date:Jun 06, 2013
heat other than durum averaged $7.90 per bu, unchanged from April but down 3c from May 2012.
The average price paid for all rice was $15.70 a cwt, up 50c from $15.20 in April and up $1.60 from $14.10 in May 2012.
The May index of prices received by farmers for food grains was 244 compared with the 1990-92 base of 100, down 1% from 247 in April but up 11% from 219 in May 2012.
The May index of feed grains was 295, down 2% from 300 in April but up 8% from 274 in May 2012. The average price paid