Sugar, white, per pound1
Year Retail price Farm value Farm share
Dollars Percent
2000 0.42 0.11 26
2001 0.43 0.12 28
2002 0.43 0.12 28
2003 0.43 0.13 29
2004 0.43 0.12 27
2005 0.44 0.12 29
2006 0.50 0.14 28
2007 0.51 0.13 25
2008 0.53 0.14 26
2009 0.57 0.15 26
Source: ERS calculatations using data on retail
prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and data
on farm-gate prices published by USDA agencies.
1
Retail price is the price per pound for refined
white sugar sold in all package sizes.