All hay prices in Iowa averaged $182.00 per ton in November according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Agricultural Prices report. This was $12.00 above the October price and $10.00 above the November 2022 price. The November 2023 alfalfa hay price, at $189.00, was $4.00 above the previous month and $13.00 above November 2022. The average price received for other hay during November was $149.00 per ton. This was $2.00 above the October price but $3.00 below November last year.
The average price for milk was $19.60 per cwt, unchanged from the October price but $4.90 below November 2022.
The average price received by farmers for corn during November 2023 in Iowa was $4.74 per bushel. This was 22 cents below the October price and $1.76 below November 2022.