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Market and Shipping Information
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AMS publishes timely, unbiased price and shipping rate information so that producers and marketers of agricultural products can make more informed marketing decisions. These reports, covering both domestic and international markets, are made available via the Internet, in print, by telephone recordings, and through the news media.
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International Market News
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Market News: AMS provides current, unbiased price and sales information to assist in the orderly marketing and distribution of farm commodities. Reports include information on prices, volume, quality, condition, and other valuable market data on farm products. Daily and weekly reports of actual market transactions in the top markets in the United States and around the world are disseminated within hours. These reports are made available through the Internet, e-mail, printed reports, telephone recordings, and the news media. International reports are available for the following commodities
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Other International Reports
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- The monthly Ocean Rate Bulletin compares ocean freight rates and services for many agricultural products shipped to various markets around the world.
- Special Country Transportation Reports provide the latest information on moving U.S. products to emerging markets around the world: packaging, refrigeration and container requirements, ocean carrier services and transshipment routings, shipping costs of top agricultural exports, foreign port operations and customs procedures, and internal distribution systems.
- The Grain Transportation Report, released each week, covers domestic and international developments involving rail, barges, vessel loading, deliveries, and other issues affecting the movement of grain.
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