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 trade data (exports and imports); 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
- National Agricultural Library, National Agricultural Library Digital Repository (NALDR)
Online browsing of historical ERS Agricultural Economic Reports and Agriculture Information Bulletins
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, U.S. Census Bureau
Economic census, foreign trade information, 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
- Cost of production budgets
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