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Fruit and Tree Nuts: Related Links


Overview Background Trade Market Outlook Policy Commodity Highlights Recommended Readings Recommended Data Related Links


Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook

U.S. Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Citrus Fruits: State-U.S. fresh and processing area, yield, production, and value

Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: State-U.S. fresh and processing area, yield, production, and value

Crop Production: Area, yield, production for various citrus and noncitrus fruits and tree nuts

Agricultural Prices: Monthly fresh fruit prices, season-average fresh shipping-point prices, price indexes

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, annual reports

Commodity Purchase Reports: Latest purchases by USDA for a variety of feeding programs

Grade Standards: Requirements for a wide variety of fruits and vegetables

Marketing Orders: Definitions and requirements for each order

Research and Promotion Programs: Definitions and requirements for each order

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA): How PACA safeguards the produce marketing system

National Organic Program: Definition and standards
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS): Agricultural trade news, country attaché reports, horticultural exports reports, and more

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion: Food Guide Pyramid, nutrition information and policy, and more

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Health: U.S. phytosanitary import regulations, plant quarantine information, and more

National Agricultural Library, National Agricultural Library Digital Repository (NALDR): Online browsing of historical ERS Agricultural Economic Reports and Agriculture Information Bulletins

U.S. Trade Representative (USTR): Status of trade negotiations, disputes, and more

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): Retail prices, Consumer Price Indexes, Producer Price Indexes, general labor data

U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau: U.S. import-export statistics, Census of Manufactures, population data, and more

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Pesticide regulations and information, environmental policy

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC): Trade and industry investigations, harmonized trade codes, and more

United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): Global acreage, production, trade estimates by country and commodity

University of Florida (Citrus Research and Education Center): Cultural information, research, and budgets for citrus

University of Florida (Fruit and Nuts): Cultural information on fruit and nuts in general and subtropical/tropical fruit in Florida

University of California-Davis (Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center): Fruit and tree nut budgets, cultural information, extension information, and more

Washington State University (Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center): Cultural information and research on tree fruits

Northwest Berry and Grape Information Network: Cultural information, research, and market and trade information for grape and berry crops

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 and long range forecasting models for the fruit and vegetable industry

Texas A&M University (Kingsville Citrus Center): Cultural information, research, and market information for citrus crops

For more information, contact: Agnes Perez or Susan Pollack

Web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov

Updated date: February 23, 2009