How Do Your Prices Compare?

The average price Wisconsin farmers got for corn in April was $4.14 per bushel, according to the latest agricultural prices report from USDA. This was 5 cents above the March price but $2.16 below April 2023.

The report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service says Wisconsin soybean farmers got $11.50 per bushel in April. That’s 10 cents below the March price and $3.00 below the April 2023 price.

The April average oat price per bushel, at $3.46, was 54 cents below March and 79 cents below April 2023.

All hay prices in Wisconsin averaged $185 per ton in April. This was $10 above the March price and $34
above the April 2023 price. The April 2024 alfalfa hay price, at $194, was $7 above the previous month
and $34 above April 2023. The average price received for other hay during April was $156 per ton. This
was $19 above the March price and $46 above April last year.

The Wisconsin all-milk price for April 2024 was $18.60 per hundredweight. This was 50 cents below last month’s price and $2.00 below last April’s price. The U.S. all-milk price for April was $20.50 per cwt, $1.90 higher than Wisconsin’s price but 20 cents lower than last month’s U.S. price.