First, "Agrigator", of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida. As
there are so many links, it would be hard to describe them all here. They are all very good. For
market information, the site has one of the best series of links on a single page. The URL
is: http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/agrigator/ag.htm
and for market information: http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/agrigator/agmarket.htm
The Agricultural Economics Virtual Library is also an excellent site to start your search. The web site has a very good number of links. Well presented, the URL is: http://www.agecon.com/
"Not Just Cows" is a guide to Internet resources in agriculture and related sciences. Simple, you can find everything in one table. The guide has been around for some time and is very complete. Recommended, the URL is: http://www1.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/njc/
Another web site consists of only one web page organized in a simple fashion with all the links for people interested in market information and in outlook. It covers settlements, market profiles, reports, old farmer's almanac weather and additional weather resources, El Nino, good agricultural resources and policy, organizations, exchanges and much more. Another good place to start your search. The web site was set up by J.F. Harold and the URL is: http://www.mcs.net/~jfharold/grnfut.html
To find agricultural information on the Internet can be difficult. An easy-to-use tool is available through the AGRALIN www server, a project of the Wageningen Agricultural University Library in Holland. The guide will help with where to look, what's available, what the differences are between gophers, www, listservs, etc. A good extensive resource, and easy to use, read and click. The URL is: http://www.agralin.nl/desktop/guide/
The Farmer`s Guide to the Internet is a fabulous resource guide with over 2000 links and great many tid-bits. See all the chapters and purchasing information here, but check out their Market and Price Information Sites links here
AgNIC The Agriculture Network Information Center is a distributed network that provides access to agriculture-related information, subject area experts, and other resources. Very well done. A valuable and excellent resource. There is much to see.
AgriBiz A great global resource for the agricultural community. All the usual links and market information sources but well organized and with a distinguished presentation. Make sure to visit the Markets and Analysis section, and the weather section therein is very complete. And have some fun with the Options Resources & Interactive Calculator and Database, educational. The whole site is highly recommended, to be visited often.
The Louisiana State University Library has also set up a well organized web page with links to many other sources of interest such as country reports, market reports and farm bills. This site can be reached at: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/bus/agbus.html
Equally interesting is the "International Agribusiness Marketing and Trade Resource" web page at the Texas Agricultural Extension Service which has a good number of links to market information resources, news, conferences, guides, and so on. The URL is: http://agrinet.tamu.edu/intlagmktg/index.htm
The American Farm Bureau Federation's Voice of Agriculture. Make sure to visit their links web page.
Other: Interested in Farmers' Markets, Flea Markets, Street Markets, and Street Vendors, Openair Market Net has it all. Filled with information on market associations, conferences, images, find the open-air markets on the web nearest you. See the market alerts or suggest a market.
Canada:
Developed by the University of Minnesota Extension Service, with a focus on rural development, the Access Minnesota Main Street electronic commerce curriculum offers a course allowing users to learn about the Internet, use it as a business research tool, create a website, promote a website and incorporating the Internet into a business plan. User-friendly and well organized, a rich program for ecommerce and B2B beginners. The URL is: http://www.extension.umn.edu/mainstreet/curriculum.html
Another worldwide ecommerce web site is Foodtrader.com boasted as the largest and most comprehensive Internet marketplace for all players of the food and agricultural industry. The postings are wide-ranging for countries, commodities and players. Registration is free and receive email on commodity postings. They can be reached at: http://foodtrader.com/
With DirectAg.com, order from their catalog and seed online, receive assistance for financial services or link to BuyAg.com, an Internet-based trading exchange for ag parts. The URL is: http://www.directag.com/directag/ then click on Buy Direct. For BuyAg.com go to the Machinery & Parts section.
Farms.com and eharvest.com have joined together to provide information on markets, news and a search engine for the agricultural sector. Its marketplace offers news and auction details for cattle, swine, feed and grain, ag chemicals, poultry and eggs, animal health and more. Easy to use and well presented. http://www.eharvest.com/ http://www.farms.com/
XSAg.com is a forum for buying and selling agricultural inputs such as chemicals, seed and fertilizer. Their tutorial shows you how to participate in the auction process. You will also find information on shipping, banking and regulatory compliance. http://www.xsag.com/Common/Guides/Starthere.Asp
Purchase seeds for corn, soybeans, alfalfa, sorghum and grasses at NetSeeds.com http://www.netseeds.com/
Rooster.com promises to be a one-stop farm buying and selling web site, distinct from other online sites by offering farmers the opportunity to use their local dealers and cooperatives. You may market your crops and buy supplies such as seed, fertilizer, crop protection products and equipment. It also offers access to agricultural news, weather and market information. http://www.rooster.com/
A virtual market for Brazil, O Portal de Negócios Agropecuários is a well presented web site to buy, sell, contract products and services. Only available in Portuguese, they also offer up-to-date agricultural news, regional weather and market information for local and international markets covering important Brazilian commodities such coffee, soybeans and maize, and the BM&F and São Paulo grain exchange. Also, check out their daily price bulletin under Mercados, which includes weekly variations and percentage changes (Quadri) and even shipping rates (Frete). I recommend this site. The URL is: http://www.agrosite.com.br/
Developed by the same people, Agrositio.com is presented in the same familiar format as the one above but for Argentina. Again here, you may buy and sell inputs, machinery, veterinary services and products and more. Only in Spanish, they cover similar information on commodities and interests as for Brazil and Mercosur, but include additional market information, quotes from the local grain exchange and news of commodities important to Argentina such as wheat, meat, sunflower seed and more. Another interesting link is the Alarma de Plagas, which refers to crop diseases or attacks by insects. Once again, a highly recommended site. You can reach them at: http://www.agrositio.com/. They have also developed a similar web site for Mexico.
A more traditional ecommerce web site, Agropool.com also covers Brazil and Argentina. Buyers join a pool, and within a cycle of 3 to 8 days, Agropool.com gathers demand from buyers to negotiate volumes from suppliers - the greater the volume the lower the price. You can even offer to join if the price goes below a certain level and still get the lowest price of the cycle. Available in Spanish or Portuguese, you can follow the cycle, compare with the market price, see where prices stand on a wide range of inputs and more. Detailed explanations given. The market information refers only to quotes. Pretty neat. Participate in a pool at: http://www.agropool.com/