USDA Crop & Commodity Scraper — Agricultural Data API

Extract crop production, yield, acreage, and market data from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) QuickStats API. Query by commodity, state, county, and year to get detailed agricultural statistics for any major US crop. This actor provides structured access to the same data powering USDA crop reports, making it essential for agricultural traders, farm management companies, food industry analysts, and academic researchers studying US agriculture.

What data can you get?

Each record includes the following fields:

• commodity — Commodity name (e.g., CORN, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, COTTON)
• statisticCategory — Type of statistic (e.g., PRODUCTION, YIELD, AREA PLANTED, AREA HARVESTED, PRICE RECEIVED)
• year — Survey year
• period — Frequency descriptor (e.g., ANNUAL, MONTHLY)
• state — State name
• countyName — County name (when available)
• value — Numeric value of the statistic
• unit — Unit of measure (e.g., BU, BU / ACRE, ACRES, $ / BU)
• source — Data source within USDA (e.g., SURVEY, CENSUS)
• url — Link to USDA NASS QuickStats
• scrapedAt — Timestamp of data extraction

Use cases

• Commodity trading — Pull production and yield estimates by state and year to inform agricultural commodity trading strategies
• Farm benchmarking — Compare your farm yields and acreage against county and state averages from official USDA data
• Food industry supply planning — Track crop production trends to forecast raw material availability and plan procurement
• Agricultural lending — Banks and lenders can assess regional crop performance to evaluate farm loan applications
• Academic research — Economists and agricultural scientists can build datasets for studying crop trends, climate impacts, and policy effects
• Government and policy analysis — Analyze USDA data to evaluate the impact of farm subsidies, trade policies, and environmental regulations

How to use

1. Get a free API key from USDA NASS QuickStats and enter it as nassApiKey
2. Enter a commodity name (e.g., CORN, SOYBEANS, WHEAT)
3. Optionally filter by state and/or year
4. Set max results (default 200, up to 50,000)
5. Run the actor and download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel

Example input

{
  "nassApiKey": "YOUR_FREE_API_KEY",
  "commodity": "CORN",
  "state": "IOWA",
  "year": 2024,
  "maxResults": 100
}

Example output

{
  "commodity": "CORN",
  "statisticCategory": "PRODUCTION",
  "year": 2024,
  "period": "ANNUAL",
  "state": "IOWA",
  "countyName": null,
  "value": "2583000000",
  "unit": "BU",
  "source": "SURVEY",
  "url": "https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-02-27T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Pricing

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.10
Per result	$0.0005

Example: 200 records = $0.10 + $0.10 = $0.20 total

Integrations

Connect via webhooks, Apify API, Zapier, Make, or Google Sheets. Schedule monthly runs after USDA report dates to automatically capture updated production estimates, build crop performance dashboards, or feed data into commodity pricing models.

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