# Defining “Specialty Crops”: A Fact Sheet - EveryCRSReport.com

> A CRS fact sheet defines specialty crops under the 2004 Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act, covering fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and nursery crops. It notes that USDA estimates farm-level specialty crop value near $60 billion.

- Date: 2016-12-22 · published 2016-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73470-defining-specialty-crops-a-fact-sheet-everycrsreport-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Specialty crops are not significant feed inputs, so the definition has little bearing on feed commodity supply or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-04-16 | [U.S. Farm Income Outlook for 2019 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59572-u-s-farm-income-outlook-for-2019-everycrsreport-com.md) | -1.8% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2021-02-09 | [U.S. Farm Income Outlook: December 2020 Forecast - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48603-u-s-farm-income-outlook-december-2020-forecast-everycrsreport-com.md) | -5.2% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2022-03-14 | [U.S. Farm Income Outlook: 2021 Forecast - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42252-u-s-farm-income-outlook-2021-forecast-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.1% | +10.2% |
| CORN | 2019-09-19 | [U.S. Farm Income Outlook: August 2019 Forecast - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57081-u-s-farm-income-outlook-august-2019-forecast-everycrsreport-com.md) | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2017-06-21 | [Farm Bill Primer: The Conservation Title - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70481-farm-bill-primer-the-conservation-title-everycrsreport-com.md) | -2.4% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2019-04-16 | [U.S. Farm Income Outlook for 2019 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59572-u-s-farm-income-outlook-for-2019-everycrsreport-com.md) | -4.1% | -9.0% |
| SOY | 2021-02-09 | [U.S. Farm Income Outlook: December 2020 Forecast - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48603-u-s-farm-income-outlook-december-2020-forecast-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.2% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2022-03-14 | [U.S. Farm Income Outlook: 2021 Forecast - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42252-u-s-farm-income-outlook-2021-forecast-everycrsreport-com.md) | -1.3% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R44719.html

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