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New Market News App Offers Market Intelligence at Your Fingertips

February 08, 2022 Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt

As a fifth-generation farmer, I know how important it is to have access to reliable market data and how little time producers have to search for this information. Thanks to the new USDA Market News Mobile App, accessing this information just got easier.

Farming Technology

USDA Brings Better Data to Market

April 03, 2018 Michael Lynch, Director, AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News

Whether you’re a cattle producer, a pork processor, or a lamb feeder, reliable and timely market information is key to navigating the agricultural marketplace. Producers and businesses across America look to USDA Market News, part of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), as the source for...

Farming Technology

Market News Report Aims to Bring Transparency and Pricing Information to Tribes

November 16, 2016 Craig A. Morris, Deputy Administrator of the AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program

According to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, there were 71,947 American Indian or Alaska Native farm operators in the United States in 2012, accounting for over $3.2 billion in market value of agricultural products sold. Tribal Nations were identified as one group that is an underserved segment of...

Initiatives Conservation

Growth and Opportunity in the Organic Sector

November 10, 2016 Elanor Starmer, Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator

Since USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) implemented the organic regulations in 2002, the U.S. organic sector has tripled in size to over 22,000 certified organic operations with over $43 billion in U.S. retail sales. Demand for organic products is expected to continue growing. This strong...

Food and Nutrition Farming Trade

USDA Market News - As Diverse as the Agricultural Landscape

September 28, 2016 Craig A. Morris, Deputy Administrator of the AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program

As the agricultural landscape evolves to meet consumer demand, USDA Market News works to ensure that emerging sectors have the unbiased, reliable data they need to succeed in the marketplace. USDA Market News – administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) – provides data that serves...

USDA Results

Working with Livestock Industry to Provide Critical Market Intelligence

September 14, 2016 Craig A. Morris, Deputy Administrator of the AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program

The Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting (LMR) Program was created to expand pricing information available to the livestock industry. The data is collected and distributed by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) through its USDA Market News division to provide market information for cattle...

USDA Results

USDA Market News Reporters Know Beef

August 05, 2016 Craig A. Morris, AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program Deputy Administrator

The United States is the largest beef producer and one of the largest beef exporters in the world. In order to remain competitive, our Nation’s beef producers and everyone else in the supply chain need reliable data to evaluate market conditions, identify trends, make purchasing decisions, and...

Trade

A Moment in Time Look at Organic Retail Prices

July 20, 2016 Terry Long, Specialty Crops Program Market News Director, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

Consumers can find certified organic products at most grocery stores and demand for organic products continues to increase, with U.S. retail sales valued at more than $43 billion in 2015. Organic products are grown, raised and produced by over 31,000 certified operations, and many of those...

Food and Nutrition Farming

U.S. Soybeans Help Feed the World

June 21, 2016 Craig A. Morris, Deputy Administrator, AMS Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program

It takes more than just a bountiful harvest to succeed in today’s agricultural marketplace. Many farmers find strength in numbers by pooling resources and expertise to grow and sustain their businesses in both the U.S. and international markets. For soybean farmers, the United Soybean Board (USB)...

Trade USDA Results

USDA Market News - Your Source for Retail Commodity Prices

June 15, 2016 Charles W. Parrott, Deputy Administrator, AMS Specialty Crops Program

Sound business decisions are based off of reliable data, and this is certainly the case for food producers and retailers. For small and mid-sized producers, access to timely and reliable data can be critical to their success. Whether they are selling products on the wholesale or retail market...

Food and Nutrition Farming
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