BELIZE AGRICULTURE PRICES - MAY 2010

Belize Cattle: young steers and bulls .93 to .95 cents around 750 lbs
cows and heifers for butchering .50 to .60 cents
heifers for breeding .90 to 1.00 around 650 to 900 lbs

Belize Hogs: 30 to 50 lbs for $85 to $95
Butcher pigs 125 to 200 lbs $1.65 to $1.70

Belize Sheep: Butcher lambs - $2.25 to $2.50
Mature ewes - $1.60 to $1.70

Belize Chickens: Broilers $1.05 to $1.10 per lb.
Old Hens - .70 to .73 cents

MILK: .45 cents on contracts

Farm Shrimp retail: $5.50 to $6.50 per lb.

Pitahya: 12 to 16 oz. $1.75 to $2.00 each

Eggs by the case of 30 dozen: 68 retail, and 59 wholesale

Yellow Corn: .17 cents

White Corn: .20 cents

local retail corn: .24 cents

U.S corn by the bushel: .12 cents

Guatemala corn: .23 cents

Belize Milo: .14 cents

Red and black beans: .75 cents

Paddy rice from combine: .28 cents

Milled retail rice: wholesale $105

Oranges: per 90 lb box $9.50

Grapefruit: per 90 lb box $4.50

Cane: per ton $50 per ton

White sugar: 112 lbs controlled by the government $44.42 per bag
Brown sugar: 112 lbs controlled by the government $38.31 per bag

Bananas for export: In 40 lb box 12 to 13
local wholesale prices for bananas: $7.00 to $10,00
retail: Either 8 or 10 bananas for a dollar.

Papaya rejects: $1 to $2 each. ( small size and weight )

Tomatoes, cabbages and cucumbers $1.25

Cauliflower: no price, Belizean/Chinese are the buyers.