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| Discipline | Agriculture |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | World Agricultural Outlook Board |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1973–present |
| Publisher | United States Department of Agriculture (United States) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| License | Public domain |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | World Agric. Supply Demand Estim. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1554-9089 |
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The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) is a monthly report published by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) providing comprehensive forecast of supply and demand for major crops (global and United States) and livestock (U.S. only). The report provides an analysis of the fundamental condition of the agricultural commodity markets for the use of farmers, governments and other market participants.
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The WASDE report is compiled using information from a number of statistical reports produced by the USDA and other government agencies. [1] It is widely considered to be the benchmark to which all other private and public agricultural forecasts are compared. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The recent releases of the WASDE report provide forecasts covering:
- Crops (U.S. and global) including wheat, rice, corn, sorghum, barley, oats, soybeans, cotton, and sugar.
- Livestock (U.S. only) including meat animals, poultry, and dairy.
The WASDE report is generally released between the 8th and 12th of each month at 12:00 noon [6] Eastern Time. It is available in electronic form (as a PDF or text file) and can be downloaded from the USDA website from the time of release. Subscription to the report can be made through the Albert R. Mann Library for delivery by e-mail shortly after release on the Internet. [1] As a work of the United States government, the WASDE reports are released into the public domain in accordance with U.S. copyright law, 17 U.S.C. § 105.