The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced in a press release that it will conduct a free interactive webinar on 24 February at 2pm ET to help navigate the agency’s Market News Portal – a storehouse of market data for the fruit and vegetable trade.
Every business day, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service collects and reports detailed information about marketing conditions for hundreds of fruits, vegetables, ornamental crops and nut products at major domestic and international wholesale markets, production areas and ports of entry.
All of this information is stored in the Market News Portal and is available to the industry at no cost.
Patty Willkie, officer-in-charge of the Idaho Falls Market News office, will introduce the functions of the portal and provide practical tips to get the most out of market reports. Following a formal presentation, participants will have the opportunity to ask her questions live.
The event will be hosted by Red Book Credit Services and is part of an ongoing webinar series presented by the USDA to keep the fruit and vegetable industry players informed about the programmes available to support them.
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