New York state's dairy, corn and apple industries were hit hard last month as the price of farm commodities continued to decrease, a new U.S. Department of Agriculture report said.

Dairy farmers received an average of $11.50 per hundredweight for milk in June, down 40 cents from May and down an additional $7 from June 2008.

Grain corn sold for $4.26 per bushel last month, a 34 cent decrease from May and a $2.12 decrease from June 2008.

The price of apples decreased by 14.5 cents from May to June, selling for a total of 23.8 cents per hundredweight.

Hay prices experienced a $10 increase between the previous two months, selling for $123 per ton. That price was still $6 short of June 2008 figures.

Poultry producers saw no change between the last two months as eggs continued to sell for 41.2 cents per dozen. That price is down 54.6 cents from last year's levels.

Preliminary data for the All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers show a five point increase, or 3.8 percent, last month compared to May. The Crop Index is up 12 points, or 8 percent, but the Livestock Index decreased by 1 point, or 0.9 percent.

The increased monthly marketing of wheat, grapes, hay and cantaloupe was offset by the decreased marketing of tomatoes, oranges, strawberries and sweet corn.

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