Overall, the price for wheat has been declining due to improvements in farming techniques.

Section: FEEDSTOCKS
Wheat: Price per Bushel, 1975-2009
(constant 2009 dollars)

16
14

Dollars/Bushel

12
10
8
6
4
2

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

Source:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.nass.usda.gov/

Biomass Energy Data Book -- 2011 -- http://cta.ornl.gov/bedb

Wheat
Year
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

Dollars/Bushel
(current dollars)
3.55
2.73
2.33
2.97
3.80
3.99
3.69
3.45
3.51
3.39
3.08
2.42
2.57
3.72
3.72
2.61
3.00
3.24
3.26
3.45
4.55
4.30
3.38
2.65
2.48
2.62
2.78
3.56
3.40
3.40
3.42
4.26
6.48
6.78
4.85

Dollars/Bushel
(constant 2009
dollars)
14.16
10.29
8.25
9.77
11.23
10.39
8.71
7.67
7.56
7.00
6.14
4.74
4.85
6.75
6.44
4.28
4.73
4.95
4.84
4.99
6.41
5.88
4.52
3.49
3.19
3.26
3.37
4.25
3.96
3.86
3.76
4.53
6.70
6.76
4.85

2009 CPI
Index
3.988
3.770
3.540
3.290
2.955
2.604
2.360
2.223
2.154
2.065
1.994
1.957
1.889
1.813
1.730
1.641
1.575
1.529
1.485
1.448
1.408
1.367
1.337
1.316
1.288
1.246
1.211
1.193
1.166
1.136
1.098
1.064
1.035
0.996
1.000