Share this article! MARCH 2009: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE’RE IN All “latest” numbers are for December 2008 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (January) $5.76 $5.28 $14.33 -59.8% All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January) 144 156 148 … Read more
MARCH 2009: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE’RE IN
| All “latest” numbers are for December 2008 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (January) | $5.76 | $5.28 | $14.33 | -59.8% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January) | 144 | 156 | 148 | -2.7% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January) | 157 | 171 | 156 | 0.6% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January) | 113 | 112 | 127 | -11.0% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (January) | $198 | $213 | $249 | -20.5% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 697 | 828 | 1,019 | -31.6% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (January) | 1,929 | 1,721 | 1,911.5 | 0.9% |
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