According to the August 2000 issue of AgLetter, a monthly publication from FRB Chicago, a survey of agriculture bankers in the Seventh District showed that gains in farmland value slowed in the second quarter of 2000.

USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) has recently released a full text publication on the Internet. _Agricultural Statistics 1995-96_ is the latest volume in the _Agricultural Statistics_ series that was discussed in the Dec. 8, 1995 Scout Report. It is a detailed compilation of statistical charts and tables covering all aspects of the U.S. agricultural economy. Many of the tables...

USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) has recently released the _Agricultural Fact Book 1996_ . Provided by the USDA Office of Communications, it offers basic facts about many aspects of U.S. agriculture, including the U.S. farm sector, the structure of U.S. agriculture, and rural America. It contains short entries and brief statistical breakdowns, and is meant to be used as a ready...

If you never thought a government periodical could make compelling reading, you should give Amber Waves a look. It happens to be a publication of the United States Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS) and it deals with the economics of food, farming, natural resources, and rural America. On its homepage, visitors can look over the Features, Findings & Statistics area, which...

The US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA ERS) tracks the price trend of US hog prices. In a detailed introduction, ERS analysts outline factors such as increased market spreads over the past 25 years, retail price changes, and hog slaughter capacity. Links to current USDA ERS research complete the site.

Providing graphic and statistical representation of weekly, monthly, and yearly sales, the US Export Sales Reports track primary American commodities marketed abroad, including wheat, cotton, feed grains, oilseeds, rice, beef, and hides and skins. Especially from a lay person's perspective, the level of detail of each report is astonishingly minute and analytical. For instance, for wheat and...

USDA summarizes its report releases from various sources (the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the Foreign Agricultural Service, and the World Agricultural Outlook Board) at this calendar site.

The United States Department of Agriculture has the results of the 2007 Census of Agriculture now available on its website. Unlike the ten-year census of all people, the census of agriculture occurs every five years. But what exactly is counted in an agriculture census, you might ask? By looking at the USDA website under the Census Highlights section in the middle of the homepage, visitors can get...