`nass_crop_production`

Pack: nass · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nass/mcp

Get US crop yields, production totals, and planted/harvested acreage by crop, state, and year. Quick access to major crop survey data.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	NASS API key
`commodity`	string	yes	Crop name: “CORN”, “SOYBEANS”, “WHEAT”, “COTTON”, “RICE”, “SORGHUM”, “BARLEY”, “OATS”
`stat_category`	string	no	Statistic: “PRODUCTION”, “YIELD”, “AREA PLANTED”, “AREA HARVESTED” (default: “PRODUCTION”)
`state`	string	no	State name, e.g., “IOWA” (optional, defaults to national)
`year`	string	no	Year or range, e.g., “2024” or “2020:2025” (optional)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-nass-api-key",
  "commodity": "CORN",
  "stat_category": "PRODUCTION",
  "state": "IOWA"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nass/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"nass_crop_production","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-nass-api-key","commodity":"CORN","stat_category":"PRODUCTION","state":"IOWA"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('nass_crop_production', {
  "_apiKey": "your-nass-api-key",
  "commodity": "CORN",
  "stat_category": "PRODUCTION",
  "state": "IOWA"
});

More examples

{
  "_apiKey": "your-nass-api-key",
  "commodity": "WHEAT",
  "stat_category": "YIELD",
  "year": "2020:2025"
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, data, truncated

Field	Type	Description
`count`	integer	Number of records returned
`data`	array	Crop production and yield data
`truncated`	boolean	True if results exceed 200 records

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of records returned"
    },
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "commodity": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Crop name"
          },
          "stat_category": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Statistic (PRODUCTION, YIELD, AREA PLANTED, AREA HARVESTED)"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "State name"
          },
          "county": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "County name"
          },
          "agg_level": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Aggregation level"
          },
          "year": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Year of the record"
          },
          "frequency": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Frequency"
          },
          "period": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Reference period"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Production, yield, or acreage value"
          },
          "unit": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Unit of measurement"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Statistic description"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Crop production and yield data"
    },
    "truncated": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True if results exceed 200 records"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "data",
    "truncated"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nass": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nass/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

nass_crop_production