 5.92 | 5.49 | 5.19 | 5.67 | 5.48 | 5.51 | 5.76 | 6.37 | 6.29 | 4.66 | 4.75 | 5.79 |
| 2009/10 | 4.81 | 5.49 | 5.72 | 6.44 | 5.81 | 5.58 | 5.69 | 5.64 | 5.77 | 5.50 | 6.03 | 6.59 | 5.75 |
| 2010/11 | 8.23 | 9.10 | 9.40 | 9.91 | 10.62 | 11.62 | 11.37 | 12.64 | 12.08 | 12.21 | 12.27 | 12.97 | 11.04 |
| 2011/12 | 11.79 | 10.90 | 11.30 | 10.91 | 11.27 | 11.36 | 11.14 | 10.61 | 10.04 | 9.90 | 12.96 | 13.46 | 11.30 |
| 2012/13 | 12.74 | 12.65 | 12.88 | 12.74 | 12.74 | 12.59 | 12.63 | 11.38 | | | | | |
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1/ September-August.
2/ Simple average of monthly prices reported for the marketing year.
Source: USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Grain and Feed Market News. |
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