date:Aug 03, 2012
f prices received by farmers for food grains was 275 compared with the 1990-1992 base of 100, up 23% from 224 the previous month and up 17% from 236 in July 2011.
The July index of feed grains was 302, up 12% from 269 in July and up 15% from 262 in July 2011.
The average price paid to farmers for corn was $7.36 a bu, up 99c from $6.37 in June and up $1.03 from $6.33 in July 2011. Farmers received an average of $12 a cwt for grain sorghum in July, up $2.44 from $9.56 in June and up $1.60 from $10