SeedQuest - Statistics

USA	Sources of statistical data
USDA/ERS	Publications of the Economic Research Service (ERS)
USDA/FAS	Global Agriculture Information Network (GAIN) reports Organic Perspectives" Volume 6, Issue 3 - Legislative Update (in PDF format) Planting Seed Trade by Year Public Seed Trade Reports Planting seed trade archives Seed Trade Circulars World production, market and trade reports
USDA/NASS	Publications of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) US states: - Texas Agricultural Statistics Service News releases - High fuel and fertilizer prices to lead to fewer planted corn acres in the US in 2006
USDA/NBII	United States Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Website
Other sources	EU and U.S. organic markets face strong demand under different policies (02/06) Seeds, study from The Freedonia Group (09/03) Updated fact sheet on GM crops in the U.S. released by The Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology (09/04) Cottonseed industry statistical database U.S. Wheat Associates Univeristy of Illinois Extension: U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook
News releases	Texas has more farms, fewer acres, new study shows (04/09) Organic acreage and sales continue to grow in Washington State (04/09) Crop Protection Research Institute releaaes findings of comprehensive new study on insecticide use in the US (03/09) USA 2008: GM cultivation almost at 60 million hectares (07/08) New Rabobank report shows that U.S. rice sector has promising outlook (04/08) The huge impact of agriculture on California's economy (03/08) Adoption of genetically engineered crops in the U.S. (07/07) USDA/ERS research, analysis, and outlook on U.S. and global markets for soybean and soybean products (07/07) USDA/ERS research, analysis, and outlook on U.S. and global rice markets (07/07) Undaunted by drought, rice heads towards a second strong year in Mississippi (07/07) U.S. farmers plant largest corn crop in 63 years (06/07) Organic acreage and production continue to increase in Washington state (05/07) Distribution of corn and soybean acres in the US (04/07) U.S. organic acreage grows, but more is needed, says the Organic Trade Association (12/06) High fuel, fertilizer prices to lead to fewer planted corn acres in the US in 2006 (03/06) United States: Pulse crops situation and outlook Etats-Unis: Situation et perspectives des légumineuses (03/06) USDA crop forecasts studied (02/06) U.S. farmers plant more winter wheat in 2006 (01/06) 2005 Cotton Blue Book now available for Rio Grande Valley of Texas (01/06) U.S. wheat planting down 30 percent from the 1980s (01/06) U.S. acreage of organic cotton gains ground (01/06) Cabbage plays an important role in Texas agriculture (12/05) University of Illinois Extension study projects 2006 corn and soybean returns (12/05) Ohio may see record-breaking wheat yields (07/05) 2002 Census of U.S. Agriculture reveals facts on Asian-American farmers (05/05) Texas cabbage crop (05/05) Texas crop report: spinach (04/05) North American greenhouse tomatoes emerge as a major market force (04/05) Greenhouse tomatoes change the dynamics of the North American fresh tomato industry (04/05) Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute presents 10-year baseline projections (03/05) Texas corn and wheat crop report (03/05) Early warm weather spurs rapid winter wheat growth in Kansas (03/05) USDA raises FY 2005 agricultural export forecast by $3 billion to $59 billion (02/05) National Cotton Council survey suggests that U.S. producers will plant 13.73 million acres of upland and ELS cotton in 2005 (01/05) 2004 sales of genetically modified seed nearly triple in Vermont (01/05) Texas cotton crop report (01/05) Texas cabbage crop report (01/05) U.S. organic cotton production drops despite increasing sales of organic cotton products (12/04) U.S. market for organic foods and beverages is growing by nearly 20% annually (11/04)
State statistical offices	California Agricultural Statistics Florida Field Office of USDA/NASS Iowa Agricultural Statistics Service Oregon Statistical Office