Taking a Look at Price Spreads from Farm to Consumer

Flour, white, all purpose, per pound1
Year	Retail price	Farm value	Farm share
	Dollars		Percent
2000	0.29	0.05	17
2001	0.30	0.05	17
2002	0.31	0.07	21
2003	0.31	0.06	20
2004	0.30	0.07	22
2005	0.32	0.06	20
2006	0.33	0.08	26
2007	0.36	0.11	32
2008	0.51	0.15	30
2009	0.50	0.10	20
2010	0.48	0.10	20
2011	0.52	0.13	25
2012	0.52	0.14	26
2013	0.52	0.14	26
1Retail price is the price per pound for white, all purpose flour sold in all package sizes.
Source: Calculated by ERS, USDA using data on retail
prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and data on
farm-gate prices published by USDA agencies.