Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency.
Agricultural Marketing Service: includes six commodity programs--Cotton, Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable, Livestock and Seed, Poultry, and Tobacco. The programs employ specialists who provide standardization, grading and market news services for those commodities.
American Farm Bureau is the unified national voice of agriculture, working through our grassroots organization to enhance and strengthen the lives of rural Americans and to build strong, prosperous agricultural communities.
Bureau of Economic Analysis promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic accounts data in an objective and cost-effective manner.
Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
Commodity Research Bureau (CRB) delivers information on the futures markets to interested parties via a number of data products, email and print publications, fundamental services and B2B products. It also is home of the CRB Price Index, a global benchmark for measuring commodity price movement and developed by one of CRB's founders, Bill Jiler.
FedStats provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic. With convenient searching and linking capablilties to more than 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on such topics as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more, FedStats is your one location for access to the full breadth of Federal statistical information.
National Agriculture Statistics Service provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture.
National Association of Wheat Growers works with a team of state wheat grower organizations to benefit the wheat industry at state and national levels. NAWG is a nonprofit partnership of U.S. wheat growers who, by combining their strengths, voices and ideas, are working to ensure a better future for themselves, their industry and the general public.
National Futures Association is the industrywide, self-regulatory organization for the U.S. futures industry. We strive every day to develop rules, programs and services that safeguard market integrity, protect investors and help our Members meet their regulatory responsibilities.
National Corn Growers Association is a national organization founded in 1957 and represents more than 32,300 dues-paying corn growers from 48 states and the interests of more than 300,000 farmers who contribute to corn checkoff programs in 20 states.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) brings together the governments of
countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to:
Support sustainable economic growth, Boost employment, Raise living standards , Maintain financial stability, Assist other countries' economic developmentand Contribute to growth in world trade.
Pro Farmer is about giving Members what they need to make the right management and marketing decisions for their farm.
The mission of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is to protect market users and the public from fraud, manipulation, and abusive practices related to the sale of commodity and financial futures and options, and to foster open, competitive, and financially sound futures and option markets.
The weekly Grain Transportation Report covers developments affecting the transport of grain, both in the domestic and international marketplace.
This page was last updated on: July 20, 2007
ASSOCIATIONS DEALING WITH FUTURES AND COMMODITIES
The Conference Board is the world's preeminent business membership and research organization and is best known for the Consumer Confidence Index and the Leading Economic Indicators.
Energy Information Administration is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. Our mission is to provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products, build new markets, improve the competitive position of U.S. agriculture in the global marketplace, and provide food aid and technical assistance to foreign countries.
Cotton on the Net is the Internet World Wide Web site for the Cotton Community, the location for cotton news and information, and the place to find the companies and organisations that make up the market.
Idaho Grain Producers To serve the grain producers of Idaho by representing their production interests at the county, state and federal levels in order to enhance their profitability and long term viability.
Corn Refiners Association is the national trade association representing the corn refining (wet milling) industry of the United States.
National Introducing Brokers is one of the foremost, nationally recognized organizations representing professionals in the futures and options industry.
International Swaps & Derivatives which represents participants in the privately negotiated derivatives industry, is the largest global financial trade association, by number of member firms.
The International Cotton Association has evolved into a truly international trade association representing nearly all the cotton growing and consuming countries, and all the sectors of the cotton industry.
Western Growers Association Mission Statement: To enhance the competitiveness and profitability of our members.
The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States, with locations in Beltsville, Maryland and Washington, D.C. It houses one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections and serves as the nexus for a national network of state land-grant and U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries.
