:ear_of_rice: USDA Crop Prices & Agricultural Statistics

Fetch US agricultural commodity data from the USDA NASS Quick Stats API — the most comprehensive source for American farm statistics. Access crop prices, production volumes, yields, and area planted for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, cattle, hogs, and hundreds more commodities.

What data does it extract?

For each data point, the Actor extracts:

Field	Description
Commodity	Commodity name (CORN, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, CATTLE, etc.)
Statistic Category	Type of statistic (PRICE RECEIVED, PRODUCTION, YIELD, AREA PLANTED, etc.)
Short Description	Full statistic description
State	US state code (or US TOTAL for national data)
Year	Data year
Period	Reporting period (YEAR, MARKETING YEAR, monthly, weekly)
Value	The data value
Unit	Unit of measure ($ / BU, BU, BU / ACRE, ACRES, etc.)
County	County name (when available)

Output example

{
  "commodity": "CORN",
  "statisticCategory": "PRICE RECEIVED",
  "shortDescription": "CORN - PRICE RECEIVED, MEASURED IN $ / BU",
  "state": "IA",
  "year": 2025,
  "period": "MARKETING YEAR",
  "value": "4.25",
  "unit": "$ / BU",
  "countyName": "",
  "weekEnding": "",
  "domainCategory": "NOT SPECIFIED",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-02-25T12:00:00.000Z",
  "sourceUrl": "https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/api/api_GET/"
}

Input options

Parameter	Type	Description
commodities	string[]	Commodities to fetch (e.g., ["CORN", "SOYBEANS", "WHEAT"]). Default: CORN, SOYBEANS, WHEAT.
states	string[]	Filter by US state codes (e.g., ["IA", "IL", "IN"]). Leave empty for US totals.
years	number[]	Years to fetch. Default: [2024, 2025].
statisticCategories	string[]	Statistic types (e.g., ["PRICE RECEIVED", "PRODUCTION", "YIELD"]). Default: PRICE RECEIVED.
apiKey	string	USDA NASS API key. Default uses DEMO_KEY (rate-limited). Get a free key at https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/api
maxRecords	integer	Maximum records to fetch. Default: 5,000.

Common commodities

Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Cotton, Rice, Sorghum, Barley, Oats, Hay, Cattle, Hogs, Chickens, Milk, Eggs, and hundreds more.

Statistic categories

Category	Description
PRICE RECEIVED	Price farmers receive per unit
PRODUCTION	Total production volume
YIELD	Production per acre
AREA PLANTED	Acres planted
AREA HARVESTED	Acres harvested
INVENTORY	Stocks and inventory levels

Use cases

• Commodity traders — Track crop prices and production data for trading decisions
• Agricultural lenders — Assess farm income potential using price and yield data by region
• Food companies — Monitor input costs for corn, wheat, soybeans, and other raw materials
• Policy researchers — Analyze agricultural trends, subsidies, and farm economics
• Supply chain managers — Forecast commodity availability and price trends
• Data journalists — Report on farm economics, trade impacts, and crop production patterns
• Academic researchers — Study agricultural productivity, climate impacts, and food security

Data freshness

USDA NASS updates data on published schedules (monthly and annual reports). Schedule this Actor to run monthly to track new price and production data.

Cost

This Actor uses the USDA NASS public API. Typical cost: less than $0.01 per run.