USDA Announces New Global Agricultural Trade Database

(World Trade Interactive)

The Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service announced that it has launched an enhanced U.S. foreign agricultural trade database called the Global Agricultural Trade System. The GATS database, which replaces the current U.S. trade data system, will provide users with U.S. agricultural data not previously available from FAS, including U.S. Customs district trade data, monthly and annual trade data going back to 1967, and state export data. Users will also be able to use GATS to produce charts and graphs.

FAS states that GATS will help exporters and government officials keep up with fluctuations in U.S. agricultural trade, which can help them formulate marketing and negotiating objectives and strategies. In addition, policy makers, program administrators, farmers, exporters, food aid organizations and others will be able to use this information to plan activities and make decisions.

Click here to go to the GATS database.