`nass_prices`

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

Get prices received by US farmers for crops and livestock by commodity, state, and year. Track agricultural commodity price trends and market movements.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	NASS API key
`commodity`	string	yes	Commodity: “CORN”, “SOYBEANS”, “WHEAT”, “CATTLE”, “HOGS”, “MILK”, “CHICKENS”
`state`	string	no	State name (optional, defaults to national)
`year`	string	no	Year or range (optional)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-nass-api-key",
  "commodity": "CORN",
  "state": "ILLINOIS",
  "year": "2024"
}

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_prices","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-nass-api-key","commodity":"CORN","state":"ILLINOIS","year":"2024"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('nass_prices', {
  "_apiKey": "your-nass-api-key",
  "commodity": "CORN",
  "state": "ILLINOIS",
  "year": "2024"
});

More examples

{
  "_apiKey": "your-nass-api-key",
  "commodity": "CATTLE",
  "year": "2020:2025"
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, data, truncated

Field	Type	Description
`count`	integer	Number of records returned
`data`	array	Prices received by farmers
`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": "Commodity name"
          },
          "stat_category": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Always PRICE RECEIVED"
          },
          "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"
          },
          "frequency": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Frequency"
          },
          "period": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Reference period"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Price received by farmers"
          },
          "unit": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Price unit (e.g., $/BU, $/CWT)"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Price statistic description"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Prices received by farmers"
    },
    "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_prices