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| U.S. August wheat up $2.12 from year ago |
| 9/2/2011 |
World-Grain.com
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The preliminary national average price received by farmers for all wheat in August was $7.56 per bushel, up 46¢ from $7.10 in July and up $2.12 from $5.44 in August 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Agricultural Prices report.
The average price paid for winter wheat in August was $7.26 a bushel, up 49¢ from $6.77 in July and up $1.79 from $5.47 in August 2010. The average price paid for durum was $11 per bushel, up 80¢ from $10.20 in July and up $6.55 from $4.45 in August 2010. Spring wheat other than durum averaged $8.02 per bushel, down 39¢ from $8.41 in July but up $2.55 from $5.47 in August 2010.
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