General Resources
Below is a list of resources for My Market News, the MARS platform, and other useful information. For additional resources, visit our resource directory.
Overviews
Instructions:
- Setting up a MMN Account to Receive an API Key (PDF) - updated 10/1/2020
Webinars and Supporting Documentation
- MARS and MMN Overview (Recording) - October 2020
- API Basic Information (PDF) - March 2018
- API Technical Information (PDF | Slideshow) - March 2018
Cotton & Tobacco Market News
- Market Types Available in My Market News and API
- Cotton Quality
- Cotton Forward Contract
- Tobacco
- Market Types Planned to be Added in My Market News and AP
- Cotton Prices
Dairy Market News
- Report Master List (excel) - updated 9/22/2020
- Market Types Available in My Market News and API
- Point of Sale Dairy
- Cold Storage
- Commodities under Development and coming to My Market News in 2021
- Retail
Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News
- Report Master List (excel) - updated Mar 4, 2021
- Market Types Available in My Market News and API
- Auction Livestock
- Auction Livestock (Special)
- Auction Livestock (Special Graded)
- Auction Livestock (Board Sale)
- Auction Livestock (Imported)
- Video Auction Livestock
- Auction Hay
- Direct Hay
- Direct Livestock
- Inventory Eggs
- Cold Storage
- Point of Sale - Grain
- Point of Sale - Rice
- Market Types under Development and coming to My Market News in 2021
- Point of Sale - Feedstuffs
- Bioenergy
- International - Imports/Exports
- Retail
- Market Types not yet started
- Inspected Livestock - FIS Slaughter (Actual)
- Inspected Livestock - FIS Slaughter (Estimate)
- Livestock - Drop/By-Products
- Livestock - Wool
- Point of Sale - Eggs
- Point of Sale - Poultry
Specialty Crops Market News
- Market Types Available in My Market News and API
- Trends
- Truck Rates
- Commodities under Development and coming to My Market News in 2021
- Terminals
- Shipping Point
- Movement
- Retail
Questions, suggestions or to report a problem, email mars@usda.gov