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Washington State Department of Agriculture
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has been serving the state for more than 100 years. Our diverse roles include providing fee-based services to the agriculture community, promoting Washington agricultural products, and ensuring regulations are observed.
- What are retail prices of agricultural products?
- Retail prices of agricultural products are the prices at which the products are sold to the end consumer for consumption, and include expenses that the retailer incurs, plus a profit margin.
- What are wholesale prices of agricultural products?
- Wholesale prices of agricultural products are the prices at which wholesalers sell products in bulk quantities to retailers, manufacturers and industrial users. These prices include transportation charges after leaving the farm gate, incidental expenses and the wholesaler’s profit margin.
- What is the FAO food price index (ffpi)?
- The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) is a measure of international prices for a basket of traded (exported) agricultural commodities. It consists of the average of five commodity group price indices weighted by the average export shares of each of the groups in 2014-2016.
- What is FAOSTAT agricultural producer prices & producer price index?
- It consists of the average of five commodity group price indices weighted by the average export shares of each of the groups in 2014-2016. The FAOSTAT domain on Agricultural Producer Prices and Producer Price Index reports official national level data received from FAO Members on prices their farmers obtain.
- What are the responsibilities of the Department of price?
- The main responsibilities of the Department of Price are: to monitor, forecast and give warning of price changes, and propose price control targets and policy recommendations.
- Why do agricultural commodity prices and food prices fluctuate?
- Movements in agricultural commodity prices and food prices are indicators of changes in the fundamentals of supply and demand. As such, their levels are indicative of market imbalances that, for example, can portend to worsening food security.
