AgriBusiness & Food Industry

Reference Resources

All of the following sources are located in the first floor reference room, unless otherwise noted.

  • Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources, REF HF5353 .E9
    A resource to locate information on business topics arranged by topic. Look under Agribusiness and Agriculture.

  • The Packer's Produce Availability and Merchandising Guide, REF HD9003 .P32
    A catalog of information for all kinds of produce, Buyer's guide, Advertisements for companies.

  • Beverage Industry: Annual Manual, REF HD9348 .U5 B63
    Market trends, Industry data, Buyer's guide.

  • Directory of Supermarket, Grocery & Convenience Store Chains, REF HD9321.3 .C431
    Supermarket, grocery store and convenience store listings. Statistical analysis and supermarket retail market share analysis.

  • The CRB Commodity Yearbook, REF HF1041 .C56
    Production and price information and analysis for over 100 commodities.

  • Commodity Review and Outlook (FAO), REF HD1401 .F63a (1983-1995; now called Commodity Market Review 1997- )
    Statistical and analytical info regarding commodity markets, production, trade and forecasting on an international level.

  • FAO Production Yearbook, REF HD1421 .P76
    Statistical information for all countries and territories of the world. Includes data series on area, yield and production of numerous crops; on livestock number and products; and on population, land use, irrigation and farm machinery.

  • Landwirtschaft = Agriculture, REF HD1421 .A35
    This yearbook contains the most important information from Eurostat's special publication on agriculture, forestry and fisheries in abbreviated form. Data includes area and crop production, animal production, structure of agricultural holdings, prices and price indices, agricultural accounts, forestry and fisheries.

  • Commodity Prices, REF Z7164 .P94 F74
    A source book and index providing reference to wholesale, retail and other quotations for more than 10,000 agricultural, commercial, industrial and consumer products.

  • Almanac of the Canning, Freezing, Preserving Industries, REF TX599 .C4
    Detailed information on all crops and processes. Includes the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Code of Federal Regulations with statistical tables and Buyer's Guide.

  • Marketing and Performance Benchmarks for the Fresh Produce Industry, REF HD1407 .C67 v.97-15

  • Census of Agriculture (1992), Government Documents C 3.277:CD 92-AG-SPEC

  • Census of Agriculture (1997), Government Documents A 92.53/56:997

  • Prentice Hall Directory of Online Business Information, REF HF54.56 .P74 1998

  • Directory of California Agricultural Exporters, REF HD9007 .C2 C27 1997-98

  • Wines & Vines: Directory and Buyers Guide, REF HD9374 .W53

  • Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology, and Nutrition, REF TX349 .E47 1993

  • Food and Nutrition Encyclopedia, REF TX349 .F575 1994

Periodicals and Newsletters at the Library

The following are all shelved in the Periodicals Room, unless noted otherwise:

  • Agribusiness 1985-
  • Agri Finance 1997-
  • Agri Marketing 1987-
  • Agricultural Outlook 1975-, Government Documents A 93.10/2
  • Crop decisions 1998-
  • European Review of Agricultural Economics 1984-
  • Farm Industry News 1984-
  • The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 1998-
  • Kiplinger Agricultural Letter current five years
  • Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing 1989-
  • Review of Agricultural Economics 1998-

Electronic Resources

The following are commercial services subscribed to by the library:

  • AGRICOLA - FirstSearch
    Over 2.9 million records covering every major agricultural subject. Updated monthly. Biological and Agricultural Index (BioAgrInd) Nearly 250 English language periodicals in life sciences and agricultural subjects, published in the U.S. and elsewhere. Updated monthly.

  • Factiva
     Access to over 5,000 full-text business publications including newspapers, newswires, journals, magazines, and trade publications.

  • LexisNexis Academic
     Fulltext database of thousands of magazine and newspaper articles, news wires, legal and government sources. Select Industry & Market News or Company News.

  • Business Newsbank Plus (1993-present; 1985-1994 CD-ROM Workstation)
    Information from over 500 local, regional, national and international newspapers, newswires and business journals covering companies, industries, executives and products, including current information. It is an excellent source for information on smaller companies.

  • Government Documents Catalog Service
    Indexes documents published by U.S. federal government agencies. Updated monthly. July 1976-.

  • LexisNexis Statistical
    Indexing and access to statistical information produced by the U.S. government. Many agricultural statistics can be found using this source.

Resources on the World Wide Web

All of these resources are available to anyone with access to the Internet:

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