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Wheat harvest on the Palouse.  Image courtesy of the Agricultural Research Service Photo Library.
Wheat Harvesting on the Palouse
Source: USDA Agricultural Research Service Image Library

Agricultural Statistics
An annual publication of the USDA. It is published each year to meet the diverse need for a reliable reference book on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.
Alternative access: print reference book (1936-present) and CD-ROM.

Statistical Abstract of the United States – Agriculture
This section presents statistics on farms and farm operators; land use; farm income, expenditures, and debt; farm output, productivity, and marketings; foreign trade in agricultural products; specific crops; and livestock, poultry, and their products.

 

Agricultural Atlases

 

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Statistical Indexes & Databases

  • Statista
    Statista is a statistics portal that provides data on over 80,000 topics from more than 10,000 different sources including agriculture, advertising, health, hospitality, consumer goods, and much more.
  • ProQuest Statistical Insight
    Indexes and abstracts statistical publications from the US government, state governments, international organizations, and professional associations. Please consult this guide for instructions on how to access materials that are not already digitized.
  • ProQuest Statistical DataSets
    This is a powerful interdisciplinary database that assembles statistical information from government and private sources in one single interface. It aggregates over 590 licensed and public domain datasets provided by over 50 sources and makes 14 billion data points accessible. Researchers are able to manipulate datasets, make comparisons, chart trends over time and spatially represent data without having to use additional software programs.
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