U.S. specialty-crop price coverage report

Nothing in this report is a price. It records which crops have a retrieved, defensible price source. A crop with no retrieved source is reported as No defensible recurring price source identified rather than being given a plausible number.

Generated 2026-09-16T02:25:50.052969+00:00 from seed workbook usda_specialty_crop_price_master.xlsx (sha256 004f1114c32d5c07).

Coverage by tier

TierSource Crops with a selected tier
Tier AUSDA NASS Prices Received0
Tier BUSDA AMS Market News0
Tier CCensus of Agriculture / Horticultural Specialties0
Tier DTrade-data proxy0
Tier ENo defensible source0

Coverage by crop

CropSeed tierSelected Market levelPrice availableConfidenceReason
ArugulaB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (Current terminal-market reports contain arugula prices.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
BasilB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (Current terminal-market reports contain basil prices in multiple package formats.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
ChamomileB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS terminal-market related-commodity catalog includes chamomile.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
ChivesB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (Current terminal report contains chive prices.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
CilantroB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (Terminal reports contain cilantro prices and origin qualifiers.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
DillB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS terminal-market related-commodity catalog includes dill.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
FennelB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS terminal-market related-commodity catalog includes fennel.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
Galanga / Thai gingerB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (Current AMS terminal report explicitly reports galanga/Thai ginger.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
GarlicA--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier A (NASS annual Vegetables summary reports production, price and value for fresh-market and processing garlic.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
Ginger rootB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS Market News publishes recurring terminal/shipping-point prices.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
GinsengC--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier C (2022 Census reports cultivated ginseng production/acreage; this pass did not verify a current national unit-price series.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
HopsA--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier A (NASS Crop Values reports recurring U.S. price per pound.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
HorseradishB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS terminal-market related-commodity catalog includes horseradish.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
LavenderC--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier C (NASS Census of Horticultural Specialties reports lavender in horticultural production/sales tables.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
Maple syrupA--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier A (NASS Crop Values reports recurring U.S. price per gallon.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
MicrogreensE--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier E (No dedicated national unit-price series located in this pass.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
MushroomsA--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier A (Annual NASS Mushrooms report; specialty varieties include shiitake, oyster and other.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
OreganoB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS terminal-market related-commodity catalog includes oregano.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
ParsleyB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (Terminal reports contain parsley prices.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
PeppermintA--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier A (NASS Crop Values reports peppermint oil price.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
RosemaryB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS terminal-market related-commodity catalog includes rosemary.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
SaffronD--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier D (No current dedicated NASS unit-price series located in this pass; AMS recognizes saffron as a specialty crop but that is not price-series evidence.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
SageB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS terminal-market related-commodity catalog includes sage.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
SpearmintA--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier A (NASS Crop Values reports spearmint oil price.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
SteviaE--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier E (No dedicated NASS/AMS unit-price series located in this pass.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
TaroB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS shipping-point reports contain taro observations.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
ThymeB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS terminal-market related-commodity catalog includes thyme.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
TrufflesD/E--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier D/E (No dedicated NASS/AMS unit-price series located in this pass.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
TurmericB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS terminal reports contain turmeric observations.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
WasabiE--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier E (No dedicated NASS/AMS unit-price series located in this pass.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.
WatercressB--nolowNo defensible recurring price source identified. Seed workbook records Tier B (AMS terminal-market related-commodity catalog includes watercress.), but no source retrieval has been performed, so no price may be asserted.

The twelve questions

  1. Crops checked: 31
  2. Tier A prices: 0

    none

  3. Tier B prices: 0

    none

  4. Tier C only: 2
  5. Tier D proxies only: 2
  6. No defensible source: 3
  7. Longest historical series:

    none

  8. Crops with current prices:

    none

  9. Producer prices:

    none

  10. Wholesale prices:

    none

  11. Trade unit values:

    none

  12. Need manual source review: 31