Economic Research Service (ERS)
The Economic Research Service provides key indicators, outlook analysis, and a wealth of data on the U.S. food and agricultural system. Along with information on farming practices, structure, and performance, ERS produces data on such diverse topics as farm and rural households, commodity markets, food marketing, agricultural trade, diet and health, food safety, food and nutrition assistance programs, natural resources and the environment, and the rural economy.
- Economic Data on Food, Agriculture, and the Rural Economy
- Agricultural Markets and Trade
- Diet and Health
- Food Safety
- Natural Resources, Environment, and Conservation
- Rural America
- Commodity Outlook
- Food Consumption (Per Capita) Data System
- Farm Income
- Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS)
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Foreign Agricultural Service maintains a global agricultural market intelligence and commodity reporting service to provide U.S. farmers and traders with information on world agricultural production and trade for use in adjusting to changes in world demand for U.S. agricultural products. Reporting includes data on foreign government policies, analysis of supply and demand conditions, commercial trade relationships, and market opportunities. In addition to survey data, crop condition assessment relies heavily on computer-aided analyses of satellite, meteorological, agricultural, and related data.
- Trade Data
- Production, Supply, and Distribution Online Database (PSD Online)
- Commodity Data and Statistics
- Current World Production, Market and Trade Reports
- US Export Sales Reports
- Attaché Reports
- Crop Explorer
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
National Agricultural Statistics Service collects, summarizes, analyzes, and publishes agricultural production and marketing data on a wide range of items, including number of farms and land in farms, acreage, yield, production, stocks of grains, and numerous commodities. The Census of Agriculture is conducted every five years to collect information on the number of farms, land use, production expenses, value of land, buildings, and farm products, farm size, characteristics of farm operators, market value of agricultural production sold, acreage of major crops, inventory of livestock and poultry, and farm irrigation practices.
- Today's Reports
- Census of Agriculture
- Data and Statistics
- Annual Agricultural Statistics
- Statistics by State
- Charts and Maps by Commodity
- Statistics by Subject
Rural Development (RD)
Rural Business-Cooperative Service collects, summarizes, analyzes, and publishes data from annual surveys of U.S. farmer, rancher, and fishery cooperatives. The data is published in RBS Service Reports. The data is also available in Excel spreadsheets by state and type of cooperative. The Cooperative Directory presents a listing of those cooperatives willing to be listed, by State. The directory contains: contact information, type of cooperative, and products sold, and is updated monthly.
World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB)
The World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) serves as USDA's focal point for economic intelligence and the commodity outlook for U.S. and world agriculture. The Board coordinates, reviews, and approves the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report and houses OCE's Joint Agricultural Weather Facility.