usda-wasde

name	usda-wasde
description	Fetch USDA WASDE data — production, supply, and demand forecasts for agricultural commodities via the FAS PSD API or historical WASDE reports (text, XML, CSV). Use this skill when the user asks about crop reports, commodity supply/demand, WASDE reports, or any agricultural data, even if they don't name USDA or WASDE directly.
compatibility	Requires network access and a free USDA API key (https://api.data.gov/signup/) exported as USDA_FAS_API_KEY.
allowed-tools	bash

USDA WASDE Data

Access USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and Production, Supply & Distribution (PSD) data through two sources:

1. FAS PSD API — REST API at api.fas.usda.gov. Requires a free API key from api.data.gov/signup set as USDA_FAS_API_KEY in environment.

2. Historical WASDE reports — Monthly report snapshots in text, XML, or CSV format downloaded from usda.gov. No API key needed. Goes back to 2010.

Scripts

wasde

Download a WASDE report from usda.gov. No API key needed. Defaults to readable text format; pass --csv for legacy CSV or --xml for structured XML. Tries standard URL first, then v2--v9 revisions.

Usage:

scripts/wasde [--raw] [--csv|--xml] <year> <month>