Producers received higher prices for tomatoes, corn, strawberries, and lettuce, while prices were lower for oranges, broilers, dairy, and grapes, the USDA said in its monthly report. The USDA's farm price index, a monthly gauge of prices received by farmers, was 114 in December, up one point or 0.9 percent from November. The reading was 3 points higher than December 2004.
Producers received higher prices for tomatoes, corn, strawberries, and lettuce, while prices were lower for oranges, broilers, dairy, and grapes, the USDA said in its monthly report. The USDA's farm price index, a monthly gauge of prices received by farmers, was 114 in December, up one point or 0.9 percent from November. The reading was 3 points higher than December 2004.