U.S. Department of Agriculture
- National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Vegetables
State-U.S. fresh and processing area, yield, production, and value;
quarterly fresh acreage
- NASS,
Crop Production
Area, yield, production for potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pulse crops
- NASS,
Agricultural Prices
Monthly fresh vegetable prices, season-average fresh shipping-point
prices, and price indexes
- NASS,
Crop Values
Annual crop values and season-average prices
- Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS), Fruit and Vegetable Market News
Daily fresh shipments, f.o.b. and terminal market prices, weekly
truck rates, weekly retail prices, and annual reports
- AMS, Domestic
Food Purchase Reports
Latest purchases by USDA for a variety of feeding programs
- AMS, Grades
and Standards
Requirements for a wide variety of fruits and vegetables
- AMS, Marketing
Orders
Definition and requirements for each order
- AMS, Perishable
Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA)
How PACA safeguards the produce marketing system
- AMS, National Organic
Program
Definition and standards
- Foreign Agricultural Service
(FAS)
- Agricultural trade issues and policy, outlook, and data; country attaché reports; food aid reports; and more
- Risk
Management Agency, Crop Insurance Feasibility Studies and
Technical Papers
Feasibility studies containing detailed industry descriptions
for many fruit and vegetable crops
- Center for Nutrition Policy
Promotion
Food Guide Pyramid, nutrition information and policy, and more
- Animal Plant Health
Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
U.S. phytosanitary import regulations, plant quarantine information,
and more
Other Government
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Status of trade negotiations, disputes, and more
- U.S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS)
Retail prices, Consumer Price Indexes, Producer Price
Indexes, and general labor data
- U.S. Department of Commerce,
Census Bureau
U.S. import and export statistics, Census of Manufacturers,
population data, and more
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
Food safety issues and research
- U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
Pesticide regulations and information, as well as environmental policy
- U.S. International Trade Commission
(USITC)
Trade and industry investigations, harmonized trade codes, and more
International Organizations
Universities
- University of California,
Vegetable Research and Information Center
Cost of production budgets, cultural information, extension information,
and more
- University
of Florida, Vegetable Crop Budgets
Historical vegetable budgets for major production areas in Florida
- Texas A&M
University, Vegetable
and Fruit Improvement Center
Cultural information and research on vegetables and melons in
Texas
- Oregon State University, Oregon
Agricultural Information Network
Cost of production budgets and an extensive commodity time-series
database for Oregon
- Arizona State University, National
Food and Agricultural
Policy Project
Research, topical newsletters, and long-term forecasts for fruits and vegetables
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