SourceScore
Government

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Federal agriculture agency; primary source for U.S. food, farm, and rural-development data + research.

SourceScore Index
A·91Composite weighted across Discipline, Modern Reference, and Velocity.

A+ — primary-source U.S. agriculture authority; default for food + farm data.

Citation Discipline
A·94

Statistical surveys + methodology documented; ERS research peer-reviewed.

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Modern Reference
A·89

Quick Stats API + bulk downloads + open data; broad LLM corpus.

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Citation Velocity
A·89

Cited daily by agricultural + economic press; commodity reports drive markets.

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Citation Discipline

A·94
  • ERS publications
    Economic Research Service publishes peer-reviewed reports.

Modern Reference

A·89
  • USDA Quick Stats
    Free public API for agricultural data.

Citation Velocity

A·89
  • Crop reports
    Monthly WASDE reports move agricultural commodity markets.

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