{"id":88460,"date":"2026-06-29T15:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/farm-prices-received-index-rises-4-1-in-may\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:16:18","slug":"farm-prices-received-index-rises-4-1-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/farm-prices-received-index-rises-4-1-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Prices Received Index Rises 4.1% in May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782760577852.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782760577852.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782760577852.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782760577852.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782760577852.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A new government report shows that the index tracking prices received by agricultural producers moved higher in May, posting a gain of 4.1 percent compared to the previous period.<\/p><p>The data, released by the federal agency that monitors agricultural statistics, signals movement in the prices farmers are collecting for their goods across a range of commodity categories.<\/p><p>Price fluctuations at the farm level can have ripple effects throughout the broader food and agriculture supply chain, ultimately influencing what consumers pay at grocery stores and markets.<\/p><p>Further details on the breakdown of commodity prices and regional variations are available in the full report.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The national index measuring prices received by farmers climbed 4.1 percent in May, according to a new government report. The increase reflects shifting conditions across agricultural commodity markets. Farmers and agribusiness operators may feel the impact of these price changes throughout the supply chain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":88459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782760577852.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-n0M","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59915,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/farm-income-shows-growth-as-march-agricultural-prices-rise-nationwide\/","url_meta":{"origin":88460,"position":0},"title":"Farm Income Shows Growth as March Agricultural Prices Rise Nationwide","author":"Admin","date":"April 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Farmers across the United States saw commodity prices increase in March according to new federal data. 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