Pulse Price Report: Dec. 4, 2015

Crop prices (Nov. 30)

Rio Creek Feed Mill – Algoma

Fox River Valley Ethanol – Green Bay

Basis: The difference between the local cash price for a commodity and the Chicago cash price (where the Board of Trade sets national futures price).

“Field working conditions morphed from dandy to undoable across most of Wisconsin last week. The stretch kicked off with daytime temperatures in the upper 50s and heavy rain that kept farmers off their fields. On Friday, a strong cold front rolled through with high winds, plunging temperatures and snow across the southern half of the state. Fall tillage was pegged at 80 percent complete by week’s end, up six percentage points from the previous week, but still 17 points higher than last year.” ~ Wisconsin State Farmer

Gas Price Averages

United States: $2.04

United States one year ago: $2.77

Wisconsin: $1.95

Wisconsin one year ago: $2.79

Northern Door: $2.08

Sturgeon Bay: $2.08

Other Commodities

Gold: $1,062.80/troy ounce

Silver: $14.05/troy ounce

Oil: $42.48/barrel

Live Cattle: $1.33/pound

Lean Hogs: $0.57/pound

Sources: aaa.com, agweb.com, gasbuddy.com, cnn.money