The USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System ESMIS contains nearly 2, reports and datasets from several agencies of the U.

Department of Agriculture USDA. These materials cover U. Most reports are text files that contain time-sensitive information. Most data sets are in spreadsheet format and include time-series data that are updated yearly.

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ESMIS is a joint effort between several key agencies within the USDA and Mann Library at Cornell University. The Agricultural Marketing Service AMS develops quality grade standards for agricultural commodities, administers marketing regulatory programs, agreements and orders, and purchases food for USDA food assistance programs. AMS is also home to the Market News Service.

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The Market News Service Market News provides current, unbiased information on supply, demand, prices, movement, location, quality, condition, and other market data on agricultural products in specific markets and marketing areas - both domestic and international.

This information is supplied to buyers and sellers, producers and handlers, transportation and logistics companies, insurance and lending institutions, and others in the marketing chain, including consumers. The information reported by Market News provides a high level of market transparency that contributes to the orderly marketing of agricultural commodities and helps to promote fair trade for all market participants.

The market information also supports government policy makers and is widely used for value determinations, such as in courts and mediation. Reports issued by AMS are available for download on this website and can be subscribed to on the My Subscriptions page.

The Economic Research Service ERS provides economic research and information to inform public and private decision making on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural America. Reports issued by ERS are available for download on this website and can be subscribed to on the My Subscriptions option trading slippage. The Foreign Agricultural Service FAS works to improve foreign market access for U.

FAS has the primary responsibility for USDA's international activities market development, trade agreements and negotiations, and the collection and analysis of statistics and market information. It also administers USDA's export credit guarantee and food aid programs. Past reports by FAS foreign agricultural service global agricultural trade system available for download on this website.

The most current reports are available for download and subscription on the FAS website. The National Agricultural Statistics Service NASS is responsible for conducting monthly and annual surveys and preparing official USDA data and estimates of production, supply, prices, and other information necessary to maintain orderly agricultural operations.

NASS also conducts the census of agriculture which is currently conducted every 5 years. NASS reports are available for download on this website and can be subscribed to on the My Subscriptions page.

The Board coordinates, reviews, and approves the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates WASDE report, houses USDA's Joint Agricultural Weather Facility, and coordinates the annual USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum.

WAOB reports are available for download on this website and can be subscribed to on the My Subscriptions page. A land grant library for the State of New York, Albert R. Mann Library is one of the Cornell University Library system's twenty unit libraries. Mann supports Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Human Ecology, Division of Biological Sciences, and Division of Nutritional Sciences and also hosts this Economics and Statistics System.

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