Data Sources and Data Finding (A-Z)

The ERS agricultural and economic database is a collection of agricultural-related data (e.g., animal products, crops, food markets, farm economy, international markets and trade, natural resources, etc) put together by the US department of agriculture

"FAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings
from 1961 to the most recent year available" from FAO

"The Environmental Working Group's Farm Subsidy Database provides online access to US Department of Agriculture Data on american farm subsidies between 1995-2003. Detailed information is available on the specific type of subsidy." from Duke University Libraries

"The FISHSTAT Plus system consists of a database module and a number of datasets. Both have to be downloaded and installed on the local hard drive. Data sets include: Aquaculture (production and value) 1950-2013, Capture production 1950-2013, Total production 1950-2013, Trade and Production 1976-2011, Mediterranean and Black Sea production 1970-2011, Eastern Central Atlantic production 1970-2002, RECOFI capture production from 1986-2012, and and Southeast Atlantic capture production from 1975-2012." from Duke University Libraries

Data on US export sales, international trade in agricultural, fish, forest and textile products, distribution of agricultural commodities