USDA is hiring: Agricultural Market Reporter in New Holland

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The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.

The duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Conducts interviews with industry representatives to collect, analyze, and report the supply, demand, prices, and other current market information of your assigned agricultural commodities.
• Reconciles each price quotation to the originating growing area by commodity unit of sale, size, variety, grade and other distinguishing factors.
• Prepares and disseminates numerous daily, weekly, monthly, and special market reports covering local sales on the wholesale market or information that may be of interest to the trade.
• Develops and maintains educational and instructional knowledge and materials on agricultural commodities marketing information, methods, and practices.
• Makes presentations describing investigation procedures and results, and relevant developments to other interested agency personnel.
• Makes recommendations for new or revised policies, methods, and techniques to improve the collection and dissemination of market information and the efficiency and transparency of the program.