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Producer Price Changes for Food from the Farm PDF Print E-mail
 

 
 
 CommodityPercent  change in Prices
  

From

Feb 2008   to            Feb 2009      



 
Grapefruits    -5 percent 
Lemons  -57.5 percent  
Valencia oranges  -29.2 percent  - 
Navel oranges 37.1
  
Tangerines --
  
Plums and fresh prunes -- 
Nectarines –– 
Apricots –– 
Granny Smith apples -– 
Golden delicious apples -27.6 percent
 
 
Red delicious apples -22.3 percent
  
McIntosh apples -13.3 percent
 
 
Table grapes  -44 percent
  
Peaches  ***
  
Pears  +18.5 percent
- 
Strawberries +32.7 percent  
Raspberries ***  
Blackberries  ***
- 
Blueberries  ***
- 
Cantaloupes -16.8 percent  
Honeydews  ***
  
Watermelons -51.2 percent   
      
 Fresh vegetables -2.5  
Cabbage +6.6 percent
  
Carrots -1.4 percent  
Celery +25.8 percent  
Sweet corn +178.8 percent
  
Lettuce  +6.4 percent  
Dry onions +5.5 percent
  
Tomatoes -21.9 percent
  
Snap beans -26.4 percent   
Green peas -39.9 percent
  
Asparagus +1.9 percent
  
Broccoli -46.6 percent
  
Cauliflower -59.8 percent  
Spinach +24.9 percent
  
Greens +1.0 percent
  
Endive +18.8 percent
  
Green onions -24.5 percent
  
Green peppers +11.0 percent  
Eggplant 20 percent
  
Squash -10.4 percent
  
 Beets +18.4 percent
  
Radishes +8.2 percent
  
Cucumbers +28.5 percent   
Sweet potatoes +2.7 percent
  
Long white potatoes ***
  
Round white potatoes +15.4 percent
  
Russet potatoes +1.5 percent
  
Round red potatoes +11.8 percent
  
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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