Fruit and Tree Nuts: Related Links

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

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
• Farm Service Agency (FSA): Commodity and disaster assistance programs
• Risk Management Agency: Crop insurance information, research 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

Other U.S. Government

• 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. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Food safety issues and research
• 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

International Organizations

• World Trade Organization (WTO): Information on worldwide trade negotiations
• United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): Global acreage, production, trade estimates by country and commodity

Universities

• 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