25-32 Missouri Agricultural Market Prices and Trends-Bulletin 32
AGRICULTURAL MARKET PRICES BULLETIN
Edited by Dr. Eleazar Gonzalez
This weekly bulletin aims to provide market prices and trends of the main Missouri agricultural products It helps Missouri stakeholders, including farmers, ranchers, and consumers, make informed decisions when marketing and finding prices for farm products Agricultural products include two categories: Animal-origin products and plantorigin products Prices indicate the average weekly value of each product The bulletin offers prices for selected crops and livestock products When data is available, the publication reports beef-livestock market prices paid at live auctions in five regions of Missouri (Southwest, Northeast, Central Region, Southeast, and Northwest) In addition, other livestock market prices, such as sheep, goats, pork, whole milk, and eggs, are also reported. Due to technical issues with the software, the information on livestock prices will be delayed in this report. All information and discussion in this bulletin are the responsibility of the authors. If you want more information on the previous publication, visit our Agricultural Economics and Marketing program website.
SPECIALTY CROPS MARKETS
The bulletin shows market prices of selected crops that consumers demand all year round The publication compares weekly trends of specialty crop prices of conventional and organic production systems. Consistently, products from organic production systems offer a higher value market when compared with conventionally grown products; however, product price volatility observes different product trends in both production systems. Market price reports vary weekly; some of our source reports might be inconsistent with weekly product prices. If a product has no price, our source didn't report a price that week. Red numbers imply that prices dropped from the previous week, while green numbers indicate a positive trend change compared with last week's prices.
Table 1. Conventional Specialty Crops Prices
Figure 1. Market prices of conventionally grown products in the US and the South-Central region
Table 2. Organic Specialty Crops Prices
Figure 2. Market prices of organic products in the US and the South-Central region. Comparative sample.
Figure 3. Comparing prices of selected crops from conventional and organic crop markets.
Farming Events and News
Lincoln University Upcoming events!
Lincoln University offers a diverse range of activities to support stakeholders with their everyday life initiatives Connect to LU's upcoming events today
Selected USDA news this week.
USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm with the following actions. Innovate a US approach to eradicate and protect the United States' border by constructing a domestic sterile screwworm production facility, preventing wildlife migration, stopping the pest's spread in Mexico, and ensuring full partnership in eradication Read more here
USDA released the August 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) It provides annual forecasts for the supply and use of U.S. and world wheat, rice, coarse grains, oilseeds, and cotton. The report also covers U.S. supply and use of sugar, meat, poultry, eggs, and milk.
Farming Resources
The National Resource Guide for Producers
The national resource guide for producers team is making an effort to sort informational resources that help farmers respond to the rapidly changing funding and support in the agricultural industry for all sizes and scales of production Note: “The American Farmland Trust will endeavor to update this list once a week; external links are maintained by their respective owners ”
Missouri Agribusiness Revolving Loan Fund
The fund offers financing to Qualifying Missouri Agribusinesses, such as value-added agriculture enterprises, agriculture support businesses, marketers or retailers of agricultural products, and businesses with emerging agricultural technology This funding is provided, in part, by the USDA Rural Development’s Intermediary Relending Program. Check eligibility here.
USDA-NRCS Programs supporting farmers
This link provides multiple options for accessing resources for your farm The USDA offers farm loans and conservation management programs to sustain your farming operations.
USDA-FSA. Announces August 2025 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide essential access to capital, helping agricultural producers start or expand their farming operations, purchase equipment and storage structures, or meet cash flow needs Find out the new rates here
Managing risk in the farm update. This link will connect you with the USDA market-based risk management tools that aim to strengthen the economic stability of agricultural producers and rural communities
For more information, contact: Dr. Eleazar Gonzalez State Extension Specialist
Agricultural Economics and Marketing-Small Sustainable Farms Telephone. 573-681-5541 GonzalezE@lincolnu.edu
Collaborators: Alejandro Tovar
Agricultural Markets and Marketing Assistant
Agricultural Economics and Marketing Lincoln University Cooperative Extension
This bulletin was initially created with funds sponsored by BFRDP and NCR-SARE projects. Then sustained with State Match-Agricultural Natural Resources-Small Farms
