Prices and indices — United States

Dehesa Index brings together 352 “Prices and indices” series for United States, with official data and its history (since Jan 1866, latest 2026-Q2). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.

In brief

In their latest reading, 8 of the 15 series rose, 6 fell and 1 were unchanged against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Wheat price, received by farmers: soft red winter, United States (ERS wheat data, monthly)” (+6.89 %, Aug 2026); the largest fall, “Pork farm to wholesale price spread (ERS meat price spreads, monthly)” (−25.2 %, Sep 2026). Against the same period a year earlier (15 comparable series), “Wheat price, received by farmers: hard red winter, United States (ERS wheat data, monthly)” rose most (+43.8 %) and “Pork farm to wholesale price spread (ERS meat price spreads, monthly)” fell most (−42.0 %). “Pork farm to wholesale price spread (ERS meat price spreads, monthly)” is at its lowest (since 1970).

Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.

SeriesLatestPeriodChangeUnit
Wheat price, received by farmers: all wheat, United States (ERS wheat data, monthly)6.23Aug 2026+2.81 %dollars per bushel
Wheat price, average cash bid: all wheat, United States (ERS wheat data, monthly)229Aug 2026+2.81 %dollars per metric ton
Wheat price, received by farmers: white, United States (ERS wheat data, monthly)5.86Aug 2026−4.40 %dollars per bushel
Wheat price, received by farmers: hard red winter, United States (ERS wheat data, monthly)6.44Aug 2026+4.89 %dollars per bushel
Wheat price, received by farmers: soft red winter, United States (ERS wheat data, monthly)6.36Aug 2026+6.89 %dollars per bushel
US raw sugar futures, No. 16 (ERS sugar and sweeteners yearbook, monthly)38.3Sep 2026+2.33 %cents/lb
US retail price of refined sugar (ERS sugar and sweeteners yearbook, monthly)102Aug 20260.00 %cents/lb
US refined beet sugar spot price, Midwest (bulk) (ERS sugar and sweeteners yearbook, monthly)51.0Sep 2026+6.81 %cents/lb
US producer price index, raw cane sugar (ERS sugar and sweeteners yearbook, monthly)202Aug 2026−0.91 %u.s. producer price index: june 1982=100
Pork gross farm value (ERS meat price spreads, monthly)118Sep 2026−8.78 %cents/lb retail equivalent
Pork net farm value (ERS meat price spreads, monthly)107Sep 2026−10.0 %cents/lb retail equivalent
Pork wholesale value (ERS meat price spreads, monthly)155Sep 2026−15.2 %cents/lb retail equivalent
Pork retail value (ERS meat price spreads, monthly)493Sep 2026+0.80 %cents/lb retail equivalent
Pork farm to retail price spread (ERS meat price spreads, monthly)386Sep 2026+4.27 %cents/lb retail equivalent
Pork farm to wholesale price spread (ERS meat price spreads, monthly)9.80Sep 2026−25.2 %cents/lb retail equivalent

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Source: NOAA Fisheries, Fisheries One Stop Shop (FOSS), commercial landings (public domain) · Licence: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain) · Data updated: 2026-11-03

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