Solutions / Data by Industry
Find Atlas Verified data sources for your industry.
Start with the problem your team needs to solve. Find the sources for shipping, import and export, or agriculture and food trade. See what each one measures, where it applies, how often the publisher releases it, and how to use it in Atlas Verified.
Browse by industry or publisher · Check coverage before using a result · Use sources alongside company records in Atlas Chat
Choose a source for the job
- Shippers
- Which crossings are reporting commercial delays?
- Importers & exporters
- Which markets are buying this product code?
- Agriculture & food trade
- How have the commodity and shipping benchmarks moved?
Example questions from the catalog
Data by Industry
Each guide shows the operating decisions, the sources used, and the limits of those sources.
Data for Shippers
Plan pickups, review fuel surcharges, and spot route conditions that could affect delivery.
- Diesel, border waits, and U.S. weather
- Rail service and USDA freight benchmarks
Data for Importers & Exporters
Measure demand, compare supplier-country concentration, and research trade flows for the right product code.
- U.S. Census and selected EU Comext
- Reporter, partner, direction, and classification
Data for Agriculture & Food Trade
Compare commodity markets, sourcing origins, and agricultural freight benchmarks when you buy or sell food and ingredients.
- USDA market and transport reports
- FAOSTAT and World Bank commodity prices
Pick the source that answers your question
Decide whether you need a recent operating signal, a market release, or longer-term trade data.
Define the decision
Write down the route, market, product, or time window and what action the answer will inform.
Check coverage and freshness
Read the publisher, geography, units, and cadence. A reference period describes the data, while a publication date tells you when it became available.
Use it with your own records
Ask Atlas Verified for a cited comparison. Add your company’s costs, purchase agreements, inventory, or shipments when the decision depends on private records.
Know what different sources can tell you
Check the scope before you apply a benchmark to an individual shipment, contract, or price.
Operating signals
Border waits and weather alerts can inform a routing review. Look at the timestamp, affected location, and reporting scope before assigning an exception.
Market and cost benchmarks
Fuel, agricultural freight, and commodity indicators show how published markets move. Keep your carrier quote, transaction price, or contract terms with the individual record.
Trade statistics
Aggregate flows show how much product moved in a reporting period. They help size and compare markets. Individual buyer, supplier, and shipment work needs company records or another authorized source.
Start with a business question in Atlas Chat
Ask for the right sources and request an answer that separates source figures from your own operating data.
Specify the geography, product code, time period, and the decision you need to make.
Request the publisher, reference period, and units beside the result. Ask for explicit gaps where the sources don’t cover the question.
Keep the answer with the source release and any authorized company records that informed it.
Use FAOSTAT for annual supplier-country trade, the World Bank Pink Sheet for the monthly soybean benchmark, and USDA for grain transport indicators. Add your purchase agreements and freight quotes to review your own costs.
Data Sources and Coverage
The cadence below describes publisher releases. Check the latest available period in Atlas before using a figure.
Energy and diesel
Fuel and freight cost reviews.
- Publisher — U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Coverage — U.S. national and regional diesel plus selected energy series.
- Publisher cadence — Weekly diesel. Other series vary.
Commercial border waits
Plan or review cross-border movements.
- Publisher — U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Coverage — Reported U.S.-bound commercial lanes at participating land crossings.
- Publisher cadence — Port reporting frequency.
U.S. weather alerts
Check whether a weather event may affect a known lane or facility.
- Publisher — National Weather Service
- Coverage — U.S. public alerts and forecasts or observations for configured locations.
- Publisher cadence — Alert and forecast issuance or station reporting.
Rail service statistics
Review system conditions and ask your carrier about a specific movement.
- Publisher — Surface Transportation Board
- Coverage — Weekly reports from Class I railroads on network and terminal conditions.
- Publisher cadence — Weekly.
U.S. goods trade
Size markets and check sourcing concentration.
- Publisher — U.S. Census Bureau
- Coverage — U.S. import and export flows by product and partner.
- Publisher cadence — Monthly.
Comext goods trade
Compare supported EU trade flows using the published classification.
- Publisher — Eurostat
- Coverage — Selected EU reporter and partner coverage in Atlas Verified.
- Publisher cadence — Monthly publication with revisions.
Agricultural market and freight reports
Compare market and agricultural freight benchmarks.
- Publisher — USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
- Coverage — Published market reports and freight indicators for covered commodities and modes.
- Publisher cadence — Varies by report. Grain Transportation Report is weekly.
FAOSTAT agricultural trade
Compare longer-term supply and demand across origins.
- Publisher — Food and Agriculture Organization
- Coverage — Bilateral and national agricultural trade series.
- Publisher cadence — Annual with revisions.
Pink Sheet commodity prices
Track reference market price changes on comparable series.
- Publisher — World Bank
- Coverage — Published benchmarks across agriculture, energy, metals, and fertilizers.
- Publisher cadence — Monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
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