US Crop Prices by State
State-level monthly and marketing-year-average prices received by producers, for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and sorghum. Sourced directly from USDA NASS's Agricultural Prices report — the same figures used for crop insurance revenue calculations and ARC/PLC program benchmarks.
Checked against USDA NASS on Oct 21, 2026 · 29 states with price pages · Last data change published: Oct 21, 2026
A national average price hides the basis. Iowa soybeans and Kansas wheat routinely trade a few percent off the US average in either direction — driven by transportation costs to terminal markets, local elevator competition, and regional crush or export demand, not by any difference in grain quality. That basis gap is exactly the number a farmer needs when deciding whether to sell locally or truck grain further, and it's invisible in any national headline price.
Every page in this hub answers three questions for one state-crop pair: what did producers receive this month, how does that compare to the marketing-year-average (MYA) — the figure USDA actually uses for crop insurance and farm-program payments — and what does that mean in gross revenue per acre once paired with your own yield. We pull directly from the NASS Quick Stats API, so the numbers match what's published in the monthly Agricultural Prices report — no third-party smoothing.
What each page includes
Highest-priced states for each crop in the newest Agricultural Prices report, compared to the US price for the same month.
| State | Aug 2026 price ($/bu) | vs US avg ($4.45/bu) | Full data |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | $5.53 | +24.3% | View page → |
| Colorado | $5.16 | +16% | View page → |
| Pennsylvania | $5.09 | +14.4% | View page → |
| Tennessee | $4.90 | +10.1% | View page → |
| Indiana | $4.86 | +9.2% | View page → |
| Texas | $4.83 | +8.5% | View page → |
| Ohio | $4.82 | +8.3% | View page → |
| Kentucky | $4.81 | +8.1% | View page → |
| Michigan | $4.59 | +3.1% | View page → |
| Illinois | $4.55 | +2.2% | View page → |
Source: USDA NASS · nass.usda.gov
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Gross revenue only, not net income. Prices: USDA NASS national price received, Aug 2026 (updated automatically).
Every published state price page, grouped by crop — updated automatically as new pages go live.
Corn 18 states
Soybeans 18 states
Wheat 21 states
Unlike yield, which USDA estimates for every planted acre, monthly state-level prices are only published where NASS maintains an active reporting panel of elevators, mills, and buyers for that specific commodity. Corn and cotton have broad state coverage; soybeans, wheat, and sorghum are tracked monthly only in the states where NASS actually surveys enough buyers to publish a reliable number — typically the top producing states for that crop. A page is added as soon as NASS publishes a number for a new state-crop pair.
How often is USDA NASS price data updated?
NASS publishes the Agricultural Prices report on or near the last business day of each month, covering the prior month's prices received by producers. GreenMatrix checks NASS every 6 hours and updates a page as soon as a new month is published or a figure is revised. The marketing-year-average (MYA) is a separate, slower-moving figure — it's preliminary for several months after the marketing year closes and isn't finalized until the following year's Crop Production Annual Summary. Latest month on the site: Aug 2026.
Why does my state's price differ from a neighboring state's?
This is basis, not quality. Local elevator competition, distance to terminal markets and export ports, and regional crush or feed demand all move the price a farmer actually receives away from the national average, sometimes by 5-10% in either direction. Comparing your state's basis to neighboring states over time is more useful than comparing to the national number alone.
What's the difference between the monthly price and the marketing-year-average?
The monthly price is what producers received in one specific month. The MYA is the volume-weighted average price across the entire marketing year, and it's the figure USDA itself uses to calculate ARC/PLC program payments and crop insurance revenue guarantees. A single strong or weak month can diverge meaningfully from the MYA — use the monthly print for near-term marketing decisions and the MYA for annual budgeting.
Why are sorghum prices shown per bushel?
NASS reports sorghum prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt). GreenMatrix converts them to dollars per bushel (1 bushel = 56 lb, so $/bu = $/cwt × 0.56) so all grains can be compared on the same basis.
Is this data free to reuse?
Yes. USDA NASS data is in the public domain. The presentation, charts, and analysis on these pages are published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse with attribution to GreenMatrix.
Which states are missing and why?
Monthly state-level prices are only published where NASS maintains an active survey panel for that commodity — typically the top producing states. A state can have excellent yield data on our Crop Data hub but no price page here if NASS doesn't survey enough local buyers of that crop to publish a reliable monthly figure. This is a NASS coverage limit, not a gap in our pipeline.