date:May 31, 2012
DA forecasted an easing of tight corn stocks because of an anticipated record fall harvest, leading to a lower estimated price interval of $4.20 to $5.00 per bushel for corn in the 201213 crop year, Oppendahl says. Moreover, the prices for milk and hogsthe Districts biggest income generators from livestockwere down in 2012 relative to their values in the final quarter of 2011. Based on the USDA index of prices paid by farmers, input costs for agriculture rose 6.6% through the first quarter of 20