Farm, lumber and utilities prices and production
All “latest” month numbers for December 2005 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) | $3.46 | $3.44 | $3.87 | -10.6% |
All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January) | 127 | 140 | 123 | 3.3% |
All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January) | 131 | 148 | 127 | 3.1% |
Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January) | 115 | 112 | 114 | 0.9% |
Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (January) | $382 | $365 | $382 | 0.0% |
Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 1,432 | 1,522 | 1,390 | 3.0% |
Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours | 1,712.8 | 1,514.8 | 1,715.8 | -0.2% |
Natural gas NW Natural, million therms | 158.2 | 131.3 | 138.4 | 14.3% |