Data and Analysis

FAS Open Data Services

API portal provides users the ability to obtain programmatic access to publicly available agricultural commodity data.

Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS)

Current and historical data on international trade in agricultural, fish, forest and textile products.

Export Sales Query System

Information on U.S. export sales, by commodity and country of destination, updated weekly.

Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN)

Insight and analysis from FAS's overseas offices on issues affecting agricultural production and trade.

Production, Supply and Distribution Online (PS&D)

Data on production, supply and distribution of agricultural commodities for the U.S. and key producing and consuming countries.

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In March 2024, the Council of the European Union and European Parliament concluded negotiations on the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Regulation. The current text is going through a legal review but is now de-facto final and is expected to be formally adopted in the coming months. TEST EDIT

On April 22, 2024, Canada announced the implementation of a Federal Plastic Registry to monitor the types and volumes of plastic products, including plastic packaging used in agriculture and food manufacturing, through their life cycle on the Canadian market.

Governments’ support for inputs and rice production have lifted area harvested and yields, boosting production across much of the region. Marketing year (MY) 2024/25 area harvested for rice in Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Mali is projected up 1.7 percent year-over-year.

Rice export prices increased one percent as exporters are securing rice supplies to fulfill contracted shipment despite the weakening of the Thai baht.