Grain Links

The United States Department of Agriculture - Agency Reports

The United States Department of Agriculture site includes information on the six major areas of agriculture and the new trends affecting each area. The Agency Reports portion of the site contains USDA Scheduled Release Dates for Agency Reports and Summaries. This includes reports from:

• The Economic Research Service (ERS), a primary source of economic information and research
• The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), providing standardization, grading and market news services for Cotton, Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable, Livestock and Seed, Poultry, and Tobacco commodities.
• The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), providing timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture.

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