New York State Licensed Farm Product Dealers and Commodities

Over $20,000 in annual farm product purchases triggers mandatory state licensing for dealers in New York. The NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets maintains this registry, which includes business details and commodity listings, with licenses renewed annually on May 1st.

Use Cases

• Analyze the geographic distribution of licensed dealers by mapping `Business Name` and `Address` against `County`.
• Identify dealers specializing in specific `Commodity Listing` types for market analysis or targeted outreach.
• Verify the licensing status and contact information (`Phone Number`, `Street Address`) of a business for compliance checks.
• Study the relationship between business entities by comparing `Business Name` and `Trade Name` fields.

Strengths

• Includes 9 specific data fields per record, such as `Commodity Listing` and `County`.
• Provides annual license renewal cycle, offering a consistent temporal structure.

Limitations

• Dataset size (`Rows`) and total record count are unknown.
• No sample data available to verify data quality or completeness.
• Potential geographic bias as coverage is limited to New York State.

Provenance

Source

NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets (DAM).

Collection Method

Licensing of dealers who buy or receive over $20,000 of New York farm products from state producers.

Time Range

Licenses issued annually from May 1st to April 30th.

Freshness

Annual updates implied by May 1st license renewal; last platform update was 2026-03-19.

Geography

New York State, United States.