The USDA says producers made and paid more in February than in January.

The index of prices received was 6.3% higher, including a jump of 11% for crops and a 1.7% rise for livestock, on increases for corn, soybeans, cattle and hogs cancelling out decreases for milk, lettuce, celery, and tomatoes.

The dairy index was down 2.3% from the previous month and was 9.5% under last year, with an all milk price of $17.10 per hundredweight, a decline of $.40 from January and $1.80 from February 2020.

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