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Interactive chart of historical daily corn prices back to 1959. The price shown is in U.S. Dollars per bushel. The current price of corn as of November 06, 2024 is $4.2650 per bushel.
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- Rapid Increase in Demand For Grains, Oilseeds Boosts 1970s Crop Prices
- High Crop Prices in The 1990S—Similar Causes But Shorter Duration
- Looking at The Most Recent Price Surge from A Historical Perspective
- Markets Adjust and Prices Retreat
- Will We See Similar Market Adjustments This time?
Since the beginning of the 20th century, there have been several periods of dramatic crop price increases in the United States, including those experienced during the two World Wars. Two periods of rising agricultural prices are of particular interest, the early 1970s and the mid-1990s. Both periods saw record-breaking prices of at least two of thr...
A rapid increase in global demand for grains and oilseeds triggered the 1971-74 runup in prices. A series of events, including the Soviet Union’s unexpected purchase of a large amount of grain in the global markets in the early 1970s, stimulated world demand. Many other centrally planned countries also decided to increase grain imports, causing wor...
Strong demand and increasing trade, driven primarily by robust economic growth in newly industrialized Asian countries, were also behind the agricultural commodity price spike of 1994-96. But trade gains ended when the 1997-99 financial crisis and resulting decline in economic growth in Asia caused global demand to fall. Like the events of the earl...
As in the 1970s and the 1990s, one of the key factors contributing to higher crop prices in 2006-08 was the rapid increase in foreign demand for U.S. agricultural products since 2000. The value of global agricultural trade increased over 50 percent between 2000 and 2006, spurred primarily by rising incomes in developing countries. These nations acc...
The period of high prices during the 1970s ended as growth in world consumption slowed because of declining global economic expansion and oil prices, which reduced the availability of petrodollars. Restrictive monetary policies designed to curb inflation in some key countries (including the United States and the United Kingdom) and the debt crisis ...
During previous periods of price increases, markets adjusted and prices declined. Similarly, in the current situation, many market adjustments are already occurring. The U.S. dollar has started to strengthen against other major currencies. High prices for many crops encouraged increased plantings in 2008. Some land enrolled in the Federal Conservat...
Prices Received. Indexes for Agricultural, Crop, and Livestock Production by Month, US. Indexes for Fruit & Tree Nut and Vegetable & Melon Production by Month, US. Indexes for Feed Grains, Food Grains, and Oilseed Production by Month, US.
Our Grain Prices Database. As your partner in success, Top Ag provides data for historical grain prices for up to two years on wheat, corn, and soybeans. With rising market costs, long-range planning for your operations is critical. See how current prices align with historical averages and make more informed grain marketing decisions to drive ...
Exports sustained high grain prices, leading the United States Department of Agriculture to describe the years between 1910 and 1914 as the “golden age’” of farming. 8 Due to government assistance, American farmers experienced continued success during and immediately following World War I.
Apr 5, 2023 · U.S. grain prices rose dramatically in the years following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 4 Domestic grain supplies were depleted by global issues that impacted both supply and demand since late 2020.
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Feb 8, 2024 · Since 1993, combined acreage planted to corn, wheat, soybeans, and upland cotton in the United States has ranged from 219 million to 242 million acres. Starting in the 1990s, policy changes increased planting flexibility provided to farmers.