25-19 Missouri Agricultural Market Prices and Trends-Bulletin 19

Missouri Weekly Agricultural Market Prices and Trends

AGRICULTURAL MARKET PRICES BULLETIN

Edited by Dr. Eleazar Gonzalez

This weekly bulletin aims to provide market prices and trends of the main Missouri agricultural products. It helps Missouri stakeholders, including farmers, ranchers, and consumers, make informed decisions when marketing and finding prices for farm products. Agricultural products include two categories: Animal-origin products and plant-origin products Prices indicate the average weekly value of each product The bulletin offers prices for selected crops and livestock products When data is available, the publication reports beef-livestock market prices paid at live auctions in five regions of Missouri (Southwest, Northeast, Central Region, Southeast, and Northwest). In addition, other livestock market prices, such as sheep, goats, pork, whole milk, and eggs, are also reported. All information and discussion in this bulletin are the responsibility of the authors. If you want more information on the previous publication, follow us on Facebook or visit our Agricultural Economics and Marketing program website.

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SPECIALTY CROPS MARKETS

The bulletin shows market prices of selected crops that consumers demand all year round The publication compares weekly specialty and horticultural produce prices from conventional and organic production systems, as shown in Table 1 below Organic production systems offer a high-value market for products when comparing both weeks Prices of conventionally grown products typically lead to a lower value market; however, product price volatility observes different product trends in both production systems. Market price reports vary weekly; some of our source reports might be inconsistent with weekly product prices. If a product has no price, our source didn't report a price that week. Red numbers imply that prices dropped from the previous week, while green numbers indicate a positive trend change compared with last week's prices.

Table 1. Conventional Specialty Crops Prices

Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program Cooperative Extension Lincoln University with data from USDA- Agriculture Marketing Service https://www ams usda gov/Specialty Crops Market News Divisionhttps://www ams usda gov/mnreports/fvwretail pd South-Central States:Arkansas Colorado Kansas Louisiana Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas

Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program Cooperative Extension Lincoln University with data from USDA- Agriculture Marketing Service https://www ams usda gov/Specialty Crops Market News Divisionhttps://www ams usda gov/mnreports/fvwretail pd

South-Central States:Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas Figure

Table 2. Organic Specialty Crops Prices

Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program, Cooperative Extension, Lincoln University with data from USDA- Agriculture Marketing Service https://www ams usda gov/Specialty Crops Market News Divisionhttps://www ams usda gov/mnreports/fvwretail pd

South-Central States:Arkansas Colorado Kansas Louisiana Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas

Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program Cooperative Extension Lincoln University with data from USDA- Agriculture Marketing Service https://www ams usda gov/Specialty Crops Market News Divisionhttps://www ams usda gov/mnreports/fvwretail pd

Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program, Cooperative Extension, Lincoln University with data from USDA- Agriculture Marketing Service https://www ams usda gov/Specialty Crops Market News Divisionhttps://www ams usda gov/mnreports/fvwretail pd

MISSOURI LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Market prices for livestock in Missouri are reported from the National Beef Wire database and USDA sources. Beef prices at live auctions report medium and large weight classes. Steers and heifers with 599 pounds or less are medium-weight classes, and steers and heifers with 600 pounds or more are large-weight classes.

Beef Prices in the Southwest Region

Table 5. Joplin Regional Stockyards

Table 10. Easter Missouri Comision

Table 11. Edina Livestock

Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing-Lincoln University Cooperative Extension with data from the National Beef Wire reports

Table 13. Green City Livestock Marketing LLC

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Beef Prices in the Southeast Region

Table 14. Farmington Regional Stockyards

Table 15. SEMO Livestock Sales

Source:

Table 19. South Central Regional Stockyards

Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing-Lincoln University Cooperative Extension with data from the National Beef Wire reports

Table 20. Small Ruminants Market Prices

Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program with data from USDA- Missouri Weekly Sheep/Goat Auction Summary AMS Livestock Poultry & Grain Market News Missouri Dept of Ag Mrkt News

Table 21. Boxed Livestock Market Prices

Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program with data from USDA- National Daily Boxed Beef Cutout And Boxed Beef CutsNegotiated Sales - Morning

NCAT and Partners Workshops. Different dates!

The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and its ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program host in-person and virtual learning opportunities on a wide range of sustainable agriculture and energy topics. Click this link k for more information

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates

NOTE: The WASDE report only considers trade policies that are in effect at the time of publication. Further, unless a formal end date is specified, the report also assumes that these policies remain in place

Industrial Hemp Update May 2025

On April 17, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the 2024 Industrial Hemp Report According to this report, the value of hemp production in the open and under protection in the United States totaled $445 million, up 40 percent from 2023, while Missouri dropped its hemp production The Agriculture & Environment Desk at the Kbia news addressed some reasons for the Missouri production decline with an article entitled Industrial hemp production crashes in Missouri, blooms nationally, which features Lincoln University Lincoln University Hemp Institute (LUHI) received the impact of the grant freeze and federal government cuts Recently, Lincoln University announced the cut of one hemp research program However, the LUHI remains resilient to the challenges of helping grow the national and Missouri hemp industry

Farming Events and News Farming Resources

National Resource Guide for Producers last update is May 6, 2025.

The national resource guide for producers team is making an effort to sort informational resources that help farmers respond to the rapidly changing funding and support in the agricultural industry for all sizes and scales of production Note: “The American Farmland Trust will endeavor to update this list once a week; external links are maintained by their respective owners.”

Missouri Agribusiness Revolving Loan fund

The fund offers financing to Qualifying Missouri Agribusinesses, such as value-added agriculture enterprises, agriculture support businesses, marketers or retailers of agricultural products, and businesses with emerging agricultural technology This funding is provided, in part, by the USDA Rural Development’s Intermediary Relending Program Check eligibility here

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

In this link, you will find multiple options to access resources for your farm The USDA offers farm loans and conservation management programs that aims to sustain your farming operations

USDA Announces May 2025 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs Find out the new rates here

Managing risk in the farm update. This link will connect you with the USDA market-based risk management tools that aims to strengthen the economic stability of agricultural producers and rural communities

For more information, contact: Dr. Eleazar Gonzalez State Extension Specialist

Agricultural Economics and Marketing-Small Sustainable Farms Telephone. 573-681-5541 [email protected]

Collaborators: Maria Villamil

Agricultural Markets and Marketing Assistant

Agricultural Economics and Marketing Lincoln University Cooperative Extension

This bulletin was initially created with funds sponsored by BFRDP and NCR-SARE projects. Then sustained with State Match-Agricultural Natural Resources-Small Farms